The Premiership Rugby Sevens Series (Known for sponsorship reasons as the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series) is a Rugby Sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

 competition fot the 12 Aviva Premiership Clubs that will play the following season (i.e. the 2010 competition features the teams playing in the Aviva Premiership in the 2010-11 Season). It was started in 2010, as an off-season competition, held during the months of July and August.

Format

All the games are played according to the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

 Laws of the Game - 7s Variations.

Pool Phase

The 12 Premiership Clubs are split into 3 Pools. With each pool playing on 3 consecutive Friday nights, at one of the teams home grounds. Teams play on a Round-Robin format and are awarded points based on the results of the matches. Teams are awarded:

• 4 Points for a Win
• 2 Points for a Draw
• 0 Points for a Loss
• 1 Bonus Point is awarded for a team scoring 4 tries or losing by a maximum of 7 points.

Following the completion of all the matches in a pool, both the winner and runner-up progress to the final.

Final

For the final, the final 6 teams are split into 2 pools. The teams again play each other on a round-robin basis, receiving points in the same manner as in the pool stage.
After the pool stage of the final, the respective winners of the pools play each other in the grand final, the winner of that game being declared the winner of the competition.

Broadcast

Each event in the Series is broadcast live on ESPN

ESPN (UK)

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 Highlights are shown on ITV4 the following Sunday

2010

This was the inaugural event

Pool A

Played on July 16, 2010 at Twickenham Stoop

• Harlequins 7s
• London Irish 7s
• Saracens 7s
• London Wasps 7s

Saracens 7s and Harlequins 7s progressed to the final

Pool B

Played on July 23, 2010 at Welford Road

• Leeds Carnegie 7s
• Leicester Tigers 7s
• Newcastle Falcons 7s
• Sale Sharks 7s

Newcastle Falcons 7s and Sale Sharks 7s progressed to the final

Pool C

Played on July 30, 2010 at Franklin's Gardens

• Bath Rugby 7s
• Exeter Chiefs 7s
• Gloucester Rugby 7s
• Northampton Saints 7s

Northampton Saints 7s and Exeter Chiefs 7s progressed to the final

Final

Was played on August 6, 2010 at Recreation Ground

Recreation Ground (Bath)

The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, used for recreational purposes by Bath residents and the public generally....

• Pool A Consisted of: Saracens 7s, Sale Sharks 7s, Northampton Saints 7s
• Pool B Consisted of: Harlequins 7s, Newcastle Falcons 7s, Exeter Chiefs 7s

• The Final: Saracens 7s v Newcastle Falcons 7s
  • Won by Saracens 7s

Pool A

Played on July 15, 2011 at Recreation Ground

Recreation Ground (Bath)

The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, used for recreational purposes by Bath residents and the public generally....

• Bath Rugby 7s
• Exeter Chiefs 7s
• Harlequins 7s
• London Irish 7s

Harlequins 7s and Bath Rugby 7s Progressed to the final

Pool B

To Be Played on July 22, 2011 at Franklin's Gardens

• Gloucester 7s
• London Wasps 7s
• Northampton Saints 7s
• Saracens 7s

Saracens 7s and London Wasps 7s progressed to the final

Pool C

To Be Played on July 29, 2011 at Edgeley Park

Edgeley Park

Edgeley Park is an association football and rugby union stadium in Stockport, England. The stadium was initially built for the rugby league club Stockport in 1901, but by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and in the same year, Stockport County Football Club, who were looking for a bigger ground,...

• Leicester Tigers 7s
• Newcastle Falcons 7s
• Sale Sharks 7s
• Worcester Warriors 7s

Newcastle Falcons 7s and Sale Sharks 7s progressed to the final

Final

Played on August 5, 2011 at Twickenham Stoop where Newcastle Falcons beat Saracens 31-21.