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Baxter delighted with Chiefs performance

Monday 20 February 2012

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admitted he was "immensely proud" of his team after they briefly moved back into the top four of the Aviva Premiership with a hard-fought 15-12 win at London Wasps.
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Murphy snatches Saracens victory for Leicester

Sunday 19 February 2012

Geordan Murphy snatched victory for Leicester Tigers with a drop goal almost four minutes into extra time for a 19-20 victory over Saracens at Vicarage Road in the Aviva Premiership on Sunday.
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Harlequins grind out Worcester Warriors victory

Sunday 19 February 2012

Harlequins held on to beat Worcester Warriors 16-14 in the Aviva Premiership at a very muddy Stoop on Saturday evening.
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Newcastle secure vital London Irish victory

Sunday 19 February 2012

Newcastle Falcons kept their hopes of avoiding Aviva Premiership relegation with a 19-10 victory over London Irish at Kingston Park on Saturday.
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Myler boots Northampton to Sale Sharks victory

Saturday 18 February 2012

Northampton Saints recovered from their loss to Gloucester last week with a 24-17 Aviva Premiership victory over Sale Sharks at Franklins Gardens on Saturday.
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Gloucester extend winning streak against Bath

Saturday 18 February 2012

Gloucester secured their second away Aviva Premiership Rugby victory when they beat Bath 11-14 at The Recreation Ground on Saturday.
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Mieres puts his Exeter boot into London Wasps

Saturday 18 February 2012

Exter Chiefs extended London Wasps losing streak to eight consecutive Aviva Premiership matches with a 12-15 victory at Adams Park on Saturday.
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Saracens v Leicester Tigers Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

Saracens are unbeaten in their last eleven matches in all competitions, since their 8-30 defeat at Northampton in Aviva Premiership Rugby on 26 November.
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Northampton v Sale Sharks Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

Northampton Saints' three game winning run in Aviva Premiership Rugby ended at Gloucester on Saturday, whilst the Saints' only home defeat in the tournament this season came in round three against London Irish.
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Bath v Gloucester Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

Scotland internationals Jim Hamilton and Scott Lawson return to the Gloucester Rugby line up to take on Bath Rugby at the Rec in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.
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Newcastle v London Irish Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

Newcastle Falcons have won just once in Aviva Premiership Rugby since round five and that was a 26-25 at home to Gloucester on the 2nd of December.
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Harlequins v Worcester Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

Harlequins got back to winning ways against London Irish on Saturday following three successive defeats but have not lost at Twickenham Stoop in Aviva Premiership Rugby since Saracens were the visitors in round 22 last season.
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London Wasps v Exeter Premiership Preview

Friday 17 February 2012

London Wasps have lost seven successive matches in Aviva Premiership Rugby which is their worst ever run in the competition.
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Sale Sharks CEO Diamond banned for 18 weeks

Thursday 16 February 2012

Sale Sharks Chief Executive Steve Diamond has been given an 18-week ban from entering the playing enclosure, technical area, approaching Match Officials and communicating or attempting to communicate directly with Match Officials
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Shoemark sees exciting Chiefs future ahead

Thursday 16 February 2012

Jason Shoemark believes an exciting future lies ahead for the Exeter Chiefs - and the New Zealander insists he is keen to be part of the new vision at Sandy Park.
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Christian Day extends with Northampton Saints

Thursday 16 February 2012

Northampton Saints have announced that Christian Day will be staying at Franklin's Gardens after having signed a new contract with the club.
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More Recent Headlines

Manoa commits to Northampton Saints
Leicester lose White for one week due to ban
Nick Easter to stay at The Stoop with Harlequins
Lemi to move from Glasgow to Worcester
Tom Palmer re-signs with London Wasps

Overview of the Aviva Premiership

The English Premiership is known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship (by Aviva) is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system.

There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership.

The competition has been played since 1987, and has evolved into the current Premiership system employing relegation to and promotion from the National Division One competition.

Clubs competing in the Guinness Premiership qualify for Europe's two club competitions, the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.

The 2008/09 champions are the Leicester Tigers .

 

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area


Bath Recreation Ground 10,600 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 11,750. Bristol
Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins Twickenham Stoop 12,700 Twickenham, Middlesex/London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,815 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Adams Park 10,000 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's Gardens 13,600 Northampton
Sale Sharks
Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road 19,920 Watford, Hertfordshire
Worcester Warriors Sixways Stadium 10,197 Worcester, Worcestershire

Source -Wikipedia

 
 
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Aviva Premiership Rugby
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Harlequins 15 13 0 2 366 256
55
2
Saracens 15 11 1 3 319 245
49
3
Northampton Saints 15 9 0 6 358 248
41
4
Leicester Tigers 15 8 1 6 379 355
40
5
Exeter Chiefs 15 8 0 7 276 275
39
6
Gloucester Rugby 15 7 1 7 316 289
37
7
Sale Sharks 15 7 0 8 317 348
35
8
London Irish 15 6 1 8 339 347
34
9
Bath Rugby 15 6 0 9 276 290
30
10
Worcester Warriors 15 5 1 9 201 251
27
11
London Wasps 15 4 0 11 231 323
23
12
Newcastle Falcons 15 3 1 11 250 401
17
Last update : 19/02/12 - Updated each monday
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