Английская Википедия:2008–09 Premiership Rugby

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby union season The 2008–09 Guinness Premiership was the 22nd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2008 and May 2009. Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, between the four London teams.

This season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14.

The previous season

Northampton Saints gained promotion to the league this season by finishing top of the National Division One, taking the place of Leeds Carnegie who were relegated. In 2007–2008, Gloucester RFC finished top of the league but were beaten by Leicester Tigers in the semi-finals. London Wasps went on to beat Leicester Tigers 26–16 in the final.

Season synopsis

Leicester Tigers finished top of the league table, then were crowned Champions after defeating Bath 24–10 in the semi-final and London Irish 10–9 in the final at Twickenham.

Going into the season, the top six clubs were all assured of berths in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. By advancing to the final of the 2008–09 competition, Leicester secured a seventh place for England. The four Premiership semi-finalists—Leicester, Harlequins, London Irish, and Bath—plus Sale Sharks and Gloucester secured Heineken Cup berths. The seventh berth was secured by Northampton Saints when they defeated French side Bourgoin in the European Challenge Cup final on 22 May. The remaining clubs that will compete in the 2009–10 Premiership will compete in the 2009–10 Challenge Cup.

The club that finishes bottom of the table is relegated and replaced by the club that tops the second-level National Division One. This season, Bristol were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Carnegie, which won promotion at the first opportunity.

Teams

Northampton Saints, having won the 2007–08 National Division One, replaced Leeds Carnegie, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table.

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Recreation Ground	10,600	Bath, Somerset
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol
Gloucester	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	Twickenham Stoop	12,638	Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road	17,500	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 upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	13,600	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks	Edgeley Park	10,852	Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Vicarage Road	19,920	Watford, Hertfordshire
Worcester Warriors	Sixways	12,068	Worcester, Worcestershire

Notes

Table

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qualified for 2009–10 Heineken Cup

|result1 = Q1|result2 = Q1|result3 = Q1|result4 = Q1 | col_Q2 = #ccccff | text_Q2 = Qualified for 2009–10 Heineken Cup |result5 = Q2|result6 = Q2|result8 = Q2 | col_R = #ffcccc | text_R = Relegated | adjust_points_SAL = -1 | hth_SAL = Sale Sharks deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player |result12 = R | note_NOR = Northampton Saints received a Heineken Cup berth by winning the European Challenge Cup. | class_rules = If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

| update = complete| source= www.guinnesspremiership.com }}

Total Season Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	11	116,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	100%
Bristol	11	82,488	7,499	11,845	5,005	62%
Gloucester	11	156,366	14,215	16,500	12,260	86%
Harlequins	12	180,373	15,031	50,000	9,497	91%
Leicester Tigers	12	209,756	17,480	18,816	16,328	92%
London Irish	11	165,925	15,084	52,087	7,563	48%
London Wasps	11	102,415	9,310	10,000	7,668	93%
Newcastle Falcons	11	67,949	6,177	7,804	4,620	61%
Northampton Saints	11	145,751	13,250	13,582	12,908	97%
Sale Sharks	11	100,422	9,129	10,841	7,602	84%
Saracens	11	148,127	13,466	52,087	5,881	50%
Worcester Warriors	11	114,008	10,364	12,024	9,222	86%

Top scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Most points

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Glen Jackson	Saracens	239
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Butch James	Bath	212
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Hodgson	Sale Sharks	187
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Myler	Northampton Saints	158
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Hewat	London Irish	149
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Cipriani	London Wasps	146
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Evans	Harlequins	127
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Toby Flood	Leicester Tigers	126
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Olly Barkley	Gloucester	125
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom May	Newcastle Falcons	112

Most tries

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Maddock	Bath	11
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cueto	Sale Sharks	9
	Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Diggin	Northampton Saints
	Шаблон:Flagicon David Lemi	Bristol
	Шаблон:Flagicon Ugo Monye	Harlequins
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Iain Balshaw	Gloucester	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Brown	Harlequins
	Шаблон:Flagicon Olly Morgan	Gloucester
	Шаблон:Flagicon Johne Murphy	Leicester Tigers
	Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Robinson	Bristol
	Шаблон:Flagicon Adam Thompstone	London Irish

External links

• Official site
• Match Attendance figureШаблон:Dead link