Английская Википедия:2011–12 Premiership Rugby

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The 2011–12 Aviva Premiership was the 25th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the second one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the 2011 final. Worcester Warriors had been promoted as champions from the 2010–11 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

Summary

Harlequins won their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. Newcastle Falcons were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the second time that Newcastle have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 1993–94 Premiership Rugby season.

As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the eighth instance since its inception in 2004.

Rule changes

This season saw the first major change in the Premiership's salary cap, which at the time stood at £4 million per team. In what is now a permanent feature of the cap system, academy credits were introduced. Each team receives a £30,000 credit for every home-grown player in their senior squad, with a maximum of eight such credits. In addition, a standard provision of the cap system that applies only in seasons that run up against the Rugby World Cup provided each team with a credit of £30,000 for each senior squad player that participated in the World Cup.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Worcester Warriors who were promoted from the 2010–11 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Leeds Carnege who were relegated after two years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Club	Director of Rugby/Head Coach	Captain	Kit Supplier	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Puma	The Recreation Ground	12,300	Bath
Exeter Chiefs	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Samurai Sportswear	Sandy Park	10,744	Exeter
Gloucester	Vacant	Шаблон:Nobreak	KooGa	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester
Harlequins	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	O'Neills	Twickenham StoopШаблон:Efn	14,600	Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Cotton Traders	Welford Road	24,000	Leicester
London Irish	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	ISC	Madejski StadiumШаблон:Efn	24,250	Reading
London Wasps	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Canterbury	Adams Park	10,516	High Wycombe
Newcastle Falcons	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Orion	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	BURRDA	Franklin's Gardens	13,591	Northampton
Sale Sharks	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Cotton Traders	Edgeley Park	10,852	Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Nike	Vicarage RoadШаблон:Efn	19,920	Watford
Worcester Warriors	Шаблон:Nobreak	Шаблон:Nobreak	Cotton Traders	Sixways Stadium	12,068	Worcester

Pre-season

The 2011 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 15 July 2011 at The Recreation Ground, continued on 22 July at Franklin's Gardens and 29 July at Edgeley Park. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 5 August 2011 at The Stoop and the Series was won by Newcastle Falcons.

Table

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| team1 = HAR | name_HAR = Harlequins | status_HAR = C | team2 = LEI | name_LEI = Leicester Tigers (RU) | team3 = SAR | name_SAR = Saracens (SF) | team4 = NOR | name_NOR = Northampton Saints (SF) | team5 = ECH | name_ECH = Exeter Chiefs | team6 = SSH | name_SSH = Sale Sharks | team7 = LIR | name_LIR = London Irish | team8 = BRU | name_BRU = Bath Rugby | team9 = GRU | name_GRU = Gloucester Rugby | team10 = WWA | name_WWA = Worcester Warriors | team11 = LWA | name_LWA = London Wasps | team12 = NFA | name_NFA = Newcastle Falcons | win_HAR = 17 | draw_HAR = 1| loss_HAR = 4| pf_HAR = 526| pa_HAR = 389| tf_HAR = 53| ta_HAR = 33| tb_HAR = 4| lb_HAR = 1 | win_LEI = 15 | draw_LEI = 1| loss_LEI = 6| pf_LEI = 647| pa_LEI = 475| tf_LEI = 70| ta_LEI = 45| tb_LEI = 9| lb_LEI = 3 | win_SAR = 16 | draw_SAR = 1| loss_SAR = 5| pf_SAR = 489| pa_SAR = 350| tf_SAR = 35| ta_SAR = 29| tb_SAR = 3| lb_SAR = 4 | win_NOR = 14 | draw_NOR = 0| loss_NOR = 8| pf_NOR = 539| pa_NOR = 374| tf_NOR = 51| ta_NOR = 31| tb_NOR = 5| lb_NOR = 4 | win_ECH = 12 | draw_ECH = 0| loss_ECH = 10| pf_ECH = 436| pa_ECH = 421| tf_ECH = 39| ta_ECH = 38| tb_ECH = 3| lb_ECH = 8 | win_SSH = 10 | draw_SSH = 0| loss_SSH = 12| pf_SSH = 453| pa_SSH = 538| tf_SSH = 42| ta_SSH = 46| tb_SSH = 2| lb_SSH = 7 | win_LIR = 8 | draw_LIR = 1| loss_LIR = 13| pf_LIR = 514| pa_LIR = 516| tf_LIR = 46| ta_LIR = 43| tb_LIR = 3| lb_LIR = 9 | win_BRU = 9 | draw_BRU = 0| loss_BRU = 13| pf_BRU = 365| pa_BRU = 412| tf_BRU = 32| ta_BRU = 29| tb_BRU = 2| lb_BRU = 6 | win_GRU = 8 | draw_GRU = 1| loss_GRU = 13| pf_GRU = 456| pa_GRU = 507| tf_GRU = 42| ta_GRU = 47| tb_GRU = 1| lb_GRU = 9 | win_WWA = 7 | draw_WWA = 1| loss_WWA = 14| pf_WWA = 322| pa_WWA = 448| tf_WWA = 23| ta_WWA = 46| tb_WWA = 0| lb_WWA = 6 | win_LWA = 6 | draw_LWA = 0| loss_LWA = 16| pf_LWA = 363| pa_LWA = 502| tf_LWA = 30| ta_LWA = 45| tb_LWA = 1| lb_LWA = 8 | win_NFA = 6 | draw_NFA = 2| loss_NFA = 14| pf_NFA = 351| pa_NFA = 529| tf_NFA = 25| ta_NFA = 56| tb_NFA = 0| lb_NFA = 4 | status_NFA = R | note_NFA = The champion of the Championship (London Welsh) are eligible for promotion.

| status_text_C = Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists

| col_PH = green2 | text_PH = Play-off place,
Berth in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup | result1 = PH | result2 = PH | result3 = PH | result4 = PH | col_H = blue2 | text_H = Berth in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup | result5 = H | result6 = H | col_EC = inherit | text_EC = 2012–13 European Challenge Cup | result7 = EC | result8 = EC | result9 = EC | result10 = EC | result11 = EC | col_R = red2 | text_R = Relegated | result12 = R | class_rules = Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 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 = Premiership Rugby }}

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 26 May 2012.

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Leading scorers

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Most points

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Homer	London Irish	278
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Evans	Harlequins	266
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Macleod	Sale Sharks	231
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Gopperth	Newcastle Falcons	221
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Ignacio Mieres	Exeter Chiefs	211
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Toby Flood	Leicester Tigers	199
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Owen Farrell	Saracens	195
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Freddie Burns	Gloucester	193
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Lamb	Northampton Saints	184
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Nicky Robinson	London Wasps	162

Most tries

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Miller	Sale Sharks	10
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Wade	London Wasps	9
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Alesana Tuilagi	Leicester Tigers	8
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Brown	Harlequins	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Miles Benjamin	Worcester Warriors
	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Sharples	Gloucester
7	10 players tied		6

Season attendances

By club

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	11	129,864	11,806	12,200	10,085	96%
Exeter Chiefs	11	91,546	8,322	10,744	5,405	77%
Gloucester	11	149,532	13,594	16,121	10,864	82%
Harlequins	12	220,106	18,342	82,000	10,526	87%
Leicester Tigers	12	247,931	20,661	24,000	17,227	86%
London Irish	11	157,741	14,340	55,437	6,333	44%
London Wasps	11	74,195	6,745	10,516	5,078	64%
Newcastle Falcons	11	61,300	5,573	10,172	3,250	55%
Northampton Saints	11	145,648	13,241	13,475	12,542	97%
Sale Sharks	11	86,903	7,900	10,149	5,926	73%
Saracens	11	196,278	17,843	83,761	5,799	41%
Worcester Warriors	11	112,250	10,205	12,024	7,965	85%

External links

• 2011–12 English Premiership Full Results