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The 2015–16 Aviva Premiership was the 29th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the sixth one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their second title after defeating Bath in the 2015 final. Worcester Warriors had been promoted as champions from the 2014–15 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the third successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV4.

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Summary

Saracens won their third title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. London Irish were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the second time that London Irish have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 1993–94 Premiership Rugby season.

The competition began slightly later than normal, due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place in England and in a slight change to usual, the London Double Header at Twickenham, the twelfth instance since its inception in 2004, was played in round 5 instead of round 1.

Rule changes

This season was the first of several significant changes to the Premiership's salary cap regulations:[1][2]

  • The base salary cap, which was £4.76 million in 2014–15, rose to £5.1 million.
  • The amount of "academy credits" available to each club—credits against the cap for younger players on the senior squad who were developed at the club—rose from £240,000 to £400,000. The number of "academy credits" remained at eight, as in past seasons, but the credit per player rose from £30,000 to £50,000. A club that could use all of its available credits in both 2014–15 and 2015–16 saw its effective cap rise from £5 million to £5.5 million.
  • Each club is now allowed to exclude two players from the salary cap calculations, up from one in 2014–15. However, the two slots for what the Premiership calls "excluded players" differ in how they can be used. The first slot can be used on a player on the club's current roster. The new slot can only be used for a player who had not been in the Premiership during the 12 months preceding the start of his contract. In a change from the rules that prevailed from 2011 to 2012 through to 2014–15, a player's presence on or absence from a Rugby World Cup roster is no longer relevant to his status as an excluded player.

In addition to the above, a standard cap provision applicable only in Rugby World Cup years, gave each club a £35,000 cap credit (up from £30,000 in the last World Cup season of 2011–12)[2] for each member of the senior squad who participated in the tournament.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Worcester Warriors who were promoted from the 2014–15 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Welsh who were relegated after one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Club Director of Rugby / Head Coach Captain Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap The Recreation Ground 13,516 Bath, Somerset
Exeter Chiefs Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Sandy Park 12,300 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Kingsholm Stadium 16,121 Gloucester
Harlequins Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Twickenham StoopШаблон:Efn 14,816 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Welford Road 25,800Шаблон:Efn Leicester
London Irish Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Madejski StadiumШаблон:Efn 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
Newcastle Falcons Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Franklin's GardensШаблон:Efn 15,500 Northampton
Sale Sharks Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Allianz ParkШаблон:Efn 10,000Шаблон:Efn Hendon, Greater London
Wasps Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry, West Midlands
Worcester Warriors Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Sixways Stadium 12,024 Worcester

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Pre-season

The 2015 edition of the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held in August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Twickenham Stoop on 28 August. The series was won by Welsh region Newport Gwent Dragons who beat Premiership side Wasps in the final.Шаблон:Citation needed

Table

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Regular season

Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby at 11am on 3 July 2015.[3] Unlike previous seasons, the London Double Header would not take place in round 1 because Twickenham Stadium was being used for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but would instead take place during round 5, on 28 November 2015.[4]

One game during this season was played on foreign soil, in the United States. The London Irish v Saracens match – played in Round 16 on 12 March 2016 – took place at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[5]

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 9 rescheduled match

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Round 21

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Round 22

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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 28 May 2016.

Bracket

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=no |RD1=Semi-finals |RD2=Final |21 May 2016 – Allianz Park|Saracens|44|Leicester Tigers|17 |21 May 2016 – Sandy Park|Exeter Chiefs|34|Wasps|23 |28 May 2016 – Twickenham|Saracens|28|Exeter Chiefs|20 }}

Semi-finals

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Final

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FB 15 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Goode
RW 14 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Ashton
OC 13 Шаблон:Flagicon Duncan Taylor Шаблон:Suboff
IC 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Brad Barritt (c)
LW 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Wyles
FH 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Owen Farrell Шаблон:Suboff
SH 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Wigglesworth Шаблон:Suboff
N8 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Will Fraser Шаблон:Suboff
BF 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Rhodes Шаблон:Suboff
RL 5 Шаблон:Flagicon George Kruis
LL 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Maro Itoje
TP 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Petrus du Plessis Шаблон:Suboff
HK 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Schalk Brits Шаблон:Suboff
LP 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Mako Vunipola Шаблон:Suboff
Substitutions:
HK 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie George Шаблон:Subon
PR 17 Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Barrington Шаблон:Subon
PR 18 Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Figallo Шаблон:Subon
LK 19 Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Hamilton Шаблон:Subon
FL 20 Шаблон:Flagicon Jackson Wray Шаблон:Subon
SH 21 Шаблон:Flagicon Neil de Kock Шаблон:Subon
FH 22 Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Hodgson Шаблон:Subon
CE 23 Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Bosch Шаблон:Subon
Coach:
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McCall
FB 15 Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Dollman
RW 14 Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Nowell
OC 13 Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Slade
IC 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Whitten Шаблон:Suboff
LW 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Olly Woodburn Шаблон:Suboff
FH 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Gareth Steenson
SH 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Will Chudley Шаблон:Suboff
N8 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Don Armand Шаблон:Suboff
OF 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Julian Salvi Шаблон:Suboff Шаблон:Subon
BF 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Ewers
RL 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Geoff Parling Шаблон:Suboff
LL 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Mitch Lees
TP 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Williams Шаблон:Suboff
HK 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Cowan-Dickie Шаблон:Suboff Шаблон:Subon Шаблон:Suboff
LP 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Moon Шаблон:Suboff
Replacements:
HK 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Yeandle Шаблон:Subon Шаблон:Suboff Шаблон:Subon
PR 17 Шаблон:Flagicon Alec Hepburn Шаблон:Subon
PR 18 Шаблон:Flagicon Tomas Francis Шаблон:Subon
LK 19 Шаблон:Flagicon Damian Welch Шаблон:Subon
FL 20 Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Horstmann Шаблон:Subon
SH 21 Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Lewis Шаблон:Subon
CE 22 Шаблон:Flagicon Michele Campagnaro Шаблон:Subon
WG 23 Шаблон:Flagicon James Short Шаблон:Subon
Coach:
Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Baxter

Man of the Match:
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Goode (Saracens)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle
Luke Pearce
Television Match Official:
Sean Davey

Leading scorers

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

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Most points

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Rank Player Club Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Gareth Steenson Exeter Chiefs 258
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Gopperth Wasps 185
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Cipriani Sale Sharks 182
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Myler Northampton Saints 173
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Hodgson Saracens 154
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Evans Harlequins 153
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Heathcote Worcester Warriors 143
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Botica Harlequins 129
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Owen Farrell Saracens 122
10 Шаблон:Flagicon James Hook Gloucester 118

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Most tries

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Rank Player Club Tries
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Waldrom Exeter Chiefs 13
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Semesa Rokoduguni Bath 12
Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Wade Wasps
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Ashton Saracens 11
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Walker Harlequins 10
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Halai Wasps 9
Шаблон:Flagicon Nili Latu Newcastle Falcons
Шаблон:Flagicon James Short Exeter Chiefs
Шаблон:Flagicon Telusa Veainu Leicester Tigers
Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Visser Harlequins
Шаблон:Flagicon Cooper Vuna Worcester Warriors

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Season attendances

By club

Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bath 11 145,537 13,231 13,562 12,684 98%
Exeter Chiefs 12 133,912 11,159 12,612 7,130 89%
Gloucester 11 152,738 13,885 16,115 11,095 84%
Harlequins 11 212,376 19,307 70,718 12,157 95%
Leicester Tigers 11 239,469 21,770 25,849 17,510 86%
London Irish 11 130,167 11,833 42,680 5,541 37%
Newcastle Falcons 11 71,191 6,472 7,756 5,049 63%
Northampton Saints 11 170,215 15,474 20,034 14,246 94%
Sale Sharks 11 67,667 6,152 7,687 4,236 51%
Saracens 12 214,969 17,914 80,650 7,231 88%
Wasps 11 165,557 15,051 24,053 10,093 46%
Worcester Warriors 11 99,458 9,042 10,727 7,156 75%

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Highest attendances

Home club Away club Stadium Attendance
Saracens Harlequins Wembley Stadium 80,650
Harlequins Gloucester Twickenham Stadium 70,718
Saracens
London Irish
Worcester
Wasps
Twickenham Stadium 42,680
Leicester Northampton Welford Road 25,849
Wasps Saracens Ricoh Arena 24,053
Leicester London Irish Welford Road 23,173
Leicester Sale Welford Road 22,737
Leicester Bath Welford Road 22,530
Leicester Saracens Welford Road 22,282
Leicester Gloucester Welford Road 22,223
Wasps Leicester Ricoh Arena 22,241
Leicester Worcester Welford Road 21,682
Leicester Newcastle Welford Road 21,564
Leicester Exeter Welford Road 20,173
Northampton Newcastle Stadium mk 20,034
Leicester Wasps Welford Road 19,746
London Irish Gloucester Madejski Stadium 17,752
Leicester Harlequins Welford Road 17,510
Wasps Northampton Ricoh Arena 17,422
Wasps London Irish Ricoh Arena 16,902
Gloucester London Irish Kingsholm Stadium 16,115
Gloucester Leicester Kingsholm Stadium 16,115
Gloucester Bath Kingsholm Stadium 16,115
Gloucester Northampton Kingsholm Stadium 16,115

Notes

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References

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External links

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