2009–10 Premiership Rugby

The 2009–10 Guinness Premiership was the 23rd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the fifth and final one to be sponsored by Guinness. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their eighth title after defeating London Irish in the 2009 final. Leeds Carnege had been promoted as champions from the 2008–09 National Division One at the first attempt.

2009–10 Guinness Premiership
Countries England
Date4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (9th title)
Runners-upSaracens
RelegatedWorcester Warriors
Matches played135
Attendance1,900,177
(average 14,075 per match)
Tries scored427
(average 3.2 per match)
Top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)
(219 points)
Top try scorerChris Ashton (Northampton)
(16 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

Summary

Leicester Tigers won their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. Worcester Warriors were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the first time that Worcester have been relegated from the top flight since they first achieved promotion.

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

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Leeds Carnege who were promoted from the 2008–09 National Division One after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Bristol Bears who were relegated after four years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations
2009–10 Guinness Premiership Teams
Club Captain Kit Supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Michael Claassens Puma The Recreation Ground 11,700 Bath
Gloucester Mike Tindall
Gareth Delve		 RugbyTech Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester
Harlequins Will Skinner KooGa Twickenham Stoop[lower-alpha 1] 14,282 Twickenham, Greater London
Leeds Carnegie Marco Wentzel ISC Headingley Stadium 22,250 Leeds
Leicester Tigers Geordan Murphy Cotton Traders Welford Road 24,000 Leicester
London Irish Bob Casey RugbyTech Madejski Stadium[lower-alpha 2] 24,161 Reading
London Wasps Tom Rees Canterbury Adams Park[lower-alpha 3] 10,516 High Wycombe
Newcastle Falcons Carl Hayman Cotton Traders Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints Dylan Hartley Rhino Sportswear Franklin's Gardens 13,591 Northampton
Sale Sharks Dean Schofield Cotton Traders Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens Steve Borthwick KooGa Vicarage Road[lower-alpha 4] 19,920 Watford
Worcester Warriors Pat Sanderson Kukri Sixways Stadium 12,068 Worcester

    Table
    2009–10 Premiership Rugby Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1Leicester Tigers (CH)22151654132521646187473
    2Northampton Saints (SF)22160647232215044262571
    3Saracens (RU)22151648036711339222569
    4Bath (SF)2212284503668449335461
    5London Wasps221309394399−535312357
    6London Irish2210394693848542333352
    7Gloucester22101114704571346422448
    8Harlequins229211420484−6442463346
    9Newcastle Falcons226412319431−11220411437
    10Leeds Carnegie227114283493−21017480636
    11Sale Sharks226115333495−16224510632
    12Worcester Warriors (R)223415312420−10823360828
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earns a berth in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup.
    Blue background (rows 5 & 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earns a berth in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup based on their position in the table.
    Plain background (rows 7 to 11) indicates teams that earn a place in the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup.
    Red background (row 12) are relegated, as the champion of the Championship (Exeter Chiefs) are eligible for promotion .


    (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) Relegated
    Starting table — source: Premiership Rugby

    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

    Results

    Round 1
    4 September 2009
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 15 – 12 Leicester Tigers
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 8,751
    5 September 2009
    14:30
    Saracens 18 – 14 London Irish
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 67,684
    5 September 2009
    17:15
    London Wasps 26 – 15 Harlequins
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 67,684
    6 September 2009
    13:15
    Northampton Saints 20 – 17 Worcester Warriors
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 12,073
    6 September 2009
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 9 – 9 Newcastle Falcons
    Headingley
    Attendance: 7,144
    6 September 2009
    15:30
    Gloucester 24 – 5 Bath
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,815

    Round 2
    11 September 2009
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 27 – 7 Leeds Carnegie
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,094
    12 September 2009
    14:15
    Bath 15 – 17 London Wasps
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,300
    12 September 2009
    14:45
    Saracens 19 – 16 Northampton Saints
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 44,832
    12 September 2009
    15:00
    Harlequins 9 – 15 Leicester Tigers
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 9,805
    13 September 2009
    15:00
    London Irish 40 – 10 Gloucester
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 12,309
    13 September 2009
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 16 – 16 Sale Sharks
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,155

    Round 3
    18 September 2009
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 12 – 25 Bath
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,028
    19 September 2009
    15:00
    Gloucester 14 – 27 Northampton Saints
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,365
    19 September 2009
    15:00
    Harlequins 9 – 22 Saracens
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 9,209
    19 September 2009
    17:35
    Leicester Tigers 15 – 6 Newcastle Falcons
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    20 September 2009
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 7 – 56 London Irish
    Headingley
    Attendance: 6,047
    20 September 2009
    15:00
    London Wasps 23 – 3 Worcester Warriors
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,654

    Round 4
    25 September 2009
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons 17 – 17 Harlequins
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,714
    26 September 2009
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 30 – 10 Leeds Carnegie
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 12,441
    26 September 2009
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 24 – 18 Sale Sharks
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,510
    26 September 2009
    18:05
    Bath 20 – 20 Leicester Tigers
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    27 September 2009
    15:00
    London Irish 28 – 16 London Wasps
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 13,967
    27 September 2009
    15:00
    Saracens 19 – 16 Gloucester
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 7,776

    Round 5
    2 October 2009
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 8 – 11 London Irish
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 6,924
    3 October 2009
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 19 – 14 Worcester Warriors
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 17,974
    3 October 2009
    18:05
    Harlequins 13 – 11 Bath
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,203
    4 October 2009
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 10 – 26 Gloucester
    Headingley
    Attendance: 5,371
    4 October 2009
    15:00
    London Wasps 20 – 15 Northampton Saints
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 8,913
    4 October 2009
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 15 – 22 Saracens
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,453

    Round 6
    24 October 2009
    14:15
    Bath 16 – 27 Newcastle Falcons
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    24 October 2009
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 21 – 16 Sale Sharks
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,055
    24 October 2009
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 22 – 26 Harlequins
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,010
    24 October 2009
    15:15
    London Irish 18 – 12 Leicester Tigers
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 16,199
    24 October 2009
    17:35
    Gloucester 6 – 35 London Wasps
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,982
    25 October 2009
    15:00
    Saracens 21 – 15 Leeds Carnegie
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 7,123

    Round 7
    30 October 2009
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 28 – 23 Gloucester
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,222
    31 October 2009
    14:15
    Bath 11 – 12 Saracens
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    31 October 2009
    15:00
    Harlequins 9 – 9 London Irish
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,282
    31 October 2009
    17:35
    Leicester Tigers 29 – 15 Northampton Saints
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,641
    1 November 2009
    13:15
    London Wasps 9 – 15 Leeds Carnegie
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,616
    1 November 2009
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 14 – 3 Worcester Warriors
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,924

    Round 8
    20 November 2009
    19:45
    Gloucester 12 – 9 Leicester Tigers
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,521
    20 November 2009
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 12 – 12 Bath
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,194
    21 November 2009
    13:00
    Northampton Saints 26 – 17 Harlequins
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,040
    22 November 2009
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 17 – 24 Sale Sharks
    Headingley
    Attendance: 5,955
    22 November 2009
    15:00
    London Irish 11 – 15 Newcastle Falcons
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 9,425
    22 November 2009
    15:00
    Saracens 22 – 6 London Wasps
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 9,786

    Round 9
    27 November 2009
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons 8 – 28 Northampton Saints
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,522
    27 November 2009
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 12 – 12 Saracens
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,027
    28 November 2009
    15:00
    Harlequins 35 – 29 Gloucester
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,854
    28 November 2009
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 39 – 6 Leeds Carnegie
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 18,408
    28 November 2009
    17:35
    Bath 0 – 16 London Irish
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700

    Round 10
    4 December 2009
    19:30
    Leeds Carnegie 27 – 30 Harlequins
    Headingley
    Attendance: 5,090
    5 December 2009
    15:00
    Gloucester 25 – 13 Newcastle Falcons
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,410
    5 December 2009
    15:00
    London Irish 16 – 16 Worcester Warriors
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 8,561
    5 December 2009
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 15 – 13 Bath
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,101
    5 December 2009
    17:35
    Saracens 15 – 13 Sale Sharks
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 7,101
    6 December 2009
    15:00
    London Wasps 24 – 22 Leicester Tigers
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 10,116

    Round 11
    26 December 2009
    16:15
    Worcester Warriors 6 – 26 Northampton Saints
    Sixways
    Attendance: 12,024
    27 December 2009
    14:00
    Leicester Tigers 32 – 6 Sale Sharks
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    27 December 2009
    14:15
    Bath 24 – 8 Gloucester
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    27 December 2009
    15:00
    London Irish 23 – 19 Saracens
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 19,734
    27 December 2009
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 15 – 16 Leeds Carnegie
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 8,766
    27 December 2009
    16:15
    Harlequins 20 – 21 London Wasps
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 76,716

    Round 12
    1 January 2010
    17:30
    Sale Sharks 21 – 16 Harlequins
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 8,172
    2 January 2010
    15:00
    Gloucester 13 – 13 Worcester Warriors
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,500
    2 January 2010
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 15 – 20 Bath
    Headingley
    Attendance: 7,593
    2 January 2010
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 24 – 22 London Irish
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,457
    2 January 2010
    15:00
    Saracens 15 – 22 Leicester Tigers
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 14,013
    3 January 2010
    16:30
    London Wasps 6 – 12 Newcastle Falcons
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 8,416

    Round 13
    9 January 2010
    15:15
    Leicester Tigers 34 – 8 London Wasps
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000

    Round 14
    13 February 2010
    15:00
    Gloucester 46 – 6 Harlequins
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,125
    13 February 2010
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 25 – 13 Newcastle Falcons
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,189
    13 February 2010
    15:00
    Saracens 25 – 20 Worcester Warriors
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 40,163
    14 February 2010
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 9 – 14 Leicester Tigers
    Headingley
    Attendance: 5,265
    14 February 2010
    16:30
    London Irish 22 – 35 Bath
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 10,033
    14 February 2010
    16:30
    London Wasps 22 – 16 Sale Sharks
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,173

    Round 15
    19 February 2010
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 10 – 19 Leeds Carnegie
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,426
    20 February 2010
    14:15
    Bath 37 – 13 Worcester Warriors
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    20 February 2010
    15:00
    Harlequins 13 – 6 Northampton Saints
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 12,935
    20 February 2010
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 33 – 11 Gloucester
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 22,320
    20 February 2010
    17:30
    Newcastle Falcons 12 – 12 London Irish
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,168
    21 February 2010
    15:00
    London Wasps 9 – 0 Saracens
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 8,530

    Round 16
    26 February 2010
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 13 – 0 Newcastle Falcons
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,255
    27 February 2010
    15:00
    Gloucester 47 – 3 Sale Sharks
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 10,548
    27 February 2010
    18:00
    Northampton Saints 19 – 3 Leicester Tigers
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,538
    28 February 2010
    14:00
    Leeds Carnegie 26 – 10 London Wasps
    Headingley
    Attendance: 4,135
    28 February 2010
    15:00
    London Irish 29 – 14 Harlequins
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 12,373
    28 February 2010
    15:00
    Saracens 14 – 16 Bath
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 8,864

    Round 17
    6 March 2010
    15:00
    Harlequins 14 – 11 Worcester Warriors
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,274
    6 March 2010
    17:35
    Leicester Tigers 35 – 19 London Irish
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,314
    7 March 2010
    14:30
    Sale Sharks 7 – 15 Northampton Saints
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,109
    7 March 2010
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 19 – 12 Saracens
    Headingley
    Attendance: 4,031
    7 March 2010
    15:00
    London Wasps 24 – 19 Gloucester
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 8,541
    7 March 2010
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 13 – 17 Bath
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,745

    Rearranged fixture
    19 March 2010
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 19 – 8 London Wasps
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,493

    Round 18
    27 March 2010
    14:15
    Bath 24 – 13 Harlequins
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    27 March 2010
    15:00
    Gloucester 19 – 0 Leeds Carnegie
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,751
    27 March 2010
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 18 – 39 Leicester Tigers
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,530
    27 March 2010
    17:30
    Northampton Saints 14 – 9 London Wasps
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,451
    28 March 2010
    15:00
    London Irish 38 – 0 Sale Sharks
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 21,535
    28 March 2010
    15:00
    Saracens 58 – 15 Newcastle Falcons
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 8,565

    Rearranged fixture
    31 March 2010
    20:00
    Newcastle Falcons 25 – 13 Gloucester
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,275

    Round 19
    2 April 2010
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 17 – 3 Worcester Warriors
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 7,291
    3 April 2010
    15:00
    Harlequins 23 – 14 Newcastle Falcons
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 10,391
    3 April 2010
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 7 – 14 Northampton Saints
    Headingley
    Attendance: 5,724
    3 April 2010
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 43 – 20 Bath
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 22,811
    3 April 2010
    17:30
    Gloucester 29 – 28 Saracens
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,338
    4 April 2010
    13:30
    London Wasps 33 – 22 London Irish
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 9,924

    Rearranged fixtures
    9 April 2010
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 19 – 30 Saracens
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 6,952
    10 April 2010
    14:00
    Harlequins 46 – 11 Leeds Carnegie
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 10,237
    10 April 2010
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 13 – 23 London Irish
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,841

    Round 20
    17 April 2010
    14:15
    Bath 34 – 15 Sale Sharks
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    17 April 2010
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 38 – 23 Gloucester
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,460
    17 April 2010
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 20 – 24 London Wasps
    Sixways
    Attendance: 10,428
    17 April 2010
    17:30
    Saracens 37 – 18 Harlequins
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 47,106
    18 April 2010
    15:00
    London Irish 13 – 23 Leeds Carnegie
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 8,898
    18 April 2010
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 7 – 31 Leicester Tigers
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,825

    Rearranged fixture
    20 April 2010
    20:00
    Bath 21 – 20 Northampton Saints
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,615

    Round 21
    23 April 2010
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 30 – 32 Newcastle Falcons
    Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 9,336
    24 April 2010
    15:00
    Gloucester 34 – 20 London Irish
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,090
    24 April 2010
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 40 – 22 Harlequins
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 22,604
    24 April 2010
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 27 – 28 Saracens
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,541
    24 April 2010
    17:30
    London Wasps 19 – 35 Bath
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 60,208
    25 April 2010
    15:00
    Leeds Carnegie 12 – 10 Worcester Warriors
    Headingley
    Attendance: 10,146

    Round 22
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    Bath 39 – 3 Leeds Carnegie
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,700
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    Harlequins 35 – 20 Sale Sharks
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 12,795
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 23 – 32 Saracens
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    London Irish 7 – 31 Northampton Saints
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 14,300
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons 21 – 25 London Wasps
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,412
    8 May 2010
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 22 – 23 Gloucester
    Sixways
    Attendance: 12,024

    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 29 May 2010.

    Bracket
    Semi-finals Final
          
    1 Northampton Saints 19
    4 Saracens 21
    4 Saracens 27
    2 Leicester Tigers 33
    2 Leicester Tigers 15
    3 Bath 6

    Semi-Finals
    16 May 2010
    13:30
    Northampton Saints 19 – 21 Saracens
    Try: Tonga'uiha 40' m, Mujati 56' m
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 6', 41', 51'
    		 Report Try: Goode 15' c, Wyles 47' c, Brits 76' c
    Con: Jackson (3/3)
    Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
    Attendance: 13,541
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    16 May 2010
    16:00
    Leicester Tigers 15 – 6 Bath
    Pen: Flood (5/6) 22', 36', 59', 63', 72'
    		 Report Pen: Barkley (2/4) 11', 20'
    Welford Road, Leicester
    Attendance: 21,575
    Referee: Chris White

    Final
    29 May 2010
    17:30
    Leicester Tigers 33 – 27 Saracens
    Try: Smith 13' c
    Youngs 27' c
    Hipkiss 76' c
    Con: Flood (3/3)
    Pen: Flood (4/6) 3', 19', 47', 57'
    		 Report 1
    Report 2    		 Try: Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' c
    Con: Jackson (1/2)
    Pen: Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75'
    Twickenham, London
    Attendance: 81,600 [1]
    Referee: Dave Pearson
    FB15 Geordan Murphy (c)
    RW14 Scott Hamilton
    OC13 Matt Smith 72'
    IC12 Anthony Allen
    LW11 Alesana Tuilagi 73'
    FH10 Toby Flood
    SH9 Ben Youngs
    N88 Jordan Crane
    OF7 Lewis Moody 67'
    BF6 Tom Croft
    RL5 Geoff Parling
    LL4 Louis Deacon
    TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni 51'
    HK2 George Chuter
    LP1 Marcos Ayerza 52' 61'
    Replacements:
    HK16 Joe Duffey
    PR17 Boris Stankovich 52' 61'
    PR18 Dan Cole 51'
    FL19 Craig Newby 67'
    FL20 Ben Woods
    SH21 James Grindal
    FH22 Jeremy Staunton 73'
    CE23 Dan Hipkiss 72'
    Coach:
    Richard Cockerill
    FB15 Alex Goode
    RW14 Michael Tagicakibau 58'
    OC13 Adam Powell
    IC12 Brad Barritt
    LW11 Chris Wyles
    FH10 Glen Jackson
    SH9 Neil de Kock 64'
    N88 Ernst Joubert
    OF7 Andy Saull 64'
    BF6 Jacques Burger
    RL5 Hugh Vyvyan
    LL4 Steve Borthwick (c) 44'
    TP3 Petrus du Plessis
    HK2 Schalk Brits
    LP1 Matías Agüero 51'
    Replacements:
    HK16 Fabio Ongaro
    PR17 Rhys Gill 51'
    PR18 Richard Skuse
    LK19 Mouritz Botha 44'
    FL20 Justin Melck 64'
    SH21 Justin Marshall 64'
    CE22 Derick Hougaard
    WG23 Kameli Ratuvou 58'
    Coach:
    Brendan Venter

    Leading scorers

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

    Season attendances

    By club
    Club Home
    Games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Bath11128,21511,65611,70011,30099%
    Gloucester11138,44512,58616,50010,54876%
    Harlequins11190,70117,33676,7169,20981%
    Leeds Carnegie1166,5016,04610,1464,03127%
    Leicester Tigers12268,64722,38724,00017,97493%
    London Irish11147,33413,39421,5358,56155%
    London Wasps11204,77518,61667,6847,17381%
    Newcastle Falcons1166,9596,0878,7664,27560%
    Northampton Saints12144,34613,12213,54112,07396%
    Sale Sharks1183,7047,6099,3366,92470%
    Saracens11263,01323,91067,6847,10150%
    Worcester Warriors11115,93710,54012,0249,51087%

    Notes
    1. Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2009
    2. London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010
    3. London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 5 September 2009 and 24 April 2010
    4. Saracens will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 5 September 2009 and 3 home games at Wembley Stadium on 12 September 2009, 13 February 2010 and 17 April 2010

    References
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    2. "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
    3. "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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