2007–08 Guinness Premiership

The 2007-08 Guinness Premiership started in September 2007, and finished with the final in May 2008. The Guinness Premiership is the top level of club rugby union in England. Due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup the season started slightly later than normal, as England were trying to defend their title. Leeds Tykes, which renamed themselves Leeds Carnegie shortly after the 2006-07 season, are the team promoted from National Division One 2006-07, taking the place of Northampton Saints who were relegated. There are 12 teams in the league, with the 2006-07 champions being Leicester Tigers who defeated Gloucester Rugby 44-16 in the final at Twickenham.

During the season, London Wasps went from 10th in the league during October, to beat Leicester in the Guinness Premiership Final.

Table

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points scored and allowed
3. Total number of points scored
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

Fixtures and Results

Round 1

• 15 September Bath Rugby (1 BP) 29–15 Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,010
• 15 September Harlequins (1 BP) 35–27 London Irish Twickenham, London Attendance: 51,000
• 15 September London Wasps 19–29 Saracens Twickenham, London Attendance: 51,000
• 16 September Bristol Rugby 13–26 Leicester Tigers Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 8,125
• 16 September Leeds Carnegie 24–49 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 10,674
• 16 September Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) 33–12 Sale Sharks Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 5,859

Round 2

• 22 September Leicester Tigers 26–16 Bath Rugby Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,059
• 22 September Harlequins (1 BP) 39–15 Leeds Carnegie The Stoop, London Attendance: 7,459
• 22 September Worcester Warriors 24–24 London Wasps Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 7,105
• 23 September London Irish 19–0 Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 6,800
• 23 September Sale Sharks 20–6 Bristol Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 6,402
• 23 September Saracens (1 BP) 31–38 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,976

Round 3

• 29 September Bath Rugby 21–19 Sale Sharks (1 BP) Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,105
• 29 September Gloucester Rugby 29–7 Worcester Warriors Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 15,781
• 29 September Newcastle Falcons 19–12 Harlequins (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 6,478
• 30 September Bristol Rugby 14–11 London Irish (1 BP) Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 6,751
• 30 September Leeds Carnegie 7–31 Saracens (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 9,620
• 30 September London Wasps (1 BP) 17–20 Leicester Tigers Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 7,313

Round 4

• 5 October Sale Sharks 16–0 London Wasps Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 7,368
• 5 October London Irish (1 BP) 20–22 Bath Rugby Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 8,092
• 5 October Newcastle Falcons 21–19 Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 6,847
• 6 October Harlequins 24–18 Bristol Rugby (1 BP) The Stoop, London Attendance: 7,732
• 6 October Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 16–21 Saracens Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 8,863
• 6 October Leicester Tigers 17–30 Gloucester Rugby Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,101

Round 5

• 12 October Leeds Carnegie 26–21 Worcester Warriors (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 4,516
• 13 October Bath Rugby 25–10 Harlequins Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,142
• 13 October Gloucester Rugby 31–12 Sale Sharks Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 14,075
• 14 October Bristol Rugby 23–16 Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 6,829
• 14 October London Wasps 28–14 London Irish Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 6,629
• 14 October Saracens 26–19 Leicester Tigers (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 7,427

Round 6

• 19 October Sale Sharks (1 BP) 34–30 Saracens Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 7,051
• 20 October Harlequins 26–25 London Wasps (1 BP) The Stoop, London Attendance: 10,115
• 20 October Leicester Tigers 28–20 Worcester Warriors Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 16,219
• 21 October Newcastle Falcons 20–33 Bath Rugby (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 5,592
• 21 October Bristol Rugby (1 BP) 39–13 Leeds Carnegie Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 6,439
• 21 October London Irish 15–10 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 7,582

Round 7

• 23 November Worcester Warriors 15–34 Sale Sharks (1 BP) Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,197
• 24 November Bath Rugby 28–13 Bristol Rugby Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 24 November Leeds Carnegie 6–29 Leicester Tigers Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 9,496
• 24 November Gloucester Rugby 27–25 Harlequins (2 BP) Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 13,506
• 25 November London Wasps (1 BP) 35–12 Newcastle Falcons Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 9,502
• 25 November Saracens 24–20 London Irish (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 9,020

Round 8

• 22 December Bath Rugby (1 BP) 41–10 Leeds Carnegie Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 22 December Bristol Rugby 23–23 London Wasps Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 9,926
• 22 December Harlequins (1 BP) 20–27 Saracens The Stoop, London Attendance: 11,672
• 23 December Sale Sharks 20–14 Leicester Tigers (1 BP) Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 10,872
• 23 December London Irish 23–16 Worcester Warriors (1 BP) Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 9,266
• 23 December Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) 13–20 Gloucester Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 9,612

Round 9

• 29 December Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 25–17 London Irish Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,498
• 29 December London Wasps 25–10 Bath Rugby Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 10,000
• 29 December Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) 27–0 Bristol Rugby Kingsholm, Gloucester 16,500
• 29 December Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 7–10 Harlequins Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,197
• 30 December Leeds Carnegie 20–34 Sale Sharks (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 11,116
• 30 December Saracens (1 BP) 19–22 Newcastle Falcons Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 17,223

Round 10

• 4 January Bath Rugby 10–5 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 5 January London Wasps 25–17 Leeds Carnegie Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 7,667
• 6 January Harlequins 13–42 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)) The Stoop, London Attendance: 8,200
• 6 January Bristol Rugby 18–3 Saracens Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 8,129
• 6 January London Irish 20–12 Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 9,744
• 6 January Newcastle Falcons 15–12 Worcester Warriors (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 7,219

Round 11

• 25 January Sale Sharks 20–13 Harlequins (1 BP) Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 10,216
• 26 January Gloucester Rugby 18–17 London Wasps (1 BP) Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 16,200
• 26 January Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 41–14 Newcastle Falcons Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,498
• 26 January Worcester Warriors 25–5 Bristol Rugby Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 9,822
• 27 January Saracens 26–20 Bath Rugby (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 9,952
• 27 January Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) 24–26 London Irish Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 4,886

Round 12

• 15 February Sale Sharks 29–3 Leeds Carnegie Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 8,006
• 16 February Bath Rugby (1 BP) 34–42 London Wasps (1 BP) Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 16 February Harlequins (1 BP) 36–15 Worcester Warriors The Stoop, London Attendance: 10,363
• 17 February London Irish 22–13 Leicester Tigers Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 10,559
• 17 February Bristol Rugby 29–26 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 11,418
• 17 February Newcastle Falcons 16–14 Saracens (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 8,266

Round 13

• 22 February Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 11–12 London Irish Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,197
• 23 February Gloucester Rugby 28–20 Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 13,047
• 23 February Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 11–14 Sale Sharks Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,498
• 23 February London Wasps (1 BP) 32–30 Bristol Rugby (2 BP) Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 8,583
• 24 February Leeds Carnegie 15–34 Bath Rugby (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 4,859
• 24 February Saracens 6–15 Harlequins Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,553

Round 14

• 29 February Sale Sharks (1 BP) 15–22 Worcester Warriors Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 7,862
• 1 March London Irish 27–24 Saracens (1 BP) Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 8,298
• 1 March Harlequins (1 BP) 30–25 Gloucester Rugby (2 BP) The Stoop, London Attendance: 12,638
• 1 March Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 34–21 Leeds Carnegie Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,002
• 2 March Bristol Rugby 9–19 Bath Rugby Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 16,234
• 7 May Newcastle Falcons 13–32 London Wasps (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 10,200

Round 15

• 8 March Bath Rugby 22–11 Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 8 March Worcester Warriors 23–19 Leicester Tigers (1 BP) Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,047
• 8 March Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) 34–14 London Irish Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 12,354
• 9 March Leeds Carnegie 13–30 Bristol Rugby (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 3,841
• 9 March London Wasps 29–25 Harlequins (1 BP) Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 10,000
• 9 March Saracens 24–20 Sale Sharks (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 8,712

Round 16

• 14 March Sale Sharks 22–16 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 9,266
• 15 March Leicester Tigers 36–23 Saracens Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,071
• 16 March Worcester Warriors 10–10 Leeds Carnegie Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 9,371
• 16 March Harlequins 22–16 Bath Rugby (1 BP) The Stoop, London Attendance: 11,196
• 16 March London Irish (1 BP) 16–22 London Wasps Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 23,709
• 16 March Newcastle Falcons 8–28 Bristol Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 6,088

Round 17

• 9 February Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) 13–20 Leicester Tigers Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 12,597
• 10 February Saracens 19–6 Worcester Warriors Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 6,739
• 21 March Leeds Carnegie 16–15 Newcastle Falcons Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 8,917
• 22 March Bath Rugby 19–16 London Irish Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600
• 23 March Bristol Rugby 15–28 Harlequins Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 9,764
• 15 April London Wasps 29–19 Sale Sharks Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 9,823

Round 18

• 28 March Sale Sharks 22–6 Bath Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 9,068
• 29 March Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 19–24 London Wasps Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,498
• 29 March Harlequins 15–9 Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) The Stoop, London Attendance: 12,638
• 29 March Worcester Warriors 17–14 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,197
• 30 March London Irish 28–8 Bristol Rugby Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 7,573
• 30 March Saracens (1 BP) 66–7 Leeds Carnegie Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 5,896

Round 19

• 11 April Bristol Rugby (1 BP) 17–24 Sale Sharks Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 8,178
• 12 April Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) 39–15 Saracens Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 12,300
• 12 April London Wasps (1 BP) 49–12 Worcester Warriors Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 8,138
• 13 April Leeds Carnegie 6–32 Harlequins (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 3,854
• 13 April Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) 8–13 London Irish Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 7,484
• 15 April Bath Rugby 26–12 Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 10,600

Round 20

• 19 April London Irish 13–6 Harlequins (1 BP) Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 12,147
• 19 April Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) 39–16 Leeds Carnegie Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 11,753
• 19 April Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 32–14 Bristol Rugby Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,324
• 19 April Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 20–23 Bath Rugby Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,049
• 20 April Saracens (1 BP) 29–40 London Wasps (1 BP) Vicarage Road, Watford Attendance: 13,210
• 20 April Sale Sharks (1 BP) 53–10 Newcastle Falcons Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 10,134

Round 21

• 3 May Bristol Rugby (1 BP) 21–22 Worcester Warriors Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 9,127
• 3 May Bath Rugby (1 BP) 66–21 Saracens Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 9,999
• 4 May Harlequins (1 BP) 16–23 Sale Sharks The Stoop, London Attendance: 12,638
• 4 May London Irish (1 BP) 43–20 Leeds Carnegie Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 7,502
• 4 May London Wasps 17–25 Gloucester Rugby Adams Park, High Wycombe Attendance: 10,000
• 4 May Newcastle Falcons 28–25 Leicester Tigers (1 BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 9,184

Round 22

• 10 May Gloucester Rugby 8–6 Bath Rugby (1 BP) Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 16,500
• 10 May Leeds Carnegie 28–45 London Wasps (1 BP) Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Attendance: 7,842
• 10 May Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 31–28 Harlequins (2 BP) Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,498
• 10 May Sale Sharks 7–17 London Irish Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 10,252
• 10 May Saracens 25–20 Bristol Rugby (1 BP) stadium:mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 8,050
• 10 May Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 51–10 Newcastle Falcons Sixways Stadium, Worcester Attendance: 10,197

Semi-finals

• 18 May London Wasps 21–10 Bath Rugby Adams Park Attendance: 10,000
• 18 May Gloucester Rugby 25–26 Leicester Tigers Kingsholm Attendance: 16,500

Final

• 31 May London Wasps 26–16 Leicester Tigers Twickenham, London Attendance: 81,600

Top Scorers

Points

Points	Name	Club	Tries	Con	Pen	Drop
207	Andy Goode	Leicester Tigers	1	26	46	4
201	Charlie Hodgson	Sale Sharks	0	24	42	9
192	Danny Cipriani	London Wasps	6	39	28	0
179	Glen Jackson	Saracens	2	29	35	2
178	Olly Barkley	Bath Rugby	3	32	33	0
152	Ryan Lamb	Gloucester Rugby	4	24	27	1
127	Alberto Di Bernardo	Leeds Carnegie	0	14	28	5
118	Shane Drahm	Worcester Warriors	1	19	24	1
115	Adrian Jarvis	Harlequins	0	17	27	0
107	Chris Malone	Harlequins	2	20	17	2

Tries

Player	Tries	Club
Tom Varndell	14	Leicester Tigers
Matt Banahan	10	Bath Rugby
James Simpson-Daniel	10	Gloucester Rugby
Miles Benjamin	9	Worcester Rugby
Lesley Vainikolo	9	Gloucester Rugby
Ben Foden	8	Sale Sharks
Tom Voyce	8	London Wasps
Tom Arscott	7	Bristol Rugby
Tom Biggs	7	Leeds Carnegie
Tom May	7	Newcastle Falcons

Notes and references

External links

• Official site