2009–10 Premiership Rugby

2009–10 Guinness Premiership
2009–10 Guinness Premiership
Countries	England
Date	4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010
Champions	Leicester Tigers (9th title)
Runners-up	Saracens
Relegated	Worcester Warriors
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,900,177 ; (average 14,075 per match)
Tries scored	427 ; (average 3.2 per match)
Top point scorer	Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle); (219 points)
Top try scorer	Chris Ashton (Northampton); (16 tries)
Official website
	www.premiershiprugby.com
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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.

Summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

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^[a]	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^[b]	24,161	Reading
London Wasps	Tom Rees	Canterbury	Adams Park^[c]	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^[d]	19,920	Watford
Worcester Warriors	Pat Sanderson	Kukri	Sixways Stadium	12,068	Worcester

Table edit

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

1

Leicester Tigers (CH)

22

15

1

6

541

325

+216

46

17

7

4

73

2

Northampton Saints (SF)

22

16

0

6

472

322

+150

44

26

2

5

71

3

Saracens (RU)

22

15

1

6

480

367

+113

39

22

2

5

69

4

Bath (SF)

22

12

2

8

450

366

+84

49

33

5

4

61

5

London Wasps

22

13

0

9

394

399

–5

35

31

2

3

57

6

London Irish

22

10

3

9

469

384

+85

42

33

3

52

7

Gloucester

22

10

3

9

470

457

+13

46

42

2

4

48

8

Harlequins

22

9

2

11

420

484

–64

42

46

3

46

9

Newcastle Falcons

22

6

4

12

319

431

–112

20

41

1

4

37

10

Leeds Carnegie

22

7

1

14

283

493

–210

17

48

0

6

36

11

Sale Sharks

22

6

1

15

333

495

–162

24

51

0

6

32

12

Worcester Warriors (R)

22

3

4

15

312

420

–108

23

36

0

8

28

Green background (rows 1 to 4) indicate teams that qualify for the play-offs, which also earn a space in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup.
Blue background (rows 5 and 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, but which also earn a place 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 2010–11 European Challenge Cup.
Pink background (row 12) indicates team that is relegated to the 2010–11 RFU Championship.
(Q) Qualified for play-offs.
Source: Premiership Rugby — Updated: 8 May 2010

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.

^ Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2009
^ London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010
^ London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 5 September 2009 and 24 April 2010
^ 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

Results edit

Round 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

9 January 2010
15:15

Leicester Tigers	34 – 8	London Wasps

Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000

Round 14 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

19 March 2010
19:45

Sale Sharks	19 – 8	London Wasps

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,493

Round 18 edit

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 edit

31 March 2010
20:00

Newcastle Falcons	25 – 13	Gloucester

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,275

Round 19 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

20 April 2010
20:00

Bath	21 – 20	Northampton Saints

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,615

Round 21 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

16 May 2010
13:30

Northampton Saints	19 – 21	Saracens
Try: Tongaʻuiha 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 edit

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

Team details

Leicester Tigers

Saracens


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Scott Hamilton
OC	13	Matt Smith	72'
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi	73'
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Lewis Moody	67'
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	51'
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	52' 61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Duffey
PR	17	Boris Stankovich	52' 61'
PR	18	Dan Cole	51'
FL	19	Craig Newby	67'
FL	20	Ben Woods
SH	21	James Grindal
FH	22	Jeremy Staunton	73'
CE	23	Dan Hipkiss	72'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Michael Tagicakibau	58'
OC	13	Adam Powell
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Chris Wyles
FH	10	Glen Jackson
SH	9	Neil de Kock	64'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert
OF	7	Andy Saull	64'
BF	6	Jacques Burger
RL	5	Hugh Vyvyan
LL	4	Steve Borthwick (c)	44'
TP	3	Petrus du Plessis
HK	2	Schalk Brits
LP	1	Matías Agüero	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro
PR	17	Rhys Gill	51'
PR	18	Richard Skuse
LK	19	Mouritz Botha	44'
FL	20	Justin Melck	64'
SH	21	Justin Marshall	64'
CE	22	Derick Hougaard
WG	23	Kameli Ratuvou	58'
Coach:
Brendan Venter

Leading scorers edit

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

Most points edit

Source:^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Jimmy Gopperth	Newcastle Falcons	219
2	Toby Flood	Leicester Tigers	216
3	Nicky Robinson	Gloucester	198
4	Willie Walker	Worcester Warriors	187
5	Glen Jackson	Saracens	178
6	Nick Evans	Harlequins	175
7	Charlie Hodgson	Sale Sharks	149
7	Ceiron Thomas	Leeds Tykes	149
9	Stephen Myler	Northampton Saints	145
10	Ryan Lamb	London Irish	143

Most tries edit

Source:^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Chris Ashton	Northampton Saints	16
2	Joe Maddock	Bath	11
3	Matt Banahan	Bath	10
4	Steffon Armitage	London Irish	8
4	James Simpson-Daniel	Gloucester	8
6	Schalk Brits	Northampton Saints	7
	George Lowe	Harlequins
	Charlie Sharples	Gloucester
9	Jon Clarke	Northampton Saints	6
	Ernst Joubert	Saracens
	Sailosi Tagicakibau	London Irish
	Tom Varndell	London Wasps

References edit

^ http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/13748.php^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links edit

Official site

[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

[5] ttp://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/13748.php^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[7] "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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