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
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
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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

 

 

Bath

 

Gloucester

 

Harlequins

 

Leeds

 

Leicester

 

L. Irish

 

L. Wasps

 

Newcastle

 

Northampton

 

Sale

 

Saracens

 

Worcester

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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

2009–10 Premiership Rugby Table view talk edit
	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	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	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.

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

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: 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

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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

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

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:^[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   Ceiron Thomas Leeds Tykes 9   Stephen Myler Northampton Saints 145 10   Ryan Lamb London Irish 143

Most tries 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   James Simpson-Daniel Gloucester 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

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

External links

• Official site