2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries England
ChampionsNewcastle Falcons 7s
(1st title)
Runners-upSaracens 7s
Matches played25
Tries scored152
(average 6.1 per match)
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The 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, named for sponsorship reasons as the 2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series, was the second Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the 12 2011-12 Aviva Premiership Clubs. It began on Friday 15 July and lasted four weeks, with the final at the Twickenham Stoop on 5 August 2011.[1] Newcastle Falcons won the title, beating Saracens in the final.

Format

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The twelve Premiership Clubs were split into three Groups – A, B and C – with each group playing on a consecutive Friday in July. Each team in the group played each other once, to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game – 7s Variations. Based on the result, teams would receive:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Following all the games, the winner and runner up in the group would progress to the finals. In the finals, the six teams were split into two pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.

Group stage

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Group A Group B Group C
Bath 7s Gloucester 7s Leicester Tigers 7s
Exeter Chiefs 7s London Wasps 7s Newcastle Falcons 7s
Harlequins 7s Northampton Saints 7s Sale Sharks 7s
London Irish 7s Saracens 7s Worcester Warriors 7s

Group A

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Played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 15 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Harlequins 7s 3 3 0 0 93 17 15 3 3 0 15
2 Bath 7s 3 1 0 2 48 67 8 11 1 1 6
3 Exeter Chiefs 7s 3 1 1 1 40 79 6 13 0 0 6
4 London Irish 7s 3 0 1 2 53 71 9 11 1 1 4
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
15 July 2011
19:30
Harlequins 7s24 – 5Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
19:55
London Irish 7s19 – 19Exeter Chiefs 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:25
Exeter Chiefs 7s0 – 43Harlequins 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:50
Bath 7s26 – 22London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:20
Harlequins 7s26 – 12London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:45
Exeter Chiefs 7s21 – 17Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground

Group B

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Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 22 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Saracens 7s 3 3 0 0 79 43 13 7 3 0 15
2 London Wasps 7s 3 2 0 1 64 36 10 6 1 0 9
3 Gloucester 7s 3 1 0 2 55 73 9 11 2 1 7
4 Northampton Saints 7s 3 0 0 3 28 74 4 12 0 0 0
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
22 July 2011
19:30
Gloucester 7s26 – 14Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
19:55
London Wasps 7s14 – 22Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:25
London Wasps 7s31 – 7Gloucester 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:50
Northampton Saints 7s7 – 29Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:20
Gloucester 7s22 – 28Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:45
London Wasps 7s19 – 7Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens

Group C

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Played at Edgeley Park, Stockport on Friday 29 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 3 3 0 0 75 24 13 4 1 0 13
2 Sale Sharks 7s 3 2 0 1 99 27 15 5 2 0 10
3 Worcester Warriors 7s 3 1 0 2 41 76 7 12 0 0 4
4 Leicester Tigers 7s 3 0 0 3 19 107 3 17 0 1 1
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
29 July 2011
19:30
Newcastle Falcons 7s15 – 7Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
19:55
Worcester Warriors 7s19 – 12Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:25
Leicester Tigers 7s0 – 47Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:50
Newcastle Falcons 7s19 – 10Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:20
Newcastle Falcons 7s41 – 7Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:45
Sale Sharks 7s45 – 12Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park

Final stage

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The Final Stage was played at The Stoop, Twickenham on Friday 5 August 2011.[2]

For the finals, the 6 qualified teams were split into two pools of three teams. Scoring will be the same as in the previous rounds (4 points for a win, etc.), and the winner of each pool progressed to the final.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 2 2 0 0 55 19 9 3 1 0 9
2 Harlequins 7s 2 1 0 1 31 17 5 3 0 1 5
3 London Wasps 7s 2 0 0 2 7 57 1 9 0 0 0
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
5 August 2011
19:00
Harlequins 7s19 – 0London Wasps 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
19:50
London Wasps 7s7 – 38Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:40
Harlequins 7s12 – 17Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Saracens 7s 2 2 0 0 59 12 9 2 1 0 9
2 Bath 7s 2 1 0 1 35 50 5 8 1 0 5
3 Sale Sharks 7s 2 0 0 2 17 49 3 7 0 0 0
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
5 August 2011
19:25
Bath 7s7 – 38Saracens 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:15
Saracens 7s21 – 5Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
21:05
Bath 7s28 – 12Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Final

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Newcastle Falcons 7s and Saracens 7s won their respective pools and therefore played in the final of the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[2]

5 August 2011
21:40
Saracens 7s21 – 31Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: JP Doyle
  • Newcastle Falcons 7s won the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.

References

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  1. ^ "WIN tickets to the Premiership Rugby 7s finals". The Rugby Blog. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fixtures - J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s - Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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