2010 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

The 2010 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2010 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series) was the inaugural Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the twelve 2010–11 Aviva Premiership Clubs. It took place during the months of July and August, was sponsored by J.P Morgan Asset Management, and the final was held at the Recreation Ground on 6 August 2010.[1]

2010 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries England
ChampionsSaracens 7s
(1st title)
Runners-upNewcastle Falcons 7s
Matches played25
Tries scored133
(average 5.3 per match)
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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 final. In the final, the 6 teams (3 Winners and 3 Runners up) are split into 2 pools. Again teams play each other once and points are awarded based on the result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progress to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.

Group stage

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

Group A

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Played on Friday 16 July 2010 at The Stoop, Twickenham.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Saracens 7s 3 3 0 0 69 15 +54 11 3 1 0 13 Final stage
2 Harlequins 7s 3 1 0 2 30 38 −8 8 6 1 1 6 Final stage
3 London Wasps 7s 3 1 0 2 41 46 −5 7 8 1 0 5
4 London Irish 7s 3 1 0 2 24 65 −41 4 13 0 0 4
16 July 2010
19:30
Harlequins 7s15 – 5London Wasps 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
19:55
Saracens 7s29 – 0London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
20:25
Saracens 7s21 – 5Harlequins 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
20:50
London Wasps 7s26 – 12London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
21:20
Harlequins 7s10 – 12London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
21:45
Saracens 7s19 – 10London Wasps 7s
The Stoop

Group B

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Played on Friday 23 July 2010 at Welford Road, Leicester.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 3 3 0 0 53 31 +22 9 5 0 0 12 Final stage
2 Sale Sharks 7s 3 2 0 1 78 36 +42 12 6 2 1 11 Final stage
3 Leeds Carnegie 7s 3 1 0 2 52 74 −22 8 12 1 1 6
4 Leicester Tigers 7s 3 0 0 3 43 85 −42 7 13 1 1 2
23 July 2010
19:30
Sale Sharks 7s33 – 7Leeds Carnegie 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
19:55
Newcastle Falcons 7s19 – 7Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
20:25
Newcastle Falcons 7s19 – 12Sale Sharks 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
20:50
Leeds Carnegie 7s33 – 26Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
21:20
Sale Sharks 7s33 – 10Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
21:45
Newcastle Falcons 7s15 – 12Leeds Carnegie 7s
Welford Road

Group C

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Played on Friday 30 July 2010 at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Northampton Saints 7s 3 3 0 0 53 29 +24 9 5 0 0 12 Final stage
2 Exeter Chiefs 7s 3 2 0 1 53 36 +17 9 6 1 1 10 Final stage
3 Gloucester 7s 3 1 0 2 73 34 +39 11 6 1 2 7
4 Bath 7s 3 0 0 3 12 92 −80 2 14 0 0 0
30 July 2010
19:30
Gloucester 7s12 – 17Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
19:55
Exeter Chiefs 7s26 – 5Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
20:25
Exeter Chiefs 7s17 – 14Gloucester 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
20:50
Northampton Saints 7s19 – 7Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
21:20
Gloucester 7s47 – 0Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
21:45
Exeter Chiefs 7s10 – 17Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Final stage

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The final was held at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 6 August 2010.[2]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Saracens 7s 2 2 0 0 41 15 +26 7 3 1 0 9 Final
2 Northampton Saints 7s 2 1 0 1 32 34 −2 6 6 1 1 6
3 Sale Sharks 7s 2 0 0 2 22 46 −24 4 8 0 1 1
6 August 2010
19:00
Saracens 7s24 – 5Sale Sharks 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
19:50
Sale Sharks 7s17 – 22Northampton Saints 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
20:40
Saracens 7s17 – 10Northampton Saints 7s
Recreation Ground

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 2 1 1 0 36 29 +7 6 5 1 0 7 Final
2 Harlequins 7s 2 1 0 1 36 31 +5 6 5 0 1 5
3 Exeter Chiefs 7s 2 0 1 1 15 27 −12 3 5 0 0 2
6 August 2010
19:25
Harlequins 7s19 – 26Newcastle Falcons 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
20:15
Newcastle Falcons 7s10 – 10Exeter Chiefs 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
21:05
Harlequins 7s17 – 5Exeter Chiefs 7s
Recreation Ground

Final

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Newcastle Falcons 7s and Saracens 7s won their respective pools and therefore played in the final of the 2010 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[2]

6 August 2010
21:40
Saracens 7s17 – 5Newcastle Falcons 7s
Recreation Ground
  • Saracens 7s won the 2010 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.

References

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  1. ^ "JP Morgan Asset Management Premier Rugby Sevens Series : JP Morgan 7s Series - 2010 Tournament". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  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.