2010 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

2010 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries  England
Champions Saracens 7s
(1st title)
Runners-up Newcastle Falcons 7s
Matches played 25
Tries scored 133 (average 5.32 per match)
2011 →

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]

Format

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:

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

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Saracens 7s 3 3 0 0 69 15 11 3 1 0 13
2 Harlequins 7s 3 1 0 2 30 38 8 6 1 1 6
3 London Wasps 7s 3 1 0 2 41 46 7 8 1 0 5
4 London Irish 7s 3 1 0 2 24 65 4 13 0 0 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
16 July 2010
19:30
Harlequins 7s 15 – 5 London Wasps 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
19:55
Saracens 7s 29 – 0 London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
20:25
Saracens 7s 21 – 5 Harlequins 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
20:50
London Wasps 7s 26 – 12 London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
21:20
Harlequins 7s 10 – 12 London Irish 7s
The Stoop
16 July 2010
21:45
Saracens 7s 19 – 10 London Wasps 7s
The Stoop

Group B

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 3 3 0 0 53 31 9 5 0 0 12
2 Sale Sharks 7s 3 2 0 1 78 36 12 6 2 1 11
3 Leeds Carnegie 7s 3 1 0 2 52 74 8 12 1 1 6
4 Leicester Tigers 7s 3 0 0 3 43 85 7 13 1 1 2
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
23 July 2010
19:30
Sale Sharks 7s 33 – 7 Leeds Carnegie 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
19:55
Newcastle Falcons 7s 19 – 7 Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
20:25
Newcastle Falcons 7s 19 – 12 Sale Sharks 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
20:50
Leeds Carnegie 7s 33 – 26 Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
21:20
Sale Sharks 7s 33 – 10 Leicester Tigers 7s
Welford Road
23 July 2010
21:45
Newcastle Falcons 7s 15 – 12 Leeds Carnegie 7s
Welford Road

Group C

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Northampton Saints 7s 3 3 0 0 53 29 9 5 0 0 12
2 Exeter Chiefs 7s 3 2 0 1 53 36 9 6 1 1 10
3 Gloucester 7s 3 1 0 2 73 34 11 6 1 2 7
4 Bath 7s 3 0 0 3 12 92 2 14 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
30 July 2010
19:30
Gloucester 7s 12 – 17 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
19:55
Exeter Chiefs 7s 26 – 5 Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
20:25
Exeter Chiefs 7s 17 – 14 Gloucester 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
20:50
Northampton Saints 7s 19 – 7 Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
21:20
Gloucester 7s 47 – 0 Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens
30 July 2010
21:45
Exeter Chiefs 7s 10 – 17 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Final

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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Saracens 7s 2 2 0 0 41 15 7 3 1 0 9
2 Northampton Saints 7s 2 1 0 1 32 34 6 6 1 1 6
3 Sale Sharks 7s 2 0 0 2 22 46 4 8 0 1 1
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
6 August 2010
19:00
Saracens 7s 24 – 5 Sale Sharks 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
19:50
Sale Sharks 7s 17 – 22 Northampton Saints 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
20:40
Saracens 7s 17 – 10 Northampton Saints 7s
Recreation Ground

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Newcastle Falcons 7s 2 1 1 0 36 29 6 5 1 0 7
2 Harlequins 7s 2 1 0 1 36 31 6 5 0 1 5
3 Exeter Chiefs 7s 2 0 1 1 15 27 3 5 0 0 2
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
6 August 2010
19:25
Harlequins 7s 19 – 26 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
20:15
Newcastle Falcons 7s 10 – 10 Exeter Chiefs 7s
Recreation Ground
6 August 2010
21:05
Harlequins 7s 17 – 5 Exeter Chiefs 7s
Recreation Ground

Final

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 7s 17 – 5 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Recreation Ground

References

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