2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries  England
Champions Newcastle Falcons 7s
(1st title)
Runners-up Saracens 7s
Matches played 25
Tries scored 152 (average 6.08 per match)
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The 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, (styled 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 July 15 and lasted 4 Weeks, with the final at the Twickenham Stoop on August 5, 2011.[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
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

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 7s 24 – 5 Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
19:55
London Irish 7s 19 – 19 Exeter Chiefs 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:25
Exeter Chiefs 7s 0 – 43 Harlequins 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:50
Bath 7s 26 – 22 London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:20
Harlequins 7s 26 – 12 London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:45
Exeter Chiefs 7s 21 – 17 Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground

Group B

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 7s 26 – 14 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
19:55
London Wasps 7s 14 – 22 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:25
London Wasps 7s 31 – 7 Gloucester 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:50
Northampton Saints 7s 7 – 29 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:20
Gloucester 7s 22 – 28 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:45
London Wasps 7s 19 – 7 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens

Group C

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 7s 15 – 7 Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
19:55
Worcester Warriors 7s 19 – 12 Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:25
Leicester Tigers 7s 0 – 47 Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:50
Newcastle Falcons 7s 19 – 10 Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:20
Newcastle Falcons 7s 41 – 7 Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:45
Sale Sharks 7s 45 – 12 Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park

Final stage

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

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 7s 19 – 0 London Wasps 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
19:50
London Wasps 7s 7 – 38 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:40
Harlequins 7s 12 – 17 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Pool B

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 7s 7 – 38 Saracens 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:15
Saracens 7s 21 – 5 Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
21:05
Bath 7s 28 – 12 Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Final

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 7s 21 – 31 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: JP Doyle

References

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