English Rugby Union Leagues 2008–09

This page contains all of the most current England Rugby Union templates for the various leagues. This will allow a ready reference for tracking the progress of the season. If you find that a template is out of date, please update it (if a template is pointing to a previous season, use a new template).

The page will update as the season progresses, and will stabilise for a short time during the summer months.

Guinness Premiership

Season: 2008/2009

2008-09 Guinness Premiership Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Leicester Tigers (Q) (C) 22 15 1 6 582 401 +181 62 40 5 4 71
2 Harlequins 22 14 1 7 519 387 +132 60 36 5 3 66
3 London Irish (Q) 22 12 1 9 551 386 +165 64 36 7 9 66
4 Bath Rugby 22 13 2 7 539 441 +98 58 48 4 5 65
5 Sale Sharks 22 13 0 9 447 410 +37 44 36 5 5 61*
6 Gloucester Rugby 22 12 0 10 435 448 -13 43 44 5 4 57
7 London Wasps 22 11 0 11 431 416 +15 33 42 2 7 53
8 Northampton Saints 22 10 1 11 443 434 +9 41 40 2 5 49
9 Saracens 22 9 0 13 437 447 -10 38 38 3 8 47
10 Newcastle Falcons 22 9 1 12 362 456 -94 38 43 2 4 44
11 Worcester Warriors 22 7 2 13 348 530 -182 30 64 0 2 34
12 Bristol Rugby (R) 22 2 1 19 299 637 -338 33 77 1 6 17

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
Green background are play-off places, and receive berths in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. Blue background are clubs that do not make the play-offs, but will receive Heineken Cup berths. Northampton Saints received a Heineken Cup berth by winning the European Challenge Cup. Pink background is the relegation place.
Reference www.guinnesspremiership.com: Updated 26 April 2009 --- Current English Leagues
* Sale Sharks deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player

National Division One

Season: 2008/2009

National Division One 2008–09 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Try Bonus (BT) Losing Bonus (BP) Points
1 Leeds Carnegie (P) 30 28 0 2 1238 376 862 20 1 133
2 Exeter Chiefs 30 23 2 5 1077 453 624 20 3 119
3 Bedford Blues 30 23 0 7 892 472 420 17 2 111
4 Nottingham 30 22 0 8 973 499 474 16 4 106*
5 Doncaster Knights 30 21 2 7 895 571 324 14 3 105
6 London Welsh 30 19 0 11 788 611 177 11 6 91*
7 Cornish Pirates 30 16 1 13 743 578 165 11 5 82
8 Moseley 30 13 0 17 814 782 32 13 8 73
9 Coventry 30 14 0 16 639 712 -73 11 5 72
10 Rotherham Titans 30 15 1 14 794 775 19 9 3 70*
11 Plymouth Albion 30 13 2 15 607 669 -62 7 3 66
12 Esher (R) 30 12 1 17 676 830 -154 9 2 61
13 Sedgley Park (R) 30 6 0 24 458 1206 -748 6 4 34
14 Newbury (R) 30 4 2 24 419 1047 -628 2 5 27
15 Otley (R) 30 3 1 26 418 1298 -700 3 6 21*
16 Manchester (R) 30 2 0 28 433 1165 -732 4 5 17
* Points deducted for breach of regulations
Reference Statbunker.com: Updated 2009-05-09 --- Current English Leagues

National Division Two

Season: 2008/2009

2008-2009 National Division Two Table
Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Bonus Points Points
1 Birmingham & Solihull (P) 26 22 0 4 1098 462 636 23 111
2 Cambridge 26 22 0 4 908 434 474 20 108
3 Redruth 26 19 1 6 752 411 341 16 94
4 Tynedale 26 18 1 7 667 513 154 15 89
5 Cinderford 26 16 0 10 728 598 130 13 77
6 Blackheath 26 14 1 11 691 612 79 13 71
7 Launceston 26 13 1 12 695 578 117 16 70
8 Stourbridge 26 11 0 15 642 583 59 18 62
9 Wharfedale 26 11 0 15 546 641 -95 15 59
10 Blaydon 26 9 1 16 599 609 -10 17 55
11 Westcombe Park (R) 26 9 1 16 468 746 -278 10 48
12 Southend (R) 26 5 0 21 574 797 -223 12 32(-2)
13 Mounts Bay (R) 26 6 0 20 399 844 -445 7 29
14 Waterloo (R) 26 4 0 22 432 1371 -939 7 23
Reference BBC Sport: Updated 21-05-2009 --- Current English Leagues

National Division Three

National Division Three North

Season: 2007/2008

2007/2008 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Bonus Points Points
Tynedale (C) 23 21 1 1 623 259 364 12 98
Darlington Mowden Park 23 15 0 8 632 452 180 13 73
Fylde 23 13 2 8 480 448 32 10 66
Leicester Lions 23 12 2 9 578 418 160 13 65
Harrogate 23 13 0 10 430 378 52 12 64
Caldy 23 11 2 10 483 444 39 10 58
Rugby Lions 23 12 0 11 488 501 -13 8 56
Preston Grasshoppers 23 12 0 11 415 524 -109 6 54
Hull Ionians 23 11 0 12 389 493 -104 10 54
Bradford & Bingley 23 9 1 13 452 500 -48 13 51
West Park St. Helens 23 7 2 14 398 538 -140 10 42
Morley 23 7 3 13 393 490 -97 7 41
Macclesfield 23 7 1 15 391 448 -57 10 40
Beverley (R) 23 4 0 19 369 628 -259 10 26
Reference National Clubs Association and BBC Sport: Updated 03-27-2008 --- Current English Leagues

National Division Three South

Season: 2008/2009

2008-2009 National Division Three South Table
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff 4T <7 Points
1 London Scottish (C) 26 25 1 0 1092 328 764 18 0 120
2 Rosslyn Park 26 22 0 4 639 338 301 10 0 98
3 Ealing 26 17 1 8 833 434 399 17 5 92
4 Richmond 26 15 2 9 566 510 56 8 2 74
5 Canterbury 26 13 1 12 654 599 55 11 4 69
6 Dings Crusaders 26 12 2 12 514 580 -66 5 4 59*
7 Barking 26 11 2 13 572 522 50 6 8 59*
8 Rugby Lions 26 10 4 12 573 653 -80 6 4 58
9 Henley 26 10 3 13 499 555 -56 6 3 55
10 Bridgwater & Albion 26 11 0 15 481 667 -186 4 2 49*
11 Lydney 26 8 1 17 463 699 -236 4 7 45
12 Worthing 26 8 1 17 471 693 -222 5 5 44
13 Chinnor (R) 26 7 2 17 455 703 -248 3 5 40
14 Havant (R) 26 3 0 23 347 878 -531 4 5 19*
Reference National Clubs Association and BBC Sport: Updated April 23, 2009 --- Current English Leagues

Northern Division

North 1

League Table - North One 2008-2009
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Points
Westoe RFC 22 19 0 3 737 264 473 38
Hull R.U.F.C. 22 18 0 4 702 241 461 36
Morley R.F.C. 22 16 0 6 497 222 275 32
Sheffield Tigers RUFC 22 15 0 7 495 307 118 30
Birkenhead Park 22 14 1 7 373 331 42 29
Middlesbrough 22 11 0 11 477 421 56 22
West Hartlepool 22 9 0 13 356 420 -64 18
Stockport R.U.F.C 22 8 0 14 414 520 -106 16
Beverley 22 8 0 14 311 425 -114 16
Cleckheaton 22 5 1 16 293 654 -361 11
West Park St Helens 22 5 0 17 273 599 -326 10
Darlington RFC 22 3 0 19 254 769 -524 6

North 2 East

2007/2008 Northern Division North 2 East Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Points
West Hartlepool 19 16 0 3 524 224 300 32
Durham City 19 15 2 2 494 254 240 32
Driffield 19 14 0 5 602 282 320 28
Aspatria 19 11 1 7 460 276 184 23
Morpeth 19 10 2 7 459 334 125 22
Pontefract 19 10 1 8 419 431 -12 21
Gateshead 19 8 2 9 409 491 -82 18
Old Crossleyans 19 8 0 11 317 407 -90 16
Carlisle 19 7 0 12 366 467 -101 14
Hartlepool Rovers 19 6 1 12 325 493 -168 13
York 19 4 1 14 260 472 -212 9
Aldwinians 19 0 0 19 151 655 -504 0

Midland Division

Midlands 1

Season: 2007/2008

Template:Midlands 1 2007-2008 Table

Midlands 6 East (NW)

Season: 2008/2009

Midlands 6 East (NW) 2008-2009 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Points
Uttoxeter (C)[1] 14 12 0 2 560 75 485 24
Dronfield (P)[2] 14 11 1 2 417 179 238 23
Nottingham Boots Corsairs 14 11 0 3 436 127 309 22
Tupton 14 7 2 5 370 258 112 14
Long Eaton 14 6 0 8 223 283 -60 10
All Spartans OB 14 2 2 10 134 403 -269 6
University Of Derby 14 4 0 10 140 615 -475 6
Meden Vale 14 0 1 13 121 461 -340 1

European Cups

Though not a domestic competition, The Heineken Cup plays an important part in English Rugby. A template showing H-cup information is requested here. (Possibly by templating info on Heineken Cup

References

  1. ↑ Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) as champions.
  2. ↑ Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) after winning playoff.
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