RUGBY UNION - ENGLISH LEAGUE AND CUP
2009/10 TO 2014/15
2009/10
Premiership Regular Season - Harlequins (18) v (37) Saracens - Saracens used their South African contingent to dominate Harlequins at the new Wembley Stadium. Saracens led 18-8 at the half and coasted home in the 2nd half despite 2 late tries from the 'Quins that made the final result more respectable. The Saracens tries came from Andy Saull (2), Schalk Britt, Michael Tagicakibau and Ernst Joubert. The 'Quins tries came from Chris Brooker, Ugo Monye and Chris York (10, 2 Discs, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL)
Premiership Final - Leicester Tigers (33) v (27) Saracens - Defending champions Leicester won their 3rd title in 4 years but needed a last minute try to hold off a strong Saracens team. Leicester held a 20-14 lead at the half but Saracens pegged them back and took a 1 point lead with 5 minutes remaining. Leicester weren't finished and responded with a last minute try by Dan Hipkiss to claim the trophy. The other Leicester tries came from Matt Smith and Ben Youngs, with Toby Flood kicking 4 penalties. The Saracens tries came from Ernst Joubert (2) with Glen Jackson kicking 5 penalties (2 versions : 10, Full game, 1 Disc, SKY - Harrison/Barnes, PAL / 10, 50 minutes of hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2010/11
Premiership Regular Season - Sale Sharks (21) @ (54) Leicester Tigers - The Tigers finally put together a complete game and dominated the visting Sharks, running in 8 tries. The Tigers led 28-7 at the half and coasted home with the tries coming from Anthony Allen, Alesana Tuilagi, Rob Hawkins, Manu Tuilagi (2), Scott Hamilton (2) and Matt Smith. The Sale tries came from Asaeli Boko, Dwayne Peel and Kristian Ormsby with Peel's and Ormsby's tries the best of the day (10, Next day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st half between 17:44 and 24:56 and in the 2nd half between 15:37 and 17:52, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Semi-Final - Saracens (12) v (10) Gloucester - Saracens advanced to their 2nd straight final with a hard-fought win against Gloucester. Sarries led 6-3 at the half but trailed with 3 minutes to go when Owen Farrell stepped up to kick his 4th penalty of the game to win the match. Gloucester scored the only try of the game through Nick Robinson but he also missed 2 penalties. Saracens fared no better, missing 6 penalties of their own in the blustery conditions at Vicarage Road. Man of the match went to Jacques Berger of Saracens (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Final - Leicester Tigers (18) v (22) Saracens - Saracens avenged their loss in the 2010 final with a big win at Twickenham to take their 1st ever Premiership title. The Saracens dominated the 1st half, leading 16-9 at the break, but had to hold off a strong Tigers fightback in the 2nd half that included a final 32 phase of play in the dying minutes to take the win. The Saracens points came from a try by James Short and 5 penalties from Owen Farrell. The Leicester points all came from the boot of Toby Flood who kicked 6 penalties but crucially missed 2 (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
2011/12
Premiership Regular Season - London Irish (24) v (29) Harlequins - In the season opener at Twickenham, Harlequins used the boot of Nick Evans to overcome a big game from the Exiles. Quins had the better of the 1st half and led 13-6 at the break, but the Irish fought back to level the scores at the start of the 2nd half. Both teams traded scores but ill-discipline from the Irish allowed Quins to get their noses in front and they held off a late charge from the Irish to take the win. The Harlequins tries came from Ugo Monye and James Johnston with Nick Evans kicking 5 penalties. The London Irish tries came from Topsy Ojo (2) and Alex Gray (2 versions : 9, 1 hour 12 minutes hi-lites, ESPN UK - Cotter/Kay/Healey, PAL / 9, 19 minutes hi-lites - On the same disc as 2011/12 Saracens v Wasps, 1 Disc, ESPN - Cotter/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (15) v (20) Wasps - In coach Dai Young's first game as Wasps coach, his team took down the reigning champions Saracens in the 2nd game of the double-header. Tries from Christian Wade and Tom Varndell did the damage and off-set 5 penalties from Saracens, kicked by Owen Farrell and Charlie Hodgson (on debut) (9, 12 minutes hi-lites - On the same disc as 2011/12 Harlequins v London Irish, 1 Disc, ESPN - Cotter/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Semi-Final - Saracens (15) @ (24) Leicester Tigers - In a match-up of the previous years finalists, it was Leicester that won through to their 9th final. A physical encounter was settled in the 2nd half as the Tigers built on a 13-12 half-time lead with teenage Fly Half George Ford at the centre of the action. He kicked 4 penalties and set up the game-changing try that made the deficit too big for the Saracens to make up, and the Tigers held on for the win. The Tigers tries came from Alesana Tuilagi and Steve Mafi. The Saracens points all came from the boot of Owen Farrell (5 penalties) (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Final - Harlequins (30) v (23) Leicester Tigers - In a tense affair at a sunny Twickenham, Harlequins held off a late Tigers fightback to win their 1st ever title. After a tight 1st half, Harlequins jumped out to a 30-13 lead with just 15 minutes left before the Tigers scored the next 10 points to move within a try of tieing the game. Quins responded with a dogged defensive effort and held on to win the title. The Harlequins tries came from Tom Williams and captain Chris Robshaw with Nick Evans adding 6 penalty kicks. The Leicester tries came from Steve Mafi and Anthony Allen with George Ford adding 3 penalty kicks (2 versions : 10, Full game, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL / 9, 2020 Re-Broadcast - 1 hour 12 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Eykyn/Monye, PAL)
2012/13
Premiership Regular Season - Wasps (40) v (42) Harlequins - Reigning champions Harlequins opened their defense of their title with a huge comeback win at Twickenham. Wasps dominated the 1st half and led 28-13 at the half, then extended their lead to 40-13 after 60 minutes. But Harlequins suddenly found their attacking rhythm and scored 4 unanswered tries to pull within 2 points, and then Nick Evans completed the comeback with a penalty 2 minutes from time. The Harlequins tries came from Tom Williams, Tom Guest, Mike Brown (2) and Nick Evans. The Wasps tries came from Christian Wade (2), Tom Varndell, Marco Wentzel and Tim Payne (10, 1 hour 13 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Harlequins (22) @ (9) Leicester - In a re-match of the 2011/12 Final, Harlequins came away from Welford Road with a win that saw them go to the top of the table. After a strong start by the Tigers, Quins took a 13-6 lead in at the half and never looked back, condemning Leicester to their 1st home loss in 11 months. The Quins points came from a Tom Williams try, 4 Nick Evans penalties and a Drop-Goal from Danny Care. The Leicester points came from Toby Flood's 3 penalties (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (28) @ (23) London Welsh - In the 1st competitive match-up between the teams since 1988, it was Saracens that came away with a hard-fought win. The visitors held a slim 19-13 lead at the half and despite a strong fightback from the Exiles, Saracens held on to win. The Saracens points all came from Charlie Hodgson (1 try, 1 conversion, 7 penalties). The London Welsh points came from Phil MacKenzie (1 try), Tom Arscott (1 try) and from Gavin Henson (2 conversions, 3 penalties). Henson was making his debut for the Exiles (10, No Post-Game, 2 Discs, ESPN - Mullins/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Northampton (27) @ (16) Sale - In thick fog at the Salford City Stadium, Northampton survived a 2nd half fight-back by Sale to move into 2nd place in the league. The Saints started strong and led 27-3 at the half with tries from Jamie Elliott, Soane Tonga'uiha and Tom May. Sale came out fired-up for the 2nd half and tries from Rob Miller and Tommy Taylor cut the deficit, but Northampton hung on to take the win (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Bath (12) @ (17) Leicester - In a tempestuous game at Welford Road, Leicester continued their mastery over Bath and moved into 3rd in the table with the win. Bath held a 12-6 lead after 57 minutes before South African Francois Louw and Matt Banahan were sent off, and Leicester capitalised by scoring a try and 2 penalties to take the win. Bath also had Simon Taylor and Stephen Donald sin-binned while Leicester also had Brett Deacon sent off. The 3 sendings-off set a Premiership single game record. The Bath tries came from Stephen Donald and Tom Biggs. The Leicester try came from Adam Thompstone with George Ford kicking 4 penalties (10, Missing final minute of Post-Game, 2 Discs, ESPN - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Exeter Chiefs (16) @ (21) Sale Sharks - On a record-setting night in Salford, the Sharks overcame a 2nd half deficit to take the win. Exeter held a 16-5 lead in the 2nd half before the Sharks scored 16 unanswered points to shock the Chiefs and record the victory. The moment of the match belonged to Sale wing Mark Cueto whose 2nd half try broke the all-time Premiership try scoring record held by Steve Hanley since 2006. Sale also featured Danny Cipriani, Dwayne Peel and David Seymour. Exeter were led by Gareth Steenson (11 points) (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Worcester (23) @ (29) Gloucester - In a controversial game at Kingsholm, Gloucester kept pace with the league leaders with a tight win. A tight, back-and-forth game seemed to be heading towards a Worcester win as they led 23-22 entering the final minute of the game. But with the last play of the game, Gloucester broke from their own 22 and seemed about to run in the game-winning try when Worcester's Errie Claasens tripped Gloucester's Jonny May. The referee consulted the TMO and he awarded a penalty try, despite Worcester seemingly in place to make a cover tackle. The other Gloucester try came from Henry Trinder. The Worcester tries came from Josh Matavesi and Alex Grove (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (32) @ (27) Leicester Tigers - In a record-setting performance at Welford Road, Saracens stunned the Tigers to consolidate their 2nd place spot in the league. Leicester started strong, dominating territory and possession to take a 17-6 lead in at the half. Saracens came out a different team after the break and out-scored the Tigers 26-3 before a last play penalty try to the Tigers made the score more respectable. The 11 point comeback was a record against the Tigers at home. The Saracens tries came from David Strettle (2), James Short and Chris Wyles. The other Leicester tries came from Julian Salvi and Dan Bowden (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Gloucester (25) @ (31) Bath - The 2 big local rivals didn't disappoint in a tight game at the Recreation Ground. Bath built on a 20-15 lead at the half, keeping their noses in front until the end to take the win. The Bath tries came from Kyle Eastmond, Tom Biggs and a penalty try with Tom Heathcote adding 16 points with the boot. The Gloucester tries came from Henry Trinder and Jonny May (2) but were made to pay for 5 missed kicks. Gloucester centre Mike Tindall played his 150th game for Gloucester against his old team (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Kay/Perry, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (26) @ (27) Bath - On a sunny day at the Recreation Ground, Bath kept their playoff hopes alive with a big home win over the Tigers. A high scoring 1st half ended 20-19 in Leicester's favour and when the Tigers extended their lead with 2 penalties from Toby Flood the game seemed beyond Bath. But Bath rescued the game with a penalty and a try from Francois Louw with 6 minutes left then held on for the win. The other Bath tries came from Simon Taylor, Semesa Rokoduguni and Horacio Agulla. The Leicester tries came from Tom Croft and Ben Youngs with Toby Flood kicking 4 penalties (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Gloucester (39) @ (40) Exeter Chiefs - In the final league game of the season for each team, Exeter secured European Cup qualifcation with a last minute penalty. In a back-and-forth game, Gloucester found themselves ahead 39-37 entering the last minute when Exeter won a penalty. Gareth Steenson stepped up and converted his 7th penalty of the game to take the narrow win. Both teams combined for 8 tries. The Exeter tries came from Dean Mumm, Damian Welch and a penalty try. The Gloucester tries came from Jonny May, Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder and Robert Cook (10, 1 hour 13 minutes hi-lites, ESPN - Ward/Perry, PAL)
Premiership Semi-Final - Northampton Saints (27) @ (13) Saracens - In a big upset, #4 seed Northampton upset #1 seed Saracens at Allianz Park to reach their 1st Premiership Final. The Saints started fast and held a 17-0 lead at the half but Saracens re-grouped after the break to pull within 17-13 before Northampton regained their composure and closed out the game with the final 10 points. The Northampton tries came from Brian Mujati, Jamie Elliott and Gerritt-Jan van Velze with Stephen Myler kicking 12 points. Saracens try came from Duncan Taylor with Owen Farrell kicking 2 penalties. The loss was Saracen's first ever at Allianz Park. The 1st 9 minutes of Pre-Game have no audio due to an ESPN technical fault. The rest of the coverage is OK (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Final - Leicester Tigers (37) v (17) Northampton Saints - Leicester won their 10th Premiership title with a feisty win over local rivals Northampton at Twickenham. The game was decided in the closing seconds of the 1st half when the Saints conceded a penalty which infuriated Saints captain Dylan Hartley so much he seemed to call the referee a "cheat". The outburst forced referee Wayne Barnes to send him off. The Tigers kicked the penalty to lead 16-5 at the half, a deficit the Saints couldn't make up with only 14 men, and the Tigers claimed the win. The Tigers tries came from Niall Morris, Graham Kitchener, Manu Tuilagi and Vereniki Goneva. The Northampton tries came from Stephen Myler, Ben Foden and Lee Disckson. Coverage includes only 7 minutes of Pre-Game (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
2013/14
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (20) @ (27) Bath - In the 100th match-up of the 2 teams, Bath survived a Leicester comeback to take the win. Bath led 21-3 at the half with tries from Jonathan Joseph and Matt Banahan but Leicester fought back to within 7 points with tries from Steve Mafi, Ed Slater and Niki Goneva. Bath held on though to take the points. Bath's George Ford, in his 1st game against his old club, added 17 points with the boot (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Eykyn/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Gloucester (12) @ (44) Saracens - Saracens kept top spot in the league with a big win over an under-manned Gloucester team at Allianz Park. Gloucester played nearly all the match with 14 men after prop Nick Wood was sent off after 73 seconds for stamping. Gloucester actually led 12-10 at the half but Saracens scored 34 unanswered points in the 2nd half to take the win. The Saracens tries came from Joel Tomkins, David Strettle (2), Schalk Brits and Billy Vunipola. The Gloucester points all came from the boot of Freddie Burns (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Mullins/Healey/Kay, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Northampton Saints (24) @ (26) Gloucester - Gloucester finally got their 1st win of the season with a dramatic last play win at Kingsholm against unbeaten Northampton. In a back-and-forth game featuring 6 tries it was Gloucester that found themselves down 24-23 in injury time when the referee gave a penalty to Gloucester for a scrum infringement and Billy Twelvetrees stepped up to kick the game-winner. The tries for Gloucester came from Charlie Sharples, Billy Twelvetrees and Elliott Stooke. The tries for Northampton came from Ben Foden, Samu Manoa and Jamie Elliott with Elliott's try a magnificent team effort started by George North (9, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Dallaglio, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Gloucester (13) @ (15) Bath - In the big rivalry game, it was the home-town Bath side that claimed the win in the rain at the Recreation Ground. All the points for Bath came from the boot of George Ford as Bath built on their 9-3 lead at the half. Gloucester fought back in the 2nd half but Ford kept Bath in front to the end. The Gloucester try came from Freddie Burns who also kicked 2 penalties (9, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Healey/Dallaglio, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (20) @ (41) Northampton Saints - #3 Northampton upset #1 Saracens again with a dominating win at Franklin Gardens. The Saints held a 17-6 lead at the half then piled on the points in the 2nd half to run out easy winners and inflict on Saracens their heaviest loss in 4.5 years. The Saints tries came from Jamie Elliott, Samu Manoa, Ben Foden (2), Luther Burrell and Ken Pisi. The Saracens tries came from Duncan Taylor and Kelly Brown (10, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Mullins/Kay/Grayson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Northampton Saints (19) @ (14) London Irish - #2 Northampton consolidated their league position with a tight win at the Madejski Stadium. The Saints, missing 5 players on England duty, never trailed but couldn't put the game away and used great Defense at the end of the game to secure the win. The Northampton try came from James Wilson with Stephen Myler adding 14 points with the boot. The Irish try came from Sailosi Tagicakibau with Ian Humphreys adding 9 points with the boot. The game also marked the debut for the London Irish of Australian Full-Back James O'Connor (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Mullins/Kay/Dawson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (10) @ (49) Saracens - Saracens cemented their position on top of the table with a huge win over the Champions, in the rain at Allianz Park. Saracens controlled the 1st half but only held a slim 18-10 lead at the break. In the 2nd half, the home team exploded for 31 points and kept the Tigers scoreless to take the win. The Saracens tries came from Jack Wilson, Chris Ashton (2), Billy Vunipola, Jack Wray and a penalty try. The Leicester try came from Graham Kitchener's charge-down of an Owen Farrell kick. Leicester were missing Toby Flood who was dropped after announcing he was leaving the club at the end of the season (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Harlequins (17) v (39) Saracens - In front of a record-setting crowd at Wembley (83,889), designated home team Saracens over-powered Harlequins to go top of the table. Saracens capitalised on 2 interceptions to take a 27-10 lead at the half and coasted home. The Saracens tries came from Chris Ashton (80 metre interception return), George Kruis, Owen Farrell, Jacques Burger and Marcelo Bosch. The Harlequins tries came from Karl Dickson and Sam Smith. Harlequins rested their England players Chris Robshaw, Mike Brown and Danny Care (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Healey, PAL)
English Premiership Final - Saracens (20) v (24) Northampton - In the 1st Premiership Final to go to extra-time, Northampton out-lasted the Saracens to lift their 1st Premiership title. Both teams were evenly matched in the game and full-time ended with the side level at 14-14. After the Saints had kicked a penalty to start extra-time, Saracens kicked 2 of their own to take the lead. The Saints had 1 last chance to win the match and, on the last play of the game, Alex Waller dived over under the posts for the winning try which the TMO verified after a 4 minute review. The other Northampton tries came from Ben Foden and George Pisi. The Saracens try came from Marcelo Bosch (10, Next day re-broadcast with some edited dead-time and no pre-game or half-time, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Playoffs - Hi-Lites of the 2 semi-finals (Northampton v Leicester + Saracens v Harlequins) and the Final, Northampton v Saracens, with Northampton winning their 1st Premiership title with an extra-time win at Twickenham (10, 45 minute hi-lites of both Semi-Finals + 45 minute hi-lites of the Final, 1 Disc, ITV - Mullins/Eykyn/Kay/Healey, PAL)
2014/15
Premiership Regular Season - Gloucester (6) @ (53) Northampton Saints - The Saints opened their Defence of the Premiership title with a dominating home win over Gloucester. Northampton were awesome in the 1st half, running in 3 tries to lead 24-6 at the break, then ran in 5 more tries in the 2nd half to confirm the win. The Northampton tries came from George North (3), Luther Burrell (2), George Pisi, Kahn Fotuali'i and Jon Fisher. The Gloucester points came from penalties from Greig Laidlaw and James Hook (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Dawson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (34) v (28) Wasps - Saracens continued Wasps poor run in the London Double-header with a last minute try to steal the win. Saracens were the better team in the 1st half, leading 20-6 at the break, but Wasps scored 3 unanswered tries to start the 2nd half to take the lead. Saracens rescued the game with 2 tries in the final 20 minutes, including the game-winner on the final play of the game. The Saracens tries came from Chris Ashton and David Strettle (3). The Wasps tries came from Nathan Hughes and Christian Wade (2) (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (0) @ (45) Bath - Bath continued their 100% start to the new season with a record-breaking win over the Leicester Tigers in front of a record crowd at the Rec. Bath dominated an under-strength Tigers team in all phases, building on a 23-0 half-time lead with 3 more tries in the 2nd half. The loss was Leicester's worst ever in the Premiership. The Bath tries came from Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Olly Woodburn and Peter Stringer with George Ford kicking 20 points. 3 of the tries covered 80 metres of more (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Harlequins (6) @ (25) Bath - On a rainy night in Bath, the home team took top spot in the Premiership with a strong win over Quins. Bath dominated the scrum, resulting in 3 Quins players being sin-binned in the 2nd half, and this laid the platform for Bath to build on a 13-3 lead at the half and seal the win. The Bath tries came from Matt Banahan, Kyle Eastmond, Ross Batty and Leroy Houston. The game also provided the Union debut for Bath's Sam Burgess who came on in the 63rd minute (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (19) @ (23) Northampton Saints - The Saints consolidated top spot of the league with a tough home win against their big rivals. The Saints were under the cosh for most of the game after captain Dylan Hartley was sent off for elbowing someone in the face in the 17th minute, but the team hung in there and rallied to win the game with a try with 3 minutes left. The Saints tries came from Alex Waller, Ben Foden and Jamie Elliott. The Tigers tries came from Niki Goneva and a penalty try (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Grayson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - London Irish (16) @ (48) Wasps - In their 1st game in their new Stadium in Coventry, Wasps dominated London Irish thanks to a big game from home-town boy Andy Goode. Goode accumulated 33 points (1 try, 8 penalties, 2 conversions), setting a Premiership record for most points by 1 player in a single match. The other Wasps tries came from Joe Simpson, Elliot Daly and Andrea Masi. The Irish try came from Geoff Cross (9, 1 hour 12 minutes hi-lites, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Grayson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Harlequins (14) @ (42) Saracens - In front of a record crowd at Wembley, Saracens moved back up to 2nd place in the league with a big win over Harlequins. 84,068 filled Wembley Stadium, a record for club rugby in England. Despite Harlequins scoring after 26 seconds, Saracens dominated the 1st half and led 21-8 at the break. The 2nd half didn't get any better for the Quins and Saracens ended the day with 2 late tries. The Saracens tries came from Chris Wyles (2), Chris Ashton (2) and Billy Vunipola. The Harlequins try came from Jack Clifford with Nick Evans kicking 3 penalties (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Leicester Tigers (6) @ (22) Saracens - Saracens consolidated their spot in the top 2 of the league with a comeback win at Allianz Park. Leicester used the wind to their advantage in the 1st half, running out to a 6-0 lead, but Saracens re-grouped and rattled off 22 unanswered points to take the win. Saracens were helped by 3 yellow cards for the visitors, allowing them to control the scrum and exploit gaps out wide. The Saracens tries came from man-of-the-match Billy Vunipola, Marcelo Bosch and Chris Wyles. All the Leicester points came from the boot of Freddie Burns (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Saracens (20) @ (25) Northampton Saints - #1 Northampton ended their poor run of form with a come-back win over #2 Saracens. In a very physical game, Saracens took a 17-13 lead in at the half and led 20-13 early in the 2nd half before the Saints Stephen Myler kicked 4 penalties in 19 minutes to wrestle the lead back and secure the win. The Saints try came from Samu Manoa. The Saracens tries came from Chris Wyles (2) with Charlie Hodgson adding 10 points with the boot (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Exeter Chiefs (29) @ (36) Wasps - Wasps improved their hopes of a Premiership top-six finish at the expense of play-off rival Exeter by beating the Chiefs at the Ricoh Arena. Both teams came to play running Rugby and Wasps held the edge at half-time with a 26-16 lead. Exeter fought back in the 2nd half but Wasps clinched the win with a sensational solo try from Joe Simpson. The other Wasps tries came from Christian Wade and a Penalty Try with Andy Goode kicking 18 points. The Exeter tries came from Will Chudley and Thomas Waldron with Henry Slade kicking 16 points (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Kay/Monye, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Bath (27) @ (26) Harlequins - Bath confirmed a Premiership play-off place after a back-and-forth game at The Stoop. The game saw the lead change hands eight times and was only settled with 6 minutes to go in the game when George Ford kicked his 2nd penalty of the game. 2 Harlequins players were playing their final home game : George Robson and Ugo Monye. Monye had a big game, scoring 2 tries and winning man-of-the-match. The Bath tries came from Francis Louw, Horacio Agulla and Leroy Houston. The other Harlequins try came from a Penalty try with Nick Evans also adding 3 penalties (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Dawson, PAL)
Premiership Regular Season - Sale Sharks (16) @ (44) Exeter Chiefs - Exeter were looking for their 1st ever Premiership Playoff spot but knew they needed a win and other results to go their way for it to happen. Unfortunately, despite the win, Saracens pipped them to 4th spot on points difference. After a tight 1st half that Exeter led 15-11, the Chiefs out-scored the Sharks 29-5 in the 2nd half to win. The Exeter tries came from Matt Jess (2), Ian Whitten, Jack Nowell, Ben White, Henry Slade and Byron McGuigan. The Sale tries came from Josh Beaumont (2) with Danny Cipriani kicking 2 penalties. The game was also the final game for Sale's Mark Cueto before retirement (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Grayson, PAL)
Premiership Semi-Final - Saracens (29) @ (24) Northampton Saints - #4 Saracens upset #1 Northampton at Franklin Gardens in a closely fought win. Both teams were evenly matched and went in at the break tied at 13-13. The lead changed hands twice in the 2nd half before Saracens pulled away late with a 2 penalties from Owen Farrell to seal the win and book their place in the Final. The Saracens tries came from David Strettle and Jamie George. The Northampton tries came from Tom Wood and a penalty try (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Monye, PAL)
Premiership Semi-Final - Leicester Tigers (10) @ (47) Bath - For the 1st time in the Premiership era, Bath had a home tie in the Semi-Finals and they used it to their advantage with a big win over the Tigers. Leicester controlled time of possession and field position but could only score 1 try and 1 penalty. In contrast, Bath had only 8 entries inside the Tigers 20 yard line and scored tries on 7 of them, posting a 21-10 lead at the half then pulling away in the 2nd half to book a place in the Final. The Bath try scorers were Matt Banahan (3), Kyle Eastmond, Peter Stringer, George Ford and Anthony Watson. The Leicester try came from Tom Youngs (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Mullins/Dallaglio/Healey, PAL)
Premiership Final - Bath (16) v (28) Saracens - Saracens claimed their 2nd Premiership title with a physical win at Twickenham. They also became the first 4th place team in the Playoffs to win the title. Saracens started fast and held a 25-3 lead at the half thanks to 3 unanswered tries from Owen Farrell, Jamie George and Chris Wyles. Bath tried to mount a comeback in the 2nd half, but Saracens held on to run out winners. The Bath try came from Jonathan Joseph with George Ford adding 3 penalties. Disc 3 is the "Rugby Tonight" review of the game and the season (10, 3 Discs, BT Sport - Eykyn/Kay/Healey, PAL)
LV Cup Final - Saracens (23) v (20) Exeter Chiefs - Saracens won their 1st LV Cup with a last-play penalty to beat the defending champions at Franklin Gardens. A tight 1st half ended 6-3 to Exeter but Saracens turned the game around with 3 tries to take a 20-6 lead. Exeter responded and scored 2 tries of their own to level the scores but, with extra-time looming, the Chiefs conceded a penalty and Ben Spencer stepped up to kick the game-winner on the last play of the game. The Saracens tries came from David Strettle (2) and Nick de Jager. The Exeter tries came from Max Bodilly (2) (10, 45 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, ITV - Gillingham, PAL)