2008–09 Premiership Rugby

The 2008–09 Guinness Premiership was the 22nd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2008 and May 2009. Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, between the four London teams.

2008–09 Guinness Premiership
Countries	England
Champions	Leicester Tigers (8th title)
Runners-up	London Irish
Relegated	Bristol
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,671,781 (average 12,384 per match)
Top point scorer	Glen Jackson (239 points)
Top try scorer	Joe Maddock (11 tries)

This season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14.

The previous season

Northampton Saints gained promotion to the league this season by finishing top of the National Division One, taking the place of Leeds Carnegie who were relegated. In 2007–2008, Gloucester RFC finished top of the league but were beaten by Leicester Tigers in the semi-finals. London Wasps went on to beat Leicester Tigers 26–16 in the final.

Season synopsis

Leicester Tigers finished top of the league table, then were crowned Champions after defeating Bath 24–10 in the semi-final and London Irish 10–9 in the final at Twickenham.

Going into the season, the top six clubs were all assured of berths in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. By advancing to the final of the 2008–09 competition, Leicester secured a seventh place for England.[1] The four Premiership semi-finalists—Leicester, Harlequins, London Irish, and Bath—plus Sale Sharks and Gloucester secured Heineken Cup berths. The seventh berth was secured by Northampton Saints when they defeated French side Bourgoin in the European Challenge Cup final on 22 May. The remaining clubs that will compete in the 2009–10 Premiership will compete in the 2009–10 Challenge Cup.

The club that finishes bottom of the table is relegated and replaced by the club that tops the second-level National Division One. This season, Bristol were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Carnegie, which won promotion at the first opportunity.

Teams

Northampton Saints, having won the 2007–08 National Division One, replaced Leeds Carnegie, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table.

Bath

Bristol

Gloucester

Harlequins

Leicester

L. Irish

Newcastle

Northampton

Sale

Saracens

Wasps

Worcester

2007–08 Guinness Premiership teams

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Recreation Ground	10,600	Bath, Somerset
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol
Gloucester	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	Twickenham Stoop[n 1]	12,638	Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road[n 2]	17,500	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish	Madejski Stadium[n 3]	24,161	Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps	Adams Park	10,000	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	13,600	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks	Edgeley Park	10,852	Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Vicarage Road[n 4]	19,920	Watford, Hertfordshire
Worcester Warriors	Sixways	12,068	Worcester, Worcestershire

Notes

1. • Starting this season in late December, Harlequins played a home match at Twickenham Stadium known as The Big Game.
2. • Leicester Tigers would also play 2 home games at Walkers Stadium in Leicester on 25 April & 9 May 2009
3. • London Irish would also play 1 home game at Twickenham in London on 6 September 2008
4. • Saracens would also play 1 home game at Twickenham in London on 6 September 2008

Table

	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Leicester Tigers (C)	22	15	1	6	582	401	+181	62	40	5	4	71
2	Harlequins (SF)	22	14	1	7	519	387	+132	60	36	5	3	66
3	London Irish (F)	22	12	1	9	551	386	+165	64	36	7	9	66
4	Bath (SF)	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	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 (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: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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

Results

Round 1

6 September 2008 14:30

London Irish	26 – 14	London Wasps
Tries: Thorpe, Hala'ufia Con: Hewat (2) Pen: Hewat (4)	Report	Tries: Reddan, Rees Con: Staunton, van Gisbergen

Twickenham Attendance: 52,087 Referee: Andrew Small

6 September 2008 17:00

Saracens	21 – 24	Harlequins
Tries: Powell, de Kock Con: Jackson Pen: Jackson (3)	Report	Tries: Monye, Strettle Con: Evans Pen: Evans (2), Luveniyali Drop Goal: Evans

Twickenham Attendance: 52,087 Referee: Wayne Barnes

7 September 2008 13:30

Northampton Saints	21 – 13	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Clarke, Hartley Con: Reihana Pen: Reihana (3)	Report	Tries: Lutui Con: Jones Pen: Jones (2)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,094 Referee: Sean Davey

7 September 2008 15:00

Bristol	20 – 33	Bath
Tries: David Lemi, Andrew Blowers Con: Adrian Jarvis (2) Pen: Adrian Jarvis (2)	Report	Tries: Joe Maddock, Tom Cheeseman, Jonny Fa'amatuainu Con: Butch James (3) Pen: Butch James(4)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,021

7 September 2008 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	9 – 14	Sale Sharks
Pen: Rory Clegg (2) Drop Goal: Rory Clegg	Report	Tries: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Luke McAlister (3)

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,224 Referee: Martin Fox

7 September 2008 16:00

Gloucester	8 – 20	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Olly Morgan Pen: Ryan Lamb	Report	Tries: Geordan Murphy, Toby Flood Con: Toby Flood, Julien Dupuy Pen: Toby Flood (2)

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,109 Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 2

12 September 2008 19:45

Sale Sharks	18 – 15	Saracens
Pen: Luke McAlister (3) Charlie Hodgson (2) Drop Goal: Charlie Hodgson	Report	Pen: Glen Jackson (5)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Rob Debney

13 September 2008 14:45

Bath	17 – 21	Gloucester
Tries: Nick Abendanon, Joe Maddock, Michael Lipman Con: Shaun Berne	Report	Tries: Luke Narraway, Willie Walker Con: Willie Walker Pen: Willie Walker (2) Drop Goal: Willie Walker

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Wayne Barnes

13 September 2008 15:00

Harlequins	31 – 13	Bristol
Tries: Mike Brown, Gonzalo Tiesi, Jordan Turner-Hall, Danny Care, Tom Guest Con: Waisea Luveniyali (3)	Report	Tries: David Lemi Con: Luke Arscott Pen: Adrian Jarvis (2)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,497 Referee: Dave Pearson

13 September 2008 15:00

Leicester Tigers	24 – 22	London Irish
Tries: Geordan Murphy, Tom Croft, Ben Herring Con: Toby Flood (3) Pen: Toby Flood	Report	Tries: Delon Armitage, Seilala Mapusua, Steffon Armitage Con: Peter Hewat (2) Pen: Eoghan Hickey

Welford Road Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Chris White

14 September 2008 15:00

London Wasps	10 – 11	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Paul Sackey Con: Dave Walder Pen: Dave Walder	Report	Tries: Sam Tuitupou Pen: Matthew Jones, Loki Crichton

Adams Park Attendance: 7,668 Referee: Martin Fox

14 September 2008 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	32 – 22	Northampton Saints
Tries: Ollie Phillips, Andy Buist Con: Jonny Wilkinson (2) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (5) Drop Goal: Jonny Wilkinson	Report	Tries: Sean Lamont Con: Bruce Reihana Pen: Bruce Reihana (4), Carlos Spencer

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Andrew Small

Round 3

19 September 2008 19:45

Bristol	6 – 9	Sale Sharks
Pen: Ed Barnes, Adrian Jarvis	Report	Pen: Luke McAlister (2), Charlie Hodgson

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,111

20 September 2008 15:00

Gloucester	24 – 20	Harlequins
Tries: Olly Morgan, Alasdair Strokosch Con: Willie Walker Pen: Olly Barkley, Willie Walker (2) Drop Goal: Willie Walker	Report	Tries: Mike Brown, Danny Care, Chris Malone Con: Chris Malone Pen: Chris Malone

Kingsholm Attendance: 12,260 Referee: Rob Debney

20 September 2008 15:00

London Irish	16 – 20	Bath
Tries: Alex Corbisiero, Elvis Seveali'i Pen: Peter Hewat, Eoghan Hickey	Report	Tries: Butch James Pen: Butch James (2), Jack Cuthbert (3)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,221

20 September 2008 15:00

Northampton Saints	24 – 20	London Wasps
Tries: Bruce Reihana, Chris Ashton, Sean Lamont Con: Bruce Reihana (2), Stephen Myler Pen: Bruce Reihana	Report	Tries: Dominic Waldouck Pen: Dave Walder (5)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,021 Referee: Chris White

20 September 2008 15:00

Worcester Warriors	17 – 19	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Matt Mullan, Netani Talei Con: Loki Crichton (2) Pen: Loki Crichton	Report	Tries: Julien Dupuy Con: Julien Dupuy Pen: Toby Flood (4)

Sixways Attendance: 10,846 Referee: Andrew Small

21 September 2008 15:00

Saracens	44 – 14	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Rodd Penney, Kevin Sorrell, Kameli Ratuvou, Hugh Vyvyan, Gordon Ross Con: Gordon Ross, Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (4) Drop Goal: Glen Jackson	Report	Tries: Tom May, Jonny Wilkinson Con: Jonny Wilkinson (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,139 Referee: Dean Richards

Round 4

26 September 2008 19:45

Sale Sharks	23 – 9	Gloucester
Tries: David Doherty, Sébastien Chabal Con: Luke McAlister, Lee Thomas Pen: Luke McAlister (2), Lee Thomas	Report	Pen: Olly Barkley (3)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Andrew Small

26 September 2008 20:00

Newcastle Falcons	17 – 3	Bristol
Tries: John Rudd, Adam Balding Con: Jonny Wilkinson (2) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson	Report	Pen: Ed Barnes

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Chris White

26 September 2008 20:05

Leicester Tigers	19 – 28	London Wasps
Tries: Johne Murphy Con: Toby Flood Pen: Toby Flood (4)	Report	Tries: Damien Varley Con: Jeremy Staunton Pen: Jeremy Staunton (5) Drop Goal: Jeremy Staunton (2)

Welford Road Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Wayne Barnes

27 September 2008 14:15

Bath	37 – 19	Worcester Warriors
Tries:Nick Abendanon, Joe Maddock, Shaun Berne, Michael Lipman, Duncan Bell Con: Butch James (3) Pen: Butch James (2)	Report	Tries: Chris Pennell Con: Loki Crichton Pen: Loki Crichton (3), Chris Pennell

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Rob Debney

27 September 2008 14:45

Saracens	26 – 12	Northampton Saints
Tries: Rodd Penney, Michael Owen Con: Glen Jackson (2) Pen: Glen Jackson (3), Gordon Ross	Report	Pen: Stephen Myler (3) Drop Goal: Stephen Myler

Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,409 Referee: Martin Fox

27 September 2008 15:00

Harlequins	27 – 28	London Irish
Tries: Ugo Monye, Danny Care, Tom Guest Con: Chris Malone (2), Waisea Luveniyali Pen: Chris Malone (2)	Report	Tries: Delon Armitage (2), Peter Hewat Con: Peter Hewat (2) Pen: Peter Hewat (3)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,138 Referee: Dean Richards

Round 5

30 September 2008 19:45

Gloucester	39 – 23	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Iain Balshaw (3), James Simpson-Daniel (2) Con: Willie Walker Pen: Olly Barkley (4)	Report	Tries: Tom May, Matt Thompson, Phil Dowson Con: Rory Clegg Pen: Rory Clegg, Jonny Wilkinson

Kingsholm Attendance: 12,861

1 October 2008 19:30

London Wasps	23 – 27	Bath
Tries: Riki Flutey, Tom Rees Con: Danny Cipriani, Jeremy Staunton Pen: Danny Cipriani (3)	Report	Tries: Joe Maddock, Michael Claassens, Pieter Dixon, Matt Stevens Con: Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James

Adams Park Attendance: 9,052 Referee: Sean Davey

1 October 2008 19:45

Bristol	16 – 23	Saracens
Tries: David Lemi Con: Adrian Jarvis Pen: Ed Barnes (2), Adrian Jarvis	Report	Tries: Kameli Ratuvou Pen: Glen Jackson (5) Drop Goal: Glen Jackson

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,215 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

1 October 2008 19:45

Leicester Tigers	29 – 19	Northampton Saints
Tries: Johne Murphy, Dan Hipkiss, Toby Flood Con: Toby Flood Pen: Toby Flood (4)	Report	Tries: Euan Murray Con: Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler (4)

Welford Road Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Chris White

1 October 2008 19:45

London Irish	28 – 6	Sale Sharks
Tries: Sailosi Tagicakibau, Alex Corbisiero, Thorpe, Peter Hewat Con: Peter Hewat Pen: Peter Hewat Drop Goal: Peter Hewat	Report	Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,563 Referee: Ashley Rowden

2 October 2008 20:00

Worcester Warriors	23 – 30	Harlequins
Tries: Miles Benjamin, Matthew Jones Con: Matthew Jones (2) Pen: Matthew Jones (2) Drop Goal: Matthew Jones	Report	Tries: Ugo Monye (2), Mike Brown, Gonzalo Tiesi Con:Chris Malone (2) Pen: Chris Malone (2)

Sixways Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 6

14 November 2008 20:00

Sale Sharks	9 – 17	Worcester Warriors
Pen: Charlie Hodgson (3)	Report	Tries: Netani Talei Pen: Matthew Jones (4)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,602

15 November 2008 13:00

Bath	25 – 21	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Pieter Dixon, Daniel Browne, Butch James Con: Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James (2)	Report	Tries: Johne Murphy, Mefin Davies Con: Geordan Murphy Pen: Derick Hougaard (3)

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Andrew Small

16 November 2008 15:00

Bristol	14 – 13	Northampton Saints
Tries: Dan Ward-Smith, Luke Eves Con: Ed Barnes, Adrian Jarvis	Report	Tries: James Downey Con: Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler (2)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,310 Referee: Dean Richards

16 November 2008 15:00

Harlequins	32 – 10	London Wasps
Tries: Nick Evans, Chris Robshaw, Tom Guest Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (4) Drop Goal: Chris Malone	Report	Tries: Joe Simpson Con: Dave Walder Pen: Jeremy Staunton

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

16 November 2008 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	8 – 24	London Irish
Tries: Brent Wilson Pen: Rory Clegg	Report	Tries: Thorpe, Declan Danaher, Steffon Armitage Con: Peter Hewat (3) Pen: Peter Hewat

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,099 Referee: Rob Debney

16 November 2008 15:00

Saracens	21 – 25	Gloucester
Tries: Ben Skirving, Penalty try Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (3)	Report	Tries: Olly Morgan, Anthony Allen, Lesley Vainikolo Con: Ryan Lamb (2) Pen: Ryan Lamb (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,535 Referee: Sean Davey

Round 7

21 November 2008 20:00

Gloucester	39 – 10	Bristol
Tries: Peter Buxton (2), Olly Morgan, Alex Brown, Ryan Lamb Con: Ryan Lamb (4) Pen: Ryan Lamb Drop Goal: Ryan Lamb	Report	Tries: David Lemi Con: Ed Barnes Pen: Adrian Jarvis

Kingsholm Attendance: 15,297 Referee: Andrew Small

21 November 2008 20:00

Worcester Warriors	26 – 11	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Chris Latham, Sam Tuitupou Con: Loki Crichton (2) Pen: Loki Crichton (2), Chris Pennell, Matthew Jones	Report	Tries: Danny Williams Pen: Rory Clegg (2)

Sixways Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Martin Fox

22 November 2008 13:00

Northampton Saints	28 – 28	Bath
Tries: Paul Diggin, Mark Easter, Soane Tonga'uiha Con: Bruce Reihana, Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler (2) Drop Goal: Stephen Myler	Report	Tries: Jack Cuthbert, Daniel Browne, Jonny Fa'amatuainu Con: Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James (3)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,473

22 November 2008 15:00

Leicester Tigers	27 – 14	Harlequins
Tries: Johne Murphy, Derick Hougaard, Matt Smith Con: Derick Hougaard (3) Pen: Derick Hougaard (2)	Report	Tries: Chris Brooker Pen: Nick Evans (3)

Welford Road Attendance: 17,432 Referee: Sean Davey

23 November 2008 15:00

London Irish	27 – 14	Saracens
Tries: Tom Homer (2), Thorpe Pen: Peter Hewat (4)	Report	Tries: Wikus van Heerden Pen: Glen Jackson (3)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,954 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

23 November 2008 15:00

London Wasps	12 – 13	Sale Sharks
Pen: Dave Walder (4)	Report	Tries: Mark Cueto Con: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2)

Adams Park Attendance: 9,027 Referee: Roy Maybank

Round 8

28 November 2008 19:45

Sale Sharks	27 – 13	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Rory Lamont, Mark Cueto, Mathew Tait Con:Luke McAlister (3) Pen: Luke McAlister (2)	Report	Tries: Aaron Mauger Con: Julien Dupuy Pen: Julien Dupuy (2)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,586 Referee: Chris White

28 November 2008 20:00

Newcastle Falcons	17 – 23	London Wasps
Tries: Danny Williams, Tom May Con: Rory Clegg (2) Pen: Rory Clegg	Report	Tries: Charlie Beech Pen: Dave Walder (6)

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,489 Referee: Andrew Small

29 November 2008 16:30

Gloucester	33 – 10	Northampton Saints
Tries: Iain Balshaw, Luke Narraway, Olly Barkley, Lesley Vainikolo Con: Ryan Lamb (2) Pen: Ryan Lamb (3)	Report	Tries: Scott Gray Con: Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,494 Referee: Rob Debney

30 November 2008 15:00

Bristol	13 – 18	London Irish
Tries: Luke Eves Con: Ed Barnes Pen: Ed Barnes (2)	Report	Tries: Sailosi Tagicakibau, Shane Geraghty Con: Peter Hewat Pen: Peter Hewat (2)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,225 Referee: Wayne Barnes

30 November 2008 15:00

Harlequins	21 – 14	Bath
Tries: Jordan Turner-Hall, Ceri Jones Con:Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (3)	Report	Tries: Daniel Browne Pen: Butch James (3)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,178 Referee: Martin Fox

30 November 2008 15:00

Saracens	23 – 6	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Kameli Ratuvou, Glen Jackson, Brad Barritt Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (2)	Report	Pen: Chris Pennell (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,059 Referee: Sean Davey

Round 9

20 December 2008 13:30

Leicester Tigers	20 – 3	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Geordan Murphy, Aaron Mauger Con: Toby Flood (2) Pen: Toby Flood (2)	Report	Pen: Steve Jones

Welford Road Attendance: 17,240 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

20 December 2008 14:15

London Wasps	33 – 24	Saracens
Tries: Paul Sackey, Rob Hoadley, Josh Lewsey Con: Dave Walder (3) Pen: Danny Cipriani (3), Dave Walder	Report	Tries: Noah Cato (2) Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (4)

Adams Park Attendance: 9,324 Referee: Dave Pearson

20 December 2008 14:45

Bath	24 – 20	Sale Sharks
Tries: Matt Banahan, Daniel Browne Con:Butch James Pen: Butch James (4)	Report	Tries: Mark Cueto (2), Luke McAlister Con: Luke McAlister Pen: Luke McAlister

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600

20 December 2008 15:00

London Irish	42 – 12	Gloucester
Tries: Delon Armitage, Sailosi Tagicakibau, Paul Hodgson, Declan Danaher Con: Peter Hewat (2) Pen: Peter Hewat (6)	Report	Pen: Ryan Lamb (3), Willie Walker

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,706 Referee: Sean Davey

20 December 2008 15:00

Northampton Saints	23 – 13	Harlequins
Tries: Jon Clarke, James Downey Con:Stephen Myler (2) Pen: Stephen Myler (3)	Report	Tries: Ugo Monye Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (2)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,349 Referee: Chris White

20 December 2008 15:00

Worcester Warriors	20 – 20	Bristol
Tries: Chris Latham, Penalty try Con: Eoghan Hickey (2) Pen: Eoghan Hickey (2)	Report	Tries: Lee Robinson, Dan Ward-Smith Con: Ed Barnes (2) Pen: Ed Barnes (2)

Sixways Attendance: 10,015 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 10

26 December 2008 15:00

Sale Sharks	31 – 3	London Wasps
Tries: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (2), Mark Cueto, Charlie Hodgson Con: Charlie Hodgson (4) Pen: Charlie Hodgson	Report	Pen: Dave Walder

Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,841 Referee: Rob Debney

27 December 2008 13:30

Saracens	16 – 13	London Irish
Tries: Moses Rauluni Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (3)	Report	Tries: Declan Danaher Con: Peter Hewat Pen: Peter Hewat (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Chris White

27 December 2008 14:15

Bath	25 – 14	Northampton Saints
Tries: Michael Claassens (2), Matt Banahan Con:Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James (2)	Report	Tries: Juandré Kruger Pen: Stephen Myler (3)

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Andrew Small

27 December 2008 15:00

Bristol	10 – 29	Gloucester
Tries: David Lemi Con: Adrian Jarvis Pen: Ed Barnes	Report	Tries: Mike Tindall (2), Olly Morgan, Lesley Vainikolo Con: Ryan Lamb (2), Olly Barkley Pen: Ryan Lamb

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,845

27 December 2008 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	16 – 16	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Phil Dowson Con:Rory Clegg Pen: Rory Clegg (3)	Report	Tries: Pat Sanderson Con: Eoghan Hickey Pen: Eoghan Hickey (3)

Kingston Park Attendance: 7,108 Referee: Sean Davey

27 December 2008 16:00

Harlequins	26 – 26	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Mike Brown, Ugo Monye Con: Nick Evans (2) Pen: Nick Evans (4)	Report	Tries: Johne Murphy, Tom Croft Con: Toby Flood (2) Pen: Toby Flood (4)

Twickenham Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 11

3 January 2009 15:00

Gloucester	22 – 16	Saracens
Tries: Olly Morgan Con: Olly Barkley Pen: Olly Barkley (5)	Report	Tries: Richard Haughton Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (3)

Kingsholm Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Andrew Small

3 January 2009 15:00

London Irish	48 – 8	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Peter Hewat, Topsy Ojo, Seilala Mapusua, Alex Corbisiero, Declan Danaher, Steffon Armitage, Mike Catt Con: Peter Hewat (4), Shane Geraghty Pen: Peter Hewat	Report	Tries: Tim Visser Pen: Rory Clegg

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,978 Referee: Christophe Berdos

3 January 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	30 – 8	Bristol
Tries: Ben Foden, Paul Diggin, Jon Clarke Con: Stephen Myler (3) Pen: Stephen Myler (3)	Report	Tries: David Lemi Pen: Ed Barnes

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,090 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

4 January 2009 13:30

Leicester Tigers	24 – 22	Bath
Tries: Tom Croft (2) Con: Derick Hougaard Pen: Derick Hougaard (3) Drop Goal: Derick Hougaard	Report	Tries: Joe Maddock, Pieter Dixon, Stuart Hooper Con: Butch James (2) Pen: Butch James

Welford Road Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Chris White

4 January 2009 16:00

London Wasps	24 – 18	Harlequins
Tries: Chris Bishay, Penalty try Con: Danny Cipriani Pen: Danny Cipriani (3), Dave Walder	Report	Tries: Danny Care, Penalty try Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans, Chris Malone

Adams Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sean Davey

Round 12

9 January 2009 19:45

Sale Sharks	14 – 8	London Irish
Tries: Mark Cueto Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2) Drop-goals: Charlie Hodgson	Report	Tries: Topsy Ojo Pen: Shane Geraghty

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,430 Referee: Andrew Small

10 January 2009 17:00

Northampton Saints	17 – 13	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Paul Diggin (2), Ben Foden Con: Stephen Myler	Report	Tries: Toby Flood Con: Toby Flood Pen: Toby Flood (2)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,582 Referee: Wayne Barnes

11 January 2009 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	10 – 7	Gloucester
Tries: Johnny Williams Con: Rory Clegg Pen: Tom May	Report	Tries: Scott Lawson Con: Olly Barkley

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

11 January 2009 15:00

Saracens	37 – 13	Bristol
Tries: Matias Aguero, Brad Barritt, Ben Skirving, Steve Borthwick Con: Glen Jackson (3), Gordon Ross Pen: Glen Jackson (3)	Report	Tries: Scott Linklater Con: Ed Barnes Pen: Ed Barnes (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,881 Referee: Martin Fox

Rearranged fixtures

31 January 2009 14:45

Gloucester	23 – 21	London Irish
Tries: Iain Balshaw Pen: Olly Barkley (6)	Report	Tries: Topsy Ojo, Adam Thompstone Con: Peter Hewat Pen: Peter Hewat (3)

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,974 Referee: Dave Pearson

31 January 2009 15:00

Harlequins	27 – 6	Northampton Saints
Tries: Gary Botha, Jim Evans, Penalty try Con: Nick Evans (3) Pen: Nick Evans (2)	Report	Pen: Stephen Myler (2)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,332 Referee: Christophe Berdos

31 January 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	20 – 37	Sale Sharks
Tries: Chris Latham, Marcel Garvey Con: Joe Carlisle (2) Pen: Joe Carlisle (2)	Report	Tries: Chris Bell, Oriol Ripol, Chris Jones, Neil Briggs Con: Charlie Hodgson (4) Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2) Drop Goal: Charlie Hodgson

Sixways Attendance: 10,387 Referee: Rob Debney

Round 13

13 February 2009 19:45

Bristol	3 – 35	Newcastle Falcons
Pen: Ed Barnes	Report	Tries: Geoff Parling, Ed Williamson, Brent Wilson, Andy Perry Con: Tom May (3) Pen: Tom May (3)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,808 Referee: Rob Debney

14 February 2009 14:30

London Irish	9 – 14	Harlequins
Pen: Peter Hewat (2) Alfredo Lalanne	Report	Tries: Ceri Jones Pen: Nick Evans (3)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,321 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

14 February 2009 15:00

Gloucester	24 – 17	Sale Sharks
Tries: Mark Foster, Apolosi Satala Con: Olly Barkley Pen: Olly Barkley (3) Drop Goal: Ryan Lamb	Report	Tries: Lee Thomas, Charlie Hodgson Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) Pen: Charlie Hodgson

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,466 Referee: Martin Fox

14 February 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	20 – 15	Saracens
Tries: Bruce Reihana Pen: Stephen Myler (5)	Report	Pen: Glen Jackson (4) Drop Goal: Glen Jackson

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Greg Garner

14 February 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	17 – 34	Bath
Tries: Chris Latham, Loki Crichton Con: Joe Carlisle (2) Pen: Willie Walker	Report	Tries: Andrew Higgins (3), Joe Maddock Con: Butch James (4) Pen: Butch James (2)

Sixways Attendance: 10,096 Referee: Dean Richards

15 February 2009 17:00

London Wasps	36 – 29	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Serge Betsen, Chris Bishay, John Hart Con: Danny Cipriani (3) Pen: Danny Cipriani(5)	Report	Tries: Scott Hamilton, Sam Vesty, Jordan Crane, Johne Murphy Con: Julien Dupuy (2), Sam Vesty Pen: Julien Dupuy

Adams Park Attendance: 9,581 Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 14

20 February 2009 19:45

Sale Sharks	32 – 13	Bristol
Tries: Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Nick Macleod, Neil Briggs Con: Charlie Hodgson (3) Pen: Charlie Hodgson(2)	Report	Tries: Dan Ward-Smith Con: Adrian Jarvis Pen: Adrian Jarvis (2)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,605

20 February 2009 20:00

Newcastle Falcons	13 – 9	Saracens
Tries: John Rudd Con: Tom May Pen: Tom May (2)	Report	Pen: Glen Jackson(3)

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,204 Referee: Wayne Barnes

21 February 2009 14:15

Bath	20 – 20	London Irish
Tries: Joe Maddock, Matt Banahan, Stuart Hooper Con: Butch James Pen: Butch James	Report	Tries: Topsy Ojo, Seilala Mapusua, Adam Thompstone Con: Shane Geraghty Pen: Shane Geraghty

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Chris White

21 February 2009 14:45

Harlequins	14 – 9	Gloucester
Tries: Tom Williams, Nick Evans Con: Nick Evans, Chris Malone	Report	Pen: Olly Barkley (3)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Dave Pearson

21 February 2009 15:00

Leicester Tigers	38 – 5	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Matt Smith, Alesana Tuilagi, Sam Vesty, Marcos Ayerza, Ben Youngs Con: Sam Vesty (3) , Julien Dupuy (2) Pen: Julien Dupuy	Report	Tries: Will Bowley

Welford Road Attendance: 17,081 Referee: Romain Poite

22 February 2009 15:00

London Wasps	9 – 5	Northampton Saints
	Report

Adams Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rob Debney

Round 15

28 February 2009 15:00

Gloucester	36 – 27	Bath
Tries: James Simpson-Daniel (2), Charlie Sharples, Rory Lawson Con: Carlos Spencer, Olly Barkley Pen: Carlos Spencer, Olly Barkley (3)	Report	Tries: Andrew Higgins, Rob Hawkins (2) Con:Butch James (3) Pen: Butch James (2)

Kingsholm Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Wayne Barnes

28 February 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	13 – 19	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Paul Diggin Con: Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler, Barry Everitt	Report	Tries: Danny Williams, Tom May, Jon Golding Con: Tom May (2)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,908 Referee: Dean Richards

28 February 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	13 – 12	London Wasps
Tries: Alex Grove Con: Willie Walker Pen: Willie Walker Drop Goal: Willie Walker	Report	Pen: Danny Cipriani (4)

Sixways Attendance: 9,543 Referee: Martin Fox

1 March 2009 13:00

London Irish	28 – 31	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Seilala Mapusua, Steffon Armitage (2), Sailosi Tagicakibau Con: Shane Geraghty Pen: Shane Geraghty (2)	Report	Tries: Matt Smith (2), Marcos Ayerza Con: Julien Dupuy (2) Pen: Julien Dupuy (4)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,104 Referee: Dave Pearson

1 March 2009 15:00

Bristol	14 – 17	Harlequins
Tries: Neil Brew, Penalty try Con: Ed Barnes (2)	Report	Tries: David Strettle, Gary Botha, Ugo Monye Con: Chris Malone

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Chris White

1 March 2009 15:00

Saracens	24 – 23	Sale Sharks
Tries: Noah Cato, Nick Lloyd Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (3) Drop Goal: Glen Jackson	Report	Tries: Lee Thomas, Dean Schofield (2) Con: Lee Thomas Pen: Lee Thomas (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Round 16

7 March 2009 14:15

Bath	45 – 8	Bristol
Tries: Joe Maddock (2), Alex Crockett (2), Daniel Browne, Penalty try Con: Butch James(6) Pen: Butch James	Report	Tries: Lee Robinson Pen: Ed Barnes

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600

7 March 2009 14:45

Leicester Tigers	24 – 10	Gloucester
Pen: Julien Dupuy (7) Drop Goal: Geordan Murphy	Report	Tries: Iain Balshaw Con: Olly Barkley Pen: Olly Barkley

Welford Road Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Wayne Barnes

7 March 2009 15:00

Harlequins	21 – 15	Saracens
Tries: Danny Care, Ceri Jones Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (3)	Report	Tries: Richard Haughton, Wikus van Heerden Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Andrew Small

7 March 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	12 – 22	Northampton Saints
Pen: Willie Walker (4)	Report	Tries: Paul Diggin, Scott Gray, Joe Ansbro Con: Barry Everitt (2) Pen: Barry Everitt

Sixways Attendance: 10,319

8 March 2009 13:15

Sale Sharks	25 – 32	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Neil Briggs Con: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Charlie Hodgson (6)	Report	Tries: Danny Williams, Jon Golding, Brent Wilson, Andy Fenby Con: Tom May (3) Pen: Tom May (2)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,907 Referee: Sean Davey

8 March 2009 15:30

London Wasps	21 – 16	London Irish
Tries: Pat Barnard, Penalty try Con: Danny Cipriani Pen: Danny Cipriani (3)	Report	Tries: Adam Thompstone Con: Shane Geraghty Pen: Shane Geraghty (3)

Adams Park Attendance: 9,525 Referee: Romain Poite

Round 17

13 March 2009 19:45

Bristol	17 – 23	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Luke Arscott, David Lemi Con: Ed Barnes (2) Pen: Ed Barnes	Report	Tries: Dan Hipkiss, Dan Cole Con: Sam Vesty, Julien Dupuy Pen: Sam Vesty (3)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Greg Garner

14 March 2009 15:00

Gloucester	24 – 22	London Wasps
Tries: Olly Morgan, Iain Balshaw, Akapusi Qera Pen: Olly Barkley (3)	Report	Tries: Lachlan Mitchell Con: Dave Walder Pen: Dave Walder (5)

Kingsholm Attendance: 15,249 Referee: Sean Davey

14 March 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	38 – 3	Sale Sharks
Tries: Ben Foden, Paul Diggin, James Downey, Roger Wilson Con: Barry Everitt Stephen Myler (2) Pen: Barry Everitt (4)	Report	Drop Goal: Charlie Hodgson

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Dean Richards

15 March 2009 13:00

London Irish	38 – 17	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Seilala Mapusua, Clarke Dermody, James Hudson, Thorpe, Hala’ufia Con: Tom Homer (2) Pen: Tom Homer (3)	Report	Tries: Willie Walker, Greg Rawlinson Con: Willie Walker (2) Pen: Willie Walker

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,434 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

15 March 2009 13:00

Newcastle Falcons	24 – 16	Harlequins
Tries: Tim Visser, Tom May Con: Tom May Pen: Tom May (4)	Report	Tries: Mike Brown Con: Mike Brown Pen: Nick Evans (3)

Kingston Park Attendance: 7,705

15 March 2009 13:00

Saracens	20 – 16	Bath
Tries: Rodd Penney (2), Alex Walker, Donald Barrell	Report	Tries: Alex Crockett Con: Butch James Pen: Butch James (3)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,092 Referee: Chris White

Round 18

21 March 2009 13:30

Bath	36 – 25	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Joe Maddock (2), Andy Beattie Con: Butch James (2), Shaun Berne Pen: Butch James (5)	Report	Tries: Tim Visser, Andy Fenby, Brent Wilson Con: Tom May (2) Pen: Tom May (2)

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Andrew Small

21 March 2009 14:45

Leicester Tigers	46 – 16	Saracens
Tries: Scott Hamilton (2), Dan Hipkiss, Louis Deacon, Tom Varndell, Penalty try Con: Julien Dupuy (2), Sam Vesty, Derick Hougaard (2) Pen: Julien Dupuy, Derick Hougaard	Report	Tries: Chris Wyles Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (2) Drop Goal: Justin Marshall

Welford Road Attendance: 16,328

22 March 2009 14:30

London Irish	32 – 27	Northampton Saints
Tries: Adam Thompstone, Penalty try Con: Tom Homer (2) Pen: Tom Homer (6)	Report	Tries: Bruce Reihana, Roger Wilson Con: Barry Everitt Pen: Bruce Reihana (4), Barry Everitt

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,295 Referee: Sean Davey

22 March 2009 15:00

Harlequins	38 – 20	Sale Sharks
Tries: Seb Stegmann, De Wet Barry, Gary Botha, Tom Guest Con: Chris Malone (3) Pen: Chris Malone (4)	Report	Tries: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Charlie Hodgson (5)

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,592 Referee: Chris White

22 March 2009 15:00

London Wasps	21 – 19	Bristol
Tries: Lachlan Mitchell, Charlie Beech Con: Dave Walder Pen: Danny Cipriani (3)	Report	Tries: Lee Robinson (2), David Lemi Con: Ed Barnes (2)

Adams Park Attendance: 8,498 Referee: Dean Richards

22 March 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	14 – 10	Gloucester
Tries: Marcel Garvey Pen: Willie Walker (3)	Report	Tries: Penalty try Con: Carlos Spencer Pen: Carlos Spencer

Sixways Attendance: 12,024 Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 19

27 March 2009 19:45

Sale Sharks	23 – 16	Bath
Tries: Mark Cueto, Charlie Hodgson, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe Con: Charlie Hodgson Pen: Charlie Hodgson (2)	Report	Tries: Jonny Fa'amatuainu Con: Jack Cuthbert Pen: Ryan Davis (3)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,808 Referee: Sean Davey

27 March 2009 20:00

Newcastle Falcons	14 – 10	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Tane Tu'ipulotu Pen: Tom May (2) Drop Goal: Tom May	Report	Tries: Ben Youngs Con: Toby Flood Pen: Toby Flood

Kingston Park Attendance: 7,614 Referee: Chris White

29 March 2009 12:30

Bristol	37 – 18	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Tom Arscott, Lee Robinson (2), Alifatu Junior Fatialofa, Mariano Sambucetti, Haydn Thomas Con: Ed Barnes (2) Drop Goal: Tom Arscott	Report	Tries: Dale Rasmussen, Kai Horstmann Con: Willie Walker Pen: Willie Walker (2)

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,403 Referee: Wayne Barnes

29 March 2009 14:30

Saracens	19 – 14	London Wasps
Tries: Francisco Leonelli Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (4)	Report	Tries: Tom Voyce Pen: Danny Cipriani (3)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,257 Referee: Andrew Small

Rearranged fixtures

1 April 2009 19:45

Harlequins	60 – 14	Worcester Warriors
Tries: Mike Brown, Tom Williams, Jordan Turner-Hall, Ugo Monye, Danny Care, Tani Fuga, Chris Robshaw, Nick Easter (3) Con: Chris Malone (2), Waisea Luveniyali (3)	Report	Tries: Charlie Fellows, Shaun Ruwers Con: Loki Crichton, Joe Carlisle

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,446

1 April 2009 20:00

Bath	22 – 14	London Wasps
Tries: Jonny Fa'amatuainu Con: Butch James Pen: Butch James (5)	Report	Tries: Riki Flutey Pen: Danny Cipriani (2), Jeremy Staunton

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Rob Debney

Round 20

4 April 2009 14:45

Bath	3 – 19	Harlequins
Pen: Butch James	Report	Tries: Penalty try Con: Chris Malone Pen: Chris Malone (3) Drop Goal: Danny Care

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Dave Pearson

4 April 2009 15:00

London Irish	38 – 21	Bristol
Tries: Adam Thompstone (2), Paul Hodgson, Nick Kennedy (2), Steffon Armitage Con: Delon Armitage Pen: Tom Homer (2)	Report	Tries: Luke Eves, Scott Linklater, David Lemi Con: Tom Arscott (3)

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,262 Referee: Nigel Owens

4 April 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	40 – 22	Gloucester
Tries: Paul Diggin (2), Bruce Reihana, Dylan Hartley Con: Stephen Myler (2), Barry Everitt (2) Pen: Stephen Myler (4)	Report	Tries: Mark Foster, Nick Wood, Will James Con: Ryan Lamb (2) Pen: Olly Barkley

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,426 Referee: Andrew Small

4 April 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	22 – 8	Saracens
Tries: Alex Grove Con: Willie Walker Pen: Willie Walker (3), Matthew Jones Drop Goal: Willie Walker	Report	Tries: David Seymour Pen: Gordon Ross

Sixways Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Chris White

4 April 2009 17:00

Leicester Tigers	37 – 31	Sale Sharks
Tries: Scott Hamilton (2), Dan Hipkiss, Sam Vesty, Alesana Tuilagi Con: Sam Vesty, Toby Flood (2) Pen: Toby Flood (2)	Report	Tries: Mark Cueto (2), Neil Briggs Con: Charlie Hodgson (2) Pen: Charlie Hodgson (4)

Welford Road Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Wayne Barnes

5 April 2009 15:00

London Wasps	12 – 6	Newcastle Falcons
Pen: Danny Cipriani (3) Drop Goal: Danny Cipriani	Report	Pen: Tom May (2)

Adams Park Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Dean Richards

Round 21

17 April 2009 19:45

Sale Sharks	28 – 6	Harlequins
Tries: Chabal, Wigglesworth, Keil, Penalty try Con: Hodgson (4)	Report	Pen: Luveniyali, Gomarsall

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,579 Referee: Wayne Barnes

18 April 2009 15:00

Northampton Saints	21 – 17	London Irish
Tries: Dickson, Kruger Con: Myler Pen: Myler (3)	Report	Tries: Tagicakibau Pen: Armitage (4)

Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,405 Referee: Dave Pearson

19 April 2009 15:00

Bristol	18 – 36	London Wasps
Tries: Robinson, Phillips Con: Barnes Pen: Barnes (2)	Report	Tries: Lewsey, Cipriani, Simpson (2), Betsen Con: Cipriani (4) Pen: Cipriani

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,508

19 April 2009 15:00

Saracens	13 – 16	Leicester Tigers
Tries: Leonelli Con: Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (2)	Report	Tries: Hamilton, Erinle Pen: Vesty (2)

Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,275

19 April 2009 15:45

Newcastle Falcons	14 – 15	Bath
Tries: Williams, Young Con: May (2)	Report	Tries: Hape, Claassens Con: Davis Pen: Davis

Kingston Park Attendance: 7,804 Referee: Andrew Small

21 April 2009 19:30

Gloucester	6 – 13	Worcester Warriors
Con: Barkley (2)	Report	Tries: Talei Con: Walker Pen: Walker (2)

Kingsholm Attendance: 14,035 Referee: Rob Debney

Round 22

25 April 2009 15:00

Bath	33 – 18	Saracens
Tries: Andrew Higgins, Matt Banahan, Peter Short Con: Ryan Davis (3) Pen: Ryan Davis (4)	Report	Tries: Chris Wyles, Noah Cato Con: Glen Jackson Pen: Glen Jackson (2)

Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Rob Debney

25 April 2009 15:00

Harlequins	31 – 12	Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Mike Brown, Ugo Monye, Tani Fuga, Nick Easter (2) Con: Waisea Luveniyali (3)	Report	Tries: Geoff Parling, Hall Charlton Con: Tom May

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Dean Richards

25 April 2009 15:00

Leicester Tigers	73 – 3	Bristol
Tries: Geordan Murphy (2), Dan Hipkiss, Sam Vesty, Johne Murphy, Toby Flood, Julian White, Jordan Crane, Ben Woods, Ayoola Erinle, Tom Varndell Con: Geordan Murphy (2), Sam Vesty (3), Julien Dupuy (4)	Report	Pen: Luke Arscott

Walkers Stadium Attendance: 18,816 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

25 April 2009 15:00

London Wasps	34 – 3	Gloucester
Tries: Tom Voyce, Riki Flutey (2), Simon Shaw Con: Danny Cipriani (2), Jeremy Staunton (2) Pen: Danny Cipriani (2)	Report	Pen: Olly Barkley

Adams Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dave Pearson

25 April 2009 15:00

Sale Sharks	24 – 18	Northampton Saints
Tries: Mathew Tait, Eifion Lewis-Roberts, Dean Schofield, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe Con: Charlie Hodgson (2)	Report	Tries: Sean Lamont, Neil Best Con: Stephen Myler Pen: Stephen Myler (2)

Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,724 Referee: Chris White

25 April 2009 15:00

Worcester Warriors	15 – 32	London Irish
Tries: Chris Fortey, George Crook Con: Joe Carlisle Pen: Joe Carlisle	Report	Tries: Declan Danaher, Paul Hodgson, Chris Hala'ufia, Adam Thompstone, Sailosi Tagicakibau Con: Delon Armitage (2) Pen: Delon Armitage

Sixways Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Andrew Small

Play-offs

Semi-finals

9 May 2009 15:00

Leicester Tigers	24 – 10	Bath
Tries: Hipkiss 17' c Vesty 38' c Moody 69' c Conv: Dupuy (3/3) Pen: Dupuy 51'	Report	Tries: Claassens 46' m Hooper 57' m

Walkers Stadium Attendance: 18,850 Referee: Dave Pearson

9 May 2009 17:30

Harlequins	0 – 17	London Irish
	Report	Tries: Hudson 52' c Catt 75' c Conv: D. Armitage (2/2) Pen: D. Armitage 43'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Chris White

Final

16 May 2009 17:30

Leicester Tigers	10 – 9	London Irish
Tries: Crane 61' c Conv: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Dupuy 17'	Report Report 2	Pens: D. Armitage 48',71' DG: Hewat 0'

Twickenham Attendance: 81,601 Referee: Wayne Barnes

FB 15 Geordan Murphy (c) RW 14 Scott Hamilton OC 13 Ayoola Erinle IC 12 Dan Hipkiss LW 11 Johne Murphy  20' FH 10 Sam Vesty SH 9 Julien Dupuy N8 8 Jordan Crane OF 7 Ben Woods  59' BF 6 Craig Newby RL 5 Ben Kay LL 4 Tom Croft TP 3 Julian White  74' HK 2 George Chuter  57' LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Replacements: HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  57' PR 17 Dan Cole  74' LK 18 Louis Deacon FL 19 Lewis Moody  59' SH 20 Harry Ellis WG 21 Matt Smith  20' WG 22 Tom Varndell Coach: Richard Cockerill

FB 15 Peter Hewat  62' RW 14 Adam Thompstone  40' OC 13 Delon Armitage IC 12 Seilala Mapusua LW 11 Sailosi Tagicakibau FH 10 Mike Catt SH 9 Paul Hodgson N8 8 Chris Hala'ufia OF 7 Steffon Armitage BF 6 Declan Danaher  40' RL 5 Bob Casey (c) LL 4 James Hudson TP 3 Richard Skuse  63' HK 2 Danie Coetzee  71' LP 1 Clarke Dermody  73' Replacements: PR 16 Alex Corbisiero  63' HK 17 James Buckland  71' PR 18 Gary Johnson  73' FL 19 Richard Thorpe  40' CE 20 Elvis Seveali'i  62' SH 21 Peter Richards FB 22 Tom Homer  40' Coach: Toby Booth

Total Season Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	11	116,600	10,600	10,600	10,600	100%
Bristol	11	82,488	7,499	11,845	5,005	62%
Gloucester	11	156,366	14,215	16,500	12,260	86%
Harlequins	12	180,373	15,031	50,000	9,497	91%
Leicester Tigers	12	209,756	17,480	18,816	16,328	92%
London Irish	11	165,925	15,084	52,087	7,563	48%
London Wasps	11	102,415	9,310	10,000	7,668	93%
Newcastle Falcons	11	67,949	6,177	7,804	4,620	61%
Northampton Saints	11	145,751	13,250	13,582	12,908	97%
Sale Sharks	11	100,422	9,129	10,841	7,602	84%
Saracens	11	148,127	13,466	52,087	5,881	50%
Worcester Warriors	11	114,008	10,364	12,024	9,222	86%

Top scorers

Points	Name	Club	Tries	Con	Pen	Drop
239	Glen Jackson	Saracens	1	18	62	4
212	Butch James	Bath Rugby	2	35	44	0
190	Charlie Hodgson	Sale Sharks	5	24	35	4
156	Stephen Myler	Northampton Saints	0	18	38	2
146	Peter Hewat	London Irish	3	19	30	1
146	Danny Cipriani	London Wasps	1	12	38	1
127	Nick Evans	Harlequins	2	12	30	1
126	Toby Flood	Leicester Tigers	4	14	26	0
125	Olly Barkley	Gloucester Rugby	1	6	36	0
112	Tom May	Newcastle Falcons	5	15	18	1

Top try scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Tries
1	Joe Maddock	Bath Rugby	11
2	Mark Cueto	Sale Sharks	9
	David Lemi	Bristol
	Ugo Monye	Harlequins
	Johne Murphy	Leicester Tigers
6	Iain Balshaw	Gloucester Rugby	7
	Mike Brown	Harlequins
	Paul Diggin	Northampton Saints
	Olly Morgan	Gloucester Rugby
	Lee Robinson	Bristol
	Adam Thompstone	London Irish

Notes

1. Under Heineken Cup rules, an extra berth is given to either England, France, or Italy, depending on which country's club advances the farthest in the previous season's Heineken Cup. No Italian team made the knockout stage; France's only representative in the knockout stage; Toulouse, went out in the quarter-finals.

External links

• Official site
• Match Attendance figure