From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2005–06 Premiership Rugby
Rugby union competition in England
Rugby union competition in England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2005–06 Guinness Premiership |
| countries | England |
| champions | Sale Sharks |
| count | 1 |
| runnersup | Leicester Tigers |
| relegated | Leeds Tykes |
| matches | 135 |
| attendance | 1483920 |
| top point scorer | ENG Charlie Hodgson (248 points) |
| top try scorer | ENG Tom Varndell (14 tries) |
| prevseason | [2004–05](2004-05-premiership-rugby) |
| nextseason | [2006–07](2006-07-premiership-rugby) |
The 2005–06 Guinness Premiership was the 19th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the Sale Sharks and the Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Sale Sharks won 45–20 to win the Premiership. Leeds Tykes were relegated, whilst Harlequins were promoted for the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership.
As per a tradition started in the previous year, two of the opening games of the season (round 1) were played at Twickenham, in the 2005 London Double Header.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Recreation Ground | 10,600 | Bath, Somerset | ||||
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 11,916 | Bristol | ||||
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 12,500 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | ||||
| Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire | ||||
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,815 | Leicester, Leicestershire | ||||
| London Irish | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | Reading, Berkshire | ||||
| London Wasps | The Causeway Stadium | 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 | Edgeley Park | 10,852 | Stockport, Greater Manchester | ||||
| Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire | ||||
| Worcester | Sixways | 9,728 | Worcester, Worcestershire |
;Notes
Table
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Rearranged fixture
Round 21
Round 22
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
date = 27 May 2006 | time = 16:00 | home = Sale Sharks | score = 45–20 | report = Report 1 Report 2| away = Leicester Tigers | homescore = Tries: Cueto 8' m Lund 17' m Oriol Ripol 40' c Mayor 80' c Con: Hodgson (1/3) Courrent (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (6) 3', 31', 45', 49', 64', 78' DG: Hodgson 71'| awayscore = Tries: Moody 10' c Hamilton 70' c Con: Goode (2/2) Pen: Goode (2) 35', 43'| stadium = Twickenham Stadium | attendance = 58,000 | referee = Dave Pearson
| FRA Philippe Saint-André |
|---|
| AUS Pat Howard |
|---|
|} |}
Sky Sports Dream Team 2005/06
15 Matt Burke (Newcastle Falcons) 14 Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers) 13 Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons) 12 Mike Catt (London Irish) 11 Tom Voyce (London Wasps) 10 Carlos Spencer (Northampton Saints) 9 Justin Marshall (Leeds Tykes) 1 Tony Windo (Worcester Warriors) 2 Mark Regan (Bristol) 3 Cobus Visagie (Saracens) 4 Danny Grewcock (Bath Rugby) 5 Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers) 6 Matt Salter (captain, Bristol) 7 Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks) 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón (London Irish)
Top scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points
Source:
| Rank | Name | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Charlie Hodgson | Sale Sharks | 248 |
| 2 | WAL Jason Strange | Bristol | 244 |
| 3 | NZL Glen Jackson | Saracens | 238 |
| 4 | AUS Shane Drahm | Worcester Warriors | 233 |
| 5 | ENG Andy Goode | Leicester Tigers | 225 |
| 6 | FRA Ludovic Mercier | Gloucester | 213 |
| 7 | ENG Mark van Gisbergen | London Wasps | 211 |
| 8 | NZL Bruce Reihana | Northampton Saints | 206 |
| 9 | AUS Matt Burke | Newcastle Falcons | 142 |
| 10 | AUS Chris Malone | Bath | 130 |
Most tries
Source:
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Tom Varndell | Leicester Tigers | 14 |
| 2 | ENG Tom Voyce | London Wasps | 10 |
| 3 | ENG Delon Armitage | London Irish | 8 |
| ENG Tom Biggs | Leeds Tykes | ||
| AUS Matt Burke | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| ENG Anthony Elliott | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| SAM David Lemi | Bristol | ||
| ENG Paul Sackey | London Wasps | ||
| 9 | ENG Ben Cohen | Northampton Saints | 7 |
| NZL Riki Flutey | London Irish | ||
| ENG Topsy Ojo | London Irish | ||
| ENG Dan Scarbrough | Saracens |
Notes
References
References
- McConnell, Jonathan. (2006-05-24). "News : Top Catt: Mike Catt Voted GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP Player of the Season". Premiership Rugby.
- "2005-06 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum.
- "2005-06 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 2005–06 Premiership Rugby — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report