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2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

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The 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, named 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 15 July and lasted four weeks, with the final at the Twickenham Stoop on 5 August 2011. Newcastle Falcons won the title, beating Saracens in the final.

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:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Following all the games, the winner and runner up in the group would progress to the finals. In the finals, the six teams were split into two pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.

Group stage

Group AGroup BGroup C
Bath 7sGloucester 7sLeicester Tigers 7s
Exeter Chiefs 7sLondon Wasps 7sNewcastle Falcons 7s
Harlequins 7sNorthampton Saints 7sSale Sharks 7s
London Irish 7sSaracens 7sWorcester Warriors 7s

Group A

Played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 15 July 2011.

PosTeamPldWDLFATFTATBLBPts
1Harlequins 7s3300931715330**15**
2Bath 7s3102486781111**6**
3Exeter Chiefs 7s3111407961300**6**
4London Irish 7s3012537191111**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](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050341/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_jp_morgan_7s.php?includeref=19576&season=2011-2012)

Group B

Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 22 July 2011.

PosTeamPldWDLFATFTATBLBPts
1Saracens 7s3300794313730**15**
2London Wasps 7s3201643610610**9**
3Gloucester 7s3102557391121**7**
4Northampton Saints 7s3003287441200**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](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050341/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_jp_morgan_7s.php?includeref=19576&season=2011-2012)

Group C

Played at Edgeley Park, Stockport on Friday 29 July 2011.

PosTeamPldWDLFATFTATBLBPts
1Newcastle Falcons 7s3300752413410**13**
2Sale Sharks 7s3201992715520**10**
3Worcester Warriors 7s3102417671200**4**
4Leicester Tigers 7s30031910731701**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](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050341/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_jp_morgan_7s.php?includeref=19576&season=2011-2012)

Final stage

The Final Stage was played at The Stoop, Twickenham on Friday 5 August 2011.

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

PosTeamPldWDLFATFTATBLBPts
1Newcastle Falcons 7s220055199310**9**
2Harlequins 7s210131175301**5**
3London Wasps 7s20027571900**0**
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: [Premiership Rugby](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050341/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_jp_morgan_7s.php?includeref=19576&season=2011-2012)

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLFATFTATBLBPts
1Saracens 7s220059129210**9**
2Bath 7s210135505810**5**
3Sale Sharks 7s200217493700**0**
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: [Premiership Rugby](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050341/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_jp_morgan_7s.php?includeref=19576&season=2011-2012)

Final

Newcastle Falcons 7s and Saracens 7s won their respective pools and therefore played in the final of the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.

  • Newcastle Falcons 7s won the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.

References

References

  1. "WIN tickets to the Premiership Rugby 7s finals". The Rugby Blog.
  2. "Fixtures - J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s - Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby.
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