2005–06 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 were played at Twickenham, in the 2005 London Double Header.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
BathBath10,600Bath, Somerset
BristolMemorial Stadium12,100Bristol
GloucesterKingsholm12,500Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Leeds TykesHeadingley Stadium22,250Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leicester TigersWelford Road16,815Leicester, Leicestershire
London IrishMadejski Stadium24,161Reading, Berkshire
London WaspsThe Causeway Stadium10,000High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle FalconsKingston Park10,200Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton SaintsFranklin's Gardens13,600Northampton, Northamptonshire
SaleEdgeley Park10,852Stockport, Greater Manchester
SaracensVicarage Road22,000Watford, Hertfordshire
WorcesterSixways9,728Worcester, Worcestershire

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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

Sky Sports Dream Team 2005/06

15 Matt Burke
14 Tom Varndell
13 Mathew Tait
12 Mike Catt
11 Tom Voyce
10 Carlos Spencer
9 Justin Marshall
1 Tony Windo
2 Mark Regan
3 Cobus Visagie
4 Danny Grewcock
5 Ben Kay
6 Matt Salter
7 Magnus Lund
8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Total Season Attendances

ClubHome
Games
TotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bath11114,96510,45110,6009,95799%
Bristol11101,9119,26511,9167,06877%
Gloucester11127,30211,57312,5009,37493%
Leeds Tykes1191,1468,28635,0003,71827%
Leicester Tigers12199,03416,58616,81514,06999%
London Irish11120,51110,95619,8846,95745%
London Wasps11125,06511,37035,0007,90186%
Newcastle Falcons1188,3288,03010,2006,40579%
Northampton Saints11145,76913,25213,58512,01897%
Sale Sharks12116,6859,72410,6417,05690%
Saracens1188,8528,07712,9235,21637%
Worcester Warriors11106,3529,6689,7769,14099%

Top scorers

Points

Tries