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 Locations of the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bath
Recreation Ground
10,600
Bath , Somerset
Bristol
Memorial Stadium
12,100
Bristol
Gloucester
Kingsholm
12,500
Gloucester , Gloucestershire
Leeds Tykes
Headingley Stadium [ n 1]
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 [ n 2]
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 Sale Sharks 26–25 Newcastle Falcons
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,546
London Wasps 23–11 Saracens
Twickenham Attendance: 35,000
Leicester Tigers 32–0 Northampton Saints
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Leeds Tykes 11–27 London Irish
Twickenham Attendance: 35,000
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,760
Worcester Warriors 15–15 Gloucester
Round 2 Bath 9–17 Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,060
London Wasps 29–29 Leicester Tigers
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,459
Gloucester 21–18 Sale Sharks
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,374
Newcastle Falcons 14–16 Bristol
Kingston Park Attendance: 6,661
London Irish 15–20 Worcester Warriors
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,118
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,190
Round 3 Sale Sharks 29–3 London Irish
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,246
Worcester Warriors 25–24 Saracens
Northampton Saints 9–16 Newcastle Falcons
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,018
Leicester Tigers 40–26 Bath
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Leeds Tykes 23–47 London Wasps
Headingley Attendance: 4,544
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,558
Round 4 Gloucester 28–24 Northampton Saints
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,156
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,957
Leeds Tykes 20–28 Leicester Tigers
Headingley Attendance: 7,143
Newcastle Falcons 16–27 Bath
Kingston Park Attendance: 6,869
London Wasps 34–20 Worcester Warriors
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,720
Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,132
Round 5 Leicester Tigers 16–16 Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Sale Sharks 18–10 London Wasps
Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,916
Worcester Warriors 22–15 Leeds Tykes
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Northampton Saints 25–23 London Irish
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,262
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,068
Round 6 The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 7,901
Worcester Warriors 15–11 Leicester Tigers
Leeds Tykes 11–17 Sale Sharks
Headingley Attendance: 4,206
Gloucester 27–20 Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,500
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,458
Saracens 28–22 Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,524
Round 7 Newcastle Falcons 20–23 London Irish
Kingston Park Attendance: 10,200
Sale Sharks 24–13 Worcester Warriors
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,056
Northampton Saints 13–21 London Wasps
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,585
Leicester Tigers 25–20 Gloucester
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,348
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,648
Round 8 Sale Sharks 24–16 Leicester Tigers
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,641
Worcester Warriors 24–15 Bristol
Leeds Tykes 28–25 Northampton Saints
Headingley Attendance: 4,564
London Irish 25–10 Gloucester
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,027
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,656
Saracens 27–18 Newcastle Falcons
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,413
Round 9 Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,957
Leicester Tigers 35–3 London Irish
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,516
Northampton Saints 21–22 Worcester Warriors
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,481
Newcastle Falcons 17–15 London Wasps
Kingston Park Attendance: 7,379
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,518
Round 10 Worcester Warriors 18–36 Bath
London Wasps 32–25 Gloucester
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000
Sale Sharks 34–14 Northampton Saints
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,641
Leeds Tykes 10–13 Newcastle Falcons
Headingley Attendance: 11,601
Bristol 15–3 Leicester Tigers
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,916
Saracens 19–20 London Irish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,923
Round 11 London Irish 19–35 London Wasps
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,122
Gloucester 31–7 Leeds Tykes
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,529
Newcastle Falcons 21–15 Worcester Warriors
Kingston Park Attendance: 8,864
Northampton Saints 29–22 Bristol
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,485
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Leicester Tigers 34–27 Saracens
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Round 12 Worcester Warriors 11–15 Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,493
Headingley Attendance: 5,446
London Irish 25–28 Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,096
London Wasps 21–6 Newcastle Falcons
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000
Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,686
Round 13 Bristol 23–26 Worcester Warriors
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,058
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Gloucester 9–13 London Irish
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,710
Leicester Tigers 27–27 Sale Sharks
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Newcastle Falcons 21–16 Saracens
Kingston Park Attendance: 6,405
Northampton Saints 21–18 Leeds Tykes
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,448
Round 14 Gloucester 34–16 Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,500
Headingley Attendance: 5,573
Worcester Warriors 33–48 Sale Sharks
London Irish 6–9 Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,822
London Wasps 19–19 Northampton Saints
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,143
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,731
Round 15 Leicester Tigers 28–22 Worcester Warriors
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Sale Sharks 35–24 Leeds Tykes
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,224
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Northampton Saints 58–17 Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,523
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,028
Newcastle Falcons 9–13 Gloucester
Kingston Park Attendance: 7,284
Round 16 Newcastle Falcons 24–16 Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park Attendance: 10,200
Leeds Tykes 21–15 Worcester Warriors
Headingley Attendance: 3,718
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,500
London Irish 30–3 Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,355
London Wasps 26–16 Sale Sharks
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,216
Round 17 Leicester Tigers 26–23 Leeds Tykes
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,307
Worcester Warriors 37–8 London Wasps
Bath 20–18 Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Northampton Saints 21–20 Gloucester
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,443
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,258
Round 18 Bath 12–19 Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
London Irish 21–29 Sale Sharks
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,884
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,517
Newcastle Falcons 13–32 Northampton Saints
Kingston Park Attendance: 7,364
London Wasps 28–0 Leeds Tykes
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 8,186
Saracens 29–15 Worcester Warriors
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,011
Round 19 Headingley Attendance: 4,899
Sale Sharks 18–15 Gloucester
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,140
Worcester Warriors 10–12 London Irish
Northampton Saints 24–21 Bath
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,454
Bristol 23–7 Newcastle Falcons
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,237
Round 20 Northampton Saints 19–24 Leicester Tigers
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,493
Gloucester 27–16 Worcester Warriors
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,500
London Irish 28–24 Leeds Tykes
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,320
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,600
Newcastle Falcons 32–21 Sale Sharks
Kingston Park Attendance: 9,018
Saracens 13–12 London Wasps
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,391
Rearranged fixture Leicester Tigers 20–19 London Wasps
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
Round 21 Saracens 12–13 Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,828
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,641
Worcester Warriors 35–27 Newcastle Falcons
Leeds Tykes 7–31 Gloucester
Headingley Attendance: 4,452
Bristol 16–19 Northampton Saints
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,862
London Wasps 37–56 London Irish
The Causeway Stadium Attendance: 10,000
Round 22 Bath 25–22 Worcester Warriors
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,400
Gloucester 32–37 London Wasps
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,500
Leicester Tigers 32–3 Bristol
Welford Road Attendance: 16,815
London Irish 30–18 Saracens
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,352
Newcastle Falcons 54–19 Leeds Tykes
Kingston Park Attendance: 8,084
Northampton Saints 34–36 Sale Sharks
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,577
Play-offs
Semi-finals Sale Sharks 22–12 London Wasps
Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,641
Leicester Tigers 40–8 London Irish
Welford Road Attendance: 14,069
Final
Sky Sports Dream Team 2005/0615 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 )[ 1]
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:[ 2]
Most tries Source:[ 3]
References
External links
2024–25 teams Former clubs Seasons
National Division One Premiership Rugby
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