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