2013–14_Premiership_Rugby

2013–14 Premiership Rugby

2013–14 Premiership Rugby

Rugby union competition in England


The 2013–14 Aviva Premiership was the 27th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their tenth title after defeating Northampton Saints in the 2013 final. Newcastle Falcons had been promoted as champions from the 2012–13 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

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This season was also the first season to be broadcast exclusively by BT Sport.

Summary

Northampton Saints won their first title after defeating Saracens in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Worcester Warriors were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the second time that Worcester have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2009–10 Premiership Rugby season.

As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the tenth instance since its inception in 2004.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Newcastle Falcons who were promoted from the 2012–13 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Welsh who were relegated after one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Greater London Premiership Rugby clubs

    Pre-season

    The 2013 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 1 August 2013 at Kingsholm, continued on 2 August at Franklin's Gardens and 3 August at Allianz Park. The finals was on 9 August 2013 at The Recreation Ground. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy.[4] Gloucester 7s won the Series Final, beating Leicester Tigers 7s 24 – 17 and with it qualification to the inaugural World Club 7s at Twickenham.[5]

    Table

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    Source: Premiership Rugby
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    (C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 28 December 2013
    2. London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 7 September 2013
    3. London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 7 September 2013 and 19 April 2014
    4. Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 22 March 2014
    5. Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating
    6. The champion of the Championship (London Welsh) are eligible for promotion

    Regular season

    Premiership Rugby announced the fixture list on 4 July 2013.[6] As with previous seasons, Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. Fixtures as per Premiership Rugby Match Centre Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine.

    Round 1

    6 September 2013
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons0 – 21Bath
    Report[7]Try: Perenise 63' m
    Penalty try 77' c
    Con: Ford (1/2)
    Pen: Ford (3) 6', 36', 57'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,616
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    7 September 2013
    14:00
    London Irish20 – 42Saracens (BP)
    Try: Low 37' c
    Yarde 69' c
    Con: Humphreys (2/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (2) 13', 62'
    Report[8]Try: George (2) 9' c, 35' m
    Vunipola 63' c
    Ashton 81' m
    Con: Farrell (2/4)
    Pen: Farrell (6) 4', 27', 39', 41', 51', 72'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 62,637
    Referee: Greg Garner
    7 September 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Gloucester16 – 22Sale Sharks
    Try: Trinder 58' c
    Con: Burns (1/1)
    Pen: Burns (3) 18', 63', 66'
    Report[9]Try: Cueto 11' m
    Forsyth 51' m
    Pen: Macleod (1) 7'
    Arscott (2) 34', 37'
    Drop: Ford (1/1) 68'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,635
    Referee: Andrew Small
    7 September 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Northampton Saints38 – 11Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Hartley 2' c
    K. Pisi 19' c
    Wood 23' c
    G. Pisi 35' c
    Manoa 73' c
    Con: Myler (5/5)
    Pen: Myler (1) 14'
    Report[10]Try: Mumm 59' m
    Pen: Steenson (2) 11', 31'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,205
    Referee: JP Doyle
    7 September 2013
    16:30
    (BP) London Wasps15 – 16Harlequins
    Try: Launchbury 1' c
    Palmer 80' m
    Con: Goode (1/2)
    Pen: Goode (1/1) 13'
    Report[11]Try: Dickson 70' c
    Con: Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Evans (3) 12', 45', 49'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 62,637
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    8 September 2013
    14:00
    (BP) Leicester Tigers32 – 15Worcester Warriors
    Try: Thompstone 13' m
    Mélé 40' c
    Crane 47' c
    Goneva 79' c
    Con: Lamb (3/4)
    Pen: Lamb (2) 6', 23'
    Report[12]Try: Jones 56' c
    Matavesi 65' m
    Con: Mieres (1/2)
    Pen: Mieres (1) 34'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,230
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 2

    13 September 2013
    19:45
    (BP) Harlequins6 – 13Northampton Saints
    Pen: Evans (2) 29', 44'Report[13]Try: Wilson 62' c
    Con: Myler (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (2) 10', 52'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 11,498
    Referee: Andrew Small
    13 September 2013
    20:00
    (BP) Sale Sharks14 – 15Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Braid 27' m
    Pen: Macleod (3) 6', 24', 58'
    Report[14]Pen: Godman (4) 18', 36', 39', 48'
    Clegg (1) 67'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,876
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    14 September 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs30 – 26London Wasps (BP)
    Try: James (2) 14' c, 59' c
    Scaysbrook 49' c
    Con: Steenson (3/3)
    Pen: Steenson (3) 11', 30', 34'
    Report[15]Try: Wade 68' c
    Johnson 77' c
    Con: Goode (2/2)
    Pen: Goode (4) 2', 8', 28', 40'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,033
    Referee: Martin Fox
    14 September 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Worcester Warriors18 – 20London Irish
    Try: Lemi 16' c
    Mieres 69' m
    Con: Mieres (1/2)
    Pen: Mieres (2) 4', 59'
    Report[16]Try: Yarde (2) 36' c, 46' c
    Con: Humphreys (2/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (2) 13', 76'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 6,990
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    14 September 2013
    15:15
    Bath27 – 20Leicester Tigers (BP)
    Try: Joseph 18' c
    Banahan 39' m
    Con: Ford (1/2)
    Pen: Ford (5) 13', 29', 34', 64', 79'
    Report[17]Try: Mafi 46' m
    Slater 59' c
    Goneva 67' m
    Con: Mélé (1/3)
    Pen: Mélé (1) 11'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,253
    Referee: Greg Garner
    15 September 2013
    14:00
    (BP) Saracens44 – 12Gloucester
    Try: Tomkins 20' c
    Strettle (2) 48' c, 80' c
    Brits 57' c
    B Vunipola 76' c
    Con: Farrell (4/4)
    Spencer (1/1)
    Pen: Farrell (3) 31', 42', 53'
    Report[18]Pen: Burns (4) 11', 27', 37', 39'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 7,462
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 3

    20 September 2013
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors13 – 37Harlequins (BP)
    Try: Penalty try 67' c
    Con: Mieres (1/1)
    Pen: Mieres (2/2) 2', 26'
    Report[19]Try: Care 30' c
    Marler 36' c
    Buchanan 42' c
    Brown 48' c
    Con: Evans (4/4)
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 13' 17'
    Botica (1/1) 78'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,269
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    20 September 2013
    20:00
    Sale Sharks26 – 22London Wasps (BP)
    Try: Cueto 31' c
    Cipriani 46' c
    Con: Cipriani (2/2)
    Pen: Cipriani (4/5) 24', 38, 60, 79'
    Report[20]Try: Johnson 54' c
    Penalty try 66' c
    Bassett 70' m
    Con: Goode (2/3)
    Pen: Goode (1/1) 26'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,372
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    21 September 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Leicester Tigers31 – 6Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Crane 6' m
    Kitchener 12' c
    Scully 33' m
    Bowden 52' c
    Waldrom 68' c
    Con: Flood (2/4)
    Williams (1/1)
    Report[21]Pen: Clegg (1/1) 26'
    Drop: Clegg (1/1) 31'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 19,723
    Referee: David Rose
    21 September 2013
    15:00
    (BP) London Irish23 – 29Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Rouse 29' c
    Yarde 51' c
    Con: Humphreys (2/2)
    Pen: Humphreys (3/5) 18', 51', 55'
    Report[22]Try: Mumm 66' c
    White 72' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2)
    Pen: Steenson (5/6) 5', 21', 24', 47', 60'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 6,004
    Referee: Andrew Small
    21 September 2013
    15:15
    Gloucester26 – 24Northampton Saints (BP)
    Try: Sharples 37' m
    Twelvetrees 42' c
    Stooke 65' m
    Con: Burns (1/3)
    Pen: Burns (2/4) 13', 54'
    Twelvetrees (1/1) 80'
    Report[23]Try: Foden 5' c
    Manoa 44' c
    Elliott 78' c
    Con: Myler (3/3)
    Pen: Myler (1) 36'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,688
    Referee: Martin Fox
    22 September 2013
    14:00
    Saracens31 – 17Bath
    Try: Strettle (2) 9' c, 40' c
    Goode 17' c
    Stevens 33' c
    Con: Farrell (4/4)
    Pen: Farrell (1/1) 3'
    Report[24]Try: Rokoduguni 57' c
    Attwood 75' c
    Con: Ford (2/2)
    Pen: Heathcote (1/2) 7'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,047
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 4

    27 September 2013
    19:45
    Northampton Saints (BP)33 – 14Sale Sharks
    Try: Burrell 13' c
    North 22' m
    G. Pisi 31' c
    Dickson 53' c
    Dowson 60' c
    Con: Myler (4/5)
    Report[25]Try: Cueto 40' c
    Jones 77' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Ford (1/1)
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,782
    Referee: David Rose
    28 September 2013
    15:00
    Bath (BP)33 – 18London Irish
    Try: Joseph 4' c
    Mercer (2) 17' c, 37' c
    Ford 26' c
    Webber 29' m
    Con: Ford (4/5)
    Report[26]Try: Geraghty (2) 34' c, 67' m
    Con: Geraghty (1/2)
    Pen: Geraghty (2/3) 8', 41'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,917
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    28 September 2013
    15:00
    London Wasps (BP)32 – 16Worcester Warriors
    Try: Mullan 29' m
    Wade 43' m
    Wooley 47' m
    Thompson 68' m
    Pen: Goode (3/4) 2', 11', 58'
    Carlisle (1/1) 72'
    Report[27]Try: Drauniniu 65' c
    Con: Gray (1/1)
    Pen: Mieres (3/4) 5', 9', 16'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,275
    Referee: Gregory Garner
    28 September 2013
    15:15
    Harlequins12 – 22Saracens
    Pen: Evans (4/5) 3', 12', 27', 38'Report[28]Try: Ashton 50' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1)
    Pen: Farrell (5/6) 16', 36', 56', 62', 66'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 12,956
    Referee: Martin Fox
    29 September 2013
    14:00
    Exeter Chiefs9 – 21Leicester Tigers
    Pen: Steenson (3/4) 43', 50', 57'Report[29]Try: Youngs 10' m
    Goneva 38' c
    Con: Flood (1/2)
    Pen: Flood (3/4) 14', 61', 73'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,524
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    29 September 2013
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons (BP)16 – 22Gloucester
    Try: Catterick 1' c
    Con: Clegg (1/1)
    Pen: Clegg (2/2) 17', 24'
    Godman (1/1) 58'
    Report[30]Try: Cook 30' m
    May 52' m
    Pen: Burns (4/5) 19', 47', 65', 76'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 5,040
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 5

    4 October 2013
    19:45
    Sale Sharks19 – 13Bath (BP)
    Try: Forsyth 30' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Pen: Cipriani (3/5) 23', 36', 48'
    Drop: Cipriani (1/1) 10'
    Report[31]Try: Rokoduguni 11' c
    Con: G. Ford (1/1)
    Pen: G. Ford (2/5) 34', 56'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,719
    Referee: Andrew Small
    5 October 2013
    15:00
    London Irish18 – 13Harlequins (BP)
    Try: Cowan 59' c
    Lewington 62' m
    Con: Geraghty (1/2)
    Pen: Geraghty (2/2) 6', 30'
    Report[32]Try: Care 69' c
    Con: Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Evans (2/4) 17', 35'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 8,832
    Referee: David Rose
    5 October 2013
    15:00
    Saracens19 – 12London Wasps (BP)
    Try: Fraser 45' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1)
    Pen: Alex Goode (1/2) 5'
    Farrell (3/4) 68', 75', 77'
    Report[33]Try: Bell (2) 64' m, 80' c
    Con: Andy Goode (1/2)
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,642
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    5 October 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Worcester Warriors11 – 16Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Lemi 68' m
    Pen: Mieres (2/3) 32', 48'
    Report[34]Try: Blair 7' c
    Con: Clegg (1/1)
    Pen: Clegg (2/2) 2', 22'
    Godman (1/1) 72'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 6,415
    Referee: Martin Fox
    5 October 2013
    15:15
    Leicester Tigers19 – 19Northampton Saints
    Try: Slater 75' c
    Con: Flood (1/1)
    Pen: Flood (4/6) 15', 28', 50', 70'
    Report[35]Try: Corbisiero 46' c
    Con: Myler (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (4/4) 7', 18', 26', 66'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,891[36]
    Referee: JP Doyle
    6 October 2013
    14:00
    Gloucester12 – 29Exeter Chiefs
    Try: M. Thomas 19' m
    May 66' c
    Con: Burns (1/2)
    Report[37]Try: White 32' c
    Mumm 63' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2)
    Pen: Steenson (5/8) 18', 29', 43', 75', 78'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,582
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 6

    25 October 2013
    19:45
    Bath15 – 13Gloucester (BP)
    Pen: Ford (5/9) 5', 27', 31', 45', 65'Report[38]Try: Burns 60' c
    Con: Burns (1/1)
    Pen: Burns (2/3) 33', 66'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,200
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    26 October 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Exeter Chiefs40 – 6Worcester Warriors
    Try: White (2) 5' c, 50' c
    Mumm 9' c
    Dollman 57' c
    Welch 69' m
    Thomas 72' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4)
    Slade (1/2)
    Report[39]Pen: Mieres (2/3) 8', 34'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,074
    Referee: JP Doyle
    26 October 2013
    15:00
    Harlequins24 – 3Sale Sharks
    Try: Wallace 47' m
    Clifford 68' c
    Con: Botica (1/2)
    Pen: Botica (4/4) 16', 27', 36', 53'
    Report[40]Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 24'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 11,885
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    26 October 2013
    15:15
    (BP) Northampton Saints41 – 20Saracens
    Try: Elliott 11' c
    Manoa 25' c
    Foden (2) 42' m, 51' c
    Burrell 63' c
    K. Pisi 71' m
    Con: Myler (4/6)
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 5'
    Report[41]Try: Taylor 60' c
    Brown 67' c
    Con: Goode (2/2)
    Pen: Goode (2/3) 8', 40+1'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,474
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    27 October 2013
    14:00
    London Wasps22 – 12Leicester Tigers
    Try: Wade 8' c
    Con: Goode (1/1)
    Pen: Goode (3/4) 29', 36', 76'
    Drop: Goode (2/3) 52', 54'
    Report[42]Pen: Williams (4/6) 12', 32', 39', 68'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,040
    Referee: Andrew Small
    27 October 2013
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons13 – 11London Irish (BP)
    Try: Powell 64' c
    Con: Godman (1/1)
    Pen: Clegg (2/4) 16', 30'
    Report[43]Try: Treviranus 10' m
    Pen: Humphreys (2/5) 40', 55'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,766
    Referee: Gregory Garner

    Round 7

    1 November 2013
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors6 – 21Bath
    Pen: Warwick (2/4) 37', 41'Report[44]Try: Perenise 28' c
    Agulla 59' m
    Con: Ford (1/2)
    Pen: Ford (3/4) 3', 6', 15'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,344
    Referee: Gregory Garner
    1 November 2013
    20:00
    (BP) Sale Sharks16 – 18Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Cueto 78' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Pen: Cipriani (3/5) 8', 15', 74'
    Report[45]Pen: Steenson (6/6) 5', 19', 22', 33', 37', 76'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,153
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    2 November 2013
    17:00
    (2BP) Gloucester30 – 32London Wasps (BP)
    Try: Knight 31' c
    Kalamafoni 43' m
    Cook (2) 71' m, 80' c
    Con: Burns (2/4)
    Pen: Burns (2/3) 29', 58'
    Report[46]Try: Wade (2) 15' c, 76' m
    Hughes 20' c
    Thompson 73' c
    Con: Goode (3/4)
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 40', 61'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,441
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 November 2013
    17:30
    (BP) Leicester Tigers16 – 23Harlequins
    Try: Penalty try 79' c
    Con: Williams (1/1)
    Pen: Williams (3/4) 8', 18', 46'
    Report[47]Try: Easter 40' c
    Hopper 43' c
    Con: Evans (2/2)
    Pen: Evans (3/3) 36', 63', 72'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    3 November 2013
    14:00
    (BP) London Irish14 – 19Northampton Saints
    Try: Tagicakibau 38' m
    Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 9', 26', 61'
    Report[48]Try: Wilson 23' c
    Con: Myler (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (4/6) 5', 12', 34', 67'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,247
    Referee: Andrew Small
    3 November 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Saracens40 – 3Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Hodgson 27' c
    Strettle (2) 56' m, 76' c
    George 62' m
    Goode 68' c
    Con: Hodgson (2/4)
    Goode (1/1)
    Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 35', 42', 53'
    Report[49]Pen: Godman (1/3) 13'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,152
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 8

    22 November 2013
    20:00
    (BP) Sale Sharks26 – 10Worcester Warriors
    Try: Cueto 19' c
    Gaskell 46' c
    Braid 56' c
    Arscott 75' m
    Con: Cipriani (3/3)
    Report[50]Try: Faingaʻanuku 66' c
    Con: Pennell (1/1)
    Pen: Mieres (1/2) 15'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,755
    Referee: Andrew Small
    23 November 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Exeter Chiefs9 – 16Saracens
    Pen: Dollman (1/1) 31'
    Steenson (2/4) 43', 69'
    Report[51]Try: Ransom 4' c
    Con: Goode (1/1)
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 28', 35'
    Bosch (1/2) 50'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,384
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    23 November 2013
    15:00
    Harlequins27 – 19Gloucester
    Try: Easter 30' c
    Care 36' c
    Wallace 43' c
    Con: Evans (3/3)
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 1', 15'
    Report[52]Try: Twelvetrees (2) 9' m, 74' c
    May 50' c
    Con: Burns (2/3)
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 14,056
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    23 November 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers20 – 11London Irish
    Try: Penalty try (2) 9' c, 63' c
    Con: Flood (2/2)
    Pen: Flood (2/3) 33', 47'
    Report[53]Try: Mulchrone 78' m
    Pen: O'Connor (2/3) 21', 30'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,284
    Referee: Martin Fox
    23 November 2013
    15:15
    Northampton Saints18 – 0Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Wilson 57' m
    Burrell 63' c
    Con: Myler (1/2)
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 29', 34'
    Report[54]
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,415
    Referee: Dean Richards
    24 November 2013
    14:00
    London Wasps5 – 28Bath
    Try: Holmes 68' mReport[55]Try: Rokoduguni (2) 37' m, 59' c
    Garvey 76' c
    Con: Ford (1/2)
    Heathcote (1/1)
    Pen: Ford (2/4) 3', 57'
    Drop: Ford (1/3) 26'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,316
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 9

    29 November 2013
    19:45
    (BP) Gloucester17 – 22Leicester Tigers
    Try: Burns 8' c
    May 40' c
    Con: Burns (1)
    Cook (1)
    Pen: Twelvetrees 51'
    Report[56]Try: Bowden 31' c
    Con: Flood (1)
    Pen: Flood (5/8) 13', 23', 64', 70', 75'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,803
    Referee: Greg Garner
    30 November 2013
    15:00
    (BP) London Irish12 – 19London Wasps
    Pen: O'Connor (3/3) 2', 18', 64'
    Geraghty (1/2) 36'
    Report[57]Try: penalty try 34' c
    Con: Goode (1)
    Pen: Goode (3/4) 6', 13', 42'
    Drop: Goode (1/1) 77'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,568
    Referee: Dean Richards
    30 November 2013
    15:00
    Saracens24 – 19Sale Sharks (BP)
    Try: Wilson 44' m
    Kruis 72' c
    Con: Hodgson (1/2)
    Pen: Hodgson (4/6) 1', 35', 58', 79'
    Report[58]Try: Cipriani 11' c
    Con: Cipriani (1)
    Pen: Miller (2/2) 37'
    Cipriani (1/1) 47'
    Macleod (1/1) 80+1'
    Drop: Cipriani (1/1) 40'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 7,126
    Referee: JP Doyle
    30 November 2013
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors10 – 33Northampton Saints
    Try: Mieres 37' c
    Con: Mieres (1)
    Pen:
    Pennell (1/1) 50'
    Report[59]Try: Manoa 61' c
    Collins 71' c
    Wood 73' c
    Con: Myler (3/3)
    Pen: Myler (4/4) 11', 17', 46', 65'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,808
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    30 November 2013
    15:15
    Bath21 – 16Exeter Chiefs (BP)
    Pen: Ford (6/6) 10', 28', 40', 52', 62', 76'
    Drop: Ford (1/1) 67'
    Report[60]Try: Welch 21' m
    Mumm 55' m
    Pen: Steenson (2/3) 5', 70'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,200
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 December 2013
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons9 – 35Harlequins (BP)
    Pen: Godman (3/4) 18', 32', 44'Report[61]Try: Williams 9' c
    Smith (2) 41' m, 67' c
    Care 56' c
    Con: Evans (3/4)
    Pen: Evans (3/3) 21', 26', 46'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,017
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 10

    20 December 2013
    20:00
    Sale Sharks15 – 3London Irish
    Try: Brady 18' c
    Seymour 27' m
    Con: Cipriani (1/2)
    Pen: Cipriani (1/4) 47'
    Report[62]Pen: Humphreys (1/1) 67'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,823
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    21 December 2013
    15:00
    Bath14 – 3Harlequins
    Try: Joseph 45' m
    Pen: Ford (3/7) 1', 5', 24'
    Report[63]Try: Evans (1/1) 28'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,000
    Referee: Martin Fox
    21 December 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs16 – 3Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Thomas 50' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 51'
    Pen: Steenson (3/4) 10', 14', 28'
    Report[64]Pen: Godman (1/1) 40+2'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 8,955
    Referee: Greg Garner
    21 December 2013
    15:00
    (BP) London Wasps15 – 17Northampton Saints
    Pen: Daly (1/4) 4'
    Goode (2/2) 23', 31'
    Carlisle (2/2) 65', 77'
    Report[65]Try: Day 11' m
    Pen: Myler (4/4) 21', 37', 58', 80'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,897
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    21 December 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Saracens49 – 10Leicester Tigers
    Try: Wilson 5' c
    Ashton (2) 40' m, 76' c
    B. Vunipola 44' c
    Wray 67' c
    penalty try 71' c
    Con: Farrell (2/3) 6', 44'
    Hodgson (3/3) 68', 72', 77'
    Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 31', 49'
    Report[66]Try: Kitchener 36' c
    Con: Lamb (1/1) 37'
    Pen: Lamb (1/2) 23'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,999
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    22 December 2013
    15:00
    Gloucester12 – 6Worcester Warriors (BP)
    Pen: Twelvetrees (4/6) 2', 35', 60', 65'Report[67]Pen: Mieres (2/3) 5', 52'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,629
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 11

    27 December 2013
    19:45
    (BP) Newcastle Falcons12 – 17London Wasps
    Try: Cato 59' m
    Welch 80+2' c
    Con: Godman (1/2) 80+3'
    Report[68]Try: Jones 12' c
    Johnson 53' c
    Con: Goode (2/2) 12', 54'
    Pen: Goode (1/2) 35'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 6,146
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    28 December 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers30 – 23Sale Sharks (BP)
    Try: Slater 2' c
    Thompstone 22' c
    penalty try 73' c
    Con: Williams (3/3) 3', 23', 74'
    Pen: Williams (3/3) 10', 35', 44'
    Report[69]Try: Cueto 48' c
    Ingall 59' c
    Con: Macleod (2/2) 49', 60'
    Pen: Macleod (2/3) 25', 40+2'
    Ford (1/1) 76'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    28 December 2013
    15:00
    (BP) Northampton Saints43 – 25Bath
    Try: Day (2) 20' c, 42' c
    G. Pisi 28' c
    Elliott 33' c
    Manoa 57' m
    North 80' c
    Con: Myler (5/6) 20', 30', 34', 43', 80+1'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 75'
    Report[70]Try: Eastmond 5' c
    Webber 52' m
    Houston 66' c
    Con: Ford (2/3) 6', 67'
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 3', 15'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,475
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    28 December 2013
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors8 – 26Saracens (BP)
    Try: Senatore 36' m
    Pen: Mieres (1/2) 7'
    Report[71]Try: Strettle 8' m
    Brits 16' c
    Goode 24' c
    Hodgson 28' c
    Con: Hodgson (3/4) 17', 26', 29'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,301
    Referee: Gregory Garner
    28 December 2013
    15:00
    Harlequins22 – 6Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Evans 2' c
    Walker 31' m
    Brown 39' c
    Con: Evans (2/3) 3', 40'
    Pen: Evans (1/3) 62'
    Report[72]Pen: Steenson (2/2) 7', 43'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 74,827
    Referee: JP Doyle
    29 December 2013
    15:00
    (BP) London Irish19 – 22Gloucester
    Try: Mulchrone 1' c
    Sheridan (2) 56' m, 70' c
    Con: Humphreys (1/1) 2'
    Geraghty (1/3) 70'
    Report[73]Try: May 25' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 26'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (4/4) 7', 19', 40+1', 53'
    Burns (1/1) 60'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 11,174
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 12

    3 January 2014
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons8 – 16Sale Sharks
    Try: Saull 29' m
    Pen: Godman (1/3) 2'
    Report[74]Try: Brady (1/1) 22' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Pen: Cipriani (2/4) 5', 40'
    Macleod 72'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,143
    Referee: Andrew Small
    3 January 2014
    19:45
    Northampton Saints23 – 9Harlequins
    Try: North 44' c
    Hartley 71' c
    Con: Myler (2/2)
    Pen: Myler (3/4) 3', 37', 66'
    Report[75]Pen: Evans (2/2) 6', 19'
    Botica (1/1) 61'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,475
    Referee: Greg Garner
    4 January 2014
    15:00
    London Irish22 – 9Worcester Warriors
    Try: O'Connor 60' c
    Con: O'Connor (1/1) 61'
    Pen: O'Connor (5/7) 11', 38', 45', 49', 55'
    Report[76]Pen: Pennell (3/4) 17', 32', 66'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 5,714
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    4 January 2014
    15:15
    Gloucester8 – 29Saracens
    Try: Cox 69' m
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 38'
    Report[77]Try: De Kock 8' m
    Strettle 21' m
    Goode 47' c
    Con: Farrell (1/3) 48'
    Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 16', 29', 60'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,800
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    5 January 2014
    14:00
    Leicester Tigers27 – 27Bath
    Try: Benjamin 8' m
    Waldrom 64' m
    Gibson 78' m
    Pen: Williams (4/5) 12', 21', 36', 44'
    Report[78]Try: Watson 14' c
    Louw 17' c
    Joseph 49' c
    Con: Ford (3/3) 15', 19', 49'
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 25', 40+1'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 22,479
    Referee: JP Doyle
    5 January 2014
    15:00
    London Wasps19 – 16Exeter Chiefs (BP)
    Try: Simpson 61' c
    Con: Goode (1/1) 62'
    Pen: Daly (1/2) 9'
    Goode (1/3) 45', 48'
    Drop: Goode (1/3) 80'
    Report[79]Try: Lewis 1' c
    Con: Slade (1/1)
    Pen: Slade (3/4) 11', 30', 72'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,356
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 13

    7 February 2014
    19:45
    (BP) Worcester Warriors22 – 23Leicester Tigers
    Try: Drauniniu 48' c
    Con: Pennell (1/1)
    Pen: Pennell (5/6) 14', 17', 21', 27', 68'
    Report[80]Try: Goneva (2) 3' c, 23' c
    Con: Flood (2/2)
    Pen: Flood (3/4) 33', 52', 70'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,516
    Referee: Andrew Small
    7 February 2014
    20:00
    (BP) Sale Sharks24 – 19Gloucester (BP)
    Try: Miller (2) 9' m, 14' m
    Braid (2) 37' c, 43' c
    Con: Cipriani (2/4)
    Report[81]Try: M Thomas 1' m
    Sharples 28' m
    Pen: Burns (3/5) 45', 60', 76'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,059
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    8 February 2014
    15:00
    Bath24 – 6Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Agulla 47' c
    Houston 52' c
    Louw 79' c
    Con: Ford (3/3)
    Pen: Ford (1/4) 17'
    Report[82]Pen: Godman (2/2) 32', 42'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,132
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    8 February 2014
    15:00
    Saracens13 – 22London Irish
    Try: Bosch 13' m
    Brits 75' m
    Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 34'
    Report[83]Try: Parr 20' c
    Lewington 36' m
    Skivington 38' c
    Con: O'Connor (2/3)
    Pen: O'Connor (1/2) 1'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,012
    Referee: Dean Richards
    8 February 2014
    19:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs16 – 17Northampton Saints
    Try: Lewis 52' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1)
    Pen: Steenson (3/5) 9', 32', 39'
    Report[84]Try: Wilson 17' m
    Manoa 33' m
    Pisi 77' c
    Con: Myler (1/3)
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 8,336
    Referee: Greg Garner
    9 February 2014
    13:00
    Harlequins11 – 10London Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Smith 77' m
    Pen: Evans (1/1) 5'
    Botica (1/2) 50'
    Report[85]Try: penalty try 27' c
    Con: Carlisle (1/1)
    Pen: Carlisle (1/2) 3'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 13,175
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 14

    14 February 2014
    20:00
    (BP) Sale Sharks10 – 15Saracens
    Try: Jones 36' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 15'
    Report[86]Pen: Hodgson (5/6) 4', 49', 54', 59', 79'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,737
    Referee: Greg Garner
    15 February 2014
    15:00
    Harlequins18 – 14Newcastle Falcons (BP)
    Try: Lindsay-Hague 11' m
    Smith 26' c
    Con: Botica (1/2)
    Pen: Botica (2/3) 75', 80'
    Report[87]Try: Tait 69' m
    Pen: Clegg (3/5) 29', 44', 47'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 12,293
    Referee: JP Doyle
    15 February 2014
    15:00
    (BP) London Wasps20 – 23London Irish
    Try: Short 23' m
    Pen: Carlisle (5/5) 10', 44', 51', 65', 68'
    Report[88]Try: Humphreys 3' c
    Paice 21' c
    Con: O'Connor (2/2)
    Pen: O'Connor (2/3) 7', 62'
    Drop: Geraghty (1/1) 73'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 4,925
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    15 February 2014
    15:00
    Northampton Saints30 – 14Worcester Warriors
    Try: Penalty try 43' c
    van Velze (2) 54' c, 67' c
    Con: Myler (3/3)
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 12', 9', 24'
    Report[89]Try: Lemi 45' m
    Pen: Pennell (3/4) 5', 42', 59'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,553
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    15 February 2014
    15:15
    (BP) Exeter Chiefs23 – 27Bath
    Try: White 39' c
    Whitten 66' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2)
    Pen: Steenson (3/3) 10', 32', 44'
    Report[90]Try: Devoto 26' c
    Eastmond 53' c
    Abendanon 62' c
    Con: Ford (3/3)
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 12', 80'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,745
    Referee: Andrew Small
    16 February 2014
    14:00
    Leicester Tigers11 – 8Gloucester (BP)
    Try: Tait 67' m
    Pen: Flood (2/3) 31', 77'
    Report[91]Try: Sharples 50' m
    Pen: Cook (1/2) 37'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 22,195
    Referee: Dean Richards

    Round 15

    22 February 2014
    14:00
    Bath (BP)32 – 25London Wasps (BP)
    Try: Watson (2) 11' m, 27' c
    Abendanon 34' c
    Eastmond 53' c
    Con: Heathcote (3/4)
    Pen: Heathcote (2/4) 1', 26'
    Report[92]Try: Hughes 33' c
    Helu 48' c
    Daly 60' m
    Con: Carlisle (2/3)
    Pen: Carlisle (2/4) 15', 22'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,200
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    22 February 2014
    14:00
    Gloucester25 – 20Harlequins (BP)
    Try: Kalamafoni 13' c
    Kvesic 48' m
    Murphy 56' c
    Con: Cook (2/3)
    Pen: Cook (2/2) 44', 61'
    Report[93]Try: Lindsay-Hague 29' c
    Ward 74' c
    Con: Botica (2/2)
    Pen: Botica (2/2) 1', 12'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,531
    Referee: Gregory Garner
    22 February 2014
    14:00
    Worcester Warriors12 – 24Sale Sharks
    Try: Galarza (2) 61' m, 73' c
    Con: Ryan Lamb (1/1)
    Report[94]Try: Cueto 5' m
    Braid 52' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/2)
    Pen: Cipriani (3/3) 1', 11', 44'
    MacLeod (1/1) 64'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 6,214
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    23 February 2014
    13:00
    (1 BP) London Irish15 – 20Leicester Tigers
    Pen: O'Connor (4/7) 1', 16', 25', 61'
    Humphreys (1/1) 70'
    Report[95]Try: Youngs 8' m
    Mulipola 34' m
    Goneva 46' c
    Con: Williams (1/3) 48'
    Pen: Williams (1/1) 54'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 9,114
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 February 2014
    15:00
    (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons16 – 22Northampton Saints
    Try: Cato 76' c
    Con: Hodgson (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Clegg (3/4) 9', 18', 57'
    Report[96]Try: Wilson (2) 6' m, 31' c
    Stephenson 15' c
    Con: Myler (2/3) 16', 33'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 61'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,846
    Referee: Andrew Small
    23 February 2014
    15:15
    Saracens23 – 10Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Johnston 33' c
    Brits 48' c
    Con: Hodgson (2/3) 34', 49'
    Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 54', 57', 76'
    Report[97]Try: Whitten 9' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1) 10'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 45'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,114
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 16

    28 February 2014
    20:00
    Bath10 – 23Saracens
    Try: penalty try 71' c
    Con: Ford (1/1) 71'
    Pen: Ford (1/2) 18'
    Report[98]Try: Wyles 30' c
    Strettle 39' c
    Con: Goode (2/2) 32', 40'
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 21', 74'
    Drop: Goode (1/1) 54'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,100
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    1 March 2014
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs18 – 0London Irish
    Try: Dollman 41' c
    Whitten 66' m
    Con: Slade (1/2) 43'
    Pen: Slade (2/2) 11', 20'
    Report[99]
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,952
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 March 2014
    15:00
    Harlequins21 – 20Worcester Warriors (BP)
    Try: Smith 55' m
    Sloan 68' c
    Con: Botica (1/2) 69'
    Pen: Botica (3/3) 39', 42', 63'
    Report[100]Try: Lemi 30' c
    Pennell 74' c
    Con: Lamb (1/1) 31'
    Pennell (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Pennell (1/2) 5'
    Lamb (1/3) 23'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 12,173
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    1 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) London Wasps17 – 21Sale Sharks
    Try: Simpson 48' m
    Pen: Carlisle (4/4) 17', 20', 24', 46'
    Report[101]Try: Braid 11' c
    Leota 54' m
    Con: Cipriani (1/2) 12'
    Pen: Cipriani (3/3) 7', 60', 76'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,502
    Referee: Dean Richards
    1 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Northampton Saints39 – 13Gloucester
    Try: Pisi 1' c
    Clark 55' c
    Stephenson 64' c
    Waller 73' c
    Hooley 77' m
    Con: Myler (4/5) 2', 56', 65', 75'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 19', 40'
    Report[102]Try: Trinder 6' c
    Con: Burns (1/1) 7'
    Pen: Burns (2/2) 22', 47'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,238
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    2 March 2014
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons18 – 41Leicester Tigers (BP)
    Try: Cato 10' c
    Lawson 56' m
    Con: Godman (1/1) 11'
    Pen: Smith (1/1) 6'
    Godman (1/1) 36'
    Report[103]Try: Goneva (2) 37' m, 61' c
    Waldrom 67' c
    Matera 78' c
    Con: Williams (2/3) 62', 67'
    Flood (1/1) 79'
    Pen: Williams (5/6) 8', 15', 32', 41', 44'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 7,073
    Referee: Greg Garner

    Round 17

    21 March 2014
    19:45
    (BP) Worcester Warriors11 – 13London Wasps
    Try: Betty 53' m
    Pen: Pennell (1/3) 5'
    Lamb (1/1) 62'
    Report[104]Try: Cooper-Woolley 80' c
    Con: Goode (1/1)
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 28', 42'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,165
    Referee: Andrew Small
    22 March 2014
    14:00
    Sale Sharks19 – 6Northampton Saints
    Try: Cueto 7' c
    Jones 32' m
    Brady 38' c
    Con: Cipriani (2/3) 8', 40'
    Report[105]Pen: Hooley (2/2) 3', 23'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,428
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    22 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Gloucester40 – 33Newcastle Falcons (2BP)
    Try: Kalamafoni 17' c
    Cook 27' c
    Hudson 47' c
    Tindall 55' m
    May 59' m
    Con: Cook (3/5) 17', 29', 49'
    Pen: Cook (3/3) 34', 42', 76'
    Report[106]Try: York 23' c
    McGuigan 62' c
    Saull 67' c
    Tait 71' m
    Cato 80' c
    Con: Godman (1/1) 24'
    Hodgson (3/4) 62', 68', 80+2'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,015
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    22 March 2014
    15:15
    (BP) Saracens39 – 17Harlequins
    Try: Ashton 9' c
    Kruis 26' c
    Farrell 39' c
    Burger 57' m
    Bosch 79' c
    Con: Farrell (3/4) 10', 27', 40'
    Hodgson (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Farrell (2/2) 22', 33'
    Report[107]Try: Dickson (1/1) 30' c
    Smith 42' c
    Con: Evans (2/2) 30', 43'
    Pen: Evans (1/1) 20'
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 83,889
    Referee: JP Doyle
    22 March 2014
    17:30
    London Irish23 – 44Bath (BP)
    Try: Ojo 31' c
    Hala'ufia 76' c
    Con: O'Connor (1/1) 32'
    Humphreys (1/1) 76'
    Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 23', 37'
    Geraghty (1/1) 55'
    Report[108]Try: Eastmond 34' m
    Watson 55' c
    Wilson 68' c
    Garvey 79' c
    Con: Ford (3/4) 56', 69', 80'
    Pen: Ford (6/6) 19', 28', 40+1', 47', 50', 61'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 22,361
    Referee: Greg Garner
    23 March 2014
    14:00
    (BP) Leicester Tigers45 – 15Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Tuilagi 8' m
    Mulipola 12' c
    Goneva 28' c
    Thompstone 51' m
    Mélé (2) 68' c, 78' m
    Con: Williams (2/4)
    Flood (1/2)
    Pen: Williams (3/4) 19', 34', 45'
    Report[109]Try: Yeandle 26' c
    Whitten 70' m
    Con: Slade (1/2)
    Pen: Slade (1) 6'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,466
    Referee: Dean Richards

    Round 18

    28 March 2014
    19:45
    (BP) Bath11 – 12Sale Sharks
    Try: Batty 74' m
    Pen: Ford (2/4) 11', 32'
    Report[110]Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 7', 18', 22', 46'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,873
    Referee: Dean Richards
    29 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Exeter Chiefs13 – 14Gloucester
    Try: Jess 33' m
    Armand 80+1' m
    Pen: Slade (1/1) 6'
    Report[111]Try: Sharples 46' m
    Pen: Cook (3/4) 17', 31', 44'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,171
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    29 March 2014
    15:00
    Harlequins23 – 9London Irish
    Try: Evans 11' c
    Smith 69' m
    Brown 75' m
    Con: Evans (1/3)
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 31', 50'
    Report[112]Pen: O'Connor (3/4) 22', 34', 40+1'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Andrew Small
    29 March 2014
    15:00
    London Wasps20 – 32Saracens (BP)
    Try: Holmes 25' m
    Howe 48' m
    Festuccia 79' c
    Con: Carlisle (1/1)
    Pen: Andy Goode (1/3) 23'
    Report[113]Try: Wray 13' c
    George (2) 34' c, 76' m
    Alex Goode 52' c
    Con: Hodgson (2/2)
    Farrell (1/2)
    Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 2'
    Farrell (1/1) 58'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,446
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    • This result meant that Saracens would finish in the top four and therefore a place in the playoffs.
    29 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Northampton Saints16 – 22Leicester Tigers
    Try: Fotuali'i 38' m
    Waller 76' m
    Pen: Hooley (1/3) 5'
    Wilson (1/1) 60'
    Report[114]Try: Allen 15' c
    Con: Williams (1/1)
    Pen: Williams (5/5) 20', 28', 58', 63', 65'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,459
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    30 March 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Newcastle Falcons12 – 17Worcester Warriors
    Pen: Godman (4/4) 3', 22', 35', 47'Report[115]Try: Drauniniu 70' m
    Pen: Pennell (2/3) 8', 12'
    Lamb (2/3) 44', 53'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,411
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

    Round 19

    11 April 2014
    20:00
    Sale Sharks12 – 27Harlequins (BP)
    Try: Brady 5' m
    penalty try 78' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/2)
    Report[116]Try: Evans 15' c
    Care 24' m
    Smith 45' m
    Fa'asavalu 71' c
    Con: Evans (2/4)
    Pen: Evans (1/1) 19'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,837
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    12 April 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Gloucester17 – 18Bath
    Try: Trinder 70' m
    Pen: Twelvetrees (4/6) 4', 24', 28', 67'
    Report[117]Try: Hooper 54' m
    penalty try 78' c
    Con: Ford (1/2)
    Pen: Ford (2/3) 12', 35'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,121
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    12 April 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Leicester Tigers27 – 15London Wasps
    Try: Tuilagi (2) 18' c, 47' m
    Goneva 40' c
    Mélé 77' m
    Con: Williams (2/4)
    Pen: Williams (1/2) 64'
    Report[118]Try: Thompson 27' c
    Bell 71' m
    Con: Goode (1/1)
    Pen: Goode (1/1) 3'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: Andrew Small
    12 April 2014
    15:00
    (2 BP) Worcester Warriors33 – 38Exeter Chiefs (BP)
    Try: Pennell 32' m
    Lemi (2) 34' c, 63' m
    Creevy 52' c
    Con: Lamb (2/4)
    Pen: Lamb (3/5) 12', 44', 78'
    Report[119]Try: Lewis 9' c
    Hill 15' c
    Steenson 24' c
    Yeandle (2) 40' c, 47' c
    Con: Steenson (5/5)
    Pen: Steenson (1/2) 57'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,820
    Referee: JP Doyle
    13 April 2014
    14:00
    Saracens28 – 24Northampton Saints (BP)
    Try: Strettle 8' m
    Brown 21' c
    Bosch 54' c
    Con: Farrell (1/2)
    Hodgson (1/1)
    Pen: Farrell (1/2) 40'
    Bosch (2/2) 32', 35'
    Report[120]Try: penalty try 17' c
    Burrell 72' c
    North 75' c
    Con: Myler (3/3)
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 14'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,999
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    13 April 2014
    15:00
    (BP) London Irish40 – 12Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Fenby (3) 3' c, 14' m, 35' c
    Mulchrone 6' c
    Sheridan 33' c
    Ellis 40+1' c
    Con: O'Connor (5/6)
    Report[121]Pen: Clegg (4/4) 5', 11', 18', 30'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 5,614
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 20

    18 April 2014
    19:45
    Harlequins24 – 20Leicester Tigers (BP)
    Try: Penalty try 36' c
    Brown 69' m
    Con: Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Evans (3/4) 7', 26', 57'
    Botica (1/1) 77'
    Report[122]Try: Goneva 4' c
    Gibson 58' c
    Con: Flood (2/2)
    Pen: Flood (2/2) 1', 23'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    19 April 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Bath32 – 20Worcester Warriors
    Try: Young 20' c
    Agulla 24' c
    Abendanon 40' m
    Banahan 77' c
    Con: Ford (3/4)
    Pen: Ford (1/1) 47'
    Henson(1/1) 63'
    Report[123]Try: Drauniniu 8' m
    Symons 55' c
    Pennell 64' m
    Con: Pennell (1/2)
    Pen: Pennell (1/3) 60'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 12,044
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    19 April 2014
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs12 – 55Sale Sharks (BP)
    Try: Vainikolo 36' c
    Rimmer 77' m
    Con: Steenson (1/1)
    Report[124]Try: Paterson 9' c
    Arscott 26' m
    Tuitupou (2) 28' c, 55' c
    Peel 63' c
    Seymour 68' c
    Brady 73' m
    Ostrikov 79' c
    Con: Cipriani (4/5)
    Ford (2/3)
    Drop: Ford (1/1) 70'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 9,467
    Referee: Dean Richards
    19 April 2014
    15:15
    (BP) London Wasps38 – 30Gloucester
    Try: Haskell 11' c, 72' c
    Varndell 22' c
    Daly 36' c
    Johnson 59' c
    Con: Goode (4/4)
    Carlisle (1/1)
    Pen: Goode (1/1) 19'
    Report[125]Try: May 13' c
    Edmonds 64' c
    Burns 76' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/3)
    Pen: Twelvetrees (3/3) 28', 31', 40'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 38,294
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    20 April 2014
    14:00
    (BP) Northampton Saints36 – 21London Irish
    Try: Elliott 12' c, 36' c
    Fotuali'i 29' c
    Ma'afu 41' m
    Waller 80' c
    Con: Myler (3/4)
    Wilson (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (1/2) 8'
    Report[126]Try: Fenby 58' c
    Geraghty 60' c
    Sinclair 66' c
    Con: Geraghty (3/3)
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,475
    Referee: JP Doyle
    • This result meant that Northampton would finish in the top four and therefore a place in the playoffs.
    20 April 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Newcastle Falcons18 – 23Saracens
    Try: Sinoti 2' m
    Fury 75' c
    Con: Godman (1/1)
    Pen: Hodgson (2/3) 37', 57'
    Report[127]Try: Streather 10' c
    Ransom 70' c
    Con: Hodgson (2/2)
    Pen: Hodgson (3/3) 17', 41', 67'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,878
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 21

    2 May 2014
    19:45
    Bath19 – 19Northampton Saints
    Try: Ford 44' c
    Con: Ford (1/1)
    Pen: Ford (4/5) 29', 36', 58', 77'
    Report[128]Try: Elliott 52' c
    Con: Myler (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (4/5) 5', 33', 66', 79'
    The Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 11,978
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    3 May 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Gloucester38 – 30London Irish (BP)
    Try: Kalamafoni 1' c
    Sharples 8' m
    Monahan (3) 23' m, 41' m, 75' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1)
    Burns (1/4)
    Pen: Burns (3/3) 51', 72', 80'
    Report[129]Try: Yarde (3) 13' m, 37' c, 61' c
    Ellis 46' m
    Con: Humphreys (2/4)
    Pen: Humphreys (1/1) 68'
    Dorrian (1/1) 79'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,915
    Referee: Steve Lee
    3 May 2014
    15:00
    (BP) London Wasps44 – 38Newcastle Falcons (2 BP)
    Try: Hughes (2) 20' m, 35' c
    Johnson 25' c
    Simpson 38' c
    Helu 63' m
    Hayter 70' c
    Con: Goode (4/6)
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 31', 67'
    Report[130]Try: Blair 1' c
    Hodgson 13' c
    Cato (2) 52' c, 60' c
    McGuigan 80' c
    Con: Hodgson (5/5)
    Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 9'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,003
    Referee: Dean Richards
    3 May 2014
    15:00
    (BP) Saracens44 – 20Worcester Warriors
    Try: Strettle 4' c
    Ashton (2) 9' m, 50' m
    Wray (3) 40' c, 61' c, 64' c
    Con: Goode (4/6)
    Pen: Goode (2/2) 14', 47'
    Report[131]Try: Pennell (2) 38' c, 77' m
    Taulava 72' m
    Con: Lamb (1/2)
    Pen: Lamb (1/1) 7'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,247
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    3 May 2014
    15:15
    Sale Sharks22 – 42Leicester Tigers (BP)
    Try: Paterson 63' c
    Thomas 72' m
    Leota 74' c
    Con: Ford (2/3)
    Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 18'
    Report[132]Try: Goneva 14' c
    Flood (2) 37' c, 53' c
    Morris 44' c
    Penalty try 58' c
    Mélé 80' c
    Con: Williams (6/6)
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 10,092
    Referee: JP Doyle
    4 May 2014
    14:00
    (BP) Exeter Chiefs29 – 30Harlequins (BP)
    Try: Lewis 15' c
    Jess 44' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2)
    Pen: Steenson (5/5) 7', 23', 40', 60', 72'
    Report[133]Try: Monye 17' m
    Evans 46' c
    Care 66' c
    Guest 74' m
    Con: Evans (2/4)
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 52', 59'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,199
    Referee: Andrew Small

    Round 22

    All games in Round 22 kicked off at 15:15 on 10 May 2014, so as to not give any team a potential advantage with regards to knowing how to achieve a play-off berth, European Rugby Champions Cup place, or safety from relegation.

    10 May 2014
    15:15
    Harlequins19 – 16Bath (BP)
    Try: Brown 15' c
    Con: Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Evans (4/5) 35', 52', 56', 67'
    Report[134]Try: Ford 22'c
    Con: Ford (1/1)
    Pen: Ford (3/3) 44', 65', 68'
    The Stoop
    Attendance: 14,700
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    10 May 2014
    15:15
    (BP) Leicester Tigers31 – 27Saracens (2 BPs)
    Try: Penalty try 39' c
    Tuilagi 43' c
    Scully 47' c
    Kitchener 56' c
    Con: Flood (4/4)
    Pen: Williams (1/2) 5'
    Report[135]Try: Spencer (2) 1' m, 75' c
    Penalty try 53' c
    Wilson 58' m
    Con: Spencer (2/3)
    Pen: Hodgson (1/1) 9'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: Greg Garner
    10 May 2014
    15:15
    London Irish22 – 20Sale Sharks (BP)
    Try: Fenby (2) 6' c, 62' m
    Yarde 50' c
    Con: O'Connor (2/3)
    Pen: O'Connor (1/4) 39'
    Report[136]Try: Easter 4' c
    Arscott 22' c
    Con: Ford (2/2)
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 30', 45'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 8,791
    Referee: Greg Macdonald
    10 May 2014
    15:15
    Newcastle Falcons13 – 23Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Wilson 80+1' c
    Con: Godman (1/1)
    Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 3', 7'
    Report[137]Try: Cowan-Dickie 10' m
    White 37' c
    Vainikolo 79' m
    Con: Slade (1/2)
    Pen: Slade (2/2) 27', 57'
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 4,555
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    10 May 2014
    15:15
    (BP) Northampton Saints74 – 13London Wasps
    Try: North (2) 20' c, 63' m
    Dowson (2) 24' m, 78' c
    Myler 27' c
    Burrell 38' m
    Dickson (2) 42' c, 60' c
    Foden 54' c
    K. Pisi 67' c
    Stephenson 74' c
    Con: Myler (3/5)
    Wilson (5/6)
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 33'
    Report[138]Try: Davies 3' m
    Varndell 14' m
    Pen: Carlisle (1/1) 12'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,459
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    10 May 2014
    15:15
    Worcester Warriors28 – 27Gloucester (2 BPs)
    Try: Taulava 31' m
    Lamb 40' c
    Drauniniu 52' c
    Con: Lamb (2/3)
    Pen: Lamb (3/3) 19', 67', 76'
    Report[139]Try: May (2) 11' m, 61' c
    Monahan 14' m
    Morgan 22' c
    Con: Burns (2/4)
    Pen: Burns (1/2) 73'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,852
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Play-offs

    As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 31 May 2014.

    Bracket

    Semi-finals Final
          
    1 Northampton Saints 21
    4 Leicester Tigers 20
    1 Northampton Saints 24
    2 Saracens 20
    2 Saracens 31
    3 Harlequins 17

    Semi-finals

    16 May 2014
    19:45
    Northampton Saints21 – 20Leicester Tigers
    Try: North 64' c
    Wood 77' m
    Con: Myler (1/2)
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 22', 29', 46'
    Report[140]Try: Tuilagi 24' c
    B. Youngs 34' c
    Con: Flood (2/2)
    Pen: Flood (1/1) 9'
    Williams (1/1) 72'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,491
    Referee: JP Doyle
    17 May 2014
    14:00
    Saracens31 – 17Harlequins
    Try: K. Brown 34' m
    Barritt 52' c
    Ashton 61' c
    Con: Farrell (2/3)
    Pen: Farrell (4/6) 8', 17', 56', 73'
    Report[141]Try: Monye 32' c
    M. Brown 40' c
    Con: Evans (2/2)
    Pen: Evans (1/2) 5'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,962
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Final

    The final was contested at Twickenham between the winners of the two semi-finals. For the first time, the final went to extra time as the teams finished the regulation 80 minutes at 14 all.[142]

    31 May 2014
    15:00
    Northampton Saints24–20 (a.e.t.)Saracens
    Try: Foden 31' c
    G. Pisi 58' c
    A. Waller 100' c
    Con: Myler (3/3)
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 83'
    Report[143]Try: Bosch 72' m
    Pen: Farrell (3/4) 11', 17', 44'
    Hodgson (2/2) 85', 92'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 81,193
    Referee: JP Doyle
    More information Team details ...

    Leading scorers

    Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

    Retirements


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