The 2005–06 Guinness Premiership was the 19th season of the
top flight
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Background
Bred in Kentucky by the very prominent h ...
of the English domestic
rugby union
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competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the ...
and the
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its ho ...
at
Twickenham
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. Sale Sharks won 45–20 to win the Premiership.
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1.
The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...
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
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, in the 2005
London Double Header
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Two games were played consecutively a ...
.
Participating teams
;Notes
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
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Newcastle Falcons
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The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football C ...
)
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Tom Varndell
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Leicester Tigers
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The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its ho ...
)
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Mathew Tait
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Newcastle Falcons
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The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football C ...
)
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Mike Catt
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London Irish
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)
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Tom Voyce
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Voyce married Anna Wood in September 2015.
Biography
Born 5 January 1981 in Truro, ...
(
London Wasps)
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Carlos Spencer
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During his playing ...
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Northampton Saints
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They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
)
9
Justin Marshall
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Marshall played for the in the Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, winning the competit ...
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Leeds Tykes
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The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...
)
1
Tony Windo
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Worcester Warriors
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)
2
Mark Regan
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Career
Regan's England break ...
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Bristol
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3
Cobus Visagie
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Early life
Visagie attended the Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and then studied Auditing and Accounting at Stellenbosch ...
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Saracens
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4
Danny Grewcock
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Early life
Grewcock ...
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Bath Rugby
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Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in th ...
)
5
Ben Kay
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Background
Kay was born in Liverpool, the only son of Lord Justice of Appeal Si ...
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Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its ho ...
)
6
Matt Salter (captain,
Bristol
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)
7
Magnus Lund
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He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the Manchester Metropolitan U ...
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Sale Sharks
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Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the ...
)
8
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
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Leguizamón previously played for the Jaguares, the Argen ...
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London Irish
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)
Total Season Attendances
Top scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under
World Rugby
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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:
Most tries
Source:
References
External links
Official site
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England
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