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Sunday, October 7, 2018

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The 2016-17 Premiership Rugby was the 30th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition, and the seventh to be sponsored by Aviva. The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the fourth successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.

The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who claimed their 3rd title (and 2nd consecutively) after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2015-16 final.

In the final on 27 May, Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps 23-20 to win their first ever Premiership title.

After just one season back in the Premiership, Bristol were relegated with two games to go after they lost 21-36 to Wasps at Ashton Gate on 16 April 2017. Bristol's poor start to the season, combined with a lack of quality recruitment, meant that they always looked favourites for the drop and so it ultimately proved.


Video 2016-17 Premiership Rugby



Teams

Bristol, having beaten Doncaster Knights 60 - 47 on aggregate in the Greene King IPA Championship play-off final, replace London Irish, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table.



Maps 2016-17 Premiership Rugby



Pre-season

The 2016 Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held in July and August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested as a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August.


Bristol's Top Teams Go For Gold Together | Bristol Bears
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Table


Leicester Tigers v Wasps - Aviva Premiership Rugby 2016-17 - YouTube
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Regular season

Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 7 July 2016. As is the norm, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. For the first time since its 2004 inception, the Double Header involved only two London teams - Harlequins and Saracens - with London Irish having been relegated to the Championship for 2016-17 and Wasps no longer being based near London. Unlike the previous year, no games would take place abroad. All fixtures are subject to change.

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

  • Bristol are relegated providing the 2016-17 RFU Championship winners meet the minimum standards criteria.

Round 21

Round 22


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Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams contest the semi-finals in a 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd format with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals meet in the final at Twickenham on 27 May.

Semi-finals

Final


Wasps v Exeter Chiefs - Aviva Premiership Rugby 2016-17 - YouTube
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Leading 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 have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.



PREMories | Wasps v Leicester Tigers - Semi Final 2016/17 ...
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Attendances

By club

  • Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham. The figures on the left hand side include marquee games (Big Game, The Clash, etc), the attendances for which are in bold.


Is this the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership team of the year? | RugbyPass
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Notes


Harlequins v Wasps - Aviva Premiership Rugby 2016-17 - YouTube
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References


Wasps fined £20,264 for overspend | Planet Rugby
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External links

  • Official website

Source of article : Wikipedia