2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

The 2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series will be the ninth rugby union sevens competition for the twelve clubs who compete in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby clubs. It was also the third to feature the new format in which all twelve Premiership Rugby teams feature together in one venue over two days.

2019 Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries England
ChampionsSaracens 7s
Runners-upWasps 7s
Matches played22

The competition would be held at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton for the third successive year on 13 and 14 September 2019.

Format

The twelve teams were split into four groups – A, B, C & D. Each team in the group played each other once, to World Rugby Laws of the Game – 7s Variations.
Based on the result, teams received:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Following all matches in each group, the winner and runner-up in each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners of each quarter-final qualified for the cup semi-finals, with the losers eliminated. Thereafter, competition was a simple knockout bracket, with the winner of the cup final being declared the series winner. The third placed team in each pool compete in the plate competition.

Group stage

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Sale Sharks 7sBath Rugby 7sBristol Bears 7sExeter Chiefs 7s
Saracens 7sLeicester Tigers 7sHarlequins 7sGloucester Rugby 7s
Worcester Warriors 7sWasps 7sNorthampton Saints 7sLondon Irish 7s

Date: Friday, 13 September 2019

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Saracens 7s 2200502426842010
2Worcester Warriors 7s 21013433167105
3Sale Sharks 7s 20023244-1258011
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby
13 September 2019
18:15
Worcester Warriors 7s22–21Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
19:45
Saracens 7s22–12Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
21:15
Worcester Warriors 7s12–28Saracens 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Wasps 7s 22009810881522010
2Leicester Tigers 7s 21012967-38410105
3Bath Rugby 7s 20022474-50412011
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby
13 September 2019
17:53
Bath Rugby5–50Wasps 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
19:23
Wasps 7s48–5Leicester Tigers 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
20:53
Bath Rugby 7s19–24Leicester Tigers 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Bristol Bears 7s 220054468880210
2Harlequins 7s 210153282594217
3Northampton Saints 7s 20022455-3194112
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby
13 September 2019
18:38
Bristol Bears 7s26–24Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
20:08
Harlequins 7s22–28Bristol Bears 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
21:38
Harlequins 7s29–0Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Exeter Chiefs 7s 22006310531122010
2London Irish 7s 21013753-1679105
3Gloucester Rugby 7s 20021958-3937000
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby
13 September 2019
17:30
London Irish 7s27–19Gloucester Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
19:00
Exeter Chiefs 7s32–10London Irish 7s
Franklin's Gardens
13 September 2019
20:30
Exeter Chiefs 7s31–0Gloucester Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Finals stage

Finals day was played on Saturday, 14 September 2019.

The four pool winners played a quarter-final against the runners-up in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 4 v 5 format. The winner of these quarter-finals competed in the cup competition, while the losers were eliminated. The third placed team in each pool competed in the plate competition.

Quarter-finals

14 September 2019
14:30
Wasps 7s (1)26-20(8) Leicester Tigers 7s
Franklin's Gardens
14 September 2019
14:53
Bristol Bears (4)21-10(5) Harlequins 7s
Franklin's Gardens
14 September 2019
15:15
Saracens 7s (3)24-14(6) London Irish 7s
Franklin's Gardens
14 September 2019
15:38
Exeter Chiefs 7s (2)31-26(7) Worcester Warriors 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Plate semi-finals

14 September
16:00
Northampton Saints 7s28-31Gloucester Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens
14 September
16:23
Sale Sharks 7s29-22Bath Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Plate final

14 September 2019
17:40
Gloucester Rugby 7s34-29Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Semi-finals

14 September 2019
16:45
Wasps 7s54-12Bristol Bears 7s
Franklin's Gardens
14 September 2019
17:08
Saracens 7s31-0Exeter Chiefs 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Final

14 September
18:18
Wasps 7s19-35Saracens 7s
Franklin's Gardens

References

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