2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
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{{Infobox rugby union season
| name = 2019 Premiership Rugby 7s Series
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| countries = {{flag|England}}
| champions = Saracens 7s
| runnersup = Wasps 7s
| matches = 22
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| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2022
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The 2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series was 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.
The competition was 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
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! Group A !! Group B !! Group C !! Group D | |||
| Sale Sharks 7s | Bath Rugby 7s | Bristol Bears 7s | Exeter Chiefs 7s |
| Saracens 7s | Leicester Tigers 7s | Harlequins 7s | Gloucester Rugby 7s |
| Worcester Warriors 7s | Wasps 7s | Northampton Saints 7s | London Irish 7s |
Date: Friday, 13 September 2019
=Group A=
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| width="20"|Pos
!width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|F !width="20"|A !width="20"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#d8ffeb
| 1 | align=left| Saracens 7s
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2 | align=left| Worcester Warriors 7s
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | align=left| Sale Sharks 7s
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=center
|colspan="13" style="border:0px"| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. |
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|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 18:15
|home = Worcester Warriors 7s
|score = 22–21
|report =
|away = Sale Sharks 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
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{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 19:45
|home = Saracens 7s
|score = 22–12
|report =
|away = Sale Sharks 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
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{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 21:15
|home = Worcester Warriors 7s
|score = 12–28
|report =
|away = Saracens 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
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=Group B=
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| width="20"|Pos
!width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|F !width="20"|A !width="20"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#d8ffeb
| 1 | align=left| Wasps 7s
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2 | align=left| Leicester Tigers 7s
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 67 | -38 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | align=left| Bath Rugby 7s
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 74 | -50 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=center
|colspan="13" style="border:0px"| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. |
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 17:53
|home = Bath Rugby
|score = 5–50
|report =
|away = Wasps 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
|referee =
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{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 19:23
|home = Wasps 7s
|score = 48–5
|report =
|away = Leicester Tigers 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
|referee =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 20:53
|home = Bath Rugby 7s
|score = 19–24
|report =
|away = Leicester Tigers 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
|referee =
}}
=Group C=
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| width="20"|Pos
!width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|F !width="20"|A !width="20"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#d8ffeb
| 1 | align=left| Bristol Bears 7s
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
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| 2 | align=left| Harlequins 7s
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | align=left| Northampton Saints 7s
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 55 | -31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| align=center
|colspan="13" style="border:0px"| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. |
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 18:38
|home = Bristol Bears 7s
|score = 26–24
|report =
|away = Northampton Saints 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 20:08
|home = Harlequins 7s
|score = 22–28
|report =
|away = Bristol Bears 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 21:38
|home = Harlequins 7s
|score = 29–0
|report =
|away = Northampton Saints 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
=Group D=
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| width="20"|Pos
!width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|F !width="20"|A !width="20"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|TB !width="20"|LB !width="20"|Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#d8ffeb
| 1 | align=left| Exeter Chiefs 7s
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2 | align=left| London Irish 7s
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | align=left| Gloucester Rugby 7s
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 58 | -39 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
|colspan="13" style="border:0px"| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. |
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 17:30
|home = London Irish 7s
|score = 27–19
|report =
|away = Gloucester Rugby 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 19:00
|home = Exeter Chiefs 7s
|score = 32–10
|report =
|away = London Irish 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 13 September 2019
|time = 20:30
|home = Exeter Chiefs 7s
|score = 31–0
|report =
|away = Gloucester Rugby 7s
|stadium = 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=
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 14:30
|home = Wasps 7s (1)
|score = 26-20
|report =
|away = (8) Leicester Tigers 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 14:53
|home = Bristol Bears (4)
|score = 21-10
|report =
|away = (5) Harlequins 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 15:15
|home = Saracens 7s (3)
|score = 24-14
|report =
|away = (6) London Irish 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 15:38
|home = Exeter Chiefs 7s (2)
|score = 31-26
|report =
|away = (7) Worcester Warriors 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
=Plate competition=
==Plate semi-finals==
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September
|time = 16:00
|home = Northampton Saints 7s
|score = 28-31
|report =
|away = Gloucester Rugby 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September
|time = 16:23
|home = Sale Sharks 7s
|score = 29-22
|report =
|away = Bath Rugby 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
==Plate final==
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 17:40
|home = Gloucester Rugby 7s
|score = 34-29
|report =
|away = Sale Sharks 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
=Cup competition=
==Semi-finals==
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 16:45
|home = Wasps 7s
|score = 54-12
|report =
|away = Bristol Bears 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September 2019
|time = 17:08
|home = Saracens 7s
|score = 31-0
|report =
|away = Exeter Chiefs 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
==Final==
{{rugbybox
|date = 14 September
|time = 18:18
|home = Wasps 7s
|score = 19-35
|report =
|away = Saracens 7s
|stadium = Franklin's Gardens
}}
References
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{{Premiership Rugby Sevens Series}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:English Premiership}}