# 2010–11 Premiership Rugby

The 2010–11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the 2010 final. Exeter Chiefs had been promoted as champions from the 2009–10 RFU Championship, their first promotion to the top flight.

## Summary

Saracens won their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Leeds Carnege were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the third time that Leeds have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2007–08 Premiership Rugby season.
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the seventh instance since its inception in 2004.

## Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Exeter Chiefs who were promoted from the 2009–10 RFU Championship to the top flight for the first time. They replaced Worcester Warriors who were relegated after six years in the top flight.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Director of Rugby / Head Coach | Captain | Kit Supplier | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath | Steve Meehan | Luke Watson | Puma | The Recreation Ground | 12,200 | Bath, Somerset |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter | Tommy Hayes | Samurai Sportswear | Sandy Park | 10,744 | Exeter, Devon |
| Gloucester | Bryan Redpath | Mike Tindall | RugbyTech | Kingsholm | 16,500 | Gloucester |
| Harlequins | Conor O'Shea | Chris Robshaw | KooGa | Twickenham Stoop | 14,282 | Twickenham, Greater London |
| Leeds Carnegie | Neil Back | Marco Wentzel | ISC | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, Yorkshire |
| Leicester Tigers | Richard Cockerill | Geordan Murphy | Cotton Traders | Welford Road | 24,000 | Leicester |
| London Irish | Toby Booth | Clarke Dermody | RugbyTech | Madejski Stadium | 24,250 | Reading, Berkshire |
| London Wasps | Shaun Edwards | Tom Rees | Canterbury | Adams Park | 10,516 | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Newcastle Falcons | Alan Tait | James Hudson | Cotton Traders | Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Jim Mallinder | Dylan Hartley | BURRDA | Franklin's Gardens | 13,591 | Northampton |
| Sale Sharks | Mike Brewer | Mark Cueto | Cotton Traders | Edgeley Park | 10,852 | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Brendan Venter | Steve Borthwick | Nike | Vicarage Road | 19,920 | Watford, Hertfordshire |

## Pre-season

The inaugural edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 16 July 2010 at The Stoop, continued on 23 July at Welford Road and 30 July at Franklin's Gardens. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 6 August 2010 at The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by Saracens.

## Table

2010–11 Premiership Rugby Table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester Tigers (RU) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 594 | 403 | +191 | 67 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 78 | Play-off place, Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 2 | Saracens (C) | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 484 | 318 | +166 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 76 | Play-off place, Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 3 | Gloucester (SF) | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 528 | 452 | +76 | 58 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 67 | Play-off place, Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 4 | Northampton Saints (SF) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 533 | 430 | +103 | 58 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 65 | Play-off place, Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 5 | Bath | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 427 | 367 | +60 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 62 | Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 6 | London Irish | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 523 | 459 | +64 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 54 | Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 7 | Harlequins | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 482 | 384 | +98 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 52 | Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup |
| 8 | Exeter Chiefs | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 428 | 460 | −32 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 2011–12 European Challenge Cup |
| 9 | London Wasps | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 425 | 497 | −72 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 2011–12 European Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 432 | 618 | −186 | 34 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 2011–12 European Challenge Cup |
| 11 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 360 | 553 | −193 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 2011–12 European Challenge Cup |
| 12 | Leeds Carnegie (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 315 | 590 | −275 | 30 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 23 | Relegated |
* ↑ Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2010
* ↑ London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010
* ↑ London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010 and on 23 April 2011
* ↑ Sale will also play a home game at Reebok Stadium on 16 April 2011
* ↑ Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 26 December 2010
* ↑ As a result of winning the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup
* ↑ Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000 for naming three overseas players in the squad for their match at Leeds Carnegie.
* ↑ The champion of the Championship (Worcester Warriors) are eligible for promotion

## Regular season

The fixture list was released on 29 June 2010.

### Round 1

* 3 September 2010 19:45
| Sale Sharks | 35–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,815 Referee: Dean Richards
* 4 September 2010 14:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 33–16 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small
* 4 September 2010 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 22–10 | Gloucester Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 9,562 Referee: Rob Debney
* 4 September 2010 16:30
| London Wasps | 29–29 | Harlequins |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Chris White
* 5 September 2010 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 16–32 | Bath Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 5,509
* 5 September 2010 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 27–19 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Dave Pearson

### Round 2

* 10 September 2010 20:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 29–17 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,159
* 11 September 2010 13:30
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 16–20 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,823 Referee: Andrew Small
* 11 September 2010 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 20–13 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,005 Referee: Dave Pearson
* 11 September 2010 15:00
| Gloucester Rugby | 22–21 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 9,994
* 11 September 2010 17:30
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 37–27 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Dean Richards
* 12 September 2010 14:15
| Saracens | 28–13 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Wayne Barnes

### Round 3

* 17 September 2010 19:45
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 31–10 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,491 Referee: Chris White
* 17 September 2010 19:45
| Sale Sharks | 21–17 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Dave Pearson
* 18 September 2010 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 22–17 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Greg Garner
* 18 September 2010 15:05
| London Wasps | 37–30 | Leicester Tigers (2 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 8,006 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 19 September 2010 15:00
| London Irish | 23–16 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,267 Referee: Dean Richards
* 19 September 2010 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 14–26 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Sean Davey

### Round 4

* 25 September 2010 14:15
| (1 BP) Bath | 31–16 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,618
* 25 September 2010 14:30
| Gloucester | 22–20 | London Wasps (1 BP) |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 11,377
* 25 September 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 40–13 | Exeter Chiefs |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,461
* 25 September 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 48–6 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 17,063
* 25 September 2010 17:15
| Newcastle Falcons | 12–46 | London Irish (1 BP) |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,993
* 26 September 2010 15:00
| Saracens | 24–17 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,567

### Round 5

* 1 October 2010 19:45
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 24–25 | London Wasps |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,202
* 1 October 2010 20:05
| Bath Rugby | 3–18 | Gloucester Rugby |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
* 2 October 2010 15:00
| Harlequins | 23–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,813
* 2 October 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 40–24 | Leeds Carnegie |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,921
* 2 October 2010 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 27–21 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,296
* 3 October 2010 16:30
| Saracens | 26–20 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,517

### Round 6

* 22 October 2010 19:45
| (1 BP) Leeds Carnegie | 3–6 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 5,571
* 22 October 2010 20:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 13–15 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,391
* 23 October 2010 14:30
| Leicester Tigers | 21–15 | Bath Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 21,194
* 23 October 2010 15:00
| Gloucester Rugby | 33–26 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 11,919
* 23 October 2010 17:15
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 9–12 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 10,103
* 24 October 2010 14:45
| London Wasps | 10–37 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 9,206

### Round 7

* 30 October 2010 14:30
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 34–13 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,356 Referee: Nigel Owens
* 30 October 2010 15:00
| Saracens | 9–23 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
* 30 October 2010 17:30
| Gloucester Rugby | 19–12 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 13,970 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 31 October 2010 15:00
| Harlequins | 6–6 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Sean Davey
* 31 October 2010 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 8–17 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Dean Richards
* 31 October 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 39–26 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,741 Referee: Martin Fox

### Round 8

* 19 November 2010 19:45
| Sale Sharks | 10–19 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,091
* 19 November 2010 19:45
| Leicester Tigers | 18–13 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 17,441
* 20 November 2010 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 15–9 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 7,743
* 21 November 2010 14:45
| London Wasps | 33–25 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,929
* 21 November 2010 15:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 12–6 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,249
* 21 November 2010 16:15
| (1 BP) Bath Rugby | 13–17 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,848

### Round 9

* 27 November 2010 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 24–19 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 7,171
* 27 November 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 44–19 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 18,738
* 27 November 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 35–23 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,456
* 27 November 2010 16:30
| Gloucester Rugby | 19–13 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 11,453
* 27 November 2010 17:30
| (1 BP) Bath Rugby | 6–11 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,911 Referee: Dean Richards
* 28 November 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 51–18 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,676

### Round 10

* 3 December 2010 19:45
| Sale Sharks | P – P | Gloucester Rugby |
* Edgeley Park
* 3 December 2010 20:00
| Newcastle Falcons | P – P | Bath Rugby |
* Kingston Park
* 4 December 2010 15:00
| London Irish | 14–23 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,405
* 5 December 2010 14:45
| London Wasps | 24–12 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,931
* 5 December 2010 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | P – P | Northampton Saints |
* Headingley
* 5 December 2010 15:00
| Saracens | 26–14 | Harlequins |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,035

### Round 11

* 26 December 2010 14:15
| Bath Rugby | P – P | Exeter Chiefs |
* Recreation Ground
* 26 December 2010 15:00
| Gloucester Rugby | P – P | Northampton Saints |
* Kingsholm
* 26 December 2010 15:00
| Newcastle Falcons | P – P | Leeds Carnegie |
* Kingston Park
* 26 December 2010 15:00
| Saracens | 13–6 | London Wasps (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Wembley Stadium Attendance: 38,425
* 27 December 2010 15:00
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 54–21 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 24,000
* 27 December 2010 16:15
| Harlequins | 28–18 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Attendance: 74,212

### Round 12

* 1 January 2011 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 15–13 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 12,015
* 1 January 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 24–25 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,811
* 1 January 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 13–16 | Harlequins |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,459
* 2 January 2011 14:45
| London Wasps | 33–16 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,614
* 2 January 2011 15:00
| Sale Sharks | 28–22 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,646
* 2 January 2011 16:15
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 15–22 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 10,495

### Round 13

* 7 January 2011 19:45
| Newcastle Falcons | 19–19 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 4,225
* 8 January 2011 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 16–13 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,800
* 8 January 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester Rugby | 37–23 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 13,401
* 8 January 2011 15:00
| Harlequins | 17–10 | London Wasps (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282
* 8 January 2011 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 27–16 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 24,000
* 9 January 2011 15:00
| Saracens | 12–6 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,013

### Round 14

* 11 February 2011 19:45
| Sale Sharks | 7–19 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,065
* 12 February 2011 12:30
| London Irish | 23–14 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,806
* 12 February 2011 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 20–6 | Harlequins |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 8,733
* 12 February 2011 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 15–29 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,219
* 13 February 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Leeds Carnegie | 9–15 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 6,762
* 13 February 2011 17:00
| (1 BP) London Wasps | 9–10 | Gloucester Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,684

### Round 15

* 18 February 2011 19:45
| Gloucester Rugby | 23–9 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 12,333
* 18 February 2011 20:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 13–23 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,729
* 19 February 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Bath Rugby | 38–8 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
* 19 February 2011 15:00
| Harlequins | 21–9 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,852
* 19 February 2011 17:30
| Leicester Tigers | 21–12 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 21,215
* 20 February 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Saracens | 39–0 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,029

### Round 16

* 25 February 2011 19:45
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 16–18 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,115
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 9–12 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 10,486
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| London Irish | 15–9 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,776
* 26 February 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 16–18 | Gloucester Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,259
* 27 February 2011 13:00
| London Wasps | 15–26 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,498
* 27 February 2011 17:30
| Leeds Carnegie | 5–22 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 5,110

### Round 17

* 4 March 2011 20:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 33–18 | Harlequins |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,011
* 5 March 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester Rugby | 34–22 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 16,241
* 5 March 2011 15:15
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 14–15 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 22,451
* 6 March 2011 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 30–9 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 8,977
* 6 March 2011 15:00
| London Wasps | 33–26 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 8,077
* 6 March 2011 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 27–19 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 4,242

### Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

* 12 March 2011 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 13–23 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 4,262

### Round 18

* 25 March 2011 19:45
| Sale Sharks | 15–12 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,972
* 26 March 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 53–15 | Gloucester Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282
* 26 March 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 39–17 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,011
* 26 March 2011 16:30
| Bath Rugby | 6–37 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
* 27 March 2011 13:45
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 39–3 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,385
* 27 March 2011 15:00
| Saracens | 24–9 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,135

### Round 19

* 2 April 2011 14:30
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 53–24 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,312
* 2 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester Rugby | 34–9 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 12,931 Referee: Dean Richards
* 2 April 2011 17:30
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 13–17 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 3 April 2011 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 27–22 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
* 3 April 2011 15:00
| London Irish | 25–12 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,789 Referee: Chris White
* 3 April 2011 15:00
| Saracens | 20–9 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,653 Referee: Nigel Owens

### Rescheduled Games (Round 10 & 11)

* 8 April 2011 19:45
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 36–31 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,888
* 9 April 2011 14:30
| Bath Rugby | 26–18 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
* 9 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 29–30 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,724

### Round 20

* 15 April 2011 19:45
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 15–22 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Greg Garner
* 16 April 2011 14:15
| Bath Rugby | 19–15 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Dave Pearson
* 16 April 2011 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 12–33 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Dean Richards
* 16 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 41–41 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: George Clancy
* 16 April 2011 17:30
| Sale Sharks | 20–34 | London Irish (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Reebok Stadium, Horwich Attendance: 16,428
* 17 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) London Wasps | 51–18 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Adams Park Attendance: 7,186

### Rescheduled Game (Round 11)

* 19 April 2011 19:45
| Gloucester Rugby | 27–15 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 15,684

### Round 21

* 22 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 24–30 | Exeter Chiefs |
| | Report | |
* Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,462 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
* 22 April 2011 18:00
| Newcastle Falcons | 13–24 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
* 23 April 2011 15:00
| (1 BP) London Irish | 20–26 | Northampton Saints |
| | Report | |
* Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,860
* 23 April 2011 17:30
| London Wasps | 10–43 | Bath Rugby (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Attendance: 38,074 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 24 April 2011 13:30
| (1 BP) Saracens | 35–12 | Gloucester Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,439 Referee: Dave Pearson
* 24 April 2011 15:00
| Leeds Carnegie | 3–38 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| | Report | |
* Headingley Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Martin Fox

### Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

* 30 April 2011 16:00
| (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 11–14 | Bath Rugby |
| | Report | |
* Kingston Park Attendance: 5,213

### Round 22

* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Bath Rugby | 42–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | Report | |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Exeter Chiefs | 21–8 | London Wasps |
| | Report | |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 10,522 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Gloucester Rugby | 68–17 | Sale Sharks |
| | Report | |
* Kingsholm Attendance: 14,151
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Harlequins | 13–16 | Saracens |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 32–23 | London Irish |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Greg Garner
* 7 May 2011 15:00
| Northampton Saints | 31–24 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | Report | |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Andrew Small

## 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 28 May 2011.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 May 2011 – Welford Road | 14 May 2011 – Welford Road |
| Leicester Tigers | 11 |
| Leicester Tigers | 11 | 28 May 2011 – Twickenham | 28 May 2011 – Twickenham |
| Northampton Saints | 3 | 28 May 2011 – Twickenham | 28 May 2011 – Twickenham |
| Northampton Saints | 3 | Leicester Tigers | 18 |
| 15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road | 15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road | | Leicester Tigers | 18 |
| 15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road | 15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road | Saracens | 22 |
| Saracens | 12 | Saracens | 22 |
| Gloucester | 10 | | |

### Semi-finals

* 14 May 2011 15:15
| Leicester Tigers | 11–3 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: A. Tuilagi 68' m Pen: Flood (2/4) 37', 60' | Report | Pen: Myler (1/1) 46' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Wayne Barnes
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Scott Hamilton |
| RW | 14 | Matt Smith | | 46' |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi | 31' |
| IC | 12 | Anthony Allen |
| LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Jordan Crane | | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Craig Newby (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | George Skivington |
| LL | 4 | Steve Mafi | | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | | 53' |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | Marcos Ayerza |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Hawkins |
| PR | 17 | Boris Stankovich |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Ed Slater | | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Thomas Waldrom | | 64' |
| SH | 21 | James Grindal | | 76' |
| FH | 22 | Jeremy Staunton |
| WG | 23 | Horacio Agulla | | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Richard Cockerill ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton | 31' |
| OC | 13 | Jon Clarke |
| IC | 12 | James Downey |
| LW | 11 | Bruce Reihana |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Myler | | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson |
| N8 | 8 | Roger Wilson |
| OF | 7 | Phil Dowson |
| BF | 6 | Calum Clark |
| RL | 5 | Christian Day | | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes | | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Brian Mujati |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) |
| LP | 1 | Soane Tongaʻuiha |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Brett Sharman |
| PR | 17 | Alex Waller |
| PR | 18 | Tom Mercey |
| LK | 19 | Mark Sorenson | | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Mark Easter | | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Stuart Commins |
| FH | 22 | Shane Geraghty | | 76' |
| CE | 23 | Joe Ansbro |
| Coach: ||
| Jim Mallinder ||
* 15 May 2011 14:30
| Saracens | 12–10 | Gloucester |
| Pen: Farrell (4/8) 17', 23', 41', 73' | Report | Try: Robinson 69' c Con: Robinson (1/1) 70' Pen: Robinson (1/3) 40' |
* Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,032 Referee: Andrew Small
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Alex Goode |
| RW | 14 | David Strettle |
| OC | 13 | Chris Wyles |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | James Short | | 51' |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth | | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Ernst Joubert |
| OF | 7 | Jacques Burger |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown | | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Mouritz Botha | | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick (c) | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Schalk Brits |
| LP | 1 | Matt Stevens |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George |
| PR | 17 | Rhys Gill |
| PR | 18 | Petrus du Plessis | | 70' |
| LK | 19 | Hugh Vyvyan | | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Andy Saull | | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Neil de Kock | | 59' |
| CE | 22 | Nils Mordt |
| WG | 23 | Noah Cato | | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Mark McCall ||
| FB | 15 | Freddie Burns | 76' |
| RW | 14 | Charlie Sharples |
| OC | 13 | Tim Molenaar | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu |
| LW | 11 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| FH | 10 | Nicky Robinson |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Luke Narraway |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Alex Brown (c) |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Paul Doran-Jones | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Lawson | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Nick Wood | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Darren Dawidiuk | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Rupert Harden | 74' |
| LK | 19 | Dave Attwood | 51' |
| FL | 20 | Brett Deacon | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Dave Lewis | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Trinder | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Tom Voyce | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Bryan Redpath ||

### Final

* 28 May 2011 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 18–22 | Saracens |
| Pen: Flood (6/8) 9', 18', 38', 49', 68', 74' | Report | Try: Short 28' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73' |
* Twickenham, London Attendance: 80,016 Referee: Wayne Barnes
| FB | 15 | Scott Hamilton | | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Horacio Agulla |
| OC | 13 | Matt Smith |
| IC | 12 | Anthony Allen |
| LW | 11 | Alesana Tuilagi |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 5' |
| N8 | 8 | Jordan Crane | | 49' | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Craig Newby (c) | | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | George Skivington |
| LL | 4 | Steve Mafi | | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter | | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Marcos Ayerza | | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Hawkins | | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Boris Stankovich | | 77' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Ed Slater | | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Thomas Waldrom | | 49' | 64' |
| SH | 21 | James Grindal |
| FH | 22 | Jeremy Staunton |
| CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Richard Cockerill ||
| FB | 15 | Alex Goode |
| RW | 14 | David Strettle |
| OC | 13 | Chris Wyles |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | James Short |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Neil de Kock | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Ernst Joubert | 30' to 33' | 30' to 33' |
| OF | 7 | Jacques Burger |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown |
| RL | 5 | Mouritz Botha | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick (c) |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Schalk Brits |
| LP | 1 | Matt Stevens | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George |
| PR | 17 | Rhys Gill | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Petrus du Plessis | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Hugh Vyvyan | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Andy Saull | 30' | 33' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | 49' |
| CE | 22 | Nils Mordt |
| WG | 23 | Noah Cato |
| Coach: ||
| Mark McCall ||
* Man of the Match:
* Schalk Brits (Saracens)

## Leading scorers

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