2012–13 Premiership Rugby

2012–13 Aviva Premiership
Countries  England
Date 1 September 2012 – 25 May 2013
Champions Leicester Tigers
Runners-up Northampton Saints
Relegated London Welsh
Matches played 135
Attendance 1,684,804
(average 12,480 per match)
Tries scored 542
(average 4 per match)
Top point scorer Nick Evans (Harlequins)
(258 points)[1]
Top try scorer Tom Varndell (London Wasps)
Christian Wade (London Wasps)
(13 tries)[2]
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The 2012–13 Aviva Premiership was the 26th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions and the third to be sponsored by Aviva. On 14 June, Premiership Rugby, the competition organisers, announced through their Facebook page that the official fixture list would be released at 2pm on 4 July 2012.[3]

The reigning champions entering the season were Harlequins, who claimed their first-ever top-flight title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final, having also finished atop the league table in the regular season.[4][5][6] London Welsh were the newcomers for this season, having earned promotion by winning the 2011–12 RFU Championship play-offs against Cornish Pirates, and following a lengthy appeal process over a supposed lack of fulfillment of the Premiership's minimum standards criteria.[7] Newcastle Falcons, having finished bottom of the 2011–12 table, were relegated to the RFU Championship following the appeal.

For the second consecutive season, significant changes were made to the Premiership's salary cap. Last season, "academy credits" were introduced, giving each team a £30,000 cap credit for each of up to eight home-grown players in the senior squad.[8] This season, the team cap rose for the first time since the 2008–09 season, when it was increased from £2.2 million to £4 million.[9] The new cap is £4.26 million before academy credits and up to £4.5 million with credits.[8] In addition, each team was allowed to sign one player whose salary did not count against the cap.[8]

Teams

Club Coach Captain Kit Supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath South Africa Gary Gold England Stuart Hooper Puma The Recreation Ground 12,300 Bath, Somerset
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter Ireland Tommy Hayes Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 10,744 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester Wales Nigel Davies Scotland Jim Hamilton KooGa Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins Ireland Conor O'Shea England Chris Robshaw O'Neills The Stoop[n 1] 14,816 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers England Richard Cockerill Ireland Geordan Murphy Canterbury Welford Road 24,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Australia Brian Smith England Declan Danaher ISC Madejski Stadium 24,250 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Wales Dai Young Scotland Hugo Southwell Kukri Sports Adams Park[n 2] 10,516 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
London Welsh Wales Lyn Jones Wales Jonathan Mills Samurai Sportswear Kassam Stadium 12,500 Oxford, Oxfordshire
Northampton Saints England Jim Mallinder England Dylan Hartley BURRDA Franklin's Gardens 13,600 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Scotland Bryan Redpath England David Seymour Canterbury Salford City Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Steve Borthwick Nike Allianz Park [n 3] 10,000 Barnet, London
Worcester Warriors England Richard Hill England Dean Schofield Cotton Traders Sixways Stadium 12,068 Worcester, Worcestershire
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Harlequins would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 29 December 2012
  2. ↑
    • London Wasps would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 1 September 2012
  3. ↑ Saracens have made Allianz Park their permanent home, but their new stadium was not ready until February 2013. Until that time, they played home fixtures in a variety of stadia:[10]

Table

2012-13 Aviva Premiership Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Saracens (SF)22171453333919441255277
2Leicester Tigers (CH)22151653834519356297574
3Harlequins (SF)22150756045310752355469
4Northampton Saints (RU)2214085014336855366365
5Gloucester2212195154813440422860
6Exeter Chiefs2212195424469651434559
7Bath22101114524341844294753
8London Wasps229013511528-1747514848
9London Irish227114459601-14238572335
10Sale Sharks227114377596-21937532335
11Worcester Warriors225116422547-12535593833
12London Welsh (R)225017412619-20730671723[n 1]

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Greater Number of matches won
  2. Greater Points Difference
  3. Greater Points For
  4. Greater Points For (matches between the tied teams)
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
  1. ↑ London Welsh were deducted 5 competition points for fielding a player who did not hold Effective Registration.[11]
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and received berths in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup. Blue background (rows 5 and 6) are clubs that did not make the play-offs, but received Heineken Cup berths. Red background (row 12) relegated as the winner of the RFU Championship (Newcastle Falcons) met the requirements for promotion. Updated 30 May 2013 — Current English Leagues
    Source: Premiership Rugby

    Pre-Season

    Following a lengthy appeal, London Welsh successfully gained promotion to the Premiership, having contested the Professional Game Boards recommendation to refuse them entry based on the Minimum Standards Criteria.[12] This meant that Newcastle Falcons were relegated, following their confirmation that they would not appeal the new decision.[13]

    The 2012 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 13 July 2012 at The Stoop, continued on 20 July at Edgeley Park and 26 July at Kingsholm. 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 3 August 2012 at The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by London Irish.[14]

    Regular season

    Premiership Rugby announced the fixture list on 4 July 2012.[15] As with previous seasons, Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham.

    Fixtures as per Premiership Rugby Match Centre.

    Round 1

    1 September 2012
    14:00
    London Wasps 40–42 Harlequins
    Report
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 63,102
    1 September 2012
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 43–6 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 5,568
    1 September 2012
    15:00
    Gloucester 19–24 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 11,817
    1 September 2012
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 23–24 Bath
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,847
    1 September 2012
    16:30
    Saracens 40–3 London Irish
    Report
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 63,102
    2 September 2012
    14:00
    London Welsh 13–38 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 6,850

    Round 2

    7 September 2012
    19:45
    Harlequins 40–3 London Welsh
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 12,550
    8 September 2012
    14:15
    Bath 30–23 London Wasps
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 10,438
    8 September 2012
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 34–26 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 19,250
    8 September 2012
    15:00
    London Irish 31–40 Gloucester
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 5,828
    8 September 2012
    16:30
    Sale Sharks 16–23 Saracens
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 7,451
    9 September 2012
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 24–21 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,230

    Round 3

    14 September 2012
    19:45
    Bath 14–18 Northampton Saints
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 10,462
    15 September 2012
    13:30
    Worcester Warriors 16–16 Gloucester
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,717
    15 September 2012
    15:00
    Harlequins 37–14 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,432
    15 September 2012
    15:00
    London Wasps 43–14 London Irish
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,612
    15 September 2012
    15:30
    Saracens 9–9 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 41,063
    16 September 2012
    15:00
    London Welsh 25–24 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 3,150

    Round 4

    21 September 2012
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 19–29 London Welsh
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 7,479
    22 September 2012
    15:00
    London Irish 29–22 Bath
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,324
    22 September 2012
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 37–31 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,114
    22 September 2012
    15:15
    Gloucester 29–22 London Wasps
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 10,782
    22 September 2012
    17:30
    Leicester Tigers 9–22 Harlequins
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,354
    23 September 2012
    14:15
    Exeter Chiefs 14–12 Saracens
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 6,141

    Round 5

    28 September 2012
    19:45
    Northampton Saints 24–6 London Wasps
    Report
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,955
    28 September 2012
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 35–11 London Irish
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,418
    29 September 2012
    14:15
    Bath 31–10 Sale Sharks
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 11,073
    29 September 2012
    14:15
    Leicester Tigers 30–8 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 19,292
    30 September 2012
    14:00
    Harlequins 16–18 Saracens
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,224
    30 September 2012
    15:00
    London Welsh 25–31 Gloucester
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 4,548

    Round 6

    5 October 2012
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 8–20 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 8,212
    6 October 2012
    14:15
    Gloucester 16–10 Bath
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,677
    6 October 2012
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 42–28 Harlequins
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 8,472
    6 October 2012
    15:00
    London Irish 39–17 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,918
    7 October 2012
    14:15
    London Welsh 23–28 Saracens
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 4,685
    7 October 2012
    15:00
    London Wasps 10–6 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,232

    Round 7

    26 October 2012
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 23–16 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,669
    27 October 2012
    14:30
    Bath 23–15 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 12,200
    27 October 2012
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 6–16 Saracens
    Report
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,475
    27 October 2012
    16:45
    Gloucester 27–21 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,110
    28 October 2012
    14:15
    London Irish 28–31 Harlequins
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 10,247
    28 October 2012
    15:00
    London Wasps 29–19 London Welsh
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 5,964

    Round 8

    2 November 2012
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 21–9 London Irish
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,723
    3 November 2012
    14:15
    Leicester Tigers 16–12 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    3 November 2012
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 33–9 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,295
    3 November 2012
    17:15
    Harlequins 28–25 Gloucester
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,517
    4 November 2012
    14:15
    Saracens 29–24 London Wasps
    Report
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 6,466
    4 November 2012
    15:00
    London Welsh 16–9 Bath
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 5,004

    Round 9

    23 November 2012
    19:45
    Bath 21–18 Harlequins
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 11,666
    23 November 2012
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 12–3 Saracens
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,848
    24 November 2012
    12:00
    Gloucester 29–3 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,501
    24 November 2012
    13:00
    Northampton Saints 23–16 London Welsh
    Report
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 11,695
    25 November 2012
    14:30
    London Wasps 14–12 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,658
    25 November 2012
    15:00
    London Irish 23–27 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,270

    Round 10

    30 November 2012
    19.45
    Harlequins 22–19 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 11,630
    30 November 2012
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 16–27 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 5,307
    1 December 2012
    12:30
    Leicester Tigers 17–12 Bath
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,170
    1 December 2012
    13:00
    London Welsh 15–9 London Irish
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 3,750
    1 December 2012
    17:30
    Exeter Chiefs 30–23 London Wasps
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,557
    2 December 2012
    15:00
    Saracens 28–23 Gloucester
    Report
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 5,960

    Round 11

    21 December 2012
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 13–6 London Welsh
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,991
    22 December 2012
    14:15
    Bath 0–22 Saracens
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 12,200
    22 December 2012
    15:00
    Gloucester 18–16 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,121
    22 December 2012
    15:00
    London Irish 9–31 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 10,958
    22 December 2012
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 9–18 Harlequins
    Report
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,475
    23 December 2012
    15:00
    London Wasps 25–18 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,486

    Round 12

    28 December 2012
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 33–27 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,347
    29 December 2012
    14:15
    Harlequins 26–15 London Irish
    Report
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 82,000
    29 December 2012
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 12–12 Bath
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,744
    29 December 2012
    15:00
    London Welsh 15–34 London Wasps
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 10,045
    29 December 2012
    17:00
    Leicester Tigers 17–12 Gloucester
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    30 December 2012
    14:15
    Saracens 17–16 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
    Attendance: 18,856

    Round 13

    4 January 2013
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 14–19 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Lemi 14' m
    Pen: Goode (3/4) 5', 21', 23'
    		 Report Try: Hamilton 39' m
    Penalty Try (2) 55' c, 79' c
    Con: Flood (2/3) 55', 79'
    Sixways Stadium
    Attendance: 12,024
    Referee: JP Doyle
    5 January 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 19–30 Northampton Saints
    Try: Naqelevuki 66' c
    Con: Mieres (1/1) 66'
    Pen: Steenson (4/4) 14', 39', 43',48'
    		 Report Try: Pisi 18' c
    Tonga'uiha 58' c
    van Velze 74' c
    Con: Myler (3/3) 18', 58', 74'
    Pen: Myler (3/4) 28', 36', 46'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 8,357
    Referee: Greg Garner
    5 January 2013
    15:00
    Gloucester 12–18 London Irish
    Pen: Burns (4/6) 1', 36', 57', 61'
    		 Report Try: Skivington (2) 22' m, 37' c
    Con: Shingler (1/2) 37'
    Pen: Shingler (1/3) 11'
    Homer (1/1) 71'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,171
    Referee: David Rose
    6 January 2013
    15:00
    London Wasps 29–15 Bath
    Try: Wade 22' c
    Bell 72' c
    Con: Jones 40'
    Robinson 72'
    Pen: Jones 3', 21', 24', 54', 61'
    		 Report Try: Abendanon 1' m
    Claassens 14' c
    Con: Donald 15'
    Pen: Heathcote 42'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,046
    Referee: Andrew Small
    6 January 2013
    15:00
    London Welsh 26–31 Harlequins
    Try: Scott 63' c
    Jackson 72' c
    Con: Ross (2) 64', 72'
    Pen: Ross 30', 40', 55', 58'
    		 Report Try: Care 15' c
    Lowe 20' c
    Robshaw 38' c
    Evans 66' c
    Con: Evans (4) 16', 21' 39', 66'
    Pen: Evans 61'
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 4,653
    Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
    6 January 2013
    15:00
    Saracens 32–12 Sale Sharks
    Try: Strettle 63' c
    Hodgson 70' c
    Con: Farrell (2) 64', 70'
    Pen: Farrell 13', 17', 20', 23', 28', 53'
    		 Report Pen: Cipriani 4', 8', 50' 61'
    Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 5,472
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

    Round 14

    8 February 2013
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 21–16 Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Braid 17' m
    Cueto 55' c
    Con: Miller (1/2)
    Pen: Miller (1/1) 59'
    Cipriani (1/1) 65'
    Drop: Macleod (1/1) 77'
    		 Report Try: Votu 37' c
    Con: Steenson (1/1)
    Pen: Steenson (3/3) 15', 22', 44'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 8,232
    Referee: Greg Garner
    9 February 2013
    12:30
    Northampton Saints 11–27 Gloucester
    Try: Dowson 54' m
    Con: Myler (0/1)
    Pen: Myler (2/3) 5', 27'
    		 Report Try: May (2) 19' m, 42' c
    Con: Cook (1/2)
    Pen: Cook (5/5) 8', 12', 32', 34', 73'
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 12,742
    Referee: Martin Fox
    9 February 2013
    14:15
    Bath 32–9 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Stringer 6' m
    Webber 23' m
    Biggs 53' m
    Agulla (2) 62' c, 77' c
    Con: Donald (0/3)
    Heathcote (2/2)
    Pen: Donald (1/1) 39'
    		 Report Pen: Gray (3/3) 13', 26', 37'
    The Rec
    Attendance: 10,989
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    9 February 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 28–12 London Welsh
    Try: Thompstone 25' c
    Morris 58' c
    Bowden 79' m
    Con: Ford (2/2)
    Bowden (0/1)
    Pen: Ford (3/4) 5', 12', 37',
    		 Report Pen: Ross (4/5) 3', 49', 51', 57'
    Arscott (0/1)
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,065
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    9 February 2013
    15:00
    London Irish 29–16 Saracens
    Try: Geraghty 53' c
    Treviranus 70' c
    Con: Homer (2/2)
    Pen: Homer (5/7) 5', 15', 35', 43', 61'
    		 Report Try: Strettle 66' c
    Con: Hodgson (1/1)
    Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 2', 8', 38'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 9,245
    Referee: Andrew Small
    9 February 2013
    20:00
    Harlequins 16–17 London Wasps
    Try: Hopper 22' c
    Con: Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Evans (3/6) 18', 40', 71'
    		 Report Try: Varndell 8' c
    Wade 13' c
    Con: Robinson (2/2)
    Pen: Robinson (1/2) 60'
    Daly (0/2)
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 12,552
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 15

    16 February 2013
    14:15
    Bath 40–16 London Irish
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 11,879
    Referee: David Rose
    16 February 2013
    15:00
    Saracens 31–11 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,997
    Referee: Martin Fox
    16 February 2013
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 18–27 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,013
    Referee: Greg Garner
    16 February 2013
    17:15
    Harlequins 25–21 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    17 February 2013
    13:00
    London Wasps 33–29 Gloucester
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 6,076
    Referee: Andrew Small
    17 February 2013
    15:00
    London Welsh 25–26 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 4,074
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 16

    22 February 2013
    19:45
    Gloucester 29–23 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,362
    Referee: David Rose
    22 February 2013
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 21–30 Harlequins
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 7,103
    Referee: Martin Fox
    23 February 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 47–16 London Welsh
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 7,317
    Referee: Andrew Small
    23 February 2013
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 25–23 Bath
    Report
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 12,291
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    23 February 2013
    20:00
    Leicester Tigers 27–32 Saracens
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,728
    Referee: JP Doyle
    24 February 2013
    15:00
    London Irish 30–19 London Wasps
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 7,184
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

    Round 17

    1 March 2013
    20:00
    Bath 31–25 Gloucester
    Report
    The Rec
    Attendance: 11,953
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    1 March 2013
    20:00
    Worcester Warriors 29–23 London Wasps
    Report
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,214
    Referee: Greg Garner
    2 March 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 48–10 Sale Sharks
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,585
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    2 March 2013
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 40–14 London Irish
    Report
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 12,465
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 March 2013
    15:15
    Harlequins 16–27 Exeter Chiefs
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: David Rose
    3 March 2013
    14:15
    Saracens 35–14 London Welsh
    Report
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,968
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 18

    22 March 2013
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 14–13 Bath
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 6,541
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 March 2013
    15:00
    Gloucester 15–14 London Welsh
    Report
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,627
    Referee: Martin Fox
    23 March 2013
    15:00
    London Irish 26–6 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 19,523
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    23 March 2013
    15:15
    London Wasps 24–26 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,193
    Referee: David Rose
    23 March 2013
    17:00
    Exeter Chiefs 9–12 Leicester Tigers
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,427
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    24 March 2013
    14:00
    Saracens 27–12 Harlequins
    Report
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,996
    Referee: Greg Garner

    Round 19

    29 March 2013
    19:45
    Gloucester 17–15 Harlequins
    Try: May 44' c
    Qera 70' c
    Con: Burns (2/2)
    Pen: Burns (1/2) 20'
    		 Report Try: Buchanan 8' m
    Smith 23' c
    Con: Evans (1/2)
    Pen: Evans (1/1) 55'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 14,699
    Referee: JP Doyle
    30 March 2013
    14.15
    Bath 40–25 London Welsh
    Try: Banahan 1' m
    Fearns 8' m
    Rokoduguni 40' c
    Agulla 64' c
    Claassens 78' c
    Con: Donald (1/3)
    Heathcote (2/2)
    Pen: Donald (2/2) 21', 63'
    Heathcote (1/1) 75'
    		 Report Try: Jewell 69' c
    Con: Davies (1/1)
    Pen: Davies (6/7) 23', 27', 30', 43', 48', 55'
    The Rec
    Attendance: 11,621
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    30 March 2013
    15:00
    London Wasps 13–22 Saracens
    Try: Wade 9' c
    Con: Jones (1/1)
    Pen: Daly (2/2) 7', 12'
    		 Report Try: Wyles 16' m
    Ashton 68' m
    Con: Farrell (0/2)
    Pen: Farrell (4/5) 26', 62', 70', 78'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 8,078
    Referee: Martin Fox
    30 March 2013
    15:00
    Northampton Saints 8–36 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Myler 57' m
    Con: Myler (0/1)
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 12'
    		 Report Try: Tuilagi (2) 41' m, 61' c
    Morris 70' c
    Tait 74' m
    Con: Flood (2/3)
    Ford (0/1)
    Pen: Flood (4/4) 9', 18', 28', 37'
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,479
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    30 March 2013
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 18–24 Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Kvesic 46' m
    Drauniniu 59' c
    Con: Goode (1/2)
    Pen: Goode (2/3) 2', 12'
    		 Report Try: Arscott 5' c
    Steenson 20' c
    Mumm 76' c
    Con: Steenson (3/3)
    Pen: Steenson (1/2) 46'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 9,130
    Referee: David Rose
    31 March 2013
    14:15
    London Irish 33–33 Sale Sharks
    Try: Armitage 2' c
    Aulika 9' c
    Lahiff 53' c
    Con: Homer (3/3)
    Pen: Homer (4/5) 31', 33', 55', 65'
    		 Report Try: Thomas 19' c
    Cueto 26' m
    Myall 40' c
    Gaskell 45' m
    Con: Macleod (2/4)
    Pen: Macleod (3/3) 6', 43', 79'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 6,968
    Referee: Greg Garner

    Round 20

    12 April 2013
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 32–9 Gloucester
    Try: Leota 1' m
    Peel (2) 6' c, 74' m
    Shephard 39' c
    Cueto 80' m
    Con: Macleod (2/3)
    Cipriani (0/2)
    Pen: Macleod (1/1) 30'
    		 Report Pen: Burns (3/5) 5', 15', 54'
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 8,023
    Referee: David Rose
    13 April 2013
    14:15
    Harlequins 23–9 Bath
    Try: Care 45' c
    Monye 63' c
    Con: Botica (2/2)
    Pen: Botica (2/2) 31', 56'
    Evans (1/1) 34'
    		 Report Pen: Donald (2/2) 5', 40'
    Devoto (1/1) 22'
    The Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,326
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    13 April 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 27–6 London Irish
    Try: Jess 61' m
    Ewers 77' c
    Con: Steenson (0/1)
    Slade (1/1)
    Pen: Steenson (5/6) 14', 30', 33', 37' 53'
    		 Report Pen: Homer (1/1) 21'
    Humphreys (1/1) 58'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 8,986
    Referee: Martin Fox
    14 April 2013
    15:00
    London Welsh 14–31 Northampton Saints
    Try: Scott 30' c
    Browne 70' c
    Con: Davies (1/1)
    Ross (1/1)
    		 Report Try: May (2) 36' m, 39' m
    Burrell (2) 44' m, 78' c
    Con: Myler (0/3)
    Lamb (1/1)
    Pen: Myler (3/3) 2', 5', 34'
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 5,621
    Referee: Greg Garner
    14 April 2013
    15:00
    Saracens 47–17 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Strettle (3) 9' m, 19' c, 23' m
    Nieto 54' c
    Ashton 74' c
    Wray 79' c
    Con: Hodgson (4/6)
    Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 5', 15', 69'
    		 Report Try: Drauininu 27' c
    Kvesic 48' c
    Con: Gray (2/2)
    Pen: Gray (1/1) 3'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,995
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    14 April 2013
    15:45
    Leicester Tigers 35–16 London Wasps
    Try: Youngs (2) 22' m, 44' c
    Kitchener 26' m
    Hawkins 36' m
    Thompstone 59' c
    Con: Flood (2/5)
    Pen: Flood (2/3) 14', 19'
    		 Report Try: Daly 63' c
    Con: Bell (1/1)
    Pen: Bell (2/2) 30', 40'
    Daly (1/1) 53'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 21

    20 April 2013
    14:15
    Bath 27–26 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Taylor 8' c
    Rokoduguni 17' m
    Agulla 38' c
    Louw 73' m
    Con: Devoto (1/2)
    Donald (1/1)
    Heathcote (0/1)
    Pen: Donald (0/2)
    Heathcote (1/2)
    		 Report Try: Croft 13' c
    Youngs 25' c
    Con: Flood (2/2)
    Pen: Flood (4/4) 5', 20', 48', 53'
    The Rec
    Attendance: 12,200
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    20 April 2013
    15:00
    Gloucester 28–23 Saracens
    Try: May (2) 8' m, 30' c
    Morgan 61' c
    Con: Burns (2/3)
    Pen: Burns (3/4) 4', 37', 80'
    		 Report Try: Tomkins (2) 20' c, 69' c
    Con: Farrell (2/2)
    Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 27', 60'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 15,537
    Referee: JP Doyle
    20 April 2013
    15:00
    London Irish 47–28 London Welsh
    Try: Armitage (2) 8' c, 68' c
    Aulika (2) 36' c, 42' c
    Hala'ufia 38' m
    Tagicakibau 61' c
    Garvey 66' c
    Con: Humphreys (6/7)
    		 Report Try: Stegmann 19' m
    Scott 31' c
    Bateman 74' c
    Con: Ross (2/3)
    Pen: Ross (3/5) 7', 46', 49'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 11,716
    Referee: Dean Richards
    20 April 2013
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 26–42 Harlequins
    Try: Pennell 14' c
    Grove 41' c
    Con: Goode (2/2)
    Pen: Goode (4/4) 21', 23', 40', 46',
    		 Report Try: Evans (2) 18' c, 65' c
    Williams 31' m
    Care (2) 37' m, 50' m
    Brown 71' c
    Con: Evans (3/6)
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 15', 55'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,579
    Referee: Martin Fox
    20 April 2013
    17:45
    Northampton Saints 47–7 Sale Sharks
    Try: Wood 22' c
    Dickson 30' c
    Burrell 34' m
    Elliott (2) 56' m, 65' m
    Wilson (2) 70' c, 79' m
    Con: Myler (2/3)
    Lamb (1/3)
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 12', 16'
    		 Report Try: Gaskell 80' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/1)
    Franklin’s Gardens
    Attendance: 13,493
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    21 April 2013
    14:00
    London Wasps 24–37 Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Wade 29' c
    Southwell 49' c
    Varndell 79' c
    Con: Jones (2/2)
    Bell (1/1)
    Pen: Jones (0/1)
    Daly (1/1) 6'
    		 Report Try: Yeandle 12' c
    Nowell 19' c
    Welch 41' c
    Thomas 56' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4)
    Pen: Steenson (3/5) 10', 24', 66'
    Adams Park
    Attendance: 7,197
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 22

    All games in Round 22 kicked off at 15.00 on 4 May 2013, so as to not give any team a potential advantage with regards to knowing how to achieve a play-off berth, Heineken Cup place, or safety from relegation.

    4 May 2013
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 40–39 Gloucester
    Report
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 10,744
    Referee: Greg Garner
    4 May 2013
    15:00
    Harlequins 22–19 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    4 May 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 32–20 London Irish
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 24,000
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    4 May 2013
    15:00
    London Welsh 33–22 Worcester Warriors
    Report
    Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 3,610
    Referee: Matt Carley
    4 May 2013
    15:00
    Sale Sharks 21–20 London Wasps
    Report
    Salford City Stadium
    Attendance: 9,783
    Referee: Dean Richards
    4 May 2013
    15:00
    Saracens 23–14 Bath
    Report
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,998
    Referee: Martin Fox

    Play-offs

    Semi-finals

    The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 11/12 May 2013. As with previous seasons, the play-offs followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system, with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.

    11 May 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 33–16 Harlequins
    Report
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 20,243
    Referee: Greg Garner
    12 May 2013
    15:00
    Saracens 13–27 Northampton Saints
    Report
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 9,998
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Final

    The final was contested at Twickenham on 25 May 2013 between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints with Leicester winning 37-17. Northampton captain Dylan Hartley was sent off for using foul and abusive language just before half-time after calling referee Wayne Barnes a "f*****g cheat" . This was the first time a player has ever been red carded in a Premiership Final, as was said by the commentators during the match. [16][17][18][19]

    25 May 2013
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 37–17 Northampton Saints
    Try: Morris 8' c, Kitchener 48', Tuilagi 66', Goneva 74'
    Con: Flood (1/1) Ford (0/3)
    Pen: Flood 5' Ford 40+2', 56', 81'    		 Report Try: Myler 15', Foden 44', Dickson 57' c
    Con: Myler (1/3)
    Red Card: Hartley 40+1'
    Twickenham
    Attendance: 81,703
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    FB15England Mathew Tait
    RW14Ireland Niall Morris
    OC13England Manu Tuilagi
    IC12England Anthony Allen
    LW11Fiji Vereniki Goneva  75'
    FH10England Toby Flood (c)  24'
    SH9England Ben Youngs  75'
    N88England Jordan Crane  73'
    OF7Australia Julian Salvi
    BF6England Tom Croft
    RL5England Geoff Parling
    LL4England Graham Kitchener  56'
    TP3England Dan Cole  68'
    HK2England Tom Youngs  68'
    LP1Samoa Logovi'i Mulipola  75'
    Substitutions:
    HK16England Rob Hawkins  68'
    PR17England Fraser Balmain  75'
    PR18Italy Martin Castrogiovanni  68'
    LK19England Ed Slater  56'
    FL20Tonga Steve Mafi  73'
    SH21England Sam Harrison  75'
    FH22England George Ford  24'
    WG23England Matt Smith  75'
    Coach:
    England Richard Cockerill
    FB15England Ben Foden  68'
    RW14Samoa Ken Pisi
    OC13New Zealand James Wilson
    IC12England Luther Burrell
    LW11England Jamie Elliott  40'
    FH10England Stephen Myler  68'
    SH9England Lee Dickson  68'
    N88United States Samu Manoa
    OF7England Tom Wood
    BF6England Phil Dowson  68'
    RL5England Christian Day  60'
    LL4England Courtney Lawes
    TP3South Africa Brian Mujati  57'
    HK2England Dylan Hartley (c) 40+1'
    LP1Tonga Soane Tonga'uiha  56'
    Substitutions:
    HK16England Mike Haywood  40'
    PR17England Alex Waller  56'
    PR18England Tom Mercey  57'
    FL19England Ben Nutley  68'
    LK20South Africa Gerrit-Jan van Velze  60'
    SH21Wales Martin Roberts  68'
    FH22England Ryan Lamb  68'
    FB23Samoa George Pisi  68'
    Coach:
    England Jim Mallinder

    Total Season Attendances

    Club Home
    Games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Bath11126,68111,51612,20010,43894%
    Exeter Chiefs1189,5818,14410,7445,56876%
    Gloucester11154,40414,03716,12110,78285%
    Harlequins11219,63119,96682,00011,63094%
    Leicester Tigers12256,68721,39124,00019,25089%
    London Irish11104,1819,47119,5235,82839%
    London Wasps11129,64411,78663,1035,23265%
    London Welsh1155,9905,09010,0453,15041%
    Northampton Saints11140,41412,76513,49311,69594%
    Sale Sharks1180,2017,2919,7835,30761%
    Saracens12200,87116,73963,1025,47273%
    Worcester Warriors11102,4509,31412,0247,84777%

    Top scorers

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