Countries England Relegated Leeds Carnegie | Runners-up Leicester Tigers Matches played 135 | |
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Champions London Wasps (6th title) Attendance 1,517,863 (average 11,243 per match) | ||
The 2007–08 Guinness Premiership was the 21st season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2007 and May 2008. Due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup the season started slightly later than normal, as England were trying to defend their title. Leeds Tykes, which renamed themselves Leeds Carnegie shortly after the 2006-07 season, were promoted from National Division One 2006-07, taking the place of Northampton Saints who were relegated.
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During the season, London Wasps went from 10th in the league during October, to beat Leicester in the Guinness Premiership Final.
Participating teams
Table
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points scored and allowed
- Total number of points scored
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
References
2007–08 English Premiership (rugby union) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA