"Park. 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 5 August 2011 at The Stoop and the Series was won by Newcastle Falcons. 2011–12 Premiership Rugby The 2011–12 Aviva Premiership was the 25th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions and the second to be sponsored by Aviva. It began on 3 September with five matches, including the annual London Double Header at Twickenham, and ended with the final on 26 May, also at Twickenham. The champions"
"clubs currently in the Aviva Premiership have London origins. In more recent years, a modern tradition has seen the four leading London clubs play out of Twickenham during the first round of the Premiership, in a double-header. Barnes Rugby Football Club, formerly known simply as the Barnes Club, is a rugby union club which is claimed by some sources to be the world's first and oldest club in any code of football. The club, from Barnes in London, also played a major role in the early years of association football, and was one of the teams in the first ever"
"the twelve clubs in the Aviva Premiership have London origins, although only two of them now play in London. The two clubs that play in London are Harlequins, which play at The Stoop, and Saracens, which play at Allianz Park in Hendon. London Irish shares Madejski Stadium, a football ground outside the boundaries of Greater London in Reading (though still in the metropolitan area). Wasps left the London commuter belt entirely in December 2014, moving to Coventry and purchasing Ricoh Arena, a major football ground. In more recent years, a modern tradition has seen these four clubs play out of"
"the premiership and the Premiership Rugby Cup previously shown by ITV. After the demise of the BBC's ""Rugby Special"" programme, Channel 5 previously briefly showed free-to-air highlights of English Premiership Rugby during 2000, though these later transferred to Channel 4 for a short time and then subsequently to ITV. Aviva Premiership coverage is presented by former ITV duo David Flatman & Mark Durden-Smith with Flatman also providing commentary alongside Conor McNamara and Paul Grayson. British Hockey Olympic gold medalist Sam Quek acts as pitch side reporter and completes Channel 5’s team Previously, Channel 5 picked up the rights in 1997"
"per Premiership Rugby Match Centre. All matches following Round 9 were subject to change depending on the television picks for a given round. As with previous season, the top four teams contested the semi-finals in a 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd format. Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under WR eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities. 2014–15 Premiership Rugby The 2014–15 Aviva Premiership was the 28th season of the top flight of English"
"Aviva Premiership's viewing figures rose by 40% in TV audiences in its first season with BT Sport. A new deal was signed in March 2015 to cover the Premiership Rugby until 2021 covering up to 80 matches a season from 2017–18 and introducing an extended highlights programme from the 2015-16 season. Subsequently, in 2017 Channel 5 announced a deal that would see them simulcast five matches per season for the remaining duration of the deal. BT originally shared rights to European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)'s champions and challenge cups with Sky Sports, each broadcaster will exclusively broadcast up to 30"
"home advantage for each leg. The draw took place on 6 May 2014, in Heathrow. Following the draw, the fixtures were announced as follows: Wasps won the play-off 50–35 on aggregate and qualified for the Champions Cup. Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team. The 20 competing teams were seeded and split into four tiers; seeding was based on performance in their respective domestic leagues. For the purpose of creating the tiers, Aviva Premiership clubs were ranked only according to their finishing positions in the League table, and not based"
"rights to the content that was previously held by Universal Sports Network. Much of the programming moved to Universal HD, with the rest of the programming moving to NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra. On March 7, 2016 NBC Sports and England's Premiership Rugby agreed an initial three-year deal to televise the Aviva Premiership from the following season. Up to 24 regularly scheduled Game of the Week programs for each round of the premiership will air on NBCSN and up to 50 other games will also be streamed live throughout the season on NBC Sports Live Extra. NBC's first live"
"2010–11 season, the competition would henceforth be known as the Aviva Premiership for at least four seasons. The season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14. Most were abandoned at the end of the season. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league after the home-and-away season and went on to win the championship, first defeating Bath 24–10 in the semifinals and then edging London Irish 10–9 in the final at Twickenham. Bristol were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Carnegie"
"Premiership Rugby Sevens Series The Premiership Rugby Sevens Series is a Rugby Sevens competition for the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs that will play the following season (i.e. the 2010 competition features the teams playing in the Aviva Premiership in the 2010–11 season). It was started in 2010, as an off-season competition, held during the months of July and August. Between 2014 and 2016 the competition included the four Welsh regions which compete in the Pro14. All the games are played according to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game – 7s Variations. Originally, the twelve Premiership clubs were split"
"the Premier League. The list of seasons and the top two teams in each season are in shown below. The number next to the teams shows what positions they placed during the regular season in their respective leagues. ESL also has two other leagues outside of Counter-Strike. Its Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently in its seventh season with its finals taking place in Atlantic City. PENTA Sports has the most titles with three as the team won the Year 1 Season 1, Year 2 Season 1, and the Year 2 Season 2 titles. In addition to Rainbow Six"
"for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 14 July 2017. All fixtures are subject to change. 2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League The 2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League is the 15th season of the A League of the English domestic Premiership Rugby competition and the eighth to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Northampton Wanderers, who claimed their second title after defeating Gloucester United 36 - 15 in the 2016–17 final. London Irish A return to the league after a year's hiatus last season due to the first team's relegation from the Premiership, Bristol"
"v 3 system, with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams. The final was contested at Twickenham between the winners of the two semi-finals. For the first time, the final went to extra time as the teams finished the regulation 80 minutes at 14 all. Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities. 2013–14 Premiership Rugby The 2013–14 Aviva Premiership was the"
"will be guaranteed two home group games. On 1 September 2012, the stadium hosted an American college football game billed as the Emerald Isle Classic between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen. Notre Dame won 50–10. The 2016 Aer Lingus College Football Classic was announced as a matchup between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Boston College Eagles to be played on 3 September 2016. The result was a 17-–14 win by the Yellow Jackets. The children's writer Gerard Siggins has based much of his 'Rugby Spirit' series in Aviva Stadium. His hero, Eoin Madden, is"
"UEFA Europa League Final. In February 2009 a sponsorship deal, reported to be in the region of €44 million for 10 years, was struck under which the new stadium would be known as Aviva Stadium, which opened on 7 August 2010. The children's writer Gerard Siggins has based much of his 'Rugby Spirit' series in the modern Aviva Stadium. His hero, Eoin Madden, is on a school tour to the ground when he meets Brian Hanrahan, a true-life figure who was the only man ever to die playing sport in Lansdowne Road. Hanrahan, a Lansdowne FC rugby player, died when"
"Premier League down to Level 10 of the English football league system, and a number of league teams have won this competition in the past. However, it is mostly non-league clubs who compete for this trophy instead of their league counterparts as all teams associated with the Hampshire FA are required to compete, with the exception of Premier League and English Football League teams who may opt out of the competition for a nominal fee. The current champions are Havant & Waterlooville, who defeated Winchester City on penalties, after the game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, in the 2016 final"
"in a difficult economy. The first rugby union game at the Aviva was an exhibition game on 31 July 2010, billed as the O Challenge, involving under-18 and under-20 players from all four of Ireland's provincial sides, with a Leinster/Ulster side defeating a Munster/Connacht combination 68–0. As part of the run-up to the event, O ran a promotion which gave the winner the opportunity to attempt to score the ceremonial first points at the Aviva via a simulated conversion kick on the day before the match. The winner of the promotion, John Baker of Ennis, was successful. The first official"
"match in the Aviva was Manchester United against a League of Ireland XI side, managed by Damien Richardson, on 4 August 2010.[43] Manchester United won the game 7–1, with Park Ji-Sung scoring the first ever goal in the Aviva Stadium. Aviva Stadium is jointly owned by the IRFU and FAI, although it will return to solely IRFU ownership on expiry of the current 60-year lease. The first football international played at Lansdowne Road by a FAI team was a friendly against Italy in 1971 (an IFA team first played in 1878 against England); a 5–0 victory over San Marino in"
"the Aviva Premiership and the Top 14. The loser of this play-off joined the Challenge Cup. On 29 April 2014, it was announced that this play-off would take place over two legs, on the weekends of 17/18 May and 24/25 May, with a draw being used to determine home advantage for each leg. The draw took place on 6 May 2014, in Heathrow. Following the draw, the fixtures were announced as follows: Stade Français lost the play-off 35-50 on aggregate, and will play in the Challenge Cup. On 14 August 2014, EPCR announced the format for the first qualifying competition."
"Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has about 33 million customers across 16 countries. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general insurer and a leading life and pensions provider. In addition, Aviva has a focus on five markets in Europe and in Asia, the company is focused on the growth markets of China and South East Asia. Aviva is also the second largest general insurer in Canada. Aviva has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The name of"
"Sheva (thrice), Hapoel Tel Aviv (twice), Maccabi Haifa (seven times), Maccabi Tel Aviv (four times), and Ironi Kiryat Shmona (once). The current champions are Hapoel Be'er Sheva, who won the 2017–18 season. The Israeli Premier League was created in 1999 to replace Liga Leumit (which became the second tier) when the Israel Football Association decided to reshuffle all the leagues in hopes of improving competition. In its first season there were 14 clubs; the top thirteen clubs from the 1998–99 season and the top place club from the Liga Artzit (then the second division). That season three clubs were relegated"
"South and West. Rugby Union is very popular in Devon with over forty clubs under the banner of the Devon Rugby Football Union, many with numerous teams at senior, youth and junior levels. One club – Exeter Chiefs play in the Aviva Premiership, winning the title in 2017 for the first time in their history after beating Wasps RFC in the final 23-20. Plymouth Albion who are, , in the National League 1 (The 3rd tier of English Professional Rugby Union. In basketball, Plymouth Raiders play in the British Basketball League. Tamar Valley Cannons, also based in Plymouth, are Devon's"
"2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League The 2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League is the 15th season of the A League of the English domestic Premiership Rugby competition and the eighth to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Northampton Wanderers, who claimed their second title after defeating Gloucester United 36 - 15 in the 2016–17 final. London Irish A return to the league after a year's hiatus last season due to the first team's relegation from the Premiership, Bristol United remain in the league despite their first team being relegated last year. North Pool: South Pool: Fixtures"
"2018, the Aviva Board announced Mark Wilson was to step down, remaining as part of the company until April 2019 though on garden leave; with Sir Adrian Montague assuming executive responsibilities in the interim whilst a replacement candidate is sought. In May 2008 Aviva became Norwich City Football Club's main sponsor. In a 2009 television advert starring Paul Whitehouse they feature a Plymouth Argyle F.C. fan who uses Aviva car insurance followed by a Green Army chant. It also acquired the naming rights for the redeveloped Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin, Ireland, and will now be called the Aviva Stadium."
"are the only rugby union team in north-east England to have played in the Aviva Premiership. They play at Kingston Park Stadium in the northern suburb of Kingston Park. 1996 Pilkington Shield winners Medicals RFC are also based in Newcastle. Newcastle Thunder (formerly Gateshead Thunder) are a professional rugby league club based in the city who now also play at Kingston Park Stadium. They currently play in the Kingstone Press League 1. Since 2015, the European Super League Magic Weekend has been played annually in the city at St James' Park. There is a women's football team, Newcastle United Women's"
"competition. Sky Sports broadcast some matches in the competition to its television audience. England Netball signed a four-year deal with the company in November 2016. Netball Superleague The Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) is the elite netball competition in the United Kingdom. The league, which usually runs from February to July, features ten teams from across England, Wales and Scotland. Netball has a long history in the United Kingdom, though until 2005 the sport had no elite, semi-professional competition at a national level, with local leagues being the predominant form of competition. The amateur nature of the sport domestically differed sharply"
"a grass surface. In March 2014, Premiership Rugby (operators of the Aviva Premiership) approved Newcastle Falcons' plan to install an advanced artificial pitch during the 2014 close season, and Newcastle City Council approved the plan in May. The new artificial pitch, the second in the Aviva Premiership, was installed by SIS Pitches, the company responsible for the Premiership's first such pitch at Saracens' Allianz Park. The nearest Tyne and Wear Metro station is the Bank Foot station. Northumbria University and the club are to develop the UK's first ever rugby-based Centre of Sporting Excellence at Kingston Park. Newcastle Falcons own"
"matches in the RFU Championship are broadcast on Sky Sports. Moseley are relegated into the 2016–17 National League 1 after finishing bottom of the table. After seven years of trying for promotion (five of which they actually topped the league stage including during this season), Bristol finally did it. In front of a divisional and club record crowd of 16,084, Bristol managed to gain promotion to the Aviva Premiership despite losing 32-34 to away side (and league stage runners up), Doncaster Knights, due to an emphatic first leg victory, to go up 60 - 47 on aggregate. The Championship's structure"
"union clubs. Its premier team Northampton Saints, competes in the Aviva Premiership and won the European championship in 2000 by defeating Munster for the Heineken Cup, 9-8. Saints are based at the 15,249 capacity Franklin's Gardens ground. In 2014 the club won the Aviva Premiership as well as the Challenge Cup. For the 2014/15 campaign the team finished top of the table for the first time in the premiership, eventually losing 24-29 to Saracens in the playoff semi-final. Northamptonshire has twenty four football clubs operating in the top ten levels of the English football league system. The sport in the"
"Mark McCafferty Mark McCafferty is the Chief Executive Officer of Premiership Rugby, the entity that organises the English Premiership rugby union competition. McCafferty has served as the Premier Rugby Association's chief executive since taking over from Howard Thomas in 2005. Under McCafferty's tenure, the Premiership obtained a sponsorship contract with Guinness. The Premiership then obtained a multi-year sponsorship from Aviva in 2010 for US $7.5 million annually; Aviva later signed a sponsorship renewal through 2017. McCafferty has also helped the Premiership improved its Sky TV contract, before signing in 2012 a four-year contract with BT worth 38 million British pounds"
"following concessive victories against Bristol and have since remained within the highest division of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. In the 2011–12 season of the Aviva Premiership, Exeter Chiefs finished in fifth place, earning a spot in the Heineken Cup. Exeter Chiefs won their first piece of silverware when they defeated Northampton 15-8 at Sandy Park in the 2014 LV Cup final. Furthermore, Exeter Chiefs were crowned English champions in 2017, after defeating Wasps RFC in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. The city also has two other clubs: Wessex Rugby Club, which is located in Exwick, and Exeter Saracens"
"2 tries and taking his premiership try tally to 53. In May 2018, he won the 2017-18 Aviva Premiership player of the season. Vereniki Goneva Vereniki Goneva (born 5 April 1984 in Lautoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby footballer. He played as a centre or wing for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership having previously made his debut in English rugby for Rotherham against Northampton Saints in the RFU Championship in the 2007-2008 season. He signed for the Newcastle Falcons from Leicester Tigers in 2016, where he had won the Aviva Premiership title. He was first spotted by the Fiji"
"Premier League The Premier League (often referred to as the English Premier League (EPL) outside England) is the top level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). The Premier League is a corporation in which the member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The Premier League has featured 47 English and two Welsh clubs since its inception,"