London Double Header

The London Double Header began in 2004 and opens what was the Zurich Premiership and is now the Aviva Premiership, the top rugby union league in England.

Two games are played consecutively at Twickenham, usually involving the four London based teams of the Premiership, NEC Harlequins, London Irish, London Wasps and Saracens. Harlequins were relegated from the premiership at the end of the 2004-05 season and thus for the 2005-06 season Leeds Tykes were included instead. The matches form part of the regular season fixtures, with one team nominated as the home side for each match. At other times of year Twickenham is also used for regular season London fixtures, such as the Big Game at Christmas time.

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5 2008
6 2009
7 2010
8 2011
9 References
10 External links

2004

Main article: 2004–05 Zurich Premiership

4 September 2004 14:00	London Irish	18 – 12	Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes

4 September 2004 16:15	Saracens	13 – 11	Wasps	Twickenham Attendance: 51,000
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 51,000

2005

Main article: 2005–06 Guinness Premiership

3 September 2005 14:00	London Wasps	23 – 11	Saracens	Twickenham Attendance: 35,000
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 35,000

3 September 2005 16:20	Leeds Tykes	11 – 27	London Irish	Twickenham Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sean Davey
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sean Davey

2006

Main article: 2006–07 Guinness Premiership

2 September 2006 14:00	London Irish	20 – 19	NEC Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: 51,960
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 51,960

2 September 2006 16:20	Saracens	19 – 21	London Wasps	Twickenham Attendance: 51,960 Referee: Roy Maybank
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 51,960 Referee: Roy Maybank

2007

Main article: 2007–08 Guinness Premiership

15 September 2007 15:30	Harlequins	35 – 27	London Irish	Twickenham Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Ashley Rowden
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Ashley Rowden

15 September 2007 18:00	London Wasps	19 – 29	Saracens	Twickenham Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Sean Davey
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Sean Davey

2008

Main article: 2008–09 Guinness Premiership

6 September 2008 14:30	London Irish	26 – 14	London Wasps	Twickenham Attendance: 52,087 Referee: Andrew Small
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 52,087 Referee: Andrew Small


FB	15	Peter Hewat
WG	14	Topsy Ojo
CE	13	Delon Armitage
CE	12	Seilala Mapusua
WG	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH	10	Mike Catt 65'
SH	9	Paul Hodgson 72'
N8	8	Chris Hala'ufia 16' to 26' 78'
FL	7	Steffon Armitage
FL	6	Richard Thorpe
LK	5	Gary Johnson
LK	4	Nick Kennedy
PR	3	Faan Rautenbach 60'
HK	2	Danie Coetzee 60'
PR	1	Alex Corbisiero} 48'
Substitutes:
PR	16	Dan Murphy 48'
HK	17	David Paice 60'
HK	18	James Buckland 60'
FL	19	Jon Fisher 78'
WG	20	Adam Thompstone
SH	21	Peter Richards 72'
FH	22	Eoghan Hickey 65'
Coach:


FB	15	Mark van Gisbergen 67'
WG	14	Paul Sackey
CE	13	Dominic Waldouck
CE	12	Josh Lewsey 41'
WG	11	Tom Voyce
FH	10	Riki Flutey
SH	9	Eoin Reddan
N8	8	James Haskell 67'
FL	7	Tom Rees
FL	6	Joe Worsley
LK	5	Richard Birkett 53'
LK	4	Simon Shaw
PR	3	Pat Barnard 53'
HK	2	Raphael Ibanez 67'
PR	1	Tim Payne
Substitutes:
HK	16	Rob Webber 67'
PR	17	Phil Vickery 53'
LK	18	Tom Palmer 53'
N8	19	John Hart 67'
SH	20	Joe Simpson
FH	21	Jeremy Staunton 41'
CE	22	Lachlan Mitchell 67'
Coach:

6 September 2008 17:00	Saracens	21 – 24	Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: Wayne Barnes Referee: Andrew Small
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: Wayne Barnes Referee: Andrew Small

2009

Main article: 2009–10 Guinness Premiership

5 September 2009 14:30	Saracens	18 – 14	London Irish	Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 Referee: Dave Pearson
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 Referee: Dave Pearson


FB	15	Alex Goode
WG	14	Noah Cato
CE	13	Kameli Ratuvou
CE	12	Brad Barritt
WG	11	Chris Wyles
FH	10	Glen Jackson 73'
SH	9	Neil de Kock 69'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert 59' to 69'
FL	7	Andy Saull
FL	6	Wikus van Heerden 53' 63' 78'
LK	5	Hugh Vyvyan 60'
LK	4	Steve Borthwick
PR	3	Carlos Nieto
HK	2	Schalk Brits 53' to 63'
PR	1	Rhys Gill 63'
Substitutes:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro 53' 63'
PR	17	Tom Mercey 63'
PR	18	Richard Skuse
LK	19	Mouritz Botha 60'
N8	20	Michael Owen 78'
SH	21	Justin Marshall 69'
FH	22	Derick Hougaard 73'
WG	23	Richard Haughton
Coach:


FB	15	Delon Armitage 53' to 63'
WG	14	Adam Thompstone
CE	13	Elvis Seveali'i 41'
CE	12	Seilala Mapusua
WG	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH	10	Ryan Lamb
SH	9	Paul Hodgson
N8	8	Chris Hala'ufia 51'
FL	7	Steffon Armitage
FL	6	Declan Danaher 8' 13'
LK	5	Andy Perry 51'
LK	4	Nick Kennedy
PR	3	Paulică Ion 51'
HK	2	Danie Coetzee 51'
PR	1	Clarke Dermody 69'
Substitutes:
PR	16	Dan Murphy 69'
HK	17	James Buckland 51'
PR	18	Faan Rautenbach 51'
LK	19	Bob Casey 51'
FL	20	George Stowers 8' 13' 51'
FB	21	Peter Hewat
SH	22	Peter Richards 41'
SH	23	Alfredo Lalanne
Coach:

Scorers:

Tries: Jackson, Saull
Conversions: Jackson
Pens: Jackson 2

Scorers:

Try: Stowers
Pens: Lamb 2, D Armitage

Man of the Match: Glen Jackson

5 September 2009 17:15	London Wasps	26 – 15	Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 Referee: Dean Richards
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 Referee: Dean Richards

London Wasps 26 - 15 Harlequins

- Half Time: 16 - 15

Teams:

Wasps: Mark Van Gisbergen, Tom Varndell, Ben Jacobs, Steve Kefu, David Lemi, Danny Cipriani, Joe Simpson, Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Gabriel Bocca, George Skivington, Richard Birkett, John Hart, Serge Betsen (capt), Dan Ward-Smith

Replacements: Joe Ward, Ben Broster, Tom French, Dan Leo, Hugo Ellis, Warren Fury, Dave Walder, Lachlan Mitchell.

Scorers:

Tries: Varndell 2
Conversions: Van Gisbergen
Penalties: Van Gisbergen 3

Harlequins: Ugo Monye, David Strettle, Gonzalo Tiesi, Jordan Turner-Hall (YC), Gonzalo Camacho, Nick Evans, Danny Care, Ceri Jones, Gary Botha, Mark Lambert, James Percival, George Robson (RC)^,^[1] Chris Robshaw, Will Skinner (capt), Nick Easter

Replacements: Tani Fuga, Aston Croall, John Andress, Jim Evans, Tom Guest, Steve So'oialo, Rory Clegg, George Lowe.

Scorers:

Tries: Monye, Camacho
Conversions: Evans
Penalties: Evans

Key:

YC = Yellow Card
RC = Red Card

Man of the Match: Serge Betsen

2010

Main article: 2010–11 Aviva Premiership

4 September 2010 14:00	London Irish	33-16	Saracens	Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small

4 September 2010 16:30	London Wasps	29-29	Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Chris White
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Chris White

2011

Main article: 2011–12 Aviva Premiership

3 September 2011 14:00	London Irish	24-29	Harlequins	Twickenham Attendance: 55,437 Referee: Greg Garner
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 55,437 Referee: Greg Garner

3 September 2011 16:30	Saracens	15-20	London Wasps	Twickenham Attendance: 55,437
		Report		Twickenham Attendance: 55,437

References

^ Head-butt compounds Wuins woes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/harlequins/8240152.stm

External links

Official site

English Premiership

2011-12 teams	Bath Exeter Chiefs Gloucester Harlequins Leicester Tigers London Irish London Wasps Newcastle Falcons Northampton Saints Sale Sharks Saracens Worcester Warriors

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London Double Header

Contents

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

References

External links