London Double Header
The London Double Header began in 2004 and opens the season of the English Premiership (currently sponsored as the Aviva Premiership), the top rugby union league in England.
Two games are played consecutively at Twickenham, usually involving the 'big four' London based teams of the Premiership, Harlequins, London Irish, Wasps (London Wasps until the 2014–15 season) 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 (now known as Yorkshire Carnegie) 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 and the Premiership Final in late May.
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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2009
Scorers:
- Tries: Jackson, Saull
- Conversions: Jackson
- Pens: Jackson 2
Scorers:
- Try: Stowers
- Pens: Lamb 2, D Armitage
- Man of the Match: Glen Jackson
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
4 September 2010 14:00 |
London Irish | 33 – 16 | Saracens |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small |
4 September 2010 16:30 |
London Wasps | 29 – 29 | Harlequins |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Chris White |
2011
3 September 2011 14:00 |
London Irish | 24 – 29 | Harlequins |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 55,437 Referee: Greg Garner |
2012
1 September 2012 14:00 |
London Wasps | 40 – 42 | Harlequins |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 63,102 Referee: Greg Garner |
1 September 2012 16:30 |
Saracens | 40 – 3 | London Irish |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 63,102 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
2013
7 September 2013 14:00 |
London Irish | 20–42 | Saracens (BP) |
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Try: Low 37' c Yarde 69' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) Pen: Humphreys (2) 13', 62' |
Report | Try: George (2) 9' c, 35' m Vunipola 63' c Ashton 81' m Con: Farrell (2/4) Pen: Farrell (6) 4', 27', 39', 41', 51', 72' |
7 September 2013 16:30 |
(BP) London Wasps | 15–16 | Harlequins |
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Try: Launchbury 0' c Palmer 80' m Con: Goode (1/2) Pen: Goode (1) 13' |
Report | Try: Dickson 70' c Con: Evans (1/1) Pen: Evans (3) 12', 45', 49' |
2014
6 September 2014 14:00 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 34 – 28 | Wasps (1 BP) |
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Try: Ashton 6' c Strettle (3) 20' c, 62' c, 78' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Farrell (2/2) Pen: Hodgson (2/3) 13', 18' |
Report | Try: Hughes 43' c Wade (2) 53' m, 59' c Con: Goode (2/3) Pen: Goode (3/3) 10', 16', 26' |
6 September 2014 16:30 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 15 – 20 | Harlequins |
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Pen: Geraghty (5/6) 24', 33', 42', 54', 66' |
Report | Try: Monye 10' c Lindsay-Hague 34' c Con: Evans (2/2) Pen: Evans (2/6) 7', 27' |
References
- ↑ "'Head-butt' compounds Quins woes". BBC Sport. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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