2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series Explained

2019 Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Champions:Saracens 7s
Runnersup:Wasps 7s
Matches:22
Nextseason:2022

The 2019 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series will be the ninth rugby union sevens competition for the twelve clubs who compete in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby clubs. It was also the third to feature the new format in which all twelve Premiership Rugby teams feature together in one venue over two days.

The competition would be held at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton for the third successive year on 13 and 14 September 2019.

Format

The twelve teams were split into four groups – A, B, C & D. Each team in the group played each other once, to World Rugby Laws of the Game – 7s Variations.
Based on the result, teams received:

Following all matches in each group, the winner and runner-up in each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners of each quarter-final qualified for the cup semi-finals, with the losers eliminated. Thereafter, competition was a simple knockout bracket, with the winner of the cup final being declared the series winner. The third placed team in each pool compete in the plate competition.

Group stage

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Sale Sharks 7s Bath Rugby 7s Bristol Bears 7s Exeter Chiefs 7s
Saracens 7s Leicester Tigers 7s Harlequins 7s Gloucester Rugby 7s
Worcester Warriors 7s Wasps 7s Northampton Saints 7s London Irish 7s

Date: Friday, 13 September 2019

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLFAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Saracens 7s2 2 0 0 50 24 26 8 4 2 0 10
2 Worcester Warriors 7s2 1 0 1 34 33 1 6 7 1 0 5
3 Sale Sharks 7s2 0 0 2 32 44 -12 5 8 0 1 1
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLFAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Wasps 7s2 2 0 0 98 10 88 15 2 2 0 10
2 Leicester Tigers 7s2 1 0 1 29 67 -38 4 10 1 0 5
3 Bath Rugby 7s2 0 0 2 24 74 -50 4 12 0 1 1
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLFAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Bristol Bears 7s2 2 0 0 54 46 8 8 8 0 2 10
2 Harlequins 7s2 1 0 1 53 28 25 9 4 2 1 7
3 Northampton Saints 7s2 0 0 2 24 55 -31 9 4 1 1 2
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLFAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Exeter Chiefs 7s2 2 0 0 63 10 53 11 2 2 0 10
2 London Irish 7s2 1 0 1 37 53 -16 7 9 1 0 5
3 Gloucester Rugby 7s2 0 0 2 19 58 -39 3 7 0 0 0
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 16 July 2019 — source: Premiership Rugby

Finals stage

Finals day was played on Saturday, 14 September 2019.

The four pool winners played a quarter-final against the runners-up in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 4 v 5 format. The winner of these quarter-finals competed in the cup competition, while the losers were eliminated. The third placed team in each pool competed in the plate competition.