The Odds

Rugby is a very popular sport in England. England has a very large rugby system that involves a lot of different leagues and teams. That being said, one of the most popular rugby union comps in England is the English Premiership, which is called the Aviva Premiership simply because Aviva sponsors the league. This league is very competitive and is one that all rugby teams involved would like to be the champion of at the end of the rugby season. For more, this article will discuss how this league works and what it takes to become the champion of it.

The Aviva Premiership has twelve rugby clubs in it. Teams will obviously want to win the league simply because they want to be the best in the league, however, the fact of the matter is that being the champions of the English Premiership can help a club get into other championships. The league champions will most certainly qualify for two of the most prized championships in Europe, which are the Heineken Cup as well as the European Challenge Cup. This league can sort of be seen as a stepping stone to those other competitions.

This league runs from roughly September to May and is made up out of twenty-two matches. Each club will play its rivals at home and away and will earn points in each match. Four points are awarded for every win a club earns, two points for a draw, a bonus point is given to teams that lose by seven or less and any team that scores four tries in a single match will also earn an additional bonus point. Earning points in the Aviva Premiership matches is essential to be there when it matters at the end of the season.

After the twenty-two games have been played the top four clubs will enter the semi-finals with the clubs at the top earning the right to play at home. The two semi-final games are played in the month of May. The winners of those games will play in the championship game, which is always played at Twickenham Stadium. Whoever wins the championship game will be the winners of the league and will more than likely have a chance at either the Heineken Cup or the European Challenge Cup! Hopefully this article has helped those wondering more about how the Aviva Premiership structured and how a team wins the league championship.