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

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

league in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

.

Two games are played consecutively at Twickenham

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

, usually involving the four London based teams of the Premiership, NEC Harlequins

Harlequin F.C.

The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...

, London Irish

London Irish

London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...

, London Wasps

London Wasps

London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...

and Saracens

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

. Harlequins were relegated from the premiership at the end of the 2004-05

2004–05 Zurich Premiership

The 2004-05 Zurich Premiership was the 18th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.Harlequins were relegated, to be replaced by Bristol.- Table :-Week 1:-Week 2:-Week 3:-Week 4:-Week 5:...

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.

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FB	15	Peter Hewat Peter Hewat Peter Hewat is an Australian rugby union player now playing in Japan's Top League for Suntory Sungoliath. He previously played for the NSW Waratahs and London Irish...
WG	14	Topsy Ojo Topsy Ojo Temitope "Topsy" Ojo is an English rugby union player for the London Irish club, and has represented England at International level.He became a full member of the London Irish squad in April 2006, and now plays wing.-London Irish:...
CE	13	Delon Armitage Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...
CE	12	Seilala Mapusua Seilala Mapusua Seilala Mapusua is a Samoan rugby player currently playing with the Kubota Spears of the Japanese Top League...
WG	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau Sailosi Tagicakibau Sailosi Tagicakibau is a rugby union footballer who plays at Wing for London Irish.-Early years:Prior to competing in professional rugby, he attended Papakura High and Wesley College....
FH	10	Mike Catt Mike Catt Michael John "Mike" Catt OBE is a South African-born former English rugby union footballer who played for London Irish and Bath. He earned 75 international caps for England and played in three World Cup Finals, in 1995, 2003 and 2007...
SH	9	Paul Hodgson Paul Hodgson Paul Hodgson, born 25 April 1982 in Epsom, Surrey is an English rugby union player.Hodgson plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership, as a Scrum-half-Early career:...
N8	8	Chris Hala'ufia Chris Hala'ufia Chris Hala'ufia is a back row forward who plays rugby union football for English club London Irish in the Aviva Premiership and Tonga. He is well known for his ability to break tackles. Hala'ufia originally made a name for himself with Bradford and Bingley RFC, when he made his début in the...
FL Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	7	Steffon Armitage Steffon Armitage Steffon Armitage is a rugby union player for RC Toulon in the Top 14.- Career :Armitage plays as a flanker. He is of heavy build but of comparatively slight stature for a modern day flanker. A comparison with Neil Back has been made and like Back he is quick and particularly effective in ruck...
FL Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	6	Richard Thorpe
LK	5	Gary Johnson
LK	4	Nick Kennedy Nick Kennedy Nick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup and 2007 Churchill Cup....
PR	3	Faan Rautenbach Faan Rautenbach Faan Rautenbach is a rugby union footballer who plays at prop for London Irish.Rautenbach played 14 Tests for the Springboks including a try on debut against Wales in 2002, ending with his last Test against New Zealand in Christchurch in 2004. Rautenbach is known as a powerful scrummager.-External...
HK	2	Danie Coetzee Danie Coetzee Danie Coetzee is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at hooker, and he has played for the Springboks...
PR	1	Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero is a rugby union player who plays at prop for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.-Biography:... }
Substitutes:
PR	16	Dan Murphy
HK	17	David Paice David Paice David Paice is a rugby union footballer who plays at hooker or prop for London Irish.Paice participated in the 2007 Churchill Cup.He was later called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008....
HK	18	James Buckland James Buckland James Buckland is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership....
FL	19	Jon Fisher Jon Fisher (rugby union) Jonathan Fisher is a rugby union player for Bedford Blues. He plays as a No 8.#He was a member of the England Under 20 team that reached the final of the 2008 JWC...
WG	20	Adam Thompstone
SH	21	Peter Richards
FH	22	Eoghan Hickey Eoghan Hickey Eoghan Hickey is a professional rugby player for Super 10 team Petrarca Padova. He is 5'11.5 and 95 kg.In the 2005–06 season Hickey played with Leinster, transferring to Munster for the 2007 season. He has also played for UCD. He transferred to London Irish in July 2007, on a two year contract...
Coach:

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Mark van Gisbergen

Mark van Gisbergen is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Lyon and England. He is nicknamed 'Giz' or 'Gizzy'....

WG 14

Paul Sackey

Paul Henry Sackey is an English rugby union footballer who currently plays at wing for Stade Français in the Top 14.As of 28 February 2009 he has 22 full England caps...

CE 13

Dominic Waldouck

Dominic Waldouck is a rugby union footballer who plays centre for London Wasps. He attended Latymer Upper School in Ladbroke Grove, London and attended Kew College Primary School.-Biography:...

CE 12

Josh Lewsey

Owen Joshua Lewsey MBE is a former English rugby union footballer who played fullback, wing or centre for Wasps.-Career:...

WG 11

Tom Voyce

Thomas Michael Dunstan Voyce is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:...

FH 10

Riki Flutey

Riki John Flutey is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at centre or fly-half for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership....

SH 9 Eoin Reddan

Eoin Reddan

Eoin Reddan is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half. He attended school at Crescent College Comprehensive where he captained the school side. On leaving school he studied at the University of Limerick....

N8 8

James Haskell

James Haskell is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Top League team Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and internationally for England.-Career:...

Flanker (rugby union)

A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...

Tom Rees FL

Flanker (rugby union)

Joe Worsley

Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE is a retired English rugby union player who played flanker for Wasps and England.-Biography:...

LK 5

Richard Birkett

Richard Birkett is a rugby union player for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership. He attended Millfield School, and his position of choice is at lock.-External links:*...

LK 4

Simon Shaw

Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is an English rugby union player who plays at lock for Toulon and England.-Biography:...

PR 3

Pat Barnard

Pat Barnard is an English-qualified rugby union player for CA Brive in the Top 14.Pat Barnard's position of choice is as a prop....

HK 2

Raphael Ibanez

Raphaël Ibanez

Raphaël Ibañez is a retired French rugby union footballer. A hooker, he was also a former captain of the France national team.-Club career:...

PR 1

Tim Payne Substitutes: HK 16

Rob Webber

Rob Webber is a rugby union player for London Wasps in the English Premiership. Webber's position of choice is as at hooker and he can also play in the back-row.-Club career:...

PR 17

Phil Vickery LK 18

Tom Palmer N8 19

John Hart SH 20

Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson (rugby player born 1988)

Joe Simpson is a rugby union player who plays scrum half for London Wasps and the England national rugby union team.- Biography :Simpson was born in Australia to a New Zealand mother and English father, both rugby enthusiasts...

FH 21 Jeremy Staunton

Jeremy Staunton

Jeremy Staunton is an Irish rugby union fly-half, currently playing for English club Leicester Tigers in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. He has also played for Ireland.He was educated at St Munchin's College Limerick....

CE 22

Lachlan Mitchell

Lachlan Mitchell born 30 September 1987 in Australia is a rugby union player for Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. He plays as a centre wing and fullback.-Melbourne Rebels:...

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FB	15	Alex Goode Alex Goode D. Alexander V. Goode is a professional English rugby union player playing in the Aviva Premiership for Saracens F.C..-Biography:...
WG	14	Noah Cato Noah Cato Noah Cato is a rugby union player who currently plays as a Winger/Fullback for Northampton Rugby Club in the Guinness Premiership....
CE	13	Kameli Ratuvou Kameli Ratuvou -Career:He is currently playing for professional English club, Saracens he joined the squad from Fiji for the 2006/07 season. His usual position is on the wing even though he can also play at centre and fullback...
CE	12	Brad Barritt
WG	11	Chris Wyles Chris Wyles Chris Wyles is an International rugby union player who plays for the USA Eagles and plays his club rugby for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback or wing...
FH	10	Glen Jackson
SH	9	Neil de Kock Neil de Kock Neil de Kock is a rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Saracens. He has claimed ten caps for South Africa...
N8	8	Ernst Joubert Ernst Joubert Ernst Joubert is a South African rugby union player. He plays at Number Eight for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He is the vice captain of the Saracens team.-2009–2010 season:...
FL Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	7	Andy Saull Andy Saull Andy Saull is a rugby union player who plays at flanker for Saracens F.C. in the Aviva Premiership.He was educated at Bancroft's School and Birkbeck, University of London....
FL Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	6	Wikus van Heerden Wikus van Heerden Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...
LK	5	Hugh Vyvyan Hugh Vyvyan Hugh Donnithorne Vyvyan is a rugby union player who plays at lock for Saracens and England. He stands at 6'6" and weighs around 18 stone....
LK	4	Steve Borthwick Steve Borthwick Stephen William "Steve" Borthwick is an English rugby union footballer who plays lock for Saracens F.C....
PR	3	Carlos Nieto Carlos Nieto This article is about the Italian rugby player. For the Third Watch character, see Carlos Nieto .Carlos Nieto is an Italian Argentine international rugby union player....
HK	2	Schalk Brits Schalk Brits Schalk Brits is a South African rugby union footballer. He married Colinda Wijnants on the 29/01/2011 in Greyton, South Africa.-Western Province:...
PR	1	Rhys Gill Rhys Gill Iorworth Alan Rhys Gill is a Wales international rugby union player. A prop forward he joined Saracens in May 2009 having previously played for Cardiff Blues....
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HK	16	Fabio Ongaro Fabio Ongaro Fabio Ongaro is an Italian rugby union footballer. Although he now plays as a hooker, he played in the Italian youth teams as a flanker.-Career:...
PR	17	Tom Mercey Tom Mercey Thomas "Tom" Mercey is a rugby union footballer who plays at prop for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership....
PR	18	Richard Skuse Richard Skuse Richard Skuse is a Rugby union prop for Saracens in the Guinness Premiership.Skuse started his professional career playing for Bristol Shoguns until joining London Irish in July 2004. An integral part of the London Irish squad, he also won representative honours with England at U21 level. Skuse's...
LK	19	Mouritz Botha Mouritz Botha Mouritz Botha is a rugby union player who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He joined English club Bedford Blues in 2006 and made 73 appearances before moving to Saracens F.C. in 2009. Botha was named in the 2011 England Saxons squad for the Churchill Cup after qualifying for England on...
N8	20	Michael Owen Michael Owen (rugby player) Michael Owen , was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau and was a Welsh rugby union player. He played for Saracens at club level and Wales internationally, having previously represented Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League. Owen, who is , most often played Number 8, but...
SH	21	Justin Marshall Justin Marshall Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...
FH	22	Derick Hougaard Derick Hougaard Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...
WG	23	Richard Haughton
Coach:

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Delon Armitage

Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...

WG 14

Adam Thompstone CE 13

Elvis Seveali'i

Elvis Seveali'i is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays centre and wing for Premiership side London Irish and Manu Samoa internationally. He has previously represented Wellington in the under-19s and under-21s as well as the National Provincial Championship team...

CE 12

Seilala Mapusua

Seilala Mapusua is a Samoan rugby player currently playing with the Kubota Spears of the Japanese Top League...

WG 11

Sailosi Tagicakibau

Sailosi Tagicakibau is a rugby union footballer who plays at Wing for London Irish.-Early years:Prior to competing in professional rugby, he attended Papakura High and Wesley College....

FH 10

Ryan Lamb

Ryan Lamb is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.-Club career:...

SH 9

Paul Hodgson

Paul Hodgson, born 25 April 1982 in Epsom, Surrey is an English rugby union player.Hodgson plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership, as a Scrum-half-Early career:...

N8 8

Chris Hala'ufia

Chris Hala'ufia is a back row forward who plays rugby union football for English club London Irish in the Aviva Premiership and Tonga. He is well known for his ability to break tackles. Hala'ufia originally made a name for himself with Bradford and Bingley RFC, when he made his début in the...

Flanker (rugby union)

Steffon Armitage

Steffon Armitage is a rugby union player for RC Toulon in the Top 14.- Career :Armitage plays as a flanker. He is of heavy build but of comparatively slight stature for a modern day flanker. A comparison with Neil Back has been made and like Back he is quick and particularly effective in ruck...

Flanker (rugby union)

Declan Danaher

Declan Danaher is a rugby union footballer who plays at back row for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.-Club career:Danaher joined London Irish in 1999, making his debut against Gloucester Rugby in May 2000....

LK 5

Andy Perry

Andy Perry is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership, playing primarily as a lock.He has previously played for Exeter and Plymouth Albion...

LK 4

Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup and 2007 Churchill Cup....

PR 3

Paulică Ion

Paulica Ion

Paulică Ion is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A tighthead prop, He started his career with CSA Steaua Bucureşti, before moving to Bath in 2007 and currently plays for London Irish. As of 2008, he has played 22 games for the Romanian national team, scoring a try...

HK 2

Danie Coetzee

Danie Coetzee is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at hooker, and he has played for the Springboks...

PR 1

Clarke Dermody

Clarke Dermody is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop. He was first selected for the All Blacks in 2006 for the test series against Ireland and Argentina ....

Substitutes: PR 16

Dan Murphy HK 17

James Buckland

James Buckland is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership....

PR 18

Faan Rautenbach

Faan Rautenbach is a rugby union footballer who plays at prop for London Irish.Rautenbach played 14 Tests for the Springboks including a try on debut against Wales in 2002, ending with his last Test against New Zealand in Christchurch in 2004. Rautenbach is known as a powerful scrummager.-External...

LK 19 Bob Casey

Bob Casey (rugby player)

Bob Casey is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at lock for London Irish. Casey is originally from Maynooth, County Kildare, and was educated at Blackrock College, a Dublin secondary school renowned for producing international rugby players.-Club career:Casey joined Leinster in 1999 and...

FL 20

George Stowers

George Stowers is a Samoan international rugby union player. He currently plays for the Ospreys in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays as a Flanker or a No.8.-Club career:...

FB 21

Peter Hewat

Peter Hewat is an Australian rugby union player now playing in Japan's Top League for Suntory Sungoliath. He previously played for the NSW Waratahs and London Irish...

SH 22

Peter Richards SH 23

Alfredo Lalanne

Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine scrum-half who plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties...

Coach:

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)^, 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
Serge Betsen
Serge Betsen Tchoua is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for London Wasps at club level and formerly for internationally...

2010

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