2008–09 Premiership Rugby
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The 2008–09 Guinness Premiership was the 22nd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2008 and May 2009. Round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, between the four London teams.
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2008–09 Guinness Premiership | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Leicester Tigers (8th title) |
Runners-up | London Irish |
Relegated | Bristol |
Matches played | 135 |
Attendance | 1,671,781 (average 12,384 per match) |
Top point scorer | Glen Jackson (239 points) |
Top try scorer | Joe Maddock (11 tries) |
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This season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14.