The 2019–20 Gallagher Premiership was the 33rd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the second one to be sponsored by Gallagher . The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens , who had claimed their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2019 final . London Irish had been promoted as champions from the 2018–19 RFU Championship at the first attempt.
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50-455: A 23–7 victory in the second test. Robshaw continued to be an integral part of the England team under Eddie Jones ; although he missed England's victorious 2017 Six Nations campaign through injury, he was part of the leadership group of a largely inexperienced side that toured Argentina in 2017 - winning the series 2-0. He captained England for the final time in that year's autumn internationals, in
75-467: A knee injury sustained by Tom Croft . Robshaw was overlooked for selection for the 2011 Rugby World Cup , despite impressing in the training camp. In January 2012, Robshaw was announced as England captain for the first two games of the 2012 Six Nations , despite previously obtaining only a single cap. He went on to captain England throughout the rest of the tournament, featuring a clean sweep of away wins at Scotland , Italy and France , as well as
100-463: A round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day. In a repeat of the 2018 final, Saracens beat Wasps 35–19 to win the 2019 Premiership Sevens Cup. Gloucester beat Sale Sharks to win the Plate. It was the third successive year Wasps had made the cup final of the competition. Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 10 July 2019. Due to
125-553: A standoff in the Millennium Stadium tunnel, refusing to take his side out only to be left waiting in the cold by the Welsh. However, England fell agonisingly short of the title on the final day of the championship, beating France 55-35 whilst needing to win by 27 points. This meant England finished second for the fourth time in a row under the leadership of Robshaw and coach Stuart Lancaster . Following England's dismal performance at
150-470: A win against Samoa. Robshaw played his final test for England on the 2018 tour to South Africa, in winning the final test. Injury during the 2018–19 season, the emergence of Mark Wilson, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill , saw Robshaw phased out of the team by the time of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He finished his international career having started all 66 of his international caps. Only Rory Underwood and Will Carling earned more starts without ever coming off
175-544: A win at Twickenham against Ireland and a narrow loss to eventual Grand Slam winners Wales . He was retained as captain of the England side for their series defeat in South Africa, in which he played only two tests before fracturing his thumb. Despite defeats by both Australia and South Africa , Robshaw captained his team to victory against New Zealand at the end of 2012. He scored his first Test try in England's 20–13 win over Australia on 2 November 2013. His second try
200-456: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Chris Robshaw Chris Robshaw (born 4 June 1986) is an English former rugby union player. He was the captain of the England national rugby union team from January 2012 until December 2015. Robshaw's position of choice was in the back row of the scrum , usually flanker . Born the second of three boys, Robshaw coped with
225-609: The 2015 Rugby World Cup , Robshaw lost his national captaincy in January 2016 to hooker Dylan Hartley , but retained his place as a starter, but shifted to blindside flanker that year. England won the Grand Slam in 2016, and then toured Australia, whitewashing the Wallabies in the three-test series. Robshaw earned his 50th test cap and Man of the Match, as he helped England clinch the series win with
250-598: The Rugby World Cup , the first round of matches commenced during the fifth week of the season, following four rounds of the Premiership Cup . The London Double Header does not feature after being discontinued last year. Highlights of the season included: All fixtures are subject to change. Following round 13, the league was suspended until 14 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England . As in previous seasons,
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#1733094111408300-659: The 42–3 victory over the Pertemps Bees at The Stoop . He was also part of the England Under 21 squad that competed in the 2006 Six Nations Championship and the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship . Will Greenwood declared on 12 December 2008 that Robshaw was pushing for international honours owing to his current form, and he was fighting for a place on the upcoming Lions tour to South Africa, as an "uncapped" Lion. Greenwood also went on to compare Robshaw to World Cup -winning blindside flanker Richard Hill . Robshaw
325-698: The bench for England. He also finished his career with the second-most England appearances as captain (43) behind Carling (59), but is the all-time leader in the Professional era . Robshaw had been picked in the Barbarians Squad to face England on 25 October 2020 in a warm-up match before the resumption of the delayed 2019-20 Six Nations season. Unfortunately, 12 members of the Barbarians squad including Robshaw were found to be breach of COVID-19 protocols. Following an attempt to replace these squad members and retain
350-454: The captaincy to Joe Marler in order to focus on his duties as England captain. Robshaw is a two-time Aviva Premiership Player of the Year winner, an award he first won following the 2008/9 season, and then again following Harlequins' title-winning campaign in 2011/12. He started and scored a try for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers . In June 2020, it
375-439: The final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. Saracens were automatically relegated after having failed to comply with prior years salary cap restrictions and were deducted a total of 105 points across two separate judgements. It was the second time that Saracens have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 1992–93 Premiership Rugby season. Due to changes to
400-467: The fixture, another breach of the protocols came to light resulting in the complete cancellation of the fixture. 2019%E2%80%9320 Premiership Rugby The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the seventh successive season and with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5 . Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport. Exeter Chiefs won their second title after defeating Wasps in
425-487: The global rugby calendar and the COVID-19 pandemic , this season started and finished later than previous seasons and including the Premiership Rugby Cup, ran for 58 weeks in total. On 5 November 2019, Premiership Rugby announced that Saracens would be deducted 35 points in the 2019–20 season and fined £5.3 million due to undisclosed payments to players in previous seasons. Saracens initially said they would appeal
450-635: The league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and London Irish who were promoted from the 2018–19 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Newcastle Falcons who were relegated after six years in the top flight. The 2019 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series was held at Franklin's Gardens on 13 and 14 September 2019. For the third successive year all twelve Premiership teams would feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in
475-412: The ruling, but on 18 November announced that they accepted the punishments, with the deduction leaving them 26 points adrift at the bottom of the table. After further failure to comply with the salary cap, Saracens were announced to be automatically relegated at the end of the season on 18 January 2020 despite relegation not being an available sanction in the salary cap regulations. On 28 January 2020 this
500-521: The trauma of his father's death when he was five years old. His mother, Patricia, raised her sons alone. Robshaw started playing rugby for Warlingham RFC at the age of seven, and attended Cumnor House School . He then moved to Millfield Preparatory School and on to Millfield public school, where he was first team captain. He was engaged to his girlfriend of six years, Camilla Kerslake , before they married in France on 29 June 2018. On 8 February 2021 it
525-469: Was against Italy, in a 52–11 win, England's last game in the 2014 RBS Six Nations. Robshaw was retained as captain for the 2015 Six Nations Championship , and played every minute of England's campaign. He was widely praised for his captaincy as England won the opening game 21–16 away in Wales, with the captain contributing a mammoth 26 tackles. However, the game started five minutes late because Robshaw engaged in
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#1733094111408550-463: Was confirmed Robshaw would remain at Harlequins throughout the remainder of the elongated 2019–20 season . He joined San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He announced his retirement on 21 October 2022. Robshaw played for England Schools Under 18 during (January) 2004, before making his First XV debut during the 2005–2006 season ; scoring two tries in
575-525: Was confirmed with the application of a further 70 point deduction. On 16 March 2020, the league was suspended for an initial five week period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resumption was originally scheduled for the weekend of 24/25/26 April but was later postponed indefinitely. The restart eventually took place on 14 August, with all games played behind closed doors and broadcast live on BT Sport. Channel 5 also broadcast 5 matches. Twelve teams compete in
600-611: Was named on 19 May 2009 in the England squad to play the Barbarians and Argentina . He played in a defeat by the Barbarians. Robshaw later replaced James Haskell in the starting line-up for the return fixture against the Argentines in Salta , Argentina, winning his debut cap in a Test match defeat by Argentina. He was included in the England EPS Squad on 25 January 2010, owing to
625-715: Was revealed that Kerslake and Robshaw are expecting their first child together, due in May 2021. Robshaw made his Premiership debut in the London double header at the start of the 2007–2008 season . He went on to be included in the England Saxons squad who won the Churchill Cup in the summer of 2008. From the 2014–15 season Robshaw was the first team and club vice captain of the London-based Harlequins club; he relinquished
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