The 2005–06 Guinness Premiership was the 19th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the Sale Sharks and the Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Sale Sharks won 45–20 to win the Premiership. Leeds Tykes were relegated, whilst Harlequins were promoted for the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership.
As per a tradition started in the previous year, two of the opening games of the season (round 1) were played at Twickenham, in the 2005 London Double Header.
15 Matt Burke (Newcastle Falcons)14 Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers)13 Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons)12 Mike Catt (London Irish)11 Tom Voyce (London Wasps)10 Carlos Spencer (Northampton Saints)9 Justin Marshall (Leeds Tykes)1 Tony Windo (Worcester Warriors)2 Mark Regan (Bristol)3 Cobus Visagie (Saracens)4 Danny Grewcock (Bath Rugby)5 Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)6 Matt Salter (captain, Bristol)7 Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks)8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón (London Irish)[1]
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
