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Premiership Rugby confirm finishing criteria

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As the 2011/12 Aviva Premiership Rugby Season heads towards its climax, Premiership Rugby have confirmed that clubs finishing in the top six of the table will qualify for next season's Heineken Cup.

In the event of two sides finishing the season on the same number of match points the following League rules will apply:

• In the case of equality at any stage of the season, positions shall be determined first by the number of wins and then on the basis of match points differential.
• If clubs have equal league points and equal number of wins then a club with a larger difference between match points "for" and match points "against" shall be placed higher in the Premiership League than a club with a smaller difference between match points "for" and match points "against".
• Should two clubs have the same number of league points and the same match points difference, the club having scored more match points "for" shall be placed higher in the Premiership League.
• If the above does not establish different Premiership League positions then the club in the higher position shall be the club that has achieved the higher aggregate match points scored by it in the same season against the other club.
• If this still does not establish the position then the club who has won the most matches, excluding its first Premiership League match of the season, then its second Premiership League match and so on, until it can be established which is the higher placed club.