The 2024–25 Premiership Rugby is scheduled to be the 38th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition. The competition is being broadcast by TNT Sports for the twelfth consecutive year and the first year of their current broadcast deal.[1] The season will begin on 20 September 2024 and finish on 14 June 2025.[2]
| 2024–25 Premiership Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Date | 20 September 2024 – 14 June 2025 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
No team was promoted from the 2023–24 RFU Championship, as the champions, Ealing Trailfinders, were not able to meet the eligibility criteria required to enter the league.[3]
Teams
editThe competition will feature the same 10 teams from the 2023–24 season. For the third consecutive season, the top team in the Championship was ineligible for promotion to the Premiership, after 2023–24 Championship winners Ealing Trailfinders failed to meet the minimum standards criteria to join the competition.
Stadiums and locations
edit
| Club | Director of Rugby/ Head Coach |
Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath |  Johann van Graan
|
Ben Spencer
|
The Recreation Ground | 14,509 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol Bears |  Pat Lam
|
Fitz Harding[4]
|
Ashton Gate1 | 27,000 | Bristol |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter Ali Hepher
|
 Dafydd Jenkins
|
Sandy Park | 15,600 | Exeter, Devon |
| Gloucester | George Skivington
|
Lewis Ludlow
|
Kingsholm | 16,115 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins |  Billy Millard Danny Wilson
|
Stephan Lewies[5]
|
Twickenham Stoop2 | 14,800 | Twickenham, Greater London |
| Leicester Tigers | Michael Cheika
|
|
Mattioli Woods Welford Road | 25,849 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Newcastle Falcons | Steve Diamond
|
Callum Chick
|
Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Phil Dowson Sam Vesty
|
|
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens | 15,249 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Sale Sharks | Alex Sanderson Paul Deacon
|
|
Salford Community Stadium | 12,000 | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens |  Mark McCall Joe Shaw
|
Maro Itoje[6]
|
StoneX Stadium3 | 10,500 | Hendon, Greater London |
Notes
- ^1 – Bristol Bears will also play one home games at Principality Stadium, Cardiff in May 2025.
- ^2 – Harlequins will also play two home games at Twickenham Stadium, London in December 2024 and May 2025.
- ^3 – Saracens will also play one home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London in March 2025.
Player movements
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2025–26 Champions Cup |
| 2 | Bristol Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gloucester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Berth in the 2025–26 Champions Cup |
| 6 | Leicester Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Northampton Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Berth in the 2025–26 Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Saracens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Round-by-round progression
editThe grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:
| Team Progression | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 |
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| Gloucester | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Leicester Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Falcons | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northampton Saints | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sale Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saracens |
| Key | ||
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Regular season
editThe regular season fixtures were announced on 23 July 2024.[7]
Highlights of the season include:
- Derby Weekends – All fixtures scheduled for Round 4 and Round 12 are derby matches between local rivals – the Northern Derby (Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks), the West Country Derbies (Bath v Gloucester and Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs), the East Midlands Derby (Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints), and the London Derby (Harlequins v Saracens).
- Slater Cup – Leicester Tigers and Gloucester will contest the Slater Cup at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on 20 October 2024, and at Kingsholm in January 2025, in honour of former Leicester and Gloucester player Ed Slater.
- Big Game 16 – Harlequins will host Leicester Tigers in this season's edition of The Big Game at Twickenham Stadium in Round 9.
- The Showdown 5 – Saracens will host Harlequins in this season's edition of The Showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Round 12.
- Big Summer Kick-Off 4 – Harlequins will host Gloucester in this season's edition of the Big Summer Kick-Off at Twickenham Stadium in Round 16.
- Big Day Out – Bristol Bears will host Bath in the inaugural edition of the Big Day Out at the Principality Stadium in Round 16.
Notes
- All fixtures are subject to change.[8]
- Referees appointed to officiate Premiership matches are employed by the RFU, unless indicated otherwise.[9]
Results
editRound 1
editRound 2
editRound 3
editRound 4
editRound 5
editRound 6
editRound 7
editRound 8
editRound 9
editRound 10
editPlay-offs
editAs in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, will contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage.[10] The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 1st in League Table | ||||||||
| 4 | 4th in League Table | ||||||||
| 1 | Winner of Semi-Final 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Winner of Semi-Final 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2nd in League Table | ||||||||
| 3 | 3rd in League Table | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Every Premiership game to be shown live next season". BBC Sport. 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Premiership rugby fixtures: 2024-25 season to start on 20 September". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Tabuteau, Sam (20 May 2024). "Ealing Trailfinders to lift Championship trophy this weekend". Hounslow Herald. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Fitz Harding named Club Captain and signs long-term extension". Bristol Bears. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Stephan Lewies named new Harlequins captain". Premiership Rugby. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Maro Itoje announced as new Saracens Club Captain". Saracens. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures released: Gallagher Premiership Rugby back with a bang for 2024/25". Premiership Rugby. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby – FAQs". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Match officials: profiles". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "A Guide to the Gallagher Premiership". The Rugby Paper. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.