2024–25 Premiership Rugby
The 2024–25 Premiership Rugby is the 38th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition. The season began on 20 September 2024 and finished on 14 June 2025.
The reigning champions entering the season are Northampton Saints, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final. No team was promoted from the RFU Championship, as the champions, Ealing Trailfinders, were not able to meet the eligibility criteria required to enter the league.
Teams
The competition features the same 10 teams from the [2023–24 Premiership Rugby|Premiership Rugby|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
| Club | Director of Rugby/ Head Coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | |||||||||||||||
| Bath | ![]() TableRound-by-round progressionThe grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total at the end of every round:Regular seasonThe regular season fixtures were announced on 23 July 2024.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, the West Country Derbies, the East Midlands Derby, and the London Derby.Slater Cup – Leicester Tigers and Gloucester will contest the Slater Cup at Welford Road on 20 October 2024, and at Kingsholm on 25 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 Allianz Stadium on 28 December 2024, during [|Round 9].The Showdown 5 – Saracens will host Harlequins in this season's edition of The Showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 22 March 2025, during Round 12.Big Summer Kick-Off 4 – Harlequins will host Gloucester in this season's edition of the Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium in May 2025, during [|Round 16].Big Day Out – Bristol Bears will host Bath in the inaugural edition of the Big Day Out at Principality Stadium in May 2025, during Round 16. Notes
Round 7Round 15Play-offsAs 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. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, London on 14 June 2025.Promotion/relegation play-offSubject to meeting the eligibility criteria for promotion, the team which places 1st in the 2024–25 RFU Championship will contest a two-legged play-off against the team which finishes 10th in the Premiership table. Each team will play one of the play-off legs at their home stadium, with the aggregate score across the two matches determining the winner, who will then compete in the following year's Premiership season. If the Championship winner is ineligible for promotion, no play-off will take place.In March 2025, the RFU confirmed that Doncaster Knights were the only Championship club that would be eligible for promotion to the Premiership for the 2025–26 season. Therefore, since Doncaster did not win the 2024–25 Championship, there was no promotion and relegation between the two leagues. Leading scorersNote: 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 have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.Most points
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