2024–25 Premiership Rugby
| 2024–25 Premiership Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Date | 20 September 2024 – 14 June 2025 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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]
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]
Rule changes[edit]
The 2024–25 season is set to be the first year under a new Premiership competition structure yet to be announced.[4]
Teams[edit]
The 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
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The Recreation Ground | 14,509 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol Bears |  Pat Lam
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Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter Ali Hepher
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Sandy Park | 15,600 | Exeter, Devon |
| Gloucester | George Skivington
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Kingsholm | 16,115 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins |  Billy Millard
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Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | Twickenham, Greater London |
| Leicester Tigers | Dan McKellar
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Mattioli Woods Welford Road | 25,849 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Newcastle Falcons | Steve Diamond
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Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Phil Dowson Sam Vesty
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cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens | 15,200 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Sale Sharks | Alex Sanderson Paul Deacon
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Salford Community Stadium | 12,000 | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens |  Mark McCall Joe Shaw
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StoneX Stadium | 10,500 | Hendon, Greater London |
Player movements[edit]
Table[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 2024–25 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[edit]
The grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:
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| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 |
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| Saracens |
| Key | ||
| Win | Draw | Loss |
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.
- ^ Jones, Chris (12 December 2022). "Premiership Rugby to 'relaunch' for 2024-25 season". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.