| top point scorer = Finn Russell, Bath (156) | top try scorer = | website = www.premiershiprugby.com | prevseason = 2023–24 | nextseason = 2025–26 | teams = 10 }} 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 2023–24 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 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 Johann van Graan Ben Spencer The Recreation Ground 14,509 Bath, Somerset Bristol Bears Pat Lam Fitz Harding Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter Dafydd Jenkins Sandy Park 15,600 Exeter, Devon Gloucester George Skivington Lewis Ludlow Kingsholm 16,115 Gloucester,Gloucestershire Harlequins Billy Millard Alex Dombrandt Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham,Greater London Danny Wilson Michael Cheika Julián Montoya 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 George Furbank Franklin's Gardens 15,249 Northampton,Northamptonshire Sam Vesty Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson Ben Curry Salford Community Stadium 12,000Salford, Greater Manchester Paul Deacon Saracens Mark McCall Maro Itoje StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon,Greater London Joe Shaw Notes – Bristol Bears will also play one home game at Principality Stadium, Cardiff in May 2025. – Ali Hepher was the head coach of Exeter Chiefs for the first 11 rounds of the season, before he was replaced by Rob Hunter in March 2025. Hunter then left the club by mutual consent in May 2025, and director of rugby Rob Baxter took over the head coach role for the remainder of the season. – Harlequins will also play two home games at Twickenham Stadium, London in December 2024 and May 2025. – Saracens will also play one home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London in March 2025.
Player movements
Table
Round-by-round progression 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: Team Progression Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 5(1st) 9(2nd) 10(4th) 15(3rd) 20(2nd) 25(1st) 29(1st) 34(1st) 39(1st) 41(1st) 46(1st) 51(1st) 56(1st) 61(1st) 66(1st) 66(1st) 71(1st) 72(1st) 4(4th) 5(6th) 10(3rd) 14(4th) 19(3rd) 24(2nd) 24(3rd) 25(4th) 28(5th) 33(4th) 35(4th) 40(3rd) 41(3rd) 46(2nd) 51(2nd) 56(2nd) 56(2nd) 61(2nd) 4(5th) 4(8th) 9(6th) 14(5th) 14(6th) 14(8th) 19(6th) 24(5th) 29(3rd) 29(6th) 29(6th) 34(6th) 39(5th) 44(4th) 48(3rd) 49(4th) 54(3rd) 58(3rd) 5(2nd) 7(3rd) 12(2nd) 17(1st) 19(4th) 24(3rd) 29(2nd) 34(2nd) 34(2nd) 35(2nd) 40(2nd) 45(2nd) 46(2nd) 46(3rd) 47(4th) 52(3rd) 53(4th) 58(4th) 1(8th) 6(5th) 8(8th) 9(8th) 11(8th) 16(6th) 20(5th) 24(6th) 25(6th) 30(5th) 35(3rd) 36(5th) 41(4th) 41(6th) 46(5th) 46(6th) 51(5th) 56(5th) 5(3rd) 10(1st) 15(1st) 16(2nd) 21(1st) 23(4th) 24(4th) 29(3rd) 29(4th) 34(3rd) 34(5th) 34(7th) 39(6th) 44(5th) 44(6th) 49(5th) 51(6th) 56(6th) 1(6th) 6(4th) 8(7th) 12(6th) 13(7th) 18(5th) 19(7th) 19(7th) 22(7th) 27(7th) 32(6th) 36(4th) 37(7th) 38(7th) 38(8th) 43(7th) 47(7th) 48(7th) 0(10th) 4(7th) 9(5th) 9(7th) 14(5th) 14(7th) 14(8th) 15(8th) 20(8th) 25(8th) 26(8th) 26(8th) 28(8th) 33(8th) 38(7th) 38(8th) 43(8th) 44(8th) 1(7th) 2(9th) 2(9th) 4(9th) 5(9th) 5(9th) 6(10th) 6(10th) 10(9th) 10(9th) 15(9th) 16(9th) 20(9th) 21(9th) 21(9th) 26(9th) 27(9th) 29(9th) 0(9th) 0(10th) 0(10th) 0(10th) 4(10th) 4(10th) 8(9th) 8(9th) 8(10th) 8(10th) 9(10th) 9(10th) 10(10th) 12(10th) 12(10th) 13(10th) 13(10th) 13(10th) Key: Win Draw Loss
Regular season The 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 (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 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 All fixtures are subject to change. Referees appointed to officiate Premiership matches are employed by the RFU, unless indicated otherwise.
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Play-offs As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contested 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 met in the Premiership Final at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, London on 14 June 2025.
Semi-finals
Final
Team details FB 15 Tom de GlanvilleRW 14 Joe CokanasigaOC 13 Max OjomohIC 12 Cameron RedpathLW 11 Will MuirFH 10 Finn RussellSH 9 Ben Spencer (c)N8 8 Miles Reid OF 7 Guy PepperBF 6 Ted HillRL 5 Charlie Ewels LL 4 Quinn Roux TP 3 Thomas du Toit HK 2 Tom Dunn LP 1 Beno Obano Substitutions:HK 16 Niall Annett PR 17 Francois van Wyk PR 18 Will Stuart LK 19 Ross Molony LK 20 Josh Bayliss SH 21 Tom Carr-SmithFB 22 Ciaran DonoghueBR 23 Alfie Barbeary Coach: Johann van Graan FB 15 Freddie StewardRW 14 Adam RadwanOC 13 Solomone KataIC 12 Joseph WoodwardLW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins FH 10 Handré PollardSH 9 Jack van Poortvliet N8 8 Olly Cracknell OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Hanro LiebenbergRL 5 Ollie ChessumLL 4 Cameron HendersonTP 3 Joe Heyes HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) LP 1 Nicky Smith Substitutions:HK 16 Charlie Clare PR 17 James Cronin PR 18 Dan Cole BR 19 Matt Rogerson BR 20 Emeka Ilione SH 21 Ben Youngs FH 22 Ben VolavolaCE 23 Izaia PereseCoach: Michael Cheika Player of the Match: Guy Pepper (Bath) Assistant referees: Luke Pearce Adam Leal Television Match Official: Ian Tempest
Promotion/relegation play-off Subject 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 scorers 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 have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points
Rank Player Club Points 1 Finn Russell Bath 183 2 Handré Pollard Leicester 159 3 Santiago Carreras Gloucester 124 4 AJ MacGinty Bristol 119 5 Marcus Smith Harlequins 114 6 Robert du Preez Sale 113 7 George Ford Sale 105 8 Fin Smith Northampton 104 9 Fergus Burke Saracens 90 10 Josh Hodge Exeter 86
Most tries
Rank Player Club Tries 1 Ollie Hassell-Collins Leicester 13 Gabriel Ibitoye Bristol 3 Cadan Murley Harlequins 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou Bristol Christian Wade Gloucester 6 Adam Radwan Newcastle / Leicester 10 7 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sale 9 Tom Roebuck Sale Tomos Williams Gloucester Will Muir Bath
Discipline Citings/bans Player/Coach Match Citing date Law breached Result Solomone Kata Exeter vs. Leicester(21 September 2024) 24 September 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 4-match ban Michael Cheika Exeter vs. Leicester(21 September 2024) 1 October 2024 Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12) 2-match ban Sam Dugdale Saracens vs. Sale(29 September 2024) 2 October 2024 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards(Red card) Sending off sufficient Will Butt Bath vs. Sale(26 October 2024) 30 October 2024 9.18 – Tip Tackle(Red card) 3-match ban Nye Thomas Bath vs. Sale(26 October 2024) 30 October 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 3-match ban Jonny Hill Bath vs. Sale(2023–24 season) 4 November 2024 Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12) 10-match ban Joe Heyes Sale vs. Leicester(1 December 2024) 4 December 2024 9.20(b) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul(Citing) Citing dismissed Hugh Tizard Newcastle vs. Saracens(29 November 2024) 27 December 2024 9.20(e) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul(Red card) 6-match ban Toby Knight Bath vs. Saracens(28 December 2024) 2 January 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 3-match ban Harry Wilson Exeter vs. Saracens(25 January 2025) 28 January 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 3-match ban Jacques Vermeulen Exeter vs. Saracens(25 January 2025) 28 January 2025 9.20(b) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul(Citing) 2-match ban Santiago Grondona Bristol vs. Exeter(22 March 2025) 25 March 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 3-match ban Rodrigo Isgró Bath vs. Harlequins(29 March 2025) 2 April 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Citing) 3-match ban Steve Diamond Exeter vs. Newcastle(29 March 2025) 11 April 2025 Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12) 6-match ban Cameron Anderson Leicester vs. Harlequins(26 April 2025) 29 April 2025 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards(Red card) 1-match ban Louis Brown Bath vs. Newcastle(26 April 2025) 29 April 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card) 3-match ban Ben Stevenson Newcastle vs. Gloucester(16 May 2025) 29 May 2025 9.17 - Tackling Player in the Air(Red card) 2-match ban Ollie Chessum Bath vs. Leicester(17 May 2025) 20 May 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Citing) Citing dismissed Notes:
Awards Player of the Month The following players have received the Gallagher Premiership Player of the Month award during the 2024–25 season, as selected by a panel of media commentators, in addition to monthly public polls.