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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.

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. • – 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 Allianz 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 ==
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: == Regular season ==
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 CupLeicester 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 16Harlequins 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 5Saracens 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 4Harlequins 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 OutBristol 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 ==
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