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The 2020–21 Gallagher Premiership was the 34th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the third one to be sponsored by Gallagher. The reigning champions entering the season were Exeter Chiefs , who had claimed their second title after defeating Wasps in the 2020 final .
The 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season recommenced on 14 August and the final was held 24 October 2020. [ 28 ] The disruption of the 2019–20 season meant the 2020–21 season commenced 10 weeks late on 20 November 2020 and ran over a reduced timeframe of 32 weeks (down from 42).
The 2021–22 Premiership Rugby was the 35th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth to be sponsored by Gallagher. [1] It is also the first since 1992–93 to feature thirteen teams.
The 2024–25 season is the first of the new broadcast deal with Premiership Rugby, under which all 93 matches will be shown live on TNT and Discovery+. [59] In addition, seven select matches, including the Premiership Final, will be broadcast free-to-air on ITV over the course of the season.
The new Premiership Cup was created to re-establish the significance of the domestic cup competition and support development of younger English Premiership players by providing a platform to compete in more matches at Premiership stadia. [6] The 2020–21 tournament was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
Relegation criteria did not change. However, there was a moratorium placed on relegation in both 2020–21 and 2021–22. From 2023–24 the winner (subject to eligibility) will contest a playoff with the bottom placed team in the Premiership for a place in the next season's Premiership.
2020-21: Gallagher Premiership: 1st 85 +182 Semi-final no competition n/a Champions Cup: Round of 16 Pat Lam: 2021-22: Gallagher Premiership: 10th 48 -145 - Premiership Cup: 4th in pool Champions Cup: Round of 16 Pat Lam: 2022-23: Gallagher Premiership: 9th 47 -21 - Premiership Cup: 3rd in pool Challenge Cup: Round of 16 Pat Lam: 2023–24 ...
The format will involve 20 teams – all 10 clubs from the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby and 10 out of 12 clubs from the 2024–25 RFU Championship. The 20 teams will be divided into 5 regional pools, each made up of 4 teams, with each side playing 6 games (3 home, 3 away).