2020–21 Premiership Rugby


The 2020–21 Premiership Rugby will be the 34th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the third to be sponsored by Gallagher. The competition will be broadcast by BT Sport for the eighth successive season with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games are to be shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.
Due to changes to the global rugby calendar implemented this year and the COVID-19 pandemic truncating the previous season, this season features an earlier start and later finish.

Salary Cap

This season is the last under the current regulations before changes are made next season and again in 2024–25.

Teams

, having won the 2019–20 RFU Championship, replaced Saracens, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table due to several points deductions.
ClubDirector of Rugby/Head CoachCaptainKit supplierStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bath Stuart Hooper Charlie EwelsCanterburyThe Recreation Ground14,509Bath
Bristol Bears/ Pat Lam Steve LuatuaUmbroAshton Gate27,000Bristol
Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter Jack YeandleSamurai SportswearSandy Park13,593Exeter
Gloucester George Skivington Willi HeinzElite Pro SportsKingsholm Stadium16,115Gloucester
Harlequins Paul Gustard
Billy Millard
AdidasTwickenham Stoop14,800Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Geordan Murphy Tom YoungsSamurai SportswearWelford Road25,849Leicester
London Irish Declan Kidney Blair CowanBLKBrentford Community Stadium17,250Brentford, London
Newcastle Falcons Dean Richards Micky Young
George McGuigan
MacronKingston Park10,200Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Chris Boyd
Alex Waller
MacronFranklin's Gardens15,200Northampton
Sale Sharks Steve Diamond Jono RossSamurai SportswearAJ Bell Stadium12,000Salford, Greater Manchester
Wasps Lee BlackettUnder ArmourRicoh Arena32,609Coventry
Worcester Warriors Alan Solomons Ted Hill
Will Butler
Matt Moulds
O'NeillsSixways Stadium11,499Worcester

Pre-season

The 2020 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series will be held in summer 2020. For the fourth successive year all twelve Premiership teams will feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day.

Table

Fixtures

Fixtures for the season will be announced by Premiership Rugby in July 2020.
Highlights of the season include:
All fixtures are subject to change.

Regular Season

The regular season will begin on 11 September 2020

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, 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 Grand Final at Twickenham on 26 June 2021.