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competition. The season began on 20 September 2024 and will finish on 14 June 2025. The reigning champions entering the season are

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, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final. No team was promoted from the 2023–24 RFU Championship, as the champions,

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, 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

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was ineligible for

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to the Premiership, after 2023–24 Championship winners

failed to meet the minimum standards criteria to join the competition.

Stadiums and locations

Notes * –

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will also play one home game at

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in May 2025. * – Ali Hepher was the head coach of

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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

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took over the head coach role for the remainder of the season. * – Harlequins will also play two home games at Allianz Stadium,

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in December 2024 and May 2025. * –

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will also play one home game at

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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:

Regular season

The regular season fixtures were announced on 23 July 2024. Highlights of the season include: * Derby Weekends – All fixtures scheduled for

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and

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are derby matches between local rivals – the Northern Derby (

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), the West Country Derbies (

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and

), the East Midlands Derby (

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), and the London Derby ( Harlequins v

). *

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–

and

will contest the Slater Cup at Welford Road on 20 October 2024, and at

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on 25 January 2025, in honour of former Leicester and Gloucester player Ed Slater. * Big Game 16 – Harlequins will host

in this season's edition of The Big Game at Allianz Stadium on 28 December 2024, during Round 9. * The Showdown 5 –

will host Harlequins in this season's edition of The Showdown at

on 22 March 2025, during

. * Big Summer Kick-Off 4 – Harlequins will host

in this season's edition of the Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium in May 2025, during

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. * Big Day Out –

will host

in the inaugural edition of the Big Day Out at

in May 2025, during

. Notes * All fixtures are subject to change. * Referees appointed to officiate Premiership matches are employed by the

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, 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, will contest the

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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 Final at Allianz Stadium in

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on 14 June 2025.

Semi-finals

Final

Promotion/relegation play-off

Subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for

, the team which places 1st in the

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will contest a two-legged

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

winner is ineligible for promotion, no play-off will take place. In March 2025, the RFU confirmed that

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were the only Championship club that would be eligible for promotion to the Premiership for the 2025–26 season. Therefore, since Doncaster can no longer numerically win the 2024–25 Championship as of May 2025, there will be 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

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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

Most tries

Discipline

Citings/bans

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.

Broadcast coverage

The competition is being broadcast by

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for the twelfth consecutive year. The 2024–25 season is the first of the new broadcast deal with

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, under which all 93 matches will be shown live on

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and

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. In addition, seven select matches, including the Premiership Final, will be broadcast free-to-air on ITV over the course of the season. New to this season is a one-hour highlights programme, titled ''Gallagher Premiership Unleashed'', which is aired on

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each Wednesday at 7pm, recapping all of the fixtures held over the previous weekend. An abridged, half-hour version of the show is also shown on

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every Wednesday at 11.45pm, while both programmes will remain available to view on demand via

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Premiership Rugby Premiership Rugby seasons 2024–25 in European rugby union leagues 1