Premiership Rugby

Top division of the English rugby union system

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Premiership Rugby is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership consists of twelve clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby union system. Premiership clubs qualify for Europe's two main club competitions, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The team finishing at the bottom of the Premiership each season is relegated to the second division, the RFU Championship; the winner of the Championship is promoted to the Premiership.

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'Changing landscape' prompts Leicester Tigers sale Leicester Tigers have been put up for sale to help ensure they remain a Premiership force, says chief executive Simon Cohen. BBC News - Published on June 25, 2019
Leicester Tigers: Premiership club put up for sale for about £60m Premiership rugby club Leicester Tigers has put itself up for sale and is seeking a price of about £60m, BBC Sport understands. BBC News - Published on June 25, 2019
Barritt passed fit to captain Saracens in Premiership final Saracens captain Brad Barritt overcomes a hamstring injury to start against Exeter in Saturday's Premiership final (15:00 BST) BBC News - Published on May 31, 2019
Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs v Saracens - Brad Barritt passed fit Saracens captain Brad Barritt overcomes a hamstring injury to start against Exeter in Saturday's Premiership final (15:00 BST) BBC News - Published on May 31, 2019
Exeter-Saracens final 'on the cards' from start of Premiership season Exeter and Saracens' Premiership final meeting may have been inevitable, but the outcome still remains intriguing. BBC News - Published on May 31, 2019
Premiership: Exeter thrash Northampton to reach fourth straight final Exeter Chiefs reach a fourth consecutive Premiership final by comfortably seeing off Northampton Saints at Sandy Park. BBC News - Published on May 25, 2019

Premiership semi-finals: Saracens, Gloucester, Exeter and Northampton in last four Saracens, Gloucester, Exeter and Northampton all have a chance to reach the Premiership final, but who will make it to Twickenham? BBC News - Published on May 24, 2019
Premiership last four chase glory - but who will make it to Twickenham? Saracens, Gloucester, Exeter and Northampton all have a chance to reach the Premiership final, but who will make it to Twickenham? BBC News - Published on May 24, 2019
Jack Nowell: Exeter's England winger says Chiefs are spurred on by 2018 Premiership final loss England winger Jack Nowell says the pain of losing last year's Premiership final is spurring on him and his Exeter team-mates. BBC News - Published on May 23, 2019
Rugby Football Union says more cases of positive tests reflects society use Four Premiership rugby players tested positive for cocaine last season, which the Rugby Football Union say reflects increasing drug use in society. BBC News - Published on April 23, 2019

Premiership: Wasps beat Exeter Chiefs to stay in play-off mix Wasps strengthen their Premiership play-off hopes with a brilliant bonus-point win at leaders Exeter Chiefs. BBC News - Published on April 14, 2019
Premiership: Bristol Bears 23-21 Saracens - Billy Vunipola booed as Saracens lose Bristol beat Saracens to boost their Premiership survival hopes, as Billy Vunipola is subjected to boos after coming off the bench. BBC News - Published on April 13, 2019
Saracens: Premiership champions say they 'readily comply' with salary cap rules Saracens insist they "readily comply" with Premiership salary cap rules following a newspaper investigation. BBC News - Published on March 4, 2019