🏉 The Premiership season continues with a double-header of Round 16 action on Saturday 10 May featuring Saracens against Newcastle Falcons at StoneX Stadium and Harlequins versus Gloucester Rugby at Allianz Stadium.
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Rugby union fans in London are spoilt for choice with the 2024/2025 men’s club season set to feature a host of teams from the capital in domestic (Premiership, Championship & National League) and European (Champions Cup) action.
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY IN LONDON
10 sides are contesting the 2024/2025 Gallagher Premiership season which runs from September 2024 to June 2025. And with Saracens and Harlequins both in the mix there’s plenty of elite-level rugby union in London to enjoy.
Northampton Saints are the defending Gallagher Premiership Rugby champions. The Saints became the fifth different winner in the last five seasons after they beat Bath Rugby 25-21 in the final at Twickenham Staduim in May.
Saracens and Harlequins are the two teams in the capital aiming for Premiership glory.
Saracens won the Premiership title for a sixth time in 2023 with a 35-25 win over Sale Sharks at Twickenham. Harlequins last held the famous trophy aloft in 2021 when they beat Exeter Chiefs 40-38 in a memorable Premiership finale.
The 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season got underway on Friday 20 September. 18 rounds of matches will decide the top-four sides who will contest the play-off semi-finals ahead of the Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 14 June 2025.
SEASON SO FAR
Saracens are in fourth place, level on 44 points with third-placed Sale and just two points behind Bristol who are second. Harlequins are in seventh place on 38 points. Meaning there’s all to play for in the race for a top-four finish and a place in the play-off semi-finals. Bath Rugby are top on 61 points and the only side almost guaranteed a play-off spot.
The Premiership action reconvenes in the capital with Saracens against Newcastle Falcons in Round 16 on Saturday 10 May. Later that day Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium takes centre stage as Harlequins and Gloucester Rugby go head-to-head in Twickenham.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Harlequins ~ Saracens
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL:
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Round 15. No matches in London.
Round 16. Saturday 10 May. Saracens v Newcastle Falcons KO 3pm. Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby KO 5.30pm.
Round 17. Sunday 18 May. Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs KO 3pm.
Round 18. Saturday 31 May. Saracens v Bath Rugby KO 3.05pm.
CHAMPIONSHIP RUGBY IN LONDON
Ealing Trailfinders and London Scottish ensure a strong London presence in the second tier of men’s English rugby which consists of 12 teams. The Championship season is underway and takes place over 22 rounds, with the final round scheduled for the weekend of 31 May.
Ealing Trailfinders are closing in on the title! The west London side are looking to make it back-to-back titles and are in the midst of another stellar campaign. Trailfinders have won fourteen of their opening seventeen matches so far and are top of the table on 74 points. Meanwhile London Scottish have picked up after some poor early-season form. The Richmond-based side are in ninth place, well clear of Cambridge and Caldy at the bottom of the table.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Ealing Trailfinders ~ London Scottish
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES COMING UP IN LONDON: 2024/2025 fixture list here.
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1
Rosslyn Park, Richmond Rugby and Blackheath are London’s representatives in National League 1 for the 2024/2025 season. The season runs from Saturday 14 September through through until the end of April. The current campaign features 14 teams.
It’s official. Richmond are the champions! The side from the RAG are top of the table on 103 points and can’t be caught by closest rivals Rotherham. Rosslyn Park are up to third (on 92 points) after a great run of form including a 25-17 road win over leaders Richmond earlier this year. Fellow Londoners Blackheath are just behind in fifth place on 85 points.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Blackheath ~ Richmond Rugby ~ Rosslyn Park
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL: 2024/2025 fixture list here.
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