🏉 The Premiership season continues with a double-header of Round 14 action on Saturday 19 April featuring Harlequins versus Sale Sharks at The Stoop and Saracens against Gloucester at StoneX 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 were in fifth place, on 34 points, heading into the Six Nations break, with fellow Londoners Harlequins just behind them in sixth place on 32 points. There’s all to play for in the race for a top-four finish and a place in the play-off semi-finals. Gloucester Rugby and Leicester Tigers (in third and fourth respectively) are on 35 points. Bath Rugby are top on 46 points. Bristol Bears are in second place on 40 points.
The Premiership action reconvenes in the capital with The Showdown 5 between Saracens and Harlequins on Saturday 2 March at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. That’s followed by a double-header of Premiership action in London as Harlequins host Sale Sharks and Saracens entertain Gloucester on Saturday 19 April in London.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Harlequins ~ Saracens
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL:
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Round 12. Saturday 22 March: Saracens v Harlequins KO 3pm.
Round 13. No matches in London.
Round 14. Harlequins v Sale Sharks KO 3.05pm. Saracens v Gloucester KO 5.30pm.
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 were crowned champions for the 2023/2024 season with a game to spare. This season it’s so far so good for the west London side who have reeled off eight wins from their opening nine matches. Trailfinders are top of the table on 41 points, 8 points ahead of second-placed Coventry. Meanwhile London Scottish are struggling for form with just two wins so far this season. The Richmond-based side are on 14 points, with just Caldy (on 7 points) below them in 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.
Fourteen games in, Richmond are leading the way for the teams from the capital. The side from the RAG are top of the table on 58 points, one point ahead of second-placed Rams. Rosslyn Park are up to fourth (on 46 points) after a great run of form including a 25-17 road win over leaders Richmond last time out. Fellow Londoners Blackheath are just behind in fifth place on 45 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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