🏉 The Premiership season takes a break as attention turns to the Champions Cup. Round 2 action features Harlequins against South Africa’s DHL Stormers at The Stoop on Saturday 14 December.
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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
Having been top of the table heading into the international break, Saracens are now in fourth place (on 24 points) courtesy of back-to-back defeats including a 17-12 defeat at Newcastle Falcons last time out. Bath Rugby are top, level on 29 points with second-placed Bristol Bears who crushed Harlequins 48-24 on at The Stoop last time out. Quins dropped down to seventh place on 19 points.
This weekend, attention turns to the Champions Cup. The spotlight is on The Stoop for a showdown between Harlequins and South Africa’s DHL Stormers. Both sides lost their opening Pool 4 fixture and will be desperate to put things right tonight.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Harlequins ~ Saracens
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL:
2024. December.
Round 8. Sunday 22 December: Saracens v Northampton Saints KO 3pm.
Round 9. Saturday 28 December: Harlequins v Leicester Tigers KO 6pm.
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 six wins from their opening seven matches. They are in second place on 31 points, just two points behind leaders Coventry. After a poor start to the season, London Scottish have rallied and are up to tenth place on 13 points. Cambridge and Caldy are below them.
🎟️ 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.
Twelve games in, Richmond are leading the way for the teams from the capital. The side from the RAG are top of the table on 53 points, 3 points ahead of second-placed Rams. Rosslyn Park are up to fourth (on 37 points) after a good run of form, while fellow Londoners Blackheath are just behind in fifth place on 36 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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