🏉 The new Gallagher PREM season has lift-off in the capital with Round 1 action featuring Harlequins vs Bath Rugby under the lights at Twickenham Stoop on Friday 25 September.
2026/2027 Season info
Rugby union fans in London are spoilt for choice with the 2026/2027 men’s club season featuring a host of teams from the capital in domestic (PREM, Champ Rugby & National League) and European (Champions Cup) action.
PREM RUGBY IN LONDON
10 sides are contesting the 2026/2027 Gallagher PREM season which runs from September 2026 to June 2027. 18 regular rounds will be followed by the play-offs. The top 4 teams at the end of the regular season will contest the play-offs. The final is scheduled to take place in June (date tbc) at Allianz Stadium.
Northampton Saints are the defending Gallagher PREM champions. Saints beat Exeter Chiefs 26-17 in the 2025/2026 final to regain the Premiership trophy they won in 2023/2024.
Saracens and Harlequins are the two teams in the capital aiming for Gallagher PREM glory this season. 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.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Harlequins ~ Saracens
PREM MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL:
Round 1. Friday 25 September: Harlequins v Bath Rugby KO 7.45pm. 4pm ~ Round 2. Sunday 4 October: Saracens v Sale Sharks KO 3pm ~ Round 3. Saturday 10 October: Saracens v Bristol Bears KO 5.30pm ~ Round 4. Sunday 25 October: Harlequins v Saracens KO 3pm.
CHAMP RUGBY IN LONDON
Ealing Trailfinders, Blackheath and Richmond Rugby ensure a strong rugby union in London presence in the second tier of men’s English rugby which consists of 14 teams. The Champ Rugby season starts in early October and will feature 26 regular rounds. The top-six sides will then enter a play-off phase in May to decide the eventual Champ Rugby champion. Ealing Trailfinders are the defending champions.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ Blackheath ~ Ealing Trailfinders ~ Richmond Rugby
CHAMP RUGBY MATCHES COMING UP IN LONDON: 2026/2027 fixture list here.
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 – RUGBY UNION IN LONDON
Rosslyn Park and London Scottish are London’s representatives in National League 1 for the 2025/2026 season. The season runs from early October through until the end of April. The current campaign features 14 teams. The winner will gain promotion to Champ Rugby.
🎟️ TICKET NEWS LATEST ➡️ London Scottish ~ Rosslyn Park
NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL: 2026/2027 fixture list here.
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