The 2018-19 Premiership Rugby is the 32nd season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the first to be sponsored by Gallagher. The competition will be broadcast by BT Sport for the sixth successive season with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games will be shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.
The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who claimed their fourth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2018 final.
Bristol Bears were promoted as champions from the Greene King IPA Championship at the first attempt.
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Teams
Bristol Bears, having won the 2017-18 RFU Championship, replace London Irish, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table.
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Pre-season
The 2018 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be held on 27 and 28 July at Franklin's Gardens. All twelve Premiership teams would feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day.
Table
Fixtures
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 6 July 2018. Due to redevelopment work causing the closure of Twickenham Stadium, round 1 did not include the London Double Header.
Despite a four year deal being struck in 2016, no matches have yet been scheduled to take place in the United States. It had previousley been reported that Sale Sharks vs Harlequins in round 18 would take place at Toyota Park just outside Chicago, Illinois. However, the round 6 match between Harlequins and Saracens will be broadcast live in the US on a major network with NBC as opposed to NBCSN broadcasting for the first time.
All fixtures are subject to change.
Highlights of the season include:
- The Derby -- Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers at Twickenham on 6 October
- Big Game 11 -- Harlequins will host Wasps in this season's edition of the Big Game at Twickenham on 29 December.
- The Clash -- Bath Rugby will return to Twickenham on 6 April. This year's opponent will be fellow West Country rivals Bristol Bears.
Regular Season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Season attendances
By club
- Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham.
Highest attendances
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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