Gallagher Prem 2025/26: Dates, teams, venues and history

The 2025/26 season of the renamed Gallagher Prem begins in a few short months, with 10 teams from across England lining up hoping to be crowned champions next June.

Many of the world's best players will be desperate to help their clubs into the top four and the end-of-season play-offs, with Bath the defending champions.

Gallagher Prem 2025/26 dates

The dates for the 2025/26 Gallagher Prem season are still to be confirmed, though expected to be mid-September, while the Grand Final will take place on 20th June 2026.

Gallagher Prem 2025/26 teams

The following 10 teams will compete in the 2025/26 Prem:

·         Bath
·         Bristol Bears
·         Exeter Chiefs
·         Gloucester
·         Harlequins
·         Leicester Tigers
·         Newcastle Falcons
·         Northampton Saints
·         Sale Sharks
·         Saracens

Gallagher Prem 2025/26 venues

Below are the stadiums for each of the 10 Gallagher Prem sides:  

·         Bath: The Recreation Ground
·         Bristol Bears: Ashton Gate
·         Exeter Chiefs: Sandy Park
·         Gloucester: Kingsholm Stadium
·         Harlequins: Twickenham Stoop
·         Leicester Tigers: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
·         Newcastle Falcons: Kingston Park
·         Northampton Saints: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
·         Sale Sharks: Salford Community Stadium
·         Saracens: StoneX Stadium

The Gallagher Prem season will pause for eight weeks during January, February and March to avoid a clash with the Six Nations.

Gallagher Prem 2025/26 format

The 10 clubs play each other twice, home and away, meaning 18 rounds of fixtures.

The top four sides qualify for the play-offs, with the side finishing first at home to the side finishing fourth in one semi-final and second versus third making up the second semi.

The Gallagher Prem season will pause for eight weeks during January, February and March to avoid a clash with the Six Nations.

Gallagher Prem history

A reluctance throughout English rugby to introduce a league system meant the first Premiership season was not until 1987/88 when Leicester, a side featuring the likes of Dusty Hare, Dean Richards and Rory Underwood, were crowned champions.

Bath won six of the first nine league titles, though they have not won any since the last of those in 1996.

Leicester's 11 title triumphs is a record and eight other different clubs have got their hands on the Premiership trophy over the last 37 seasons, with Bath providing the closest challenge to the Tigers with seven.