2019–20 Premiership Rugby

The 2019–20 Premiership Rugby is the 33rd season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the second to be sponsored by Gallagher.[1] The competition is being broadcast by BT Sport for the seventh successive season with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games are shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport. The reigning champions entering the season are Saracens, who claimed their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2019 final. London Irish were promoted as champions from the 2018–19 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

2019–20 Gallagher Premiership
Countries England
Date18 October 2019 – tba
RelegatedSaracens
Matches played78
Attendance1,032,510
(average 13,237 per match)
Highest attendance75,500
Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
28 December 2019
Lowest attendance3,622
London Irish v Sale Sharks
26 October 2019
Tries scored403
(average 5.2 per match)
Top point scorerMarcus Smith, (Harlequins)
(79 points)
Top try scorerBen Earl, (Saracens)
Louis Rees-Zammit, (Gloucester)
(5 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

Due to changes to the global rugby calendar, this season started later and will finish later than previous seasons.

On 5 November 2019, Premiership Rugby announced that Saracens would be deducted 35 points in the current season and fined £5.3 million due to undisclosed payments to players in previous seasons.[2] Saracens initially said they would appeal the ruling, but on 18 November announced that they accepted the punishments, with the deduction leaving them 26 points adrift at the bottom of the table.[3] After further failure to comply with the salary cap, Saracens were announced to be automatically relegated at the end of the season on 18 January 2020.[4] On 28 January 2020 this was confirmed with the application of a further 70 point deduction.[5]

On 16 March 2020, the league was suspended for an initial five week period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resumption was scheduled for weekend of 24/25/26 April but has since been postponed indefinitely.[6][7] Restart is now targeted to be scheduled for 15 August.[8]

Teams

London Irish, having won the 2018–19 RFU Championship, replaced Newcastle Falcons, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table.

2019–20 Gallagher Premiership Teams
Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Stuart Hooper Charlie Ewels Canterbury The Recreation Ground[lower-alpha 1] 14,509 Bath
Bristol Bears / Pat Lam Steve Luatua Bristol Sport Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter Jack Yeandle Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 13,593[lower-alpha 2] Exeter
Gloucester George Skivington[lower-alpha 3] Willi Heinz Elite Pro Sports Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins Paul Gustard
Billy Millard		 Chris Robshaw Adidas Twickenham Stoop[lower-alpha 4] 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Geordan Murphy[lower-alpha 5] Tom Youngs Kukri Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
London Irish Declan Kidney Blair Cowan
Stephen Myler		 BLK Madejski Stadium 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
Northampton Saints Chris Boyd Teimana Harrison
Alex Waller		 Macron Franklin's Gardens 15,200 Northampton
Sale Sharks Steve Diamond Jono Ross Samurai Sportswear AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Mark McCall Brad Barritt Nike Barnet Copthall[lower-alpha 6] 8,500[lower-alpha 7] Barnet, Greater London
Wasps Lee Blackett Dan Robson
Thomas Young		 Under Armour Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors Alan Solomons GJ van Velze VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester

    Pre-season

    The 2019 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series was held at Franklin's Gardens on 13 and 14 September, 2019. For the third successive year 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.[10]

    In a repeat of the 2018 final, Saracens beat Wasps 35-19 to win the 2019 Premiership Sevens Cup. Gloucester beat Sale Sharks to win the Plate. It was the third successive year Wasps had made the cup final of the competition. [11]

    Table
    2019–20 Premiership Rugby Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1Exeter Chiefs1390439023016048285445
    2Sale Sharks1380533419014442204440
    3Bristol Bears138142892642532292238
    4Northampton Saints13706303311-835384335
    5Wasps136073393281141396333
    6Bath13706241293-5224371130
    7Harlequins13517285337-5234373328
    8London Irish13517255350-9533475128
    9Gloucester13409268282-1437265526
    10Worcester Warriors13409202301-9918380622
    11Leicester Tigers13418207302-9520361120
    12Saracens (R)1390433826375423142-63 [lower-roman 1]
    1. Saracens were deducted 35 points for breaching salary cap regulations in previous seasons; for repeated salary cap breaches during this season, Saracens were deducted a further 70 points and were automatically relegated.[12][13][14][15]
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earns a berth in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup.
    Blue background (rows 5 & 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earns a berth in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup based on their position in the table.
    Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
    Red background (row 12) will be relegated, as the champion of the 2019–20 RFU Championship (Newcastle Falcons) are eligible for promotion.


    (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) Relegated
    Starting table — source: Premiership Rugby

    Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

    Fixtures

    Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 10 July, 2019. Due to the Rugby World Cup, the first round of matches commenced during the fifth week of the season, following four rounds of the Premiership Cup. The London Double Header does not feature after being discontinued last year.[16]

    Highlights of the season include:

    All fixtures are subject to change.

    Regular Season

    Round 1
    18 October 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 43 – 16 Bath
    Try: Morahan (2) 1' m, 79' c
    Hughes 11' c
    Protheroe 40+1' m
    O'Conor 51' c
    Afoa 65' c
    Lloyd 77' m
    Con: Sheedy (3/6) 12', 51', 66'
    Lloyd (1/1) 80+1'
    		 Report Try: Mercer 26' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 27'
    Pen: Priestland (3/4) 5', 18', 54'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 26,399
    Referee: Tom Foley
    19 October 2019
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 22 – 19 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: J. Hill 31' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 32'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (5/5) 24', 36', 54', 67', 70'
    		 Report Try: Ibitoye (2) 26' m, 73' m
    Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 7', 39', 49'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,896
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    19 October 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens 25 – 27 Northampton Saints
    Try: Gallagher 28' c
    Con: Spencer (1/1) 29'
    Pen: Spencer (6/7) 2', 13', 26', 57', 61', 64'
    		 Report Try: Ribbans 23' c
    Hutchinson 34' c
    Taylor 37' c
    Con: Grayson (3/3) 24', 35', 39'
    Pen: Grayson (2/2) 62', 79'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 6,707
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    19 October 2019
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 24 – 16 Leicester Tigers
    Try: T. Hill 4' m
    Humphreys 27' c
    Con: Weir (1/2) 28'
    Pen: Weir (4/4) 38', 62', 74', 79'
    		 Report Try: T. Youngs 9' c
    Con: Hardwick (1/1) 10'
    Pen: Hardwick (3/5) 2', 34', 47'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,740
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    19 October 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 16 – 18 Gloucester
    Try: McGuigan 16' c
    Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 17'
    Pen: R. du Preez (3/4) 30', 48', 67'
    		 Report Try: Atkinson 50' c
    T. Marshall 56' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 52'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (2/4) 64', 70'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 6,152
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    20 October 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Wasps 26 – 29 London Irish
    Try: Kibirige (2) 21' m, 35' m
    Robson 63' c
    Con: Sopoaga (1/3) 64'
    Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 6', 15'
    Umaga (1/1) 72'
    		 Report Try: Cowan 8' m
    Tuisue 31' m
    Hassell-Collins 41' c
    Con: Jackson (1/3) 43'
    Pen: Jackson (4/5) 20', 25', 40', 47'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 12,401
    Referee: JP Doyle

    Round 2
    25 October 2019
    19:45
    Bath 13 – 10 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Dunn 40'c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 40+1'
    Pen: Priestland (2/3) 4', 55'
    		 Report Try: J. Hill (1/1) 14' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 15'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 35'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,290
    Referee: JP Doyle
    26 October 2019
    14:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 35 – 16 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Collins 45' c
    Naiyaravoro 53' c
    Furbank (2) 68' m, 75' m
    Sleightholme 70' m
    Con: Grayson (2/5) 45', 53'
    Pen: Grayson (2/2) 22', 29'
    		 Report Try: Venter 78' c
    Con: Lance (1/1) 78'
    Pen: Wier (3/5) 4', 10', 25'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 11,412
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    26 October 2019
    15:00
    London Irish 7 – 41 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Botha 62' c
    Con: Myler (1/1) 63'
    		 Report Try: A. van der Merwe 13' c
    Solomona 32' m
    Yarde 39' m
    Beaumont 51' c
    R. du Preez 61' c
    Janse van Rensburg 76' c
    Con: R. du Preez (4/6) 14', 52', 61', 78'
    Drop: R. du Preez (1/1) 29'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 3,622
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    26 October 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester 25 – 9 Wasps
    Try: T. Marshall (2) 23' m, 71' m
    Simpson (2) 37' m, 55' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/4) 56'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 10'
    		 Report Pen: Sopoaga (3/3) 40+2', 42', 53'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 12,844
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    26 October 2019
    15:00
    Harlequins 22 – 17 Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: Marchant 66' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 67'
    Pen: M. Smith (5/5) 12', 35', 39', 43', 57'
    		 Report Try: Heenan 69' m
    Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 2', 16', 30', 59'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,006
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    27 October 2019
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 10 – 24 Saracens
    Try: Thompstone 58' c
    Con: Reid (1/1) 59'
    Pen: Reid (1/1) 7'
    		 Report Try: Tompkins 17' c
    Earl 46' c, 75' c
    Con: Lozowski (2/2) 17', 47'
    Man. Vunipola (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Lozowski (1/3) 38'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 18,533
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 3
    1 November 2019
    19:45
    Bristol Bears 16 – 10 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Lloyd 75' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Sheedy (3/4) 19', 26', 31'
    		 Report Try: Neild 78' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 78'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 61'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,639
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    1 November 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 40 – 22 Harlequins
    Try: Naiyaravoro (2) 5' m, 25' c
    T. Harrison (2) 9' c, 64' c
    Haywood 36' m
    Con: Grayson (3/5) 10', 26', 65'
    Pen: Grayson (2/2) 13', 61'
    Drop: Grayson (1/1) 58'
    		 Report Try: Murley (2) 40+3' m, 73' c
    Robshaw 55' c
    Con: Herron (2/2) 56', 73'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 2'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,791
    Referee: JP Doyle
    2 November 2019
    15:00
    Wasps 30 – 22 Bath
    Try: Rowlands 40+2' c
    Shields 64' c
    Robson 71' c
    Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 40+3', 66', 72'
    Pen: Sopoaga (3/5) 28', 31', 80+4'
    		 Report Try: Mercer 47' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 47'
    Pen: Priestland (5/5) 3', 23', 35', 52', 79'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 10,322
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    2 November 2019
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 16 – 13 Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Reid 22' c
    Con: Hardwick (1/1) 23'
    Pen: Hardwick (3/3) 2', 66', 79'
    		 Report Try: Simpson 22' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 49'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (2/3) 6', 36'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 17,559
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    2 November 2019
    15:00
    Saracens 16 – 13 London Irish (1 BP)
    Try: Lamositele 25' m
    Earl 75' m
    Pen: Lozowski (1/2) 14'
    Man. Vunipola (1/2) 80'
    		 Report Try: Tuisue 53' c
    Con: Myler (1/1) 54'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 8', 30'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 6,293
    Referee: Adam Leal
    3 November 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 20 – 24 Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Humphreys (2) 8' c, 26' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 9', 28'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 14', 68'
    		 Report Try: J. Maunder 39' c
    Kvesic 64' c
    H. Williams 74' c
    Con: J Simmonds (3/3) 40', 66', 75'
    Pen: J Simmonds (1/1) 6'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,598
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 4
    8 November 2019
    19:45
    Sale Sharks 28 – 18 Wasps
    Try: D. du Preez 17' c
    Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 18'
    Pen: R. du Preez (5/8) 5', 24' 46', 55', 61'
    MacGinty (2/2) 74', 79'
    		 Report Try: Vailanu 7' c
    Kibirige 51' m
    Con: Sopoaga (1/2) 8'
    Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 14'
    Searle (1/1) 63'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 5,951
    Referee: Tom Foley
    9 November 2019
    15:00
    Bath 22 – 13 Northampton Saints
    Try: Chudley 16' c
    Stuart 50' m
    Mercer 70' c
    Con: Priestland (2/3) 17', 71'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 31'
    		 Report Try: Hutchinson 1' m
    Wood 59' m
    Pen: Grayson (1/2) 8'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,066
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    9 November 2019
    15:00
    Gloucester 12 – 21 Saracens
    Try: T. Marshall 28' m
    Ludlow 72' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 73'
    		 Report Try: Tomkins 24' c
    Earl 47' m
    Con: Man. Vunipola (1/2) 25'
    Pen: Man. Vunipola (3/4) 17', 37', 40'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,454
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    9 November 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins 14 – 19 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Dombrandt 7' c
    J. Chisholm 12' c
    Con: M. Smith (2/2) 8', 13'
    		 Report Try: Shillcock 66' c
    Con: Lance (1/1) 67'
    Pen: Lance (4/5) 4', 32', 40+1', 80'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,461
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    10 November 2019
    14:30
    (1 BP) London Irish 36 – 11 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Hoskins 7' m
    Loader 19' c
    Botha 40+1' c
    Naholo 63' c
    Parton 77' c
    Con: Myler (3/4) 20', 40+4', 65'
    Phipps (1/1) 78'
    		 Report Try: Holmes 80' m
    Pen: Hardwick (2/2) 14', 26'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 5,324
    Referee: JP Doyle
    10 November 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 17 – 20 Bristol Bears
    Try: S. Simmonds 14' c
    White 21' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 15', 22'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 32'
    		 Report Try: O'Conor 65' c
    D. Thomas 80+1' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 66', 80+5'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 43', 59'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,015
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    Round 5
    29 November 2019
    19:45
    Bath 12 – 25 Saracens
    Pen: Priestland (4/4) 2', 12', 30', 54'
    		 Report Try: Maitland 32' c
    Con: Farrell (1/1) 33'
    Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 16', 37', 45', 57', 62'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    30 November 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 38 – 3 Wasps
    Try: Moon 2' c
    Cowan-Dickie 52' c
    Penalty try 59'
    O'Flaherty 66' c
    Hepburn 75' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4) 3, 53', 67', 76'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 19'
    		 Report Pen: Umaga (1/1) 8'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 13,320
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    30 November 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 36 – 13 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Proctor (2) 17' c, 27' c
    Ratuniyarawa 38' c
    Collins 56' m
    Dingwall 70' c
    Con: Grayson (4/5) 17', 29', 39', 71'
    Pen: Grayson (1/1) 24'
    		 Report Try: Thompson 21' c
    Con: Ford (1/1) 22'
    Pen: Ford (2/2) 13', 50'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,200
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    30 November 2019
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 20 – 13 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Humphreys 54' c
    Beck 57' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 55', 58'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 22', 40'
    		 Report Try: de Klerk 14' m
    Ashton 36' m
    Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 68'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,409
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    1 December 2019
    15:00
    Harlequins 23 – 19 Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: R. Chisholm 20' c
    Dombrandt 60' c
    Con: M. Smith (2/2) 21', 61'
    Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 8', 45', 80 +2'
    		 Report Try: Thorley (2) 13' c, 25' m
    Morgan 56' c
    Con: Cipriani (2/3) 13', 57'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 13,528
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    1 December 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 27 – 27 London Irish
    Try: Hughes 44' m
    C. Piutau 54' c
    E. Holmes 67' m
    Thacker 76' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/2) 54'
    Lloyd (1/2) 77'
    Pen: Sheedy (1/3) 26'
    		 Report Try: Meehan 34' c
    Naholo 62' c
    Parton 72' c
    Con: Myler (3/3) 35', 63', 73'
    Pen: Myler (2/2) 48', 79'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 15,033
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 6
    20 December 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Gloucester 36 – 3 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Ackermann 59' c
    C. Harris 63' m
    Rees-Zammit (2) 67' c, 79' c
    Morgan 72' c
    Con: Cipriani (4/5) 59', 68', 72', 80'
    Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 40+1'
    		 Report Pen: Weir (1/2) 7'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,787
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    21 December 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Wasps 22 – 28 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Willis 11' c
    Kibirige 17' c
    Young 69' m
    Con: Umaga (2/3) 12, 18'
    Pen: Umaga (1/2) 5'
    		 Report Try: Chisholm 21' c
    Sinckler 35' c
    M. Smith 50' c
    Elia 58' c
    Con: M. Smith (4/4) 22', 36', 51', 59'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 24,842
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    21 December 2019
    15:00
    Sale Sharks 22 – 10 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: Ashton 10' c
    Janse van Rensburg 44' c
    A. van der Merwe 48' m
    Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 11', 45'
    Pen: R. du Preez (1/3) 3'
    		 Report Try: Ludlam 24' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1) 25'
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 16'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 8,120
    Referee: JP Doyle
    21 December 2019
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 22 – 31 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: May (2) 7' c, 19' m
    Taufua 12' c
    Con: Ford (2/3) 8', 13'
    Pen: Ford (1/1) 35'
    		 Report Try: Kirsten 4' c
    Armand (2) 27' c, 60' c
    J. Hill 63' c
    Con: Steenson (4/4) 5', 28', 62', 65'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 44'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 21,219
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    21 December 2019
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens 47 – 13 Bristol Bears
    Try: Mak. Vunipola 13' m
    Malins (2) 40' c, 55' c
    Tompkins (2) 43' c, 69' c
    Earl 47' c
    Barritt 63' c
    Con: Farrell (5/6) 15', 40 +1', 43', 49', 64'
    Daly (1/1) 71'
    		 Report Try: Morahan 9' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/1) 10'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 18', 23'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,250
    Referee: Tom Foley
    22 December 2019
    15:00
    London Irish 10 – 38 Bath (1 BP)
    Try: Coleman 57' c
    Con: Myler (1/1) 58'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 16'
    		 Report Try: Obano 4' c
    A. Watson 7' m
    Rokoduguni 21' m
    Penalty try 26'
    Chudley 28' c
    Homer 50' c
    Con: Priestland (3/5) 5', 29', 51'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 9,259
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    Round 7
    27 December 2019
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 21 – 26 Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: C. Piutau 53' c
    Thacker 68' m
    Con: Sheedy (1/2) 54'
    Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 11', 45', 76'
    		 Report Try: Umaga 42' c
    Fekitoa 56' c
    Minozzi 63' m
    Carr 78' c
    Con: Umaga (3/4) 43', 58', 80'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 23,078
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    28 December 2019
    14:00
    Northampton Saints 33 – 26 Gloucester (2 BP)
    Try: Haywood 31' c
    Reinach (2) 42' c, 49' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1) 32'
    Francis (2/2) 42', 50'
    Pen: Biggar (2/2) 24', 37'
    Francis (2/2) 63', 78'
    		 Report Try: Rees-Zammit (3) 6' c, 54' c, 74' m
    C. Harris 46' c
    Con: Cipriani (3/4) 7', 47', 55'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 15,200
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    28 December 2019
    15:00
    Bath 16 – 14 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Joseph 45' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 45'
    Pen: Priestland (3/3) 8' 15', 70'
    		 Report Try: A. van der Merwe 54' c
    McGuigan 54' c
    Con: R. du Preez (2/2) 55', 59'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,509
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    28 December 2019
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 20 – 6 London Irish
    Try: Weir 16' c
    Lance 58' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 17'
    Lance (1/1) 59'
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 23', 27'
    		 Report Pen: Myler (2/2) 14', 42'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 11,499
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    28 December 2019
    16:30
    Harlequins 30 – 30 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Lasike 28' c
    M. Smith 48' c
    Robshaw 54' c
    Con: M. Smith (3/3) 29', 49', 55'
    Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 3', 35', 63'
    		 Report Try: Eastmond 43' c
    Taufua 60' c
    Veainu 72' c
    Con: Ford (3/3) 44', 61', 73'
    Pen: Ford (3/3) 7', 24', 65'
    Twickenham Stadium
    Attendance: 75,500
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    29 December 2019
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs 14 – 7 Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: White 5' c
    Vermeulen 51' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 6', 52'
    		 Report Try: Penalty try 78'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 13,593
    Referee: Wayne Barnes

    Round 8
    3 January 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 48 – 10 Harlequins
    Try: A. van der Merwe 10' c
    S. James 20' c
    L. James 40+1' c
    Webber 65' c
    Ashton 71' c
    Janse van Rensburg 80+1' c
    Con: R. du Preez (4/4) 11', 22', 40+2', 66'
    MacGinty (2/2) 72', 80+1'
    Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 7', 48'
    		 Report Try: Ibitoye 5' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 5'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 35'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 8,579
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    4 January 2020
    13:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers 31 – 18 Bristol Bears
    Try: Genge 2' c
    May (2) 18' c, 73' c
    Ford 25' c
    Con: Ford (4/4) 3', 19', 27', 74'
    Pen: Ford (1/2) 53'
    		 Report Try: D. Thomas 44' c
    O'Conor 46' m
    Con: Sheedy (1/2) 45'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 6', 15'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 19,807
    Referee: JP Doyle
    4 January 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester 29 – 15 Bath
    Try: Woodward 4' c
    Clarke 44' m
    Grobler 57' c
    Ackermann 61' c
    Con: Cipriani (1/2) 5'
    Twelvetrees (2/2) 58', 63'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 77'
    		 Report Pen: Priestland (5/6) 9', 18', 22', 48', 55'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 16,115
    Referee: Tom Foley
    4 January 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens 62 – 5 Worcester Warriors
    Try: Earl 5' c
    Segun (2) 10' m, 40+1' c
    Barritt 20' m
    Mak. Vunipola 28' c
    Barrington 44' c
    Itoje 47' c
    Taylor 58' m
    Wray 67' m
    Daly 80' c
    Con: Farrell (6/10) 6', 30', 40+2', 46', 49', 80+1'
    		 Report Try: Fidow 55' m
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 8,500
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    5 January 2020
    14:30
    (1 BP) London Irish 28 – 45 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Tuatagaloa 15' c
    Tuisue 46' c
    Hassell-Collins 51' c
    Mafi 62' c
    Con: Myler (4/4) 17', 48', 53', 64'
    		 Report Try: S. Hill (2) 6' c, 41' c
    Dennis 32' c
    Cowan-Dickie 36' c
    Devoto 39' c
    Townsend 54' c
    Con: Steenson (6/6) 7', 33', 37, 40', 42', 55'
    Pen: Steenson (1/1) 66'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 6,412
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    5 January 2020
    15:00
    (2 BP) Wasps 31 – 35 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    Try: M. Watson 27' c
    Gopperth 54' c
    Minozzi 59' c
    Penalty try 69'
    Con: Umaga (3/3) 29', 55', 60'
    Pen: Umaga (1/1) 22'
    		 Report Try: Reinach (2) 15' c, 50' c
    Wood 34' c
    T. Harrison 41' c
    Naiyaravoro 76' c
    Con: Biggar (5/5) 16', 34', 41', 52', 77'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 12,715
    Referee: Matthew Carley

    Round 9
    24 January 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 16 – 20 London Irish
    Try: Reinach 32' c
    Con: Grayson (1/1) 33'
    Pen: Grayson (3/5) 23', 39', 63'
    		 Report Try: Hassell-Collins 16' m
    F. van der Merwe 72' c
    Porecki 78' m
    Con: Myler (1/3) 74'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 27'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 13,793
    Referee: Tom Foley
    25 January 2020
    15:00
    Bath 13 – 10 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
    Try: Homer (2) 3' m, 69' m
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 46'
    		 Report Try: B. White 59' c
    Con: Hardwick (1/1) 60'
    Pen: Hardwick (1/2) 23'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,029
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    25 January 2020
    15:00
    Bristol Bears 34 – 16 Gloucester
    Try: Purdy 44' c
    Morohan 68' m
    Protheroe 72' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/3) 46', 73'
    Pen: Sheedy (5/5) 13', 19', 27', 35', 38'
    		 Report Try: Clarke 77' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 77'
    Pen: O. Williams (3/3) 15', 22', 30
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 18,779
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    25 January 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 19 – 22 Sale Sharks
    Try: Dollman 29' m
    O'Flaherty 67' c
    S. Skinner 74' c
    Con: Steenson (2/3) 68', 74'
    		 Report Try: Ashton 17' m
    D. du Preez 36' c
    McGuigan 38' c
    Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 37', 39'
    Pen: R. du Preez (1/2) 7'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,965
    Referee: JP Doyle
    25 January 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 26 – 30 Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Mama 40+8' c
    Lawrence 67' c
    Con: Weir (2/2) 40+9', 67'
    Pen: Weir (4/4) 12', 32', 52', 62'
    		 Try: Gopperth 17' m
    Kibirige 57' m
    J. Willis 64' c
    Robson 71' c
    Con: Searle (2/4) 65', 72'
    Pen: Searle (2/2) 45', 49'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,848
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    26 January 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Harlequins 41 – 14 Saracens
    Try: Care 1' c
    Murley (2) 10' m, 21' c
    Ibitoye 43' m
    Lasike 47' c
    Landajo 75' c
    Con: M. Smith (4/6) 2', 23', 48', 76'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 58'
    		 Report Try: Lozowski 28' c
    D. Morris 54' c
    Con: Man. Vunipola (2/2) 29', 55'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,258
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 10
    14 February 2020
    19:45
    Gloucester 15 – 26 Exeter Chiefs
    Try: Polledri 68' c
    Rees-Zammit 75' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 69'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 24'
    		 Report Try: Vermeulen 9' c
    Hogg 62' c
    Con: Steenson (2/2) 10', 63'
    Pen: Steenson (4/4) 47', 52', 55', 59'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,497
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    15 February 2020
    15:00
    Harlequins 15 – 29 London Irish (1 BP)
    Try: Dombrandt 50' c
    Murley 74' m
    Con: M. Smith (1/2) 51'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 13'
    		 Report Try: Rogerson 6' c
    Rona (2) 17' c, 60' c
    Hoskins 78' m
    Con: Myler (3/4) 8, 18' 62'
    Pen: Myler (1/1) 36'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,332
    Referee: JP Doyle
    15 February 2020
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 18 – 9 Wasps
    Try: Bateman 54' c
    Veainu 64' m
    Con: Reid (1/2) 55'
    Pen: Hardwick (1/2) 27'
    Reid (1/1) 49'
    		 Report Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 8', 14', 43'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 23,353
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    15 February 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Saracens 36 – 22 Sale Sharks
    Try: Carré 0' m
    Segun 43' c
    Isiekwe 54' m
    Barrington 66' c
    Con: M. Vunipola (2/4) 44', 67'
    Pen: M. Vunipola (3/3) 11', 34', 45'
    Lozowski (1/1) 16'
    		 Report Try: McGuigan 40' c
    D. du Preez 70' c
    R. du Preez 78' m
    Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 40+1', 71'
    Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 6'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 7,500
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    15 February 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 21 – 22 Bath
    Try: C. du Preez 12' c
    David 67' m
    Con: Weir (1/2) 13'
    Pen: Weir (3/7) 7', 21', 61'
    		 Report Try: Mercer 1' c
    Louw 44' c
    McNally 56' m
    Con: Priestland (2/3) 2', 45'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 9'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 8,064
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    16 February 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 14 – 20 Bristol Bears
    Try: Mallinder 7' m
    Pen: Grayson (3/3) 17', 28', 42'
    		 Report Try: Purdy 60' c
    Thiede 62' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/2) 61', 64'
    Pen: Sheedy (1/1) 49'
    Madigan (1/1) 80+1'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 12,666
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 11
    21 February 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 36 – 3 Leicester Tigers
    Try: B. Evans 28' m
    Yarde (3) 32' c, 67' c, 71' c
    Oosthuizen 38' c
    Con: R. du Preez (4/5) 33', 39', 68', 72'
    Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 53'
    		 Report Pen: Reid (1/2) 3'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,208
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    21 February 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Wasps 60 – 10 Saracens
    Try: J. Willis 12' c
    Carr 19' c
    Kibirige (2) 24' c, 30' c
    Shields (2) 45' c, 56' c
    Umaga 49' c
    Oghre 75' m
    Con: Gopperth (7/8) 13', 20', 26', 32', 46', 50', 58'
    Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 3', 43'
    		 Report Try: Crossdale 39' m
    Lewington 63' m
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 11,632
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    22 February 2020
    15:00
    Bath 19 – 12 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: McConnochie (2) 11' m, 65' m
    Pen: Priestland (1/3) 19'
    Burns (2/2) 57', 75'
    		 Report Try: Dombrandt 27' m
    M. Smith 53' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/2) 54'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 14,368
    Referee: Tom Foley
    22 February 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) London Irish 24 – 20 Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: Hassell-Collins (4) 12' m, 17' m, 42' c, 58' c
    Con: Myler (2/4) 43', 60'
    		 Report Try: Chapman 49' c
    Thorley 56' m
    Rees-Zammit 70' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/3) 50'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 9'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 4,932
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    23 February 2020
    13:00
    Bristol Bears 13 – 10 Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Morahan 35' c
    Con: Sheedy (1/1) 36'
    Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 21', 69'
    		 Report Try: David 41' c
    Con: Weir (1/1) 42'
    Pen: van Breda (1/1) 67'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 12,867
    Referee: JP Doyle
    23 February 2020
    13:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 57 – 7 Northampton Saints
    Try: J. Hill 31' m
    Taione 36' c
    Kirsten 40+1' c
    Hendrickson (2) 47' c, 58' c
    Moon 53' c
    O'Flaherty 70' c
    S. Simmonds 77' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (5/6) 36', 40+2', 48', 53', 59'
    Steenson (2/2) 71', 78'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/2) 10'
    		 Report Try: Grayson 68' c
    Con: Grayson (1/1) 69'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 11,528
    Referee: Jack Makepeace

    Round 12
    28 February 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Gloucester 17 – 23 Sale Sharks
    Try: Balmain 56' c
    Twelvetrees 63' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 57', 64'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 49'
    		 Report Try: L. James 35' c
    B. Evans 45' m
    Yarde 59' m
    Con: R. du Preez (1/3) 35'
    Pen: R. du Preez (2/3) 26', 72'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 13,370
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    29 February 2020
    15:00
    Harlequins 34 – 30 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Try: Lasike 19' c
    Cavubati 43' c
    M. Smith 60' c
    Penalty try 80+6'
    Con: M. Smith (3/3) 20', 44', 61'
    Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 6', 26'
    		 Report Try: Dollman 2' c
    J. Simmonds (2) 49' c, 52' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 3', 50', 53'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (3/3) 9', 32', 64'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 14,800
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    29 February 2020
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 14 – 8 Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Olowofela 32' m
    Pen: McPhillips (3/3) 22', 62', 79'
    		 Report Try: Humphreys 10' m
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 39'
    Welford Road
    Attendance: 18,268
    Referee: Adam Leal
    29 February 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 21 – 27 Saracens (1 BP)
    Try: Dingwall 2' m
    Mallinder 5' c
    Con: Biggar (1/2) 6'
    Pen: Mallinder (3/3) 24', 54', 72'
    		 Report Try: Segun 8' m
    Singleton 45' c
    Tompkins 48' c
    Earl 57' m
    Con: Man. Vunipola (2/4) 46', 49'
    Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 15'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 14,978
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    1 March 2020
    14:30
    (1 BP) London Irish 26 – 36 Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Meehan 5' c
    Loader 30' c
    Rogerson 53' m
    Matu'u 80+6' c
    Con: Myler (3/4) 6', 31', 80+7'
    		 Report Try: Alo 40+1' c
    Harris 46' c
    M. Watson 62' m
    Robson 66' c
    Umaga 74' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/5) 40+2', 46', 67', 74'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 9'
    Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 5,447
    Referee: Tom Foley
    1 March 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bath 13 – 19 Bristol Bears
    Try: Chudley 65' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1) 65'
    Pen: Priestland (2/2) 8', 38'
    		 Report Try: Vui 4' m
    Leiua 16' c
    Randall 62' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/3) 18', 63'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 13,976
    Referee: Ian Tempest

    Round 13
    6 March 2020
    19:45
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 10 – 16 Northampton Saints
    Try: Lawrence 65' c
    Con: Lance (1/1) 66'
    Pen: Lance (1/1) 16'
    		 Report Try: Haywood 32' c
    Con: Grayson (1/1) 33'
    Pen: Grayson (3/4) 9', 37', 77'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 7,297
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    6 March 2020
    20:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 39 – 0 London Irish
    Try: S. James (2) 17' c, 68' c
    L. James 40+1' m
    Webber 62' c
    Solomona 73' m
    McGuigan 80' m
    Con: R. du Preez (3/4) 18', 63', 69'
    Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 48'
    		 Report
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 7,041
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    7 March 2020
    13:00
    Saracens 24 – 13 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Lewington (2) 16' c, 69' c
    Morris 59' c
    Con: Man. Vunipola (3/3) 17', 60', 70'
    Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 57'
    		 Report Try: B. White 52' c
    Con: Hardwick (1/1) 53'
    Pen: Hardwick (2/2) 24', 35'
    Allianz Park
    Attendance: 6,564[lower-alpha 8]
    Referee: J P Doyle
    7 March 2020
    14:30
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 57 – 20 Bath
    Try: O'Flaherty 5' m
    Woodburn (2) 13' c, 70' c
    S. Simmonds (2) 28' c, 41' c
    Kirsten 33' c
    Taione 50' c
    J. Maunder 75' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (5/6) 13', 30', 34', 41', 51'
    Steenson (2/2) 71', 76'
    Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 18'
    		 Report Try: Mercer 47' m
    Wright 54' c
    McConnochie 63' m
    Con: Burns (1/2) 54'
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 9'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 13,571
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    7 March 2020
    14:30
    (1 BP) Wasps 39 – 22 Gloucester (1 BP)
    Try: J. Willis 4' c
    Bassett 24' m
    Umaga 27' c
    Carr 40' c
    Fekitoa 51' c
    Con: Gopperth (4/5) 5', 29', 40+1', 52'
    Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 62'
    Drop: Robson (1/1) 14'
    		 Report Try: Marshall 33' m
    Thorley 37' m
    Twelvetrees 47' c
    Evans 57' m
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/4) 48'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 9,503
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    8 March 2020
    13:00
    Bristol Bears 28 – 15 Harlequins
    Try: Morahan (2) 1' c, 20' m
    Vui 34' c
    Con: Sheedy (2/3) 2', 35'
    Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 11', 28', 49'
    		 Report Try: Morris 17' m
    Ibitoye 73' c
    Con: M. Smith (1/1) 73'
    Pen: Herron (1/2) 6'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 14,618
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Following round 13, the league was suspended until 15 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.


    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.
    Club Home
    Games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Bath799,74714,25014,50913,97698%
    Bristol Bears7125,41317,91626,39912,86766%
    Exeter Chiefs786,88812,41313,59311,01593%
    Gloucester683,06713,84516,11512,84486%
    Harlequins7158,88522,69875,50013,00694%
    Leicester Tigers6118,73919,79023,35317,55977%
    London Irish634,9955,8339,2593,62224%
    Northampton Saints796,04013,72015,20011,41290%
    Sale Sharks643,0517,1758,5795,95160%
    Saracens643,8147,3028,5006,29386%
    Wasps681,41513,56924,8429,50342%
    Worcester Warriors760,4558,63611,4997,29775%

    Highest attendances
    DateGameStadiumAttendance
    28 December 2019Harlequins (h) v Leicester TigersTwickenham75,500
    18 October 2019Bristol Bears (h) v BathAshton Gate26,399
    21 December 2019Wasps (h) v HarlequinsRicoh Arena24,842
    15 February 2020Leicester Tigers (h) v WaspsWelford Road23,353
    27 December 2019Bristol Bears (h) v WaspsAshton Gate23,078
    21 December 2019Leicester Tigers (h) v Exeter ChiefsWelford Road21,219
    4 January 2020Leicester Tigers (h) v Bristol BearsWelford Road19,807
    25 January 2020Bristol Bears (h) v GloucesterAshton Gate18,779
    27 October 2019Leicester Tigers (h) v SaracensWelford Road18,533
    29 February 2020Leicester Tigers (h) v Worcester WarriorsWelford Road18,268

    Play-offs

    As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Grand Final at Twickenham on 20 June 2020.

    Notes
    1. Bath will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium, London.
    2. Sandy Park's capacity increased from 12,921 to 13,593 from December 2019 onward.[9]
    3. Skivington replaced Johan Ackermann as head coach in July 2020. Simultaneously, DoR David Humphreys also left the club.
    4. Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium, London on 28 December 2019.
    5. Murphy was promoted to DoR on 1 July 2020.
    6. Saracens will also play a home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
    7. Allianz Park will have a reduced capacity this season due to redevelopment works.
    8. Premiership Rugby gave an attendance of 5,500 for the Saracens v Leicester Tigers game on 7 March, compared to 6,564 in The Rugby Paper. Until a more accurate figure can be produced by Premiership Rugby, The Rugby Paper version will be used.

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    3. "Saracens salary cap breach: Premiership champions will not contest sanctions". 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
    4. "Saracens relegated from Premiership at end of 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches". 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
    5. "Saracens: Edward Griffiths resigns as interim CEO as club docked further 70 points". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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    7. "Premiership Rugby Restart Update". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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    9. "Premiership champions confirm stadium expansion". Ruck. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
    10. "Premiership Rugby 7s Returns to Franklin's Gardens". Premiership Rugby. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
    11. https://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership-rugby-7s/#fixtures_&_results
    12. "Saracens appeal against 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine for breaching salary cap rules". 5 November 2019.
    13. "Saracens set to drop appeal against fine and points penalty for salary cap breach". 17 November 2019.
    14. "Saracens relegated from Premiership at end of 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches". 18 January 2020.
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