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2021–22 Premiership Rugby

2021–22 Gallagher Premiership
England
13
17 September 2021 – 18 June 2022
Leicester Tigers (11th title)
Saracens
no relegation
156
2,003,253 (average 12,841 per match)
72,735 – Harlequins v Northampton Saints, 27 December 2021
3,376 – Newcastle Falcons v Worcester Warriors, 27 November 2021
1055 (average 6.8 per match)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers) – 220 points
Max Malins (Saracens) – 16 tries
www.premiershiprugby.com

The 2021–22 Premiership Rugby was the 35th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth to be sponsored by Gallagher. It is also the first since 1992–93 to feature thirteen teams. The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the ninth successive season with four league season games and the final also simulcast free-to-air on ITV. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.

The reigning champions entering the season were Harlequins who claimed their 2nd title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2021 final. Saracens were promoted as champions from the 2020–21 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

Due to changes to the global rugby calendar implemented in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic causing a moratorium to be placed on relegation last season, the tournament features thirteen teams and will include an extra four rounds. The season would take place over 40 weeks.

This season sees the second year of a three-year moratorium on relegation from the league.

This season is the first under the reduced salary cap regulations before changes are made before 2024–25. A brief summary of the changes are:

Senior ceiling is reduced from £6.4m to £5m.
Homegrown player credits retained up to £600,000
International and EPS credits retained but limited to £400,000.
Season-long loan salary cap exemption is removed.
Academy ceiling for international players retained at £100,000 but with maximum salary increasing from £30,000 to £50,000. Homegrown academy players are not counted in the £100,000 limit.
For contracts continuing into 2021–22, the cap cost will be counted at 75% of their actual value to manage transition to the new caps.
Two players continue to be excluded from the salary cap for this season.

For the first time since the 2002–03 Premiership Rugby season, all teams from the previous season will compete in the league together with Saracens who were promoted from the 2020–21 RFU Championship after an absence of one year, thus making a thirteen team league.

Club	Director of Rugby/Head Coach	Captain	Kit supplier	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Stuart Hooper	Charlie Ewels	Macron	The Recreation Ground	14,509	Bath, Somerset
Bristol Bears	Pat Lam	Steve Luatua	Umbro	AshtonGate	27,000	Bristol
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter Ali Hepher	Jack Yeandle	Samurai Sportswear	Sandy Park	13,593	Exeter, Devon
Gloucester	George Skivington	Lewis Ludlow	Oxen Sports	Kingsholm	16,115	Gloucester
Harlequins	Billy Millard Tabai Matson	Stephan Lewies	Adidas	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	Twickenham,Greater London
Leicester Tigers	Steve Borthwick	Ellis Genge	Samurai Sportswear	Welford Road	25,849	Leicester
London Irish	Declan Kidney Les Kiss	Matt Rogerson	BLK	Brentford Community Stadium	17,250	Brentford,Greater London
Newcastle Falcons	Dean Richards Dave Walder	Mark Wilson	Macron	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints	Chris Boyd	Lewis Ludlam	Macron	Franklin's Gardens	15,200	Northampton
Sale Sharks	Alex Sanderson Paul Deacon	Jono Ross	Macron	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford,Greater Manchester
Saracens	Mark McCall Joe Shaw	Owen Farrell	Castore	StoneX Stadium	8,500	Hendon,Greater London
Wasps	Lee Blackett	Joe Launchbury	Hummel	Coventry Building Society Arena	32,609	Coventry, West Midlands
Worcester Warriors	Alan Solomons Steve Diamond	Ted Hill	O'Neills	Sixways Stadium	11,499	Worcester

Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 13 July 2021. The league season begins on 17 September 2021 and is due to end on 18 June 2022. Each team receives two bye weeks. Highlights of the season include:

Big Game 13 – Harlequins played host to Northampton Saints in this season's edition of The Big Game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2021.
The Showdown 2 – Saracens played host to Bristol Bears in this season's edition of The Showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 26 March 2022.
Big Summer Kick-Off – Harlequins played host to Gloucester in this season's edition of the Big Summer Kick-Off at Twickenham Stadium on 21 May 2022.

All fixtures are subject to change.

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Bye/s: Wasps

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Bye/s: Saracens

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Bye/s: Harlequins

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Bye/s: Bath

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Bye/s: Northampton Saints

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Bye/s: Bristol Bears

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Bye/s: Newcastle Falcons

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Bye/s: Gloucester

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Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

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Bye/s: Sale Sharks

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Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

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Bye/s: Worcester Warriors

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Bye/s: London Irish

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Bye/s: Bristol Bears

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Bye/s: Newcastle Falcons

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Bye/s: Gloucester

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Bye/s: Sale Sharks

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Bye/s: London Irish

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 Final at Twickenham on 18 June 2022.

Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Semi-finals			Final

1	Leicester Tigers	27

4	Northampton Saints	14
	1	Leicester Tigers	15

		2	Saracens	12
2	Saracens	34

3	Harlequins	17

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.

Player/Coach	Match	Citing date	Law breached	Result
Brad Shields	Wasps vs. Bristol	29 September 2021	9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards(Red card)	Sending off sufficient
Ted Hill	Worcester vs. Gloucester	5 October 2021	9.18 – Tip Tackle(Red card)	3-match ban
Dan Kelly	Leicester vs. Saracens	5 October 2021	9.12 – Strike with the Shoulder(Citing)	3-match ban
Tom Penny	Newcastle vs. Wasps	6 October 2021	9.12 – Contact with the Eye Area(Red card)	2-match ban
Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	Reprimand
Gabriel Oghre	Wasps vs. Northampton	12 October 2021	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Citing)	3-match ban
Pete Atkinson	Wasps vs. Exeter	19 October 2021	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	1-match ban
Scott Barrow	Wasps vs. Exeter	19 October 2021	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	1-match ban
Mike Williams	Bath vs. Wasps	2 November 2021	9.20(b) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul(Red card)	4-match ban
Stephen Middleton	Bath vs. Wasps	2 November 2021	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	1-match ban
Adam Coleman	Saracens vs. London Irish	9 November 2021	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Anthony Watson	Bath(No match applicable)	15 November 2021	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	1-match ban
Byron McGuigan	Saracens vs. Sale	30 November 2021	9.11 – Reckless or Dangerous Play(Red card)	3-match ban
Jacob Umaga	Wasps vs. London Irish	29 December 2021	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Jasper Wiese	Northampton vs. Leicester	29 December 2021	9.28 – 3 Yellow Cards(Totting up)	2-match ban
Leicester vs. Harlequins
Bristol vs. Leicester
Rory Sutherland	Bath vs. Worcester	11 January 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Alec Hepburn	Harlequins vs. Exeter	11 January 2022	9.18 – Tip Tackle(Red card)	3-match ban
Chris Boyd	Northampton vs. Saracens	13 January 2022	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	2-match ban
Ollie Hoskins	Gloucester vs. London Irish	9 February 2022	9.11 – Reckless or Dangerous Play(Red card)	Citing dismissed
Semesa Rokoduguni	Wasps vs. Bath	15 February 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Siva Naulago	Bristol vs. London Irish	16 February 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Adam Coleman	London Irish vs. Saracens	22 February 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	Red card rescinded
Callum Chick	Newcastle vs. Exeter	22 February 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Dean Richards	Newcastle vs. Exeter	23 February 2022	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	3-match ban
Siva Naulago	Bath vs. Bristol	8 March 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	4-match ban
Duhan van der Merwe	London Irish vs. Worcester	8 March 2022	9.11 – Reckless or Dangerous Play(Red card)	3-match ban
Curtis Rona	Leicester vs. London Irish	15 March 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Brad Davis	Leicester vs. London Irish	15 March 2022	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union(Rule 5.12)	2-match ban
Jannes Kirsten	Worcester vs. Exeter	15 March 2022	9.20(a) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul(Citing)	3-match ban
Tom Hendrickson	Worcester vs. Exeter	15 March 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Facundo Gigena	Newcastle vs. London Irish	25 April 2022	9.12 – Punch or Strike(Red card)	Red card rescinded
Gary Graham	Newcastle vs. London Irish	25 April 2022	9.12 – Strike with the Head(Red card)	Red card rescinded
Sam Bedlow	Bristol vs. Gloucester	26 April 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	4-match ban
Jono Ross	London Irish vs. Sale	26 May 2022	9.28 – 3 Yellow Cards(Totting up)	1-match ban
Sale vs. Harlequins
Wasps vs. Sale
Sean Robinson	Northampton vs. Newcastle	13 June 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Red card)	3-match ban
Aled Davies	Leicester vs. Saracens	22 June 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling(Citing)	3-match ban

Notes:

The following received Player of the Month awards during the 2021–22 season, as selected by a panel of media commentators, in addition to monthly public polls.

Month	Nationality	Player	Position	Club
September	England	Adam Radwan	Wing	Newcastle
October	England	George Ford	Fly-Half	Leicester
November	England	Alex Mitchell	Scrum-Half	Northampton
December	England	George Ford (2)	Fly-Half	Leicester
January	South Africa	André Esterhuizen	Centre	Harlequins
February	England	Freddie Burns	Fly-Half	Leicester
March	England	George McGuigan	Hooker	Newcastle

The winners of the 2022 Premiership Rugby Awards were announced on 7 June 2022.

Nationality	Inductee	Position	Club(s)
England	Will Greenwood	Centre	Harlequins, Leicester
England	Tom Varndell	Wing	Leicester, Wasps, Bristol
England	Trevor Woodman	Prop	Bath, Gloucester, Sale

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