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2019–20 Gallagher Premiership
Countries England
Date18 October 2019 – 24 October 2020
ChampionsExeter Chiefs (2nd title)
Runners-upWasps
RelegatedSaracens
Matches played133
Attendance1,037,010
(average 7,797 per match)
Highest attendance75,500
Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
28 December 2019
Lowest attendance3,622
London Irish v Sale Sharks
26 October 2019
Tries scored757
(average 5.7 per match)
Top point scorerRhys Priestland (Bath)
(206 points)
Top try scorerOllie Thorley (Gloucester),
Ben Earl (Saracens & Bristol)
(11 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The 2019–20 Gallagher Premiership was the 33rd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the second one to be sponsored by Gallagher. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2019 final. London Irish had been promoted as champions from the 2018–19 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the seventh successive season and with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.

Summary

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Exeter Chiefs won their second title after defeating Wasps in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. Saracens were automatically relegated after having failed to comply with prior years salary cap restrictions and were deducted a total of 105 points across two separate judgements. It was the second time that Saracens have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 1992–93 Premiership Rugby season.

Due to changes to the global rugby calendar and the COVID-19 pandemic, this season started and finished later than previous seasons and including the Premiership Rugby Cup, ran for 58 weeks in total.

On 5 November 2019, Premiership Rugby announced that Saracens would be deducted 35 points in the 2019–20 season and fined £5.3 million due to undisclosed payments to players in previous seasons.[1] 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.[2] 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 despite relegation not being an available sanction in the salary cap regulations.[3] On 28 January 2020 this was confirmed with the application of a further 70 point deduction.[4]

On 16 March 2020, the league was suspended for an initial five week period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resumption was originally scheduled for the weekend of 24/25/26 April but was later postponed indefinitely.[5][6] The restart eventually took place on 14 August,[7] with all games played behind closed doors and broadcast live on BT Sport.[8] Channel 5 also broadcast 5 matches.[9]

Teams

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Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and London Irish who were promoted from the 2018–19 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Newcastle Falcons who were relegated after six years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Greater London Premiership Rugby clubs
Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath England Stuart Hooper England Charlie Ewels Canterbury The Recreation Ground 14,509 Bath
Bristol Bears Samoa Pat Lam New Zealand Steve Luatua Bristol Sport Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter England Jack Yeandle Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 13,593[a] Exeter
Gloucester England George Skivington[b] England Willi Heinz Elite Pro Sports Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins England Paul Gustard
Australia Billy Millard
England Chris Robshaw Adidas Twickenham Stoop[c] 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Ireland Geordan Murphy[d] England Tom Youngs Kukri Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
London Irish Ireland Declan Kidney Scotland Blair Cowan BLK Madejski Stadium[e] 24,161 Reading
Northampton Saints New Zealand Chris Boyd England Teimana Harrison
England Alex Waller
Macron Franklin's Gardens 15,200 Northampton
Sale Sharks England Steve Diamond South Africa Jono Ross Samurai Sportswear AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Brad Barritt Nike Allianz Park 8,500[f] Hendon,
Greater London
Wasps England Lee Blackett England Dan Robson
Wales Thomas Young
Under Armour Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors South Africa Alan Solomons England Ted Hill VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester

Preseason

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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.[11]

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.[12]

Table

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2019–20 Premiership Rugby table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Exeter Chiefs (C) 22 15 0 7 630 443 +187 83 56 9 5 74 Play-off place,
Berth in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Wasps (RU) 22 14 0 8 662 497 +165 81 58 12 3 71
3 Bristol Bears (SF) 22 14 1 7 561 457 +104 70 53 8 3 69
4 Bath (SF) 22 14 1 7 520 457 +63 59 56 7 2 67
5 Sale Sharks 22 13 0 9 546 375 +171 69 42 7 5 64 Berth in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
6 Harlequins 22 10 1 11 517 560 −43 63 63 6 3 51
7 Gloucester 22 8 0 14 515 513 +2 72 55 9 5 46
8 Northampton Saints 22 8 0 14 438 547 −109 52 69 5 5 42
9 Worcester Warriors 22 8 0 14 398 578 −180 46 78 4 6 42 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 London Irish 22 6 1 15 386 633 −247 50 88 6 2 34
11 Leicester Tigers 22 6 1 15 374 609 −235 35 79 1 2 29
12 Saracens[g] (R) 22 13 1 8 583 461 +122 72 55 9 4 −38[h] Relegated
Source: Premiership Rugby
Rules for classification: 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
(C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sandy Park's capacity increased from 12,921 to 13,593 from December 2019 onward.[10]
  2. ^ Skivington replaced Johan Ackermann as head coach in July 2020. Simultaneously, DoR David Humphreys also left the club.
  3. ^ Harlequins would also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium, London on 28 December 2019
  4. ^ Murphy was promoted to DoR on 1 July 2020
  5. ^ London Irish's tenure at Madejski ended on 30 June 2020 and would therefore play 5 home games at Twickenham Stoop
  6. ^ Allianz Park will have a reduced capacity this season due to redevelopment works
  7. ^ As the champion of the Championship (Newcastle Falcons) are eligible for promotion.
  8. ^ 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.[13][14][15][16]

Fixtures

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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.[17]

Highlights of the season included:

  • Big Game 12 - Harlequins hosted Leicester Tigers in this season's edition of the Big Game at Twickenham on 28 December 2019.

All fixtures are subject to change.

Regular season

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Round 1

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18 October 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears43 – 16Bath
Try: Morahan (2) 2' m, 80' c
Hughes 12' c
Protheroe 40+2' m
O'Conor 52' c
Afoa 66' c
Lloyd 78' m
Con: Sheedy (3/6) 13', 52', 67'
Lloyd (1/1) 80+2'
ReportTry: Mercer 27' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 28'
Pen: Priestland (3/4) 6', 19', 55'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 26,399
Referee: Tom Foley
19 October 2019
15:00
Exeter Chiefs22 – 19Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: J. Hill 32' c
Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 33'
Pen: J. Simmonds (5/5) 25', 37', 55', 68', 71'
ReportTry: Ibitoye (2) 27' m, 74' m
Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 8', 40', 50'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 11,896
Referee: Christophe Ridley
19 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens25 – 27Northampton Saints
Try: Gallagher 29' c
Con: Spencer (1/1) 30'
Pen: Spencer (6/7) 3', 14', 27', 58', 62', 65'
ReportTry: Ribbans 24' c
Hutchinson 35' c
Taylor 38' c
Con: Grayson (3/3) 25', 36', 40'
Pen: Grayson (2/2) 63', 80'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Ian Tempest
19 October 2019
15:00
Worcester Warriors24 – 16Leicester Tigers
Try: T. Hill 5' m
Humphreys 28' c
Con: Weir (1/2) 29'
Pen: Weir (4/4) 39', 63', 75', 80'
ReportTry: T. Youngs 10' c
Con: Hardwick (1/1) 11'
Pen: Hardwick (3/5) 3', 35', 48'
Sixways
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
19 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks16 – 18Gloucester
Try: McGuigan 17' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 18'
Pen: R. du Preez (3/4) 31', 49', 68'
ReportTry: Atkinson 51' c
T. Marshall 57' m
Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 53'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/4) 65', 70'1
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,152
Referee: Andrew Jackson
20 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps26 – 29London Irish
Try: Kibirige (2) 22' m, 36' m
Robson 64' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/3) 65'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 7', 16'
Umaga (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: Cowan 9' m
Tuisue 32' m
Hassell-Collins 42' c
Con: Jackson (1/3) 44'
Pen: Jackson (4/5) 21', 26', 40'+1, 48'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: JP Doyle

Round 2

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25 October 2019
19:45
Bath13 – 10Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Dunn 40'+1 c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 40+2'
Pen: Priestland (2/3) 5', 56'
ReportTry: J. Hill (1/1) 15' c
Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 16'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 36'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,290
Referee: JP Doyle
26 October 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints35 – 16Worcester Warriors
Try: Collins 46' c
Naiyaravoro 54' c
Furbank (2) 69' m, 76' m
Sleightholme 71' m
Con: Grayson (2/5) 46', 54'
Pen: Grayson (2/2) 23', 30'
ReportTry: Venter 79' c
Con: Lance (1/1) 79'
Pen: Wier (3/5) 5', 11', 26'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,412
Referee: Jack Makepeace
26 October 2019
15:00
London Irish7 – 41Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Botha 63' c
Con: Myler (1/1) 64'
ReportTry: A. van der Merwe 14' c
Solomona 33' m
Yarde 40' m
Beaumont 52' c
R. du Preez 61' c
Janse van Rensburg 77' c
Con: R. du Preez (4/6) 15', 53', 62', 79'
Drop: R. du Preez (1/1) 30'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
26 October 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester25 – 9Wasps
Try: T. Marshall (2) 24' m, 72' m
Simpson (2) 38' m, 56' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/4) 57'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 11'
ReportPen: Sopoaga (3/3) 40+3', 43', 54'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,844
Referee: Christophe Ridley
26 October 2019
15:00
Harlequins22 – 17Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Marchant 67' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 68'
Pen: M. Smith (5/5) 13', 36', 40', 44', 58'
ReportTry: Heenan 70' m
Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 3', 17', 31', 60'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 13,006
Referee: Ian Tempest
27 October 2019
15:00
Leicester Tigers10 – 24Saracens
Try: Thompstone 59' c
Con: Reid (1/1) 60'
Pen: Reid (1/1) 8'
ReportTry: Tompkins 18' c
Earl (2) 47' c, 76' c
Con: Lozowski (2/2) 18', 48'
Man. Vunipola (1/1) 78'
Pen: Lozowski (1/3) 39'
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,533
Referee: Tom Foley

Round 3

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1 November 2019
19:45
Bristol Bears16 – 10Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Lloyd 76' c
Con: Sheedy (1/1) 78'
Pen: Sheedy (3/4) 20', 27', 32'
ReportTry: Neild 79' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 79'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 62'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,639
Referee: Christophe Ridley
1 November 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints40 – 22Harlequins
Try: Naiyaravoro (2) 6' m, 26' c
T. Harrison (2) 10' c, 65' c
Haywood 37' m
Con: Grayson (3/5) 11', 27', 66'
Pen: Grayson (2/2) 14', 62'
Drop: Grayson (1/1) 59'
ReportTry: Murley (2) 40+4' m, 74' c
Robshaw 56' c
Con: Herron (2/2) 57', 74'
Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 3 '
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,791
Referee: JP Doyle
2 November 2019
15:00
Wasps30 – 22Bath
Try: Rowlands 40+3' c
Shields 65' c
Robson 72' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 40+4', 67', 73'
Pen: Sopoaga (3/5) 29', 32', 80+5'
ReportTry: Mercer 48' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 48'
Pen: Priestland (5/5) 4', 24', 36', 53', 80'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
2 November 2019
15:00
Leicester Tigers16 – 13Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Reid 23' c
Con: Hardwick (1/1) 24'
Pen: Hardwick (3/3) 3', 67', 80'
ReportTry: Simpson 23' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 50'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/3) 7', 37'
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,559
Referee: Ian Tempest
2 November 2019
15:00
Saracens16 – 13London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Lamositele 26' m
Earl 76' m
Pen: Lozowski (1/2) 15'
Man. Vunipola (1/2) 80'+1
ReportTry: Tuisue 54' c
Con: Myler (1/1) 55'
Pen: Myler (2/2) 9', 31'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 6,293
Referee: Adam Leal
3 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors20 – 24Exeter Chiefs
Try: Humphreys (2) 9' c, 27' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 10', 29'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 15', 69'
ReportTry: J. Maunder 40' c
Kvesic 65' c
H. Williams 75' c
Con: J Simmonds (3/3) 40+1', 67', 76'
Pen: J Simmonds (1/1) 7'
Sixways
Attendance: 8,598
Referee: Tom Foley

Round 4

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8 November 2019
19:45
Sale Sharks28 – 18Wasps
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'
ReportTry: 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
Bath22 – 13Northampton Saints
Try: Chudley 16' c
Stuart 50' m
Mercer 70' c
Con: Priestland (2/3) 17', 71'
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 31'
ReportTry: Hutchinson 1' m
Wood 59' m
Pen: Grayson (1/2) 8'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,066
Referee: Ian Tempest
9 November 2019
15:00
Gloucester12 – 21Saracens
Try: T. Marshall 28' m
Ludlow 72' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: 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) Harlequins14 – 19Worcester Warriors
Try: Dombrandt 7' c
J. Chisholm 12' c
Con: M. Smith (2/2) 8', 13'
ReportTry: 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 Irish36 – 11Leicester 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'
ReportTry: 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 Chiefs17 – 20Bristol Bears
Try: S. Simmonds 14' c
White 21' c
Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 15', 22'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 32'
ReportTry: 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

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29 November 2019
19:45
Bath12 – 25Saracens
Pen: Priestland (4/4) 2', 12', 30', 54'ReportTry: 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 Chiefs38 – 3Wasps
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'
ReportPen: Umaga (1/1) 8'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,320
Referee: Ian Tempest
30 November 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints36 – 13Leicester 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'
ReportTry: 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 Warriors20 – 13Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Humphreys 54' c
Beck 57' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 55', 58'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 22', 40'
ReportTry: de Klerk 14' m
Ashton 36' m
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 68'
Sixways
Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Luke Pearce
1 December 2019
15:00
Harlequins23 – 19Gloucester (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'
ReportTry: 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 Bears27 – 27London 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'
ReportTry: 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

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20 December 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester36 – 3Worcester 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'
ReportPen: Weir (1/2) 7'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,787
Referee: Christophe Ridley
21 December 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps22 – 28Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: J. Willis 11' c
Kibirige 17' c
Young 69' m
Con: Umaga (2/3) 12, 18'
Pen: Umaga (1/2) 5'
ReportTry: 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 Sharks22 – 10Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Ashton 10' c
Janse van Rensburg 44' c
van der Merwe 48' m
Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 11', 45'
Pen: R. du Preez (1/3) 3'
ReportTry: 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 Tigers22 – 31Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: May (2) 7' c, 19' m
Taufua 12' c
Con: Ford (2/3) 8', 13'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 35'
ReportTry: 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) Saracens47 – 13Bristol 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'
ReportTry: 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 Irish10 – 38Bath (1 BP)
Try: Coleman 57' c
Con: Myler (1/1) 58'
Pen: Myler (1/1) 16'
ReportTry: 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

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27 December 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears21 – 26Wasps (1 BP)
Try: C. Piutau 53' c
Thacker 68' m
Con: Sheedy (1/2) 54'
Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 11', 45', 76'
ReportTry: 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 Saints33 – 26Gloucester (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'
ReportTry: 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
Bath16 – 14Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Joseph 45' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 45'
Pen: Priestland (3/3) 8' 15', 70'
ReportTry: 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 Warriors20 – 6London Irish
Try: Weir 16' c
Lance 58' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 17'
Lance (1/1) 59'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 23', 27'
ReportPen: Myler (2/2) 14', 42'
Sixways
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Ian Tempest
28 December 2019
16:30
Harlequins30 – 30Leicester 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'
ReportTry: 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 Chiefs14 – 7Saracens (1 BP)
Try: White 5' c
Vermeulen 51' c
Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 6', 52'
ReportTry: Penalty try 78'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,593
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 8

[edit]
3 January 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Sale Sharks48 – 10Harlequins
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'
ReportTry: 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 Tigers31 – 18Bristol 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'
ReportTry: 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) Gloucester29 – 15Bath
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'
ReportPen: Priestland (5/6) 9', 18', 22', 48', 55'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,115
Referee: Tom Foley
4 January 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens62 – 5Worcester 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'
ReportTry: Fidow 55' m
Allianz Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
5 January 2020
14:30
(1 BP) London Irish28 – 45Exeter 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'
ReportTry: 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) Wasps31 – 35Northampton 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'
ReportTry: 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

[edit]
24 January 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints16 – 20London Irish
Try: Reinach 32' c
Con: Grayson (1/1) 33'
Pen: Grayson (3/5) 23', 39', 63'
ReportTry: 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
Bath13 – 10Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Homer (2) 3' m, 69' m
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 46'
ReportTry: 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 Bears34 – 16Gloucester
Try: Purdy 44' c
Morahan 68' m
Protheroe 72' c
Con: Sheedy (2/3) 46', 73'
Pen: Sheedy (5/5) 13', 19', 27', 35', 38'
ReportTry: 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 Chiefs19 – 22Sale Sharks
Try: Dollman 29' m
O'Flaherty 67' c
S. Skinner 74' c
Con: Steenson (2/3) 68', 74'
ReportTry: 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 Warriors26 – 30Wasps (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) Harlequins41 – 14Saracens
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'
ReportTry: Lozowski 28' c
D. Morris 54' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (2/2) 29', 55'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,258
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 10

[edit]
14 February 2020
19:45
Gloucester15 – 26Exeter Chiefs
Try: Polledri 68' c
Rees-Zammit 75' m
Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 69'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 24'
ReportTry: 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
Harlequins15 – 29London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Dombrandt 50' c
Murley 74' m
Con: M. Smith (1/2) 51'
Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 13'
ReportTry: 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 Tigers18 – 9Wasps
Try: Bateman 54' c
Veainu 64' m
Con: Reid (1/2) 55'
Pen: Hardwick (1/2) 27'
Reid (1/1) 49'
ReportPen: Gopperth (3/3) 8', 14', 43'
Welford Road
Attendance: 23,353
Referee: Karl Dickson
15 February 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens36 – 22Sale Sharks
Try: Carré 0' m
Segun 43' c
Isiekwe 54' m
Barrington 66' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (2/4) 44', 67'
Pen: Man. Vunipola (3/3) 11', 34', 45'
Lozowski (1/1) 16'
ReportTry: 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 Warriors21 – 22Bath
Try: C. du Preez 12' c
David 67' m
Con: Weir (1/2) 13'
Pen: Weir (3/7) 7', 21', 61'
ReportTry: 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 Saints14 – 20Bristol Bears
Try: Mallinder 7' m
Pen: Grayson (3/3) 17', 28', 42'
ReportTry: 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

[edit]
21 February 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Sale Sharks36 – 3Leicester 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'
ReportPen: Reid (1/2) 3'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 7,208
Referee: Ian Tempest
21 February 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Wasps60 – 10Saracens
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'
ReportTry: Crossdale 39' m
Lewington 63' m
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,632
Referee: Christophe Ridley
22 February 2020
15:00
Bath19 – 12Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: McConnochie (2) 11' m, 65' m
Pen: Priestland (1/3) 19'
Burns (2/2) 57', 75'
ReportTry: 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 Irish24 – 20Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Hassell-Collins (4) 12' m, 17' m, 42' c, 58' c
Con: Myler (2/4) 43', 60'
ReportTry: 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 Bears13 – 10Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Morahan 35' c
Con: Sheedy (1/1) 36'
Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 21', 69'
ReportTry: 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 Chiefs57 – 7Northampton 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'
ReportTry: Grayson 68' c
Con: Grayson (1/1) 69'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 11,528
Referee: Jack Makepeace

Round 12

[edit]
28 February 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester17 – 23Sale Sharks
Try: Balmain 56' c
Twelvetrees 63' c
Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 57', 64'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 49'
ReportTry: 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
Harlequins34 – 30Exeter 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'
ReportTry: 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 Tigers14 – 8Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: J. Olowofela 32' m
Pen: McPhillips (3/3) 22', 62', 79'
ReportTry: Humphreys 10' m
Pen: Weir (1/1) 39'
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,268
Referee: Adam Leal
29 February 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints21 – 27Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Dingwall 2' m
Mallinder 5' c
Con: Biggar (1/2) 6'
Pen: Mallinder (3/3) 24', 54', 72'
ReportTry: 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 Irish26 – 36Wasps (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'
ReportTry: 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) Bath13 – 19Bristol Bears
Try: Chudley 65' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 65'
Pen: Priestland (2/2) 8', 38'
ReportTry: 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

[edit]
6 March 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors10 – 16Northampton Saints
Try: Lawrence 65' c
Con: Lance (1/1) 66'
Pen: Lance (1/1) 16'
ReportTry: 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 Sharks39 – 0London 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
Saracens24 – 13Leicester 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'
ReportTry: B. White 52' c
Con: Hardwick (1/1) 53'
Pen: Hardwick (2/2) 24', 35'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 6,564[a]
Referee: J P Doyle
7 March 2020
14:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs57 – 20Bath
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'
ReportTry: 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) Wasps39 – 22Gloucester (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'
ReportTry: 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 Bears28 – 15Harlequins
Try: Morahan (2) 1' c, 20' m
Vui 34' c
Con: Sheedy (2/3) 2', 35'
Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 11', 28', 49'
ReportTry: 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 14 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.

Round 14

[edit]
14 August 2020
19:45
Harlequins16 – 10Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Baldwin 57' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 58'
Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 15', 20', 32'
ReportTry: McGuigan 44' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 46'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 71'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce
15 August 2020
12:30
Worcester Warriors15 – 44Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Hill 2' m
van Breda 72' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 73'
Pen: Searle (1/2) 25'
ReportTry: Singleton 29' m
Thorley (2) 37' c, 49' c
Rees-Zammit 55' m
Woodward 62' c
Varney 78' c
Con: Twelvetrees (4/6) 38', 50', 63', 79'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 19', 75'
Sixways
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cristophe Ridley
15 August 2020
14:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs26 – 13Leicester Tigers
Try: Ewers 27' m
Hogg 39' c
Cowan-Dickie 42' c
Penalty try 53'
Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 40+1', 43'
ReportTry: Penalty try 57'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 11'
Drop: Ford (1/1) 17'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Foley
15 August 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Bath34 – 17London Irish
Try: Spencer 5' m
Dunn (2) 16' c, 22' m
Joseph 62' c
Walker 69' c
Con: Priestland (3/5) 17', 63', 70'
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 58'
ReportTry: Rona 38' c
Cornish 77' c
Con: Jackson (2/2) 39', 77'
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 53'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
15 August 2020
16:30
Bristol Bears16 – 12Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 77'
Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 22', 26', 50'
ReportPen: Goode (4/5) 8', 11', 46', 65'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
16 August 2020
15:00
Northampton Saints21 – 34Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Mitchell 45' c
Ribbans 63' m
Con: Biggar (1/2) 46'
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 5', 12', 69'
ReportTry: Bassett (2) 8' c, 77' c
J. Willis 17' c
Harris 48' c
Con: Gopperth (3/3) 9', 19', 49'
Sopoaga (1/1) 78'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 60', 74'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 15

[edit]
21 August 2020
18:00
Sale Sharks22 – 32Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: T. Curry 7' c
du Preez 10' c
Solomona 78' m
Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 8', 11'
Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 44'
ReportTry: S. Simmonds 2' c
Vermeulen 48' c
Hogg 53' m
Cowan-Dickie 60' c
Con: J. Simmonds (3/4) 4', 49', 62'
Pen: J. Simmonds (2/2) 39', 58'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
21 August 2020
19:45
Gloucester24 – 33Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Balmain 25' c
C. Harris 31' c
Varney 71' c
Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 26', 32'
Cipriani (1/1) 71'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 43'
ReportTry: Malins 5' m
Purdy 9' c
Thacker 17' c
Radradra 29' c
Earl 51' c
Con: Sheedy (4/5) 10', 18', 29', 51'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce
21 August 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Wasps32 – 17Worcester Warriors
Try: T. Willis 29' c
Oghre 60' m
Barbeary 74' c
Cruse 80' c
Con: Miller (3/4) 29', 75', 80'+1
Pen: Miller (2/3) 15', 39'
ReportTry: David 13' c
Cutting 19' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 14', 20'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 33'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
22 August 2020
12:30
(1 BP) Saracens38 – 24Harlequins
Try: Maitland 3' m
Itoje 33' c
Davies 40' c
Lewington 76' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 34', 40', 77'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 14', 45', 57', 64'
ReportTry: Lasike (2) 60' c, 75' c
Steele 69' c
Con: M. Smith (3/3) 60', 70', 75'
Drop: M. Smith (1/1) 31'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley
22 August 2020
14:00
London Irish3 – 27Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 40'ReportTry: Collins 50' m
Penalty try (2) 58', 67'
Tuala 79' m
Con: Grayson (2/4) 59', 68'
Pen: Grayson (1/1) 16'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest
22 August 2020
16:30
Leicester Tigers16 – 38Bath (1 BP)
Try: Clare 67' m
Wallace 80' m
Con: McPhillips (0/2)
Pen: McPhillips (2/2) 1', 6'
Try: Stuart 17' c
Dunn 24' c
McConnochie 30' m
Boyce 36' c
Obano 48' m
de Glanville 52' c
Con: Priestland (3/5) 18', 26', 37'
B. Spencer (1/1) 53'
Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 16

[edit]
25 August 2020
17:30
Wasps11 – 20Sale Sharks
Try: J. Willis 79' m
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 32', 38'
ReportTry: L. James 61' m
Pen: MacGinty (5/5) 8', 36', 40'+3, 48', 56'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
25 August 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears22 – 25Exeter Chiefs
Try: O'Conor 49' c
Morahan 52' c
Lloyd 70' m
Con: Sheedy (2/3) 50', 53'
Pen: Sheedy (1/2) 70'
ReportTry: Dollman 14' c
Hidalgo-Clyne 23' m
Keast 77' c
Con: Steenson (2/3) 15', 78'
Pen: Steenson (2/2) 35', 65'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes
26 August 2020
18:00
Leicester Tigers13 – 7London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Williams 25' c
Con: Ford (1/1) 26'
Pen: Ford (2/2) 8', 46'
ReportTry: Meehan 61' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 62'
Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest
26 August 2020
18:00
(1 BP) Saracens36 – 20Gloucester
Try: B. Harris 38' m
Woolstencroft (3) 46' c, 49' m, 65' m
Whiteley 73' m
Con: Man. Vunipola (1/5) 47'
Pen: Daly (2/2) 7', 15'
Man. Vunipola (1/1) 17'
ReportTry: Varney 34' c
Walker 62' m
Rees-Zammit 80'+1 m
Con: L. Evans (1/3) 36'
Pen: L. Evans (1/2) 5'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jack Makepeace
26 August 2020
18:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors29 – 14Harlequins
Try: du Preez 5' c
Lawrence 12' m
Annett 28' c
Hougaard 39' c
Con: Weir (3/4) 6', 29', 40'
Pen: Weir (1/2) 47'
ReportTry: Ashton 61' c
Elia 73' c
Con: Lang (2/2) 62', 73'
Sixways
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce
26 August 2020
19:45
Northampton Saints3 – 18Bath
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 33'ReportTry: de Glanville 58' m
McConnochie 67' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 68'
Pen: Matavesi (1/1) 21'
Priestland (1/1) 75'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley

Round 17

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29 August 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks40 – 7Bristol Bears
Try: L. James (2) 7' c, 50' c
Solomona 10' c
de Klerk 17' c
S. James 32' m
Yarde 54' c
Con: MacGinty (5/6) 8', 11', 19', 51', 55'
ReportTry: Leiua 37' c
Con: Eden (1/1) 38'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson
30 August 2020
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins30 – 17Northampton Saints
Try: Earle 24' c
Baldwin 37' m
Robshaw 47' m
Ashton 50' c
Con: M. Smith (2/4) 26', 51'
Pen: M. Smith (2/3) 15', 40'+1
ReportTry: Hutchinson 5' c
R. Olowofela 31' c
Con: Grayson (2/2) 6', 31'
Pen: Grayson (1/1) 58'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
30 August 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs59 – 7Worcester Warriors
Try: S. Simmonds (3) 8' c, 26' c, 63' c
J. Hill (3) 11' c, 36' m, 40'+1 c
Nowell 30' m
Hogg 42' c
Vermeulen 56' c
Con: J. Simmonds (7/9) 8', 12', 27', 40'+1, 42', 57', 64'
ReportTry: Beck 70' c
Con: Searle (1/1) 71'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Leal
30 August 2020
16:30
(1 BP) Gloucester46 – 30Leicester Tigers
Try: Simpson 6' c
Thorley (4) 9' m, 22' c, 26' c, 30' m
C. Harris 33' m
L. Evans 74' c
Con: Twelvetrees (4/7) 7', 23', 27', 75'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 72'
ReportTry: Potter 36' c
Taufua 55' c
Henderson 60' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 37', 56', 61'
Pen: Henry (2/2) 4', 18'
Ford (1/1) 65'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
31 August 2020
13:00
London Irish12 – 40Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Creevy 20' m
Williams 29' c
Con: Atkins (1/2) 30'
ReportTry: George (2) 10' c, 34' m
Barritt 14' c
B. Vunipola 25' c
Barrington (2) 51' c, 54' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (5/6) 11', 16', 27', 52', 55'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Foley
31 August 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Bath23 – 27Wasps
Try: McConnochie 2' c
Walker 67' c
Con: Priestland (2/2) 4', 69'
Pen: Priestland (3/4) 7', 11', 49'
ReportTry: Umaga 27' c
West 57' c
Penalty try 75'
Con: Umaga (2/2) 28', 58'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 13'
Umaga (1/2) 40'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 18

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4 September 2020
18:00
Worcester Warriors13 – 36Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Nanai 28' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 30'
Pen: Weir (2/3) 25', 34'
ReportTry: Holmes 7' c
D. Thomas 45' m
S. Piutau 50' c
Uren 67' c
Earl 74' c
Con: Sheedy (4/5) 8', 51', 68', 75'
Pen: Sheedy (1/1) 40'
Sixways
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes
4 September 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints19 – 22Exeter Chiefs
Try: Ribbans (2) 29' c, 42' c
H. Taylor 38' m
Con: Biggar (2/3) 30', 43'
ReportTry: Lonsdale 8' c
Kirsten 12' c
O'Flaherty 71' m
Con: Steenson (2/3) 9', 12'
Pen: Steenson (1/1) 56'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce
5 September 2020
12:30
Saracens18 – 28Wasps
Try: Daly 3' c
Maitland 51' m
Con: Farrell (1/2) 5'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 44'
Goode (1/1) 65'
ReportTry: T. Willis 71' c
Con: Gopperth (1/1) 72'
Pen: Gopperth (7/7) 14', 23', 32', 40+1', 56', 61', 78'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley
5 September 2020
14:00
Harlequins27 – 41Bath (1 BP)
Try: Marchant 6' c
Landajo 70' c
Lang 80+1' c
Con: Herron (3/3) 7', 70', 80+1'
Pen: Herron (2/3) 13', 18'
ReportTry: McConnochie (2) 19' c, 43' m
Stooke 24' c
Boyce 71' c
Con: Priestland (3/4) 20', 25', 72'
Pen: Priestland (5/5) 9', 16', 36', 57', 64'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,500[b]
Referee: Tom Foley
5 September 2020
15:00
Leicester Tigers31 – 40Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Liebenberg 52' c
Kerr 70' c
Steward 78' m
Con: Ford (2/3) 52', 71'
Pen: Ford (4/4) 12', 20', 29', 55'
ReportTry: MacGinty 17' c
Tuilagi 26' c
Ross 45' c
Solomona 63' c
Con: MacGinty (4/4) 19', 27', 47', 65'
Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 34', 80+1'
de Klerk (1/1) 58'
Drop: de Klerk (1/1) 8'
Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest
5 September 2020
16:30
(1 BP) Gloucester36 – 23London Irish
Try: L. Evans 9' c
Thorley 33' c
Rees-Zammit 58' m
Stanley 65' c
Varney 77' c
Con: L. Evans (2/2) 10', 34'
Twelvetrees (2/3) 66', 78'
Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 20'
ReportTry: Hassell-Collins 38' c
Creevy 52' c
Con: Jackson (2/2) 39', 53'
Pen: Jackson (3/3) 4', 13', 68'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hamish Smales

Round 19

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8 September 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears47 – 10Northampton Saints
Try: Thacker 10' c
Leiua 15' c
Uren 18' c
Vui 62' c
Earl 65' c
O'Conor 67' c
Morahan 71' m
Con: Sheedy (6/7) 11', 15', 19', 63', 66', 68'
ReportTry: Gillespie 57' c
Con: Grayson (1/1) 58'
Pen: Grayson (1/1) 4'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Foley
9 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Wasps54 – 7Leicester Tigers
Try: Fekitoa 25' c
West 32' c
Barbeary (3) 46' m, 52' c, 62' c
Umaga 56' c
Spink 70' c
Kibirige 73' c
Con: Umaga (5/6) 25', 33', 52', 56', 63'
Gopperth (2/2) 71', 74'
ReportTry: Henderson 5' c
Con: Henry (1/1) 6'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson
9 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35 – 22Gloucester
Try: Cowan-Dickie 3' c
S. Simmonds 29' c
J. Hill 40+1' c
Whitten 42' c
J. Maunder 54' c
Con: J. Simmonds (5/5) 4', 30', 40+1', 43', 56'
ReportTry: Banahan (2) 8' m, 62' c
Gray 75' c
Con: Twelvetrees (2/3) 64', 76'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 23'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley
9 September 2020
18:00
Sale Sharks24 – 17Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Postlethwaite 3' c
Morozov 16' c
Hammersley 27' c
Con: R. du Preez (3/3) 4', 17', 28'
Pen: R. du Preez (1/2) 76'
ReportTry: Segun (2) 4' c, 80+1' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (2/2) 6', 80+1'
Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 60'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
9 September 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Bath40 – 15Worcester Warriors
Try: Ellis 9' c
Stooke (2) 19' c, 49' c
Walker 32' m
de Glanville 38' c
Matavesi 52' c
Con: Matavesi (5/6) 10', 20', 39', 50', 53'
ReportTry: Searle 7' c
Fidow 20' m
Con: Searle (1/2) 7'
Pen: Searle (1/1) 40+1'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Jackson
9 September 2020
19:45
London Irish15 – 38Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Norton 15' c
Donnell 24' m
Con: J. Atkins (1/2) 16'
Pen: J. Atkins (1/1) 36'
ReportTry: M. Smith (2) 7' m, 49' c
Baldwin 26' m
Steele 65' c
Penalty try 77'
Murley 80' c
Con: M. Smith (3/5) 49', 66', 80+1'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley

Round 20

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13 September 2020
12:30
(1 BP) Wasps59 – 35Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: J. Willis 1' m
Bassett 6' c
Cruse 11' c
Rowlands 17' c
Kibirige 40+1' m
Robson 47' c
Penalty try 53'
T. Willis 68' c
Oghre 78' c
Con: Gopperth (6/8) 6', 12', 18', 48', 70', 79'
ReportTry: Malins (2) 33' c, 60' c
O'Conor 36' c
Penalty try 74'
McCabe 80+1' c
Con: Malins (4/4) 33', 37', 60', 80+1'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest
13 September 2020
14:00
Leicester Tigers28 – 24Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: B. Youngs 6' c
Con: Henry (1/1) 7'
Pen: Henry (5/7) 14', 19', 24', 45', 77'
Steward (1/1) 40'
Drop: Henry (1/1) 69'
ReportTry: Penalty try 29'
Hill 64' c
Taylor 80+1' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 65', 80+2'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 4'
Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes
13 September 2020
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish25 – 40Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Loader 4' m
Tuisue 62' c
Meehan 73' m
Homer 79' m
Con: Jackson (1/4) 63'
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 40+1'
ReportTry: Hougaard (2) 25' c, 42' c
Nanai Vai 48' c
Lawrence (2) 58' c, 69' c
Howe 80+1' m
Con: Weir (5/5) 26', 43', 50', 59', 70'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
13 September 2020
15:00
Sale Sharks22 – 37Bath (1 BP)
Try: Janse van Rensburg 4' c
J. du Preez 52' c
D. du Preez 72' m
Con: MacGinty (2/3) 5', 72'
Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 58'
ReportTry: McConnochie 21' c
Spencer (2) 31' c, 69' c
Joseph 78' c
Con: Priestland (4/4) 22', 31', 70', 79'
Pen: Priestland (3/3) 24', 61', 63'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
13 September 2020
16:30
(1 BP) Saracens40 – 17Exeter Chiefs
Try: Segun 5' m
Morris 40' c
Obatoyinbo 54' m
Venter 62' c
Boon 76' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (3/5) 40+1', 63', 78'
Pen: Man. Vunipola (3/4) 37', 44', 52'
ReportTry: Cordero 13' m
Witty 46' m
Dennis 80+4' c
Con: Skinner (1/1) 80+5'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Leal
14 September 2020
19:45
Gloucester15 – 28Harlequins
Try: Polledri 45' c
Alemanno 66' m
Con: Cipriani (1/2) 45'
Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 12'
ReportTry: Murley 14' c
Lewies 33' m
Steele 60' c
Con: M. Smith (2/3) 16', 61'
Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 4', 7', 10'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 1,000[b]
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 21

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22 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Bath31 – 20Gloucester
Try: Dunn (2) 62' c, 67' c
Boyce 75' c
Spencer 79' c
Con: Priestland (4/4) 63', 68', 75', 80'
Pen: Priestland (1/4) 24'
ReportTry: C. Harris 21' c
Banahan 58' c
Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 21', 59'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/3) 11', 39'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
28 September 2020
19:45
Harlequins23 – 32Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Dombrandt (2) 20' m, 32' c
M. Smith 42' c
Con: M. Smith (1/3) 33'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 40+1', 60'
ReportTry: T. Willis 12' m
Oghre 56' c
Young 72' c
J. Willis 76' c
Con: Gopperth (3/4) 58', 73', 77'
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 37', 80+1'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce
29 September 2020
17:30
Northampton Saints14 – 34Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Tuala 24' c
Mitchell 60' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 25', 62'
ReportTry: L. James (2) 5' m, 30' m
Penalty try 22'
Hammersley 39' m
Janse van Rensburg 72' m
Morozov 77' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/4) 78'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes
30 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Bristol Bears40 – 3Leicester Tigers
Try: Lloyd 18' c
Hughes 29' c
Byrne 36' c
D. Thomas 45' c
Thacker 62' m
Con: Sheedy (4/5) 19', 30', 37', 46'
ReportPen: Henry (1/2) 24'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley
30 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs19 – 22London Irish
Try: Witty 24' m
Devoto 33' c
Hendrickson 51' c
Con: H. Skinner (2/3) 34', 52'
ReportTry: Cornish 28' m
Rona 40+1' c
Creevy 69' c
Con: Jackson (2/3) 40+2', 70'
Pen: Jackson (1/3) 20'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest
30 September 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors40 – 27Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Hougaard (2) 3' c, 31' c
Heward 16' c
Penalty try 23'
Beck 67' c
T. Hill 78' m
Con: Searle (4/5) 4', 17', 32', 69'
ReportTry: Watson (2) 11' c, 18' c
Crossdale (2) 40+1' m, 80+2' m
Con: Man. Vunipola (2/4) 12', 19'
Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 66'
Sixways
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 22

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4 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester20 – 0
Cancelled[c]
Northampton Saints
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jack Makepeace
4 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers26 – 32Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: T. Youngs 11' m
Nadolo 46' c
Scott 67' m
Con: Ford (1/3) 46'
Pen: Ford (3/3) 26', 28', 57'
ReportTry: Dombrandt 18' c
Marchant (2) 40+1' c, 49' c
Lang 53' m
Con: Herron (3/4) 19, 40+2', 50'
Pen: Herron (2/2) 31', 61'
Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley
4 October 2020
15:00
London Irish7 – 36Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Hassell-Collins 62' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 63'
ReportTry: Radradra 13' c
Earl 31' c
Thacker 67' c
Penalty try 76'
Capon 80+1' m
Con: Malins (3/4) 14', 32', 68'
Pen: Malins (1/1) 36'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson
4 October 2020
15:00
Saracens17 – 17Bath
Try: Penalty try 64'
Swinson 73' c
Con: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 75'
Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 28'
ReportTry: Obano 3' c
Spencer 18' c
Con: Priestland (2/2) 4', 19'
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 47'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wayne Barnes
4 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps46 – 5Exeter Chiefs
Try: Umaga 25' c
Robson 27' c
Gopperth 39' m
Bassett 43' c
Vellacott (2) 62' c, 73' c
Con: Gopperth (4/5) 26', 28', 44', 64'
Miller (1/1) 74'
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 8', 17'
ReportTry: Southworth 56' m
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Foley
7 October 2020[d]
19:45
Sale Sharks0 – 20
Cancelled[e]
Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ian Tempest

Play-offs

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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 24 October 2020.

Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
1 Exeter Chiefs 35
4 Bath 6
1 Exeter Chiefs 19
2 Wasps 13
2 Wasps 47
3 Bristol Bears 24

Semi-finals

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10 October 2020
13:30
Wasps (2)47 – 24(3) Bristol Bears
Try: Fekitoa 9' c
J. Willis 35' c
Robson 60' c
Kibirige 64' c
Minozzi 67' c
Con: Gopperth (5/5) 10', 37', 61', 65', 68'
Pen: Gopperth (4/6) 15', 20', 31', 54'
ReportTry: Morahan 22' m
Thacker 49' c
Randall 74' c
Malins 78'
Con: Sheedy (2/4) 50', 75'
Ricoh Arena
Referee: Matthew Carley

10 October 2020
16:30
Exeter Chiefs (1)35 – 6(4) Bath
Try: J. Hill (2) 17' c, 63' c
Cowan-Dickie 30' c
Hogg 51' m
Devoto 70' c
Con: J. Simmonds (4/5) 18', 31', 64', 71'
ReportPen: Priestland (2/2) 23', 27'
Sandy Park
Referee: Luke Pearce

Final

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24 October 2020
18:00
Exeter Chiefs (1)19 – 13(2) Wasps
Try: Slade 18' c
Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 19'
Pen: J. Simmonds (4/4) 36', 40+1', 66', 80+1'
ReportTry: Umaga 30' c
Con: Gopperth (1/1) 31'
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 13', 57'
Twickenham
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Leading scorers

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Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Spectators were admitted to the match in limited capacity and socially distanced as part of a government trial
  3. ^ After a number of Sale players tested positive for COVID-19 following their match with Northampton the previous round, a number of Northampton players and staff self-isolated as a precaution. Northampton forfeited the game to Gloucester, with Gloucester being awarded four tries and a bonus point victory.[18]
  4. ^ Postponed from 4 October after a number of Sale Sharks players tested positive for COVID-19.[19]
  5. ^ After a number of Sale players tested positive for COVID-19 following their match with Northampton the previous round, a further round of testing was undertaken and additional positive tests were recorded. Sale Sharks therefore forfeited the game to Worcester, with Worcester being awarded four tries and a bonus point victory.[20]

References

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  3. ^ "Saracens relegated from Premiership at end of 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches". 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. ^ "Saracens: Edward Griffiths resigns as interim CEO as club docked further 70 points". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "A Message to our Fans". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. ^ "Premiership Rugby Restart Update". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. ^ "Update on the 2019-20 season". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. ^ "All Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches that are played behind closed doors are live on BT Sport". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  9. ^ "Channel 5 to show four Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches live starting this Saturday". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  10. ^ "Premiership champions confirm stadium expansion". Ruck. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Premiership Rugby 7s Returns to Franklin's Gardens". Premiership Rugby. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Premiership Rugby | Premiership Rugby 7s". www.premiershiprugby.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18.
  13. ^ "Saracens appeal against 35-point deduction and £5.36m fine for breaching salary cap rules". 5 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Saracens set to drop appeal against fine and points penalty for salary cap breach". 17 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Saracens relegated from Premiership at end of 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches". 18 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Saracens: Edward Griffiths resigns as interim CEO as club docked further 70 points". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Gallagher Premiership Rugby 2019-20 fixtures announced". Premiership Rugby. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Gloucester Rugby vs Northampton Saints cancelled". Gloucester Rugby. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  19. ^ "Club Statement - COVID 19 Outbreak". Sale Sharks. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  20. ^ "SALE SHARKS AND WORCESTER WARRIORS MATCH CANCELLED AND AWARDED AS A 20-0 WIN TO THE WARRIORS". Premiership Rugby. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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  22. ^ "2019-20 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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