2020–21 Premiership Rugby

The 2020–21 Premiership Rugby will be the 34th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the third to be sponsored by Gallagher.[1] The competition will be broadcast by BT Sport for the eighth successive season with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games are to be shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.

2020–21 Gallagher Premiership
Countries England
Date20 November 2020 – 26 June 2021
Matches played18
Tries scored96
(average 5.3 per match)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The reigning champions entering the season are Exeter Chiefs who claimed their second title after defeating Wasps in the 2020 final. Newcastle Falcons were promoted as champions from the 2019–20 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

Due to changes to the global rugby calendar implemented this year and the COVID-19 pandemic truncating the previous season, this season features a later start and later finish and will take place over a reduced timeframe of 32 weeks.[2] The season also features a two-week break in January due to the suspension of both of the European Professional Club Rugby competitions.[3]

Salary Cap

This season is the last under the current regulations before changes are made next season and again in 2024–25.[4]

Teams

Newcastle Falcons, having won the 2019–20 RFU Championship, replaced Saracens, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table due to 105 points deductions.

2020–21 Gallagher Premiership Teams
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
Bristol Bears Pat Lam Steve Luatua Umbro Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter OBE Jack Yeandle
Joe Simmonds MBE		 Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter
Gloucester George Skivington Lewis Ludlow Elite Pro Sports Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins Billy Millard (General Manager (Rugby)) Stephan Lewies Adidas Twickenham Stoop[lower-alpha 1] 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers Steve Borthwick Tom Youngs Samurai Sportswear Mattioli Woods Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
London Irish Declan Kidney Blair Cowan
Paddy Jackson
Nick Phipps
Matt Rogerson		 BLK Brentford Community Stadium 17,250 Brentford, London
Newcastle Falcons Dean Richards Mark Wilson Macron Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Chris Boyd Lewis Ludlam
Alex Waller		 Macron Franklin's Gardens 15,200 Northampton
Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson[lower-alpha 2] Jono Ross Samurai Sportswear AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Wasps Lee Blackett Dan Robson
Thomas Young		 Under Armour Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors Alan Solomons Ted Hill[lower-alpha 3] O'Neills Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester


    Table
    2020–21 Premiership Rugby Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1Bristol Bears8602205119+8627124230
    2Sale Sharks8602176137+3916131227
    3Exeter Chiefs7502169110+5925124024
    4Harlequins8413209172+3723243024[lower-alpha 4]
    5Northampton Saints8404151152–119173122[lower-alpha 5]
    6London Irish8314135116+1916133122[lower-alpha 6]
    8Newcastle Falcons7502122112+1017150020
    8Leicester Tigers8404152152015172020[lower-alpha 7]
    9Wasps8404210230-2027263120
    10Bath8206141240–9916312212
    11Worcester Warriors8206105184–7912240210
    12Gloucester8107180234–512129239
    Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earns a berth in the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup.
    Blue background (rows 5 & 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earns a berth in the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup based on their position in the table.
    Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
    Red background (row 12) will be relegated, providing the champion of the 2020–21 RFU Championship are eligible for promotion.


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

    Games cancelled due to COVID-19 will be awarded as a 0–0 draw with an additional 2 points awarded if a club was able to field a team.

    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

    Notes
    1. Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium, London
    2. Sanderson was appointed Director of Rugby in January 2021 following the departure of former Director of Rugby Steve Diamond in December 2020.[5]
    3. Hill was named as Worcester's club captain in July 2020, with Matt Moulds serving as team captain.
    4. Harlequins were awarded 2 points for their cancelled fixture against Worcester Warriors
    5. Northampton Saints were awarded 2 points for their cancelled fixture against Leicester Tigers.
    6. London Irish were awarded 2 points for each of their cancelled fixtures against Bath and Northampton Saints
    7. Leicester Tigers were awarded 2 points for their cancelled fixture against Newcastle Falcons.

    Fixtures

    Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 29 September 2020 - this was delayed from July due to the previous season being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.[6]

    The London Double Header no longer features after being discontinued in 2018.[7]

    All fixtures are subject to change; in particular the start of the season, due to potential restrictions relating to any rise in instances of COVID-19 in the playing community.

    Regular season

    The regular season began on 20 November 2020.

    Round 1
    20 November 2020
    19:45
    Harlequins 3 – 33 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
    Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 13'
    		 Report Try: S. Simmonds (3) 21' c, 70' c, 74' c
    Ewers 44' m
    Townsend 78' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (4/5) 22', 71', 75', 79'
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    20 November 2020
    20:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 32 – 23 Northampton Saints
    Try: van der Merwe 5' c
    D. du Preez 18' c
    Hammersley 44' m
    MacGinty 60' c
    Con: MacGinty (3/4) 6', 19', 60'
    Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 3'
    R. du Preez (1/1) 75'
    		 Report Try: Collins 22' c
    Francis 65' c
    Con: J. Grayson (2/2) 23', 65'
    Pen: J. Grayson (2/3) 41', 59'
    Mallinder (1/1) 73'
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    21 November 2020
    12:30
    (1 BP) Bath 12 – 19 Newcastle Falcons
    Try: J. Cokanasiga 8' c
    J. Matavesi 44' m
    Con: Priestland (1/2) 9'
    		 Report Try: Graham (2) 21' m, 37' c
    Stevenson 50' c
    Con: Connon (2/3) 38', 51'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    21 November 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers 38 – 15 Gloucester
    Try: van Wyk 7' c
    T. Youngs 11' m
    Wigglesworth 23' c
    Clare 74' c
    Con: Henry (2/3) 34', 53', 65'
    Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 75'
    Pen: Henry (2/3) 8', 24'
    Díaz Bonilla (1/1) 80'
    		 Report Try: Hanson 36' m
    Simpson 47' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 47'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 21'
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    21 November 2020
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 11 – 10 London Irish (1 BP)
    Try: Howe 64' m
    Pen: Searle (2/3) 4', 44'
    		 Report Try: Phipps 60' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1) 61'
    Pen: Jackson (1/2) 11'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Adam Leal
    22 November 2020
    13:00
    Wasps 23 – 20 Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Try: J. Willis 69' c
    T. Willis 77' c
    Con: Gopperth (2/2) 70', 78'
    Pen: Gopperth (3/4) 18', 31', 45'
    		 Report Try: Randall 50' c
    S. Piutau 73' c
    Con: Bedlow (2/2) 51', 74'
    Pen: Bedlow (2/3) 7', 66'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 2
    27 November 2020
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons 15–13 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
    Try: Robinson 34' c
    Flood 80' m
    Con: Connon (1/1) 35'
    Pen: Connon (1/2) 5'
    		 Report Try: Wiese 71' c
    Con: MacGinty (1/1) 72'
    Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 43', 51'
    28 November 2020
    14:00
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 29–49 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Ludlam (2) 10' c, 65' m
    Isiekwe 39' c
    Hutchinson 59' c
    Con: J. Grayson (2/2) 10', 39'
    Mallinder (1/2) 60'
    Pen: J. Grayson (1/1) 23'
    		 Report Try: Care 6' c
    Earle 21' c
    Brown 48' c
    Dombrandt 51' c
    Steele 72' m
    M. Smith 79' c
    Con: M. Smith (5/6) 7', 22', 49', 52', 80'
    Pen: M. Smith (3/3) 18', 27', 32'
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Tom Foley
    28 November 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 30–13 Worcester Warriors
    Try: O'Conor 24' m
    Byrne 50' m
    S. Piutau 68' c
    Penalty try 76'
    Con: Lloyd (1/3) 69'
    Pen: Lloyd (2/2) 3', 8'
    		 Report Try: Howe 31' m
    Mama 44' m
    Pen: Searle (1/3) 23'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    28 November 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester 40–24 Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Singleton 38' c
    Garvey 47' m
    Simpson 61' c
    Woodward 66' m
    Twelvetrees 68' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (3/5) 40', 63', 69'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (3/5) 9', 36', 42'
    		 Report Try: Le Bourgeois 23' m
    Barbeary 44' c
    Odogwu 79' c, 80' m
    Con: Gopperth (2/4) 45', 79'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    28 November 2020
    17:30
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 40–3 Bath
    Try: S. Simmonds (2) 10' c, 29' c
    O'Flaherty 31' c
    Penalty try 61'
    Hidalgo-Clyne 66' c
    Whitten 75' m
    Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 11', 30', 33'
    Walsh (1/2) 67'
    		 Report Pen: Priestland (1/1) 16'
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    29 November 2020
    16:15
    London Irish 22–9 Leicester Tigers
    Try: Rona 29' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1) 30'
    Pen: Jackson (5/7) 8', 17', 65', 70', 80'
    		 Report Pen: Henry (1/1) 6'
    Díaz Bonilla (2/2) 47', 52'

    Round 3
    4 December 2020
    19:45
    Bristol Bears 18–17 Northampton Saints (1BP)
    Try: Purdy 19' m
    O'Conor 71' c
    Con: Bedlow (1/1) 72'
    Pen: Eden (1/3) 44'
    Bedlow (1/1) 80'
    		 Report Try: Ribbans 8' c
    Francis 14' c
    Con: Grayson (2/2) 9', 15'
    Pen: Grayson (1/1) 67'
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    5 December 2020
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 13–35 Exeter Chiefs (1BP)
    Try: Clare 35' c
    Con: Henry (1/1) 36'
    Pen: Henry (2/2) 1', 31'
    		 Report Try: Yeandle 12' c
    Kirsten 51' c
    Whitten 54' c
    S. Simmonds 70' c
    Devoto 74' c
    Con: J. Simmonds (5/5) 13', 52', 56', 72', 75'
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    5 December 2020
    15:00
    Wasps 17–27 Newcastle Falcons
    Try: Odogwu 20' m
    West 63' m
    Douglas 80' c
    Con: Umaga (1/2) 80'
    		 Report Try: Radwan 16' c
    Fuser 34' c
    Stevenson 43' c
    Con: Flood (3/3) 17', 35', 44'
    Pen: Flood (2/2) 2', 53'
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    5 December 2020
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors 17–33 Bath (1BP)
    Try: Humphreys 61' c
    David 74' c
    Con: Searle (2/2) 61', 74'
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 5'
    		 Report Try: Mercer 20' c
    Wright 27' c
    McNally 40+2' c
    Stooke 52' c
    Rokoduguni 56' m
    Con: B. Spencer (4/5) 21', 28', 40+3', 53'
    Sixways
    Attendance: 2,000[lower-alpha 3]
    Referee: Tom Foley
    6 December 2020
    14:30
    London Irish 13–21 Sale Sharks
    Try: Rona 40+1' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1) 40+3'
    Pen: Jackson (2/3) 26', 37'
    		 Report Try: Janse van Rensburg 22' c
    van er Merwe 42' m
    Con: MacGinty (1/2) 23'
    Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 9', 31', 59'
    Brentford Community Stadium
    Attendance: 2,000[lower-alpha 3]
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    6 December 2020
    16:15
    Gloucester 24–34 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Try: Slater 25' c
    Hanson (2) 67' c, 73' c
    Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 26'
    J. Morris (2/2) 68', 73'
    Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 15'
    		 Report Try: Dombrandt (2) 3' c, 62' c
    J. Chisholm 40+2' c
    Earle 57' c
    Con: M. Smith (4/4) 5', 40+3', 58', 63'
    Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 22'
    Drop: M. Smith (1/2) 70'
    Kingsholm
    Attendance: 2,000[lower-alpha 3]
    Referee: Ian Tempest

    Round 4
    26 December 2020
    14:00
    Bath Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]
    0–0[lower-alpha 5]    		 London Irish
    26 December 2020
    14:00
    Harlequins 19–27 Bristol Bears (1 BP)
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    26 December 2020
    14:00
    Newcastle Falcons Cancelled[lower-alpha 6]
    0–0[lower-alpha 7]    		 Leicester Tigers
    26 December 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 28–20 Gloucester
    Sandy Park
    Attendance: 2,000[lower-alpha 3]
    Referee: Tom Foley
    26 December 2020
    16:30
    (1 BP) Northampton Saints 29–10 Worcester Warriors
    Franklin's Gardens
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    27 December 2020
    15:00
    (1 BP) Sale Sharks 23–26 Wasps
    AJ Bell Stadium
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

    Round 5
    1 January 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 29–17 Newcastle Falcons
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    1 January 2021
    19:45
    Worcester Warriors Cancelled[lower-alpha 8]
    0–0[lower-alpha 9]    		 Harlequins
    2 January 2021
    14:00
    (1 BP) Wasps 34–5 Exeter Chiefs
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    2 January 2021
    16:30
    (1 BP) Gloucester 19–22 Sale Sharks
    3 January 2021
    14:30
    London Irish Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]
    0–0[lower-alpha 10]    		 Northampton Saints
    3 January 2021
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers 36–31 Bath (1 BP)

    Round 6
    8 January 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bath 44–52 Wasps (1 BP)
    Try: Priestland 3' c
    Underhill 17' c
    Redpath 56' c
    Stooke 80'
    Con: Priestland (3/4) 4', 18', 47
    Pen: Priestland (5) 6', 13', 26', 30', 36'
    Spencer 70'
    		 Try: Cruse (2) 21' c, 44' c
    Shields 39' c
    Odogwu (2) 49' c, 56' c
    Bassett 74' c
    Penalty Try
    Con: Sopoaga (6/6) 21', 40', 45', 50' c, 58' c, 75 ' c
    Pen: Sopoaga 32'
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    8 January 2021
    20:00
    Sale Sharks 20–13 Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
    9 January 2021
    14:00
    Newcastle Falcons 22–10 Gloucester
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    9 January 2021
    16:30
    Exeter Chiefs 7–20 Bristol Bears
    9 January 2021
    16:30
    Northampton Saints Cancelled[lower-alpha 11]
    0–0[lower-alpha 12]    		 Leicester Tigers
    10 January 2021
    15:00
    Harlequins 27–27 London Irish (1 BP)
    Twickenham Stoop
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Tom Foley

    Round 7
    29 January 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 48–3 Bath
    29 January 2021
    19:45
    Leicester Tigers 15–25 Sale Sharks
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    30 January 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Gloucester 26–31 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
    30 January 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 17–21 Exeter Chiefs
    Sixways
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Tom Foley
    31 January 2021
    14:30
    (1 BP) London Irish 31–22 Newcastle Falcons
    Brentford Community Stadium
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    31 January 2021
    15:00
    Wasps 17–49 Harlequins (1 BP)
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Luke Pearce

    Round 8
    5 February 2021
    19:45
    (1 BP) Bristol Bears 13–20 Sale Sharks
    Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Luke Pearce
    6 February 2021
    13:00
    (1 BP) Wasps 17–22 Northampton Saints
    Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Adam Leal
    6 February 2021
    14:15
    Bath 15–28 Harlequins
    Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
    6 February 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) Leicester Tigers 41–24 Worcester Warriors
    Mattioli Woods Welford Road
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Andrew Jackson
    6 February 2021
    15:00
    (1 BP) London Irish 32–26 Gloucester (2 BP)
    Brentford Community Stadium
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Ian Tempest
    7 February 2021
    13:00
    Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs
    Kingston Park
    Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    Round 9
    12 February 2021
    19:45
    Gloucester v Bristol Bears
    12 February 2021
    20:00
    Sale Sharks v Bath
    13 February 2021
    16:00
    Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
    13 February 2021
    16:15
    Exeter Chiefs v London Irish
    13 February 2021
    16:30
    Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
    14 February 2021
    13:00
    Worcester Warriors v Wasps

    Round 10
    19 February 2021
    19:45
    Bath v Gloucester
    20 February 2021
    13:00
    Harlequins v Sale Sharks
    20 February 2021
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers v Wasps
    20 February 2021
    15:00
    Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints
    20 February 2021
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons
    21 February 2021
    15:00
    London Irish v Bristol Bears

    Round 11
    26 February 2021
    19:45
    Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs
    27 February 2021
    13:00
    Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers
    27 February 2021
    15:00
    Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins
    27 February 2021
    15:00
    Wasps v London Irish
    27 February 2021
    15:15
    Gloucester v Worcester Warriors
    28 February 2021
    13:00
    Northampton Saints v Bath

    Round 12
    5 March 2021
    19:45
    Leicester Tigers v London Irish
    5 March 2021
    20:00
    Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons
    6 March 2021
    15:00
    Bath v Exeter Chiefs
    6 March 2021
    15:00
    Wasps v Gloucester
    6 March 2021
    17:15
    Worcester Warriors v Bristol Bears
    7 March 2021
    15:00
    Harlequins v Northampton Saints

    Round 13
    12 March 2021
    19:45
    Bristol Bears v Wasps
    13 March 2021
    12:30
    Newcastle Falcons v Bath
    13 March 2021
    12:30
    Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
    13 March 2021
    14:45
    Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
    13 March 2021
    15:00
    Gloucester v Leicester Tigers
    14 March 2021
    13:00
    London Irish v Worcester Warriors

    Round 14
    19 March 2021
    19:45
    Newcastle Falcons v Wasps
    20 March 2021
    14:00
    Harlequins v Gloucester
    20 March 2021
    14:15
    Bath v Worcester Warriors
    20 March 2021
    14:30
    Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers
    21 March 2021
    15:00
    Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears
    21 March 2021
    15:00
    Sale Sharks v London Irish

    Round 15
    26 March 2021
    19:45
    Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs
    27 March 2021
    14:00
    Bristol Bears v Harlequins
    27 March 2021
    15:00
    London Irish v Bath
    27 March 2021
    15:00
    Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints
    27 March 2021
    16:30
    Wasps v Sale Sharks
    28 March 2021
    15:00
    Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons

    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 26 June 2021.

    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.

    Notes
    1. Match played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic.
    2. Match played behind closed doors due to local restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
    3. Spectators numbers limited to 2,000 due to local restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
    4. London Irish have returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and are therefore unable to field a side
    5. Bath awarded a win
    6. Due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests on the Tigers' team, they are unable to field a team and therefore forfeit
    7. Newcastle Falcons awarded a win
    8. Harlequins have several players being forced to self-isolate and are therefore unable to field a side
    9. Worcester Warriors awarded a win
    10. Northampton Saints awarded a win
    11. Due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests on the Saints' team, they are unable to field a team and therefore forfeit
    12. Leicester Tigers awarded a win

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