Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby or the Gallagher Premiership, is a privately owned entity headquartered in the UK. Founded in 1987, the organization has approximately 80 employees and reported $79.1M in revenue as of 2025. Premiership Rugby functions as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company's main product is contact sports, operating as an English professional rugby union competition consisting of 11 clubs, and is recognized as the top division of the English rugby union system.
On August 22, 2026, AC Milan-owner RedBird Capital Partners began exploring a deal to become a major backer of English domestic professional rugby. The sports and media investment group is in preliminary discussions with stakeholders, including CVC Capital Partners, the majority-owner of Global Sport Group (GSG) and the single-biggest shareholder in Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL). Previously, on April 15, 2026, Exeter Chiefs prepared to secure fresh American investment, with an extraordinary general meeting scheduled for the following month to approve the multimillion-pound deal. This positioned Exeter as the latest Premiership Rugby club to gain such backing.
Premiership Rugby offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. Premiership Rugby's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and contact sports.
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Premiership Rugby's revenues were less than $100M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Premiership Rugby's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is rugby Union. For full access to Premiership Rugby's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Premiership Rugby sells broadcasting rights of its rugby Union competitions to 23 companies globally, covering 12 countries. Premiership Rugby's rights holders include Telefonica.
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