Premiership Rugby, a privately owned entity headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1987. With approximately 80 employees, the company reported $213.9M in revenue as of 2023, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Specializing in contact sports, Premiership Rugby is an English professional rugby union competition, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, that consists of 11 clubs and serves as the top division of the English rugby union system.
On March 13, 2026, an impressive victory by an underdog team significantly shifted the Premiership Rugby playoff discussion, prompting sportsbooks to immediately adjust betting markets and establish the underdog as the new favorite in several categories. This development follows the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council's overwhelming vote on February 28, 2026, to abolish automatic promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship Rugby. The RFU Council replaced it with a criteria-based expansion model, maintaining the top flight at 10 teams until at least the 2029/30 season, with a target to grow to 12. This decision formalized a major restructure at the top of English professional club rugby, which the RFU Council had approved as a landmark agreement on February 27, 2026, following months of consultation among various rugby bodies. Earlier on February 27, 2026, Saracens CEO Charlie Beall highlighted an exclusive article published by The Telegraph scrutinizing the club's past salary cap punishment due to new evidence.
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Premiership Rugby offers 3 products in the sports and media and telecoms services 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 $250M in 2023. 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 has partners like Gallagher. Examples of Premiership Rugby's suppliers include StreamAMG and Whisper.
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Premiership Rugby sells broadcasting rights of its rugby Union competitions to 22 companies globally, covering 12 countries. Premiership Rugby's rights holders include Telefonica.
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