
Can Exeter Chiefs beat reigning champions Bath to make it through to their first Gallagher PREM final since 2021? (Bob Bradford - CameraSport via Getty Images)The reigning champions Bath face a visit from West Country rivals in the second of this weekend’s play-offs. Here is how we see it going...The reigning champions Bath face a visit from West Country rivals in the second of this weekend’s play-offs. Here is how we see it going [...]

Watch Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers to see which of these East Midlands giants makes it to Twickenham (David Rogers/Getty Images)A place in the Gallagher PREM final is up for grabs in tonight’s East Midlands derbyWatch Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers as two of the most successful sides in English rugby face off for a …Continue reading » [...]

Northampton Saints currently top the Gallagher PREM table (David Rogers/Getty Images)How to watch every Gallagher PREM match this seasonThis guide explains how to watch PREM Rugby live streams as the competition reaches its play-off stages. There are two …Continue reading » [...]

Northampton Saints take on Leicester Tigers in the first of this weekend’s Gallagher PREM semi-finals (David Rogers/Getty Images)Prem rugby play-offs weekend gets off to a blockbuster start when the table-toppers welcome their East Midlands rivals to Franklin’s Gardens.Prem rugby play-offs weekend gets off to a blockbuster start when the table-toppers welcome their East Midlands rivals to Franklin’s Gardens. [...]

Bath are the reigning PREM Rugby champions, their 2025 victory being their first in 29 years (Getty Images)Bath Rugby are the reigning PREM Rugby champions. Can they reclaim their title this year?Bath Rugby are the reigning champions [...]

Can Bath and Leicester make it to a second successive Gallagher PREM final? (David Rogers/Getty Images)The English top-flight season has reached its semi-final stages. Here’s all the crucial info, including fixture information and how to watch on TV.The English top-flight is under way and here is all the information you need including fixtures and how to watch on T.V [...]

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Italy's number 8 Sergio Parisse leaves the pitch at the end of the Six Nations international rugby union match Italy vs France (Getty Images)The former Italian captain has the most Six Nations appearances of all-time but no title to his nameThe former Italian captain has the most Six Nations appearances of all-time but no title to his name [...]

Watch Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers to see which of these giants of the Gallagher PREM can secure a home play-off semi-final (David Rogers/Getty Images)Second place in the Gallagher PREM table is up for grabs at the Rec.Watch Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers as the Gallagher PREM’s second- and third-placed sides battle for the prize of home …Continue reading » [...]

Watch Exeter Chiefs v Saracens as the sides battle it out for the last place in this year’s Gallagher PREM play-offs (Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Which one of these fierce rivals will secure a place in the Gallagher PREM play-offs?Watch Exeter Chiefs v Saracens as two sides with a long-standing rivalry face off for the final spot in the …Continue reading » [...]

Leicester's Leon Lloyd and Mark Regan of Leeds tangle during the Zurich Premiership match (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)So many clubs have come and gone in the English top-flight. Here we list who they were, how they did and where they have gone...So many clubs have come and gone in the English top-flight. Here we list who they were, how they did and where they have gone [...]
QUALIFICATION PROCESS
BIG 12 AUTOMATIC SPOTS
> As hosts Australia qualify automatically for the 2027 tournament with another 11 teams gaining automatic qualification by finishing in the top three positions in their pools in the 2023 World Cup. Those teams are: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Argentina, Ireland, France, Wales, Fiji, Scotland, Italy and Japan. The remaining 12 spots in the 2027 expanded 24-team format will be allocated through teams competing in a global qualification process.
Four of those spots have already gone to the semi-finalists in the Rugby Rurope Championship, with semi-finalists Georgia, Spain, Portugal and Romania all qualifying for Australia 2027. The winner of the fifth-place play-off will earn a ticket to the Final Qualification Tournament in November, when one place in Australia 2027 will go to the winner of the tournament.
EUROPE – 4 TEAMS
Qualification matches: January-March 2025
> The four teams that reach the semi-finals of the Rugby Europe Championship 2025 will qualify directly for Australia 2027. Nations involved: Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Switzerland.
The winner of the fifth-place play-off will secure their ticket to the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
ASIA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: June-July 2025
> The Asia Rugby Championship 2025 winners will qualify directly for Australia 2027.
Nations involved: Hong Kong China, Korea, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.
The runner-up in the tournament will progress to the Asia/Africa Play-off (see below).
AFRICA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: July 2025
> The Rugby Africa Cup 2025 champions will qualify directly for Australia 2027. Nations involved: Algeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The runner-up in the tournament will progress to the Asia/Africa Play-off (see below).
SOUTH AMERICA – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: July-September 2025
> The Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 winners will secure their place at Australia 2027, with the runner-up qualifying for the South America/Pacific Play-off (see below) and the third-placed team joining the line-up for the Final Qualification Tournament (see below). Nations involved: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
PACIFIC – 3 TEAMS
Qualification matches: August-September 2025
> The top three teams in the Pacific Nations Cup 2025 (other than already-qualified Fiji and Japan) will qualify for Australia 2027. The sixth-placed team will join the South America/Pacific Play-off (see below). Nations involved: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States.
SOUTH AMERICA/PACIFIC PLAY-OFF – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: September 2025
> A home-and-away play-off between the runner-up and the team finishing sixth in the Pacific Nations Cup. The winner qualifies for Australia 2027, while the loser will join the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
ASIA/AFRICA PLAY-OFF
Qualification matches: September 2025
> The Rugby Africa Cup 2025 runner-up will play the Asia Rugby Championship runner-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner qualifies for the Final Qualification Tournament (see below).
FINAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT – 1 TEAM
Qualification matches: November 2025
> The final qualification tournament will comprise one pool of four teams, playing in a round-robin format with the winner - on competition points - qualifying for Australia 2027. The four teams will comprise the Sudamerica Rugby Championship 2025 third-place team; the South America/Pacific Play-off loser; the Rugby Europe Championship 2025 fifth-placed team; and the Africa/Asia Play-off winner.
George Furbank scores two tries in his final home game for Northampton as they overcome Leicester in an East Midlands derby classic to reach the Prem final. [...]
Exeter's Campbell Ridl was playing university rugby last season, but has been one of the breakout stars of the season at the centre of Exeter's renaissance [...]
Bath are without injured Finn Russell for Prem semi-final while Exeter Chiefs welcome back Greg Fisilau in team news. [...]
Australia centre Lalakai Foketi will join fellow countrymen Ryan Smith and Liam Wright in Ospreys' squad for 2026-27. [...]
Wales international Kayleigh Powell will spend another season at The Stoop after signing a new contract with Harlequins. [...]
England's top stars are playing too much rugby, but the responsibility of resting players shouldn't just fall on the clubs, according to the Prem's leading coaches. [...]
From birthday parties at The Rec as a child, to three consecutive Prem Rugby semi-finals at this hometown stadium, Bath hooker Tom Dunn looks back on his incredible career. [...]
Exeter's England winger Claudia Moloney-MacDonald says she is confident they can reach the final of Premiership Women's Rugby. [...]
Things could have been very different for Pivac had his time as Wales coach worked out but he paid the price for losing at home to Georgia in 2022. [...]
Kevin Rouet went from trying to stop England internationals Zoe Harrison, Marlie Packer and Jess Breach with Canada, to coaching them with Saracens in a matter of weeks. [...]
The WRU says the new solar panels will save it up to £400,000 every year in energy costs. [...]
Shaun Edwards' departure from France's national team is being negotiated after nearly seven years on their staff. [...]
Soon-to-depart Northampton full-back George Furbank says Friday's Prem semi-final against Leicester is an "epic" showdown between East Midlands rivals. [...]
Chris chats to the four men leading their clubs in this weekend’s Prem play-offs. [...]
Gloucester sign Samoan tight-head prop Marco Fepulea'i for the 2026-27 season. [...]





