2020–21 Premiership Rugby
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The 2020–21 Gallagher Premiership was the 34th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the third one to be sponsored by Gallagher. The reigning champions entering the season were Exeter Chiefs, who had claimed their second title after defeating Wasps in the 2020 final. Newcastle Falcons had been promoted as champions from the 2019–20 RFU Championship at the first attempt.
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2020–21 Gallagher Premiership | |
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Countries | England |
Date | 20 November 2020 – 26 June 2021 |
Champions | Harlequins (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Exeter Chiefs |
Relegated | No relegation |
Matches played | 125 |
Attendance | 16,866 (average 135 per match) |
Highest attendance | 7,000 Wasps vs Leicester Tigers 12 June 2021 |
Tries scored | 786 (average 6.3 per match) |
Top point scorer | Marcus Smith (Harlequins) (286 points) |
Top try scorer | Sam Simmonds (Exeter) (21 tries) |
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The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the eighth 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 for the final time, with extended highlights on BT Sport.