Premiership Rugby Permutations: What Does Each Team Need Ahead Of Final Round Of Fixtures?

We’re taking a look at all of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby permutations ahead of this weekend’s final round of regular season fixtures.

After a long and hotly contested season, the English Premiership is heading into its final week of games.

Although there is no relegation from the top flight this year, there’s still plenty to be decided on the final day.

The play-off race remains wide open, with six teams still battling for the top four.

Premiership Rugby Permutations: Who Needs What?

Bath

With top spot in the table already secured, Bath are guaranteed a home semi-final.

They will be aiming to go one better than last season, when they were beaten finalists against Northampton.

Bath have already secured two titles this year, winning both the Premiership Cup and the European Challenge Cup.

Johann van Graan’s men are therefore on for a historic treble.

The best is yet to come… but that was certainly a day to 🏆 pic.twitter.com/FmDBoocBxt

— Bath Rugby (@BathRugby) May 24, 2025

Leicester Tigers

Tigers may have suffered a wounding 43-15 loss at Bath last time out, but Michael Cheika’s side are still almost certain of a top-four finish.

They host bottom club Newcastle on the final day, and need just one point from that to guarantee they can’t be caught by fifth-placed Gloucester.

A win will secure them a home semi-final, giving them a great chance of making it to Twickenham.

Sale Sharks

Flying the flag for the North, Sale have been superb at home all season. The Sharks have lost just once at the Salford Community Stadium, and are well-positioned to make the play-offs.

A vital 41-27 win against top-four rivals Bristol has put them third in the table heading into the final games.

They travel to strugglers Exeter on the final day, knowing just two points will be enough to ensure qualification. But a loss could still see them into the play-offs if Bristol, Gloucester and Saracens fail to capitalise.

JOB DONE!

FIVE POINTS LOCKED IN pic.twitter.com/bYCZtQGpFZ

— Sale Sharks 🦈 (@SaleSharksRugby) May 16, 2025

Bristol Bears

The defeat to Sale has left Bristol in a precarious position. They remain in the top four, two ahead of Gloucester and Sarries, but know a win against seventh-placed Harlequins will likely be needed for them to finish there.

Should they fail to beat Quins, Bristol would need both of the two sides below them to lose in order to reach the play-offs.

Gloucester

George Skivington’s Gloucester kept their slim play-off hopes alive with a 26-12 win at Newcastle.

The Cherry & Whites sit two points below Bristol in fourth, meaning they will need a win to give themselves hope.

They face Northampton Saints at home on the final day, who lost the Champions Cup final last weekend.

With Saints’ season done and four key men heading off to the British and Irish Lions squad, it could well be a weakened Northampton team that travels down to Kingsholm.

This, plus Gloucester’s superior points difference compared to Bristol, gives them a chance.

But all of this becomes immaterial if the Bears beat Harlequins.

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 📆

Play-off spot on the line ✅
Champions Cup finalists in town ✅
A chance to say goodbye to some Club legends ✅

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— Gloucester Rugby 🍒 (@gloucesterrugby) May 26, 2025

Saracens

Although level on points with Gloucester, Saracens are the least likely to make the top four.

Mark McCall’s men have a far worse points difference than Gloucester, meaning they will need a better result to finish above them.

And, like Gloucester, Sarries would also need Bristol to slip up in order to sneak into the top four.

The hope for Saracens therefore lies in their opponents on Saturday.

League leaders Bath are already assured of finishing the regular season on top, so are expected to rest most of their stars ahead of the play-offs.

But if Bath decide to sent a full-strength team to the StoneX Stadium to keep momentum going, the odds will quickly shift against Sarries.

Premiership Rugby Table Ahead Of Final Round

With so many Premiership Rugby permutations, it’s worth taking a minute to look at the full standings.

There’s only one round of fixtures to go in the regular season, and this is how the table looks after 17 rounds.

Only Round 18 left 😱

See you Saturday 31 May to see how it all ends 👊#GallagherPrem pic.twitter.com/WGeRLgvBVV

— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) May 18, 2025

Both Harlequins and Northampton are out of the play-off picture, as they cannot catch up to fourth-placed Bristol.

Bottom club Newcastle have been spared the need to play in a relegation play-off.

This is owing to Championship winners Ealing Trailfinders not meeting the eligibility criteria for promotion to the Premiership.

However, the new Champ Rugby format was revealed recently, meaning there will soon be jeopardy at both ends of the table again.

When Is The Premiership Rugby Final?

This year’s Gallagher Premiership final will take place on Saturday, 14 June.

As always, English rugby’s biggest club game will be held at the home of rugby, Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium.

Kickoff will be from 3:00pm BST, with the game shown live on TNT Sports in the UK.

Premiership Rugby Final Tickets Almost Completely Gone

For those hoping to get to the Gallagher Premiership final this year, regular tickets are unfortunately now sold out.

However, it is still possible to purchase a very limited number of tickets via resale at the time of writing.

These tickets are currently around £100 for adults, and as little as £15 for children, but selling fast.

Failing that, there is also still very limited availability for hospitality tickets, with packages ranging from £150 to £370 per person for the packages still on sale.

Tickets and further information can be found on the official Gallagher Premiership Rugby website.