About Premier Rugby
Premier Rugby is the organisation which represents the 12 professional Rugby Union clubs who compete in the Guinness Premiership (the equivalent of football’s Premier League), the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup (rugby union’s two European competitions), and the EDF Energy Cup (an Anglo-Welsh competition). It was created in 1997 shortly after rugby union went professional in England.
The twelve clubs in the 2008-2009 Guinness Premiership are
- Bath Rugby
- Bristol Rugby
- Gloucester Rugby
- Harlequins
- Leicester Tigers
- London Irish
- London Wasps
- Newcastle Falcons
- Northampton Saints
- Sale Sharks
- Saracens
- Worcester Warriors
This site exists because Premier Rugby is committed to making a difference in the communities where its clubs operate. All the clubs in the Guinness Premiership are required to operate a community development programme led by qualified, experienced employees, and all Premiership players participate in community schemes as part of their contracts. You can read more about our community philosophy and the community work we do on other pages on this site.
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About Professional Rugby in the Community
I'm Wayne Morris, Community Manager for Premier Rugby. This blog is a place for me and the Community Development Officers from around the Guinness Premiership to share the community work our clubs are doing and talk about some of the issues we're trying to solve through sport.
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