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The 2000–01 English Premiership (called the Zurich Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Leicester Tigers finished top of the league for the third year in a row giving them their fifth English champions title.
The 1999–2000 English Premiership (known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the first tier of the English leagues, known as the Premiership. The league was reduced from fourteen teams to twelve following London Scottish and Richmond both entering administration.
The English Premiership operates a salary cap, [98] set by the Premiership Rugby Board, specifying the money a club can spend on the player salaries of its squad per season. Until the 2024–25 season, the base cap is £5 million, with an "academy credit" of up to £600,000 (£100,000 per player for up to six players).
September – Channel 5 takes over from ITV as broadcaster of highlights of the Premiership Rugby. The deal also sees five matches per season broadcast live by the channel. This is the first time that the league has been shown live on terrestrial TV. The also includes highlights of the Premiership Rugby Cup. [17] 2018
The 1999–2000 National League 1, sponsored by Jewson, was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system. Structure [ edit ]
There was no competition in the 2015–16 season due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup being played in England, which resulted in the late start to the 2015–16 English Premiership season. [ 13 ] The competition returned in the 2016–17 season, known simply as the Anglo-Welsh Cup , with BT Sport taking over the live TV rights from Sky Sports and ...
Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club . Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Club and briefly assumed their name until 1887. [ 1 ]
The following players and coaches have received awards at the end of the Premiership Rugby season, or its predecessor. Player of the Season. Martin Johnson – 1996–97, 1998–99 [15] Neil Back – 1997–98; Austin Healey – 1999–2000 [16] Pat Howard – 2000–01 [17] Martin Corry – 2004–05 [18] Martin Castrogiovanni – 2006–07 [19]