The inaugural season of the Rugby Premier League kicked off with exciting matches and a grand opening ceremony. The event brought together top players, celebrities, and dignitaries, signalling a new era for rugby in India.

LONDON (Reuters) -Following is the list of English club rugby champions after Bath beat Leicester Tigers in Saturday's Premiership final. Since the 2002-03 season, the league winners have been determined by playoffs and a final at Twickenham.

The channel will be live from 1.30pm today (June 14), providing a full 90 minutes of build-up ahead of kick-off at the Allianz Stadium in London. But it is not only on TNT, ITV will also be broadcasting the final and its coverage will begin at 2.30pm.

A sevens rugby tournament that will have some of the best players on the planet playing alongside the best Indian talent, the RPL holds great promise -- from both the short-term entertainment point of view as well as a larger growth-of-the-game perspective.

The English top flight will be renamed as part of wider marketing changes hoping to grow its profile and investability

Bath v Leicester will take place on Saturday 14th June 2025. The game takes place at Twickenham, the 82,000-capacity home of English rugby. Bath v Leicester will kick off at 3pm. The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 from 1:30pm.

Rugby sevens will be hoping to leave a mark in India and gain new followers with the inaugural Rugby Premier League, a joint-venture between Rugby India and GMR Sports that features some of the best players in the world and gets underway on Sunday,

The Rugby Premier League (RPL) - world’s first franchise-based Rugby 7s league - is set to be launched in India in June, Rugby India and GMR Sports had announced.

English rugby union’s top tier will be rebranded as “Gallagher Prem” as part of a concerted push to champion the intensity, aggression and athleticism of the sport.