| top point scorer = Louie Johnson (Saracens) Anthony Belleau (Northampton) – 51 points | top try scorer = Campbell Ridl (Exeter) –8 tries | website = www.premiershiprugby.com | prevseason = 2024–25 | nextseason = 2026–27 | teams = 10
The 2025–26 PREM Rugby Cup is the 53rd season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the first in two season without clubs from the second tier, Champ Rugby.
Leicester Tigers won the PREM Rugby Cup defeating Exeter Chiefs 66–14 in the final at Welford Road, Leicester on 14 March 2026.
Competition format The format features all ten clubs from the 2025–26 Premiership Rugby. The ten teams are divided into two pools, each made up of five teams, playing eight games (four home, and four away) over ten rounds. The top two teams from each pool progress to the semi-finals, with the final being held one week after the semi-finals. After two seasons, the Champ Rugby clubs withdrew in protest, because they were not made equal partners in the development of the competition.
Teams
All ten clubs from 2025–26 Premiership Rugby competed.
Pools Each team play home and away matches against the other teams in the pool.
League points follow normal rules, 4 for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, and bonus points for 4 tries or more and/or losing by 7 or less match points.
On completion of the pool stage, each club will be ranked within its pool according to the following criteria:
The club with the greater number of league points will be ranked higher. If league points are equal, the club with the most wins will be ranked higher. If the number of wins is equal, the club with the superior points difference (points for minus points against) will be ranked higher. If the points difference is equal, the club with the greater number of points scored will be ranked higher. If points scored are equal, the club with the greater number of tries will be ranked higher. If the number of tries is equal, the club with the fewest red cards will be ranked higher. If the number of red cards is equal, the club that scored more points in the match between the tied clubs will be ranked higher. If that match was also tied on points, the tournament director will conduct a draw between the tied clubs, with the first club drawn deemed the higher‑ranked.
Pool A
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Pool B
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Semi-finals
Final
Team details FB 15 Orlando Bailey RW 14 Gabriel Hamer-WebbOC 13 Will Wand IC 12 Joseph WoodwardLW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins FH 10 Billy Searle SH 9 Tom WhiteleyLP 1 Archie van der Flier HK 2 Charlie Clare TP 3 Will Hurd LK 4 Harry WellsLK 5 Hanro Liebenberg BF 6 Harry PalmerOF 7 Tommy Reffell (Captain) N8 8 Joaquin Moro Substitutions:HK 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas PR 17 Tarek Haffar PR 18 Ale Loman LK 19 Osian Thomas FL 20 Joshua Manz SH 21 Charlie Beamand FH 22 James O'Connor CE 23 Izaia Perese Coach: Geoff Parling
FB 15 Josh HodgeRW 14 Paul Brown-BampoeOC 13 Ollie BatsonIC 12 Will RiggLW 11 Campbell Ridl FH 10 Will Haydon-Wood SH 9 Tom Cairns LH 1 Ethan Burger HK 2 Joseph Dweba TH 3 Khwezi Mona LK 4 Lewis Pearson (Captain) LK 5 Rus TuimaBF 6 Martin Moloney OF 7 Finn Worley-BradyN8 8 Ross Vintcent Substitutions:HK 16 Julian Heaven PR 17 Will Goodrick-Clarke PR 18 Tom Gulley LK 19 Joe Bailey FL 20 Christ Tshiunza SH 21 Charlie Chapman FH 22 Ben Coen FB 23 Dan John Coach: Rob Baxter
Player of the Match: Billy Searle (Leicester)
Assistant referees: Harry Walbaum George Selwood Television match official: Peter Allan
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Rank Player Club Points 1 Anthony Belleau Northampton 51 Louie Johnson Saracens 3 Campbell Ridl Exeter 40 4 Sam Worsley Bristol 38 5 George Barton Gloucester 31 6 Arthur Green Bath 30 7 Dan Frost Bath 25 Charlie Griffin Bath Archie McParland Northampton Will Wand Leicester
Top try scorers
Rank Player Club Tries 1 Campbell Ridl Exeter 8 2 Arthur Green Bath 6 3 Dan Frost Bath 5 Charlie Griffin Bath Archie McParland Northampton Will Wand Leicester 7 Jack Bracken Saracens 4 Brandon Jackson Saracens Dan John Exeter Rotimi Segun Saracens
References