An England XV will face a France XV at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday in effectively a trial game for the summer tour

Following Bath's Premiership success in 2024/25, Wallabies legend David Campese selects his Team of the Season including Finn Russell.

With both the Gallagher Premiership Rugby and United Rugby Championship Finals taking place on Saturday, there were plenty of 2025 Lions going for glory.

Give the man a gold medal for longevity, as he has started each of Sale Sharks’ last 74 Premiership matches, and played every minute in the league this season, either at No 13 or equally reliably in the 10 or 12 jersey. Max Ojomoh of Bath has rich promise and enjoyed a try-scoring Premiership final win.

The side won their first Premiership title in 29 years, having already won the Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup. | ITV News

There is a perception that rugby union no longer has the characters of yesteryear, stifled by the advent of professionalism. It is fair to say that Bath’s players, and owner, sought to put that notion to bed on a raucous Sunday night in the West Country.

It was a historic day for Bath Rugby yesterday when they were crowned Premiership champions after beating Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Today, Sunday, June 15, fans will have a chance to cheer on the new champions during a victory parade through Bath.

Bath and Leicester Tigers face off in Premiership final, reviving rivalry from 1980s glory days when clubs dominated English rugby together