The Premiership Rugby A League was launched in 2003. It runs parallel to the Premiership Rugby and RFU Championship seasons. Split into North and South Pools, it comprises 13 sides. The 13 clubs select players from their Academy and First Team squads to make up their A League teams. This gives both young and experienced players the opportunity to play competitive rugby week in week out. Players from feeder clubs are allowed to play under dual registration for additional development benefit. Despite Bristol Rugby currently playing in the Championship, Bristol United have been included in the A League since its inception regardless of league status.
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| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Current champions | Northampton Wanderers (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Leicester Tigers A (4 titles) |
| Website | premiershiprugby.com |
| Current: 2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League | |
In the North Pool, teams play each other both home and away. In the South Pool, teams face each other once (home or away), the top five after this will then face each other once more in a second phase mini-league with the 6th and 7th placed sides playing each other twice more. The top two teams from each Pool then enter the finals stage where they will face their intra-Pool opponent in the semi-final before progressing to the final against a team from the opposite Pool.
Teams (2017)
North Pool:
South Pool:
Winners
- 2003/04 - NEC Harlequins A beat Northampton Wanderers
- 2004/05 - Leicester Tigers A beat London Wasps A
- 2005/06 - Leicester Tigers A beat NEC Harlequins A
- 2006/07 - London Wasps A beat Leicester Tigers A
- 2007/08 - London Wasps A beat Northampton Wanderers
- 2008/09 - Northampton Wanderers beat London Wasps A
- 2009/10 - Leicester Tigers A beat Harlequins A
- 2010/11 - Leicester Tigers A beat Sale Jets
- 2011/12 - Exeter Braves beat Harlequins A
- 2012/13 - Harlequins A beat Saracens Storm
- 2013/14 - Bath United beat Northampton Wanderers, 29 - 20 [1]
- 2014/15 - Saracens Storm beat Worcester Cavaliers, 27 - 19 [2]
- 2015/16 - Exeter Braves beat Northampton Wanderers, 55 - 25 [3]
- 2016/17 - Northampton Wanderers beat Gloucester United, 36 - 15
- 2017/18 - Northampton Wanderers beat Exeter Braves, 31 - 21