2013–14 Premiership Rugby

The 2013–14 Aviva Premiership was the 27th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the fourth one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their tenth title after defeating Northampton Saints in the 2013 final. Newcastle Falcons had been promoted as champions from the 2012–13 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

2013–14 Aviva Premiership
Countries England
Date6 September 2013 – 31 May 2014
ChampionsNorthampton Saints (1st title)
Runners-upSaracens
RelegatedWorcester Warriors
Matches played135
Attendance1,721,729
(average 12,754 per match)
Tries scored576
(average 4.3 per match)
Top point scorerGeorge Ford (Bath)
(250 points)
Top try scorerVereniki Goneva (Leicester)
(12 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

This season was also the first season to be broadcast exclusively by BT Sport.

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