2022–23 Premiership Rugby
The 2022–23 Premiership Rugby was the 36th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the fifth to be sponsored by Gallagher. The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the tenth successive season, with six league season games and the final also simulcast free-to-air by ITV. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.
| 2022–23 Premiership Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries | England |
| Number of teams | 13 (before 6 October 2022) 12 (6–28 October 2022) 11 (after 28 October 2022) |
| Date | 10 September 2022 – 27 May 2023 |
| Champions | Saracens (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Sale Sharks |
| Relegated | Worcester Warriors, Wasps |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Attendance | 1,607,418 (average 13,395 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 55,109 – Saracens v Harlequins, 25 March 2023 |
| Lowest attendance | 3,126 – Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs, 25 November 2022 |
| Tries scored | 838 (average 7 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Paddy Jackson (London Irish) – 205 points |
| Top try scorer | Cadan Murley (Harlequins) – 15 tries |
| Official website | |
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The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who claimed their 11th league title after winning the 2022 final. No team was promoted as champions from the 2021–22 RFU Championship.
Due to changes to the global rugby calendar implemented in 2020 and to allow more time for preparation for the World Cup, the season started and finished earlier than previous seasons and took place over a slightly reduced timeframe of 38 weeks.
On 26 September 2022, due to ongoing financial difficulties, Worcester Warriors were suspended from all tournaments. On 6 October 2022, it was announced that Worcester would be relegated from the Premiership, after the club was placed into administration and all player and staff contracts were terminated – their results were subsequently deleted from the Premiership's records.
On 12 October 2022, due to ongoing financial difficulties, Wasps were suspended from all tournaments. The club then entered administration on 17 October 2022 and their players and coaching staff were made redundant. On October 28, it was confirmed that Wasps had been suspended for the remainder of the season and relegated – their results were subsequently deleted from the Premiership's records.