The Premiership Rugby Shield was launched in 2003 as the Premiership Rugby A League. It runs parallel to the Premiership Rugby seasons. Split into north and south pools, it comprises twelve sides. The 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 Bears having played in the Championship for several seasons since 2003. Bristol United have been included in the Shield since its inception regardless of league status. Teams play each of the other teams in their pool both home and away. 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 (2019–20)

North Pool: * Gloucester United * Leicester Tigers A * Northampton Wanderers * Sale Jets * Wasps A * Worcester Cavaliers South Pool: * Bath United * Bristol United * Exeter Braves * Harlequins A * London Irish A * Saracens Storm

Winners

*2003/04 - NEC Harlequins A beat Northampton Wanderers, 72 – 28 on aggregate (28 – 15, 44 – 13) *2004/05 - Leicester Tigers A beat London Wasps A, 74 – 41 on aggregate (35 – 19, 29 – 22) *2005/06 - Leicester Tigers A beat NEC Harlequins A, 58 – 51 on aggregate (32 – 34, 26 – 17) *2006/07 - London Wasps A beat Leicester Tigers A, 64 – 49 on aggregate (34 – 27, 30 – 22) *2007/08 - London Wasps A beat Northampton Wanderers, 59 – 39 on aggregate (34 – 3, 25 – 36) *2008/09 - Northampton Wanderers beat London Wasps A, 63 – 10 on aggregate (26 – 10, 37 – 0) *2009/10 - Leicester Tigers A beat Harlequins A, 29 – 27 *2010/11 - Leicester Tigers A beat Sale Jets *2011/12 - Exeter Braves beat Harlequins A *2012/13 - Harlequins A beat Saracens Storm, 37 – 12 *2013/14 - Bath United beat Northampton Wanderers, 29 – 20 *2014/15 - Saracens Storm beat Worcester Cavaliers, 27 – 19 *2015/16 - Exeter Braves beat Northampton Wanderers, 55 – 25 *2016/17 - Northampton Wanderers beat Gloucester United, 36 – 15 *2017/18 - Northampton Wanderers beat Exeter Braves, 31 – 21 *2018/19 - Saracens Storm beat Newcastle Falcons A, 55 – 14

References

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External links

Shield Tables

Premiership Official site
2003 establishments in England Professional sports leagues in the United Kingdom Rugby union leagues in England Rugby union leagues in Europe

Teams (2019–20)

Winners

See also

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