Bath Rugby booked their place in the 2026 Prem Rugby Next Gen final following a 40-22 Round 7 victory over Leicester Tigers.
Only Saracens can overhaul Bath’s points total, they have two games left to Bath and Harlequins’ one game each. That means that Bath are guaranteed a Top 2 finish and a place in the final for the third time in a row.
Finals Day takes places on Sunday 22nd February at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium, with every side playing – 1st plays 2nd, 3rd takes on 4th, and so on. The day will be broadcast live on Prem Rugby’s YouTube Channel by NextGenLive.
Bath were once again magnificent en route to a 40-22 victory over Leicester Tigers, for whom it was a tough third defeat on the spin, leaving them in 10th currently.
Saracens’ brilliant recent form continues, a third win in the row for them and in some style too, beating Gloucester 40-17 to put them in prime position to claim the other final spot – though there is plenty yet to do for them. Gloucester have just one game remaining, hosting Leicester Tigers on the 14th February.
Harlequins remain level on points with Saracens, though they have played a game more. They made it four victorious games on the trot on Saturday with a brilliant performance against the reigning champions, Northampton Saints. A stunning second half display saw them win 64-26, leaving them undefeated since the league restarted in the new year. Saints meanwhile slip to sixth, but with two games to play they can still climb again, having been in second just a fortnight ago.
Bristol Bears have been climbing the table and rise all the way to fourth after a brilliant 47-12 victory over Newcastle Red Bulls, who have been in strong form themselves. Bristol Bears now have a very realistic chance of making the final, with two games to try and catch Saracens and Harlequins. Newcastle are by no means down and out though, they sit in seventh place after the weekend’s results.
Exeter Chiefs also kept themselves in the hunt thanks to an excellent display at Ivybridge RFC on Saturday, defeating Yorkshire Academy 43-21 to rise up to fifth place. For Yorkshire it was another tough outing as they still seek that elusive first victory, but there was plenty to be positive about with some strong moments of play.
The league continues with Round 8 next weekend, followed by Round 9 the weekend after, where those with a game in hand will play their last games before finals day.
Prem Rugby Next Gen Round 7 Results:
Bath 40-22 Leicester Tigers
Bristol Bears 47-12 Newcastle Red Bulls
Exeter Chiefs 43-21 Yorkshire Academy
Harlequins 64-26 Northampton Saints
Saracens 40-17 Gloucester
Standings:
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | BPs | Points |
| 1 | Bath | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | Saracens | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Harlequins | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Bristol Bears | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Exeter Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Northampton Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Newcastle Red Bulls | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Sale Sharks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Gloucester | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Leicester Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Yorkshire Academy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Round 7 Team News:
Bath:
15 Sam Bunch (Beechen Cliff), 14 Ryan Carr (The Forest), 13 Aston Barrington-Hibbert (Millfield), 12 Declan Treacey (Beechen Cliff, co-captain), 11 Tom Meredith (Beechen Cliff), 10 Max Hooper (Beechen Cliff, co-captain), 9 Oscar Harrison (Marlborough College), 1 Henry Veale (Beechen Cliff), 2 Logan Jarvie (Beechen Cliff). 3 Sid Moore (Millfield), 4 Charlie Greenhough (Beechen Cliff), 5 Henry Ball (Beechen Cliff), 6 Alex Yeabsley (Millfield), 7 Ali Aljawabra (KES Bath), 8 Georgia Faosiliva (Hartpury College).
Replacements: 16 Malachi Randolph (Harrow), 17 Jack Williams (Kingswood), 18 Ned Cartwright (Beechen Cliff), 19 Ben Allen (Wellington College), 20 Pippo Hurrell (Wellington College), 21 Ollie Lewis (Beechen Cliff), 22 Cynyr MacRae (Hartpury College), 23 Taotafa Faosiliva (Hartpury College).
Leicester Tigers:
15 Oscar Talbot (Rugby), 14 Nathaniel Robinson (Bromsgrove), 13 Freddie Lomas (Millfield), 12 Ollie Myall (City of Oxford College, co-captain), 11 Christian Gordon-Astbury (Hartpury College), 10 Lochie Glackin (Denstone College), 9 James Townsend (Warwick), 1 Alex Catcheside (Loughborough College), 2 Oliver Blinkhorn (Loughborough College), 3 Joe Woods (Denstone College), 4 Fin Charles (Denstone College), 5 Kwame Bekoe (Norwich), 6 Dylan Chessum (Loughborough College), 7 Josh Poyser (Loughborough College), 8 Henry Johnson (Oakham, co-captain).
Replacements: 16 Oliver Robinson (Loughborough College), 17 Bailey Saunders (Loughborough College), 18 Otto Stone (Oakham), 19 Zack Dodds (Loughborough College), 20 Jack Coles-Mapleston (Loughborough College), 21 Joe Henstock (Denstone College), 22 Will Payton (Warwick).
Bristol Bears:
15 Glen Gammell (Clifton College), 14 Caspar Reeves (Taunton School), 13 Will Moore (Clifton College), 12 Bruno Lamb (SGS College), 11 George Williams (UCS College), 10 Lewis Popple (Clifton College), 9 Monty Jones (King’s Gloucester), 1 Kaiden Corbett (SGS College), 2 Casper Wheeler (Hartpury College), 3 Evan Davies (Clifton College), 4 Will Papp (SGS College), 5 Monty Wells (Taunton School, captain), 6 Jake Smith (Clifton College), 7 Austin Parsons (SGS College), 8 Noah Williams (Clifton College).
Replacements:, 16 Theo Prole (Clifton College), 17 Michael Whittaker (Collegiate), 18 Joe Chambers (Clifton College), 19 Ben Willoughby-Smith (SGS College), 20 Ned Hill (SGS College), 21 Evan Russell (SGS College), 22 Malachy Parsons (SGS College), 23 Harry Randall (Collegiate).
Newcastle Red Bulls:
15 Ajay Edwards (Durham), 14 Harry Hawkins (Sedbergh), 13 Sam Owens (Gosforth Academy), 12 Matty Dunn (Gosforth Academy), 11 Alfie Warwick (Gosforth Academy), 10 Kian Ameer-Beg (Gosforth Academy), 9 Josh Dickson (Barnard Castle), 1 Josh Doran (Gosforth Academy), 2 Will Graham (Dame Allan’s), 3 Myles Adler (Bede Academy), 4 Adam Rocks (Park View), 5 Joe Browell (Hartlepool 6th form College), 6 Euan Oakes (Gosforth Academy, captain), 7 Charlie Evans (Hartlepool 6th form College), 8 Jono Broadbent (Gosforth Academy).
Replacements: 16 Jack Nesbitt (Sedbergh), 17 Hugo Hodgson (Sedbergh), 18 Mason Proudlock (Gosforth Academy), 19 Dom Henderson (Gosforth Academy), 20 Sam Parks (Gosforth Academy), 21 Tommy Scanlan (Gosforth Academy), 22 Dan Cassap (Durham), 23 Jonny Royle (Barnard Castle).
Exeter Chiefs:
15 Will McIntosh (Exeter College), 14 Bailey Stapleton (Exeter College), 13 Jack McIntosh (Exeter College), 12 Charlie Bosanko (Exeter College), 11 Archie Guyver (Exeter College), 10 Will Lane (Exeter College), 9 Alex Evans (Exeter College), 1 Mawgan Talling (Exeter College, captain), 2 Theo McKay (Exeter College), 3 Josh Bratt (Exeter College), 4 Hudson Edkins (Exeter College), 5 Jeremy Keys (Exeter College), 6 Harry Friggens (Truro College), 7 Oisin Smith (Exeter College), 8 Alfie Johns (Exeter College).
Replacements: 16 Diero Lerro (Exeter College), 18 Louis Tout (Ivybridge College), 19 Tyler Knightley (Truro College), 20 Harrison Riley (Exeter College), 21 Olly Bertie (Ivybridge College), 22 Ruben Chugg (Exeter College), 23 Brandon Mua (Truro College).
Yorkshire Academy:
15 Theo Roberts (Pocklington), 14 Keiji Ashaolu (Hymers College), 13 Connor Dale (Bishop Burton College), 12 Ben Stephens (Prince Henry’s GS), 11 Lewis Jalal (Harrogate GS), 10 Caylen Umaga (Bishop Burton College, vc), 9 Seb Jeffers (Worksop College), 1 Sam Smith (Wath Academy), 2 Sam Johnson (GSAL), 3 Ben Smith (Wath Academy), 4 Isaac Assame (Temple Moore), 5 Josh Bedingfield (Birkdale), 6 George Cameron (Sedbergh), 7 Will Barber (St Peter’s, York), 8 Alex Fusco (Barnard Castle, captain).
Replacements: 16 Oliver Whyte (QEGS Wakefield), 17 Zach Oxley (St Peter’s, York), 18 Hamilton Howes (Bishop Burton College), 19 Tom Croston (GSAL), 20 Joe McCann (QEGS Wakefield), 21 Zach Taylor (Woodhouse Grove), 22 Matous Borecky (Bishop Burton College), 23 Dan Hughes (Harrogate GS).
Harlequins:
15 Flynn Roberts (Epsom College), 14 Luc Springate (Epsom College), 13 Jack Tyler (Newman College), 12 Tom Chapman (Wellington College), 11 Louis Elsom (Gordon’s), 10 Sam Marshall (Whitgift), 9 Max Rawlinson (KCS Wimbledon), 1 Josh Andrews (Seaford College), 2 Jakob Thompson (Gordon’s), 3 Josh Steel (Newman College), 4 Ellis Woolrych (St John’s, Leatherhead), 5 Henry Laidlow (Trinity, captain), 6 Jack Kemp (Cranleigh), 7 Ben Hislop (Bishop Wand), 8 Leo Dickinson (KCS Wimbledon).
Replacements: 16 Toby Brotherstone (Hampton), 17 Sam Smith (Gordon’s), 18 Mikey Leybourne (Gordon’s), 19 Veer Gill (Halliford), 20 Max Johnson (Christ’s Hospital), 21 Stan Amor (Hampton), 22 Jaiden King (Newman College), 23 Will Courtney (Wellington College).
Northampton Saints:
15 Hardy Linnell (Bloxham), 14 Elijah Jeyes (Wellington College), 13 Will Catley (Stowe), 12 Fin Shields (Northampton School for Boys), 11 Charlie Tamani (Finborough), 10 Sonny Goode (Bloxham, captain), 9 Jack Woods (Impington College), 1 Lucas Veevers (Moulton College), 2 Ferdi Barnett-Vincent (Northampton School for Boys), 3 Aiden Reid (Northampton School for Boys), 4 Rafferty Hewitt (Bedford), 5 George Tonga’uiha (Northampton School for Boys), 6 Archie McHarg (Moulton College), 7 Will Hepher (Northampton School for Boys), 8 Charlie Hammick (Harrow).
Replacements: 16 Kingsley Gallimore (City of Oxford College), 17 Toby Seaman (Finborough), 18 Ben Jones (Northampton School for Boys), 19 Ted Warner (St Joseph’s College), 20 Callum Tarry (Northampton School for Boys), 22 Will Howes (Moulton College), 23 Finn Westley (St Joseph’s College).
Saracens:
15 Charlie Morgan (Mill Hill), 14 Rory Humphries (Berkhamsted), 13 Rio Bennett (Brighton College), 12 Daniel Lake (St Benedict’s), 11 Freddie Stewart (Berkhamsted), 10 Zac Jones (Mill Hill, captain), 9 Henry Hodgson (Mill Hill), 1 Ben Beadle (Sedbergh), 2 Tiane Elone (Mill Hill), 3 Tom Dargan (Harrow), 4 Gus Chukwuemeka (Harrow), 5 Freddie Jones (Sutton Valence), 6 PJ Ludlow (Berkhamsted), 7 AJ Henry (Mill Hill), 8 Ediz Karsak (The Judd).
Replacements: 16 Charles Rotimi (Campion), 17 Dylan Jenkins (Campion), 18 Jesse Gill (Hartpury College), 19 Toju Akinola (Oaklands College), 20 Michael Bridge (Oaklands College), 21 Charlie Heard (Berkhamsted), 22 Austen Burns (Berkhamsted) ,23 Barney Hooks (Oaklands College).
Gloucester:
15 Zach Nicholson (Cheltenham College), 14 Oli Mason (King’s Worcester), 13 Tomos Evans (Hartpury College, captain), 12 Giovanni Nostro (Hartpury College), 11 Kai Wilkinson (St Edward’s, Oxford), 10 Oli Hewitt (Bromsgrove), 9 Theo Rogers (Hartpury College), 1 Sam Bryant (Hartpury College), 2 Teddy Smith-Milne (Clifton College), 3 Ben Koolen (Bloxham), 4 Jack Bennett (Cheltenham College), 5 Ed Bowyer (The Piggot), 6 Rakhat Clarkson (Hartpury College), 7 Felix Baker (Hartpury College), 8 Jamie Wallace (Dean Close).
Replacements: 16 Rowan Fortey (Hartpury College), 17 Szymon Zuczkowski (City of Oxford College), 18 Will Geary (Cheltenham College), 19 Josh De Waal (St Edward’s, Oxford), 20 Harry Haigh (Cheltenham College), 21 Ernie Sanders (City of Oxford College), 22 Will Hodgson (City of Oxford College), 23 Mukeah Turay (St Edward’s, Oxford).
Prem Rugby Next Gen Results:
Round 6:
Gloucester 24-29 Sale Sharks
Harlequins 24-14 Exeter Chiefs
Newcastle Red Bulls 7-26 Bath
Saracens 69-12 Leicester Tigers
Yorkshire Academy 14-48 Bristol Bears
Round 5:
Exeter Chiefs 32-35 Bath
Gloucester 17-35 Bristol Bears
Harlequins 67-17 Yorkshire Academy
Newcastle Red Bulls 38-24 Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks 33-36 Saracens
Round 4:
Bath 50-31 Gloucester
Bristol Bears 55-20 Exeter Chiefs
Leicester Tigers 0-33 Northampton Saints
Harlequins 15-14 Saracens
Sale Sharks 31-17 Newcastle Red Bulls
Round 3:
Bath 31-5 Bristol Bears
Exeter Chiefs 27-14 Gloucester
Leicester Tigers 31-10 Yorkshire Academy
Northampton Saints 67-40 Sale Sharks
Newcastle Red Bulls 26-19 Harlequins
Round 2:
Bath 38-19 Harlequins
Exeter Chiefs 62-7 Sale Sharks
Gloucester 33-7 Northampton Saints
Newcastle Red Bulls 29-22 Leicester Tigers
Yorkshire Academy 12-52 Saracens
Round 1:
Bristol Bears 33-66 Harlequins
Leicester Tigers 38-31 Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints 64-51 Exeter Chiefs
Saracens 45-45 Bath
Yorkshire Academy 26-40 Gloucester
Prem Rugby Next Gen Fixture List 2025/26:
Round 8
Saturday 7th February
Bristol Bears v Saracens – 3pm, Dings Crusaders
Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs – 2pm, TBC
Northampton Saints v Bath – 3pm, TBC
Sale Sharks v Harlequins – 3pm, TBC
Yorkshire Academy v Newcastle Red Bulls – 1pm, Keighley RUFC
Round 9
Saturday 14th February
Gloucester v Leicester Tigers – 11am, 4Ed Hartpury Stadium with Vodafone
Northampton Saints v Bristol Bears – 3pm, TBC
Sale Sharks v Yorkshire Academy – 3pm, TBC
Saracens v Newcastle Red Bulls – 11am, StoneX
Round 10
Sunday 22nd February – Finals Day, Kingsholm Stadium – LIVE on NextGenLive
Past Champions:
2025 Northampton Saints
2024 Bath Rugby
2023 London Irish
2022 Bristol Bears
2021 N/A
2020 Leicester Tigers/London Irish
2019 Leicester Tigers
2018 Leicester Tigers
2017 Harlequins
2016 London Irish
2015 Saracens
2014 Northampton Saints
2013 Northampton Saints
