2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup
The 2019–20 Premiership Cup will be the 48th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the second under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017-18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions. Although there are no stipulations on player selection, the cup will be seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games will take place during the 2019 Rugby World Cup and during the Six Nations.
Northampton Saints enter the competition as reigning champions, becoming the first winners of the Premiership Cup when they defeated Saracens 23 – 9 in the final at Franklin's Gardens during the previous season.
Competition format
The competition consists of the twelve Premiership Rugby teams arranged in three pools of four clubs each, with each team playing three games against teams in their pool, as well as a 'derby' game against a team in another pool. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner up, progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals then meet at the final in March 2020 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked remaining team.Teams and locations
| Club | Director of Rugby/Head Coach | Captain | Kit supplier | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath |  Stuart Hooper | Matt Garvey | Canterbury | The Recreation Ground | 14,509 | Bath |
| Bristol Bears |  Pat Lam |  Steve Luatua | Bristol Sport | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol |
| Exeter Chiefs | Rob Baxter | Jack Yeandle | Samurai Sportswear | Sandy Park | 13,593 | Exeter |
| Gloucester |  David Humphreys | Willi Heinz | Elite Pro Sports | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 | Gloucester |
| Harlequins | Paul Gustard Billy Millard | Chris Robshaw | Adidas | Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | Twickenham, Greater London |
| Leicester Tigers | Geordan Murphy | Tom Youngs | Kukri | Welford Road | 25,849 | Leicester |
| London Irish | Declan Kidney | BLK | Madejski Stadium | 24,162 | Reading, Berkshire | |
| Northampton Saints | Chris Boyd | Dylan Hartley Alex Waller | Macron | Franklin's Gardens | 15,200 | Northampton |
| Sale Sharks | Steve Diamond |  Jono Ross | Samurai Sportswear | AJ Bell Stadium | 12,000 | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Mark McCall | Brad Barritt | Nike | Allianz Park | 7,500 | Barnet, Greater London |
| Wasps |  Dai Young to 11 February Lee Blackett from 11 February | Under Armour | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 | Coventry | |
| Worcester Warriors | Alan Solomons | GJ van Velze | VX-3 | Sixways Stadium | 11,499 | Worcester |
Pool stage
The pool stage will begin on 20 September 2019 and run for four consecutive weeks. Fixtures were announced by Premiership Rugby on 17 July 2019.Pool 1
Round 1
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Pool 2
Round 1
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Pool 3
Round 1
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Round 4 (derby games)
After three pool games, each team will play a 'derby' game against a team in another pool, with results counting towards the final standings in each pool.Knock-out stage
The four qualifiers are seeded according to performance in the pool stage. The top 2 seeds host the semi-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 4, 2v 3 format. Note, if two teams qualify from the same pool, they can still be drawn together in the semi-finals. Semi-finals will be held over a two week period during late January and early February followed by the final in mid March.Teams are ranked by:
| Rank | Pool leaders | Pts | Wins | Diff | PF | TF |
| 1 | Sale Sharks | 19 | 4 | 49 | 126 | 18 |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 3 | 32 | 111 | 15 |
| 3 | Harlequins | 14 | 3 | 17 | 106 | 14 |
| Rank | Pool runners–up | Pts | Wins | Diff | PF | TF |
| 4 | Saracens | 14 | 3 | 36 | 149 | 18 |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers | 10 | 2 | -12 | 90 | 12 |
| 6 | Bristol Bears | 9 | 2 | -15 | 95 | 12 |
Semi-finals
Final
Attendances
Individual statistics
- Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Season records
Team
;Largest home win — 34 points57 – 23 Worcester Warriors at home to Leicester Tigers on 21 September 2019
;Largest away win — 27 points
49 – 22 Harlequins away to Exeter Chiefs on 31 January 2020
;Most points scored — 57
57 – 23 Worcester Warriors at home to Leicester Tigers on 21 September 2019
;Most tries in a match — 8
Worcester Warriors at home to Leicester Tigers on 21 September 2019
;Most conversions in a match — 6
Worcester Warriors at home to Leicester Tigers on 21 September 2019
Exeter Chiefs at home to Bristol Bears on 12 October 2019
;Most penalties in a match — 4
Saracens away to Wasps on 21 September 2019
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
Leicester Tigers away to Bath on 5 October 2019
Player
;Most points in a match — 23Ben Spencer for Saracens at home to Harlequins on 12 October 2019
;Most tries in a match — 3
Scott Steele for London Irish away to Gloucester on 21 September 2019
Tom Howe for Worcester Warriors at home to Exeter Chiefs on 4 October 2019
Nick Tompkins for Saracens away to Northampton Saints on 6 October 2019
Marcus Watson for Wasps at home to Worcester Warriors on 12 October 2019
;Most conversions in a match — 5
Marcus Smith for Harlequins at home to Gloucester on 5 October 2019
Tiff Eden for Bristol Bears at home to London Irish on 6 October 2019
Joe Simmonds for Exeter Chiefs at home to Bristol Bears on 12 October 2019
;Most penalties in a match — 4
Tom Whiteley for Saracens away to Wasps on 21 September 2019
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
Tom Hardwick for Leicester Tigers away to Bath on 5 October 2019
Attendances
;Highest — 16,160Leicester Tigers at home to Northampton Saints on 12 October 2019
;Lowest — 2,558
London Irish at home to Sale Sharks on 12 October 2019