Bath Spent Most Among Premiership Clubs in 2024-25 Season

A report published by Prem Rugby states Bath spent the most money of any Premiership club during the 2024-25 season. 4 million permitted under the salary cap limit plus credits and an excluded player. 4 million last season after three years at £5 million.

Saracens, Harlequins, Sale, and Leicester also spent up to or close to the cap limit. The average salary across the competition is £191,000 per year.

Fly-half remains the highest-paid position at £260,000, followed by back row at £192,000. Wing is the lowest-paid position at £132,000, with prop at £144,000. Excluded players, including Bath's Finn Russell, Sale's George Ford, Harlequins' Marcus Smith, and Saracens' Maro Itoje, have an average salary of £533,000.

Newcastle spent the least of any club and did not reach £4 million overall. 4 million per team starting next season. uk) Prem Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor said the cap system has produced six different winners in six years. Bath ended a 29-year wait for a league title and completed a treble by also winning the Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup.