Premiership Rugby Team of the Season
| Premiership Rugby Team of the Season | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The most outstanding XV in each given Premiership Rugby season |
| Sponsored by | Gallagher |
| Country | England |
| Presented by | Premiership Rugby |
| First award | 2000–01 |
The Premiership Rugby Team of the Season, formerly known as the Dream Team, is an annual rugby union award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding fifteen players in the Premiership each season, with one player selected for each of the fifteen positions in a rugby union team.
The first Team of the Season award was presented as part of the 2000–01 end of season awards. The award has previously been sponsored by Sky Sports (2001–2010), ESPN (2011–2013) and BT Sport (2014–2023).
Five players share the record for most entries in the Team of the Season, each having been selected four times: Toby Flood, Mike Brown, Mako Vunipola, Danny Care and Ben Earl.
The Team of the Season is selected by a panel of experts, including members of the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) and the media.[1]
Selections
| Player (#) | Name of the player and number of times they have been selected |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates player also scored the most points in the same season |
| ‡ | Indicates player also scored the most tries in the same season |
| ‖ | Indicates player also won the Player of the Season award in the same season |
| ¶ | Indicates player also won the Young Player of the Season award in the same season |
| § | Denotes the club were Premiership Rugby champions in the same season |
Players with multiple entries
The following table lists players who have been selected in at least two Team of the Season selections.
Players in bold are still active in Premiership Rugby. Players in italics are still active in professional rugby outside of the Premiership.
Entries by nationality
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| England | 159 | 221 |
| South Africa | 23 | 29 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 18 |
| Argentina | 9 | 10 |
| Samoa | 9 | 10 |
| Australia | 9 | 9 |
| Wales | 6 | 6 |
| Ireland | 5 | 5 |
| Fiji | 3 | 5 |
| Tonga | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 |
| France | 2 | 2 |
| Namibia | 1 | 2 |
| USA | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 |
Entries by club
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Tigers | 35 | 49 |
| Saracens | 22 | 41[a][b] |
| Harlequins | 24 | 34 |
| Northampton Saints | 27 | 34 |
| Bath | 22 | 29[a] |
| Exeter Chiefs | 21 | 27 |
| Wasps | 20 | 26 |
| Sale Sharks | 20 | 23 |
| Bristol | 13 | 19[b] |
| Gloucester | 15 | 18 |
| London Irish | 9 | 11 |
| Newcastle | 9 | 10 |
| Worcester Warriors | 6 | 6 |
| Leeds | 5 | 5 |
See also
- Premiership Rugby Player of the Season
- Premiership Rugby Young Player of the Season
- Premiership Rugby top scorers
- Premiership Rugby Director of Rugby of the Season
Notes
References
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- ^ "Howard claims top prize". 15 May 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Leicester clean up at premiership awards ceremony". ESPN.com. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Top Catt lands player award". skysports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (10 May 2007). "Injured Castrogiovanni tops poll". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Premier night". skysports.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Robshaw takes top award". skysports.com. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (18 May 2010). "Northampton's Chris Ashton wings in with player of the season award". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Wood named Player of the Season". ESPN.com. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Five Tigers named among season's best". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Tom Youngs crowned Player of the Year". ESPN.com. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Mike Brown named Premiership Player of Season". The Independent. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Bath's George Ford is named Premiership Player of the Season". The Guardian. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (18 May 2016). "Saracens sweep honours at Premiership end-of-season awards night". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Forward pair in BT Sport Dream Team | Northampton Saints". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Premiership Awards & Team of the Year". www.ultimaterugby.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "PREM Rugby | Danny Cipriani crowned Gallagher Premiership Rugby Player of the Season". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Earl and Itoje make BT Sport Dream Team". Saracens. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Ribbans named in BT Sport Dream Team for 2020/21 Season | Northampton Saints". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "PREM Rugby | Premiership Rugby Awards 2021-22 winners announced in London". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "PREM Rugby | Premiership Rugby Awards: 2023 winners announced". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "PREM Rugby | Premiership Rugby Team of the Season 2023/34". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "PREM Rugby | Team of the Season 2024/25". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 7 January 2026.