| Northampton Saints | |
| Exeter Chiefs | |
| Venue | Allianz Twickenham |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM Final |
| Kick off time | 3 pm (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs Gallagher PREM Grand Final preview at Allianz Twickenham.
Northampton come into the final, having won the regular season and also having won a home Derby semi-final against the Leicester Tigers.
The Exeter Chiefs enter the final after a huge turnaround from last season, where they finished ninth in the table. The Chiefs finished third in the regular season and had to defend 40 phases in the final play to get an away win against Bath.
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Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs confirmed lineups
| Northampton Saints | Exeter Chiefs | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Iyogun | 1 | Sio | |||
| Langdon | 2 | Norey | |||
| Millar-Mills | 3 | Iosefa-Scott | |||
| Coles | 4 | Jenkins | |||
| Prowse | 5 | Zambonin | |||
| Kemeny | 6 | Hopper | |||
| Pearson | 7 | Roots | |||
| Pollock | 8 | Fisilau | |||
| Backs | |||||
| McParland | 9 | Varney | |||
| F Smith | 10 | Skinner | |||
| Hendy | 11 | Ridl | |||
| Hutchinson | 12 | Ikitau | |||
| Litchfield | 13 | Slade | |||
| Freeman | 14 | Feyi-Waboso | |||
| Furbank | 15 | Woodburn | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Wright | 16 | Dweba | |||
| Fischetti | 17 | Burger | |||
| Green | 18 | Tchumbadze | |||
| van der Mescht | 19 | Tshiunza | |||
| Lockett | 20 | Vintcent | |||
| Chick | 21 | James | |||
| Mitchell | 22 | Cairns | |||
| Dingwall | 23 | Haydon-Wood | |||
Recent Form:
Northampton Saints:
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 12th June 2026 | PREM semi-final | Leicester Tigers | 45-31 |
| Loss | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 38-31 |
| Won | 30th May 2026 | PREM | Gloucester | 36-32 |
| Won | 15th May 2026 | PREM | Bristol Bears | 94-33 |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 41-17 |
Northampton Saints finished the season with a bit of space at the top of the PREM and lost two of their final four games with rotations to their side. In the semi-final, they won 45-31 in a thrilling local derby with the Leicester Tigers, who they had lost to convincingly at the beginning of May. A Tom Litchfield try on the stroke of halftime gave them a seven-point lead, while three tries in the second half for the Saints put them 14 points in front.
Exeter Chiefs:
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 13th June 2026 | PREM semi-final | Bath | 26-27 |
| Won | 6th June 2026 | PREM | Saracens | 32-12 |
| Won | 31st May 2026 | PREM | Leicester Tigers | 26-35 |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | PREM | Harlequins | 41-24 |
| Won | 10th May 2026 | PREM | Bath | 35-12 |
The Exeter Chiefs won their final two games of the season to book their place in third in the regular season. They had to come from behind and then needed a mammoth defensive performance in the second half to keep Bath at bay. They were 26-10 down at the break and didn’t concede again in the second half. Three tries for Exeter in the second half put them one point ahead. In the final phase Bath were on the attack and af
Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 18th April 2026 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 28-35 |
| 8th March 2026 | PREM Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 31-14 |
| 28th September 2025 | PREM | Draw | 33-33 |
| 11th May 2025 | PREM | Exeter Chiefs | 42-14 |
| 28th September 2024 | PREM | Northampton Saints | 30-24 |
The recent meetings between these sides have been evenly matched, with two wins each and a draw in their last five. The winning side has scored 30 points or more in each of the last eight games between the teams.
