| Premiership Rugby Player of the Season | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The most outstanding player in each given Premiership Rugby season |
| Sponsored by | Gallagher |
| Country | England |
| Presented by | Premiership Rugby |
| First award | 1997–98 |
| Currently held by | Tomos Williams |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Chris Robshaw (2) |
| Most team wins | Leicester Tigers (6) |
| Most consecutive team wins | Leicester Tigers (3) |
The Premiership Rugby Player of the Season is an annual rugby union award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premiership each season.
Rugby union turned professional in 1995, and 1996–97 marked the first professional Premiership Rugby season. [1] However, the Player of the Season award was only first bestowed during the 1997–98 season. The first Player of the Season award was given to Newcastle Falcons player Pat Lam, who won the Premiership Rugby title and scored five tries that season.
Chris Robshaw is the only player to have won the award more than once, winning in the 2008–09 and 2011–12 seasons. Vereniki Goneva is the only player to have won the Player of the Season award whilst also being the leading try-scorer in the league.
Following the 2024–25 season, the award was presented as part of The Rugby Awards, joining Premiership Rugby, the Rugby Players' Association (RPA), Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR) and the Rugby Football Union (RFU). A shortlist is chosen by a panel consisting of members of the RPA and the media, and the recipient is chosen by the public. [2]
The current holder of the award is Gloucester Rugby's Tomos Williams.
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates player also scored the most points in the same season |
| ‡ | Indicates player also scored the most tries in the same season |
| § | Denotes the club were Premiership Rugby champions in the same season |
The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Player of the Season awards.
Players in bold are still active in the Premiership Rugby.
| Awards | Player | Country | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chris Robshaw |  England | 2008–09, 2011–12 |
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 21 |
 Samoa | 1 | 1 |
 Australia | 1 | 1 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
 Fiji | 1 | 1 |
 Wales | 1 | 1 |
| Position | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Flanker | 5 | 6 |
| Wing | 4 | 4 |
| Centre | 4 | 4 |
| Number 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Fly-half | 3 | 3 |
| Full-back | 2 | 2 |
| Lock | 2 | 2 |
| Scrum half | 2 | 2 |
| Prop | 1 | 1 |
| Hooker | 1 | 1 |
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 6 |
| Gloucester | 4 | 4 |
| Wasps | 3 | 3 |
| Harlequins | 2 | 3 |
| Northampton Saints | 2 | 2 |
| Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 2 |
| Saracens | 2 | 2 |
| Bath | 2 | 2 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 2 |
| Sale Sharks | 1 | 1 |
| London Irish | 1 | 1 |