The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because
of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league
competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of
the English rugby system. There are, at present, twelve clubs in
the Premiership. The competition has been played since 1987, and
has evolved into the current Premiership system employing relegation
to and promotion from the National Division One competition (which
will be known as the Guinness Championship from September 2009).
Clubs competing in the Guinness Premiership qualify for Europe's
two club competitions, the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge
Cup. The current champions are the Leicester Tigers. Leeds Carnegie
have been promoted winning the National Division One.

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