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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