2015–16 English Premiership (rugby union)
| 2015–16 Aviva Premiership | |
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| Countries |
 England
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| Date | 16 October 2015 – 28 May 2016 |
| Champions | Saracens |
| Runners-up | Exeter Chiefs |
| Relegated | London Irish |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Attendance | 1,837,427 (average 13,611 per match) |
| Tries scored | 634 (average 4.696 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Gareth Steenson (Exeter) (258 points) |
| Top try scorer |
Thomas Waldrom (Exeter) (13 tries) |
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The 2015–16 Aviva Premiership was the 29th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition, and the sixth to be sponsored by Aviva. The competition began slightly later than normal, due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place in England, and was broadcast by BT Sport for the third successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV4.
The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who claimed their second title after defeating Bath in the 2014–15 final. Saracens defended their title – becoming the first team to do since Leicester Tigers in 2008–09 and 2009–10 – with a 28–20 win over the Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham. The Chiefs, who made the playoffs for the first time in their history, had the top points scorer Gareth Steenson (with 258 points), and top try scorer Thomas Waldrom (with 13 tries) in the competition.
With their title win, Saracens sealed a European–league double – having won the 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final a fortnight prior, against Racing 92 – the first English team to do so since Wasps in 2004.London Irish were relegated to the 2016–17 RFU Championship with a round to spare, after losing 32–25 to Harlequins. They will be replaced by 2015–16 RFU Championship winners Bristol, who beat Doncaster Knights 60–47 in the two-legged play-off final.
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