Interesting post BND.
I posted the below back in March regarding senior squad sizes across the Premiership (from respective club websites) - puts the
numerical impact into a bit more context:
Changes in Senior Squad Size (2020/2021 squad - change = 2021/2022 squad):
- Northampton: 57 - 5 = 52
- Exeter: 56 - 5 = 51
- Worcester: 50 - 7 = 43
- Newcastle: 48 - 4 = 44
- Gloucester: 45 - 7 = 38
- Bath: 44 - 5 = 39
- Wasps: 44 - 3 = 41
- Bristol: 43 + 2 = 45
- Leicester: 43 - 6 = 37
- Harlequins: 41 - 4 = 37
- Irish: 38 - 0 = 38
- Sale: 32 - 0 = 32
2021/2022 Ranking by Senior Squad Size - Northampton: 52
- Exeter: 51
- Bristol: 45
- Newcastle: 44
- Worcester: 43
- Wasps: 41
- Bath: 39
- Gloucester: 38
- Irish: 38
- Leicester: 37
- Harlequins: 37
- Sale: 32
Bristol is the biggest climber (from 8th to 3rd),
Gloucester suffer the biggest drop (from 5th to 8th) and
Wasps jump up one spot from 7th to 6th.
p.s. Saracens omitted as I don’t have their squad number for last season.