{
  "id": 15910694,
  "title": "What are the highest-scoring PREM Rugby matches of all time? 10 top-flight games that notched up a century of points",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/what-are-the-highest-scoring-prem-rugby-matches-of-all-time-10-top",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rugby World",
    "slug": "rugby-world",
    "url": "https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/gallagher-premiership/highest-scoring-prem-rugby-matches-all-time-186205"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Northampton Saints set a new record for the highest-scoring game in Premiership Rugby history, defeating Bath 71-48 on October 10th. The scoreline alone featured 19 tries, with Northampton scoring 14 of them. Northampton's 61 points were scored before half-time, effectively ending Bath's playoff hopes. This game marked the second-highest aggregate score in Premiership Rugby history. Earlier that season, Saints had already played the highest-scoring game in Premiership Rugby history against Bristol Bears, scoring a total of 100 points.",
  "summary": "Northampton Saints have featured in the two highest scoring PREM Rugby matches of all time (Mark Thompson/Getty Images) Following a recent flurry of “basketball scorelines”, we look back at the biggest aggregate points totals in the history of England’s top division Following a recent flurry of “basketball scorelines”, we look back at the biggest aggregate points totals in the history of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rugby World",
        "title": "Who is the top try scorer in PREM Rugby history? And what does Christian Wade need to do to catch him?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/who-is-the-top-try-scorer-in-prem-rugby-history-and-what-does",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:54:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}