Premiership
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAcademy players could miss out after cuts
By TOM JEFFREYS Last week saw another nail pinned into the coffins of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish as the RFU...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates sign Harris on loan
By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have signed Exeter Chiefs hooker Iestyn Harris on loan to cover injuries. The 25-year-old former Wales...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: All these law changes are madness
By MARK STEVENS Rob Baxter believes World Rugby’s latest proposals to make further law changes will end up alienating supporters, rather...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoQuirke has his heart set on return to England fold
By BRENDAN McGILLIGAN Most Mancunians aspire to represent Manchester for either United or City – but this never enticed a young...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens confirm signing of two fly-halves
Saracens have confirmed the signing of Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson on a “long-term deal”. The 20-year-old has made 16 appearances...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMurley out to make mark with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Written off at a young age for being too slow and too small, Cadan Murley has since proved...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMalins on his marks for sprint to the line
By MARK STEVENS Max Malins says he’s gearing up for what promises to be a ‘sprint finish’ in the race for...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChristie out for season
Saracens flanker Andy Christie has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken arm. The 25-year-old suffered...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRFU sorry for sin-bin mistake
The RFU has apologised after Harlequins lock Irne Herbst spent seven minutes in the sin-bin instead of 10 during a win...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSalary cap fine for Tigers
Leicester Tigers have again been fined for exceeding the Premiership salary cap. The club have been handed a £47,000 overrun tax...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland could be an option for Green
Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green will qualify for England in 2025 and while he still harbours hopes of playing for South Africa...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCare set to stay at Quins
ON THE BLINDSIDE Veteran scrum-half Danny Care is set to snub lucrative offers from France and sign a contract extension at...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoSecond fine for Tigers is case for concern
The recent announcement of a second salary cap infringement by Leicester indicates that the Premiership’s policing of its own financial regulations...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester will battle to the end
By PAUL REES Gloucester may be out of the running for a play-off place, but they will not be coasting in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHill looking forward to Edinburgh challenge
England prop Paul Hill will leave Northampton in the summer to join Edinburgh. The tighthead has made 187 appearances for Saints,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoIt’s all a difficult question of trust
Leicester's latest fine for salary cap irregularities – their second in as many years – throws up an interesting question or...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJVP ready to prove he’s back to his best
By LUKE JARMYN England and Leicester dynamo Jack van Poortvliet has highlighted in both his actions and words that he’s back...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoUnderhill agrees new contract with Bath
ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill has signed a contract extension to stay with Bath until the end of the 2025-2026 season. The...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line
Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCruse, 35, announces retirement
Grateful: Northampton’s Tom Cruse NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTell players to stay focused – or face axe
There are some interesting excuses from coaches as to why there are such variations in results in the Premiership week by...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath fume at Irne’s short time in the bin
By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Estherhuizen 2, 48; Smith 14, Lynagh 23, Dombrandt 29, Evans 38 Conversions: Smith 3,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: I understand Sinckler decision
By PAUL REES Pat Lam understands Kyle Sinckler’s decision to turn his back on England and join the exodus to France...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoI’ve loved my time at Bath – Gallagher
By PAUL REES Matt Gallagher admits it will be a wrench to leave Bath at the end of the season and...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter flyer on the fast track to top
By MARK STEVENS Rob Baxter has warned opposition defences that England sensation Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will only get better with time after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLlewellyn keen to put himself in the frame for Wales
By PAUL REES Max Llewellyn’s form for Gloucester this year will have put the centre in the frame for Wales’s summer...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSlade: I’m happy to stay a Chief
ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Henry Slade is set to reject the advances of clubs on the other side of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBath will have to go full metal jacket all the way
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BATH have got a very good shout of winning the Premiership for the first...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMillard sings praises of returning stars Marcus and Danny
Harlequins director of rugby Billy Millard hailed the way Marcus Smith and Danny Care got back into the old routine after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBears battle back to subdue Gloucester
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Hathaway 10, Carreras 18, McBurney 21 Conversions: Carreras 11, 19, 22 Penalty: Carreras 33...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We want another four wins
Bristol boss Pat Lam says his side are targeting four more wins to finish the season after victory at Gloucester. “It...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall: We didn’t work hard enough
Saracens boss Mark McCall questioned the work-rate of some of his players after their fitful display at Northampton, admitting it was...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSharp Smith gives Saints extra edge
■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints......41pts Tries: Coles 5, Ramm 12, 46, Freeman 61, Sleightholme 68 Conversions: Smith 5, 12, 46, 62,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester survive a Newcastle fright night
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle......................... 13pts Tries: Redshaw 17 Conversions: Connon 18 Penalties: Connon 2, 63 Leicester ........................... 19pts Tries: van Poortvliet...
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘We don’t want to be plucky losers’
Newcastle boss Steve Diamond was frustrated his side failed to capitalise on Tigers’ ill-discipline to end their losing run. Diamond said:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoO’Flaherty: We need to learn from our inquest
■By JON NEWCOMBE Sale Sharks vExeter Chiefs PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, Salford Community Stadium SALE’S players had good old northern, say...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’ve got to make sure we play the game our way – Baxter
EXETER boss Rob Baxter has made seven changes to the starting XV following last weekend’s bonus point win over Newcastle. International...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTime for club owners to come clean on plans
NICK CAIN - READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SEETHING financial undercurrents are undermining the main pillars of the game in...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoThis was a cracker but still too many blowouts
The Premiership run-in produced a highly competitive cracker of a match at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday, with Northampton securing a 41-30...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSchreuder happy to be Spencer’s back-up
By PAUL REES Louis Schreuder wasn’t the only South African scrum-half smiling when it was announced at the end of February...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDon’t get trapped in bowels of a big club
Diamond’s warning to his young guns By PAUL REES Steve Diamond has warned his young charges at Newcastle to beware of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago‘Incredible’ Farrell has Saracens motoring
Champions Saracens smashed Harlequins 52-7 in front of 61,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to move second in the table and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears can still finish in the top four – Dun
By PAUL REES James Dun knew exactly what Bristol’s supporters were going through earlier this season when the Bears became stuck...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoI’m fresh and ready for action, says Muir
By PAUL REES Will Muir broke into the England squad this year and although he did not feature in the Six...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoQuins hoping to tempt Care, 37, with new deal
By PAUL REES Harlequins are trying to persuade Danny Care to sign a new contract and finish his career at The...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: Clubs will take Cup more seriously
By PAUL REES The Premiership will shut down next season during the two international windows, meaning more clubs are likely to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens juggernaut steams over Quins
By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens .......................... 52pts Tries: Lewington 2, Dan 13, 43; Maitland 17, 26; Cinti 61, Gonzalez 67, Goode 71...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s in form of his life – McCall
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall claimed Owen Farrell was in the form of his life after his break and received...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChiefs do enough to get past Newcastle
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 25pts Tries: Fisilau 12, Wimbush 24, Sio 32, Tuima 39 Conversion: Hodge 39 Penalty: Hodge 73...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDiamond: I saw a lot of positives
STEVE Diamond saw seeds of encouragement despite Falcons slipping to a 13th league defeat. “It could have been closer,” said Diamond....
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