Premiership

Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Lam: We should have gone for bonus point

Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, was disappointed that his side could not pick up a bonus-point by failing to score...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Saints getting beefed up for new season

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Sale v Northampton Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, AJ Bell Stadium NORTHAMPTON are aiming to be bigger and better...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Sanderson: To improve, we need to dare players to fail

ALEX Sanderson believes Sale will need to show more in attack if they are to go one better than last season...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Hawkins can’t wait to get going

By MARK STEVENS As one of Exeter’s new kids on the block, Joe Hawkins says the Chiefs are bang on track...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Day: It’s right time to ban Tramadol

By BEN HART Danny Cipriani called it a magic pill, but RPA General Secretary Christian Day says the time is right...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Williams keen to see Vakatawa in action

James Williams is excited to see what sort of impact Virimi Vakatawa can have on Bristol and the Premiership. Vakatawa has...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby 2023/24 weekly previews: Round One

England are not out of the World Cup yet, but the country’s domestic league gets underway this Friday with Bristol Bears...

By Nick Powell
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Sweeney backing for a strong second tier

By PAUL REES Bill Sweeney has pledged Twickenham’s support for the Championship but said the level of funding for the second...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Slade out to inspire the next generation

By MARK STEVENS Henry Slade says he will use the heartbreak of missing out on selection for this year’s Rugby World...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Spencer keeps the armband at Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Spencer says it is “a huge privilege” to lead Bath into a second season, and is grateful...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Codling’s happy to keep faith with youth

By PAUL REES Alex Codling has given his young players exposure in the Premiership Cup and that trend will continue when...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Itoje is too expensive for French

French clubs have gone cold on signing England and Lions lock Maro Itoje when his contract with Premiership champions Saracens runs...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Racing 92 will fight to keep Arundell

BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 will fight any attempts by Gloucester and Bath to lure England international Henry Arundell back to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Leicester’s new launch

Leicester have announced that they will launch their first-ever Down Syndrome rugby team later this month to mark awareness month for...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Saracens go on rampage to cut down Hartpury

By MO SHER Saracens ..........68pts Tries: Segun 16, 32; Hartley 47, Adejimi 51, 58, Davies 54, Knight 61, 78; Stonham 73,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Impressive Bath start to show their worth

By MARK STEVENS Bath .................................. 34pts Tries: Annett 4, De Glanville 15, Francis 36, Muir 39, Ojomoh 76 Conversions: Francis 5,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Anderson hits the heights to steer Quins home

By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: Valentine 26, Tiueti 38, Stronge 41 Conversions: Hollingsworth 27, 39, 42 Harlequins ...... 45pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Blues tame the Tigers for first time in over 40 years

By DAVID THOMPSON Bedford ............ 47pts Tries: Litchfield 3, Howard 13, Adamson 47, Worley 49, King 60, Conway 70, French 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

We need to hit ground running, says Waller

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Doncaster Knights Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Franklin’s Gardens Hard work ahead: Northampton prop Ethan Waller...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Clinical Pirates are too strong for Scottish

By MO SHER London Scots ..14pts Tries: Mehson 61, Panday 77 Conversions: Haydon 62, 78 Cornish P ..........50pts Tries: Dugmore 8,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Sharks pack just has too much bite for battling Mob

By KEVIN MILLER Sale ................... 64pts Tries: James 2, Dugdale 11, 24, 30, 61, Taylor 15, Bedlow 40, 67, Carpenter 69,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Galloping Reeves races in to steal it for Gloucester

By PAUL SMITH Gloucester ........................32pts Tries: Hillmann-Cooper 7, Hearle 14, Clement 34, 58; Reeves 79 Conversions: Hastings 14, Barton 58 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

16-try Bristol go on a spree to demolish Cambridge

By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................98pts Tries: Thacker 4, 19, 35, Lane 10, 47, Bradbury 12, Caulfied 15, Thomas 24, 51, 60,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Falcons call up young guns for Caldy clash

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Newcastle v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Kingston Park Ready to go: Ben Douglas makes his first start...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Paul Rees
/ 2 years ago

Bunker system may expand to other contests

It was always going to be a World Cup in which discipline would be crucial with a zero tolerance on head...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Bath bank on Russell class

Premiership team-by-team previews: Bath Bath finished last season with four consecutive victories, their best run for three years. They scored 175...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Lam puts his faith in Vakatawa to fire Bears

Premiership team-by-team previews: Bristol Bears HOW do you replace Semi Radradra? By signing Virimi Vakatawa, the France centre who was forced...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Baxter out to rebuild again

Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Mercer the man to power Gloucester

Premiership team-by-team previews: Gloucester Gloucester started last season in the fast lane and finished it spluttering along in the hard shoulder...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Quins hope to keep it smooth

Premiership team-by-team previews: Harlequins When Quins won the title in 2020-21, they finished the season strongly to make up for a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

McKellar’s putting pieces into place

Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Codling knows it will be tough

Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Saints have to nail it away from home

Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Sale need to seize the day

Premiership team-by-team previews: Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson has pushed his players to their physical and mental limits this season after they...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Saracens will still be the team to beat

Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years ago

RFU must provide a pathway for everyone

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have believed it? One of the best teams in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Chawatama so happy at Quins

By BEN JAYCOCK When the news broke that London Irish were to go into administration, Lovejoy Chawatama drove his family to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

This is no way to run a pro sport – Halliday

By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday says the decision of Jersey Reds to go into administration, while criticising the RFU leadership for...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

24-team World Cup would suit MacGinty

By PAUL REES AJ MacGinty is pumped to fire Bristol’s potent back division this season, but after having a rare full...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Feyi-Waboso determined to find his feet at Exeter

By PAUL REES Manny Feyi-Waboso is determined to establish himself at Exeter this season after a turbulent start to the 20-year-old’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

The Tank ready to roll for Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Thomas du Toit remains on standby for the Springboks but, for now, his focus is on quickly learning...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Lam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

I’m going to give Sarries everything, says Willis

By PAUL REES Tom Willis aims to take the positives from his failed attempt to prove his World Cup credentials to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Pepper: I like to cause some chaos

By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic Cummings would definitely have needed his eyes testing had he gone to Barnard Castle and not seen...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Nottingham cash in on Coventry mistakes

By LUKE JARMYN Coventry...........33pts Tries: Anstey 13, Nkwocha 20, Mitchell 26, Kvesic 46, Martin 59 Conversions: Mitchell 14, 21, 27, 47...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Bears pacy attack proves too much for Knights

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Powell runs the show for Tigers

■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ........................ 60pts Newcastle.........................7pts Tries: Liebenberg 3, 58; Clare 9, 36; Powell 18, 39; Porter 25, van Wyk...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Barton in control as Gloucester find groove

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury............14pts Tries: Denty 1 Penalties: Bazalgette 56, 58 Drop Goals: Bazalgette 31 Gloucester .......40pts Tries: Blake 21, 37;...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 2 years ago

Sanderson happy to see Sharks turn screw

By JOHN LYON Caldy.................... 7pts Connor Wilkinson 45 Conversions: Barker 45 Sale ................... 24pts Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Grimoldby on target to guide Blues past Ampthill

By BEN WHITE Ampthill............19pts Tries: Bacon 8, Bracken 23, Morris 43 Conversions: Parks 24, 44 Bedford ............ 24pts Tries: Conway 38,...

By The Rugby Paper Team