Premiership
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Premiership news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHepher: We saw plenty of fight
Chiefs coach Ali Hepher felt his side showed plenty of “fight” in their last game of the season without getting the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish going in the right direction – Rogerson
By PAUL REES Matt Rogerson is confident that the wage upheaval which last week threatened London Irish’s match against Exeter yesterday...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens close in on England wing Watson
Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHooper calls time after 15 years at club
Stuart Hooper will leave Bath this summer after 15 years as a player and coach at the Premiership club. “I’ll always...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBlackett ready to fire up Bath attack
By JON NEWCOMBE New Bath recruit Lee Blackett says his time away from the Premiership has enriched him as an attack...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction
By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England
Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMoon enjoying hard work as he aims to help Saints to the title
By PAUL REES Alex Moon is looking to cap what he feels is his best season for Northampton by helping the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBarnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSharks in the market for Wallaby Latu
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks could bring bad boy Tolu Latu to the Premiership this summer after he...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoVersatile prop gets hand from Genge & Sinckler
By LUKE JARMYN Bristol's Rhys Charalambous believes spending time with Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler this season is helping to drive...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson annoyed by Ashman’s move north
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson is unhappy with the departure of Ewan Ashman to Edinburgh next season, adamant the hooker would...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLet’s hope this new-look Cup has meaning
So the Premiership Cup is to remuster in yet another guise this autumn as a joint competition with the Championship sides...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe need to rebuild in the north
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL A radical move to bring together Sale Sharks with Newcastle Falcons – and potentially Doncaster or Leeds Tykes...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPremiership-Championship Cup confirmed
The addition of Championship teams to the Premiership Rugby Cup, first reported in The Rugby Paper on 9th April, has been...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAtkinson enjoying life at Gloucester
By PAUL REES Seb Atkinson is ending the season on a high having feared his career might be over just as...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoExit for Wilson
Mark Wilson will leave Newcastle Falcons’ coaching team at the end of the current season, as revealed on Blindside earlier this...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcGuigan set for coach job
Sale winger Byron McGuigan will retire at the end of the season and move on to the club’s coaching staff. The...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’m quicker, stronger and better, says Lynagh
By GARY FITZGERALD Louis Lynagh claims he has returned from his injury nightmare “quicker, stronger and better than ever”. And the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson backs his ‘squadfather’
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson says Sale will be a different proposition in the Premiership play-offs than they were two years...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWhitten keen to finish on a high
By PAUL REES Exeter may be the underdogs in next Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final against holders La Rochelle in Bordeaux, but...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawrence on fire as Bath find their mojo
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ....................... 35pts Tries: Murley 6, Wallace 23, Smith 35, Gjaitema 55, Dombrandt 70 Conversions: Smith 7, 24,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBayliss: We are proud of our effort
Bath back rower Josh Bayliss, who came on early in the first half, felt their win against Harlequins showed that things...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSimmonds lands late winner to stun Bears
By GARY FITZGERALD Exeter ................................ 22pts Tries: Whitten 25, Ewers 36, Iosefa-Scott 70 Conversions: J Simmonds 26, 71 Penalties: J Simmonds...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe made it far too easy for Exeter, admits coach Lam
Pat Lam was left with a sour taste in his mouth after watching his Bears fail to finish the job off...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale take hard route to land a home semi
By ADAM HATHAWAY Gloucester ....................... 22pts Tries: Ludlow 47, Rees-Zammit 56, May 80+2 Conversions: Hastings 48, 57 Penalties: Hastings 31 Sale...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks told to get on fun bus
ALEX Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, praised his side’s guts – then promised a big night out on the bus...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCollins double keeps Saints in the running
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Newcastle........................... 5pts Tries: Radwan 4 Northampton................... 66pts Tries: Mitchell 8, 57, Collins 15, 29; Augustus 40, Hill 44,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson lines up Leicester friendly
Tom Collins is hoping he has not made his final appearance for Northampton. The popular long-serving winger, whose brace against Newcastle...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish must be sharp, says Van Rensburg
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium PUTTING a kitchen accident to one side, Benhard...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We need to hit our peak form for the play-offs
Saracens can secure first place in the league today but all DoR Mark McCall really cares about is hitting peak form...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOld rivals set for spicy showpiece
Premiership Cup Final By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Newport v Cardiff Today, kick-off 3pm Principality Stadium CLUB games in Wales don’t come...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBaxter: Red cards destroying game
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter says the rash of red cards since the last World Cup is destroying the game. Exeter’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFalcons to put emphasis on academy players
By PAUL REES Newcastle are putting the emphasis on sustainability ahead of Alex Coding’s arrival as head coach in the summer....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHastings on way back after shoulder injury
By PAUL REES Adam Hastings is in line to return to action for Gloucester before the end of the season, four...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints go fourth in battle for play-offs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton Saints..... 38pts Tries: Moon 15, Ludlam 21, Freeman 38, Hutchinson 42, Smith 49, Dingwall 63 Conversions: Smith...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson: Patience was key for us
Phil Dowson was pleased that patience prevailed in the second half and Saints got their reward. “We were a little nervous...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins find their feet to finish job in style
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ....................... 48pts Tries: Esterhuizen 36, Lynagh 40, Bassett 49, Dombrandt 52, 69; Lamb 73, Marchant 76, Baxter...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMatson delight as Evans confirms he’s staying at The Stoop
Tabai Matson spoke of his joy that attack coach Nick Evans will be staying at Harlequins despite England‘s attempt to lure...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoReid finds the fire to lead Bath fightback
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Varney 6, Carreras 27, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Carreras 6, 27, 45 Penalties: Carreras 12...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan delight as attack gets into gear
Bath director of rugby Johan van Graan was overjoyed as his side secured a victory to remember. He said: “We missed...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCurry brothers put the heat on Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol Bears ....................20pts Tries: Naulago 39, Ibitoye 73 Conversions: MacGinty 40, 73 Penalties: MacGinty 9, Williams 24 Sale...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: We gave Ford too many chances
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam conceded that his side were second best and foolishly gave George Ford opportunities to chip...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLast-chance saloon for title hopes – Baxter
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Focused: Aidon Davis and, inset, Jasper Wiese...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSteward: We want to help Ashy get to that century
Retiring: Chris Ashton MIKE Brown has been left out of Tigers’ matchday 23 for the visit of Exeter today, with Freddie...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRaiwalui gets Sam backing to lead top Fiji campaign
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi is confident the appointment of Simon Raiwalui as Fiji’s head coach will minimise the loss of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTop level new cup contest to launch
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry executive chairman Jon Sharp has confirmed that a Premiership/Championship Cup will take place next season. The new...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRFU finds Burrell’s claims are true
An RFU investigation found Luther Burrell’s claims of racism in rugby were true, prompting the governing body to fast-track publication of...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMorris, 28, to call time after injury-hit season
Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris will retire at the end of the season, following a series of serious injuries which have seen...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGreen off to America
London Irish academy graduate Luke Green has joined Major League Rugby’s San Diego Legion on loan. The prop links up with...
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