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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHooper rejects claims that his staff face axe
By PAUL REES STUART Hooper has dismissed a report that Bath’s coaches had a month to sort out what has been...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoExiles show they mean business this season
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........19pts Tries: Beard 28, 66, Northmore 35 Conversions: Allen 29, 36 London Irish ....22pts Tries: Creevy 28,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSimmonds bulldozes Bath hopes of revival
By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ....................16pts Tries: Reid 19 Conversions: Bailey 19 Penalties: Bailey 2, 47, 63 Exeter ................23pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 42,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoBaxter: We need the joy of winning
WHEN back-rower Dave Ewers plays, Exeter win. The Chiefs have suffered four defeats in the Premiership this season but Ewers, absent...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wasps are bewildered by Billy
By ROGER PANTING Wasps ................33pts Tries: Young 23, Oghre 39, Barbeary 57, Umaga 74, 78 Conversions: Umaga 39, 57, 74, 78...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe were too soft in defence groans boss Blackett
WASPS’ head coach, Lee Blackett, was unhappy. “It was a disappointing night and a disappointing result. Two points we will take,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoSaints give depleted Bear pack a bullying
By NATHAN RICHARDS Bristol ................20pts Tries: Kerr 4, Leiua 42 Conversions: Sheedy 5, 43 Penalties: Sheedy 21, 31 Northampton ..36pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins sneak in after Saints snub late kick
By TOM VICKERS Harlequins ..26pts Tries: Anyanwu 6, 66; Steele 11, Wallace 73 Conversions: Benson 6, 11, 73 Northampton..25pts Tries: Hendy...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDeacon’s rocket sees Tigers explode
By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ............7pts Tries: Hartley 72 Conversions: Mathews 72 Leicester ....55pts Tries: Murimurivalu 3, Green 42, Porter 45, 51,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPeerless Pearson helps his ‘special’ Exiles top their pool
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish..29pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 15, Hepetema 22, Mafi 20, Redmond 50 Conversions: Jennings 16, 22, 29 Penalties: Jennings...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCup gets a boost as Sale claim a late win
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................25pts Tries: Metcalf 26, Reed 37, Birch 72 Conversions: R du Preez 28, 74 Penalties: R du...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester young guns smash six past Chiefs for another bonus point
By ANDREW DEERING Gloucester........45pts Tries: Taylor 15, Morris 19, Morgan 26, 32; Barton 44, Reeves 76 Conversions: Evans 15, 21, 27,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond watches kids shine as Powell sees red
By JOHN EVELY Worcester ........68pts Tries: Simpson 6, 28; Doel 12, Howe 33, 45; Thomas 38, Johnson 47, Dodd 58, Smith...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFalcons fly to the top after nine-try thriller
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle....34pts Tries: Tait 13, 58; Montgomery 22, Stephens 39, Basham 51, Graham 79 Conversions: Hodgson 40, 59 Wasps...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter kids give Bears a battle all the way
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ......27pts Tries: Kenny 4, Walsh 18, 51 Conversions: Hodge 4, 18, 51 Penalties: Hodge 44, 80 Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLate Porter try ends the Sale comeback after Dugdale double
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ......32pts Tries: Van Poortvliet 18, Porter 79 Conversions: Hegarty 18, Lancaster 79 Penalties: Hegarty 8, 17, 23,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDefence rules day as Sarries defy Quins
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........28pts Tries: Barrington 14, Morris 30, McFarland 39, 48 Conversions: Vunipola 16, 31, 40, 50 Harlequins ........21pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath’s second string are destroyed in record defeat to Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........71pts Tries: B Morgan 8, 39, 43; Moyle 13, Ludlow 27, Ackerman 34, Davidson 41, Balmain 48,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVan Rensburg lands late knockout punch for Irish
By TOM VICKERS Northampton ..26pts Tries: Hendy 31, Fish 56, Gillespie 65, Litchfield 72 Conversions: Grayson 31, 56, 72 London Irish...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAndrews casts his spell as Wizards stay top
Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.......... 20 Aberavon.......... 30 ABERAVON cemented their place at the top of the Premiership Cup west...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoConnon gives Chiefs another kick in teeth
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................14pts Tries: J Simmonds 40, Armand 50 Conversions: J Simmonds 40, 50 Newcastle ........15pts Tries: McGuigan 8,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjury-free Ford heaps more pain on Bath
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........40pts Tries: Dolly 10, Scott 27, Ford 57, Cowan-Dickie 80 Conversions: Ford 10, 27, 57, 80 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPerfection will come eventually says Lam
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................27pts Tries: Fricker 36, 73; Whiteley 51, Jeffries 40 Conversions: Sheedy 40, 73 Worcester ..........5pts Tries: Heward...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNever-say-die Exiles stun Sarries at death
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........34 pts Tries: Woolstencroft 5, Segun 28, 46; Earl 48, M Vunipola 61 Conversions: Lozowski 47, 49,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMagic MacGinty helps Sharks find their edge
By LUKE JARMYN Sale ....................30pts Tries: Van der Merwe 9, Yarde 41, Ross 80 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 42, 80+1 Penalties: MacGinty...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjury-ravaged Wasps must stop turnovers
Paul Rees talks to Wasps boss Lee Blackett about his gameplan for Quins PREVIEW… Wasps v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 4.30pm, CBS...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson brings the Wayne Smith tackle technique to Quins
By JON NEWCOMBE Working on defence: Tabai Matson FOR all their attacking credentials, defence remains a massive focus at Harlequins as...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoI’d love to play for Samoa says Toomaga-Allen
JEFFERY Toomaga-Allen won a solitary cap for New Zealand nine years ago, coming on as a second-half replacement against Japan, but...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSlick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty
Premiership Cup By JACK NAISBITT Pontypridd.............. 31 Ebbw Vale................. 3 PONTYPRIDD got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDion delight as the Gogs clean up
Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC.............................23 Merthyr.................... 17 RGC 1404 came out on top against Merthyr in a thrilling clash in...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRichards suffers off day as Cardiff slip up
Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff......................25 Newport...................28 NEWPORT’S fine Premiership Cup form continued as they stayed top of the eastern conference...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoJones helps Drovers reach semis
Premiership Cup By HUW THOMAS Llandovery............. 16 Carmarthen Q............0 LLANDOVERY’S win over Carmarthen Quins virtually guarantees Euros Evans’ side a toptwo...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHarvey does the trick as Bridgend stroll it
Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Bridgend..................43 Llanelli..................... 16 A HAT-TRICK of tries from Bridgend hooker Gareth Harvey fired the Ravens to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIsiekwe chasing his dream of England recall
Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFord is the maestro again in Tigers romp
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..26pts Tries: Skosan 40, 76; Mitchell 47, Waller 56 Conversions: Grayson 47, 56, 76 Leicester ..........55pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoThree go in the bin yet Bears roar on
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....33pts Tries: Stokes 21, Willemse 39, Rogerson 41, Hepetema 69, Rowe 78 Conversions: Jackson 39, 42,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRed card wrecks any hope for Bath
By ROGER PANTING Bath ....................17pts Tries: De Glanville 28, Rokoduguni 75 Conversions: Bailey 28, Cipriani 75 Penalties: Bailey 20 Wasps ................27pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWarriors show their heart for the battle
By ANDREW DEERING Worcester ........27pts Tries: Shillcock 7, 68; Van der Merwe 9, 56 Conversions: Smith 7, 11 Penalties: Smith 28...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester let the big scalp slip from grasp
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........13pts Tries: Sngleton 13 Conversions: Hastings 14 Penalties: Hastings 25, 28 Exeter ................16pts Tries: Hepburn 51, Whitty...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins out to prove title run was no fluke
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop SECOND in the table meets third at The Stoop...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEvans answers call with vital 19 points
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........29pts Tries: Rapava-Ruskin 34, May 77 Conversions: Evans 34, 77 Penalties: Evans 9, 23, 46, 69, 73...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMitchell: It’s a good warm up for Tigers
By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton ..66pts Tries: Biggar 8, Mitchell 14, 75; Ratuniyarawa 21, Skosan 27, 44, 57; Hutchinson 29, Freeman 51,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps job lot tougher than romp at The Rec
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Saracens v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium MARK McCall has challenged his Sarries stars to prove...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSheep farmer Hislop happy fronting the Wasps herd
By JON NEWCOMBE Quality: Robin Hislop ROBBIE HISLOP’s superb form will come as no surprise to seasoned watchers of the Championship...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDavies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on
Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale........ 16 Merthyr............. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend
Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Carmarthen Q.........27 Bridgend.................. 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in a strong second-half performance to secure victory over...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGood Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21
Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................. 17 Llandovery.............45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery secure their 21st victory in a row...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics
Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeetham belter wraps up fightback
Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCrane lifts Black and Ambers to victory
Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Newport...................27 Pontypridd...............11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at Newport as Black and Ambers scrum-half Luke Crane...
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