Premiership

Latest News
/ 4 years ago

‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan

The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Lions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington

The Saracens winger expects the club's contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 4 years ago

Henry Trinder opts for Ampthill over top flight return

The Gloucester stalwart discusses his return to English rugby in the Championship with Ampthill, where he will start coaching as well...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Tom O’Flaherty eager to right the wrongs of painful Premiership final

The Exeter Chiefs winger says the feeling is they 'let things slip' in the final against Harlequins

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Exeter Chiefs add two new signings to tight five

Exeter have confirmed the signings of overseas players Ryan McCauley from Australia and Sam Nixon from the Top 14

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

London Irish announce surprise departure of Blair Cowan

The Exiles co-captain will leave the Premiership to pursue opportunities in Japan

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers set George Worth free

LEICESTER have released utility back George Worth from his contract by mutual agreement. The 24-year-old made 62 appearances for the club...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Harlequins announce capture of Viliami Taulani from Chiefs

Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson has recruited a player he coached at former club Waikato Chiefs

By A Wood
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Munster have eye on Newcastle Falcons ace George McGuigan

The Newcastle hooker is Irish-qualified and wanted by Johann van Graan, TRP understands

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Exeter boss Rob Baxter keen on Aussie giant McCauley

Rob Baxter goes hunting for Aussie lock to join Chiefs

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers academy product Tandoh to head to France

The Tigers back row has the option to return to Oval Park after deciding to take a year to play for...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Premiership clubs in stand-off over players’ agent fees

Neil Fissler exclusively reports on a new feud developing between Premiership clubs and players' agents

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Worcester Warriors go green for brighter future

The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Ambitious Harlequins are a match for Jack Walker

Harlequins hooker Jack Walker discusses his switch from Premiership rivals Bath to the Stoop

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Stormers lock pairing look for move to Britain

Is a move north for the David Meihuizen and JD Schickerling on the horizon?

By The Rugby Paper Team
Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years ago

Eddie Jones completes recruitment of Martin Gleeson to succeed Amor

As revealed by TRP back on April 11, Martin Gleeson will leave Wasps to join the England programme as attack coach

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

CVC Capital Partners agrees cash injection in La Liga

Stakeholders in Premiership Rugby and Six Nations agrees £2.7bn investment in Spanish football league

By A Wood
Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years ago

Tom de Glanville aims to make Eddie Jones re-consider

Bath full-back Tom de Glanville discusses his England hopes with Adam Ellis after call-ups to two of Eddie Jones' training squads

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Craig White calls time on Sale Sharks job

FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

By The Rugby Paper Team
Features
/ 4 years ago

Q&A – Gethin Watts: Bristol’s bear cubs will be crucial after cap reduction

Gethin Watts tells Adam Ellis about the work being done in the academy at Premiership contenders Bristol Bears

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Corey Baldwin coming back to Scarlets

The Exeter Chiefs centre is leaving Sandy Park and returning to the Scarlets

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Sale Sharks confirm Nick Schonert switch from Worcester

As revealed by TRP back in April, the tighthead is on his way to the AJ Bell Stadium

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Hargreaves: Law changes could destroy Union ethos

As the DCMS releases a report as a result of a four-month inquiry into the impact of concussion in sport, Alistair...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Barritt: ‘Owen and the gang will be back in title mix’

What are the expectations for Saracens ahead of their Premiership return? Adam Hathaway asked former captain Brad Barritt

By Adam Hathaway
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Saints scrum-half Henry Taylor calls time at 27

NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Henry Taylor is retiring from rugby to “pursue a career in the city”. The 27-year-old, who was part of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Ex-Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick has chance in France

Hardwick had considered joining Leeds Tykes

By The Rugby Paper Team
Features
/ 4 years ago

Ben Spencer’s tee-time at Celtic Manor

Did you know Gareth Bale is the brother-in-law of Taulupe Faletau, teammate of Ben Spencer at Bath?

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Players all paid at Harlequins

FURTHER to my story last week about discussions at Harlequins about the ending of the players’ agreed paycuts, I am happy...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Wolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens

Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

England defence coach John Mitchell makes shock switch to Wasps

Eddie Jones' longest-serving assistant coach quits role as defence coach with England

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Jake Kerr inks permanent Bristol Bears contract

Bristol Bears also confirm the departure of a 2020 summer arrival from Ashton Gate

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Smiler Smith ‘sums up Harlequins right now’

Harlequins skills and kicking coach Charlie Mulchrone says Marcus Smith has gotten to where he is by being a great applier...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Features
/ 4 years ago

Laurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory

Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Harlequins and Falcons in pay-cut concern

Are Premiership clubs all back to paying their players their pre-pandemic salaries?

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Harry Elrington signs for Gloucester after London Irish departure

Elrington isn't the only ex-London Irish player headed to Kingsholm

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Prop Juan Figallo, 33, stays with Sarries as a coach

FORMER Saracens prop Juan Figallo has been appointed as the new forwards coach for the club’s women’s and academy sides. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

World Rugby embolden concussion protocols with new specialist panel

World Rugby confirm new law trials and wider use of independent concussion consultants

By A Wood
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Premiership 2021-22 fixtures: Bristol and Saracens to kick off new season

A mouth-watering start to the new Premiership season as Premiership Rugby release 2021-22 fixtures

By A Wood
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Where Martin Landajo is off to after leaving Harlequins

The Argentinian left the Stoop earlier this month after his contract expired

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

I’m not leaving Harlequins, Esterhuizen tells Sharks

The South African centre has ended his first season with Harlequins as Premiership champion, and has told the Sharks he won't...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Wing Rowe joins Irish

LONDON Irish have signed winger Kyle Rowe from Edinburgh. The 23-year-old has represented Scotland at U20 level and on the Sevens...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 4 years ago

Jersey prop Dan Richardson joins Tigers

LEICESTER have brought in loosehead prop Dan Richardson from Championship side Jersey Reds. The 25-year-old, who has spent time at Fylde...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Mike Ford open to offers from either code after Leicester Tigers exit

Ford was replaced at Welford Road by Kevin Sinfield and is seeking new opportunities

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Wyles: Saracens will make top-flight tasty next season

Former Saracens Premiership winner Chris Wyles says the club have 'done their time' and should expect to challenge once again

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Homecoming for ex-NFL convert Christian Scotland-Williamson

Christian Scotland-Williamson has completed his return to rugby union after a three-year stint in the NFL by signing for Harlequins. As...

By A Wood
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Saints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop

NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Exeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley

EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Joe Marler and Danny Care have last tango at Twickenham

JOE Marler fears that Harlequins stunning victory in the Premiership final will be the last dance he enjoys with Danny Care....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Harlequins conclude six-month search for new head coach with Tabai Matson

Harlequins will have a new head coach oversee the team’s defence of their Premiership title, after confirming Tabai Matson as the...

By A Wood