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
/ 5 years agoPremiership Rugby to have midweek fixtures played under restart plans
Exeter, Northampton and Saracens to face much more compact schedule than Premiership rivals
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers eye replacement for Telusa Veainu from Clermont
Full-back Veainu has signed a two-year contract to join Stade Francais in the Top 14
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors co-owners address reports of Michael Fatialofa facing £100,000 medical bill
"Warriors are, and always have been, committed to supporting Michael Fatialofa"
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMichael Fatialofa facing six-figure medical bill for spinal rehab
The former Worcester Warriors lock had his contract with the club expire at the end of last month and now faces...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPremiership clubs on track for restart as Stage 2 triggered
PGB clear Premiership sides to resume contract training in small groups from July 6
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs switch things up with signing of three aces
Neale Harvey speaks to Aaron Hinkley, Josh Hodge and Corey Baldwin about their moves to Sandy Park
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBorthwick’s first day at Leicester ends with Tuilagi and Eastmond exits
Tuilagi's 11-year stay at Welford Road is over after contract dispute leads to shock exit
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWill Hooley sets sights on Goode’s roving 10/15 role at Saracens
New Saracens signing willing to utilise versatility after leaving Bedford Blues
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegrets? Chris Robshaw bows out with some at Harlequins and England
The former England captain explains how the gut-wrenching loss to Wales at the 2015 Rugby World Cup still rankles
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDan Biggar and Lewis Ludlam among 19 to sign new Saints deals
Chris Boyd speaks after wrapping up new deals for senior first team figures and academy products
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins face bidding war with NRL for League man tipped by Sean Long
A cross-code switch no longer on the table?
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge in contract stand-off with Leicester
The clock is ticking on Leicester and other Premiership clubs to agree adjusted contracts with their players
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCourtney Lawes to stay in English rugby with new Northampton deal
But there is one key figure of the Northampton Saints pack who is leaving
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBen Earl in a hurry to make his mark at Bristol Bears
The Saracens back row says Bristol were quick to make their interest in a loan move known
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt to leave club after 12 years
Saracens and Barritt have agreed to terms to allow the centre to see out the 2019-20 season
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign
The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future
The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins
After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Marland Yarde re-signs with Sale and wants Premiership to show solidarity with black community
QPR fan Yarde has been watching on as the Premier League supports the Black Lives Matter movement
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently
The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGlobal season talks hit stumbling block as Premiership and Top 14 oppose summer shift
LNR president Paul Goze believes summer rugby would be a sacrifice made to satisfy the southern hemisphere nations
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens
The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGloucester to name George Skivington as their new head coach
London Irish forwards coach set for top job at Premiership rivals
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoTed Hill signs long-term extension with Worcester Warriors
The flanker has signed a further extension to the one he agreed last December
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoA different Call of Duty takes England’s Luke Cowan-Dickie to the Warzone
Nick Cain speaks to the Exeter Chief about his appetite for streaming the first-person shooter game on Twitch
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years ago‘Bath is the best place for me’ – Will Spencer returns to the Rec
Things have come full circle for lock Will Spencer, rejoining Bath after seeking a move away in 2016 after a string...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHeavy-hearted Ben Spencer on why Bath move meant cutting Sarries ties
Why the England scrum-half averted going on loan to pursue a permanent move away from Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens’ Alex Lozowski aims to conquer England after Montpellier stint
The Premiership and Champions Cup winner talks to TRP after securing his future at Saracens but agreeing a loan to Montpellier
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWhere Chris Robshaw will be playing rugby in 2021
Robshaw announced in February he would be leaving Harlequins, sparking speculation of a move to the US
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPRL have strung us along says RPA chief executive Damian Hopley
Players union CEO Hopley explains the different variables at play between the RPA and Premiership clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks become first Premiership club to make pay cuts permanent
Sale Sharks agree reductions in big step towards financial sustainability
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSale’s Marland Yarde set to stay after Leicester move doesn’t materialise
The Sale Sharks winger had been approached by Leicester after Jonny May's departure in March
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMichael Fatialofa receives warm reception at Worcester’s training ground
Worcester Warriors lock makes first return to club training ground to continue recovery from spinal injury
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMichael Cheika among the candidates for Gloucester head coach role
Gloucester are believed to have concluded interviews for their head coach role, with Michael Cheika in the frame
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints craftsman Tom Wood nails down new career
The former England flanker is embracing a leadership role within the Saints squad
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRPA issues statement accusing Premiership of ‘lack of governance’
Premiership clubs and RPA in complete breakdown as pay dispute escalates
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWasps flanker Nizaam Carr makes return to South Africa with Bulls
Joining Duane Vermeulen and Josh Strauss at the Bulls in South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoOghre, Willis and Barbeary can all get Wasps firing, says Richard Blaze
Blaze has moved back into coaching in the Premiership after success with England's Red Roses
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks plot return to hometown with new stadium plans
The Premiership club plans to move back to their origins with a new stadium in Crossford Bridge
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBristol explain why they relaxed their opposition to salary cap changes
Owner Steve Lansdown had previously openly stated his opposition to changes to the salary cap
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoAshley Johnson pays thanks to supporters as he leaves Wasps
The hooker/back row was brought to Wasps by Dai Young in 2012
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGopperth: Shift to summer season would set rugby apart from football
The Wasps veteran talks global calendar, coaching, and his desire to play until he is 40
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRPA chairman warns of ‘significant legal dispute’ if union’s input to salary cap plans continues to be shunned
Player union's fury at 'absolute disregard' for Premiership players as clubs vote to cut salary cap threshold
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins bid to give Chris Robshaw proper send-off, after captain signs new deal
Robshaw has signed an extension to see the remainder of the 2019-20 Premiership season through
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNew name emerges in overhaul of Gloucester coaching set-up
London Irish forwards coach George Skivington has seen his reputation grow after the Exiles strong Premiership season
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoEx-Munster coach Jerry Flannery joins Harlequins
"I believe Jerry has a skill set and determination to help foster a ruthless pack mentality" - Paul Gustard
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs maestro Rob Baxter backed to take over England and Lions job
But Baxter still has silverware to claim at Sandy Park before he moves into the Test arena
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPremiership clubs agree to cut salary cap down from £7m
Clubs vote by majority to reduced threshold of salaries to £5m, but with scope to be equal to £6m
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDelayed Premiership salary cap vote goes ahead today
Clubs to take vote on reducing the salary cap and marquee players rule
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens centre Alex Lozowski heads on loan to Top 14 giants
England international heads to Montpellier on loan and will return to Saracens for 2021-22 season
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