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
/ 6 years agoNorthampton sign back-five forward Nick Isiekwe on season-long loan
The England lock has agreed an extension with Saracens but will not be playing in the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers to follow up major overhaul of academy with new signing
An ally of Simon Cohen is set to exit Welford Road, as further change takes shape at Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDavid Humphreys in power struggle, as Gloucester braced to lose two South African stars
The Gloucester director of rugby faces challenges to bring in an outside hire to succeed Johan Ackermann as head coach
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Ring-fence the Premiership now to help clubs, says Bristol CEO
Mark Tainton believes relegation should be taken off the table to allow cash-strapped Premiership clubs to adapt in security
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers wing Jonah Holmes makes Dragons move
Holmes had been released early from his contract at Leicester last month
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRemembering Exeter Chiefs’ promotion to the Premiership ten years on
Rob Baxter and Tommy Hayes look back on the success of their Championship-winning season 2009-10
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWindow to finish current Premiership season tightens as PGB agrees two-week delay
Time to finish the 2019-20 Premiership season is running out
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins move to sign Tyrone Green after quitting Lions
Green opted to cancel his contract with Johannesburg-based Lions last week along with Malcolm Marx
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘I got a call from Pat Lam saying they’re looking to put together the strongest squad’ – Max Malins explains Bristol loan move
The Saracens full-back explains how his loan move to Bristol came about after a call from Pat Lam
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens keen on adding Argentine points machine as cover for Owen Farrell
The latest on Saracens' squad-building for life in the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPaul Gustard ‘thrilled’ at Nathan Earle extending Harlequins contract
Nathan Earle scored 11 tries for Harlequins before a knee injury ended his first season at the Stoop
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThomas Young signs new Wasps contract, losing Wales eligibility
Wales flanker, capped three times, sticks with Wasps in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership club may offer Nick Abendanon route back to England
Abendanon had said he may be forced to retire when he still desires to play rugby, but there has been interest...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSkills coach Rory Teague to be put in charge of Gloucester
Johan Ackermann left Kingsholm after three years as head coach last Friday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby League star Siva Naulago to switch codes and join Bristol Bears
A serving soldier in the British Army is coming to the Bears' back-line
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Last Dance inspires Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit to be bullish in search of Wales debut
Rees-Zammit explains how Michael Jordan's winning mentality has occupied his mind during lockdown
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown wants Premiership to keep marquee player allowance
The Premiership club will welcome Kyle Sinckler and Semi Radradra to their squad this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohan Ackermann departs Gloucester amid rumour of squad unrest
Three years as head coach over as Ackermann heads to Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHandre Pollard’s Springbok rival Curwin Bosch turns down offer to join Bath
BATH have been knocked back in their bid to land Sharks fly-half Curwin Bosch, who has rejected a move to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens could block Cobus Wiese from signing for Premiership rivals
The Stormers back-five forward signed a long-term deal with Saracens, but wants out
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMyners Review: Premiership Rugby publishes salary cap report
Three-month review of salary cap management leaves no shortage of changes proposed by Lord Myners
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorcester Warriors continue recruitment from Bristol with Joe Batley signing
Joining coaches Jonathan Thomas and Mark Irish in the trip to Worcester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRevealed: Where Alex Goode will be playing next season after agreeing terms to leave Saracens
Saracens stalwart Alex Goode won't be playing in the Championship, Neil Fissler reports
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Gloucester face fight to ward off interest from Japan for Johan Ackermann
The Gloucester head coach signed an extension with the Cherry and Whites last May
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Kvesic signs up for second stint at Worcester Warriors
The Exeter Chiefs back row will be leaving Sandy Park after a three-year stay
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath scrum-half Chris Cook leaves the Rec after 11 seasons to join Bristol
A cross-Premiership move we exclusively revealed on March 15
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs forward Sean Lonsdale agrees new deal
Lonsdale becomes latest member of Chiefs pack to commit to new contract
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens signing wants to opt out of five-year agreement with Premiership champions
Stormers lock Cobus Wiese now wishes to renege on his agreement with the Championship-bound club
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProspect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad
The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Harlequins wing Charlie Walker opts for homecoming after stint with Zebre
Walker had been a target to replace Jonny May for Leicester Tigers
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Mako Vunipola let playing waiting game on Saracens future
The loosehead prop reflects on a 'bizarre' nine months in his life
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May
Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen of Premiership Rugby’s 13 member clubs consider breakaway
BT Sport's deal with PRL is up next year and has hastened talk of a breakaway to allow club's outright control...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers go full rebuild to back three department, as 21 set to exit
Will Tigers bring in more firepower to add to Nemani Nadolo's arrival?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter will be boost for Premier 15s, says Worcester boss Jo Yapp
Jo Yapp shares her view on how Premier 15s can continue to develop after taking the game to new territories
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘It’s a match made in heaven’ – Hogg on Exeter Chiefs
The full-back talks Chiefs and Finn Russell's likely return to the Scotland fold after missing the Six Nations
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath fly-half Freddie Burns confirms where he will be playing next season
Leaving the Premiership behind for Japan after a decade in English rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons take advantage of rival stalling over move for Saracens’ Nick Tompkins
Dean Ryan wants to add Nick Tompkins to the Dragons backline, scuppering Cardiff Blues' attempt to sign the centre
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMake your mind up time for Bath fly-half Freddie Burns
Burns is set for a stint abroad when his contract at the Rec expires
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers release Jonah Holmes to allow Wales return
Holmes will depart Tigers just like Jonny May, but the Premiership club have signed a centre
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHalf of Premiership clubs plan breakaway from PRL
Dispute over payment of £28m to clubs leads to consideration of Premier League-style breakaway
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks great Dan Carter plots last hurrah
The fly-half isn't ready to call it quits at 38, writes Neil Fissler
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Guy Thompson finds new club after being let go by Leicester Tigers
Thompson was reluctantly let go by Leicester days before the outbreak
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Toomua could dodge Rugby Australia cuts by making return to Premiership
Matt Toomua and two other Wallabies stars eye Premiership moves
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji
Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLuke Northmore might have as interesting a story as Harlequins teammate Dombrandt
After finishing school, the Quins centre worked in a pasty shop while playing for Tavistock RFC
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton in advanced talks to sign South African flanker based in France
Former Bulls back row closing in on move to Franklin's Gardens after two years in France
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTalent of Bristol half-backs is off the charts, says Morgan
Bristol strength and conditioning coach Kevin Morgan has seen first-hand the rise of Sheedy, Randall, Lloyd, and Protheroe
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks and Rohan Janse van Rensburg sanctioned after Gloucester raise dispute
Premiership club given suspended points deduction for illegal approach for centre in 2018
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoKpoku brothers pose twin threat in Saracens engine room
Neale Harvey talks to Joel and Jon Kpoku on their rise through Saracens' player pathway to the first team












