Bath - Page 6 of 88 - News, interviews, reports, analysis and opinion

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Gallagher Premiership Final 2025 attracts highest TV audience ever

The sold-out Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final 2025 is officially the most-watched fixture in Premiership Rugby history. Across TNT Sports and ITV1,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 6 months ago

British and Irish Lions Watch: Finn Russell dominates Premiership final

Following the Premiership and URC finals, the British and Irish Lions will be as close to full strength as they have...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Bath’s title celebrations & Ma’a Nonu rolls back the years

Across the world of rugby, there were lots of moments to look back on from this weekend. Given that it saw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Bath heroes roll back the years to rule Premiership again

Bath boss Johann van Graan warned the Premiership there is more where that came from after his side finally ended their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Nearly 60 Premiership players chasing new deals for next season

Worcester's re-emergence as a professional entity and the return of the salary cap to pre-pandemic levels have helped to reduce the...

By Jon Newcombe

British and Irish Lions

/ 6 months ago

World Cup winner Ben Kay backing Will Stuart for starting British and Irish Lions role

The door to possible legendary Lions status has opened wide in front of England’s Will Stuart, and 2003 World Cup winner...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Bath 23-21 Leicester Tigers: 29 years on and Finn Russell puts Bath back on top

Bath .................................... 23pts Tries: Du Toit 26, Ojomoh 49 Conversions: Russell 27, 50 Penalties: Russell 9, 41, 70 Pied piper: Finn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Michael Cheika – ‘I’ve never seen refereeing like that in my life’

Dan Cole was binned for a late challenge on Finn Russell, and Michael Cheika claimed his side got no change off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Paul Rees: Ben Spencer’s kicking has Bath on the front foot

It felt as if the trophy presentation could have been made at half-time. Bath led 13-7, and only once in their...

By Paul Rees

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Magical mystery tour ends with a flourish for Bath

When you have not won a Premiership title for 29 years, it matters not a jot how you break the drought,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Time for Henry Arundell to prove his worth

Before Henry Arundell left for France he was the talk of the town. His tries were all over social media and...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Ben Spencer and Finn Russell are the perfect pair

It started with a headlock and a chewed ear, but the relationship between Ben Spencer and Finn Russell has developed into...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 6 months ago

Chris Hewett: Questions at No.3 are key for Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions

Prop forwards of the tighthead variety were not put on this earth to be like everyone else, and by and large...

By Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett

/ 6 months ago

Chris Hewett: Perhaps Paris isn’t the best of places

Can there be a rugby aficionado in the world who wouldn’t move heaven and earth to experience a weekend’s worth of...

By Chris Hewett

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Bristol Bears dismiss any Wales move for Pat Lam

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam will not be Wales’ new head coach, says club chief operating officer Tom Tainton. Lam...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 months ago

Leinster’s league win in ’14 was right up there

MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN MADIGAN THE FORMER IRELAND, LEINSTER, BORDEAUX, BRISTOL AND ULSTER FLY-HALF AND NOW PREMIER SPORTS ANALYST AS A...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Simon Massie-Taylor: R360 is not a threat to the Premiership

Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor says does not feel the proposed breakaway rugby, R360, is a threat to top-flight rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Best Individual Matchups in the Premiership and URC Finals

Finals weekend is coming up in both the Premiership and the United Rugby Championship (URC). Bath play Leicester Tigers at Twickenham...

By Charlie Elliott

United Rugby Championship

/ 6 months ago

Leinster vs Bulls: Big URC Final Preview

Leinster hosts the Vodacom Bulls in the final of the United Rugby Championship (URC) this weekend. The game will be held...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Bath vs Leicester Tigers: Big Premiership Final Preview

Bath face Leicester Tigers at Twickenham to decide the winner of the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season. The Blue, Black and Whites have...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Premiership Final Preview: Finn Russell ready to avenge last year’s final defeat

Scotland and Bath‘s star fly-half was forced off with cramp in the final stages of last week’s nail-biting west-county derby against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Premiership & URC Team of the Week: Home comfort in Semi-Finals

The Premiership and URC semi-finals have now been played, with the finalists for both competitions now decided. All four home teams won, with...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Adam Radwan’s flying finish is one for the ages

With the Premiership and URC semi-finals having taken place this weekend, alongside the Pro D2 play-off final, rugby saw plenty of...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Michael Cheika tells his Leicester Tigers: We’ve won nothing yet

Michael Cheika saw his Leicester side make the Premiership final but warned: It means nothing without the trophy. An epic semi-final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 6 months ago

Johann Van Graan: Chris Harris will fit in very well at Bath

Bath boss Johann van Graan has insisted that the signing of another world-class player in Chris Harris has not put any...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

AJ MacGinty: Expect big hitters at No.10

AJ MacGinty was not surprised at the Premiership salary cap report’s revelation that outside-halves are the highest earners in the league....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Now R360 has to put meat on the bone

The R360 plan is a disruption, but the good thing about disruptions is that they cause conversations, and it’s always good...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Bath 34-20 Bristol Bears: Bath pass their final audition but Bears go down with all guns blazing

Bath .................................... 34pts Tries: Hill 41, Cokanasiga 48, Muir 54, Ojomoh 59 Conversions: Russell 41, 48, 54, 60 Penalties: Russell 22,...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Johann van Graan – ‘It was a great game of rugby’

Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan hailed the hunger of his side to get past Bristol for another crack at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Nick Cain: Brute forces which could do the game great harm

Rugby Union has reached a critical crossroads in which the future of our sport is in the balance, particularly in England,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Nick Cain: At last! Bath vs Bristol lived up to all the Premiership hype

The Premiership finally lived up to the overblown hype pumped out about it when Bath and Bristol produced a genuinely competitive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 6 months ago

Chris Hewett: Roll up for the next circus in town, the R360 League

Here's an idea: let’s launch a new rugby tournament to run alongside…er…forgotten its name already. Ah, that’s right. R360. The one...

By Chris Hewett

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Paul Rees: Big names are hitting the jackpot at No.10

It pays to be an outside-half in the Premiership. The recently published salary cap report for the 2023-24 campaign saw the...

By Paul Rees

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Paul Rees: R360 would have to find a new audience

The build-up to the Premiership play-offs was hijacked by a global franchise competition that is being planned for next year. It...

By Paul Rees

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Calling it a day is a tough business

Sorry is traditionally the hardest word to say – or indeed sing – but I’ve always thought “Goodbye” runs it close....

By Brendan Gallagher

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Charlie Elliott: Best head-to-head matchups in the Premiership and URC semi-finals

The Premiership and URC semi-finals are taking place this weekend, pitting the best of the best against each other. Bath hosts...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Premiership and URC Semi-Finals Key Talking Points: Sharks without Eben Etzebeth

The Premiership and URC semi-finals are taking place this weekend, with the best of the two leagues battling it out. It...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Premiership Rugby Semi-Finals: Kick-off times, dates, how to watch

The Premiership’s semi-finals have been confirmed with the four highest-ranked teams from the regular season now battling it out to determine the overall...

By Charlie Elliott