All posts tagged "Premiership"
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations bonus point can net £1m extra cash
The Six Nations kicking off this weekend will achieve another global first in world rugby – the £1m bonus point. A...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExeter add two for next season
Exeter have strengthened their squad for next season with the double signing of Toby Salmon from Rotherham and Tom O’Flaherty from...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: RFU mustn’t blame ‘incomers’ for increase in abuse of refs
With the excitement of the closely-fought battles for Champions Cup quarter-final places in this year’s competition, it would be easy to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAlo to stay at Sixways
Worcester tighthead Biyi Alo has signed a permanent contract to remain at the club after joining from Saracens as injury dispensation...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Patience needed while refs negotiate the speed bump
The focus on the refereeing of high tackles has grown massively since last weekend’s games. The high tackles by Brad Barritt...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFive Young Rugby Players Set to Make an Impact in 2017
With attendances at rugby union matches growing off the field as reported by Premiership Rugby at the start of the season,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester urged to consider benefactor route
Leicester legend Louis Deacon claims his old club were wrong to sack Richard Cockerill and insists the Welford Road outfit must...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCalum Clark heads to Saracens
As first revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 27, Saracens have signed Calum Clark ahead of next...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWorcester confirm signing of Ethan Waller
As revealed by Neil Fissler last week, Worcester have secured the signing of Northampton loosehead Ethan Waller ahead of next season....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeicester to bring in French Test centre
Leicester are believed to have signed France international Maxime Mermoz with immediate effect. The centre is expected to arrive at Welford Road...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSale investigated over possible Ioane concussion
Sale are being investigated by a Concussion Management Review Group over their role in the handling of TJ Ioane in the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: New tackle laws could help bring attacking rugby back
The start of a new year always brings anticipation for what lies ahead but also the chance to take a look...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol fly-half loaned to Jersey
Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy has joined Championship side Jersey on a dual-registration agreement. Sheedy has missed the majority of the 2016/17...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Rhys Oakley – Hartpury College
How about that for a start to the season? It’s been very good. There’s a great bunch of players at Hartpury...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEaling fly-half banned for tip tackle
Ealing Trailfinders fly-half Aaron Penberthy has been banned for three weeks for a tip tackle against his old club Jersey on...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGloucester confirm Tigers fly-half capture
As revealed in The Rugby Paper, Gloucester have signed Leicester fly-half Owen Williams for next season on a deal worth around...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop
After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoQuins release statement on Chris Robshaw
Chris Robshaw will miss Harlequins‘ Aviva Premiership fixture against Sale Sharks tomorrow with the shoulder injury which he sustained in last...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol second-row joins Blues
The Cardiff Blues have brought in Bristol‘s Welsh-qualified second-row BJ Edwards on a short-term loan deal. Edwards joined Bristol in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTV audience and attendance figures grow for Premiership
The Aviva Premiership has released figures to show significant increases in both attendances at games and live TV audiences. Crowds at...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPisi banned for two weeks
Bristol’s Tusi Pisi has been banned for two weeks after an RFU disciplinary panel found him guilty of taking out Worcester...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring 2017
The great thing about the New Year, for the rugbyhead anyway, is that everything seems to accelerate after January 1. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: George Ford has to play with a smile on his face again
George Ford faces another huge decision in the coming weeks, as from today he is officially allowed to hear offers from...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Jones wanted an abrasive leader, well he’s got one
Somehow the words leopards and spots have sprung to mind this week, having once again had to listen to all those...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby made a mistake by picking Beauden Barrett as Player of the Year
Maro Itoje should have been World Rugby‘s Player of the Year by a clear margin ahead of New Zealand fly-half Beauden...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSuperstars will push Wasps up to the next level
Kurtley Beale’s instant impact and the impending arrival of Springbok superstar Willie le Roux can equip Wasps with the impetus they...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton have the personnel to fight back in New Year
We have a tendency to go on autopilot when we hear that Dylan Hartley has been red-carded again. We think about...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership giants will ‘buddy up’ to save the Championship
By NEALE HARVEY Premiership Rugby could assume control of the Championship as part of revolutionary plans to overhaul the top two...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWasps statement after Connacht blunder
Wasps have issued the following response to EPCR’s statement yesterday, which clarified that a mistake was made by match officials in...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoKing joins Wales coaching staff
Wales have named Alex King as their attack coach in a temporary role for the 2017 Six Nations before he joins...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNewcastle sign London Welsh centre
Newcastle have signed London Welsh centre Nick Reynolds on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 27-year-old will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Rather than bonus points, let’s regulate the kickers
Reading Nick Cain‘s article in last week’s paper, got me thinking about the Six Nations and why the committee think it...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoJack Clifford’s back to press his claim for a starring role
Jack Clifford believes he has returned stronger and fitter than ever following an eight-week injury lay off that forced him to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoKruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under
British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme
Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Clear this fog over North for the sake of others
Northampton‘s attempt to shroud the crucial issue of George North being knocked out against Leicester last weekend in a fog of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Wood – former Gloucester prop
I arrived at Gloucester as a boy and left 15 years later as a man. The club and the characters and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHartley red piles more pressure on Mallinder
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is fighting to save his job. Mallinder, who was once tipped as a potential England...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock
Justin Clegg might be out of sight but he is determined not to be out of the minds of the Worcester...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHughes and Yarde to start for England against Wallabies
Nathan Hughes and Marland Yrade will start at Twickenham on Saturday as head coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh face job losses to keep club from the cliffs
London Welsh‘s players face an uncertain future after new chairman Gareth Hawkins revealed the troubled club are abandoning their Premiership dream....
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Mike Delany – Newcastle fly-half
What did you make of the Anglo-Welsh Cup over the past two weeks? It was good to get a break and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock
Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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