Premiership

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Gus Warr determined to make his case to Gregor Townsend

By Brendan McGilligan Sale scrum-half Gus Warr is determined to catch the eye of Gregor Townsend, below, ahead of the Scotland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Steven Luatua: I’d be happy to move up to lock

By Jon Newcombe Given the way that Bristol love to run the ball from deep and play at high tempo, their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

I’m enjoying the buzz of Bath, says Ross Molony

By Gary Fitzgerald European glory days came thick and fast for Ross Molony during his love affair with his boyhood club...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Don’t try to keep up with richer leagues

IN response to Neil Edwards’ letter of Sept 29 and further in support of Jeff Gage’s letter of Oct 6, crowds...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Too much debt is a cause for concern

WITH reference to Nick Cain’s column (Sept 29) on Premiership finances, it just goes to show that our game at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Tommy Freeman can take charge of England’s defence

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Tommy Freeman is one of those players who, when he gets the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 1 year ago

Ben Spencer’s class puts Bath on right path

By Paul Rees Gloucester ........................ 31pts Tries: Llewellyn 8, Williams 20, C Atkinson 23, Thorley 68 Conversions: Carreras 9, 21, 24;...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Rob Du Preez in charge as Sale Sharks dominate

By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks ..................... 43pts Tries: Reed 4, 21; Penalty 28, Addison 35, Roebuck 44, 71 Conversions: R du...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Newcastle Falcons beaten ‘all over the shop’

Newcastle boss Steve Diamond seemed out of answers on how Newcastle can end their Premiership losing streak and shake-off being the...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Danny Wilson: Harlequins determined to put on a show

By Ben Jaycock Harlequins v Saracens – Match Preview Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins have not beaten Saracens in the Premiership...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Tobias Elliott has been on fire for Saracens, says Ivan van Zyl

By Adam Hathaway Saracens scrum-half Ivan van Zyl knew Tobias Elliott was the real deal when the young wing was ripping...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Phoenix clubs locked in madhouse

THE RFU decision to invite expressions of interest from the three “Phoenix clubs” – Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish – to...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Struggling Chiefs close to clicking, says Baxter

By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE suffering the worst start to a domestic season in 15 years, Rob Baxter believes his Exeter Chiefs...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

10k run to training pays off for Temo Mayanavanua

By Jon Newcombe Every time Temo Mayanavanua sits down to watch the children’s TV show Cocomelon with his young son Elnathan,...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Borthwick struggling to find unifying spirit

CALL it a “Sue Gray moment” in rugby boots – yet another one, to go with all the other instances of...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Falcons will be taking a simpler approach, says Diamond

By BEN JAYCOCK Boss: Steve Diamond STEVE Diamond says Newcastle Falcons will operate with a simplistic game plan moving forward which...

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Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Nancy returns after lay-off

Preview Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 3pm ENGLAND hopeful Nancy McGillivray returns to action today against Leicester following a...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Loyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski

Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Falcons will hope Earl is right

BEN Earl’s obligatory man-of-the-match interview after Saracens’ win over Exeter included the following statement: “You look at this Premiership and everyone...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Biljon brings Championship experience to Titans’ squad

■By CIARA FEARN Boss: Harvey Biljon ROTHERHAM Titans director of rugby Harvey Biljon is enjoying the challenges and excitement that come...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Proud Tyke Brady looking to lead club’s new glory bid

■By HANNAH BOYLE Taking charge: Tykes star Jake Brady WHILE all players wear their club shirts with pride, there are few...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 1 year ago

Sorry to say, but it’s their own fault

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE is something I always admired about the RFU, it has always...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Ponty take time to get into gear

Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season as they got the better of Narberth 52-23....

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ludlow back in the fold

By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington recalled his captain Lewis Ludlow for yesterday’s derby with Bath having dropped...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Johnson: I’m still upset by Wasps demise

By MARK STEVENS ALMOST two years to the day since Wasps went into administration, former fans’ favourite Ashley Johnson admits it’s...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Rugby plays down talk of a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league

Premiership Rugby appears to have killed off proposals for a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league in favour of retaining a...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Series 4, Episode 6: Gallagher Premiership, Exeter records and the need for speed with Olly Woodburn

After a few weeks debating the dramatic final rounds of the Rugby Championship, time to revisit the Gallagher Premiership! Three rounds...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Michael Cheika says ban for disrespecting doctor ‘hurts my reputation’

Leicester boss Michael Cheika insists the disciplinary process that resulted in a two-match ban for disrespecting an independent match-day doctor (IMDD)...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Luke Cowan-Dickie tipped for an England return

By Jon Newcombe Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson has backed hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie to play a prominent part in England’s autumn,...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Jack van Poortvliet ‘better than ever’ after his year of hell

By Adam Hathaway England head coach Steve Borthwick will see a new, improved Jack van Poortvliet when he pitches up at...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Centurion Harvey Skinner out to join elite club

By Paul Rees Ever since Harvey Skinner made his debut for Exeter eight years ago, players from the club have been...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Fit-again Curtis Langdon chasing international honours

By Ben Jaycock Curtis Langdon is desperate for another crack with England having missed the summer tour after injuring his shoulder...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

I’d be happy to step up at 12 – Seb Atkinson

By Ben Jaycock Gloucester's Seb Atkinson aims to show he can be the solution to England’s problem at No.12. Atkinson was...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

ITV deal to cover seven live matches

Premiership Rugby has agreed a two-year extension with ITV for a selection of free-to-air matches and a highlights show. The deal...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Clubs block Morrow deal

PREMIERSHIP clubs have blocked Saracens’ head of performance Phil Morrow from joining the England set-up following meetings this week. England boss...

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Letters

/ 1 year ago

Time to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship

THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

With promotion, clubs might invest

IN The Rugby Paper’s letters page (Sept 29), Neil Edwards describes how Championship clubs’ crowds are too low to allow serious...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Omar Mouneimne beefs up Exeter Chiefs defence

By Mark Stevens In a rugby world where there is plenty of chatter around different aspects of attack, Omar Mouneimne is...

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Dream Team

/ 1 year ago

Dream Team – Kyle Dench

Kyle Dench, the Otley head coach and former player, who also played centre for Harrogate, Yorkshire & England Counties, chooses the...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Time for Marcus Smith and Ben Spencer to link up

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... There's speculation that Alex Mitchell and George Ford are unlikely to feature...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Second-best Bath trumped by Bristol Bears

By Roger Panting Bath .................................... 26pts Tries: Harris 11, Butt 55, Molony 58, Lawrence 76 Conversions: Russell 11, 55, 58 Bristol...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam: We were heroic in defence

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam says doing their best against Bath is “not negotiable as it’s all about the community...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Leicester Tigers too strong for floundering Newcastle Falcons

By Brendan Gallagher Newcastle Falcons ........ 10pts Try: Chick 51 Conversion: Grayson 52 Penalty: Grayson 7 Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team