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Delight for Saints as they keep Bath at bay

5 November 2023 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton………………. 24pts Tries: Pearson 17, Coles 33, Hendy 43 Conversions: Smith 17, 33, 43 Penalties: Smith 1 Bath ………………………………. 18pts Tries: du […]

Van Graan: We had chances to win

5 November 2023 0 comments

Bath boss Johann van Graan made no excuses after his team had failed to press home their advantage in the final minutes of their defeat […]

Harlequins ease home as Dombrandt calls shots

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ………………….. 40pts Tries: Riley 16, Lamb 26, David 37, Dombrandt 49, Lynagh 53, Green 75 Conversions: Evans 18, 26, 38, 50; […]

We’re throwing jabs but can’t land a punch, says Codling

5 November 2023 0 comments

Newcastle head coach Alex Codling saw the positives in their defeat to Harlequins, but recognised that encouraging performances aren’t enough as they chase their first […]

Creevy fires Sharks back to winning ways

5 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Sale ……………………………… 24pts Tries: Reed 15, 33; B Curry 51, Creevy 69 Conversions: Ford 34, 70 Gloucester …………………… 10pts Tries: F Thomas […]

Harris: We will need to build for Bath

5 November 2023 0 comments

After back-to-back Friday night defeats the Cherry and Whites will be looking to get their season back on track in next week’s derby against Bath, […]

We’re out to build on good start – Jenkins

5 November 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS PREVIEW… Exeter v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Welsh giant Dafydd Jenkins is ready to add his sizeable bulk to Exeter […]

Grahamslaw ready for Chiefs challenge

5 November 2023 0 comments

Sam Grahamslaw will make his Premiership debut for Bristol this afternoon as they take on Exeter. The former Jersey Reds loosehead lines up in a […]

Hooper in line for Lions role

5 November 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions could appoint former Bath director of rugby and England Saxons second row Stuart Hooper as their team […]

Falcons losing Carreras to France

5 November 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle Falcons have suffered a blow for next season after Argentina winger Mateo Carreras completed a move to Bayonne […]

Back to school challenge for former Sharks

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Sale Sharks Steve Hanley and Joe Clark are leading the Trafford Schools Rugby initiative that launched last year to encourage children […]

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Four

3 November 2023 0 comments

There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from the tournament. The weekend’s […]

Saints earn first victory at soaked Newcastle

29 October 2023 0 comments

By Tom Jeffreys Newcastle………………………………….14 Tries: Stephens 75 Penalties: Connon 10, 26, 59 Northampton Saints……………………16 Tries: Langdon 53 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties: Smith 15, 38, 64 […]

George urges RFU to listen to old boys

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing contracts. Twickenham chiefs have […]

Randall’s out to get the world at his feet

29 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed to work on his […]

Spencer’s aiming to follow in Dupont’s footsteps

29 October 2023 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Bath captain Ben Spencer is taking a leaf out of the book of French maestro Antoine Dupont as he chases more England […]

Isiekwe agrees to stay at Saracens

29 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Nick Isiekwe is the latest player to agree to a new deal to remain with Premiership champions […]

Toulon have prop Sinckler in their sights

29 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle Sinckler and Lewis Ludlam […]

Sale let league boys in

29 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks answered an emergency cry for help from England’s rugby league team preparing for their second Test match […]

Shillcock keeps his cool to snatch win

29 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath ……………………………… 24pts Tries: Muir 14, Du Toit 54 Conversions: Russell 55 Penalties: Russell 37, 48, 71, 78 Leicester …………………….. 25pts Tries: […]

McKellar: We were excellent from start

29 October 2023 0 comments

Leicester head coach Dan McKellar was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Bath late on. He said: “We were excellent from minute one. […]

Evans on target to cut down Bristol

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol ……………………………21pts Tries: Vakatawa 36, Thacker 48 Conversions: Sheedy 49 Penalties: Sheedy 25, 29, 62 Harlequins ………………….. 23pts Tries: Hammond 21, 44 […]

Lam: We made far too many mistakes

29 October 2023 0 comments

Bristol’s Director of Rugby Pat Lam believed this his side were their own worst enemies as they went down to Harlequins. “We were quite quickly […]

Baxter’s Exeter 2.0 beginning to flourish

29 October 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………………………….. 43pts Tries: Fisilau 2, Frost 18, Iosefa-Scott 37, Feyi-Waboso 39, Armstrong 71, Penalty 80 Conversions: Slade 4, 19, 40, 72 […]

We just weren’t at the races, admits Sanderson

29 October 2023 0 comments

Sale DoR Alex Sanderson admitted his side were ‘not at the races’ as they tasted defeat for the first time in the Gallagher Premiership this […]

Saracens get their act together at last

29 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester …………………….. 3pts Penalties: Barton 5 Saracens …………………….. 24pts Tries: Willis 24, 49, Lewington 28 Conversions: Lozowski 25, 29, 50 Penalties: Lozowski […]

Skivington: Defeat was an anomaly

29 October 2023 0 comments

Gloucester boss George Skivington labelled the West Country side’s heavy defeat to Saracens “an anomaly” after it brought their seven game winning run to an […]

Pearson: I’m lucky to end up at Saints

29 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Newcastle v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Tom Pearson did not have to think for long when Northampton made their […]

Two defeats but Codling seeing a lot of positives

29 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN “Entertaining our fans, working unbelievably hard, and getting a better mutual understanding” is the mantra that Alex Codling is building, as he […]

Dunn: I want to win stuff with Bath

29 October 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE While the 2023/24 Premiership season is only in its early stages, for Bath stalwarts like Tom Dunn, the club’s upsurge in form […]

McCall won’t rush his England players back into action

29 October 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Mark McCall insists he won’t be rushing his England contingent back into action en masse, despite the club’s poor start to the […]

Curry and Creevy prepare to join forces

29 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the World Cup play-off – […]

Quins battle past Chiefs for first victory

22 October 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins… 22pts Tries: Kenningham 10, Lynagh 17, Joseph 35 Conversions: Evans 11, 18 Penalties: Edwards 80 Exeter Chiefs……14pts Tries: Painter 4, Frost […]

Wasps keen to return to ‘highest level’

22 October 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until the 2025/26 season to […]

Woollett gets his chance at Leicester

22 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN New Leicester Tigers recruit Ben Woollett is ‘buzzing to play footy’ with Handré Pollard and Freddie Steward and make the most of […]

Premiership Cup a great success, says Matson

22 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins’ Tabai Matson is calling on English rugby’s ‘powers that be’ to recognise how the new format Premiership Cup has been healthy […]

Blow for Bath as Hill ruled out with leg injury

22 October 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Bath flanker Ted Hill is set to miss “a number of months” through an upper leg injury. Hill went off with the […]

French taking an interest in Underhill

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE England backrow Sam Underhill has been attracting interest from French Top 14 giants Racing 92 and Bordeaux, who are interested in luring […]

Castres in move for Collier

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Castres Olympique have moved to lure long-serving Harlequins tighthead prop Will Collier, who was called into Steve Borthwick’s summer training camp in […]

Stooke in line for return to Rec

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath lock Elliott Stooke, below, could return to The Rec next month from […]

Saracens on right course to keep Itoje

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership champions Saracens are said to be ‘quietly confident’ that they will be able to agree a new long-term contract with England […]

McKellar in frame for Jones position

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Leicester Tigers boss Dan McKellar, above, has emerged as a potential target for the Australian Rugby Union if Eddie Jones, below, walks […]

Sale have the power to cut down Tigers

22 October 2023 0 comments

■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ………………………17pts Tries: Brown 8, Liebenberg 36, Hassell-Collins 59 Sale ……………………………… 24pts Conversions: Tries: Shillcock 36 Roebuck 10, van Rhyn 32, […]

Du Preez wins the plaudits from boss

22 October 2023 0 comments

Sale boss Alex Sanderson hailed captain Rob du Preez as far more than a “fill in” man for England ace George Ford. Sanderson reckons he […]

Unbeaten Bristol are too strong for Saints

22 October 2023 1 comment

By TOM VICKERS Northampton………………. 27pts Tries: Seabrook 2, 13, Pearson 22, Freeman 40 Conversions: Smith 3, 14 Penalties: Smith 73 Bristol ………………………….. 33pts Tries: Bradbury […]

Lam: I’m proud of how we played

22 October 2023 0 comments

Bristol boss Pat Lam hailed his side’s ‘guts’ as he saw his men come back from a 19-8 first-half deficit to beat Northampton and make […]

Bath fly high as Saracens sink again

22 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens ………………………16pts Tries: Christie 2 Conversions: Lozowski 3 Penalties: Lozowski 19, 37, 52 Bath ……………………………… 25pts Tries: de Glanville 4, Reid 8, […]

Reid delighted with first victory at StoneX since 2010

22 October 2023 0 comments

Player of the match Miles Reid was delighted to have helped end his side’s curse and become the first Bath side to come away from […]

Gloucester hold on to weather the storm

22 October 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle…………………….14pts Tries: Penalty 67, Radwan 72 Conversions: Connon 73 Gloucester ……………………18pts Tries: McGuigan 15, Morris 21 Conversions: Barton 16 Penalties: Barton 8, 54 […]

Chick: That was one that got away

22 October 2023 0 comments

Despite the torrential conditions at Kingston Park making it an unpredictable affair, Newcastle skipper Callum Chick felt their loss to Gloucester on Friday was a […]

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