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Sarries keen to do it for loyal Jackson

21 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Saracens are set on giving Jackson Wray a winning send-off as his 14 years at the club come to an end by […]

Reds should have had a shot at the Prem – Allen

21 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Double-winning coach Anthony Allen admits he feels for Jersey after his Cambridge side were allowed to go up and the Reds were […]

Clock is ticking as Irish eye takeover

21 May 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership next season – or […]

Leinster face fight for Boyle

21 May 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leinster are trying to keep highly-rated prop Jack Boyle from moving to the Premiership this summer when his contract […]

Moneybags Racing keen to sign Smith

21 May 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 are serious about tempting Marcus Smith to quit south-west London for a move to the French capital […]

Stage set for mind battle between old friends

21 May 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees previews the Premiership final Alex Sanderson is a two-club man. He spent the bulk of a playing career that was cut short by […]

Sharks end 17-year wait to reach Premiership Final

14 May 2023 0 comments

By Nick Powell, Online Editor Sale Sharks………………………………21 Tries: Roebuck 20, Reed 64 Conversions: Ford 21 Penalties: Ford 47, 57, 69 Leicester Tigers……………………..13 Tries: Potter 55 […]

Saracens on track for sixth Prem title

14 May 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Mark McCall hailed “outstanding and controlled” Owen Farrell after the England star pulled the strings at StoneX Stadium and kept Sarries on […]

Morgan: Move away from culture of debt

14 May 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan has called for a complete refocus so rugby can move away from a culture of debt and […]

Put an independent person in charge – Goode

14 May 2023 0 comments

Alex Goode, who this week signed a contract extension at Saracens, has called on Premiership Rugby to provide “clarity” and “certainty”. Wasps and Worcester have […]

Salary cap hurting, not helping – Biggar

14 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Dan Biggar feels the Premiership’s exodus of players to France is a result of the league’s reduced salary cap ‘hurting it more […]

Kelly ready to work hard for starting place

14 May 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle’s new recruit John Kelly has come a long way from working as a nightclub doorman in Plymouth, but believes it’s given […]

Bath battle back to grab elite spot

14 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES The final round of the regular Premiership season boiled down to who would claim England’s final place in next season’s Champions Cup. […]

Steward: Wiggy’s the main driver

14 May 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Richard Wigglesworth, the Leicester interim head coach, is not happy taking the plaudits for Tigers’ resurrection but Freddie Steward is happy to […]

Sharks keen to get Veainu back in Prem

14 May 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Sale Sharks are set to bring former Leicester fullback Telusa Veainu back to the […]

Leicester swoop for Kata

14 May 2023 0 comments

NEIL FISSLER Leicester have snapped up Solomone Kata, who is leaving Exeter after only one season when his contract runs out next month. Kata, 28, […]

Ludlam: It hurts to miss out on history

14 May 2023 0 comments

Deflated Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam was left emotionally exhausted at the end of a pulsating but ultimately losing contest where the Franklin’s Gardens men came […]

Battling Saracens seize the moment

14 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Saracens …………………….. 38pts Tries: Maitland 5, 21; van Zyl 29, Penalty 70, Malins 75 Conversions: Farrell 6, 22, 30, 76 Penalties: Farrell […]

Fazzball too much for Jekyll and Hyde team

14 May 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens might still be searching for their European mojo but domestically they were in regal form Sunday as the dismissed a Northampton side […]

Roebuck aims to rise high for Sale

14 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium IN-FORM Sale winger Tom Roebuck hopes to help fire his boyhood team […]

I’m proud we stuck together, says Leicester’s Montoya

14 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Julian Montoya, who leads Leicester in today’s Premiership playoff semi-final at Sale, is proud the team stuck together during the tough times […]

Carpenter washes stress away

14 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES SALE full-back Joe Carpenter only made his Premiership debut in October, but he starts today’s semifinal and has attracted the notice of […]

Too many matches had no real meaning to them

14 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of this varied season, we […]

Ashton one of the greats – Cueto

12 May 2023 0 comments

Mark Cueto has paid tribute to former international teammate and soon-to-retire winger Chris Ashton, and his unique ability to finish off opportunities. Cueto and Ashton […]

Series 2 Episode 18 – Mark Cueto on Sale Sharks, Martin Johnson, the England back three and more

11 May 2023 0 comments

In a wonderfully chaotic episode of the Rugby Paper Podcast, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett are joined by […]

Top flight to be cut down to 10 teams

7 May 2023 2 comments

By PAUL REES The Premiership is set to be reduced to 10 teams as it looks to become more financially viable. The move would see […]

Lawes in the mood to finish on a high

7 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Courtney Lawes has set his sights on finishing what has been a frustrating season for last year’s England captain on a high […]

Beaumont predicts a physical encounter

7 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Josh Beaumont refuses to read too much into statistics as Sale prepare to welcome Leicester to Salford on Saturday with a prize […]

Spencer: Fire to play for England still burns

7 May 2023 1 comment

By TOM BRADSHAW Ben Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch. Sometimes actions speak louder than words […]

Gopperth to leave Leicester

7 May 2023 0 comments

Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leicester at the end of the season. The 39-year-old New Zealander is the oldest player in the Premiership and would have […]

Lawrence pounces to grab Cup place

7 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bath ………………………………. 61 pts Tries: Reid 2, Dunn 12, 51, 54; Obano 33, 42; Cloete 49, Bailey 73, Lawrence 80 Conversions: Spencer […]

Van Graan praises ‘incredible’ triumph

7 May 2023 0 comments

Johann van Graan hailed his Bath players after Ollie Lawrence’s 83rd-minute try earned a team that has spent most of the last two seasons on […]

Bears win but find the honey has gone

7 May 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol ………………………….. 36pts Tries: Naulago 10, Thacker 15, Bradbury 48, Radradra 56, 72 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 15, 56, 72 Penalties: MacGinty 23 […]

‘I’ve seen a lot of good this season’

7 May 2023 0 comments

Bristol boss Pat Lam said he has seen ‘a lot of good’ this season despite the disappointment of missing out on Champions Cup qualification. “It […]

Red for Ashton as Quins hold on

7 May 2023 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ………………………17pts Tries: Montoya 15, Reffell 76 Conversions: Pollard 15, Gopperth 76 Penalties: Pollard 45 Harlequins ……………………20pts Tries: Penalty 12, Murley 21 […]

Wigglesworth: Today, Chris wrote the wrong headlines

7 May 2023 0 comments

Leicester boss Richard Wigglesworth said he felt great sympathy for the plight of Chris Ashton. “Decisions are so close these days,” reflected Wigglesworth after Ashton […]

Sale get in the mood for Tigers showdown

7 May 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ……………………………… 54pts Tries: Roebuck 8, James 19, 78; Curry 31, Rodd 43, Quirke 55, Penalty 69, Reed 73 Conversions: Ford 9, […]

Tuilagi: It’s only a flesh wound

7 May 2023 0 comments

Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson says Manu Tuilagi will be fit for the semi-final after the England centre left the field in the second […]

Joy for Kidney as Gonzalez seals it

7 May 2023 0 comments

By GARY FIZGERALD London Irish…………………17pts Tries: Gonzalez 26, 71; Pearson 62 Conversions: Jackson 27 Exeter ……………………………14pts Tries: Vermeulen 21, Hendrickson 64 Conversions: Slade 22, 66 […]

Hepher: We saw plenty of fight

7 May 2023 0 comments

Chiefs coach Ali Hepher felt his side showed plenty of “fight” in their last game of the season without getting the rewards. He said: “We […]

Irish going in the right direction – Rogerson

7 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Matt Rogerson is confident that the wage upheaval which last week threatened London Irish’s match against Exeter yesterday will not halt the […]

Saracens close in on England wing Watson

7 May 2023 0 comments

Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The 29-year-old England wing signed […]

Hooper calls time after 15 years at club

7 May 2023 0 comments

Stuart Hooper will leave Bath this summer after 15 years as a player and coach at the Premiership club. “I’ll always be immensely proud to […]

Blackett ready to fire up Bath attack

7 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE New Bath recruit Lee Blackett says his time away from the Premiership has enriched him as an attack coach. Blackett has spent […]

Hawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction

30 April 2023 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer from Ospreys to Exeter. […]

Lawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England

30 April 2023 0 comments

Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97 caps, made his Saints […]

Moon enjoying hard work as he aims to help Saints to the title

30 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Alex Moon is looking to cap what he feels is his best season for Northampton by helping the Saints reach the Premiership […]

Barnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup

30 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s a great move for […]

Sharks in the market for Wallaby Latu

30 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks could bring bad boy Tolu Latu to the Premiership this summer after he expressed an interest in […]

Versatile prop gets hand from Genge & Sinckler

30 April 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Bristol’s Rhys Charalambous believes spending time with Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler this season is helping to drive his development. The prop, […]

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