Premiership

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Premiership news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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MP
W
D
L
PF
PA
P
1
12
11
0
1
255
255
52
2
12
9
0
3
255
232
43
3
12
6
0
6
255
255
31
4
12
6
0
6
255
255
31
5
12
6
0
6
255
255
30
6
12
5
1
6
255
255
29
7
12
5
0
7
255
255
29
8
12
4
0
8
255
255
26
9
12
5
0
7
255
255
26
10
11
4
0
7
250
255
23
11
11
3
1
7
237
255
21
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Care keeps his head to steer Quins home

By NICK POWELL Harlequins……………………. 21pts Tries: Care 7, 37; Lamb 14 Conversions: Allan 8, 15, 37 Gloucester……………………. 12pts Tries: Morgan 21, Socino 34 Conversions: Carreras […]

Lam: We created a lot of chances

Bristol’s defeat, slipping away from being 20-18 ahead with barely 12 minutes to play, ensures their equal worse run of form in the Premiership. The […]

Falcons keep nerve as Chiefs lose again

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle……………………. 24pts Tries: McGuigan 6, Carreras 19, Pepper 40 Conversions: Connon 7, 20, 41 Penalties: Connon 61 Exeter……………………………. 21pts Tries: van Heerden […]

Walder: Rousing speech set tone

Falcons director of rugby Dave Walder revealed how a rousing speech from club legend Gary Armstrong helped set the tone for Newcastle’s win. The Scotland […]

Bath sink as Exeter weather the storm

By TOM BRADSHAW Exeter…………………………… 25pts Tries: Tuima 20, Davis 37, 60 Conversions: Jenkins 21, 38 Penalties: Jenkins 6, 18 Bath………………………………. 22pts Tries: Richards 40, Harris […]

Sarries aim to put on a show

Preview Saracens v Tel Aviv Heat Today. Kick-off 12.15pm SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall has named an exciting 26- man squad for today’s clash […]

Quins confirm Launchbury signing

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Joe Launchbury for the 2023/24 season. It was first reported that Quins were set to sign Launchbury on The […]

Jansen takes charge as Saracens cave in

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens………………………… 8pts Try: Elliott 20 Penalty: Elliott 35 Leicester……………………… 45pts Tries: Ramage 11, Jansen 32 43; Henderson 36, van Wyk 66, Horton […]

Waldouck happy as Gloucester fight hard

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester…………………… 38pts Tries: Morris 1, 49, Clement 21, Knight 32, Atkinson 39, Blake 72 Conversions: Barton 21, 32, 39, 72 Bristol……………………………. 31pts […]

Irish: We threw in young players

Bristol coach Mark Irish was buoyed by his side’s competitive performance. He said: “We came with the mindset of winning and we asked for physicality […]

Ferguson gets the best from Aussie duo

By TOM VICKERS Newcastle……………………. 28pts Tries: Blamire 27, Kerr 36, Pepper 39, Qorowale 73 Conversions: Schoeman 27, 36, 39, Thomas 73 Northampton………………… 31pts Tries: Irvine […]

Birch makes sure hard work pays off

By BEN JAYCOCK Sale………………………………. 40pts Tries: Birch 15, 55; Postlethwaite 42, Caine 65, Wilkinson 71, 80 Conversions: Curtis 16, 43, 66, 73, 80+1 Harlequins……………………. 19pts […]

We took charge in end – Harris

Sale academy coach Gareth Harris was pleased with how his side dominated physically in the second half. He said: “We’re really pleased, we put in […]

Roberts hat-trick as Knights charge on

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster……….29pts Tries: Roberts 13, 18, 42; Holden 34, Kelly 78 Conversions: Dolly 13, 78 Bedford………….. 20pts Tries: Adamson 7, Tapley 31 Conversions: […]

Falcons dig deep to keep Gloucester out

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gloucester……………………. 21pts Tries: Seabrook 37, Jordan 62, Penalty 72 Conversions: Barton 38, 62 Newcastle……………………. 27pts Tries: Radwan 6, Chick 12, McGuigan 32 […]

Cross deadly as champs hit the summit

Premiership By JAMES ROBERTS Bridgend……………… 16 Cardiff………………….43 CARDIFF made it a magnificent seven of seven to take full advantage of Aberavon’s second successive defeat and […]

Reed deadly to fire Black & Ambers

Premiership By ROB COLE Carmarthan Q……… 17 Newport……………….34 NEWPORT’S rise up the Indigo Prem table continued with another bonus-point win as they began to show […]

Saracens on a high as Malins sparkles

By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol …………………………… 10pts Tries: Thacker 55, Benz-Salomon 79 Saracens …………………….. 25pts Tries: Malins 31 Conversions: Goode 32 Penalties: Goode 36, 40, 44, […]