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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Van Graan: We have to get better

25 September 2022 0 comments

Despite a third consecutive Premiership loss, which have seen his side concede 107 points, Bath head coach Johann van Graan was heartened by the second-half […]

Why couldn’t we see Smith take on Farrell?

25 September 2022 0 comments

Nick Cain A Premiership that kills its own prime promotional opportunities, like preventing Marcus Smith from playing for Harlequins in a fly-half head-to-head with Saracens‘ […]

We’re looking a real threat – Simmonds

25 September 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park JOE Simmonds puts his strong start to the season down to a determination […]

Hammond out to prove himself against Gray

25 September 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Determined: Hammond George Hammond has Jonny Gray in his sights today as he continues to live his club “dream” and prove himself […]

Van Vuuren at the double as Wasps shoot down Falcons

25 September 2022 1 comment

By NICK POWELL Pick of the bunch: Harry Craven scoring for Wasps WASPS shone on the pitch during a difficult week off it, as they […]

Ojomoh starts as Bath and Wasps face off in crucial game

23 September 2022 22 comments

Max Ojomoh starts for Bath against Wasps on Friday night in a game that both sides will see as an absolute must-win, if their ambitions […]

Bath players needed break after finishing bottom – Redpath

22 September 2022 1 comment

Bath centre Cameron Redpath admitted the squad were thankful for a few weeks off at the end of last season, speaking on The Rugby Paper […]

Premiership Cup round up: Wasps impress despite off-field issues

21 September 2022 1 comment

Wasps shone on the pitch during a difficult week off it, as they looked the strongest of the sides in this week’s Premiership Rugby Cup […]

Worcester and Wasps facing relegation as financial crisis deepens

21 September 2022 2 comments

Both Worcester Warriors and Wasps today suffered blows that may result in their relegation from the Gallagher Premiership, as English club rugby‘s financial crisis continues […]

41-year-old Goodridge set for Warriors debut in Prem Cup

21 September 2022 0 comments

Worcester Warriors’ backs transition coach Jonny Goodridge is set to make his debut for the club aged 41 in tonight’s Premiership Cup game at his […]

Chiefs up to second with win at spirited Warriors

18 September 2022 0 comments

Worcester ……..21pts Tries: Hearle 25, Simpson 45, Lawrence 64 Conversions: Williams 26, 46, Searle 65 Exeter ……….36pts Tries: Simmonds 3, Capstick 16, 31; Woodburn 57, Maunder 72 […]

Gloucester CEO: Don’t put up £5m salary cap

18 September 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley has voiced his frustration at the decision to increase the Premiership salary cap back up to £6.4 million […]

PGB to allow 5,000 capacity entry to Premiership

18 September 2022 0 comments

The Professional Game Board at the RFU have agreed to loosen the rules governing the minimum stadium capacity for promotion to the Premiership. The move […]

Blamire’s sticking at hooker – Walder

18 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Newcastle are not looking to do an Alfie Barbeary with Jamie Blamire despite fielding the pacy England hooker in their back row […]

Odendaal has point to prove after Boks snub

18 September 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal joined Wasps after accepting that his chances of winning a South Africa cap had gone, but the centre will not […]

Nadolo too strong for fighting Falcons

18 September 2022 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……….36pts Tries: Cronin 2, Nadolo 7, 37; Ashton 37, Cracknell 73 Conversions: Gopperth 2, 38, 37, 73 Penalties: Gopperth 71 Newcastle […]

Walder: We lost way at the end

18 September 2022 1 comment

Newcastle boss Dave Walder felt the two tries conceded just before the interval cost his team dear. “They were two ‘switch offs’ tries just before […]

Quins wilt in sun as Saracens run show

18 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Harlequins ……..27pts Tries: Murley 3, 8; Marchant 36 Conversions: Allan 5, 10, 37 Penalties: Allan 15, 64 Saracens ……….30pts Tries: Daly 21, […]

We were rusty, admits Vunipola

18 September 2022 0 comments

Billy Vunipola said the message after Saracens found themselves 17 points down after 15 minutes was to remain calm. It was Sarries’ first match of […]

Furbank inspires Saints to bonus win

18 September 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton ..38pts Tries: Augustus 8, Sleightholme 52, Mitchell 55, Furbank 71 Conversions: Grayson 9, 56; Furbank 72 Penalties: Grayson 37, 60; Furbank […]

Dowson: Mitchell’s magic hands sparked us into life

18 September 2022 0 comments

Phil Dowson praised Alex Mitchell for the way his moments of magic with hands and feet sparked life into Saints and set them on the […]

Wasps gift-wrap it for clinical Bristol

18 September 2022 2 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Wasps ………………8pts Tries: Cruse 5 Penalties: Atkinson 45 Bristol …………….23pts Tries: Sheedy 19, Bradbury 59 Conversions: Sheedy 20, 60 Penalties: Sheedy 9, […]

We got it right in the end – Lam

18 September 2022 0 comments

Bristol’s head coach Pat Lam was satisfied with his team’s performance. “We got off to a poor start but worked it out,” he said. “We […]

14-man Sharks too good for slack Bath

18 September 2022 0 comments

By DELME PARFITT Bath ………………..20pts Tries: Cokanasiga 42, De Glanville 72 Conversions: Francis 43, 73 Penalties: Francis 9, 28 Sale ………………..37pts Tries: O’Flaherty 4, van […]

‘Another tough lesson for us’

18 September 2022 1 comment

Bath head coach Johann van Graan didn’t hide from the inadequacy of his side’s defeat to 14-man Sharks. The South African who took over at […]

Townsend will show no mercy to Warriors

18 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Worcester v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sixways Exeter will put their sympathy for Worcester’s players and staff on hold at Sixways […]

Diamond relieved to get green light but staff ‘angry’

18 September 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Boss: Steve Diamond Having met Friday’s RFU deadline to prove their safety credentials, Worcester Warriors director of rugby Steve Diamond is relieved […]

Warriors’ games will go ahead after deadline met

16 September 2022 1 comment

Both Worcester Warriors’ men and University of Worcester Warriors Women will play their respective games this weekend against Exeter and Harlequins, after the RFU ruled […]

Gloucester fightback to win thriller

11 September 2022 2 comments

By Nick Powell Gloucester……..27pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 44, Chapman 47, Penalty 69, Clarke 73 Conversions: Hastings 48 Penalties: Hastings 60 Wasps…………21pts Tries: Atkinson 25, Shields 28, Ogendaal 31 […]

Dallaglio: Genge is man to lift Bristol

11 September 2022 0 comments

Dallaglio: Bristol were right to rush Genge back By GARY FITZGERALD Ellis Genge, the England prop who moved to Bristol from Leicester over the summer, […]

Pollard will light up Tigers – Liebenberg

11 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Hanro Liebenberg is backing his South African compatriot Handre Pollard to take to life in the Premiership quickly when the outside-half recovers […]

Video nasties help shake demons for Skivington

11 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES George Skivington spent his summer watching video nasties as he plotted how to get Gloucester into the tour four of the Premiership. […]

Fit-again Hogg is eager to get back in action

11 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Stuart Hogg is raring to go again after a rare summer break that saw the Scotland captain have an operation on his […]

Four musketeers who can light up the game

11 September 2022 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Henry Arundell, Louis Rees-Zammit, Anthony Watson and Joe Cokanasiga are four wingers who can light up the field […]

Champions beaten as Chiefs snatch it

11 September 2022 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Exeter …………….24pts Tries: Penalty 19, Kata 38, Schickerling 80 Conversions: Simmonds 38, 80 Penalties: Simmonds 3 Leicester ……….20pts Tries: Liebenberg 49, Clare […]

‘Losing Freddie didn’t help us’

11 September 2022 0 comments

Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick was disappointed to lose but says there are plenty of positives to take away. He said: “The boys are gutted […]

Arundell’s off to flier as Exiles run riot

11 September 2022 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY London Irish ….45pts Tries: Donnell 12, White 23, Hassell-Collins 29, Arundell 48, 80+2; Joseph 59, Creevy 70 Conversions: Jackson 13, 24, 49; […]

Diamond hopeful buy-out imminent

11 September 2022 1 comment

Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond revealed a deal to buy-out the crisis club could be done next week. The Warriors could go into administration […]

Quins too smart for battling Falcons

11 September 2022 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Newcastle ……..31pts Tries: McGuigan 12, 58; Radwan 30, Earle 39, Mulipola 65 Conversions: Connon 40, 60, 66 Harlequins ……..40pts Tries: Green 18, […]

That feels like an important win, says a relieved Matson

11 September 2022 0 comments

Quins coach Tabai Matson was relieved to get an opening win under his belt. He said: “It might be the first weekend but it feels […]

Genge the hero with homecoming double

11 September 2022 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol …………….31pts Tries: Genge 1, 72; Bradbury 27, Morahan 35, Capon 78 Conversions: Sheedy 3, MacGinty 73, 78 Bath ………………..29pts Tries: B […]

Obano injury is ‘pretty serious’

11 September 2022 0 comments

Johaan van Graan confirmed that Beno Obano had sustained a “pretty serious” knee injury. “We will see how things go over the weekend. I assume […]

‘Old man’ Dan calls on Wasps kids to step up

11 September 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Gloucester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Dan Robson is embracing his “old man” status at the club as a more […]

Tuilagi returns with Beaumont on bench

11 September 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Sale Sharks v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium Manu Tuilagi and Josh Beaumont have been named in a strong […]

Peters hoping to make mark at Newcastle

11 September 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Having had his World Cup dreams dashed, Spain international Josh Peters is hoping that another of his rugby goals can be fulfilled […]

White keen to prove he’s good enough for Scotland

11 September 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ben White has set his heart on a dream trip to France next year and he hopes turning on the style for […]

“Wait and see” on Salary Cap reduction – Lynagh

9 September 2022 1 comment

Former Australian legend Michael Lynagh believes fans should not rush into judgement about the impact of the reduction of the Premiership’s salary cap, speaking on […]

England stars pair up as props as Bristol launch their new season against Bath

8 September 2022 0 comments

The returning Ellis Genge joins Kyle Sinckler in all-England prop pair as Bristol Bears get their Premiership campaign underway against Bath on Saturday evening. Bristol […]

Tuilagi and Beaumont return as Sale host Saints in Prem opener

8 September 2022 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi and Josh Beaumont have been named in a strong Sale Sharks side to host Northampton Saints in their first game of the new […]

Sarries name strong side for Thursday night Prem Cup match at Saints

8 September 2022 0 comments

Saracens have named a very strong squad as they kick-off their campaign with a Thursday night Premiership Rugby Cup match at Franklin’s Gardens. The match […]

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