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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Spirited fightback pleases Boyd

NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd was planning a celebratory St Patrick’s Day Guinness after what he described as a classic game of four quarters. “They say […]

Gopperth keeps his nerve to grab glory

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps …………….27pts Tries: Robson 24, Launchbury 40, West 66 Conversions: Gopperth 24, 40, 66 Penalties: Gopperth 52, 77 Newcastle ……..24pts Tries: McGuigan […]

Sale’s poor footwork opens door for Bath

By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ………………..24pts Tries: Underhill 20, 25, de Glanville 39 Conversions: Cipriani 20, 25, 39 Penalties: Cipriani 76 Sale ………………..24pts Tries: L James […]

Spencer blames penalty count

BATH skipper Ben Spencer hailed his side for a “brilliant first half ” and admitted: “I would have been gutted to lose it if that […]

Jones lets Wizards off hook

Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ……….23  Aberavon …………..24 LLANDOVERY had beaten Aberavon twice in the Premiership Cup West Conference before Christmas but it […]

Davies fluffs chance to be the hero

Premiership By ANTHONY WILSON Swansea …………..24  Pontypridd ……….25 JAMES Davies had the chance to be the hero for Swansea with a last gasp conversion, but […]

England scrum-half Willi Heinz

Willi Heinz departs Warriors

Former England international Willi Heinz has been released from his contract with Worcester Warriors and will return to his native New Zealand. Heinz, 35, joined […]

Nadolo: I was inspired by mum

NEMANI Nadolo revealed after his man-of-the-match display that he was inspired by his watching mum over from Australia. It was the first time since Covid […]

Ludlow: We can make top four

LEWIS Ludlow admitted Gloucester missed out on a golden chance to upset Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium but looked on the bright side as […]

Falcons thwarted by Goode’s masterclass

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ……..21pts Tries: McGuigan 4, 53 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 5 Penalties: Haydon-Wood 18, 22, 28 Saracens ……….36pts Tries: Woolstencroft 14, Penalty Try 25, […]

Bath look to Faletau as Bears lose plot

By GARY FITZGERALD Bath ………………..29pts Tries: Rokoduguni 37, Joseph 42, Faletau 46, Cokanasiga 71, De Glanville 80 Conversions: Cipriani 43, 47 Bristol …………….27pts Tries: Thacker […]