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
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D
L
PF
PA
P
1
12
11
0
1
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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

Big Joe’s late show gives Bath a boost

By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle ……..25pts Tries: McGuigan 5, Collett 28, Peterson 61 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 28, 61 Penalties: Haydon-Wood 17, 38 Bath ………………..30pts Tries: Richards 22, […]

We gave ball away too often -Walder

WITH Newcastle’s rugby director starting a threematch ban for criticising last weekend’s referee, the only Dean Richards on duty at Kingston Park was his touch […]

Honours even as Jackson fires wide

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ………………..27pts Tries: D du Preez 38, 55; JL du Preez 44, Reed 60 Conversions: MacGinty 45, 56 Penalties: MacGinty 41 London […]

Quins ride out Care yellow to sneak win

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ……..21pts Tries: Heward 18, Vailanu 39, Atkinson 78 Conversions: Smith 18, 39; Searle 78 Harlequins ……..29pts Tries: Green 24, Care 35, […]

Sharks move up as Saints miss chance

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton….21pts Tries: Augustus 6, Coles 36, Mitchell 42 Conversions: Furbank 7, 36, 45 Sale ………………..22pts Tries: Reed 3, James 14, Van Rensburg […]

Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd

Furbank right to go for it – Boyd

NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd backed his team’s decision to kick that last-minute penalty. “They discussed it and George Furbank, in particular, was confident he could […]

Diamond’s rough

Diamond: My lads showed real guts

IT was a first win for Worcester’s new director of rugby, Steve Diamond, who believed his side’s determination was the key factor in their victory. […]

Drovers hold off Merthyr in thriller

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Merthyr………………..36 Llandovery………….43 AN 11-try thriller went Llandovery’s way, but they had to withstand a fine Merthyr second-half comeback to prevail. […]

Black and Ambers run riot over Ponty

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport……………….36 Pontypridd……………. 7 NEWPORT maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they thrashed Pontypridd on Thursday night. The Black and […]

Tigers keep it tight to curb Bath spirit

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath ………………..20pts Tries: Muir 9, Ojomoh 29, Bayliss 31 Conversions: Bailey 29 Penalties: Bailey 22 Leicester ……….24pts Tries: Wiese 6, Wrigglesworth 12, […]