Premiership

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

Swansea unable to handle Wizards power

26 September 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon …………..27 Swansea …………..16 ABERAVON secured a bonus point win over local rivals Swansea in a fine display of open […]

Reed strikes late to kill off Cardiff

26 September 2021 2 comments

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Newport …………….23 Cardiff ………………20 A LATE Will Reed penalty helped Newport seal a 23-20 win over fierce-rivals Cardiff at Rodney […]

Merthyr make amends for first day wobble

26 September 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By TIM LEWIS Merthyr …………….37 RGC ……………………29 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat to Ebbw Vale with a hardfought bonus point win. […]

Captain Hughes leads the charge

26 September 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTRAD Rhondda maintained their 100 per cent winning record as they thrashed Cardiff Met 34-7 in the […]

Harlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do

26 September 2021 0 comments

LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham Tests this autumn. Lynagh […]

Wasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season

26 September 2021 1 comment

WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber aggressive defence and complemented […]

Exeter 24-26 Northampton: Nerveless George Furbank gets Saints over line

26 September 2021 0 comments

STAND-IN goalkicker George Furbank landed the two late penalties which gave Northampton their second victory of the season – and plunged Exeter to their second […]

Bath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround

26 September 2021 0 comments

NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory at the Rec. The […]

Gloucester 26-33 Leicester: Ford boot makes the difference for Tigers

26 September 2021 3 comments

FOUR tries apiece constituted excellent entertainment but 13 points from George Ford proved the difference. In the week, Ford was left out of England’s first […]

Irish fired up after Worcester setback

26 September 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW… London Irish v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium ROB SIMMONS expects Sale to be a “dangerous” beast with plenty of […]

Leicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return

26 September 2021 2 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership next season. Kruis, 31, […]

DAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport

26 September 2021 1 comment

BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport. DAZN are keen to […]

Franchi try helps mighty Steelmen march on

26 September 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Ebbw Vale ……16 Pontypridd……..6 EBBW Vale continued their impressive start to the season with a hard-fought victory over Pontypridd at […]

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

19 September 2021 1 comment

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son Thomas at Cardiff Rugby […]

Leicester Tigers vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg

Quiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge

19 September 2021 0 comments

LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy skipper to Ellis Genge […]

‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England

19 September 2021 1 comment

ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is the view of the […]

Kicking ace Jenkins has taken Callum Sheedy to new level

19 September 2021 0 comments

CALLUM Sheedy is braced for a four-way tussle for Wales’s outside-half jersey and believes his presence in the Bristol side that topped the Premiership last […]

Top four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn

19 September 2021 0 comments

TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best hooker in England. The […]

Wizards put on style in second half blitz

19 September 2021 1 comment

Premiership By ALEX BYWATER Aberavon ……..43 Llanelli …………17 ABERAVON released a video with Hollywood actor Michael Sheen ahead of their first game of the Welsh […]

Preview: Harlequins must beware ‘animal’ Brown warns Marchant

19 September 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS are bracing themselves for a Mike Brown backlash at Kingston Park today when the former England fullback greets his old side. And centre Joe […]

Leicester 34-19 Exeter: Tigers come roaring into the new season

19 September 2021 0 comments

LEICESTER powered to a first win over Exeter in eight games to leave the Premiership runners up looking well beaten at the end. Exeter made […]

Northampton 34-20 Gloucester: Patched-up Gloucester get mauling by Grayson

19 September 2021 0 comments

JAMES GRAYSON scored 17 points as Saints got their Premiership campaign off to a winning start in a thriller at Franklin’s Gardens. In a game […]

Sale 20-19 Bath: Orlando’s agony as late kick just fails

19 September 2021 0 comments

A STORMING second half Bath rally fell agonisingly short when young fly-half Orlando Bailey missed a fiendishly difficult long-range penalty in the final minute. Considering […]

Worcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

19 September 2021 0 comments

WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this campaign in much happier […]

Bristol 9-26 Saracens: Lozowski back with Sarries master class

19 September 2021 1 comment

A SUPERB performance from Alex Lozowski ensured that Saracens returned to the Premiership with a bang by stunning last season’s table-toppers. After a season away […]

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

19 September 2021 1 comment

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ ment is suiting New- […]

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

19 September 2021 2 comments

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while the young England and […]

Robshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions

17 September 2021 1 comment

Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to join Geordan Murphy and […]

Sanderson: Saracens are favourites for Premiership title

12 September 2021 1 comment

ALEX Sanderson has piled the pressure on his old Saracens pals by labelling them firm favourites to lift the title again. The Sale boss believes […]

Sale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia

12 September 2021 1 comment

ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a week before the new […]

French keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds

12 September 2021 2 comments

HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on the international future of […]

Josh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan

12 September 2021 2 comments

JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns’ former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper predicted last month. Bath […]

Ben Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears

12 September 2021 0 comments

BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make him a better player […]

Chunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham

5 September 2021 2 comments

CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie Jones’ squad. The 21-year-old […]

Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?

5 September 2021 1 comment

TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which country will his choose? […]

Jersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water

5 September 2021 0 comments

SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a solid three try win. […]

Worcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back

5 September 2021 0 comments

IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have endured a miserable run […]

Coventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller

5 September 2021 2 comments

A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps and Coventry in a […]

Ulster 21-45 Saracens: Hat-trick from Ben Harris gets Sarries over the line

5 September 2021 1 comment

SARACENS coach Mark McCall was content as his men ran in seven tries against his former side in a good pre-season workout at Kingspan Stadium. […]

Aussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie

5 September 2021 0 comments

LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic Rugby League prop forward. […]