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Ex-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates

1 July 2021 1 comment

Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps this summer as he […]

Wasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita

30 June 2021 0 comments

Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season. The 29-year-old has 11 […]

RFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons

29 June 2021 1 comment

Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans for to aid clubs’ […]

Nizaam Carr cuts short Bulls deal to sign for Wasps

28 June 2021 1 comment

Wasps have signed Nizaam Carr for a third time in a move designed to ease the loss of Jack Willis to a knee injury. The […]

It’s all about love as Quins claim a thriller

27 June 2021 2 comments

LOUIS Lynagh had World Cup winning father Michael in tears as he emulated the Wallaby great by becoming a Twickenham hero himself. The brilliant 20-year-old […]

Adam Hastings aims to provide spark at Gloucester

27 June 2021 0 comments

For the second time as a rugby player Adam Hastings will be uprooting his life to move south of the border this summer to […]

Exeter 38-40 Harlequins: Underdogs? Quins roar like big dogs in a classic

27 June 2021 2 comments

WHEN it comes to long runs from the back there is nothing in the annals of English club rugby to match the one that Harlequins […]

Verdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack

27 June 2021 0 comments

SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current laws ended with one […]

Harlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week

27 June 2021 3 comments

BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai Matson expected to be […]

Dorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes

27 June 2021 0 comments

SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could be looking for another […]

England rule Bath flanker Miles Reid out of summer schedule

24 June 2021 2 comments

A fractured facial bone for the back row, who was in contention to make his England debut this summer

Sale Sharks keep their eye on Callum Chick

20 June 2021 0 comments

A player contracted to Newcastle Falcons for the next two years

New ‘boss’ at Harlequins told: We don’t need another shake-up

20 June 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS expect to announce Paul Gustard’s replacement by the end of the month and captain Stephan Lewies believes there will be no need for a […]

Harlequins ace Alex Dombrandt steps up defence for Eddie

20 June 2021 0 comments

Dombrandt isn’t interested in resting up from Harlequins’ play-off run as he goes in search of a first England Test cap

George Ford ponders future as Mike leaves Leicester

20 June 2021 3 comments

GEORGE Ford’s long-term future at Leicester Tigers was last week thrown into debut when his father Mike parted company with the Welford Road club. The […]

Premiership trio go in search of second rows to add for 2021-22

20 June 2021 1 comment

WEST Country trio Gloucester, Bath and Exeter are all looking to strengthen their second rows for next season. But they are struggling as locks appear […]

WRU could raid Premiership Rugby for performance executive

20 June 2021 1 comment

WALES could be set for a raid on English rugby with Gallagher Premiership supremo Phil Winstanley emerging as a serious contender to become the WRU’s […]

Harlequins celebrate their extra-time win over Bristol Bears

Bristol 36-43 Harlequins (AET): Breathtaking as Quins hit back to leave Bears bereft

20 June 2021 0 comments

BOTH sides take a breathless bow. In one of the greatest Premiership games ever staged, Harlequins produced an extraordinary rally to come from 28-0 behind […]

Lam: We had our chances to win it

20 June 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS served up one of the greatest fight-backs in Premiership history to book themselves a date with Exeter Chiefs in Saturday’s grand final at Twickenham. […]

England and Jersey Reds coach Ed Robinson

Exclusive: Robinson lands the job as Wasps’ new attack coach

20 June 2021 1 comment

RISING coaching star Ed Robinson has been chosen by Wasps to become their new attack coach. Wasps have a vacancy because former Great Britain RL […]

Exeter 40-30 Sale: Big-match Chiefs make it six finals in a row with early salvo

20 June 2021 2 comments

EXETER Chiefs, annoyed at one or two recent lax moments and irritated by what they perceive as inconsistencies in the disciplinary process, roared back into […]

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter

Baxter: Tuilagi yellow makes no sense

20 June 2021 0 comments

EXETER DoR Rob Baxter was delighted with the win but left wondering why Manu Tuilagi received only a yellow card after the foul play incident […]

Jonathan Joseph carries £150k Toulon price tag

20 June 2021 0 comments

TOULON could be forced to pay Bath £150,000 if they want Jonathan Joseph released from the final year of his contract, leaving the deal hanging […]

20-try Sam Simmonds crowned Premiership player of the season

18 June 2021 3 comments

Sam Simmonds has scooped the Premiership player of the season award on the eve of Exeter‘s semi-final against Sale Sharks. The record-breaking No.8 has scored […]

Leicester Tigers confirm Kevin Sinfield will join coaching staff

17 June 2021 2 comments

Kevin Sinfield will make a sensational cross-code switch this summer to join Leicester Tigers as defence coach, the Premiership club has confirmed. As exclusively reported […]

Trevor Davison agrees contract extension at Newcastle Falcons

17 June 2021 1 comment

Trevor Davison will help anchor Newcastle Falcons’ scrum for the next three seasons, having signed a new long-term deal to stay at Kingston Park. The […]

Sam Skinner and Dave Ewers done for the season after bans

16 June 2021 1 comment

Exeter Chiefs back rows Sam Skinner and Dave Ewers will play no further part in the Premiership season after receiving four-week bans from a disciplinary […]

Gloucester back row Ruan Ackermann goes under the knife

16 June 2021 0 comments

Gloucester back row Ruan Ackermann will undergo a rehabilitation programme over the close season after he required surgery on a toe injury sustained against London […]

Tom Homer opts to retire instead of Montauban stint

15 June 2021 1 comment

London Irish full-back Tom Homer has retired with immediate effect following the conclusion of the Premiership season. The 31-year-old was due to leave the Exiles […]

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Ford out, Kevin Sinfield in at Leicester Tigers

14 June 2021 2 comments

LEICESTER Tigers are set to announce yet another coaching restructuring with Mike Ford leaving Welford Road to be replaced by Super League legend Kevin Sinfield. […]

Sean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership

13 June 2021 2 comments

SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they move outside the country […]

Bath 30-24 Northampton: Bath stars take final curtain in real style

13 June 2021 0 comments

RHYS Priestland delivered his parting gift to Bath by inspiring the victory which ensures European Champions Cup rugby at The Rec next season. […]

Exeter 20-19 Sale: 14-man Chiefs secure semi-final advantage

13 June 2021 1 comment

EXETER booked their sixth Premiership home play-off on the trot but the reigning champions had to dig deep against a Sale side who threw down […]

That was such a buzz says happy Tom de Glanville

13 June 2021 0 comments

FULL-BACK Tom de Glanville, delighted to give Bath’s departing contingent a winning farewell, said: “It was a big emotional feeling and we were buzzing. “It […]

Sanderson: We ‘had the game but blew it’

13 June 2021 0 comments

SALE director of rugby Alex Sanderson was accentuating the positives despite insisting his side blew the chance of winning at Sandy Park and possibly securing […]

Siale Piutau hopes Bears’ love will conquer all in Premiership

13 June 2021 1 comment

“LOVE” is the answer to Bristol’s prayers to be crowned English champions for the first time. And departing centre Siale Piutau hopes it will be […]

Harlequins 54-26 Newcastle: Eight-try Quins tune up for their Bear hunt

13 June 2021 1 comment

NICK Evans is confident Quins can cause a major upset when they enter the Bears’ backyard next weekend after seeing them give Falcons an eighttry […]

Influencer Craig White’s got Sale in rhythm

13 June 2021 1 comment

SALE SHARKS are enjoying a ‘drum roll’ end to the season, with a first Premiership title in 16 years in their sights, thanks in part […]

Dombrandt: Bristol victories ‘count for nothing’

13 June 2021 0 comments

ALEX Dombrandt denies Bristol will have either a psychological or physical advantage over Quins when the teams do playoff battle on Saturday. Bears have beaten […]

Tabai Matson emerges as the man for The Stoop

13 June 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS are looking to complete a deal for Kiwi Tabai Matson to move to the Twickenham Stoop this summer amid late interest from Bath. Former […]

Simon McIntyre’s on his way back to the Sharks

13 June 2021 1 comment

SALE Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he left a decade ago. […]

Newcastle Falcons swoop for Harlequins winger Nathan Earle

13 June 2021 22 comments

NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. Quins last week announced that Earle […]

Leicester’s Zack Henry is off to Pau

13 June 2021 0 comments

ZACK Henry is set to make a quick return to France next season after being released from the final year of his Leicester contract. The […]

One more signing expected by Rob Baxter

13 June 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is after one more player for next season. He has recently signed Highlanders prop Josh Iosefa-Scott and Connacht centre Sean […]

Tom Wood expects reaction after disappointing Saints season

13 June 2021 0 comments

VETERAN flanker Tom Wood says tough times at Northampton can get the Saints marching in again like they did in the title winning days. The […]

Chris Pennell deserved send-off | Peter Jackson

13 June 2021 1 comment

SET against the Covid cruelty suffered by untold millions on a global scale, Gloucester’s inability to fulfill their fixture at Worcester yesterday sounds too trivial […]

Wasps wing Josh Bassett has been called up to the England squad

Eddie calls back as Josh Bassett hits 150 for Wasps

13 June 2021 0 comments

JOSH BASSETT is set to become the oldest England winger to make his Test debut for 70 years after getting a surprise call-up from Eddie […]

Richards: Players need fully pro Championship

13 June 2021 0 comments

DEAN Richards says he is “staggered” by the number of Premiership players who have not secured contracts for next season. And he believes it is […]

Whirlwind year for ex-Quin Harry Barlow, now starting anew with the Free Jacks

13 June 2021 2 comments

HARRY Barlow thought his rugby career was over last season following his release from Harlequins, with the country in lockdown. So former England U19 winger […]

Wasps 31-38 Leicester: Wasps pay for their spirit of adventure

13 June 2021 1 comment

LEICESTER outstayed Wasps in an all-action finale to clinch a European Champions Cup place next season and reward Steve Borthwick’s squad improvements. Second-half tries from […]

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