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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Preview: Falcons aim to put brake on Sam’s try scoring run

30 May 2021 0 comments

What does Dean Richards think of Sam Simmonds’ try-scoring feats in the Premiership this season?

Shaun Adendorff ready to leave Northampton Saints

30 May 2021 0 comments

The Saints No.8, a summer arrival in 2020, is set to move to a Pro D2 club in France

Exeter Chiefs sign highly-rated centre from Connacht

30 May 2021 1 comment

EXETER Chiefs have completed the signing of Ireland U20 outside centre Sean O’Brien who has agreed to a two-year deal. O’Brien, in his third season […]

Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons

Alan Solomons expects to be leaving Worcester on a high

30 May 2021 1 comment

Worcester director of rugby Alan Solomons tells PAUL REES why next season will be his last at Warriors Alan Solomons is 70 going on 20. […]

Manu proves it’s collision not evasion that counts | Chris Hewett

30 May 2021 0 comments

THE most depressing comment of last week came from Alex Sanderson, which was counterintuitive, since the Sale director of rugby is one of the more […]

Prop duo join Bath

29 May 2021 0 comments

BATH have added two tightheads props to their squad for next season by signing D’Arcy Rae from Glasgow Warriors and Johannes Jonker from Ealing Trailfinders. […]

Henry Slade issues statement in response to vaccine story

28 May 2021 1 comment

The England and Exeter Chiefs centre has come under fire for saying he would be avoiding Covid-19 vaccines until he could make an informed decision

Manu Tuilagi to return to action this weekend for Sale Sharks

27 May 2021 89 comments

The England centre has been out for eight months after suffering an achilles injury last October

Harlequins full-back Mike Brown will have his ban upheld

Mike Brown loses appeal against six-week ban for stamping

27 May 2021 0 comments

Brown has played his last game for Harlequins after his six-week ban was upheld at an appeal hearing on Wednesday evening

Reuben Bird-Tulloch finds new club after being among quartet to leave Saints

26 May 2021 1 comment

Tommy Mathews, Ryan Olowofela and Tui Uru will also depart Northampton Saints this summer

Stuart Hooper addresses when Danny Cipriani will make his Bath debut

26 May 2021 3 comments

Bath fly-half Cipriani will not feature for the club in this season’s run-in

Chris Boyd brings out the best in his English coaches

26 May 2021 2 comments

CHRIS Boyd is doing his bit for the future of English coaching according to one of his protégés at Northampton Saints. The New Zealander, […]

Injured Cameron Redpath out until 2022 for Bath and Scotland

25 May 2021 1 comment

Scans have determined Redpath ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Sale Sharks earlier this month

Academy product Charlie Atkinson signs new contract at Wasps

25 May 2021 0 comments

Wasps have promoted 19-year-old Atkinson to the senior squad

Alex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys

23 May 2021 0 comments

ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set to secure his services […]

Young Tigers are set to roar again says Kay

23 May 2021 2 comments

Despite not emulating the cup success of their footballing neighbours, Ben Kay believes Leicester Tigers are on track to vie for top honours again. The […]

Wasps continue shopping spree with 20 stone prop from Scarlets

23 May 2021 0 comments

WASPS have agreed to sign Scarlets prop Pieter Scholtz who moved to South Wales from the Southern Kings last December. Wasps boss Lee Blackett moved […]

Big Four: The deciding factors

23 May 2021 1 comment

FIXTURES Sale have the toughest run-in with their three remaining fixtures against the other clubs in the play-off positions. The first two are at home, […]

Marcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode

23 May 2021 0 comments

MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to open up the international […]

London Irish centre Theo Brophy Clews forced to call time

22 May 2021 0 comments

LONDON Irish back Theo Brophy Clews has been forced to retire at just 24 because of concussion. The England U20 international, a fly-half or centre, […]

Bath confirm Dempsey to depart as part of coaching shake-up

21 May 2021 1 comment

As revealed by TRP in January, Bath have recruited David Williams to be their new attack coach

Harlequins full-back Mike Brown to appeal six-week ban

20 May 2021 0 comments

Mike Brown will aim to appear for Harlequins again this season after the club confirmed his application to appeal has set up a new hearing

Leicester Tigers will play Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final

Reaching a European final is testament to the squad-building at Leicester

20 May 2021 1 comment

Ben Kay breaks down the improvements made by Leicester Tigers under Steve Borthwick ahead of their trip to Twickenham on European Final Weekend

Ex-Chief Luke Mehson signs up for 2021-22 with Wasps

20 May 2021 0 comments

Mehson, 21, came through the Exeter Chiefs academy after impressing for the University of Exeter in BUCS Super Rugby

Sam Simmonds smashes Premiership try record

20 May 2021 0 comments

SAM Simmonds broke the Premiership try-scoring record for a season with a hat-trick in Exeter’s 31-12 win at London Irish on Tuesday taking his tally […]

Jonny Bell to join Worcester Warriors as defence coach

Worcester Warriors appoint ex-Gloucester coach Jonny Bell as new defence mastermind

18 May 2021 0 comments

Bell will return to the Premiership next season to link up with old pal Alan Solomons at Worcester Warriors

Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd

Chris Boyd concedes Saints semi-final hopes are ‘dead’

18 May 2021 1 comment

Northampton Saints DoR Chris Boyd sees it as an uphill struggle to reach the Premiership semi-finals after his side’s loss to Newcastle Falcons

Former England centre Kyle Eastmond announces retirement at 31

18 May 2021 0 comments

The former Bath, Wasps and Leicester Tigers back had signed a two-year deal at Leeds Rhinos, but has called time on his career

Fans finally back to feed Bristol Bears frenzy

18 May 2021 0 comments

Kyle Sinckler received the biggest cheer from the 3,183 fans in attendance as his name was read out pre-match

Exeter Chiefs have signed prop Josh Iosefa-Scott

Exeter Chiefs announce signing of EQP prop Josh Iosefa-Scott

17 May 2021 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs sign some competition for Harry Williams and Marcus Street to contend with, as Josh Iosefa-Scott arrives from New Zealand

Bath prop Henry Thomas is off to La Rochelle

Bath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle

16 May 2021 1 comment

Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath

Sale Sharks wing Denny Solomona has garnered interest from Bristol Bears

Denny Solomona has talks with Bristol Bears boss Lam

16 May 2021 5 comments

Could the Sale Sharks wing make a cross-Premiership switch to Bristol this summer?

Preview: Lam’s leaders aim to deliver big home run for Bears fans

16 May 2021 0 comments

Bristol Bears welcome Gloucester and over 3,000 supporters to Ashton Gate on Monday, Jon Newcombe spoke to Pat Lam about the closing stages of the season

Devoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier

16 May 2021 0 comments

Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones’ tenure

Perpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle

16 May 2021 2 comments

PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season. The Pro D2 champions […]

Exiles train on the double to stop Simmonds

16 May 2021 1 comment

London Irish will try to keep Sam Simmonds quiet as Exeter travel to face the Exiles on Tuesday

Mindset at Harlequins has brought fun back for Scott Baldwin

16 May 2021 0 comments

Baldwin has no regrets over leaving Wales behind to reinvigorate himself in south-west London with Quins

Leicester 35-29 Harlequins: Determined Tigers defy the Quins fightback

16 May 2021 1 comment

Fireworks in either half as Harlequins try to counter Tigers first start at Welford Road

Wasps 23-19 Worcester: Robson blasts lottery over red card decisions

16 May 2021 0 comments

The Wasps vice-captain decries the decisions to give yellow or red cards for ‘virtually nothing’

Bath 20-24 Sale: More yellows, but still Sale power onwards

16 May 2021 1 comment

Sale Sharks come away from the Rec with the win after Curtis Langdon’s late try under the lights

Preview: One-club man Will Welch brings up his 250 for Newcastle

16 May 2021 1 comment

Falcons will welcome 1,750 to Kingston Park for their clash against Northampton on Monday

London Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension

14 May 2021 1 comment

The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the ‘next few years’

Wasps sign member of TRP’s Championship Dream Team

12 May 2021 0 comments

Skipper Robin Hislop will leave Doncaster Knights to join Wasps at the end of the season

Mike Brown red card for stamping deemed ‘not deliberate’

12 May 2021 0 comments

Charged for his red card against Wasps at the weekend involving hooker Tommy Taylor

Bath hooker Tom Dunn banned for four weeks

Banned Tom Dunn could still feature for England this summer

12 May 2021 0 comments

Dunn could still feature for England in their summer Test schedule despite his ban for a red card against Bristol Bears

Newcastle Falcons speedster Ben Stevenson signs up till 2023

11 May 2021 1 comment

Stevenson, 22, pledges his future to Falcons with a new two-year deal

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese

9 May 2021 2 comments

The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against the Lions

Thomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England

9 May 2021 1 comment

Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow with England this summer