Premiership

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

Pat Lam rues Bristol’s failure to launch against Exeter

25 April 2021 0 comments

Post-match reaction from Pat Lam and Ali Hepher from Friday night’s battle between the top two at Ashton Gate

Paolo Odogwu aims to set high standards

25 April 2021 0 comments

The jittery Wasps wing previews Sunday’s clash against Bath at the Ricoh, where Thomas Young will make his 100th appearance

George Skivington interview – Long-term success will be worth us suffering now

25 April 2021 1 comment

George Skivington and Lee Blackett, as the two youngest head coaches in the Premiership, share the lessons they have learnt in the job with Paul Rees

England call gives Wasps prop Tom West new direction

25 April 2021 0 comments

West got his first taste of an England training camp when he was called up in January to Eddie Jones’ Six Nations squad in place of Joe Marler

The value of Danny Care, Mike Brown and Joe Marler to Harlequins’ revival

25 April 2021 0 comments

Harlequins attack coach Nick Evans describes how the team’s veterans have been so key to their semi-final push

Gloucester 35-24 Newcastle: ‘Honest’ George lights fire under Gloucester

25 April 2021 1 comment

Gloucester come from 14 points down to claim comeback win against Newcastle

London Irish 21-25 Harlequins: Quins gamble pays off as Smith shows class

25 April 2021 0 comments

Is it time to consider Marcus Smith as a potential Lions bolter after his heroics in Brentford?

Premiership Rugby push back mid-May schedule to allow fans to attend matches

23 April 2021 2 comments

Spectators will be allowed back into sporting stadia as of Monday May 17, making Premiership Rugby move to have fixtures rescheduled

Darren Childs steps down as Premiership Rugby chief executive to take CVC job

21 April 2021 0 comments

Childs will leave PRL in ‘the coming weeks’ after less than two years at the top of English rugby’s top league

London Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh

20 April 2021 0 comments

Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season

Bristol Bears fly-half Callum Sheedy to miss Exeter clash

Bristol Bears missing key trio for Exeter showdown

20 April 2021 0 comments

Callum Sheedy set to miss ‘a couple of weeks’ due to a shoulder injury according to Bears director of rugby Pat Lam

Sale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi

19 April 2021 0 comments

Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November

Preview: Make or break time in race for play-offs

18 April 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers arrive at the Rec on Sunday afternoon in good form, but Cam Redpath is upbeat about Bath’s chances

Hepher: Positive heads won it against Wasps

18 April 2021 1 comment

Exeter Chiefs head coach Ali Hepher reacts to the champions’ 43-13 win over Wasps in the Premiership

Worcester Warriors fly-half Billy Searle

Wasps tell Warriors they want Billy Searle back

18 April 2021 0 comments

The departure of Lima Sopoaga at Wasps creates room for a possible Searle return at the Ricoh

Sale Sharks & England centre Manu Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks

18 April 2021 2 comments

Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks

Versatile Tom Hudson attracting interest at Ampthill

18 April 2021 1 comment

And an update on the future of Mark Atkinson amid interest from Bristol Bears in the Gloucester centre

George Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour

18 April 2021 1 comment

The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the Premiership finish

Soccer skills helping George Barton kick on at Gloucester

18 April 2021 1 comment

The young Gloucester fly-half had the chance to play in the Football League with Cheltenham Town before

Captain’s review will cut chance of cheating – Blackett

18 April 2021 0 comments

What is the correct review system for rugby to practice? Wasps head coach Lee Blackett believes the less the TMO is required, the better

Exeter 43-13 Wasps: Chiefs whip Wasps in hangover cure

18 April 2021 2 comments

Jonny Hill, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ollie Devoto all on form for Chiefs

Sale 25-22 Gloucester: Sharks’ 14 let off the hook by not so lethal Louis

18 April 2021 1 comment

Sharks win on home soil as Gloucester misfire in attack

Harlequins 50-26 Worcester: Danny Care shows Lions class as Quins storm on

18 April 2021 0 comments

Harlequins remain firmly in play-off contention with six rounds of the Premiership to go after putting on a clinic aganst Warriors

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson

Discipline needs to improve says Alex Sanderson

18 April 2021 3 comments

Sale boss rues red card despite Sharks win over Gloucester

Thomas: We weren’t connected, we defended as individuals

18 April 2021 0 comments

Sloppy defence costs Warriors dear at the Stoop

Newcastle 17-34 Bristol: Bears go rumbling on towards home semi

18 April 2021 1 comment

Leaders Bristol Bears make new ground in club’s history books in pursuit of Premiership’s top spot

Deano: No drop lets me play kids

18 April 2021 1 comment

Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards admits he will take advantage of no relegation to develop Falcons young crop towards the season’s end

Northampton 44-26 London Irish: Six-try Saints told to shape up for Tigers

18 April 2021 0 comments

Chris Boyd issues warning to Sainst in spite of six-try win over Irish at Franklin’s Gardens

Declan Kidney so proud of London Irish fighters

18 April 2021 0 comments

London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney reserves praise for the Exiles after their defeat at Franklin’s Gardens

Phipps: Premiership is like big game of chess

11 April 2021 1 comment

Nick Phipps admits to being proven wrong about the misconceptions Down Under has of the Premiership

Brentford base will attract new recruits to London Irish says Les Kiss

11 April 2021 0 comments

The club’s new groundshare with Brentford FC shows the Exiles are going places with its ability to attract players to help them push for Champions Cup qualification

Wasps coach Martin Gleeson free for England call-up

11 April 2021 1 comment

What would Gleeson’s appointment mean for current England attack coach Simon Amor?

Jeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons

11 April 2021 0 comments

Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen

Sale miss out in pursuit of Nick Schonert from Premiership rivals Worcester

11 April 2021 0 comments

SALE SHARKS are believed to have failed in a bid to land Worcester Warriors tighthead Nick Schonert on a deal for next season. Alex Sanderson […]

Long-serving Henry Trinder to leave Gloucester

11 April 2021 0 comments

LONG-SERVING Gloucester centre Henry Trinder has left Kingsholm to kick-start his career with French club Vannes on a deal until the end of the season. […]

Less can be more for rugby insists Hogan

11 April 2021 0 comments

Should seismic reform to place in the Premiership? A reduction in the number of games would be a good start, says Newcastle director Mick Hogan

Walder: Mike Brown can be vintage for the Falcons

11 April 2021 0 comments

DAVE Walder believes the delivery of Newcastle Brown to Kingston Park next season will refresh the Falcons and ensure there is no sinking feeling at […]

Pandemic sees even champs Exeter suffer loss

10 April 2021 0 comments

By SAMUEL JACKSON PREMIERSHIP and European champions Exeter Chiefs have recorded a pretax loss of £2.26m after being “significantly impacted” by the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]

Exeter Chiefs turnover falls by almost £5m in published financial statement

7 April 2021 76 comments

Tony Rowe and Rob Baxter have spoken about Exeter’s loss-making performance for the financial year ending June 2020

Harlequins ace Danny Care switches management company

4 April 2021 0 comments

The Harlequins scrum-half makes switch to an entertainment company

Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson is wanted by Bristol Bears

Bristol Bears want to claw Atkinson away from Gloucester

4 April 2021 0 comments

Could Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson be on his way to Ashton Gate this summer?

Ben Volavola likely to snub Newcastle Falcons

4 April 2021 0 comments

The Fiji international fly-half is currently playing in France with Perpignan

Simon Zebo set to link with Kidney and Kiss at London Irish

4 April 2021 1 comment

Zebo is set to leave Racing 92 at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with a return to Munster

Northampton Saints go shopping in Italy

4 April 2021 0 comments

Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton

Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

4 April 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining nine years ago, but […]