Premiership

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

Leicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers

25 April 2021 2 comments

Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials

Worcester 32-35 Sale: I’m getting ulcers with stress says Sanderson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Arron Reed, Coenie Oosthuizen and Dan du Preez tries in the final 15 minutes steal victory for Sharks at Sixways

Gutsy finish by Saints pleases Chris Boyd

25 April 2021 0 comments

Post-match reaction from Chris Boyd on Northampton’s 23-18 win over arch-rivals Leicester

Worcester Warriors scrum-half Francois Hougaard

Hougaard: The guys showed true grit

25 April 2021 1 comment

The Worcester Warriors No.9 scored a second-half hat-trick but it wasn’t enough to stop Sale Sharks from prevailing

Bristol 12-20 Exeter: Bears tranquilized by cold-blooded Chiefs

25 April 2021 1 comment

A glimpse into what may await Premiership followers at Twickenham in June?

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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. […]

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

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 […]