Premiership

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

Too many Falcons penalties groans Richards

14 March 2021 1 comment

NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards highlighted illdiscipline, errors and fatigue after his side suffered their worst league defeat of the season. He said: “It was the […]

Bristol Bears wing Piers O'Conor scores against Wasps

Bristol 37-20 Wasps: Frazzled Wasps take time out to recharge

14 March 2021 0 comments

Lee Blackett admits to Premiership final hangover for Wasps as losing streak worsens at Ashton Gate

Semi Radradra return is imminent says Lam

14 March 2021 2 comments

BRISTOL boss Pat Lam is expecting Semi Radradra and a number of players on his injury list to return to action imminently. “I’ve got a […]

London Irish v Worcester: Playmaker Theo Brophy Clews eyes long run in the middle

14 March 2021 1 comment

THEO Brophy Clews has banished his injury woe and is ready to deliver on the talent that has long marked him down as a London […]

Worcester Warriors keep close eye on Gloucester’s Hudson

14 March 2021 1 comment

GLOUCESTER utility back Tom Hudson is attracting Worcester Warriors’ interest as he seems to have no future at Kingsholm. Hudson, 26, who was born in […]

Worcester back row Cornell du Preez closes on Toulon move

14 March 2021 0 comments

WORCESTER Warriors have started a search for a new No.8 with Scotland international Cornell du Preez set to join Toulon next season. Du Preez, who qualified […]

Bath in tussle with Premiership rival to keep hold of Joe Cokanasiga

14 March 2021 1 comment

BATH seem to have won their tug-of-war with London Irish to retain the services of England winger Joe Cokanasiga when his contract runs out at […]

Exeter 21-20 Harlequins: Dave Ewers gets dogged Exeter over the line

14 March 2021 1 comment

Exeter snatch victory against Quins after trailing for all but five minutes in the match at Sandy Park

Harlequins general manager Billy Millard

Millard: We’ll keep driving forwards

14 March 2021 1 comment

Harlequins general manager Billy Millard reacts to the drop-off in performance by his team in the second half against Chiefs

Northampton Saints fly-half James Grayson

Northampton 17-14 Sale: Grayson on target as Saints close it out

14 March 2021 1 comment

Four penalties from Saints fly-half Grayson edges the hosts past Sale at Franklin’s Gardens

Boyd: We’ve lost a lot of those

14 March 2021 0 comments

A three-point margin saw Northampton over the line in a close encounter with Sale Sharks

Gloucester 14-20 Leicester: Tigers grit it out as forwards dominate

14 March 2021 0 comments

TWO of England’s historic clubs fought a titanic forward battle as Leicester won at Kingsholm for the first time since September 2016. It was Leicester’s […]

Carl Hogg to take Gloucester academy role

Carl Hogg makes Gloucester return as academy director

12 March 2021 2 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on February 28

Less practice makes perfect for Bath No.10 Rhys Priestland

11 March 2021 1 comment

Jon Newcombe talks to the Bath fly-half about his kicking streak that has set a new Premiership record

Leicester Tigers scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth

The secret of youth for Richard Wigglesworth? Luck and excellent player rotation

11 March 2021 1 comment

DURABLE Leicester No.9 Richard Wigglesworth says luck allied to an insatiable appetite for self-improvement are fuelling his desire to keep playing. Wigglesworth, by some distance […]

Scotland No.9 Scott Steele signs extension at Harlequins

10 March 2021 1 comment

Steele has scored three tries in seven appearances for Quins since arriving from London Irish last summer

England & Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi

Fickou move blocks Manu Tuilagi’s hopes of Racing 92 move

7 March 2021 1 comment

Gael Fickou’s switch across the Paris divide from Stade Francais to Racing 92 allays Tuilagi’s hopes of a move to the France capital

RFU hunt down the furlough cheats

7 March 2021 0 comments

The RFU is investing intermidiaries who may have been claiming government cash while brokering player contract talks

Exclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot

7 March 2021 2 comments

Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones to join the Top League

Preview: Joe Marler fronts Quins’ bid for Falcons atonement

7 March 2021 1 comment

Harlequins lineout coach Jerry Flannery points to the influence of Joe Marler as the key for Quins in the visit of Northampton Saints

Kyle Eastmond glad to return to ‘honest League’

7 March 2021 1 comment

The former England, Bath, Wasps and Leicester centre talks to Ross Heppenstall about his code switch to Leeds Rhinos

Sam Skinner scores for Exeter Chiefs against Bath

Bath 16-38 Exeter: They’re back – Chiefs smash six of the best

7 March 2021 0 comments

Chiefs get back to their best with convincing victory at the Rec

Hooper: We can still make top four

7 March 2021 1 comment

Bath director of rugby remains defiant after seeing his side tail off against Exeter Chiefs in the second half

Wasps 19-20 Gloucester: Gloucester character survives red card

7 March 2021 0 comments

Gloucester clinch the points at the Ricoh after having wing Ollie Thorley sent off for a head-to-head collision

Bristol Bears wing Siva Naulago scores a try

Worcester 23-24 Bristol: Naulago’s hat-trick denies the Warriors

7 March 2021 0 comments

Fijian flyer the standout difference between Bears and Warriors in clash at Sixways

Blackett: We were pinged off the park

7 March 2021 1 comment

Another high penalty count for Wasps to contend with in defeat

Worcester were very hungry for it, admits worried Lam

7 March 2021 1 comment

Pat Lam and Jonathan Thomas give their post-match thoughts after a narrow victory for the Bears at Sixways

Leicester 33-32 London Irish: Exiles fall short after Hepetema head rush

7 March 2021 0 comments

14-man London Irish fought back to claim the try bonus and losing bonus points against Tigers

Steve Borthwick building around his tyro Tigers

7 March 2021 2 comments

Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Chessum impressed off the bench for Tigers in their 33-32 win over London Irish

Sale 31-16 Newcastle: World class Faf de Klerk sparks Sharks attack

7 March 2021 0 comments

Sale Sharks show fluidity in attack with Lood de Jager rounding off a cracker of a team try against Falcons

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson

Defence wins you titles says Sale boss Alex Sanderson

7 March 2021 3 comments

Can the Sharks end their 15-year wait to reach the Premiership semi-finals?

Alex Coles aims to make best of bad Courtney Lawes situation

7 March 2021 0 comments

Northampton are without Courtney Lawes and David Ribbans at lock, Alex Coles explains how responsibility is now levelled at him in the Saints pack

Louis Lynagh signs professional terms at Harlequins

4 March 2021 0 comments

The Quins academy product has signed a long-term deal after a breakthrough year

Northampton Saints hooker Reece Marshall

Saints duo Marshall and Hobbs-Awoyemi agree extensions

3 March 2021 1 comment

As revealed by The Rugby Paper, hooker Reece Marshall has signed new terms with Northampton Saints

Kyle Eastmond has returned to rugby league with Leeds Rhinos

Ex-England centre Kyle Eastmond makes code switch to Leeds Rhinos

3 March 2021 1 comment

Eastmond left Leicester Tigers last summer and is set for a reunion with Sean Long at Rhinos

Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith had the chance to go to the Tokyo Olympics

Marcus Smith says No to Tokyo Olympics tilt with GB Sevens

28 February 2021 0 comments

The Harlequins fly-half was offered the chance to be included in the GB Sevens set-up announced earlier this week, but turned it down

Dunn and Bath are aiming to improve accuracy

28 February 2021 1 comment

HOOKER Tom Dunn leads Bath to Northampton aiming to consolidate improvements in his throwing technique that earned him England recognition last year. Combative and never […]

Gloucester win at last by beating Worcester

Gloucester 22-14 Worcester: Skivington gets that winning feeling at last

28 February 2021 0 comments

George Skivington and Lewis Ludlow react to Gloucester’s first win since November against Warriors

Northampton Saints full-back George Furbank

Preview: George Furbank excited to ‘front up’ for Saints

28 February 2021 1 comment

The Northampton Saints full-back previews Sunday’s clash against Bath at Franklin’s Gardens with Neale Harvey

Tiger Joe Heyes ready to jump from shadows in Leicester front row

28 February 2021 1 comment

Joe Heyes is the heir-apparent to veteran tighthead Dan Cole, Neale Harvey speaks to the youngster and Tigers boss Steve Borthwick and the outcomes for both props

Bristol Bears centre Piers O'Conor breaks away against Leicester

Bristol 17-3 Leicester: Moroni yellow gives Bears prowling space

28 February 2021 0 comments

A first-half yellow card for centre Matias Moroni turned the game against Leicester, as Bears scored twice in the final seven minutes before the break