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London Irish want to take Ben White away from Leicester Tigers

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Exiles are on the lookout for a new scrum-half after Ben Meehan’s exit was confirmed this week

London Irish lock Rob Simmons interests Racing 92

2 May 2021 1 comment

RACING 92 are on the lookout for a new lock and have put London Irish’s former Wallaby star Rob Simmons on their wanted list. Simmons, […]

Liebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is the limit

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

29 April 2021 1 comment

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

Wales fly-half Owen Williams to join Worcester Warriors this summer

28 April 2021 0 comments

Williams, who can also play centre, is seen as the replacement for the outgoing Duncan Weir at Sixways

Beno Obano and Andre Esterhuizen handed bans for red cards

28 April 2021 0 comments

The Bath and Harlequins players will miss a chunk of the remaining Premiership season

Jason Robinson returns to Sale Sharks 15 years after Premiership triumph

28 April 2021 0 comments

The famed England wing is back at the club with who he claimed the Premiership trophy in 2006

Neil Fowkes to join Wasps full-time as scrum coach

28 April 2021 1 comment

Nottingham announced their head coach would be leaving earlier this month

Premiership Rugby and Lions reach agreement for clubs to release players

27 April 2021 0 comments

The Lions will play a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26

Wasps confirm worst fears on Joe Launchbury knee injury

27 April 2021 0 comments

Joe Launchbury knocked out of Lions contention with scans confirming serious knee injury

Baxter: Dave Ewers close to return for Exeter Chiefs

27 April 2021 0 comments

Ewers missed Exeter’s win over Bristol Bears last Friday due to a calf problem

Worcester Warriors step in for fly-half Owen Williams

25 April 2021 2 comments

Worcester Warriors are interested in the fly-half/centre currently playing in Japan’s Top League

Richard Wigglesworth not set on retirement just yet at Leicester

25 April 2021 1 comment

One more year?

Harlequins eye Tommaso Allan to deputise for Marcus Smith

25 April 2021 1 comment

With Brett Herron and James Lang moving on, Quins are looking for immediate depth behind Smith

John Dobson in pole to take over at Harlequins

25 April 2021 7 comments

Neil Fissler reports on where Quins’ search for a permanent head coach may lie

Carl Fearns fired up for Newcastle Falcons swansong

25 April 2021 0 comments

Carl Fearns in back in English rugby with Newcastle, Jon Newcombe caught up with the newest member of the Falcons pack

Preview: Bath hooker Tom Dunn reaches 150 on return after red

25 April 2021 0 comments

Bath hooker Tom Dunn has had to wait to make his 150th appearance this afternoon, and watched last week’s win over Leicester on a pedalo

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?

We blew away with the wind in second half says Dean Richards

25 April 2021 1 comment

The Newcastle director of rugby reflects on Falcons’ second-half capitulation against Gloucester

Team decision swung it for Harlequins – Smith

25 April 2021 0 comments

Match-winner Marcus Smith explains the steps leading to his late try against London Irish

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

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?

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 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

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

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

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

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