Premiership

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

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

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

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 […]

Semi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all

4 April 2021 0 comments

Pat Lam delves into Bristol’s path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is at the centre of his plans

London Irish aces line up for England’s call

4 April 2021 1 comment

Tom Parton, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader have all been crucial to the Exiles’ push for Champions Cup qualification in the Premiership

Fekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps

4 April 2021 1 comment

The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test stage

Harlequins icon Mike Brown leaves to join the Falcons

4 April 2021 0 comments

Quins’ record holder for appearances will reunite with Dean Richards at Premiership rivals Newcastle

Andy Uren making waves in Harry’s absence at Bristol Bears

1 April 2021 0 comments

Uren has eased the void of England scrum-half Harry Randall to keep Bristol Bears firmly in charge at the top of the Premiership

Paolo Odogwu was given an explanation why England didn’t play him

31 March 2021 2 comments

Wasps winger Odogwu saw no game-time with England and was not released back to Wasps during the Six Nations

Bath lose banned captain Charlie Ewels for Challenge Cup clash

30 March 2021 0 comments

A one-week ban for his red card against London Irish rules the England lock out of Bath’s trip to Zebre in the European knockouts

‘Massive leader’ John Afoa signs new one-year contract at Bristol Bears

30 March 2021 2 comments

Afoa, 37, extends his time at Ashton Gate with Pat Lam full of praise for the veteran tighthead

Exclusive: Newcastle Falcons extend Mateo Carreras contract

28 March 2021 1 comment

Newcastle Falcons have finalised terms with Mateo Carreras to extend his stay beyond the current Premiership season, TRP can reveal. The former Argentina U20 wing, […]

Bristol Bears star Ratu Naulago excites Eddie

28 March 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL BEARS flyer Ratu Naulago could become the next South Sea Islander to be given a chance to impress by England coach Eddie Jones. The Fijian, […]

London Irish are keen to keep Wallabies star Adam Coleman

28 March 2021 0 comments

LONDON IRISH have opened talks with former Wallaby lock Adam Coleman about extending his stay in West London. Currently sidelined with an ankle injury, Coleman, […]

Bristol 35-33 Harlequins: Ice-cool Callum lands late winner for Bears

28 March 2021 0 comments

Despite the valiant efforts of Danny Care, Harlequins fail to come away with victory in a shootout with Bristol

Danny Care is in running for Lions place, says Harlequins coach Jones

28 March 2021 2 comments

ADAM Jones is backing Danny Care to be in Warren Gatland’s thoughts ahead of selection for the Lions. Scrum-half Care excelled for Quins, slotting a […]

Wasps 19-20 Sale: Even four yellows can’t bend Sale steel

28 March 2021 1 comment

Sale manage to secure victory at Wasps despite a slew of yellow cards

Blackett: We’re too anxious right now

28 March 2021 0 comments

LEE Blackett admitted his Wasps team were becoming too anxious after another demoralising home defeat. Wasps have won once at the Ricoh Stadium in 2021 […]

London Irish 36-33 Bath: It’s a hooley for Irish on St Patrick’s party day

28 March 2021 0 comments

Three minutes of madness cost Bath victory in west London, as Exiles hold onto the sixth sport in the Premiership table

McNally: Going down to 12 men was a big part of the game

28 March 2021 0 comments

Stuart Hooper and Josh McNally dissect Bath’s narrow defeat to London Irish, hindered by ill-discipline

Worcester 14-62 Northampton: Sleightholme runs riot in a Saints slaughter

28 March 2021 0 comments

Warriors head coach dubs heavy defeat to Northampton ‘unacceptable’ as Ollie Sleightholme runs in a hat-trick at Sixways

Gloucester 34-18 Exeter: Understrength Chiefs hammered by Baxter

28 March 2021 0 comments

Gloucester ease past a youthful Exeter Chiefs side, who had Josh Hodge show off his talenta

Skivington: ‘Bonus point showed real guts’

28 March 2021 0 comments

GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was delighted with the bonus point victory but believed his side’s improved performance was more important. “It’s great to beat […]

Preview: Tigers will fight to the death for Borthwick

28 March 2021 1 comment

Leicester full-back Freddie Steward looks ahead to Sunday afternoon’s visit of Newcastle Falcons to Welford Road

Will Welch at full gallop again for trip down memory lane

28 March 2021 0 comments

Will Welch was back in a Falcons shirt last week and is looking to take another stride forward in his comeback from injury against Leicester on Sunday afternoon

Freddie Burns knows what it means to be a Tiger says Neil Back

28 March 2021 0 comments

Neil Back has his say on what the signing of Freddie Burns can do for Steve Borthwick’s plans at Leicester Tigers

World Rugby to fund two Pacific Island teams’ inclusion in Super Rugby

25 March 2021 2 comments

£1.2m made available for two teams to be included in Super Rugby from Pacific Island nations

Danny Cipriani is back in the Premiership with Bath

25 March 2021 0 comments

Bath have announced the signing of fly-half Danny Cipriani on a contract that will begin in May. The England playmaker, capped 16 times, will step […]

England wing Joe Cokanasiga signs Bath extension

24 March 2021 1 comment

Cokanasiga was in the final three months of his contract at the Rec

Joe Batley extends Worcester Warriors contract to 2023

23 March 2021 1 comment

A new deal at Warriors for the player Jonathan Thomas knows well from their time at Bristol

Leicester Tigers confirm the return of Freddie Burns

23 March 2021 0 comments

As reported in The Rugby Paper on March 14, Burns will return to Welford Road from his stint in Japan ahead of the 2021-22 season

Preview: No fear of Bristol Bears after Shark fight

21 March 2021 1 comment

Neale Harvey previews Sunday’s 3pm kick-off as Tom James and the Northampton Saints take on Bristol Bears

Bath 47-22 Worcester: All over by half-time for Warriors reserves

21 March 2021 2 comments

WORCESTER’S miserable record at the Rec continued as they took their losing run on the ground to 17 matches. After last week’s committed performance at […]