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Sale v London Irish: Fatherhood helping AJ cope with Faf de Klerk

21 March 2021 0 comments

SALE’S AJ MacGinty attributes an injury-free run, fatherhood and a better understanding with Faf de Klerk as some of the factors behind his rich vein […]

Lovejoy Chawatama aims to make statement against Bok giants

21 March 2021 0 comments

LOVEJOY Chawatama is backing London Irish’s forwards to fight fire with fire as two multi-national packs go head-to-head in the race for the play-offs. Sale […]

Sale Sharks in talks about fly-on-wall documentary film

21 March 2021 0 comments

SALE Sharks are in advanced talks with a production company owned by Craig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll about a fly-on-the-wall documentary. The pair formed […]

Ludlow: It’s been a tough period as captain

21 March 2021 0 comments

The Gloucester captain explains how his first year taking on team duties has been full of challenges

Facundo Cordero signs on for double time at Exeter Chiefs

21 March 2021 1 comment

EXETER CHIEFS winger Facundo Cordero has signed a new two-year deal to stay with the Premiership and European double winners. The younger brother of former […]

Neal: I’d take LA away over Newcastle any day!

21 March 2021 0 comments

BIGGER, and hopefully better, Major League Rugby kicked off last week with Seattle Seawolves bidding for a three-peat of Championships. MLR’s best-supported franchise lifted the […]

Now Stade Francais keep their eyes on Ollie Lawrence progress

21 March 2021 0 comments

Stade Francais have a void to fill after
midfield star Gael Fickou appears set to join Racing 92

Sound of silence so eerie at home matches, says Exeter’s Dave Ewers

21 March 2021 1 comment

Premiership teams are not winning as many matches on home soil as before the pandemic

Danny Cipriani edges closer to agreeing Bath deal

21 March 2021 1 comment

Neil Fissler reveals Danny Cipriani has been training with Jonny Wilkinson as he looks set to complete a deal with Bath

Goode: Academy kids can wait, it’s all about winning to construct new mentality at Tigers

21 March 2021 0 comments

The Rugby Pod co-host acknowledges the young players in the stable at Leicester, but that it is Richard Wigglesworth and Dan Cole who can play significant roles right now

Exeter 47-31 Leicester: Tiger cubs claw back some pride in defeat

21 March 2021 1 comment

Tigers show signs of life to finish strongly against free-scoring Chiefs

Hepher: Beating 14 players wasn’t not so simple

21 March 2021 1 comment

EXETER head coach Ali Hepher reflected on a 12-try extravaganza to insist: “We should absolutely celebrate a great win. “We did a lot of things […]

Harlequins 59-24 Gloucester: ‘Sloppy’ Quins still manage nine tries

21 March 2021 1 comment

Alex Dombrandt shines again for Harlequins at the Stoop, but Nick Evans feels the hosts ‘left more out there’

Skivington: ‘We were better than score suggests’

21 March 2021 3 comments

Gloucester head coach George Skivington states his pride in Gloucester’s 11 academy players after defeat to Harlequins

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 […]

Hooper: We want to move the ball wide and create space

21 March 2021 0 comments

Stuart Hooper identifies what had Bath fly out of the gate to take a commanding lead against Worcester in the first half

Newcastle 18-20 Wasps: Eye-gouging row as Wasps break the losing streak

21 March 2021 3 comments

Falcons wing Mateo Carreras subject to gouging accusation on Josh Bassett in the defeat to Wasps

Northampton agree new deal with full-back prospect Tommy Freeman

17 March 2021 1 comment

Saints boss Chris Boyd says he has seen Freeman play with ‘the freedom of youth’ more and more this year

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Cipriani close to agreeing deal with Premiership club

17 March 2021 1 comment

Neil Fissler reports on talks between Cipriani and Bath being at an ‘advanced stage’

Wasps sign Francois Hougaard from Worcester Warriors

17 March 2021 0 comments

Hougaard will not be moving to the Bulls in South Africa nor Japan’s Top League

Jack Innard chases Euro dream after star turn at the Rec

17 March 2021 0 comments

Innard has impressed in the stead of Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jack Yeandle for Chiefs, with the hooker eyeing a Champions Cup debut

Niall Annett wary of his old pal Paddy’s unpredictability at No.10

14 March 2021 4 comments

Milestone man Annett looks ahead to Sunday’s clash against the Exiles, and old Ulster pal Paddy Jackson

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

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 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 […]

We were out-muscled complains unhappy Gloucester head coach Skivington

14 March 2021 0 comments

GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was downcast as his side failed to complete a hattrick of wins after morale-boosting victories over Wasps and Worcester had […]

Newcastle 19-38 Bath: Bath’s belief shines through the storm

14 March 2021 2 comments

BATH’S group morale was key as the West Country side produced a superb six-try display to get their third victory from their last four matches […]

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 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 […]

Carl Hogg makes Gloucester return as academy director

12 March 2021 2 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on February 28

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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