Premiership

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

Tizard: My time training with England has made me want to emulate Joe Launchbury

16 January 2021 2 comments

LESSONS learned from England’s finest are underpinning Hugh Tizard’s push to mix it with the best. Harlequins lock Tizard, 20, right, began last year on […]

Wasps grab Doncaster Knight stalwart Robin Hislop

16 January 2021 1 comment

Hislop spent the end of last season in the Premiership on loan at Saracens

Gloucester hooker James Hanson hankers for Oz return

16 January 2021 1 comment

Hanson could return to Australia at the end of the season when his contract is up at Kingsholm

Saracens agree to release Alex Sanderson to become new Sale Sharks DoR

15 January 2021 0 comments

Sale Sharks formally announce appointment of former captain Sanderson as their director of rugby with immediate effect

Worcester co-owner: Our budget is on the £7m salary cap limit

14 January 2021 0 comments

Jason Whittingham says there is a ‘misconception’ over Worcester’s spending and their lowly position in the Premiership

Superkids keep Dan Robson on his toes at Wasps

14 January 2021 1 comment

Influential Wasps No.9 Robson discusses the emergence of Will Porter and Ben Vellacott keeping him on his toes, and his return for England

Attwood’s choice: His kids or rugby

14 January 2021 2 comments

Single parent Dave Attwood opens up on the difficulty of providing childcare while maintaining his rugby career at Bristol Bears

Glasgow Warriors confirm signing of Duncan Weir from Worcester

13 January 2021 0 comments

As reported by The Rugby Paper in Sunday’s edition, Weir will move to Scotstoun at the end of the season

Saracens scrum-half Tom Whiteley to make Bristol switch

12 January 2021 1 comment

A former Millfield School teammate of Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy

Edinburgh raid Harlequins for two of their first-team stars

12 January 2021 1 comment

James Lang and Glen Young will both move north to Edinburgh at the end of the season

Worcester No.10 Duncan Weir keen for move home to Glasgow

12 January 2021 4 comments

Duncan Weir is in discussions with both Worcester Warriors and Scottish Rugby over his future

Josh Beaumont is happy to get back in line in Sale’s pack

12 January 2021 2 comments

After 14 months out with a knee injury, Beaumont marked his return to rugby in the most dramatic way with a match-winning score at Gloucester

England prop Kyle Sinckler cited for use of profanity at referee in Bristol match

11 January 2021 0 comments

Sinckler will appear before a disciplinary panel on Tuesday after directing abuse towards referee, Karl Dickson

Bath 44-52 Wasps: Paolo Odogwu sparkles in 11-try thriller

10 January 2021 0 comments

Winger Odogwu puts on a show at the Rec in 96-point Premiership game

Exeter 7-20 Bristol: Randall masterclass helps Bears go top

10 January 2021 1 comment

Harry Randall makes a statement to the on-looking Eddie Jones at Sandy Park

Frustrated Stuart Hooper laments costly individual errors

10 January 2021 1 comment

Bath fall to Wasps despite scoring over 40 points on home soil

Newcastle 22-10 Gloucester: Adam Radwan gets the Falcons off to flier

10 January 2021 2 comments

HOOKER George McGuigan’s pick-andgo try as the clock went into overtime capped a Newcastle win against a struggling Gloucester side who have been dumped to […]

It’s only 6/10 for us says Dean Richards

10 January 2021 1 comment

Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards knows there’s plenty to work on despite win over Gloucester

Sale 20-13 Worcester: Faf de Klerk leads the way for rejuvenated Sharks

10 January 2021 1 comment

Worcester lament narrow defeat to Sale, as de Klerk and Jono Ross tries seal the win for Sharks

Paul Deacon says becoming a head coach is next step in his career

10 January 2021 0 comments

The Sale Sharks interim head coach doesn’t know how long he will remain in his current position, after win against Worcester

Lam: ‘Harry’s worked hard on his skills’

10 January 2021 1 comment

Read the thoughts of Pat Lam and Rob Baxter after Bristol Bears victory at Sandy Park in the Premiership

Harlequins v London Irish: Magician Marcus Smith has bounty on head

10 January 2021 0 comments

London Irish back row has identified the Quins fly-half as the main threat to contain ahead of their Premiership clash on Sunday

16 Premiership players test positive for coronavirus

8 January 2021 1 comment

Premiership Rugby has released the results from the latest round of testing, with a total of 19 positive cases recorded

Exclusive: Steve Borthwick can help Leicester rediscover their mojo

8 January 2021 2 comments

Pat Howard reflects on the departure of old friend Geordan Murphy at Leicester and shares his view on the work Steve Borthwick has on his plate

Hutchinson: ‘We trust in luck a bit to beat the Covid curse’

8 January 2021 1 comment

The Northampton Saints and Scotland centre reveals the toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on his personal life

Jonathan Thomas promoted to head coach at Worcester

7 January 2021 2 comments

“The time is right for us to implement the next stage of the strategic plan which we have in place for the club” – Alan Solomons

Ruan Ackermann pledges allegiance to England and Gloucester

7 January 2021 3 comments

The Gloucester No.8 explains why Kingsholm is home, and why there was no rush to return to South Africa nor follow dad, Johan, to Japan

Midlands derby between Northampton and Leicester called off

6 January 2021 0 comments

Chris Boyd airs frustration after having back-to-back matches cancelled due to separate coronavirus outbreaks

Gloucester bolster lock ranks with Andrew Davidson

5 January 2021 0 comments

Ex-Newcastle lock Davidson to leave Edinburgh in the summer and head to Kingsholm

Worcester secure major coaching coup in signing Crusaders coach Mark Jones

5 January 2021 2 comments

Welshman Jones was not able to return to New Zealand due to Covid-19 restrictions

Lions call can help Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade get over World Cup heartache

5 January 2021 2 comments

Henry Slade is hoping to see a few of his Exeter Chiefs teammates claim British & Irish Lions honours in South Africa

Harlequins aces point way for Cardiff Met Freshers

5 January 2021 1 comment

Rob Cole talks to Cardiff Met rugby director Danny Milton on successes of Alex Dombrandt and Luke Northmore

Mike Brown may reunite with Dean Richards at Newcastle Falcons

5 January 2021 0 comments

Richards brought Brown through the Harlequins ranks in his time at Twickenham Stoop

Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe signs for Worcester

4 January 2021 0 comments

As exclusively revealed by The Rugby Paper last month, the winger will leave Edinburgh for Sixways

Preview: Bath can work frustrations off against Tigers

3 January 2021 3 comments

Bath travel to Welford Road on Sunday in the Premiership, Neale Harvey previews the match with Bath hooker Jack Walker

Bristol 29-17 Newcastle: Covid-hit Bears halt Falcons’ winning run

3 January 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher reports on George Kloska firing Bears to victory on Premiershup debut

‘We just didn’t play well enough’, Baxter admits

3 January 2021 0 comments

Rob Baxter and Lee Blackett gives their thoughts on Wasps’ 34-5 triumph over Exeter Chiefs at the Ricoh Arena

Pat Lam full of praise for Bristol front rowers

3 January 2021 0 comments

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam credits his front row for securing victory over Newcastle Falcons in Round 5 of the Premiership

Cardiff Blues offer Rhys Priestland a route home from Bath

3 January 2021 3 comments

CARDIFF BLUES are leading the race to land Rhys Priestland when his contract with Bath runs out at the end of the season. The former […]

Wasps could be without Alfie Barbeary for three months

3 January 2021 0 comments

Standout Wasps star Alfie Barbeary will undergo a scan on Sunday on his high ankle sprain

Bath and England lock Elliott Stooke set to sign for Wasps

3 January 2021 1 comment

It does not appear that Stooke will remain at the Rec beyond this season

Wasps 34-5 Exeter: Physicality was shock for Chiefs says Blackett

3 January 2021 1 comment

Exeter Chiefs unbeaten record crumbles at the hands of ravenous Wasps

Last-ditch Beaumont try nicks it for Sharks

3 January 2021 2 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Destructive: Sam Hill powers past Gloucester full-back Kyle Moyle Clean ball: Ruan Ackermann wins a lineout for Gloucester CLOSE-UP LEWIS LUDLOW Gloucester […]