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Alex Goode commits to Saracens but will head on loan to Japan

12 August 2020 0 comments

NEC Green Rockets-bound Goode will return to Saracens after their first season in the Championship

London Irish confirm signing of former Argentina captain Agustin Creevy

11 August 2020 0 comments

The Exiles add to a position short of numbers after the departures of Dave Porecki and Saia Fainga’a last month

Chris Boyd questions absence of more English coaches under Eddie Jones

11 August 2020 0 comments

Attack coach Simon Amor is the only Englishman under the Eddie Jones hierachy

‘I can’t see any player playing three games in a row’ – Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton

10 August 2020 0 comments

The long-term director at Gloucester addresses concerns over player welfare ahead of the Premiership’s return

Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe reveals how the profit-making club is struggling

10 August 2020 0 comments

TV rights income, CVC investment, and central funding all aren’t enough to save clubs, says Rowe

From the school of Pat Lam, Jonathan Thomas is ready to develop Worcester pack

6 August 2020 0 comments

After four years at Ashton Gate, forwards coach Thomas has moved closer to his home near Worcester

BT Sport to broadcast all behind-closed-doors fixtures in first for the Premiership

6 August 2020 0 comments

Premiership Rugby have confirmed the 2020-21 season will begin on November 20, 27 days after the Premiership final

Wallace: ‘New expectations’ at Leicester Tigers under head coach Steve Borthwick

6 August 2020 0 comments

New signing Luke Wallace says Borthwick has already been inspiring the Tigers squad with a team meeting held in the stands at Welford Road

Jackson Wray wants to leave mark on Champions Cup knowing Saracens will feel two-year absence

5 August 2020 0 comments

The ever-present Saracens back row is embracing the challenge of leading a young crop of players in the second tier

Premiership ring-fencing inevitable says Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton

4 August 2020 0 comments

St Quinton is staunch in his belief that all 13 members of PRL should be in the Premiership

Senior contract assured, Bath academy star Gabe Hamer-Webb aims to be incomparable

3 August 2020 0 comments

Hamer-Webb has been thrust into Premiership and Champions Cup action this season at the Rec

Loss of van der Merwe and Myler doesn’t leave London Irish short of leaders, vows Ben Loader

3 August 2020 0 comments

Blair Cowan is the lone co-captain standing at the Exiles, one of the players key to driving Irish to a strong return to the Premiership

Gloucester re-sign Franco Marais until the end of the season

3 August 2020 0 comments

Hooker Marais is awaiting the green light to travel to Japan after signing for NTT Red Hurricanes, coached by Johan Ackermann

Australia lock Rob Simmons is in advanced talks with London Irish

London Irish close to wrapping up deal for 100-cap Wallaby

28 July 2020 0 comments

The Exiles are also poised to sign Tom Homer

Sale Sharks owner Simon Orange blasts government over crowd size limitations

28 July 2020 0 comments

As limited crowds watch England’s cricket team play the West Indies, Orange blasts the UK government for its lop-sided guidelines

Exclusive: Leicester’s George Ford expects to see Kyle Eastmond elsewhere in the Premiership

24 July 2020 0 comments

After some ins and outs at Welford Road, George Ford explains why he elected to stay at Leicester

Exodus of Argentina players to Premiership and Top 14 can save Pumas, says Marcos Ayerza

24 July 2020 0 comments

66-cap former Pumas and Leicester prop Marcos Ayerza speaks on the state of affairs affecting the Jaguares

Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi is back where it all started at Northampton Saints

24 July 2020 0 comments

Saints are loaded at the loosehead position, with Alex Waller keeping Hobbs-Awoyemi for company

Newcastle Falcons find Waldouck replacement in new defence coach Nick Easter

23 July 2020 0 comments

The ex-Harlequins No.8 is back working with Dean Richards, this time as coach

Morris: My Dad told me I needed to work twice as hard at life because of the colour of my skin

23 July 2020 0 comments

Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris on the ever-pressing need for rugby to do more for BAME coaches and more representation at board level

Skivington adds Dom Waldouck to Gloucester coaching staff

22 July 2020 0 comments

Waldouck, 32, leaves Newcastle Falcons where he had been defence coach

Gloucester’s two-man shortlist for defence coach include World Cup-winning Springboks coach

21 July 2020 0 comments

The Cherry and Whites are looking at up-and-coming defensive minds to fill hole in coaching staff

Harlequins add competition for No.9 shirt with Scott Steele signing

21 July 2020 0 comments

Steele left London Irish last month after six years with the Exiles

Leicester Tigers sign Luke Wallace and welcome four more from overseas

20 July 2020 0 comments

Leicester Tigers replenish their squad with one forward and four backs

Saracens more depth behind Owen Farrell and the centres with Argentine signing

20 July 2020 0 comments

Juan Pablo Socino will offer an option at fly-half and inside centre for Saracens

Judge me by my skill not my ethnicity, says Ashley Johnson

17 July 2020 0 comments

Johnson is now pursuing his coaching ambitions at Moseley and wants no prejudice in rugby

Saracens lock in Maro Itoje with new long-term contract

17 July 2020 0 comments

“The culture at Saracens is second to none and I think that’s evident for everyone to see” – Itoje sticks by Saracens

England captain Owen Farrell commits long-term future to Saracens

16 July 2020 0 comments

Farrell is one appearance away from hitting 200 for Saracens

Mitch Eadie is back at Bristol and finds a whole new look to Bears

15 July 2020 0 comments

The Bristol academy product and Rovers fan is back where it all began, which means playing at Ashton Gate

Nine more test positive for COVID-19 after latest round of Premiership testing

15 July 2020 0 comments

Premiership Rugby confirm number of positive tests from 856 screened over the past week

Elliot Daly becomes third England star to commit to Saracens in recent days

15 July 2020 0 comments

The British & Irish Lion joins Jamie George and Mako Vunipola in re-signing with Saracens

Wasps starlets Jacob Umaga and Alfie Barbeary among 15 to sign new terms

14 July 2020 0 comments

Senior figures Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson also commit to playing at Ricoh Arena

London Irish to play at Twickenham Stoop

Delays on new stadium sees London Irish agree to play at Stoop

14 July 2020 0 comments

The pandemic has led to Irish’s new stadium in Brentford not finishing construction on time

Leicester Tigers source reveals last stages of Manu Tuilagi renewal talks

14 July 2020 0 comments

Leicester had given Tuilagi and others in contract talks a July 1 deadline to agree new terms

It’s official: Sale Sharks have signed Manu Tuilagi

13 July 2020 0 comments

Tuilagi keeps his England career alive by remaining in the Premiership with Sale Sharks

Club before country as Wales prop Tomas Francis signs for Exeter

13 July 2020 0 comments

Tighthead prop Francis is one of 30 players to agree extensions at Exeter Chiefs

Gloucester add Logovi’i Mulipola to pack on short-term deal

13 July 2020 0 comments

The Samoan prop was one of two new signings announced by Gloucester over the weekend

Premiership Rugby announce first four rounds of fixtures for 2019-20 restart

10 July 2020 0 comments

Harlequins and Sale Sharks to kick-off resumption of 2019-20 Premiership season

Lance Bradley and the Gloucester board have appointed George Skivington as coach

Lance Bradley – Our senior players wanted a forwards coach in charge

9 July 2020 0 comments

The Gloucester CEO opens up on the recruitment process which saw George Skivington appointed as head coach

Scotland wing Sean Maitland commits to two more years with Saracens

9 July 2020 0 comments

The 48-cap Scotland back is staying at Saracens until 2022

Six Premiership players test positive for COVID-19

8 July 2020 0 comments

The Premiership has carried out 804 tests, with a total of ten cases diagnosed

Last summer’s big-money arrivals at London Irish could leave

8 July 2020 0 comments

The Exiles top-earner Adam Coleman is one of ten players understood to be locked in salary reduction talks

Saracens conclude agreement with emerging fly-half Manu Vunipola

8 July 2020 0 comments

The cousin of Billy and Mako Vunipola has penned an extension through to 2023

England prop Ellis Genge staying put at Leicester Tigers

8 July 2020 0 comments

“Ellis is a unique individual who we love having at Leicester Tigers” – Geordan Murphy

Harlequins play hard-ball with Welsh region’s pursuit of Adam Jones

7 July 2020 0 comments

Toby Booth wants to lure the Harlequins scrum coach to Ospreys in the PRO14

Rory Teague the latest to leave coaching upheaval at Gloucester

7 July 2020 0 comments

Rory Teague believes Gloucester have a squad to bring success to Kingsholm under new head coach George Skivington

Tommy Reffell hoping to stamp his authority at Tigers just like Neil Back

7 July 2020 0 comments

Leicester announced the highly-rated Welsh openside flanker had agreed a new contract on Monday

‘There are very few teams that have the expertise that we have’, says Quins prop Simon Kerrod

7 July 2020 0 comments

After arriving at the Stoop last summer, tighthead Kerrod heaps praise on Adam Jones for refining his scrummaging

Exeter Chiefs would face a compact Premiership schedule

Premiership Rugby to have midweek fixtures played under restart plans

7 July 2020 0 comments

Exeter, Northampton and Saracens to face much more compact schedule than Premiership rivals

Leicester Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy

Leicester Tigers eye replacement for Telusa Veainu from Clermont

7 July 2020 0 comments

Full-back Veainu has signed a two-year contract to join Stade Francais in the Top 14

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