Premiership

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

End of the road for villainous Victor

20 September 2020 0 comments

SO rugby is bidding farewell to Clermont and Georgia flanker Victor Kolelishvili who, after struggling with concussion issues for the best part of two years, […]

Gloucester fail to fire in front of the fans

20 September 2020 1 comment

■By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINSbooked their place in next season’s Champions Cup as a 1,000- strong crowd were unable to lift Gloucester who failed to take […]

Wasps fly up to second with nine-try demolition

20 September 2020 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Try scorer: Jack Willis WASPS scored nine tries against a weakened Bristol outfit to move up to second in the table. It […]

Spencer’s try double puts Bath in control

20 September 2020 1 comment

By TIM WOODS Bonus ball: Jonathan Joseph scores the last try of the game Right: Rohan Janse van Rensburg scores Sale’s first try PICTURES: Getty […]

Lethal Lawrence hits top gear for Warriors

20 September 2020 1 comment

By JACK ROBERTS OLLIE Lawrence showed his class as Worcester scored five second-half tries to earn just their second Premiership win of 2020 – and […]

Sarries kids produce the goods again for McCall

20 September 2020 1 comment

By DAVID FLEMING Control: Manu Vunipola EXETER suffered their first defeat in eight games as both sides put out much-changed lineups ahead of European Cup […]

Tenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm

20 September 2020 0 comments

By TOM WALKER LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a period of playing with […]

Big job for Joe to stop Sharks getting a sniff

20 September 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Praise: Paul Gustard JOE Marchant returns to the city where he won an U20s World Cup with England determined to steer Harlequins […]

James targets return to glory days

20 September 2020 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Hunting silverware: Sharks centre Sam James SAM JAMES hopes the Premiership Rugby Cup can serve as a catalyst for a dynasty of […]

Stuart Hooper turns Bath fly-half search elsewhere

16 September 2020 0 comments

Bath’s long-winded search for a No.10 goes on…

Newcastle Falcons sign experienced South African scrum-half Louis Schreuder

16 September 2020 0 comments

One-time Springboks Schreuder worked with defence coach Nick Easter at the Sharks

Premiership broadcaster BT Sport to raise prices this November

15 September 2020 0 comments

Some BT Sport customers face paying additional £48 each year to watch Premiership rugby

Bath can spring a surprise in final furlong, says Beno Obano

11 September 2020 0 comments

Bath loosehead Obano is striving to improve every day and push the club into the Premiership play-offs

Bristol Bears appeal three-game ban for Siale Piutau

10 September 2020 0 comments

A hearing with an appeals panel will now take place on Thursday, as Alan Solomons offers his views on the matter

Alex King plots new ‘Wasps dynasty’ at Gloucester

9 September 2020 0 comments

Gloucester attack coach Alex King expects great things to happy at Kingsholm after being reunited with Danny Cipriani and Dom Waldouck

Two Premiership players test positive for COVID-19

9 September 2020 0 comments

A total of seven personnel at Premiership clubs have tested positive after the latest round of screening

Pat Lam uses post-match interview to vent frustration over Siale Piutau ban

9 September 2020 0 comments

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam wants to see a ‘shake-up’ of the citing and mitigation process

Owen Farrell avoids ten-game ban for high tackle on Wasps’ Atkinson

9 September 2020 0 comments

Farrell has ten-game entry point reduced to five as panel grants mitigating factors after testimony from Mark McCall and Eddie Jones

A snap Q&A with Scotland captain Stuart Hogg

8 September 2020 0 comments

Five snapshot questions are posed to the Scotland captain and Exeter Chiefs star

Steve Diamond in no rush to bring Manu Tuilagi to negotiating table

8 September 2020 0 comments

Neil Fissler envisages French clubs remaining interested in Tuilagi closer towards January due to his one-year Sale contract

Lam blasts officials for ‘cheap shot’ on Semi

6 September 2020 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING PAT LAM pleaded with officials to safeguard his players, and in particular star man Semi Radradra, after the Fijian’s masterclass inspired Bears […]

Plethora of errors killed us – Solomons

6 September 2020 2 comments

ALAN Solomons said his Worcester side contributed to their own downfall. Warriors director of rugby said: “We made a rod for our backs as we […]

Louis is on track to be Wales’ next wing king

6 September 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ihad the pleasure of being involved in a podcast with Louis Rees-Zammit the other day and I have to […]

Emotional to finish ride alongside MJ’s two boys

6 September 2020 0 comments

WE celebrated what would have been Matthew Watkins’ 42nd birthday in style last week with a 100 mile bike ride from Parc y Scarlets to […]

Youngsters are in for a shock when fans return

6 September 2020 0 comments

WASN’T it great seeing a few fans watching the Scottish derby match at Murrayfield last weekend. The lucky 700 were the first to witness a […]

Hard work from Chiefs impresses Hepher

6 September 2020 1 comment

ENGLAND hopefuls Jonny Hill and Sam Simmonds scored hat-tricks as Exeter cruised to a nine-try win. The Chiefs had the bonus point wrapped up inside […]

Injury-hit Wasps land late stinger

6 September 2020 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Binned: Sam Underhill WASPS edged a thriller at The Rec with a penalty try five minutes from time to leapfrog their hosts […]

Outstanding Ollie catches Tigers cold

6 September 2020 1 comment

By PAUL ROGERS OLLIE Thorley scored four first-half tries but Gloucester were eventually made to work hard for the win by resurgent Tigers. Gloucester were […]

Gloucester rally to put Europe in their grasp

6 September 2020 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Over: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores for London Irish Corner ball: Louis Rees-Zammit goes over for Gloucester GLOUCESTER virtually sealed their place in next […]

Bonus point boosts Quins’ play-off bid

6 September 2020 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON Making a splash: Chris Ashton scores Quins’ fourth try Early try: Rory Hutchinson CHRIS Ashton’s bonuspoint try helped Harlequins revive their play-off […]

Set-piece tries disappointed me, admits frustrated Kidney

6 September 2020 1 comment

Concern: Declan Kidney IRISH’S director of rugby Declan Kidney was frustrated with his side’s inability to take advantage of key moments in the game. “I […]

Sarries hit Exiles academy boys for six

6 September 2020 1 comment

By TOM WALKER SARACENS continued to build towards their Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster on September 19 with a comfortable win over London Irish. While […]

Wllis try caps fine win for makeshift Wasps

6 September 2020 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR OWEN Farrell’s red card – and the inevitable consequences – should not take the gloss off an inspired victory by Lee Blackett’s […]

Manu muscles in for try on Tigers return

6 September 2020 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Happy homecoming: Manu Tuilagi scores for Sale SALE tried to bulldoze Leicester aside in a ferocious assault fired up by a try […]

Jimmy gets job done for Blackett

6 September 2020 0 comments

JIMMY Gopperth tweeted: “Such a proud moment to lead the lads on my 100th game for Wasps. What a win! The boys put a hell […]

‘Good to get win over my mates’

6 September 2020 0 comments

MANU Tuilagi declared after he scored a try on his Welford Road return: “I loved it.” Tuilagi insisted it was all about Sale winning rather […]

Saints unravelled by Chiefs second-string

6 September 2020 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Crash ball: Sean Lonsdale smashes George Furbank to score Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images ROB Baxter admits Chiefs’ winning desire and […]

Brilliant Bath pull plug on Quins top four hope

6 September 2020 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS did a fine job welcoming back 2,700 fans to the Stoop yesterday – and hopefully their professionalism in that will pave […]

Play-offs are long shot now – Boyd

6 September 2020 1 comment

CHRIS Boyd admitted Northampton’s play-off chances were left shattered and scattered all over Franklin’s Gardens by Exeter’s ‘B’ team. He said: “We’ve probably left ourselves […]

Gustard: Great to see fans back in

6 September 2020 0 comments

STAR man Rhys Priestland was impressed by Bath’s ability to put their last minute defeat to Wasps behind them. “We are very pleased, especially after […]

Another bashing for battered Dylan

6 September 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF, FOR some peculiar reason, you ever wondered how to sound like an irritable magistrate of the “flogging’s too good for […]

Why mess with this great Heineken Cup format?

6 September 2020 0 comments

The word “aggregate” has secured its own place in the darkest corner of the rugby lexicon, along with “biting”, “gouging”, “match-day shaving” and any combination […]