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Battered Hartley’s bitter ode to dying of the light

16 August 2020 1 comment

DYLAN Hartley might have preferred something more poetic when he was axed as England captain by Eddie Jones. Something like the opening line of O […]

Warriors brushed aside after Nanai’s early red

16 August 2020 0 comments

■ By ROGER PANTING MELANI Nanai’s red card ruined Jonny May’s comeback and any chance Worcester had of returning from lockdown with a derby win. […]

New boss thrilled by brilliance of Cips

16 August 2020 0 comments

GLOUCESTER’S new head coach George Skivington was delighted with a win on the Premiership’s resumption. He said: “It wasn’t the ideal start in some ways […]

Brilliant Ben gets his Rec life off to a great start

16 August 2020 0 comments

■ By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer showed his international class as he took less than five minutes to create a big noise at the Rec. […]

Kiss: We had our chances but fell off the pace and suffered

16 August 2020 0 comments

Hungry: Charlie Ewels LES Kiss admitted his Irish side were lacking a little sharpness and physicality as the Exiles spluttered to an opening restart defeat […]

Brad’s fighting the sound of silence

16 August 2020 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY BRAD Shields knows he faces a battle to restate his England credentials after admitting he has had no contact from the […]

Stars on display for ding-dong battle

16 August 2020 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON have named a side full of big name internationals as they look to cement their position in the top four. Teimana Harrison, right, leads […]

Smith takes control of scrappy affair at Stoop

16 August 2020 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Crash ball: Scott Baldwin scores from a lineout drive for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images Held: Manu Tuilagi tries to break for Sale […]

We didn’t fire any shots – Diamond

16 August 2020 0 comments

STEVE Diamond summed up the difference between what his title-chasing Sale side had promised, and what they delivered, when asked for his views during the […]

Business as usual for Chiefs after early Tigers roar

16 August 2020 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stand-out moment: Stuart Hogg goes over to score his side’s second try Battering ram: Dave Ewers powers over for Exeter’s first try […]

Hogg try was the killer says Baxter

16 August 2020 1 comment

EXETER DoR Rob Baxter and his squad are looking forward to the hectic end of this season that could see them play another 14 games. […]

Late penalty try keeps Bears on the title trail

16 August 2020 2 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Last gasp: Bristol celebrate their penalty try in the dying minutes PICTURES:Getty Images On the run: Ben Earl makes a break for […]

Penalty count is worry for Lam

16 August 2020 1 comment

SCOTLAND international Sean Maitland described playing in an empty stadium as “weird”. The Saracens full-back admitted: “It’s going to take a couple more games to […]

New breakdown focus will keep the jackals on straight and narrow

16 August 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE breakdown is back at the top of the refereeing agenda as we go into […]

Wallabies combination can unlock Exiles potential, says Sekope Kepu

15 August 2020 0 comments

Veteran prop Sekope Kepu believes the acquisition of Australia teammate Rob Simmons can take London Irish forward

Leicester signing Matt Scott feels no pressure to replace Tuilagi void

15 August 2020 0 comments

Left in limbo by Edinburgh last Christmas, ex-Gloucester centre Scott has managed to turn uncertainty into a second stint in the Premiership

Premiership club in salary cap probe, source tells TRP

14 August 2020 0 comments

Neil Fissler reports on a new potential salary cap breach looming over the Premiership

TEAMS: The Premiership returns for Round 14

14 August 2020 0 comments

Catch coverage of all the Premiership action in this Sunday’s edition of TRP…

Harlequins consider London Irish star after receiving five-figure sum for Ibitoye

14 August 2020 0 comments

Harlequins winger Gabriel Ibitoye signed with Top 14 club Agen earlier this month

Bath have second target if outlandish bid to sign Pollard fails

14 August 2020 0 comments

Fly-half Handre Pollard joined Montpellier after the World Cup on a deal worth £675,000-per-season

Attwood: Seeing Semi Radradra do his thing in training is something special

13 August 2020 0 comments

The Bristol Bears lock labels Fijian arrival ‘the best player he has ever seen’

Can Chris Ashton make a splash on debut for Harlequins?

13 August 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe previews Friday night’s Premiership restart match between Harlequins and Sale, looking at the betting odds

Bath promote Neal Hatley to head coach role

13 August 2020 0 comments

Director of rugby Stuart Hooper had wanted to create a DoR-head coach structure at Bath

Premiership clubs have stated how they plan to promote anti-racism movement

12 August 2020 0 comments

Harlequins and Wasps players will take the knee before kick-off in the Premiership this weekend

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

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

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