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Mills: This Wasps backline can help challenge for titles

5 June 2020 0 comments

As he gets ready to leave Worcester, Ryan Mills says he has yet to hit his peak

Premiership targets August date for season’s resumption

5 June 2020 0 comments

League organisers outline steps for matchdays to return in week where training resumes

Bath make splash for Ben Spencer, Will Spencer and Sharks prop

5 June 2020 0 comments

Bath have provided a squad update on the departures, extensions and new signings set to come and go this summer

Harlequins find tighthead to fill void left by Kyle Sinckler

4 June 2020 0 comments

The Premiership club are set to bolster their front row across all three positions

The Saracens players who can thrive in the Championship

4 June 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey discovers the academy graduates now fully integrated within Saracens first team

New signing Tyrone Green shares a trait with Mike Brown, says Gustard

4 June 2020 0 comments

“He possesses the kind of desire you see from a Harlequin great in Mike Brown” – Paul Gustard

Saracens have pitched themselves to Flip van der Merwe

Saracens make pitch to Springbok to replace Kruis in second row

3 June 2020 0 comments

Flip van der Merwe announced his retirement last summer to pursue Higher Education interests

Gloucester in full rebuild mode as Humphreys heads for the exit

2 June 2020 0 comments

Cherry and Whites looking for new head coach who will incorporate some of Humphrey’s duties as DoR

Living with the Lions would be my ideal return, says Dai Young

2 June 2020 0 comments

The ex-Wasps director of rugby responds to speculation linking him with Gloucester

Five clubs in queue for axed Queensland Reds ace Isaac Lucas

2 June 2020 0 comments

Lucas was one of three Reds players to have their contracts ended last month after a dispute with Rugby Australia

Bristol Bears get set to welcome fans back to Ashton Gate

2 June 2020 0 comments

TRP understands fans will be allowed to attend matches in August under government plans

Premiership and Championship clubs cleared to return to training

2 June 2020 0 comments

Cleaning controls, PPE and temperature checks to be administered as rugby squads cleared to return

Premiership unanimously approves salary cap overhaul after Myners report

2 June 2020 0 comments

The Premiership has approved 52 recommendations to reform its salary cap regulations

5 questions Bath and England flanker Sam Underhill answered

1 June 2020 0 comments

Francois Louw had a profound influence on Underhill’s skills at the ruck

Northampton Saints centre Fraser Dingwall

Faith shown by Chris Boyd has seen Fraser Dingwall grow at Saints

29 May 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints centre talks to Jeremy Blackmore about his breakthrough season at Franklin’s Gardens

French lessons will help Myles Edwards make his mark at Wasps

29 May 2020 0 comments

The new Wasps signing explains how his career took a detour in France before a Premiership homecoming

My goal is France in 2023, says Worcester centre Ollie Lawrence

29 May 2020 0 comments

The competition is stacking up behind England main man Manu Tuilagi

Leinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers

28 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe’s top performing players in terms of tries and points scored

Northampton sign back-five forward Nick Isiekwe on season-long loan

28 May 2020 0 comments

The England lock has agreed an extension with Saracens but will not be playing in the Championship

Leicester Tigers to follow up major overhaul of academy with new signing

27 May 2020 0 comments

An ally of Simon Cohen is set to exit Welford Road, as further change takes shape at Leicester

Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys

David Humphreys in power struggle, as Gloucester braced to lose two South African stars

27 May 2020 0 comments

The Gloucester director of rugby faces challenges to bring in an outside hire to succeed Johan Ackermann as head coach

Bristol Bears chief executive Mark Tainton

Exclusive: Ring-fence the Premiership now to help clubs, says Bristol CEO

26 May 2020 0 comments

Mark Tainton believes relegation should be taken off the table to allow cash-strapped Premiership clubs to adapt in security

Leicester Tigers wing Jonah Holmes makes Dragons move

26 May 2020 0 comments

Holmes had been released early from his contract at Leicester last month

Remembering Exeter Chiefs’ promotion to the Premiership ten years on

26 May 2020 0 comments

Rob Baxter and Tommy Hayes look back on the success of their Championship-winning season 2009-10

Window to finish current Premiership season tightens as PGB agrees two-week delay

22 May 2020 0 comments

Time to finish the 2019-20 Premiership season is running out

Lions back Tyrone Green is a target for Harlequins

Harlequins move to sign Tyrone Green after quitting Lions

21 May 2020 0 comments

Green opted to cancel his contract with Johannesburg-based Lions last week along with Malcolm Marx

Saracens full-back Max Malins will join Bristol on loan

‘I got a call from Pat Lam saying they’re looking to put together the strongest squad’ – Max Malins explains Bristol loan move

21 May 2020 0 comments

The Saracens full-back explains how his loan move to Bristol came about after a call from Pat Lam

Saracens keen on adding Argentine points machine as cover for Owen Farrell

21 May 2020 0 comments

The latest on Saracens’ squad-building for life in the Championship

Paul Gustard ‘thrilled’ at Nathan Earle extending Harlequins contract

20 May 2020 0 comments

Nathan Earle scored 11 tries for Harlequins before a knee injury ended his first season at the Stoop

Thomas Young signs new Wasps contract, losing Wales eligibility

20 May 2020 0 comments

Wales flanker, capped three times, sticks with Wasps in the Premiership

Nick Abendanon has been linked with Leicester

Premiership club may offer Nick Abendanon route back to England

20 May 2020 0 comments

Abendanon had said he may be forced to retire when he still desires to play rugby, but there has been interest in the full-back

Skills coach Rory Teague to be put in charge of Gloucester

19 May 2020 0 comments

Johan Ackermann left Kingsholm after three years as head coach last Friday

Rugby League star Siva Naulago to switch codes and join Bristol Bears

19 May 2020 0 comments

A serving soldier in the British Army is coming to the Bears’ back-line

The Last Dance inspires Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit to be bullish in search of Wales debut

19 May 2020 0 comments

Rees-Zammit explains how Michael Jordan’s winning mentality has occupied his mind during lockdown

Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown wants Premiership to keep marquee player allowance

18 May 2020 0 comments

The Premiership club will welcome Kyle Sinckler and Semi Radradra to their squad this summer

Johan Ackermann departs Gloucester amid rumour of squad unrest

15 May 2020 0 comments

Three years as head coach over as Ackermann heads to Japan

Handre Pollard’s Springbok rival Curwin Bosch turns down offer to join Bath

14 May 2020 0 comments

BATH have been knocked back in their bid to land Sharks fly-half Curwin Bosch, who has rejected a move to the Premiership. Stuart Hooper is […]

Saracens could block Cobus Wiese from signing for Premiership rivals

14 May 2020 0 comments

The Stormers back-five forward signed a long-term deal with Saracens, but wants out

Myners Review: Premiership Rugby publishes salary cap report

14 May 2020 0 comments

Three-month review of salary cap management leaves no shortage of changes proposed by Lord Myners

Worcester Warriors continue recruitment from Bristol with Joe Batley signing

13 May 2020 0 comments

Joining coaches Jonathan Thomas and Mark Irish in the trip to Worcester

Revealed: Where Alex Goode will be playing next season after agreeing terms to leave Saracens

13 May 2020 0 comments

Saracens stalwart Alex Goode won’t be playing in the Championship, Neil Fissler reports

Exclusive: Gloucester face fight to ward off interest from Japan for Johan Ackermann

13 May 2020 0 comments

The Gloucester head coach signed an extension with the Cherry and Whites last May

Matt Kvesic signs up for second stint at Worcester Warriors

12 May 2020 0 comments

The Exeter Chiefs back row will be leaving Sandy Park after a three-year stay

Bath scrum-half Chris Cook leaves the Rec after 11 seasons to join Bristol

11 May 2020 0 comments

A cross-Premiership move we exclusively revealed on March 15

Exeter Chiefs forward Sean Lonsdale agrees new deal

11 May 2020 0 comments

Lonsdale becomes latest member of Chiefs pack to commit to new contract

Stormers lock Cobus Wiese wishes to renege on Saracens deal

Saracens signing wants to opt out of five-year agreement with Premiership champions

7 May 2020 0 comments

Stormers lock Cobus Wiese now wishes to renege on his agreement with the Championship-bound club

Prospect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad

7 May 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes

Charlie Walker during his Harlequins days

Ex-Harlequins wing Charlie Walker opts for homecoming after stint with Zebre

6 May 2020 0 comments

Walker had been a target to replace Jonny May for Leicester Tigers

England prop Mako Vunipola let playing waiting game on Saracens future

6 May 2020 0 comments

The loosehead prop reflects on a ‘bizarre’ nine months in his life

Exclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May

5 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis

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