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

Where Chris Robshaw will be playing rugby in 2021

17 June 2020 0 comments

Robshaw announced in February he would be leaving Harlequins, sparking speculation of a move to the US

PRL have strung us along says RPA chief executive Damian Hopley

17 June 2020 0 comments

Players union CEO Hopley explains the different variables at play between the RPA and Premiership clubs

Sale Sharks become first Premiership club to make pay cuts permanent

17 June 2020 0 comments

Sale Sharks agree reductions in big step towards financial sustainability

Sale’s Marland Yarde set to stay after Leicester move doesn’t materialise

16 June 2020 0 comments

The Sale Sharks winger had been approached by Leicester after Jonny May’s departure in March

Michael Fatialofa receives warm reception at Worcester’s training ground

16 June 2020 0 comments

Worcester Warriors lock makes first return to club training ground to continue recovery from spinal injury

Michael Cheika among the candidates for Gloucester head coach role

16 June 2020 0 comments

Gloucester are believed to have concluded interviews for their head coach role, with Michael Cheika in the frame

Northampton Saints craftsman Tom Wood nails down new career

15 June 2020 0 comments

The former England flanker is embracing a leadership role within the Saints squad

RPA issues statement accusing Premiership of ‘lack of governance’

12 June 2020 0 comments

Premiership clubs and RPA in complete breakdown as pay dispute escalates

Wasps flanker Nizaam Carr makes return to South Africa with Bulls

12 June 2020 0 comments

Joining Duane Vermeulen and Josh Strauss at the Bulls in South Africa

Oghre, Willis and Barbeary can all get Wasps firing, says Richard Blaze

12 June 2020 0 comments

Blaze has moved back into coaching in the Premiership after success with England’s Red Roses

Sale Sharks plot return to hometown with new stadium plans

11 June 2020 0 comments

The Premiership club plans to move back to their origins with a new stadium in Crossford Bridge

Bristol explain why they relaxed their opposition to salary cap changes

11 June 2020 0 comments

Owner Steve Lansdown had previously openly stated his opposition to changes to the salary cap

Ashley Johnson pays thanks to supporters as he leaves Wasps

10 June 2020 0 comments

The hooker/back row was brought to Wasps by Dai Young in 2012

Gopperth: Shift to summer season would set rugby apart from football

10 June 2020 0 comments

The Wasps veteran talks global calendar, coaching, and his desire to play until he is 40

RPA chairman warns of ‘significant legal dispute’ if union’s input to salary cap plans continues to be shunned

10 June 2020 0 comments

Player union’s fury at ‘absolute disregard’ for Premiership players as clubs vote to cut salary cap threshold

Harlequins bid to give Chris Robshaw proper send-off, after captain signs new deal

9 June 2020 0 comments

Robshaw has signed an extension to see the remainder of the 2019-20 Premiership season through

New name emerges in overhaul of Gloucester coaching set-up

9 June 2020 0 comments

London Irish forwards coach George Skivington has seen his reputation grow after the Exiles strong Premiership season

Ex-Munster coach Jerry Flannery joins Harlequins

9 June 2020 0 comments

“I believe Jerry has a skill set and determination to help foster a ruthless pack mentality” – Paul Gustard

Exeter Chiefs maestro Rob Baxter backed to take over England and Lions job

9 June 2020 0 comments

But Baxter still has silverware to claim at Sandy Park before he moves into the Test arena

Premiership clubs agree to cut salary cap down from £7m

8 June 2020 0 comments

Clubs vote by majority to reduced threshold of salaries to £5m, but with scope to be equal to £6m

Delayed Premiership salary cap vote goes ahead today

8 June 2020 0 comments

Clubs to take vote on reducing the salary cap and marquee players rule

Saracens centre Alex Lozowski heads on loan to Top 14 giants

8 June 2020 0 comments

England international heads to Montpellier on loan and will return to Saracens for 2021-22 season

Dave Dennis plans return to Australia to help union in crisis

6 June 2020 0 comments

The Exeter Chiefs flanker outlines his concerns for Rugby Australia and his determination to do something about it

England prop Joe Marler commits to Harlequins

5 June 2020 0 comments

“I’m immensely proud to have played for Quins over 200 times so far” – Marler

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 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

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

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

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

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

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