Premiership

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

Team
Rank
MP
W
D
L
PF
PA
P
1
12
11
0
1
255
255
52
2
12
9
0
3
255
232
43
3
12
6
0
6
255
255
31
4
12
6
0
6
255
255
31
5
12
6
0
6
255
255
30
6
12
5
1
6
255
255
29
7
12
5
0
7
255
255
29
8
12
4
0
8
255
255
26
9
12
5
0
7
255
255
26
10
11
4
0
7
250
255
23
11
11
3
1
7
237
255
21
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Johan: Europe will be tough

JOHAN Ackermann admitted it is going to take a “massive effort” for his side to turn the tables when they meet Exeter twice in eight […]

’Worst display of the season’

TODD Blackadder chastised his men after this lacklustre loss at Kingston Park. The unhappy Bath director of rugby insisted the visitors were the architects of […]

Work is the only cure says Young

DAI YOUNG ordered his struggling Wasps squad to work harder after this dispiriting seventh successive defeat. “Northampton were good and we were poor. I was […]

Luke says No to new Chiefs offer

EXETER CHIEFS are losing their battle to keep England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie after he rejected a new contract. Cowan-Dickie is out of contract at the […]

Deano: It’s been bumpy season

HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard was satisfied with the defensive display despite Andrew Davidson’s try for Newcastle in the final ten minutes denying Quins a clean […]

We lost our way admits Clark

MAX Clark refused to blame the bad weather for Bath being comprehensively swept aside. Falcons put out a much more experienced side than Bath but […]

Pellow: We’ve just got stronger

EXETERskills coach Ricky Pellow declared himself “really pleased” after his predominently young side showed just what benefits fringe players can earn from a sometimes-derided competition. […]

Deacon: Discipline gave us problems

LEICESTER’S assistant coach Brett Deacon praised fit-again Mike Fitzgerald after the back row returned from a knee injury which had sidelined him since the opening […]