Premiership

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

Stalwart Mike Brown to break Harlequins appearances record

4 January 2019 0 comments

308 club appearances amid 72 caps for England – an extraordinary achievement by the full-back

George Merrick to leave Harlequins for Top 14 giants

4 January 2019 0 comments

Quins second row will play for Clermont Auvergne next season

Mark Wilson pledges his future to Newcastle Falcons with long-term extension

3 January 2019 0 comments

Huge news for Newcastle Falcons as Dean Richards commends the forward’s leadership

Cowan-Dickie: Contract talks are going well at Exeter Chiefs

3 January 2019 0 comments

Luke Cowan-Dickie tells The Rugby Paper staying at Sandy Park is his ideal choice

Leicester Tigers aim to land all du Preez brothers

2 January 2019 0 comments

Competition for Sale Sharks to deal with

Bath downgrade severity of Sam Underhill’s ankle injury, but Matt Garvey faces lengthy spell out

2 January 2019 0 comments

Todd Blackadder gives update of length of time flanker will spend out

Tom Curry follows brother Ben in signing new Sale Sharks deal

2 January 2019 0 comments

Sale Sharks continue their recruitment of first-teamers, as Tom Curry becomes the latest to sign an extension

Ward sweating after stamp and ‘spit’ row

30 December 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Dotting down: Alex Dombrandt scores a simple try for Harlequins after two minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Burrowing over: Wasps players celebrate Will […]

Gustard queries Brown incident

30 December 2018 0 comments

DAVE Ward will face the music from Quins boss Paul Gustard. Gustard denied seeing a spitting incident, but said: “The message came through that Dave […]

Confident Cobus sparks Boyd’s new-look Saints

30 December 2018 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Clutching thin air: Fraser Dingwall breaks clear to score Saints’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images In the corner: Santiago Cordero scores for […]

Baxter: Referee wasn’t to blame

30 December 2018 0 comments

EXETER boss Rob Baxter refused to blame referee Ian Tempest for failing to award a first-half try for Ollie Devoto and said Northampton deserved to […]

Roberts believes Bath are still in hunt for the title

30 December 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Jamie Roberts is enjoying a new lease of life at Bath PICTURE: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts demands Bath up their game […]

Flood out to fire shots, not take them

30 December 2018 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Team man: Toby Flood NOW 33, Toby Flood’s appetite for the game shows no sign of diminishing but the 60-cap fly-half would […]

The north are truly a force to be feared

30 December 2018 1 comment

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AT a time when ‘Happy New Year’ is the most popular phrase in the Western world, the […]

Vunipola try signals Saracens fightback

30 December 2018 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Making the game safe: David Strettle scores the third try for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images MARK McCall admitted Billy Vunipola’s surgeon was […]

Pennell: Lack of control cost us

30 December 2018 1 comment

CHRIS Pennell believes Warriors showed the kind of skill and fight that can help them avoid the dreaded drop despite driving away from Allianz Park […]

Sharks find killer instinct to remain in the hunt

30 December 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bonus in the bag: Denny Solomona touches down Sale’s fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images Out flanked: Jaco Visagie dives over to score […]

Worst display of season – Johan

30 December 2018 0 comments

GLOUCESTERhead coach Johan Ackermann accepted that it was side’s worst performance of the season. He said: “A lot of things went wrong; our line-out work […]

National League tax probe to be expanded to Premiership and Championship levels

29 December 2018 0 comments

HMRC have turned their attentions to rugby in recent months

Steven Luatua pens new deal to stay at Bristol Bears

27 December 2018 0 comments

Contract news concerning the Kiwi flanker

Wasps ready to flick attack switch

23 December 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Big impact: Ross Neal WING sensation Ross Neal reckons Wasps are ready to hit the heights of old as they bid to […]

Chiefs end record run to storm back on top

23 December 2018 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Charge down: Luke Cowan-Dickie falls over the line for Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER ended Saracens 22-match unbeaten record that […]

Baxter: We know we can beat them

23 December 2018 1 comment

EXETER boss Rob Baxter said his team had taken a psychological step that was more important than the win over the English champions. “I wanted […]

Bedridden Tigers show their courage under fire

23 December 2018 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Away: Jonah Holmes breaks clear to score the Tigers’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images Danger man: Manu Tuilagi is tackled this time […]

Worst display so far – Gustard

23 December 2018 0 comments

ANGRY Harlequins players locked themselves in the dressing room after this defeat as boss Paul Gustard labelled the performance as the ‘worst of this season’ […]

Boks stars take control to ease relegation fear

23 December 2018 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT Talisman: Faf de Klerk takes on Steve Luatua and Aly Muldowney PICTURES: Getty Images Teak tough defence: Rob Webber tackles Bristol’s Chris […]

Diamond hopeful of keeping Du Preez

23 December 2018 2 comments

STEVE Diamond is looking to make a number of announcements on player recruitment in the New Year, including the potential signing of flyhalf Rob du […]

Cut the subs to take brute force out of modern tackles

23 December 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN THE death of Nicholas Chauvin, the 19-year-old Stade Francais U21 flanker, has triggered game-changing shockwaves in French rugby. Chauvin, who suffered a cardiac […]

International rugby has become the poor man

23 December 2018 0 comments

THE about-change in the commercial fortunes of club rugby and its international counterpart have been highlighted this month by the deals struck by Premiership Rugby […]

Generals step up to get Saints marching again

23 December 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Breakaway 1: Saints scrum half Cobus Reinach dives over to score the first try PICTURES: Getty Images Breakaway 2: Luther Burrell runs […]

Execute well or it kills you – Boyd

23 December 2018 0 comments

CHRIS Boyd believes his Northampton side are on the verge of clicking in attack after they blew away a poor Worcester outfit. “We don’t have […]

Ward: No stress, one win puts us back in Top Six

23 December 2018 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Developing fast: Falcons centre Chris Harris PICTURES: Getty Images NEWCASTLE need to sort out their discipline or run the risk of being […]

TEAMS: Gallagher Premiership – Round 10

21 December 2018 0 comments

Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints (Friday) Worcester Warriors: 15 Chris Pennell, 14 Bryce Heem, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ryan Mills, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Duncan Weir, […]

Exeter Chiefs revival starts with beating Saracens, says Tom Lawday

21 December 2018 0 comments

The Exeter number 8 on the top-of-the-table clash with Sarries

Premiership Rugby sells minority stake to CVC in £200m partnership

19 December 2018 0 comments

‘The proceeds from CVC Fund VII’s investment will be re-invested to drive continued growth in the sport’ – Premiership Rugby chairman Ian Ritchie

Premiership wing turns down move to Wasps

19 December 2018 0 comments

Wasps are on the hunt for Christian Wade’s replacement

Kyle Sinckler is becoming the all-court prop England need, says Quins mentor

19 December 2018 0 comments

Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones on Sinckler establishing himself as England’s first-choice tighthead

EXCLUSIVE: Leicester Tigers line up Dave Ellis as defence coach candidate

18 December 2018 0 comments

Defence guru of France’s 2011 World Cup final run in frame

Leicester Tigers appoint Geordan Murphy to head coach role

18 December 2018 0 comments

“This club means a lot to me, I’ve been here a long time and we all want to enjoy success with the Tigers”

Do-or-die time now after Paris improvements

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY HARRY Wells knows it is win or bust for Leicester if they are to keep their Champions Cup hopes alive. Tigers produced […]

Takulua tells Falcons to front up

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By JON NEWCOMBE Tongan ace: Sonatane Takulua SONATANE Takulua is confident the return of Newcastle’s big guns can help fire them back to the top […]

It’s who they choose, not howthey coach that counts

16 December 2018 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE rehabilitation of Stuart Lancaster and Andy Farrell is in full flow, with former critics falling over […]