Premiership

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

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Warriors can’t afford another slip up – Weir

7 October 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER playmaker Duncan Weir has ordered his side to stop shooting themselves in the foot and make good on their pre-season pledge […]

Sheedy taking big steps under Madigan guidance

7 October 2018 1 comment

By JOHN HARDING CALLUM Sheedy drops to bench this week but is poised for more game time after impressing coach Pat Lam wearing the No.10 […]

Sexton set for a French swansong

7 October 2018 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler JOHNNY SEXTON is looking to make a return to France for a second stint after […]

Quins eye Pirates hooker Matavesi

7 October 2018 0 comments

Wanted: Sam Matavesi CORNISH PIRATES are fighting to hang on to another member of their Championship highflyers with hooker Sam Matavesi wanted by Harlequins. Matavesi, […]

Boyd wants star centre

7 October 2018 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd is keen to bring a marquee outside centre to Franklin Gardens after the World Cup. Boyd has made the position […]

Willie’s on way back to club rugby in Japan

7 October 2018 1 comment

Return: Willie Le Roux WILLIE LE Roux is set to leave Wasps at the end of the season for a second stint in Japan following […]

Warriors in fight to keep Josh in England

7 October 2018 1 comment

WORCESTER Warriors’ new owners face a battle to keep Welsh winger Josh Adams who is at the centre of a tug of war between the […]

Horne is the winner as Tigers find their feet

7 October 2018 1 comment

By NICK CAIN THIS was about honouring Rob Horne and both sides delivered in terms of endeavour, even though they were less flash when it […]

Yarde’s ‘horrendous’ injury takes gloss off for Sale

7 October 2018 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT WITH six minutes remaining, positivity emanated from the AJ Bell Stadium for arguably the first time this season, as Sale were set […]

Lawes’ back spasm will clear

7 October 2018 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON DoR Chris Boyd said it had been a disappointing outcome for his side, not least their failure to win for Rob Horne. Boyd said: […]

Diamond: Dorian has made difference

7 October 2018 2 comments

SALE supremo Steve Diamond has been pleased with the impact of forwards coach Dorian West following his arrival a couple of weeks ago. Diamond said: […]

Sportsman Billy gets his reward against gutsy Quins

7 October 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Saracens in recent seasons but they dug deep to grind this win out against […]

Pichot needs to aim at the right targets

7 October 2018 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JUST over a week ago international rugby was heading for “ruin” according to Agustin Pichot. Firing from […]

Sanderson: Toughest test for us this season

7 October 2018 0 comments

SARACENS assistant coach Alex Sanderson hailed his side’s performance before heading into a tough fortnight of European action. “That’s the hardest we have been pushed […]

So Todd, do you still stand by your team decision?

7 October 2018 1 comment

HAVING watched Bath detonate their chances of winning at Saracens last weekend by resting 13 players, it was poetic justice when they lost to Exeter […]

Cipriani gives them all belief says Ackermann

7 October 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING DANNY Cipriani reminded his former club of his undoubted talent to guide Gloucester to a deserved victory. Cipriani returned to the Ricoh […]

Young: We were poor with no oomph

7 October 2018 0 comments

DIRECTOR of rugby, Dai Young was highly critical of Wasps’ performance. He said: “We lacked real intensity and energy and were very poor. We didn’t […]

Saracens captain Brad Barritt to have facial surgery

2 October 2018 0 comments

The centre took a boot to the face during Saracens’ 50-27 win over Bath

Kellaway puts Saints in mood for a Tiger hunt

30 September 2018 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Flying Saint: back row forward Lewis Ludlam dives in to score the third try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images ANDREW Kellaway claimed […]

Worried Boyd still has ‘fires’ to put out

30 September 2018 1 comment

CHRIS Boyd likened his side’s fast and furious try-fest at Ashton Gate “a basketball game” as Northampton bounced back to form away from home. Saints’ […]

Not a lot of buzz from these Wasps but enough for Falcons

30 September 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well-worked: Juan De Jongh scores Wasps’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS – good, bad and indifferent – still managed to quarry […]

Young: It came down to guts

30 September 2018 0 comments

WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said: “It’s all about getting results and we’re happy to have done that. “We’ve had two six-day turnarounds and […]

Scarlets looking at Feeney to support Jones

30 September 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA PAUL Feeney has emerged as a leading contender to join the Scarlets’ coaching team next season. Parcy Scarlets bosses hope […]

‘It’s not great at Tigers right now’ admits Cole

30 September 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Work to do: Dan Cole has a big task to get back into Eddie Jones’ England plans PICTURE: Getty Images DISAPPOINTED prop […]

There’s good …and then there’s Goode!

30 September 2018 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images ALEX Goode is the […]

We’ve not devalued the Prem saysTodd

30 September 2018 2 comments

TODD Blackadder defended Bath’s decision to rest 13 players against Saracens, discounting the suggestion he was devaluing the Premiership as a competition by saying he […]

Gustard’s front-row gamble pays off for Quins

30 September 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Green machine: Nathan Earle crosses for his first try for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images AN inspired tactical switch in the dying embers […]

Johan is after talks with ref’s supremo

30 September 2018 0 comments

GUTTED Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann said: “It’s a very unhappy changing room and the manner of the loss was hard to take. “Unforced errors and […]

Baxter is unimpressed by fifth successive win

30 September 2018 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR He stoops to conquer: Exeter’s Dave Ewers goes over for his first try PICTURES: Getty Images THE Chiefs ground out their fifth […]

Hill,19, is tipped to play for England

30 September 2018 0 comments

FLANKER Ted Hill, 19, has exploded on to the Premiership scene with three tries in less than two matches and Worcester director of rugby Alan […]

Misused Marler will be such a huge loss

30 September 2018 0 comments

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN HERE’S hoping that Joe Marler’s decision to bring a premature end to his England career at the […]

Skelton shows that the Poms aren’t so soft after all

30 September 2018 0 comments

BOB Dwyer has got the bit between his teeth about Australia’s declining fitness levels after watching giant Wallaby lock Will Skelton playing for Saracens in […]

Magnifique Marseille!

30 September 2018 0 comments

FOLLOWING this year’s European Cup final on the shores of the North Sea in Newcastle – for which tickets are already selling fast – it […]

The Derby match in aid of Rob Horne is a week away

28 September 2018 0 comments

Tickets remain on sale for Northampton versus Leicester

Change to come at Bath as club release open letter to supporters

28 September 2018 0 comments

The club’s plans for the coaching structure have been made transparent

Wasps launch pitch-facing sensory room

26 September 2018 0 comments

Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches

Dorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach

25 September 2018 0 comments

The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club

Ludlow relishing his role as defence linchpin

23 September 2018 0 comments

Chopped: Lewis Ludlow tackles Bristol’s Ed Holmes TACKLE-MASTER Lewis Ludlow wants Gloucester to prove their title credentials by stripping away Saracens’ veneer of invincibility. It […]

Ford counting on crowd comfort to spark Tigers

23 September 2018 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Star man: George Ford has hit a rich vein of form PICTURES: Getty Images GRAHAM Kitchener returns from injury to make his […]

Winless Warriors wary of new Bakewell factor

23 September 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Ready for battle: Marco Mama WORCESTER are desperate to snap a run of three straight defeats and flanker Marco Mama knows his […]

Farrell set to follow Schmidt as Irish boss

23 September 2018 0 comments

Main man: Andy Farrell ANDY FARRELL is being groomed to become coach of Ireland if the current boss, New Zealander Joe Schmidt, stands down following […]

Taylor’s talents in demand

23 September 2018 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler WASPS are fighting to hang onto England hooker Tommy Taylor who is attracting interest from […]

Luke’s contract stalemate has clubs buzzing

23 September 2018 0 comments

Attracting attention: Luke Cowan-Dickie LUKE Cowan- Dickie is attracting serious interest from Premiership rivals wanting to obtain his services as a contract standoff with Exeter […]

Fekitoa may go home to New Zealand for RWC bid

23 September 2018 0 comments

TOULON centre Malakai Fekitoa, who has been attracting interest from the Premiership, could return home to New Zealand. Blindside understands that Fekitoa, who is out […]

Bears maul Quins as yellow fever strikes

23 September 2018 1 comment

By NICK CAIN BRISTOL went into this first wet weather encounter of the campaign knowing that survival this season depends on winning their home games […]

Gustard: That was all our own fault

23 September 2018 1 comment

DISAPPOINTED Quins DoR Paul Gustard said after his side’s third Premiership defeat in four games that they had shot themselves in the foot. “We conspired […]

Wasps finally get Sale monkey off their back

23 September 2018 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT THESE victories certainly don’t come around very often for Wasps. Since 2010, they have endured disappointment at Sale, even when the Sharks […]

Saints pack monstered as Hartley’s arrows fail to hit target

23 September 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY 7 BATH forwards guru Toby Booth hailed a monster pack effort as his side’s set-piece superiority dashed Northampton hopes of a first […]

Bassett given the plaudits from Dai

23 September 2018 0 comments

WASPS director of rugby Dai Young hailed the performance of Josh Bassett after the wing’s excellent all-round display. Alongside Michael Le Bourgeois, Bassett was Wasps’ […]