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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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

Furbank: We were spoonfed too much

By PAUL REES George Furbank feels Northampton’s rise this season is down to a pre-season meeting when the players resolved to take more responsibility. The […]

Barbeary leads the revenge mission

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ……………….14pts Tries: Woodburn 46, Townsend 71 Conversions: Slade 47, 72 Bath ……………………………… 26pts Tries: Barbeary 28, Spencer 40, Ojomoh 49, Reid […]

Saracens get back in the old routine

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens …………………….. 46pts Tries: Parton 7, 12, 20; McFarland 41, Willis 56, Hartley 62, Cinti 65 Conversions: Farrell 8, 13; Manu Vunipola […]

De Chaves: We need to be ruthless

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate NEWCASTLE enforcer Sebastian de Chaves says the time for what ifs, […]

England must take Quins pair to NZ

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier and Fin Baxter have been showered with praise following Harlequins epic European Cup quarter-final away […]

Premiership previews: Round 15

The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on eight wins and separated […]

Saracens winger Alex Lewington

All over for Lewington

Saracens wing Alex Lewington will retire at the end of the season. The 32-year-old, who was part of Saracens’ Champions Cup and Premiership double-winning team […]

Llewellyn adds some power

By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester are reaping the rewards of Max Llewellyn’s weight-gain mission during the Six Nations, with the 109kg hulking centre now tipped as […]

Saracens turn their sights on May

Saracens are in talks with England and Gloucester winger Jonny May, below, about a move this summer. Saracens had also spoken to Bath’s Joe Cokanasiga, […]

Porter set for Aussie return

England centre Guy Porter looks set to return to Australia this summer with the view to representing the Wallabies. Porter, who won his sixth England […]

Pirates sign Harris on loan

By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have signed Exeter Chiefs hooker Iestyn Harris on loan to cover injuries. The 25-year-old former Wales age-grade international moves to […]

Christie out for season

Saracens flanker Andy Christie has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken arm. The 25-year-old suffered the injury in last […]

Leicester Tigers

Salary cap fine for Tigers

Leicester Tigers have again been fined for exceeding the Premiership salary cap. The club have been handed a £47,000 overrun tax for going over the […]