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Tigers will go to limit

21 January 2024 0 comments

LEICESTER remain against the Premiership’s salary cap increase but will spend to the limit. The cap is set to increase from £5m to £6.4m next […]

Sharks confirm they are keen on Wales flyer

14 January 2024 0 comments

Sale have confirmed they have spoken with Wales wing Mason Grady, a target for up to four English clubs. The 21-year-old, below, is out of […]

McCall: I wouldn’t blame Farrell

7 January 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Saracens boss Mark McCall did little last night to dampen the speculation that England captain Owen Farrell is set to join Racing […]

Sanderson: Don’t put cap back up to £6.4m

7 January 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Alex Sanderson remains against increasing the Premiership salary cap back up to £6.4 million after his club Sale Sharks and Friday’s opponents […]

Lawes looks like leaving

7 January 2024 0 comments

Northampton are struggling to hold on to Courtney Lawes. The 34-year-old former England flanker, who retired from international rugby after the World Cup, is mulling […]

Borthwick puts his foot on the accelerator

7 January 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at how England, without Owen Farrell at the helm, could turn into an attacking force Steve Borthwick’s England promise to look very […]

Halliday: No way we can agree RFU deal

31 December 2023 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday has condemned the threat by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney to relegate the 11 Championship clubs if they fail to […]

It’s time to address selection

31 December 2023 0 comments

WITH only 10 Premiership clubs – nearly all cash strapped with a salary cap to boot – does the England selection policy not need an […]

The French out in front? That’s not how it looks

24 December 2023 0 comments

With 12 victories in 16 games, Paul Rees reflects on a promising start by English clubs in the Champions Cup It has been a chastening […]

Henry’s French leave won’t hold him back

17 December 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT IT’S time for the RFU/Premiership to wake up and go, ‘Wow, what’s wrong with us that a young player with the talent of […]

Setting the agenda for rugby

17 December 2023 1 comment

Paul Rees looks ahead to the issues that will be addressed in this week’s meeting of the Premiership’s top men The 10 Premiership directors of […]

French giants are the ones to beat again, says O’Driscoll

17 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Three-time Champions Cup winner Brian O’Driscoll believes English sides will be up against it again in Europe this season when the tournament […]

The Viking will put steel back into Bath

10 December 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE Viking – a.k.a. RG Snyman – is expected to arrive in Bath this summer, and given […]

Too many are being pushed to the edge

10 December 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees says it’s time to ensure players spend less time in the gym and more with the ball in their hands Max Malins […]

Reffell hat-trick inspires big win for Tigers

3 December 2023 0 comments

BY TOM JEFFREYS Leicester Tigers………………..47 Tries: Reffell 15, 34, 53; Scott 30, Wiese 43, Hassell-Collins 65, Brown 80+1 Conversions: Pollard 16, 31, 44, 54; Shillock […]

Lawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations

3 December 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes announced his retirement from […]

Baxter: Focus on all the good stuff

19 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter believes that the 15 per cent drop in Premiership attendances from last season, revealed by The Rugby Paper last week, […]

Scottish genie turning on the magic at Bath

19 November 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name signings have become rare […]

Curry and Creevy prepare to join forces

29 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the World Cup play-off – […]

Report says No. 10 is where money is

22 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and hookers the worst, Premiership […]

Saracens keep eye on Carre

15 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances after joining Sarries following […]

Lam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa

1 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a chance conversation in August. […]

Halliday welcomes new-look Prem Cup

3 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN The latest incarnation of the Premiership Cup, and the most positive because it includes Championship clubs competing against those in the top […]

Dowson: Things are going to get better

3 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Premiership clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that the gloom that has […]

Willis aiming to be the local villain

3 September 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain in his adopted country. […]

Barrington: Losing Mako is huge blow

13 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Richard Barrington feels the loss of Mako Vunipola is a huge blow to England but remains upbeat about the prop options in […]

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

25 June 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under 20s to the Junior […]

Why this merger just might be the way to go

25 June 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Another week in Welsh rugby and another potential drama emerges. They always say the close season is the ‘silly […]

Haskell calls for radical overhaul

11 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell believes the Premiership should be ring fenced and rebuilt using a franchise style NFL model, including a draft system that […]

We must find a way to stop vicious spiral

11 June 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning of a Domesday scenario […]

Sanderson: We want to improve and not just be one-off wonders

4 June 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Sale took their pain to Spain. The day after the Premiership final defeat to Saracens at Twickenham, the players and management flew […]

Warriors laugh off Farrell switch

4 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wigan Warriors have moved to put distance between themselves and a reported big-money cross-code move to take England skipper […]

Arundell and Pearson on Bath’s radar

4 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath will waste no time this week to cherry-pick the best talent if, as expected, on Tuesday, London Irish […]

How is decline in crowd numbers good for game?

28 May 2023 0 comments

WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home crowds as the stats […]

Farrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens

28 May 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Saracens …………………….. 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties: Farrell 5, 14, 50 […]

Farrell shows who’s the master

28 May 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was billed as a titanic head-to-head between Owen Farrell and George Ford but in truth rugby, a game involving 30 players on […]

Battling Saracens seize the moment

14 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Saracens …………………….. 38pts Tries: Maitland 5, 21; van Zyl 29, Penalty 70, Malins 75 Conversions: Farrell 6, 22, 30, 76 Penalties: Farrell […]

Dilemma over who controls the money

7 May 2023 0 comments

We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions that are made can […]

Boost for finances as recovery continues

7 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the financial auditors of the […]

Lawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England

30 April 2023 0 comments

Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97 caps, made his Saints […]

Williams: Give more to the Championship

23 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol centre James Williams believes the Championship is overlooked by Premiership clubs and deserves more funding from the RFU. Williams topped the […]

Atkinson enjoying life at Gloucester

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Seb Atkinson is ending the season on a high having feared his career might be over just as it had started following […]

Saracens lead hunt for Wales prop Smith

16 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have held talks with Wales loosehead Nicky Smith about a switch to the Premiership when his Ospreys contract […]

Itoje warned: Be ready to take pay cut

9 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Maro Itoje has been warned to lower his salary expectations when his current deal with Saracens runs […]

Regions agree six year deal

2 April 2023 0 comments

A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving the governing body, Cardiff, […]

Bears move for Willis may help England

5 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears could throw Jack Willis, below, an England lifeline with Premiership clubs ready to fight any plans to […]

Rees-Zammit won’t have to opt for club or country

5 March 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES George Skivington does not believe Wales reducing the cap threshold from 60 to 25 for players leaving the country without making themselves […]

Barbeary close to full recovery

26 February 2023 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Alfie Barbeary is poised to make a battering-ram return to Premiership action after going “full hog” in training for the first time […]