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Every game is big, says McCall as Chiefs await

31 December 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE For Mark McCall, Saturday’s encounter with Exeter Chiefs is just another big match in pursuit of a play-off place. Recent history dictates […]

Morahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne

18 December 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Luke Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup having spent five years […]

Oh brother! Joe may join Sam in France

18 December 2022 2 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Joe Simmonds is attracting interest from France PICTURES: Getty Images Joe Simmonds could be joining older brother […]

London Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson

20 November 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London next season as they […]

You need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players

20 November 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable finances within the sport. […]

Borthwick out to help England

13 November 2022 0 comments

By JOHN NEWCOMBE PRODUCING England players of the future remains a key goal for Steve Borthwick at Leicester even if it makes the club less […]

Sale fighting hard to keep Tuilagi at club

6 November 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson hopes to keep Manu Tuilagi at Sale but admits the difficulty of fitting everyone into the salary cap means he […]

We must learn lessons from Worcester – Lam

9 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has called on the game’s authorities to learn quickly from Worcester’s demise and act to ensure that no Premiership club […]

Stop bleating about a rising salary cap, says Baxter

9 October 2022 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Premiership clubs should stop “bleating” about the unfairness of a rising salary cap and instead focus on running their businesses more effectively, […]

Sorry, Rob, but rugby can’t afford higher cap

9 October 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT It’s not easy to argue with a man like Rob Baxter, the honest-to-goodness, soil-under-the-fingernails West Countryman whose work with Exeter across a wide […]

Bristol poised to tempt Malins

2 October 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears are set to confirm that they have agreed on a deal that will see Max Malins, below, […]

Diamond: This might be our last game ever

25 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES As Worcester’s players toured bars in the city last night after their match against Newcastle some fear may be their last for […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington

25 September 2022 0 comments

I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year there it was an […]

Gloucester CEO: Don’t put up £5m salary cap

18 September 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley has voiced his frustration at the decision to increase the Premiership salary cap back up to £6.4 million […]

URC chief keen to emulate US sports model

18 September 2022 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MARTIN Anayi admits the United Rugby Championship does need to consider a restriction on player salaries and would like the cross-border competition […]

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

18 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his future at Bordeaux and […]

£500m debt could bury 13-club cartel

11 September 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If Premiership owners had made the same mistakes in the multi-million pound enterprises that put them on […]

Chaos theory can lead us to the high ground

11 September 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT They were all present for the Premiership launch at Twickenham, but they were not all correct. In a tell-tale photograph, the young Worcester captain […]

We must get off to a faster start this time, says Dowson

4 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson wants Northampton to take their form in the latter stages of last season into the new campaign and consolidate their […]

Team-by-team Premiership Previews: Worcester Warriors

4 September 2022 0 comments

Director of Rugby: Steve Diamond Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 PREDICTED FINISH: 13TH Steve Diamond’s bid to become the first Worcester coach […]

Return to Japan on the list for Goode

28 August 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with former Premiership and European […]

Fans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride

28 August 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering a little right now […]

Painful budget cuts are for greater good

21 August 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Still looking for a club: Former England full-back Mike Brown left Newcastle at the end of last season PICTURE: Getty Images The Rugby […]

Gloucester set to win race for Mercer

7 August 2022 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are poised to win the race to land Zach Mercer on a four-year contract when his deal with Montpellier runs out […]

We need bigger squads to reduce playing time

7 August 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG I’d really like my grandkids to be able to play and watch rugby, but I’m far from sure that they will be able […]

Show us the money men in Premiership

24 July 2022 0 comments

NICK Cain wrote about ‘the complete contradiction at the heart of the Premiership of having a salary cap at the same time as allowing a […]

RPA doing its best to help out-of-contract players

10 July 2022 0 comments

Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) CEO Damian Hopley says the organisation is “doing all it can” to help members affected by the jobs crisis. As one […]

Value for money more important than ever

3 July 2022 3 comments

COLIN BOAG Anyone keeping a close eye on the Premiership clubs, and their announcements about departing and arriving players, can’t fail to spot just how […]

Ford will be a star for Sharks, says Burns

26 June 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD GEORGE Ford will bounce back from his Premiership Final injury misery “better than ever” and be a huge hit at Sale. Freddie […]

Top 14 clubs in pursuit of Du Preez brothers

26 June 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Sale forwards Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez are on the shopping list for a […]

Crowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’

26 June 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in Cardiff and a fine […]

Aurillac shopped around for bargains

19 June 2022 0 comments

MUCH talk recently about salary cap-hampered English clubs being disadvantaged when they took on the big spenders of the Top 14 in Europe, in which […]

Gallagher Premiership Final preview – Tigers and Sarries gear up for showdown of redemption

17 June 2022 0 comments

One of the extraordinary comeback tales of either Leicester Tigers or Saracens will reach a fairytale conclusion this Saturday, as they announced their teams for […]

Maro Itoje departure ‘never in the question’ despite Saracens’ relegation

16 June 2022 0 comments

Maro Itoje has said that leaving Saracens was “never in the question” despite the club’s enforced relegation from the Premiership over salary cap breaches. Itoje, […]

Premiership Champions set for ‘forensic assessment’ into finances

16 June 2022 0 comments

Premiership Rugby has said the winner of Saturday’s final will be subject to a forensic investigation of their books, as they released a report into […]

Freddie Burns ready to complete ‘unfinished business’ in Premiership final

15 June 2022 0 comments

Freddie Burns says that a Gallagher Premiership title triumph would “mean the world” to him as his 13th season of professional rugby heads towards a […]

Foden: MLR tarnished by new salary cap row

12 June 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England international Ben Foden fears Major League Rugby’s hard line stance over what are thought to be salary cap breaches could […]

Bears fly-half Eden off to join Zebre

5 June 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears fly-half Tiff Eden is set to ply his trade in Italy next season after being told that […]

Wasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off

29 May 2022 0 comments

LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the team he is joining […]

Good start, now put end to flying ruck clear-outs

29 May 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Water boy: Rassie Erasmus goes onto the pitch to deliver instructions to his Bok players against the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Things never […]

England rugby still has a long way to go

15 May 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to the semifinals of the […]

Alex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe

9 May 2022 0 comments

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English teams to compete in […]

Proving the doubters wrong fuels Vermeulen

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Saracens v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium EXETER have played in the last six Premiership finals, but defeat away to […]

Top tackler Earl relishing test against a ‘proper team’

24 April 2022 1 comment

Motivated: Ben Earl BEN Earl says Saracens will be motivated by finishing in the top two and ensuring a home tie in the play-offs against […]

Clubs queue up for Zach’s services

17 April 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ZACH Mercer will spark a massive scramble for his services when he returns to the Premiership from France […]

‘No decision to be made’ on futures of Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau, says Pat Lam

12 April 2022 1 comment

Pat Lam has played down speculation linking Bristol Bears’ marquee players Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau with a move away from Bristol this summer. Bristol […]

Toulon join queue for Radradra

10 April 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Options: Radradra TOULON are the latest Top 14 club to show an interest in signing Fijian international Semi […]

Fallen champs eat their humble pie as required

10 April 2022 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 105 Saracens […]

Exeter-born Skinner is sad to be leaving

3 April 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES SAM Skinner intends to make the most of his final months with Exeter, the club he supported as a boy, ahead of […]

There will be more on Rogers’ naughty list

20 March 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN ANOTHER week, another Premiership ‘rotten borough’ story. This time it is about Leicester, a club which behind the scenes pushed as hard as […]

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