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The controversial plans which look to extend the Aviva Premiership season to 10 months are “dead in the water” according to Rugby Players Association chief Damian Hopley. Last year, Premiership Rugby revealed its intentions to extend the season to 10 months from the 2019/20 season onwards but it was met with significant backlash from many quarters, especially the RPA, who …

London Irish recorded just their second victory of the Aviva Premiership season this afternoon when they triumphed 22-9 over Worcester Warriors at the Madejski Stadium.  The league’s bottom side dominated possession and territory over the 80 minutes and a Piet van Zyl try after 27 minutes set them up for a much-needed victory. Greig Tonks was crucial to Irish’s win as …

Taulupe Faletau will start for Bath against Sale and his selection will increase their chance of victory.

It’s Round 15 of the Aviva Premiership this weekend and it’s certainly tight at the top with just eight points separating second and fifth – qualification for playoffs and Champions Cup spots look like it will go down to the wire so various teams will be desperate to pull off a victory this weekend.  Here we take a look at who we …

Three potential transfers for players whose contracts are up at the end of the season.

Where to next for the former golden boy of Australian rugby?

Sitting third in the Aviva Premiership table, Wasps league season looks back on track following a tough period in the autumn where wins were hard to come by.

The possibility of no English teams qualifying for the knockout stages of the European Rugby Champions Cup is a very real one.

Josh Adams named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for December 2017.

Aviva Premiership's top three look in good shape to repeat 2016/17 contest for the title.

England have been boosted ahead of the Six Nations with the return of two key men to action this weekend.

While the search for a long-term replacement for former director of rugby Jim Mallinder continues, Northampton Saints have appointed veteran Australian coach Alan Gaffney as an interim technical coaching consultant. The vastly experienced Gaffney, who has most recently worked as the National Elite Programmes Coach with Rugby Australia, has prior experience coaching in the English Premiership having served as the …

Saracens have emerged 29-17 victors against the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. The Tigers conceded the first try of the game in the first half when Saracens were awarded a penalty try. The Tigers had Johnny May sent to the sin-bin for a deliberate slap down – the referee and the TMO agreed that if the pass was completed, Saracens …

Why Quade Cooper is suited to Sale Sharks.

England begin their defence of the Six Nations crown away to Italy on February 4 and following a weekend of tough Champions Cup fixtures, head coach Eddie Jones could without key personnel for the opening rounds. Hosting La Rochelle one week after the French side put 49 points on the English side, Wasps settled the score with a 21 – …

Northampton Saints confirmed today that they have parted ways with long-serving director of rugby, Jim Mallinder. According to a statement on the club’s website, the board made the decision to oust Mallinder, who took over at Northampton in 2007 and whose decade-long stint at the club’s helm is the longest of any director in the entire Aviva Premiership, due to …

Ireland’s international rugby panel is finally a thing of beautiful depth and talent, a mix of experience, talent, youth and ambition. It’s a pity it could soon be undone by the deep pockets of our continental neighbours. Less than two years out from the 2019 Rugby World Cup, head coach Joe Schmidt has been steadily building a squad that could legitimately …