Preview: Harlequins v Wasps
1 decade ago by Planet RugbySuper Rugby winner Asaeli Tikoirotuma will make his Premiership debut for Harlequins in Saturday's clash with Wasps at the Stoop. There are four changes to the Quins starting team that was thrashed...
Aviva Premiership 2014/15 Round 3 Preview
1 decade ago by Talking Rugby UnionThe Aviva Premiership is back into the swing of things and Round 3 is fast approaching. Across the country many teams have points to prove and some are still searching for their first win of the year,...
Saracens will claim Aviva Premiership title - emphatic win over Harlequins proves they're no longer predictable
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNo one likes a smug, so-called rugby expert. But it only took me two games last year to call the winners of the Aviva Premiership; Northampton. Wins over Exeter and Quins had shown me enough...
Tom Palmer calls for Gloucester to outwork Exeter Chiefs
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoTom Palmer insists Gloucester must outwork Exeter Chiefs to have any chance of victory in tonight’s Aviva Premiership clash. The second-row will make his first Premiership start for the Cherry and Whites...
Mixed response to extra marquee player allowance
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThere has been a mixed response to the decision to allow Aviva Premiership clubs to sign an extra marquee player ahead of the 2015-16 season. Premiership Rugby - the body in charge of the Premiership...
Bath Rugby hooker Rob Webber facing up to twin England challenge
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleIf Rob Webber wants to know where he ranks in the pecking order of England’s hookers, the next fortnight will give him a good gauge. Tom Youngs and Dylan Hartley have largely shared ownership of the...
Australia wants to host Lions warm-up match before tour of New Zealand in 2017
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe Australian Rugby Union wants to stage a lucrative one-off match against the British and Irish Lions ahead of their tour of New Zealand in 2017. Bill Pulver, the chief executive of the ARU,...
Ben & Tom Youngs Preview - Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers
1 decade ago by Talking Rugby UnionSomething has to give at The Recreation Ground this weekend. Bath Rugby welcome Leicester Tigers to their home patch, with both sides currently boasting 100% Aviva Premiership records.
Exeter Chiefs name side to face Gloucester
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoHIEFS SIDE TO FACE GLOUCESTER It's a term Rob Baxter insists he will use a lot this season, but the Exeter Chiefs head coach says "enjoyment" is very much part and parcel of his side's long-term...
Premiership Salary Cap Rises To £5.5m
1 decade ago by Running RugbyThe salary cap in the Aviva Premiership will rise again next season by £500,000 to £5.5m, with clubs also able to name a second marquee player. The current basic salary limit stands at £4.76m and will...
