The Breakdown’s Premiership team of the 2024-25 season
Gloucester’s silky backs and Bath’s fearsome forwards feature heavily among our best players of the year
Cotgreave hat-trick gives Gloucester win over Northampton but no playoff berth
A top-four finish was within reach for George Skivington’s side on the final day, but wins for Bristol, Sale and Leicester meant a 41-26 victory over Northampton was in vain
Ibitoye double fires Bristol past Harlequins to clinch playoff tie at Bath
Bristol clinched a 52-26 victory against Harlequins to secure fourth place and a Premiership playoff semi-final at Bath
Bristol feel playoff pressure as Premiership finale promises tries
Free-scoring Bears face Harlequins knowing a slip-up could open the door for local rivals Gloucester
All aboard for glory? Bath hope their trophy buses are finally on schedule
Under Johann van Graan’s philosophy the West Country giants believe they are on the cusp of a return to the top
Rare English double in Europe would be a dream result for Premiership
Northampton and Bath have a chance to restore English rugby to its pedestal, but French foes will have other ideas
Saints’ fightback defies Itoje and provides perfect Champions Cup final sendoff
Comeback to see off Saracens highlights Northampton’s cutting edge – and how quickly a game can change
Tom Dunn shines on record-breaking appearance as Bath crush Leicester
Bath ran out 43-15 winners over Leicester, and there was a try for Tom Dunn on his record 184th Premiership appearance for the club
In-form George Ford guides Sale to emphatic win over playoff rivals Bristol
Sale Sharks scored five tries for a 41-27 victory to leapfrog Bristol into third and close on top-four Premiership finish
Rugby union’s bonus points barely change the Premiership table. Is it time for a change?
Research shows they make a major difference to 2.28% of positions, while play-off semi-finals also look redundant
Skinner helps Exeter defeat second-string Saints but Baxter issues warning
Exeter Chiefs defeated a youthful Northampton 42-14 as Harvey Skinner grabbed two tries, but Rob Baxter admitted the hosts had ‘a lot to work on’
Cadan Murley hat-trick lifts Harlequins and shatters Gloucester’s playoff dream
Gloucester slipped out of the playoff places following a 38-19 defeat to a resurgent Harlequins at Twickenham
Bristol enjoy Cardiff takeover and boost playoff hopes with win over Bath
Bristol beat Bath 36-14 in front of more than 50,000 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium to boost their playoff hopes
Inside the Exeter meltdown: Rowe’s revival plan not for the faint-hearted
A 79-17 defeat for the 2020 champions set the alarm bells ringing and the ‘embarrassed’ chairman is pulling no punches
Saints’ Phil Dowson fears Premiership clubs ‘sleepwalking’ towards financial crisis
The Northampton director of rugby, Phil Dowson, fears the sport is ‘sleepwalking’ towards another club going bust and endorsed plans for the Premiership to become a franchised league