Owen Farrell agrees return to Saracens as player-coach on five-year deal
Owen Farrell will return to his boyhood club Saracens this summer on a five-year deal after cutting short his time in France after a torrid season at Racing 92
An ugly pack and backs worth paying to watch: Bath have taken us back to the 1990s
There was a time when the team playing at the Rec were the dominant force in English club rugby and there are signs they may be on the rise once again
How Brian Ashton led Bath to double in 1995-96 while teaching full-time
Team featuring Jeremy Guscott and Mike Catt won Bath’s most recent title before professional era changed the game
Are you not entertained? Thrilling club finales show tribal rugby at its best
While financial instability and player welfare dominate discussions Premiership attendances are firmly on the up
Rugby’s breakaway R360 league labelled ‘delusional’ by leading TV sport executive
A leading executive at TNT Sports has dismissed the R360 breakaway league as ‘delusional’ while Premiership executives have played down the rebels’ threat
Leicester 21-16 Sale: Premiership rugby union semi-final – as it happened
Adam Radwan’s double helped Leicester to Twickenham as they held off a late push from Sale, who suffer more playoff pain
Inspired Perese try edges Leicester past Sale and into Premiership final
Leicester’s defence held firm in a nervy final quarter against a highly physical Sale Sharks team, securing a 21-16 victory and a spot in the Twickenham showpiece next Saturday
Bath’s second-half revival carries them past Bristol and into Premiership final
Four second-half tries, all converted by Finn Russell, ensured Bath’s passage to the Premiership final with a 34-20 derby win against Bristol
Bath 34-20 Bristol: Premiership rugby union semi-final – as it happened
Three second-half tries at the Rec took the home side to the final
‘I’ve got nothing to prove’: George Ford on inspiring Sale and why 99 England caps are not enough
The tactically brilliant fly-half will attempt to overcome his former club Leicester in Saturday’s Premiership semi-final
Bristol tap into class divide in bid to shock ‘posh’ rivals and title favourites Bath
Unsung inside centre James Williams typifies Bears’ graft in emotional build-up to Friday’s Premiership semi-final against their bitter foes
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