Leaders Bath survive Exeter onslaught to go clear at Premiership summit
Bath consolidated top spot in the Premiership after holding out for a 26-24 victory at Exeter despite a late rally from the Chiefs
Premiership’s disjointed sprint finish begins with playoff battle bonanza
The second to seventh-placed teams all play each other this weekend but the European calendar has threatened to stall momentum
Steve Diamond’s season-ending ban was for profanity aimed at match officials
Steve Diamond’s season-ending ban came because he hit out at a group of match-day officials before telling the TMO he should retire
Saints’ Dowson says English clubs hampered by ‘dysfunctional’ schedule
Director wants fewer club games in the international window while Cardiff are on the brink of entering administration
MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans
There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned
Theo Dan delivers for Saracens in late win at Leicester to boost playoff push
Theo Dan scored a late try for Saracens in their 29-22 victory at Leicester to move the team within two points of the Premiership playoff places
Finn Russell orchestrates seven-try win for leaders Bath over porous Harlequins
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell pulled the strings as Bath raced into a 26-0 lead before closing out a comfortable 47-28 victory over Harlequins
Last-gasp Fisilau try spares Exeter’s blushes against lowly Newcastle
Exeter won the battle of the Premiership’s bottom two sides 17-15 but Newcastle made them work hard for the win
Finn Russell returns to lead Bath past Gloucester to consolidate lead at top
Finn Russell marked his return with a try as Bath defeated Gloucester 42-26 to consolidate their lead at the top of the Premiership
Benson shines as Harlequins record first away league win over Saracens in 13 years
Replacement fly-half Jamie Benson came on with Harlequins 12-0 down – by full-time they were 12-23 up
Premiership ready to rumble again with a post-Six Nations glow
The English top flight has clouds on its horizon but it returns with Derby Weekend full of promise and intrigue
Newcastle Falcons’ future in limbo as losses prompt recruitment freeze
The survival of Newcastle as a professional rugby team will require more than just a £4m bail-out from the other Premiership clubs, according to Steve Diamond
Saracens and Leicester to trial separate away sections for Premiership fans
Traditionally rugby fans have liked lack of segregation, but organisers believe new areas could improve atmospheres
London Irish’s attempt to leave English club system set to be blocked by RFU
The RFU is set to block a request from reborn London Irish to leave the English game and join the United Rugby Championship
Government officials ‘more pessimistic’ about financial health of rugby union
Fate of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish has left DCMS officials concerned about the state of the sport