Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans

Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans

Luke Cowan-Dickie helps Sale hand Leicester first Premiership away loss

Sale Sharks beat Leicester 39-25 with Luke Cowan-Dickie’s lineout prowess proving decisive

Northampton lost 17-25 to Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens, with Santi Carreras confounding the Saints’ comeback hopes

There are likely to be record ticket sales over Christmas but the financial and physical health of clubs and players respectively is still a concern

The former England back Simon Halliday, who was chair of the Championship, told the RFU it had betrayed clubs below the Premiership

Will Evans scored two tries in a dominant 36-19 away victory for Harlequins against Exeter in the Premiership

International stage gears up to keep sport financially afloat but future plans will come at the cost of players and fans

Leicester held off a late fightback to beat Saracens 32-29 and climb to second place in the Premiership

Bath scored six tries in their emphatic 40-13 victory against Sale to move top of the Premiership as both sides finished with 14 men

Handrè Pollard scored a try and guided Leicester to a 29-26 comeback victory against Gloucester despite a hat-trick from Max Llewellyn

Tries from South African props Francois van Wyk and Thomas du Toit helped Bath battle back for a 26-24 Premiership win against Harlequins

Alex Lozowski kicked a last-gasp penalty to earn Saracens a 37-35 comeback win in nine-try thriller at Bristol

Harlequins enjoyed a 17-10 win over Saracens, their first over their London rivals in almost five years

Ollie Chessum starred as defending champions Northampton suffered a 28-4 defeat at the hands of Leicester

Another week, another rip-roaring West Country derby. This time, though, it was Bath who headed home with the bragging rights