Ron is a Harlequins and England fan, from the south coast of England. His passion for sport has led him into journalism.
Former Wales and British Lions full-back Liam Williams has returned to one of his former clubs, Scarlets, to help mentor some of their young backs. Williams, who played 93 times for Wales, scoring 21 tries and winning the Six Nations twice, called time on his career recently and asked if he could come in for […]
Harlequins have struggled in this season Gallagher PREM, currently sitting in 9th with three wins from 12 games. Harlequins finished last season in 7th and haven’t won the title since the 2020-21 season, so the slide has been graudal. But, how can Harlequins save their season this season? Injury issues Firstly let’s look at what’s […]
Holders Bordeaux Beagles continued their defence of the Investec Champions Cup, as they beat Toulouse 30-15 to move into a home semi final against Bath. A tight first half The opening 25 minutes started out as a tight affair, with both sides looking for an advantage. Bordeaux took the lead when Maxime Lamothe rolled over […]
The top two teams in the Gallagher PREM faced each other in the quarter-final of the European Champions Cup. Bath scored six tries to five Saints tries and Henry Pollock was sin binned late as Bath took the lead in the last five minutes for the only time in the game. Fast Start for Saints […]
Harlequins have announced today that they have signed England International George Furbank ahead of the 2026/27 season. Furbank, 29, has played all his senior rugby at Northampton Saints. He broke into the Saints senior team during the 2018/19 season, helping the Saints win the Premiership Rugby Cup, their first piece of silverware in five years. […]
Northampton Saints beat Castres Olympique 49-41 in a thrilling game of rugby to send the Saints through to the quarterfinals of the Investec Champions Cup. Two Yellows and Four Tries The first half was a feisty affair to say the least. Castres took the lead after seven minutes, when Jeremy Fernandez shot down the blind […]
The Gallagher PREM have announced the shortlist for the March Player of the Month. They are This season’s players of the month have been Billy Searle of Leicester Tigers (January), Ellis Genge of Bristol Bears (December) and Edoardo Torado of Northampton Saints in October. Alfie Barbeary Alfie Barbeary has been an ever present in the […]
Exeter Chiefs announced today that their director of rugby Rob Baxter has committed his future to the club by signing a new multi-year contract extension, ahead of their last 16 encounter with Munster in the EPCR Challenge Cup at Sandy Park this weekend. Baxter “Excited and Enthused” Talking about his extension, Baxter said “I’m delighted […]
Former Exeter Chiefs Fly-Half Gareth Steenson says there is a “great history between the teams” and is looking forward to his former side facing Munster in the EPCR Challenge Cup this weekend. Steenson will be part of the Premier Sports Punditry team this weekend. Munster Model a Huge Part Steenson believes that the Munster model […]
A new study, recently conducted by Prem Rugby has found that Saracens have put their faith in homegrown talent more than any other club in the 10-year period analysed by the study. Player Development Project Twelve percent of the 3,127 academy players (366) assessed as part of the Player Development Project, through centrally held registrations […]
Bath secured the bonus point win to move within one point of leaders Northampton Saints, after they won 31-26 against Sale at CorpAcq Stadium on Sunday. Windy Conditions The wind played havoc with the box kicking game, as Bath struggled to get the ball away. However indiscipline from Sale, especially Nathan Jibulu, who was warned […]
Exeter Chiefs dominated Newcastle Red Bulls at Kingston Park on Friday night as they ran in six tries to two, five tries in the first half in Round 12 of the Gallagher PREM. Chiefs Dominant Exeter took control early on in the game, with Paul Brown Bampoe going over after a series of long passes […]
