Aviva Premiership

London Irish are resigned to seeing their international contingent thinned if they are relegated from the Aviva Premiership, but head coach Tom Coventry believes the majority of the squad will stay.

Bath have announced the retirement of their captain Stuart Hooper.

Conor O'Shea has poured cold water on reports Lyn Jones is in the frame to succeed him as director of rugby at Harlequins.

England wing Anthony Watson will answer allegations he "used offensive, inappropriate and unprofessional language" towards match officials after being sent off in Bath's 30-10 defeat to Saracens.

The prop forward talks about his move to Northampton Saints, and his journey to the Aviva Premiership and what his current club Wharfedale means to him.

Manu Tuilagi, the Leicester Tigers and England centre, tells BT Sport's Alastair Eykyn he is approaching world-class status as he reflects on his brush with the law and subsequent revival under new international coach Eddie Jones.

Highlights of Manu Tuilagi's excellent performance against Gloucester Rugby... Eddie Jones would of been pleased!

The prospect of a ‘European Super League’, very much mirroring the format of Super Rugby in the southern hemisphere, has been discussed at length for years now.

Saracens have been sensational so far this season and the defending champions are looking incredibly strong as the business end of the campaign approaches.

Saracens will give Maro Itoje every opportunity to prove his fitness for Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton.

Harlequins have announced the signing of Worcester scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone.

A player described as Aviva Premiership Rugby’s “best mid-season signing” has today been named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for March.

England and Saracens lock George Kruis has been cited for an alleged bite in Friday's Aviva Premiership clash at Bath, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Manu Tuilagi says he is "enjoying every single minute" as Leicester move into the domestic and European season's business end and the powerhouse centre continues his return towards maximum output.

Wasps secured their place in this season's Premiership playoffs with a resounding 28-6 Aviva Premiership victory over title rivals Northampton spurred by star performances from flanker George Smith and fullback Rob Miller.

Exeter closed the gap on Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens to three points with a comprehensive 50-12 victory over Worcester in an entertaining game at Sandy Park.

Fly-half Danny Cipriani scored 20 points as Sale Sharks left London Irish looking down at the Aviva Premiership trap door with just a handful of games left.

England centre Manu Tuilagi scored two tries and created another as Leicester strengthened their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes with a thrilling 35-30 comeback victory at Welford Road.

Harlequins boosted their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes with a six-try 46-25 victory over struggling Newcastle Falcons.

England star Anthony Watson was sent off as Bath were outclassed by Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens at the Recreation Ground.