Aviva Premiership

Gloucester Rugby’s Head Coach David Humphreys was full of praise for his sides second half efforts as they fought back from a 6 – 14 half time score line versus London Irish to win 27 – 14 at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Future England back-row forward Nathan Hughes has extended his contract with Wasps.

South Africa international star Francois Louw has agreed a long-term contract extension with Aviva Premiership club Bath.

Wasps have announced that Samoa international prop James Johnston has left the club to "pursue alternative options".

One of the brightest talents in world rugby has today been named as the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for December.

South Africa's influential flanker Schalk Burger has agreed to join the reigning Aviva Premiership champions Saracens on a two-year deal from the 2016/17 season.

Once again the Great British weather did it's best to thwart our Aviva Premiership weekend however in true hardy Brit style our Aviva Prem-iership teams defied the odds and delivered some noteworthy rugby.

James Haskell has extended his contract with Wasps.

Harlequins narrowly survived a furious second-half rally from Worcester to clinch a 24-20 victory at a rain-sodden Sixways and move up to third in the Aviva Premiership table.

Danny Cipriani fired a timely reminder to England of his match-winning qualities as he kicked all fifteen of Sale's points in their victory over Wasps.

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has described George Kruis as a certainty for England's second row for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations campaign after a standout performance against Leicester.

Fly-half James Hook kicked 17 points as Gloucester staged a second-half comeback to beat London Irish 27-14 in front of a sell-out Kingsholm.

Newcastle's biggest home crowd of the season saw Craig Willis kick two late penalties against Bath to secure the Falcons' first Aviva Premiership victory of the season.

Mike Haywood scored the only try of the game as Northampton revived their top-four push by beating Exeter 8-3 in front of a record crowd of 15,430 at Franklin's Gardens.

Last week saw London Irish record their first Aviva Premiership win of the season with a nail biting 25 – 23 win on Boxing Day.

The festive season continues to linger on and while it is a time of merriment and goodwill for most, it’s a time of worry and concern for Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons.

Scottish second row Kieran Low has joined Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens on loan from Glasgow until the end of the season.

Exeter have lost the services of lock Damian Welch is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a pectoral injury.

Round 7 of the Aviva Premiership contained a very 'Big Game' at Twickenham Stadium, vital victories for London Irish and Bath Rugby and at the Ricoh Arena Saracens maintained their unbeaten record.

Conservative, petulant and a game-manager. Those were three of the more damning words used by Owen Farrell’s critics to describe him as a rugby player.