Aviva Premiership

Wasps' scrum supremacy offered disgruntled supporters the perfect selling point to back the impending move to Coventry as Dai Young's men saw off Bath 29-22 at Adams Park.

Welcome to Round 6 of the Aviva Premiership, the final round before we turn our heads to all things European for two weeks. For many it has been an emotional week off the pitch however let’s focus our attentions towards the field of play and the fixtures that we have in store for Round 6.

If you are using the word 'predictable' to describe a competition, then you most certainly won't be talking about the Aviva Premiership. Round 5 delivered the unexpected and in doing so delighted us all.

In a ground-breaking day for Wasps, the club have today announced the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Ricoh Arena with immediate effect.

After another thrilling weekend of rugby action from the domestic competitions in the northern hemisphere to the Rugby Championship in the south, the Pick of the Premiership is back once again.

Round 5 has now come and gone in the Aviva Premiership and we have moved onto the blindside flankers in our ‘Position Watch’ series. The workhorses of the back row, blindside flankers are often the beating heart of any team defensively, whilst the demands of the modern game also require them to be willing carriers and adept at the breakdown.

Both the highs and lows of rugby were experienced by Bath-bound Sam Burgess as the rugby league star played and won Sunday’s NRL Grand Final with a fractured eye socket and broken cheekbone.

After another thrilling weekend of rugby action from the domestic competitions in the northern hemisphere to the Rugby Championship in the south, the Pick of the Premiership is back once again.

Munster stole the headlines this week with a 34-23 away victory over Leinster, whilst Bath once again impressed with a 21-11 win against Saracens at The Rec.

Tom Arscott scored his fifth Aviva Premiership try of the season as Sale secured their second victory with a 25-14 triumph over Wasps.

With the front row done and dusted, we turned our attentions towards the engine room during the fourth week of the 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season.

England prop Alex Corbisiero will again miss out on international action in this autumn's international Test series after suffering a shoulder injury this weekend.

The Premiership picks are coming through thick and fast and this week, week three of the feature, we at Talking Rugby Union wanted to bring you the best tries of the weekend.

It was quite the weekend of domestic rugby. Leicester Tigers lost at home to London Irish, the Ospreys raided Fortress Thomond Park and a plucky Zebre side saw off Ulster in Parma. With the autumn internationals creeping ever closer, these games, and the performances of the players involved, begin to take on even more importance in the eyes of international coaches.

In the second instalment of Talking Rugby Union's 'Pick of the Premiership' series, we have two enormous hits from the last round of action to whet your mid-week appetites ahead of next weekend.

In the second instalment of Talking Rugby Union's 'Pick of the Premiership' series, we have two enormous hits from the last round of action to whet your mid-week appetites ahead of next weekend.

Just when we think that it cannot get any more dramatic or emotional we have another Round of Aviva Premiership action that delivers an even larger talking point than the last. Once again it was quite the weekend of action however one side and one match stole all of the headlines.

Northampton returned to a winning formula in the Aviva Premiership with an emphatic 35-10 triumph over Newcastle Falcons.

Exeter moved top of the Aviva Premiership after goalkickers Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade combined to punish Gloucester's poor discipline at Kingsholm.

The dispute over World Cup compensation between the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby has been settled after a package worth up to £13million was agreed.