Aviva Premiership

Injuries, breaks and strains are part-and-parcel of any professional rugby player’s career; however, for Tom Croft injuries have dominated proceedings for him over the last couple of years.

London Irish full back Tom Homer has been ruled out for a minimum of eight weeks after it was confirmed last night he suffered a grade two MCL knee sprain in Saturday’s London Double Header fixture against Harlequins.

Rising England star Anthony Watson has committed his future to Bath Rugby, signing a contract extension that will see the exciting young back stay at the West Country club until at least 2017.

London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell will not allow his players' heads to drop after they were demolished 52-0 by Exeter.

In the first of a new series, we run the rule over the performances of players on the edge of/looking to cement a place in their respective international teams. With this current season culminating in a Rugby World Cup, the club form of prospective internationals is more important now than it has been at any point over the last three seasons.

Northampton set the ball rolling against the transfer kings, Gloucester, with the other 'top' teams following suit later that weekend. Predictable wins across the board, if the last seasons Premiership was anything to go by, but it was the abundance of points that was the real eye opener in Round 1!

Bath coach Toby Booth paid tribute to George Ford as his match-winning display helped secure a 29-20 win at Sale in their Aviva Premiership opener.

Thomas Waldrom celebrated his Exeter debut by powering over for two first-half tries as London Welsh endured a humbling return to the Aviva Premiership.

Saracens' hat-trick hero David Strettle believes he can end his England exile in time to break back into Stuart Lancaster's 2015 World Cup squad.

George North led the rout as Northampton opened their Aviva Premiership title defence by making a mockery of rebuilt Gloucester's optimism for the new season.

We caught up with TRU’s Max Ashcroft to discuss the forthcoming rugby season. Max is starting his second season with National 2 side, Sedgley Park Tigers and his final year at Man Met University.

Welcome to the Aviva Premiership Round 1, the time when the talking stops and the rugby starts, and all the Premiership Clubs showcase what they've been working on over the past few months.

After a fantastic summer of rugby that has included sevens at the Commonwealth Games, internationals in the southern hemisphere and the start of the Rugby Championship, domestic rugby has finally come back to English shores for the start of the Aviva Premiership.

Former England winger James Simpson-Daniel has announced his retirement because of an ankle injury, Gloucester Rugby confirmed on Tuesday.

For 22-year-old George North the rise to international rugby stardom has been a remarkable, and explosive one and last year was no exception to this as the giant winger helped Northampton win the Aviva Premiership with his first season in the league.

On Wednesday 4th June 2014 London Welsh secured promotion to the Aviva Premiership. As with every Championship side that wins promotion, their road to the top flight was long and arduous with the team having to fight tooth-and-nail to get there, but get there they did! London Welsh’s reward this year, is a second bite at the Aviva Premiership cherry.

Last season, Northampton enjoyed the most successful season in their history. Not only did they win the Aviva Premiership, the trophy they have coveted for so long, but they also brought home the Amlin Challenge Cup and made it to the final of the LV= Cup.

Last season was always going to be one of consolidation for Newcastle, and although their safety wasn’t guaranteed until the penultimate round of fixtures, they retained their top-flight status.

Even the most ardent Bath fan couldn’t have envisioned Gloucester’s 2013/14 campaign going as badly as it did. But what lies in store for 2014/15?

In the middle of last season news of one of rugby union’s most exciting new prospects erupted from the southern hemisphere as rugby league star Sam Burgess announced his plans to cross codes and join Bath.