Aviva Premiership

When looking through the list of runners and riders before the start of the 2011/12 Aviva Premiership season, not many people would have predicted that one side would dominate the opening half of the season and then hold their nerve to go on and win the title.

By denying London Welsh promotion to the Premiership, the RFU have opened a huge can of worms that is likely to see the matter end up in court.

As another club season has drawn to a close, the signing of players has been prevalent! Newcastle have recruited intelligently with new signings...

London Welsh have released a firm statement implying they are ready to fight the Rugby Football Union's ruling that they are ineligible for promotion.

Rugby Football Union and the Championship Clubs Committee have agreed on a new format for next season's RFU Championship.

Leicester boss Richard Cockerill has not held back in his attack on Stuart Lancaster after the England coach revealed Toby Flood may miss the Aviva Premiership final.

Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty has confirmed that his organisation intend to cut their ties with European Rugby Cup Ltd (ERC) unless they agree to an overhaul of the Heineken Cup.

With another fantastic year of Aviva Premiership rugby, the season is drawing to a close with the playoffs up next, I'm sure you all have your thoughts on the players who stood out this year

One way or another, it has been a mixed bag of a season for Northampton Saints so far.

For whatever reason there is a bit of an exodus coming from Northampton Saints right now and you can understand the Saints fans wanting established household names in as replacements.

Whilst the retirement of flanker Tom Rees in March due to a knee injury was disheartening for England, it was a hammer blow to London Wasps

The journey from rugby anonymity to England's starting second row specialist has been one of the longer roads to the top for Geoff Parling.

Smith moved to the USA in 2002 to play college basketball at Metropolitan State in Denver, quickly switching to rugby and garnering interest from Eagles coach Scott Johnson.

Welford Road, a fortress of English Rugby. The Millenium Stadium, a fortress of Welsh Rugby. Thomond Park, Munster's Tower of London. Sixways, Worcester's version of Old Trafford? Not quite.

If you spend any time reading online rugby forums, there is a chance that at some point you will have seen a debate regarding whether the Northern Hemisphere season needs restructuring.

Saracens kept up the heat on league leaders Harlequins by recording five tries and a thumping win at Sale Sharks on Friday night.

The Aviva Premiership returns after a two week break with everything still up for grabs.

Northampton flanker Calum Clark has been cited for an incident which led to Leicester's Rob Hawkins suffering a broken elbow in last weekend's LV= Cup final.

Danny Cipriani is on his way back to English rugby following confirmation of a deal with Sale Sharks.

London Irish are a side in trouble. At the moment, they are ninth in the table and arguably out of contention to finish in the top 4.