Gallagher Premiership

Gloucester Rugby have confirmed seven players including winger Charlie Sharples and fullback Jason Woodward have signed new deals with the Gallagher Premiership club.

South Africa international Franco Mostert is set to make his first start for Gloucester Rugby when the side locks horns with Premiership rivals Exeter Chiefs in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at Kingsholm.

Sale Sharks forward Andrei Ostrikov has been handed a four-week ban following his red-card incident in the recently concluded European Rugby Challenge Cup clash against Bordeaux Begles at Stade Chaban-Delmas.

Worcester have confirmed that hooker Isaac Miller has signed a new deal with the club following his recovery from a broken collar bone.

Gloucester Rugby's Ollie Thorley was today acclaimed as ‘a spectacular finisher’ after being named Gallagher Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for November 2018.

Worcester Warriors have confirmed that fly-half Jamie Shillcock has signed a new two-year contract with the Gallagher Premiership side.

RFU interim chief executive Nigel Melville has proposed an idea of having an expanded Premiership competition that involves a league based system.

Worcester Warriors have confirmed that scrum-half Michael Heaney has signed a new two-year deal with the Gallagher Premiership club.

Sale Sharks and England’s Chris Ashton tells Chris Heal about a ‘really good’ last two months, his international aspirations ahead of next year’s World Cup and why there is still a lot more to come from his club side.

Saracens have confirmed that England international Maro Itoje has been sidelined with a knee injury.

Worcester Warriors have confirmed that Matt Cox has penned a new two-year deal with the Gallagher Premiership club.

Fly-half James Grayson has signed his maiden senior contract with Northampton Saints that will keep him with the Gallagher Premiership at least until 2021.

England international Richard Wigglesworth has penned a new one-year contract with Gallagher Premiership club Saracens that will keep him with the Allianz Park outfit until 2020.

Worcester Warriors have confirmed that England age-grade centre Ollie Lawrence has committed his future with the Gallagher Premiership club as he signed a long-term first-team contract.

Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam has called for the Premiership to embrace ringfencing for the sake of the next generation of English players.

Worcester Warriors full-back Chris Pennell has been suspended for two weeks following the recently concluded Gallagher Premiership clash against Gloucester at Kingsholm.

Leicester Tigers centre Kyle Eastmond has been handed a four-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded Gallagher Premiership clash against Bristol Rugby at Ashton Gate last weekend.

St'James Park has been confirmed as the venue for the Gallagher Premiership clash between Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks to be played on 23rd March.

England international Ted Hill has signed his maiden first-team contract with the Gallagher Premiership club Worcester Warriors.

Joe Harvey selects his top performers in the Gallagher Premiership from Round 9 after an excellent weekend of action which saw Exeter loss their 100 per cent record and Bristol Bears thrash Leicester Tigers.