Saracens

England international Billy Vunipola will miss the first month of the Aviva Premiership season for Saracens as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury.

The 2017/18 Premiership season is almost upon us and the sense of optimism among fans of all 12 clubs is tangible.

The Premiership’s annual curtain raiser arrives this weekend, as the competition’s 12 clubs take part in the Singha 7s at Franklin’s Gardens.

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Sam Simmonds scored the decisive final try for Exeter Chiefs as they managed to reach the Aviva Premiership for final for the second time in a row after edging the defending champions Saracens 18-16 in a tight encounter at Sandy Park on Saturday.

Premiership Rugby has confirmed that Newcastle Falcons will host double European Champions Saracens in Philadelphia during the next season of Aviva Premiership.

Edinburgh hosts the European Champions Cup final between Saracens and Clermont Auvergne, where the English side came out victorious 28-17.

Saracens back-row Billy Vunipola said that the club is striving to achieve the 'Barcelona of rugby' tag after their recent European Champions Cup success where they defeated Clermont Auvergne in the final at Murrayfield Stadium.

Scotland international Jim Hamilton has announced his decision to retire from professional rugby at the end of the ongoing 2017/18 season.

Saracens went on to retain the European Champions Cup title as they defeated Clermont Auvergne by 17-28 in the final at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday.

England international Maro Itoje taking time out from his busy schedule as the rugby season comes to a close to take part in a BT Sport job swap- as you’ll see it’s quite amusing!

After concluding the regular seasons of the domestic championships in England and France at the weekend, all attention now turns back to the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Wasps have successfully maintained their position at the top as they handed 35-15 defeat to defending champions Saracens in their final round of Aviva Premiership at Ricoh Arena on Saturday.

Saracens rugby director Mark McCall lavished praise on his club's squad-bonding trips for success in this season's European Champions Cup and Aviva Premiership.

Saracens have maintained their chances of securing a home semi-final berth following a 27-9 bonus point victory over Bristol in their Aviva Premiership clash at Allianz Park on Saturday.

Saracens have confirmed that Wales international Dominic Day will join the Aviva Premiership club on a two-year contract.

Aviva Premiership side Saracens have headed to Barcelona for a short trip to help them relax as they bid to repeat their double triumph this season.

Saracens came up with a solid second half performance as they reached the final of the European Champions Cup with a 10-26 win over Munster at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

England international Mako Vunipola is set to be named in a full-strength Saracens squad when they take on Munster in the European Champions Cup semi-final encounter against Munster.

Saracens overcame a scare from Northampton Saints as they won their Aviva Premiership encounter at Franklin's Garden by 25-27 to boost their chances of securing a home semi-final.