Saracens

Saracens went top of the Premiership on Sunday afternoon with an impressive 44-12 bonus point win over Gloucester at Allianz Park.

In the first of two London derbies at Twickenham, to open the 2013/14 Premiership season, Saracens sealed an impressive 42-20 win over London Irish.

Watch action from the day and interviews as Gloucester beat Bath 24-17 in the final to win the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series.

The captains of the six competing teams are pictured with the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s trophy ahead of the final.

The winners of club rugby's first silverware of the season will be decided on Friday - and the four teams taking part all have their eyes on glory.

Watch action and interviews from Pool B of the J.P. Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s at Northampton where Newcastle and Leicester qualified for the final.

Chris Ashton showed exactly why Stuart Lancaster has kept him around the England set up as he led Saracens into the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Final.

SARACENS flanker Will Fraser has a blunt message for the sceptics who think plastic pitches and rugby should never be mentioned in the same sentence: Don't decry it until you try it!

THERE was a time Saracens flanker Will Fraser could pinch himself and be out of action for two weeks.

If you ever need proof that the phrase "they look better on paper" means next to nothing, then the exercise I have gone through over the last four weeks should suffice.

As the final whistle blew at Twickenham on May 28th 2011, it brought the curtain down on one of the closest Premiership campaigns of the professional era...

Andy Farrell has resigned from his role as Saracens head coach with reports suggesting he will take up a post within Stuart Lancaster's England coaching set-up.

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

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.

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

A last-gasp penalty from Nick Evans spared Harlequins' blushes as they escaped from Kingston Park with a draw after a bruising encounter with Newcastle Falcons.

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It has been well documented that the transfer of Chris Ashton from Northampton Saints to Saracens has been filled with unwanted trouble and accusation.

Gloucester travel the short distance to the Rec for the West Country derby on Saturday as the Premiership enters its 15th week.

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