Premiership 2016-17
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Aviva Premiership moves US game to September, start of NFL season‘Multi-year deal’ to follow Irish-Sarries in Jersey will avoid Test windows while Saracens CEO says NFL is ‘having a hard time of it’, creating a ‘vacuum’ for rugby -
Premiership round-up: Denny Solomona edges Sale closer to safetyDenny Solomona ran in three tries to help Sale edge closer to Premiership safety with a 34-28 win over Wasps as Newcastle emerged 46-31 victors in 11-try thriller over Northampton -
Bath see off Harlequins thanks to vintage performance by Rhys PriestlandBath were grateful for the kicking of Rhys Priestland as they beat Harlequins 22-12 in an unconvincing home display in the Premiership
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Tom Arscott sacked by Sale over alleged leak of information to BristolSale Sharks have sacked Tom Arscott after he allegedly leaked information to his brother before a Premiership match
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Calum Clark set to leave Northampton Saints at end of Premiership seasonThe Northampton Saints forward Calum Clark will leave the Premiership club at the end of the season with Saracens thought to be his preferred destination
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Sale’s Denny Solomona gives Diamond hope despite narrow loss at QuinsDenny Solomona’s code switch may end up costing Sale up to £500,000 in compensation but increasingly he looks worth every penny, with two tries in a narrow defeat at Harlequins
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Mike Williams: ‘We have a chance against Wasps to make Cockers proud’The Leicester flanker, who moved to England from Zimbabwe with the aim of playing Test rugby, has recovered from a recurring arm injury and hopes to catch Eddie Jones’ eye once again, he tells Paul Rees
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Newcastle host Bath under scrutiny of new dangerous-tackle lawNewcastle will face Bath at Kingston Park on Friday under scrutiny of the new dangerous-tackle law
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Leicester board at crossroads as old ways start to look like wrong onesWelford Road club find themselves in the position of Arsenal post-Abramovich, qualifying for Europe while living within their means and reducing debt
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Richard Cockerill ‘sadness’ after being sacked by Leicester TigersRichard Cockerill has, after 23 years’ service as player then coach, left Leicester Tigers, with the club having lost their past two Premiership matches
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Manu Tuilagi suffers new knee injury as Saracens edge past LeicesterOn a bad day for Leicester they lost 16-12 to Saracens while Manu Tuilagi went off injured just 24 hours after being named in the England squad
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Premiership roundup: Tom Varndell in record books as Bristol beat SaleBristol superbly came from behind at Sale to register a 24-23 victory while Harlequins’ dreadful away form continued with a 24-17 defeat at Worcester
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Gloucester’s David Halaifonua hands late victory to NorthamptonNorthampton secured a Premiership victory at Gloucester on Sunday after David Halaifonua conceded a late penalty try
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Jack Nowell’s all-round excellence for Exeter outshines Bath’s RokoduguniEngland coach Eddie Jones’ selection of Nowell over Rokoduguni seemed vindicated as the Exeter winger helped his side to a 17-11 win over Bath
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Exeter’s James Short scores two late tries to seal fightback at BathJames Short, the Exeter wing, scored two tries in the last nine minutes in a thrilling 17-11 victory against Bath, who finished with 14 men
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Wasps top Premiership after Jimmy Gopperth has final say at NewcastleWasps overtook Saracens, who play on Sunday, at the top of the Premiership but they were made to work for their 34-30 comeback victory at Newcastle
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Semesa Rokoduguni: ‘I like working with Eddie. When he’s not happy, he tells you’The Bath wing has responded well to being dropped by Eddie Jones and is aiming to further his claims for an England recall against Exeter on Saturday
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Wasps set on taking Premiership top spot with win over NewcastleWasps’ director of rugby, Dai Young, is determined his side should avoid a slip-up in their pursuit of the Premiership title when they face Newcastle on Friday
Premiership roundup: Saracens and Exeter win to keep pressure on Wasps