Premiership 2016-17
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‘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
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Denny 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
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Bath 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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Sale Sharks have sacked Tom Arscott after he allegedly leaked information to his brother before a Premiership match
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The 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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Denny 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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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 will face Bath at Kingston Park on Friday under scrutiny of the new dangerous-tackle law
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Welford 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 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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On 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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Bristol 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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Northampton secured a Premiership victory at Gloucester on Sunday after David Halaifonua conceded a late penalty try
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England 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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James 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 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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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’ 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