Browsing: Premiership

Wales fly-half James Hook has signed for Gloucester after Perpignan’s relegation from the French Top 14, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday. “Gloucester Rugby are delighted to confirm that James Hook has agreed to move to Kingsholm, a…

Harlequins secured a place in the semi-finals that will decide the champions of England after edging past Bath 19-16 to climb above their opponents into fourth place on the final day of the regular Premiership season. Saturday’s win was Harlequins’…

Saracens face an anxious wait before discovering if England prop Mako Vunipola will be fit for the Premiership play-offs and the European Cup final. Vunipola went off with a hamstring strain just seven minutes into Saracens’ 44-20 Premiership win at…

Mamelodi Sundowns are two victories away from a first South African Premiership title in seven years after closest rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Wits University drew 0-0 Wednesday. “Pitso Mosimane (Sundowns coach) should send me a good bottle of wine,” joked…

Austin Healey has called on England to end the Test exile of Danny Cipriani after the fly-half was named the Premiership’s player of the month for March. Cipriani’s form has helped guide unheralded Sale to the brink of the play-off and led to calls…

England prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins that will keep him at Twickenham Stoop until 2016, the Premiership club announced Wednesday. A product of the Quins academy, Marler is set to make his 100th appearance for the London…