Leicester Tigers not in top two favourites to win Gallagher Premiership 2022/23 title

Picking out positives from the 2022/23 Premiership campaign is a bit like fumbling down a particularly mucky drain for lost keys. To lose three clubs, albeit in differing circumstances, was an indelible and shameful blight on the sport that hurled hundreds of people into uncertainty and unemployment. Jersey's fall then underlined how fraught rugby…

English Premiership Rugby Saracens vs Newcastle Falcons StoneX Stadium, Saracens 30.12.2023, 18:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,90 Bet TypeHandicap W1(-27) Bookmaker Bet Now! StoneX Stadium will host the round 10 English Premiership Rugby match between Saracens and Newcastle Falcons. Both teams are coming off defeats, and as they…

CONNACHT are already up against it if they are to escape Pool 1 of the Champions Cup. Pete Wilkins' side have come in for a lot of stick over their dreadful 41-5 reversal at The Sportsground last week. Next up is a daunting trip to StoneX Stadium to take on the might of Saracens. Here's everything you need to know around how to watch the match: The…

The road to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium begins Dec. 8 and a potential preview of the 2024 Investec Champions Cup Final, and a reminder of the last two, is on Dec. 10. La Rochelle Rugby, the powerhouse of the Top 14 leagu e and defending back-to-back champion, faces Leinster Rugby, the powerhouse of the United Rugby Championship and back-to-back…

It may not have been quite as entertaining as derby weekend, but round seven of the Premiership still packed in plenty of entertainment. In fact, three of the five matches were won by four points or less. Those tight margins left some, like table toppers Sale Sharks, elated but reduced others, like Newcastle Falcons, to utter devastation. The odds…

The Gallagher Premiership rolls on with another exciting round of action, that is set to pack an added punch following the fiercely contested weekend of derby matches. With half of the league out for redemption, and the other half eager to build on this winning momentum, we are set for five blockbuster match-ups across the English top flight. Once…

With the 2023 Rugby World Cup coming to a close last Saturday night, attention now returns to the top-flight rugby competition in England - the Gallagher Premiership. The 2023-24 Premiership season kicked off three weeks ago - with a number of the early season results surprising fans and pundits alike. At the time of writing - Bath, Exeter, Bristol…

5. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers) The second row pairing of Maro Itoje and Ollie Chessum has steadily become England's most reliable option to pack down the scrum. The duo worked together excellently throughout the Rugby World Cup, and we predict to see the Saracens and Leicester Tigers collaboration back together, for the majority of the Six…

Gloucester's Jonny May is currently away with England at the Rugby World Cup With the Gallagher Premiership getting underway on Friday night, three teams will be looking for major improvements this time around. Newcastle Falcons, Gloucester and Bristol Bears finished in the bottom three places of the league last season and are keen to climb the…

A trio of Bristol Bears have been named in England's 33-player squad to compete at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Bristol look set to provide both of the national side's starting props with loosehead Ellis Genge and tighthead Kyle Sinckler both getting called up as expected. Genge captained England for a second time on Saturday as they lost…

It is fair to say that this year's Gallagher Premiership has been very different than previous campaigns. This 2022-23 season began with 13 teams in the tournament, but by the end of October, Wasps and Worcester Warriors had both gone out of business and were removed from the league. However, we still have 11 teams in the top flight and plenty of…

England face a Grand Slam, championship-chasing and unbeaten Ireland in Dublin in the final round of the 2023 Six Nations. The two sides come into the match with contrasting records. Steve Borthwick's men suffered a record home defeat to France at Twickenham on Saturday whilst Ireland continued to impress in seeing off Scotland at…

Premiership Rugby Saracens vs Northampton Saints StoneX Stadium 02.12.2023, 19:30 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,61 Bet TypeHandicap W2(+14) Bookmaker Bet Now! Saracens and Northampton Saints are scheduled to clash at StoneX Stadium in the eighth round of the Premiership Rugby competition. Saracens are currently on a winning streak that…

England head coach Steve Borthwick has kept three uncapped players in his trimmed 29-man squad for their opening Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday. Jack Walker, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Fin Smith are the three new faces who keep their places, but Toulouse flanker Jack Willis, Sale lock Jonny Hill, and props Joe Heyes and Bevan Rodd…

Sam Simmonds is back in the Exeter team to face Northampton Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Newcastle v Leicester and Exeter Chiefs v Northampton in the Premiership on Saturday. Newcastle v Leicester BT Sport 2, 2pm Saturday Exeter v Northampton BT Sport 2, 4.30pm Saturday Newcastle+3 2pm 1pt 10-11 general Exeter -3 first half handicap…

All Blacks match day 23 (Test caps in brackets): 1. Ethan de Groot (12) 2. Codie Taylor (75) 3. Tyrel Lomax (22) 4. Brodie Retallick (99) 5. Samuel Whitelock (142 - Captain) 6. Scott Barrett (57) 7. Dalton Papali'i (21) 8. Ardie Savea (69) 9. Aaron Smith (113) 10. Richie Mo'unga (43) 11. Caleb Clarke (14) 12. Jordie Barrett (47) 13. Rieko Ioane…

Eddie Jones has given a partial nod to Premiership form in a squad for the Autumn Nations Series that appears to show there is still time for experimentation, with less than a year to go to the Rugby World Cup. It feels as if time is short to be trying too many new combinations but head coach Jones is on record as saying there is room for maybe one…

The 2022-23 Gallagher Premiership season kicks off on Friday with a west country derby between Bristol and Bath at Ashton Gate. It is the 26th Premiership campaign, and 11-time champions Leicester will defend the crown they won after a thrilling Twickenham final against Saracens. Here, the PA news agency looks at the 13 runners and riders,…

Bath Rugby tighthead prop Will Stuart will start his fourth consecutive Test for England as the club's only representative in the matchday 23 to face Australia in the series decider at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Bath's giant wing Joe Cokanasiga misses out on selection while Northampton captain Lewis Ludlam replaces the concussed Sam…

It has been a strangely subdued start to the season for the four Irish provinces. While Ireland enjoyed a November to remember, beating the All Blacks as part of a three-Test cleansweep, all was quiet on the domestic front. But now provincial duty takes precedence once again, and this weekend sees the return of Europe and the Champions…

The new Gallagher Premiership Rugby season kicks off on Friday with an enthralling encounter that sees Saracens begin life back in the top-flight against Bristol Bears following their promotion at the end of last term. Bristol Bears against Saracens gets underway at 7:45pm at Ashton Gate before an action-packed weekend of Premiership…

England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-player squad for the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina (4-22 June). The group includes nine players who have appeared in the tournament before - including several from Gallagher Premiership Rugby - with props Joe Heyes, Marcus Street, lock Joel Kpoku, backrow forwards Josh…

Eddie Jones joked his England side "might as well not turn up" to the Six Nations after injuries and suspensions left the reigning champions without 13 players ahead of their tournament opener against Italy. Jones named a 35-man squad featuring eight uncapped players on Thursday for the Rome match on February 4. Injuries and suspensions have robbed…