How the Premier League was reborn and delivered an exciting battle for the play-offs: ‘Anyone can beat anyone’

The Gallagher Premiership season is set for a thrilling finale in the coming week (Getty) The Gallagher Premiership marketing team have been working hard to deliver big sales at the end of the season. When the competition resumed after the Six Nations, news emerged of some key linguistic adjustments that the English top flight were … Read more

Today’s rugby news: International prop killed in car crash and fears of big competition

These are your rugby headlines on Tuesday, May 7. Fear of coverage of the Champions Cup The Investec Champions Cup could disappear from regular television in Britain next season. European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), which organizes the tournament, has failed to strike a renewed deal with current broadcaster TNT Sports, the Times reports. The publication … Read more

The Northampton Saints need a trophy to justify their business model

Alex Mitchell eludes Munster’s Mike Haley during Saints’ run to weekend semi-final – Andrew Kearns / CameraSport via Getty Images Nothing better illustrates the gap in resources between Northampton Saints and Leinster, who meet in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday evening, than their recent recruitment. If Leinster shop at Harrods for All Black … Read more

Gloucester abandon the new game plan and return to the old post-nightmare campaign

After a dismal run, Gloucester have won their last two games against Edinburgh and Castres – PA/David Davies With two wins in eleven Gallagher Premiership games and the play-offs now a dot on the horizon, this was clearly not the season Gloucester had in mind. Telegraph Sport reveals how a mid-season reset has put the … Read more