Fin Smith shows England class to sink Bath at the last and save Saints’ season
Northampton Saints beat Bath 35-34 as fly-half Fin Smith showed promise for Steve Borthwick’s England before Six Nations with a last-gasp conversion
Tom Willis double puts Saracens back on track against Bristol after humbling
Tom Willis scored two brilliant tries as Saracens bounced back from away thrashing by Bath to beat Bristol 35-26 at home
Tomos Williams puts paid to Sale comeback as Gloucester hold on
Tomos Williams scored Gloucester fifth try to seal a 36-20 victory over Sale after the visitors had threatened a second-half comeback
Premiership rugby is now for the masses not the purists – enjoy it while it lasts
A rerun of last season’s final is a strong start to the year but the domestic game will soon be on hold for the Six Nations
‘Better than sex’: Exeter hold off Gloucester to end 232-day wait for win
Exeter beat Gloucester 22-15 despite a second-half wobble, with the hosts earning their first league win for 232 days
Leicester’s Cole and Pollard thwart Harlequins in thrilling Big Game draw
A late Dan Cole try and Handré Pollard conversion off a post gave Leicester a deserved 34-34 draw in a nail-biting Big Game encounter at Twickenham
Will Muir grabs hat-trick as Bath pour on style in demolition of sloppy Saracens
Will Muir ran in three tries as Bath dismissed Saracens 68-10 to make a case for title success as Toby Knight was sent off for the visitors
Handré Pollard back at Twickenham and still enjoying pressure of big occasions
Leicester fly-half returns to scene of South Africa’s autumn triumph, where his opposite number is also a familiar face
The Breakdown awards: best rugby matches, players and quotes of 2024
The best and worst of the last 12 months and hopes for 2025 in our review of the year in rugby union
Saracens serve Premiership notice with six-try victory against Northampton
Fergus Burke led the way with two tries as Saracens dominated Northampton, last season’s Premiership champions, to win 39-24
Sale Sharks defy the deluge to extend Exeter’s winless Premiership run
Sale Sharks navigated horrendous conditions to beat Exeter 28-10 move up into fourth place in the Premiership
Bristol raise the bar in Premiership with record victory at Leicester
Bristol claimed a record 10th consecutive away win – and Leicester conceded the most points they ever have done in a Premiership home game – as the Bears won 54-24
Premiership clubs ‘teetering on edge’ face government scrutiny over loans
Premiership rugby clubs are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans
Luke Cowan-Dickie helps Sale hand Leicester first Premiership away loss
Sale Sharks beat Leicester 39-25 with Luke Cowan-Dickie’s lineout prowess proving decisive
Carreras runs the show as Gloucester end Northampton’s unbeaten home run
Northampton lost 17-25 to Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens, with Santi Carreras confounding the Saints’ comeback hopes