Club-by-club guide and predictions for new season - Northampton Saints begin as defending champions but eight or nine clubs ...

Gallagher Premiership gets under way on Friday night in Newcastle and Bath... the opening round concludes at Sale on Sunday.

This second instalment of our special report, less than three weeks out from the new season, looks at Leicester Tigers, ...

Signings such as Waisea Nayacalevu, Nicky Smith and Ross Molony may well prove to be influential on the pitch this season, ...