He Premiership News Today

The Premiership are saying all the right things and, for the most part, doing them. They are listening. We asked for a derby weekend, off the back of France’s success with the venture, and we got it. We asked for international players to be available more readily, and we got it (perhaps more out of luck than judgement, with the sorry demise of three clubs). We asked for fantasy rugby, shot clocks, player mics, better highlights packages and more gravitas around the messaging and narrative...

Saracens' Mako Vunipola is banned for four games following his red card for a dangerous tackle in the Premiership game against Newcastle.

Victims of their own success, in essence, Saracens have been left with quite the conundrum. Sophie’s choice has metamorphosed into Saracens’ choice: Will it be Owen Farrell or Maro Itoje who remains in north London as the club’s marquee player?