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Prem Rugby to seek investors if RFU backs relegation-free franchise league

The league wants a new cash injection after a turbulent few years, with several US investors understood to be interested in buying into English sport

The Guardian - UK

Gloucester prop Afo Fasogbon: ‘I’m quite chilled off the pitch – until it’s time to go to work’

The 21-year-old came to rugby via an unusual route, but it is one that may soon see him in the England squad

The Guardian - UK

Questions over Champ playoffs with only two clubs applying for promotion

Only Ealing Trailfinders and Doncaster Knights have applied formally for promotion while the removal of relegation for five years has still to be ratified

The Guardian - UK

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Pirates hope lure of Cornish Camelot will tempt franchise bargain hunters

Champ club have a plan to reach the top flight and hope investors will recognise their untapped potential

The Guardian - UK

Sale blow 14-0 lead and slump to home defeat by Glasgow in Champions Cup opener

Stafford McDowall scored the decisive try as Alex Sanderson’s injury-hit Sale side coughed up another lead at home to lose 26-21 to Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

Saracens hatch plan to put dent in French dominance against Clermont

Even without Maro Itoje, Ben Earl and Jamie George, the English club are set to deploy a formidable lineup against their depleted opponents

The Guardian - UK

How to watch every Investec Champions Cup match on TV this weekend

Rugby union’s premier club competition gets underway with Bordeaux Begles as the defending champions after beating Northampton Saints in last year’s final

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Gloucester secure first victory of Prem season as Bristol end Northampton’s unbeaten start

Young full-back Ben Redshaw was at the double for Gloucester as Harlequins struggled at Kingsholm

The Independent UK

Haskell warns club rugby is heading off a cliff ‘like Thelma and Louise’ as £34m losses revealed

James Haskell has likened English rugby to ‘Thelma and Louise heading off a cliff’ after a report found Prem clubs made a combined loss of £34m last season

The Guardian - UK

Having a ball-player is important but England also need a bit of beef, and that’s Freeman

Centre pairing of Northampton duo Tommy Freeman and Fraser Dingwall is unconventional but exciting, as is the depth of England’s squad

The Guardian - UK

George Ford in line to beat Fin Smith for England fly-half berth against Australia

George Ford’s valued tactical nous could see the Sale No 10 start on Saturday while Tommy Freeman is in contention for outside-centre spot

The Guardian - UK

Saracens’ Noah Caluori called up by England for autumn internationals

The 19-year-old Noah Caluori, who scored five tries on his Prem debut, has been named in Steve Borthwick’s England squad

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Freeman grabs four tries as Saints overwhelm Saracens in high-scoring thriller

Northampton’s Tommy Freeman scored four tries as his side beat Saracens 43-31 at Franklin’s Gardens

The Guardian - UK

Caluori’s aerial prowess adds intrigue to battle in the sky at Franklin’s Gardens

The Prem’s top two meet on Friday night, with Northampton aiming to slow down the Saracens wing’s hype train after his five-try full debut

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The Independent UK

Steve Borthwick hails ‘exciting’ Noah Caluori as he makes England training squad

The 19-year-old winger put in an impressive display in his first Gallagher Prem start for Saracens on Saturday, scoring five tries against Sale.

The Guardian - UK

South American rugby success stories propel men’s World Cup qualifying

Los Condores are in the finals again and subplots abound going into next month’s Dubai qualification tournament

The Independent UK

Marcus Smith wins Owen Farrell duel to inspire Harlequins to first win of Prem season

The two rivals booted the ball at every opportunity but it was Smith who ruled the skies through his variety

The Guardian - UK

R360 rebel league would be a major blow to Prem, warns Exeter’s Rob Baxter

Exeter director of rugby believes clubs must try to improve the Prem and keep it attractive to lure the best players

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The Guardian - UK

Belleau penalty helps Northampton repel Gloucester’s thrilling fightback

Northampton Saints, who led 31-7 at half-time, held off a second-half fightback against Gloucester to win a Prem thriller 37-35

The Independent UK

Fin Smith commits future to Northampton as Saints see off suitors for fly half

The England fly half had been a target for other Prem Rugby clubs and R360

The Guardian - UK

English rugby’s Champ era gets under way dogged by same old ups and downs

Rebranded second tier should be signalling a brave new world this weekend but uncertainty over promotion and relegation again clouds the picture

The Guardian - UK

Saracens’ McCall says welfare guidelines leave players unprepared for new season

Saracens’ Mark McCall has said the mandate that internationals must have 10 weeks off leaves them ‘unprepared for the demands of the game’ when they return

The Guardian - UK

Owen Farrell ensures Saracens make it a flat start to Newcastle’s new Red Bull era

Farrell kicked 12 points on his second Saracens debut as his team stormed back to 39-17 opening Prem victory despite red card in second minute

The Guardian - UK

Ford guides Sale to emphatic win over Gloucester on Prem’s opening night

England fly-half George Ford showed his class to ease Sale to a four-try 27-10 victory in the opening game of the new Prem season

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle’s Red Bull rebrand brings fresh energy to rugby’s troubled outpost

High-profile takeover has rejuvenated an ailing club, with the opportunity for Steve Diamond’s team to take flight and grow

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