Rugbyweek.com's Guinness Premiership Headlines http://www.rugbyweek.com http://www.rugbyweek.com/siteimages/Rugbyweeklgo2.jpghttp://www.rugbyweek.com en-gb Copyright 2009 rugbyweek.com Saturday 4 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26873 26873 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26873 Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter says that he is thrilled with his team's performance which gave them a victory in their first ever Premiership match he won't be getting carried away. Saturday 4 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26872 26872 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26872 Saracens coach Brendan Venter has blamed the second half sin-binning of Alex Goode for Saracens' 33-16 loss to London Irish at Twickenham on Saturday. Saturday 4 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26871 26871 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26871 Harlequins bounced back after trailing at half time to draw 29-all with London Wasps at Twickenham in their Aviva Premiership opener. Saturday 4 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26868 26868 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26868 London Irish started their Aviva Premiership campaign at Twickenham with a 33-16 victory over last season's runners up Saracens. Saturday 4 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26869 26869 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26869 Exeter Chiefs got a dream start to the Aviva Premiership with a home 22-10 victory over one of the Premiership big guns Gloucester. Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26862 26862 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26862 Sale Sharks kicked off the Aviva Premiership with a strong 35-18 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26847 26847 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26847 Northampton Saints Director of rugby Jim Mallinder has named the squad that will face Leicester on Sunday in front of a sold-out Franklin's Gardens. Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26853 26853 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26853 Geordan Murphy has been named to lead Leicester Tigers as captain for the 2010/11 season. The Ireland international, now entering Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26844 26844 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26844 Exeter Chiefs join Aviva Premiership Rugby and become the 19th different club to play Premiership rugby following their promotion from the Championship last season, and contest their first ever game in England’s top division. Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26843 26843 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26843 London Irish have a won 4, lost 2 record in the six previous seasons of the London Double Header. The Exiles finished off last campaign with an unwanted run of three Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26846 26846 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26846 Leeds Carnegie have not won on the opening weekend of a Premiership season since they defeated Leicester 26-13 at Headingley Carnegie in 2002. Friday 3 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26845 26845 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26845 London Wasps have named a side for their Aviva Premiership Rugby opener against Harlequins with new signings Nic Berry, Riki Flutey, Richard Haughton and Andy Powell who all start for Wasps Thursday 2 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26848 26848 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26848 Sale Sharks have announced that James Gaskell will captain the side during the 2010-2011 season. When James leads the side out on Friday evening against Newcastle Falcons Thursday 2 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26836 26836 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26836 The new English Premiership rugby union season gets underway on Friday but the old problem of how to top Leicester remains. Thursday 2 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26842 26842 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26842 Sale and Newcastle meet in round one for the fourth time in the last six years, whilst the Sharks have not beaten the Tynesiders since a 14-9 victory at Kingston park on 7 September 2008. Thursday 2 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26838 26838 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26838 Northampton Saints are said to be considering leaving their home at Franklin's Gardens if they are not given permission to expand the ground. Thursday 2 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26850 26850 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26850 Bryan Rennie is calling on the club's fanatical supporters to raise the roof off Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs prepare to kick-off their first-ever season in the Aviva Premiership this weekend. Wednesday 1 September 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26828 26828 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26828 Northampton Saints coach Jim Mallinder has told his players that there is plenty of room for improvement ahead of the kick off of the Aviva Premiership this weekend. Tuesday 31 August 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26823 26823 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26823 Leicester Tigers have signed Tonga international second-rower Steve Mafi to bolster the squad in time for the new Aviva Premiership Rugby season. Wednesday 25 August 2010 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26785 26785 http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=26785 Harlequins have announced that Danny Care has extended his contract until the summer of 2013 two years after the next world cup.