A record 1.26m television audience for Bath’s victory, combined with demand outstripping supply for the 82,000 tickets, suggests the Premiership is nurturing new fans. There has been big growth in engaging supporters between the ages of 18-34, while Red Bull’s reported interest in buying Newcastle Falcons would tie in perfectly with a parallel aim of...
Baxter has taken a more hands-on role coaching the side since long-serving assistants Rob Hunter and Ali Hepher were dismissed after the defeat at Gloucester. That loss was the nadir of a season which saw Exeter lose all four of their European games and win just four league matches – two of them against Saracens...
Everton defender James Tarkowski made history on Saturday when he received the 64th Premier League booking of his career. It means he has the highest number of yellow cards of any player in the competition never to have received a red. The 32-year-old was cautioned for a foul on Arsenal full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly as the...
