.It continues an impressive transformation from last season, when Gloucester finished ninth in the league and claimed just five Premiership wins.
England wing Adam Radwan has left Newcastle Falcons with immediate effect in order to join Leicester Tigers.
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt insists the European Challenge Cup remains a major target and he is not taking a weakened team to Gloucester despite resting seven frontline Scotland players and omitting Hamish Watson from his squad.
Leicester Tigers attack coach Peter Hewat expressed his pride at his side’s performance after they scored seven tries to beat Newcastle Falcons 42-10 at Kingston Park.
The former Wasps flyer, turned NFL codebreaker is back in the Premiership and chasing records with a big smile on his face
It may have been an off-season with more star departures than arrivals in the Premiership but it never fails to entertain and it’s a big name off the field that’s going to provide the biggest shake-up.
As the Gallagher Premiership season approaches we take a look at the physical makeup of each of the league's ten sides.
Flanker Sam Cross is one of 15 players that will leave Newcastle Falcons at the end of the season, the club have confirmed in their list of leavers.
The shellacking dished out by Northampton has been defended by head coach George Skivington after his high-stakes selection gamble