Junior Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Junior Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoMartinovic: We need to focus on state schools
Alan Martinovic fears that the England Rugby player development pathway recently criticised by Eddie Jones will run into more difficulties if...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoParkin highlights England pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Will Parkin says the RFU have moved towards a ‘Club England’ with a clear alignment throughout the pathway...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSuperb Bracken hat-trick gives England another thumping win
England U18s 76-15 Western Province XV U18s Jack Bracken’s second-half hat-trick England continued their free-scoring tour of South Africa as they...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland youngsters hammer France
England U18s 41-0 France U18s England scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away and win their opening match of the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoExeter’s Benjy eyes more super success
By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter University winger Benjy Joseland is hoping his side can go back-to-back and secure another BUCS Super Rugby...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoWinger Zheng on his way to Quins
Harlequins have signed Cardiff Met University winger Roma Zheng, who will join the club’s academy ahead of next season. Zheng, below,...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoAnniversary celebrations set for Rugby School
Rugby School and the children’s charity Wooden Spoon will jointly celebrate two significant milestones on Saturday, June 24th. The event will...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHartpury make it back-to-back titles with impressive victory
Hartpury University……………………….45 Tries: Scott 2, Kibble 15, 60; Dale 25, Brock 55, Else 70, Bell 79 Conversions: Manns 16, 56, 61,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter retain title in astonishing final
Loughborough University………………..44 Tries: Leatherbarrow 10, Davies 31, Plunkett 40, Langdon 69, Rowson 79 Conversions: Titcombe 11, 32, 40+1, 70, 80 Penalties:...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoEngland hit back with win over Italy
By BEN JAYCOCK England got their U18s Six Nations Festival back on track with a 26-10 victory over Italy. Jonathan Pendlebury’s...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoWebdale in warning over Exeter threat
By CAMERON STEPHENS The 2023 BUCS Super Rugby final takes place on Wednesday as league winners Loughborough square off against reigning...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoComeback kids fire into the semi-finals
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS The opening round of the BUCS Super Rugby play-offs exceeded all expectations as four quarter-final comebacks...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoBenson, Holmes take the plaudits at HQ
Jamie Benson scored two tries as he notched all Cambridge’s points and steered the Light Blues to a 15-10 Varsity Match...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title
By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Vase – 76 years on and Rugby have reason to celebrate
Rugby School won a first title at Rosslyn Park for 76 years as they beat King’s School Macclesfield 36-12 in the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: Under 18s Girls – Cardinal Newman make their mark
It is almost unprecedented for a team to dominate at Rosslyn Park quite as much as Cardinal Newman’s U18s did, but...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTrinity stunned as Oakham seal first title for 20 years
SCHOOLS CUP FINALS DAY By NICK POWELL Oakham secured a first Schools Cup title since 2003 as they stunned Trinity 31-24...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoTitcombe steers Loughborough to first title
BUCS SUPER RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Loughborough were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for the first time ever after their dramatic...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDark Blues set for hard Varsity challenge
By ROB COLE Tom Osborne ended up a winner at Twickenham in last season’s Varsity match, but the Aussie prop who...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOakham fight back to end 20-year wait for school title
Trinity…………………………24 Tries: Fleary 3, Farrell 8, Matebalavu 21, 70 Conversions: Bellamy 4, 23 Oakham……………………31 Tries: Reynolds 12, 44; Timmermans 35, Powell...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDramatic draw seals extraordinary double for Old Swinford Hospital
Old Swinford Hospital School (OSH) won a history-making Schools Vase double as their U15s and U18s both won two thrilling, but...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHat-trick hero Tarry takes Northampton past King’s in U15s Cup Final
Northampton School for Boys………….38 Tries: Fox 7, Shields 26, Tarry 30, 33, 39, Tonga’ uiha 41 Conversions: Shields 8, 30+1, 34,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoResilient Notts stay in play-off race with Bath win
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Newcomers Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super Rugby next season with a 24-19 victory over...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten Oakham book final date with Trinity
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Oakham are heading to Twickenham for the final of the U18s Schools Cup after beating Finborough...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoHartpury cement place at the top
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Hartpury women’s head coach Mo Hunt hailed the character of her squad after they lifted the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoChrist College take Brecon 7s
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Christ College laid down a huge marker ahead of the Rosslyn Park 7s next month after...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoGalton snatches win for Hartpury
BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Hartpury claimed a 28-23 away win over fellow play-off hopefuls Cardiff Met to keep in touching...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoSamuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoNotts on course to survive after Met victory
BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS New boys Nottingham took a giant leap towards ensuring their BUCS Super Rugby survival as they...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMillfield take the honours following poor start
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Millfield kicked off their 2023 7s campaign in style as they were crowned champions at the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoGarside on target to keep Bath in charge
By Nick Powell Bath remain joint top of the table with Exeter after Alfie Garside’s last-minute penalty gave them a 20-17...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoGordon’s begin with a bang in Spring League
SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY The inaugural NextGenXV Spring League continued on Wednesday with a Surrey derby seeing Gordon’s secure a...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoCherry feeling tops after shock victory
BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Nottingham started their first game of 2023 in style with a nail-biting 20-17 win over Loughborough...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoBlundell’s power through to semis
SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Blundell's have progressed to the semi-finals of the Schools Cup after beating a spirited Marlborough College...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoInoke has a new lease of life with Hartpury
By BEN JAYCOCK Fijian-born prop Mua Inoke is enjoying a career revival at Hartpury University and says his rejections in the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter men and women prepare for restart
By ELISE HAMERSLEY BUCS fixtures return in two weeks and preparations are ramping up in Exeter as both teams hope to...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTiffin girls beginners kick off the year in style
By ELISE HAMERSLEY School's rugby has begun a slow return after the winter break, and with the 15s league season drawing...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Met University lock Brandon Harvey
American second row Brandon Harvey was hurt by his country of birth’s failure to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoMet hit back to snatch a derby victory
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Cardiff Met finished 2022 in the top four and put an end to their losing streak after beating...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMillfield squeeze through to take Shield
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Millfield lifted the World Schools Festival Shield after seeing off Cardiff and Vale 15-11 in the final. The...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoPichardie determined to get Spain back on track
By BEN JAYCOCK Mario Pichardie enjoyed a dream international debut as he was awarded player of the match in Spain’s recent...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoLight Blues still attract a good crowd
NICK CAIN While some Premiership clubs had been struggling to draw crowds of 4,000, the annual Cambridge University v Steele-Bodger’s XV...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTrinity stay in running with Harrow win
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Trinity kept their hopes of winning back-to-back National Schools Cups alive as they ended Harrow’s unbeaten...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoCardiff Met get a lesson from Swansea
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Swansea stunned Cardiff Met at Cyncoed in their Welsh derby to re-ignite their season and move...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoFlood struck down by captain’s curse
By ROB COLE Cambridge University are lining-up Jamie Benson to fill Toby Flood’s No.10 jersey for the 141st Varsity Match at...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoHartpury get a roll on to put away the new boys
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Hartpury are knocking on the door of the top four after maintaining their perfect away record with a...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoCathedral claim the spoils in thriller at Arms Park
By ELISE HAMERSLEY A jam-packed week has seen Schools Vase and Cup regional finals, County Cup efforts, and games at historic...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDurham fight hard to tame battling Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Durham gained revenge for Exeter beating them in last year’s Championship final as they battled to...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoKnockout contests starting to get serious
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Tuesday saw the last eight draw for the National Schools’ tournaments with the quarter-finals of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago156 years on, match to commemorate first in Wales
By HUW S THOMAS Featured Image credit: Michael Day via Flickr The first organised game of rugby in Wales between St...
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