Club Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Club Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders rocked as Barnes go top
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..................11 Barnes......................28 BARNES bossed an attritional tussle against Guernsey to pick up a victory that returned them to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing’s crowning glory for Dorking
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 10 Dorking.....................23 DORKING kept up their unbeaten start to the season, but they were made to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAllen aiming for long-term success at the Hawks
By OLLY PINHEY Luke Allen is in his first year as Henley Hawks’ director of rugby but knows exactly where he...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFront row powers Exeter in to eight point lead
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoWhitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon
By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoStade set bar high in bid for new start
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Four
There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints earn first victory at soaked Newcastle
By Tom Jeffreys Newcastle………………………………….14 Tries: Stephens 75 Penalties: Connon 10, 26, 59 Northampton Saints……………………16 Tries: Langdon 53 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGeorge urges RFU to listen to old boys
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts given new role on WRU Board
By ROB COLE Jamie Roberts has been selected for a new role in Welsh rugby after being appointed as one of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRandall’s out to get the world at his feet
By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer’s aiming to follow in Dupont’s footsteps
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath captain Ben Spencer is taking a leaf out of the book of French maestro Antoine Dupont as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoIsiekwe agrees to stay at Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Nick Isiekwe is the latest player to agree to a new deal to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoToulon have prop Sinckler in their sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSale let league boys in
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks answered an emergency cry for help from England’s rugby league team preparing for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCampbell training with Fury
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Glasgow Warriors and Jersey Reds lock Nick Campbell, the current Scottish heavyweight boxing champion,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoShillcock keeps his cool to snatch win
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Muir 14, Du Toit 54 Conversions: Russell 55 Penalties: Russell 37, 48, 71, 78...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar: We were excellent from start
Leicester head coach Dan McKellar was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Bath late on. He said: “We were...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEvans on target to cut down Bristol
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................21pts Tries: Vakatawa 36, Thacker 48 Conversions: Sheedy 49 Penalties: Sheedy 25, 29, 62 Harlequins ....................... 23pts...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We made far too many mistakes
Bristol's Director of Rugby Pat Lam believed this his side were their own worst enemies as they went down to Harlequins....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter’s Exeter 2.0 beginning to flourish
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 43pts Tries: Fisilau 2, Frost 18, Iosefa-Scott 37, Feyi-Waboso 39, Armstrong 71, Penalty 80 Conversions: Slade...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe just weren’t at the races, admits Sanderson
Sale DoR Alex Sanderson admitted his side were ‘not at the races’ as they tasted defeat for the first time in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens get their act together at last
By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester .......................... 3pts Penalties: Barton 5 Saracens .......................... 24pts Tries: Willis 24, 49, Lewington 28 Conversions: Lozowski 25,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington: Defeat was an anomaly
Gloucester boss George Skivington labelled the West Country side’s heavy defeat to Saracens “an anomaly” after it brought their seven game...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPearson: I’m lucky to end up at Saints
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Tom Pearson did not have to think for long...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoTwo defeats but Codling seeing a lot of positives
By LUKE JARMYN “Entertaining our fans, working unbelievably hard, and getting a better mutual understanding” is the mantra that Alex Codling...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDunn: I want to win stuff with Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE While the 2023/24 Premiership season is only in its early stages, for Bath stalwarts like Tom Dunn, the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall won’t rush his England players back into action
By JON NEWCOMBE Mark McCall insists he won’t be rushing his England contingent back into action en masse, despite the club’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years ago60 years on and what a day it was!
PETER JACKSON Monday marks the 60th anniversary of surely the greatest single act of giant-killing by a club team against the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoChiefs cut down Tigers in thumping win
Leicester T......... 7 Exeter Chiefs.. 61 By DAVID BALLHEIMER Exeter Chiefs Women, the defending Allianz Cup holders, put Leicester Tigers Women...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoJohnes on fire as Bears reach half-century
Sale Sharks....... 7 Bristol Bears...50 By STEWART MCCULLOGH Manon Johnes was in supreme form for Bristol as they dismantled a resilient...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoLightning strike again with Trailfinders victory
Loughborough Lightning...31 Ealing................. 12 By JAMES GALLAGHER Lightning made it back to back wins in the Premiership Cup after comfortably beating...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSaracens sweep into semis
Saracens..........38 Gloucester-H... 31 By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens Women secured a home semi-final in the Allianz Cup, as they edged past Gloucester-Hartpury...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCurry and Creevy prepare to join forces
By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoCall to ‘treat boobs the same way we treat brains in rugby’
By BEN JAYCOCK “It is time we treat boobs like we do brains in rugby” – those are the words of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWelsh trio back in harness to lead fight for Cardiff
PREVIEW...Dragons v Cardiff (Today, Kick-off 2.30pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff welcome back a trio of internationals from the Rugby World Cup...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh …… 17 Lions ……………. 16
By BEN JACOBS EDINBURGH held off the Lions to make it two wins from two to start their United Rugby Championship...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht …… 34 Glasgow ………26
By JOHN FALLON VERSATILE Cathal Forde paved the way as Connacht saw off a strong Glasgow Warriors side in a cracking...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoTipuric on fine form as Ospreys hold out
By ROB COLE Ospreys ...............................34pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 15, Protheroe 21, Nagy 42, Smith 49 Conversions: Walsh 16, 22, 43; O Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers too good as Scarlets suffer
By ROB COLE Stormers...........52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCullen: There’s still plenty to do
Leinster .......... 34 Sharks ............. 13 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen says they have plenty of work to do...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEwers set for home debut
PREVIEW... Ulster v Bulls Today. Kick-off 5pm By BEN JAYCOCK Kieran Treadwell, who hopes to pick up where he left off...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRowntree makes double change
PREVIEW... Benetton v Munster (Today, Kick-off 2pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Munster will be hoping to secure back-to-back wins today as they...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCaldy aiming to be best of part-timers
By BEN JAYCOCK Having comfortably held their own as newcomers in the Championship last season, Caldy have set high aspirations of...
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English Championship
/ 2 years ago£2m on wages? That’s not us, says Cattle
By LUKE JARMYN Cornish Pirates’ Gavin Cattle has called it “dangerous” for the Championship after a government minister quoted unsubstantiated figures...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show how it should be done…
Paul Smith takes a look at rugby values...and which club in particular is walking the walk while England talk the talk...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoForsythe delight as Exeter dismiss Durham
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER consolidated their spot at the top of the Super BUCS table with a hard fought...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBattling Blues cling on to find a way to win
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P .......... 18pts Tries: Nelson 61, Dugmore 79 Conversions: Jenkins 61 Penalties: Jenkins 16, 67 Bedford B...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTwelvetrees shows his class to put Ealing on top
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury Uni ....26pts Tries: Short 32, Austin 61, 74 Conversions: Bazalgette 62 Penalties: Bazalgette 5, 21, 27 Ealing...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKvesic the star as Coventry take Caldy to the cleaners
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........................... 45pts Tries: Hutler 16, 75, Kvesic 40, Smith 43, 80, James 48, Ball 51 Conversions: Mitchell...
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