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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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 3, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Welsh Premiership
/ 2 years agoWelsh aiming for 10-team elite division
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBassett gets ready to roar for Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Chris Ashton will take some replacing but Josh Bassett has come to Leicester hoping to make a splash of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoDavies: I almost gave up on Wales career
By ROB COLE Scarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRowe confident Chiefs will be back in the black soon
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe is confident Exeter will move back into the black by the end of the season after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoElvis to make his return at Taunton
Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSarries fight to keep hold of big stars
BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCodling needs more money
Newcastle boss Alex Codling is weighing up asking for an increase in his budget to bring in at least another player...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRFU will honour Watson contract
The RFU are set to continue picking up the tab for Anthony Watson despite the winger being ruled out of the...
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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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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFijian Matavesi to turn on style for Camborne
National League Previews - League Two West This season’s National Two West features three new sides but newly promoted Camborne are the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond in the mood to bounce back into big time
National League Previews: League One National One’s dramatic three-horse title race could only be settled on the final day last season...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWinterbottom sets Esher’s sights on quick promotion
National League Previews - League Two East National Two East gets underway tomorrow with Esher going in as favourites, but multiple...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLeeds Tykes and Hull add heft to battle at the top
National League Previews - League Two North Sedgley Park were runaway winners in National Two North last season but this year’s...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKing keen to prove worth for Bedford
By BEN JAYCOCK Cameron King now sees himself as a settled Championship player and is looking forward to his new adventure...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoOyonnax are worth place at top table
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promoted ProD2 champions Oyonnax demonstrated – if there was still any doubt after last weekend’s impressive opening...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWebb tests positive for growth hormone
By Ben Jaycock Former Wales international Rhys Webb has tested positive for a growth hormone following an unexpected check by the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRobinson’s delight to be back at Bath
Jon Newcombe finds the club’s former captain in fine form as he returns to join coaching team Twenty five years after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBeziers keen to bring in Wilson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Scotland back row Ryan Wilson is wanted by French...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDecision time for Sutherland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Scotland loosehead Rory Sutherland wants to sort out his future...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVolavola chosen ahead of Grayson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints fly-half James Grayson was a target for French ProD2...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoLyon take the heat to topple Toulon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A "heat dome" settled over France last weekend to send temperatures soaring as the new Top 14...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCanterbury unveil purple speed infinite elite pack
Off the back of the launch of the Speed Infinite Elite boot, which at 217 grams, is Canterbury’s lightest rugby boot...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDerby Rugby legend remembered at charity match this Sunday
A charity rugby match is being held this Sunday in memory of a former player and inspiring coach at Derby Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 3 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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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHill: We must clarify Championship role
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Richmond boss Steve Hill says it’s disappointing how the Championship has changed its regulations around dual registration...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBlake out to make No.2 slot his own
By BEN JAYCOCK A hooker crisis at Kingsholm last season saw tyro Seb Blake chucked in at the deep end but...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoArms Park set for a pay day
Cardiff Rugby could get a much-needed cash boost with the Arms Park being considered to host Joe Cordina’s IBF super-featherweight title...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTop 14 clubs keen to bring in Carreras
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Mateo Carreras’s red-hot performances for Argentina in the Rugby Championship...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSearle to join Biarritz after World Cup
Former Worcester Warriors and Wasps playmaker Billy Searle has signed a three-year deal to become the 28th player to join big-spending...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHoyland out to shine on Barbarians duty
Scotland winger Damien Hoyland will be looking to put himself in the shop window for a move to the Premiership when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEx-Zebre players ask URC bosses for help
The United Rugby Championship could be called in to settle a dispute between Zebre and a group of former players who...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPumas include 11 players from English top flight
Squad Watch: ARGENTINA Nicolás Sánchez and Sale’s Agustín Creevy will play in their fourth Rugby World Cup after coach Michael Cheika...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBiljon: Standards going through roof
By BEN JAYCOCK Jersey Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon believes the standard in the Championship is through the roof and...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe want to push top teams all the way – Short
By BEN JAYCOCK Hartpury's Harry Short is hoping his side can build on last season’s impressive campaign and keep pushing the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark lead the way as teams power up
Ben Jaycock looks at the comings and goings at National One ahead of the new season which kicks off on September...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoPowell aims to prove her time is now
By BEN JAYCOCK Connie Powell believes she now has what it takes to become England’s first choice hooker and has moved...
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Latest News
/ 3 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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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoPlaying in both hemispheres helps Springboks – Le Roux
1995 Rugby World Cup winner Hennie Le Roux feels South Africa have had the best of both worlds in having their...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry add Ealing prop Chilvers
Coventry Rugby boss Alex Rae has fitted another piece into his squad jigsaw with the signing on a season-long loan of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFinancial stability is our priority – Durkin
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has branded the RFU “the only body in sport who haven’t reinstated Covid...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBedford the only club for me – Tapley
Jon Newcombe talks to the loyal Blues winger who has been granted a testimonial As a primary school teacher and long-time...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson looking for an extra 12%
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson believes Sale will need to improve by at least 12 per cent if they are going...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins form partnership with Honda Heat
Harlequins and top tier Japanese side Mie Honda Heat have entered into a long-term strategic partnership designed to help support the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoCarcassonne the next stop for Graham
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Gary Graham is linking up with his former Newcastle Falcons...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGold adds his experience to the Blue Bulls
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Bath boss Gary Gold is back in coaching after agreeing to join Jake White’s coaching staff at...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith’s backing Cov to get better
Coventry secured their highest ever finish in the Championship last season and young second row George Smith knows there’s added pressure...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHoney aiming to make his mark at Rams
By BEN JAYCOCK Dead-eye goal kicker Fraser Honey has taken the step up to National 1 side Rams and is hoping...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTwelvetrees keen to get Ealing firing
Ben Jaycock talks to the former England star as he prepares to help his new club fight to regain the title...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoPlaying numbers game at Castres
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN "Guys, you’re trying to replace Giambi. I told you we can’t do it. Now, what we might...
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