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
/ 3 years agoAdded bulk puts Barnes back in running
By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes head coach Jack Heald feels his side’s much improved season is down to their shrewd front row...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMinikin happy to keep his eye on the pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite having barely watched any rugby his entire life, Lewis Minikin has gone on to have quite the...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints switch paying off for hooker Smith
By PAUL REES On the ball: Northampton hooker Robbie Smith Robbie Smith joined Northampton from Newcastle last summer because he wanted...
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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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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoIt’s nine losses in a row for Llanelli
Bridgend.......... 45 Llanelli...............17 Bridgend scored seven tries against Llanelli on their way to an impressive bonus point 45-17 victory, which sees...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoSebastian on his way
PROP Javan Sebastian will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Edinburgh. Carmarthen-born Sebastian, 28, has three caps...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoKnoyle’s bonus ball sees Merthyr climb up to third
Merthyr....................28 Pontypridd.............. 12 Methyr leapfrogged Aberavon into third place as they snatched a bonus point victory against Pontypridd, who are too...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoResurgent Quins make it four wins on trot
Carmarthen............28 Aberavon................. 17 Carmarthen Quins continued their rise up the table with an impressive win against Aberavon, who fell to their...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling hold merger talks with Ospreys
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSanderson tips Ford and Curry to get England call
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson expects Tom Curry and George Ford to be recalled by England once they have proved their...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWiese reckons Tigers close to getting it right
By PAUL REES Jasper Wiese feels Leicester are just a bounce of the ball away from putting a winning run together...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints stun Sharks after Tuilagi’s red
By PAUL REES Northampton ................... 38pts Tries: James 23, Freeman 48, Proctor 56, Penalty 65, Braley 73, Dingwall 76 Conversions: Smith...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Ref was correct to send Manu off’
Alex Sanderson said he had no complaints about Manu Tuilagi’s red card for a forearm smash, but questioned the two yellows...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPragmatic Irish are looking in the mood
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath ..................................... 10pts Tries: Bayliss 21 Conversions: Spencer 21 Penalties: Spencer 28 London Irish .................... 25pts Tries: Jackson...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTough Bristol test next for Bath
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan is demanding a big improvement next week against Bristol. He said: “I have no...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras artistry too much for Quins
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ....................... 28pts Tries: Blake 5, Thorley 18, Carreras 72, Rees-Zammit 74 Conversions: Carreras 6, 18, 73, 75...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBonus points could make the difference, says Matson
Harlequins boss Tabai Matson believes the two bonus points the visitors claimed could prove vital come the final reckoning. Asked whether...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLively Randall raises Bears off the bottom
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................30pts Tries: Randall 9, 42; Vui 20, Harding 80 Conversions: Williams 20, 42 Penalties: Williams 40, 68...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We’re ready to take on rock stars
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road MARK McCALL comes across as someone who has no...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDebut for Brown as Wigglesworth looks to old guard
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth has mobilised Dad’s Army as he looks to mastermind a repeat of last season’s Premiership final...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBosch guides the way for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Lions .................. 7 Sharks ............29 Curwin Bosch inspired the Sharks to a crucial bonus-point victory over the struggling...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLibbok drops in to seal Stormers win
By SAM JACKSON Bulls ................19 Stormers ........23 The Stormers secured a narrow victory at a packed Lotus Versfield to do the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff ride luck to stay in the race
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDelight for Peel as Scarlets romp home
By ROB COLE Scarlets ........... 42pts Tries: Conbeer 5, 46; Fifita 11, Evans 30, Davies 49, James 75 Conversions: Costelow 6,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRuddock leads way for Leinster
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster .......... 43 Dragons ...........14 Leo Cullen praised his men as their second string side maintained their perfect...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors move into top four
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........17 Ulster ............... 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLate try flurry saves Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ............... 34 Connacht ........57 Hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin became the fourth Connacht player in a row to score...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys suffer nine-try mauling
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........58 Ospreys.............. 3 Ospreys head coach Toby Booth is hopeful that their heaviest defeat ever in the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoPerris-Redding relieved after Sale get league place
By BEN JAYCOCK Sale Sharks flanker Georgie Perris-Redding was relieved to have her side’s place in the Premier 15s next season...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSaracens have final word in The Duel
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens.................32 Harlequins.............. 12 Saracens overpowered Harlequins in The Duel, as they stunned the visitors with five first half...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMacDonald leads way for Chiefs
By JAMES FOWLER Worcester................. 5 Exeter.......................57 Exeter produced another dominant performance to overpower Worcester at Sixways. There were eight tries in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoNine-try Bears too strong for Sharks
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks.............. 7 Bristol.......................55 Bristol ran out bonus point winners in Round 11 after a high-scoring contest at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoField calls the shots for Lightning
By BETHAN CLARGO Loughborough....... 17 Sale........................... 10 Loughborough Lightning came from behind twice to claim a hard-fought victory against the Sharks...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBonus win not enough to keep Cov hopes alive
By MO SHER London S...........31pts Tries: Els 19, Mehson 36, 50, Taulani 47 Conversions: Chamberlain 20, 37, 48, 51 Penalties: Chamberlain...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFive-try Reds book place in semi-final shoot-out
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds ...31pts Tries: Hadfield 2, 41; Barnes 40, Brown 44, Chapman 72 Conversions: Pittman 2, 40, Burnell...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBlues are blitzed by Doncaster fightback
By BEN REYNOLDS Bedford ............................. 42pts Tries: Uru 8, 20; Conway 12, Arthur 32, Worley 67, Frost 74 Conversions: Maisey 10,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoStrong finish sees Ealing march on
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Hartpury Uni ....28pts Tries: McNab 4, 46; Morris 20, Sranford 51 Conversions: Mathews 4, 20, 46 , 51...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNothing to shout about as Caldy take the honours
By LUKE MARSH Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Aigbokhae 26, Hayes 34, 40; Royle 63 Conversions: Gourlay 35, 64 Richmond ........ 19pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Pirates make it six out of six
By JOHN LYON Ampthill............14pts Tries: Ryan 26, Blackmore 51 Conversions: T Hardwick 27, 52 C Pirates ...........23pts Tries: Stevens 20, Cant...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSeven-up Plymouth punish hosts Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 12 Plymouth A .....41 Seven-try Plymouth Albion were just too good for Hull as they cruised to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes are denied in dramatic finale
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 17 Leeds Tykes..........14 Bishop's Stortford snatched victory over Leeds Tykes with a try in the final...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor brushed aside by Titans
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................28 Taunton Titans ....50 Shai Bonnick and Sam Prior scored two tries apiece as Taunton Titans secured an...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams rack up six of the best to march on at top
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................. 43pts Tries: Hayhow 28, 39 Kalling-Smith 35, 80 Clow 53, Hayman 73, Jones 77 Conversions: Partington...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCambridge turn on style to end Cinderford’s run
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.............. 12 Cambridge ............. 17 Cinderford relinquished their unbeaten home record as a clinical Cambridge side took all...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark cling on for narrow home win
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......22 B Moseley .............. 21 Darlington Mowden Park saw out a narrow win over Birmingham Moseley after...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher toppled by title-chasing Sale
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher........................27 Sale FC.....................54 Sale FC dominated hosts Esher with eight tries to the visitors’ four as they continue...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate so glad to collect points
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........18 Sheffield T......... 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to...












