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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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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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoNumber 13 proves lucky for Pooler
Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL completed the double over Admiral rivals Neath to make 13 wins out of 13 and...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoNo Meek resistance as Kieran snatches it
Premiership By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale............... 30 Bridgend.................. 27 Kieran Meek’s last-gasp drop-goal snatched a dramatic win for Ebbw Vale. With...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPrice is right for Black and Ambers
Premiership By ROB COLE Newport...................33 Swansea.................24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoCorum’s double delight has Ponty in a Nott
Premiership By IESTYN RHYS Pontypridd RFC..... 20 Carmarthen............ 23 A last-minute penalty from Jac Wilson secured victory for Carmarthen Quins to...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers hang on to quell fightback
Premiership By HS THOMAS RGC.............................24 Llandovery............. 25 The Drovers had outplayed RGC 36-12 back in October, but had to hang on...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoLaw stays grounded as business end nears
PREVIEW... Cardiff RFC v Llanelli By ROB COLE Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CARDIFF head coach Steve Law is taking nothing for granted...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoStubborn Ironmen cast a spell on Wizards
By ROB COLE Merthyr.............38 Aberavon.......... 31 Three tries in the final 15 minutes at The Wern might just have done enough...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoAfter 665 days, Sharks enjoy that winning feeling
By BEN JAYCOCK It had been 665 days since DMP Durham Sharks last tasted victory but their 36-match losing run finally...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe are taking the cup seriously, says Holden
By BEN JAYCOCK Doncaster have taken this season’s Championship Cup by storm and, while other teams are using the competition to...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSnow glad to leave the bad days behind
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry scrum-half Joe Snow admits he visited a few dark places on his journey back to the first...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLeicester set sights on £13m
Leicester Tigers have announced plans to raise £13m through a share subscription via two investors to help secure the club’s future....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChampions Saracens gear up for ‘The Duel’ with Harlequins
Saracens Director of Rugby Alex Austerberry expressed that Saturday’s crucial Allianz Premier 15s clash with London rivals Harlequins isn’t just another...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSimpson set for Priorians debut
Former St. Benedict’s pupil Joe Simpson will make his bow for his school old boys team this Saturday, a month and...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAnger as new owners close down Warriors
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGraham enjoys serving up the goods for Saints
By PAUL REES Impact: Saints back rower Sam Graham in action Sam Graham worked as a chef in a Michelin starred...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLyon are yet to give up on Adams
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon haven’t given up hope that they will be able to tempt Wales and Lions...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRussell not a good signing for Bath, says Abendanon
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath‘s decision to splash out on signing Scotland playmaker Finn Russell could turn out to be an expensive...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish get their mojo back to sink Saints
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER London Irish .....................30pts Tries: Cinti 13, Basham 45, Poolman 79 Conversions: Jennings 14, 47, 79 Penalties: Jennings 36,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCaulfield: We need to keep pushing
Man of the match Josh Caulfield urged his Irish side to go one better than last season and clinch the title....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCurtis keen to make a difference for Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Sandy Park VERSATILE back Tom Curtis is hoping it will be...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe have some good young talent coming through -Cairns
By PAUL REES THE ravages of the salary cap mean Exeter will be losing more of the players who were part...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDanaher: I saw Ollie’s power from Day One
By JON NEWCOMBE London Irish assistant coach Declan Danaher admits he was taken aback by England new boy Ollie Hassell-Collins’ raw...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoNational One standard is rising all the time -Rossiter
By BEN JAYCOCK Jak Rossiter believes the standard of National One is increasing so much that any of the current top...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe should have been out of sight says Rae
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ...........33pts Tries: Ma’asi 9, 20; Wilson 33, Ball 40, Penalty 56 Conversions: Mitchell 9, 20, 33 Bedford...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRichmond fight back to push Ampthill all the way
BY TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........ 19pts Tries: Spring 19, Monson 55, Caddy 67 Conversions: Johnston 20, 68 Ampthill ...........26pts Tries: Blackmore...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDoncaster power is too much for Scots
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........ 66pts Tries: Ehizode 2, Dolly 5, Spittle 15, 23, Edgson 49, 57, Holden 51, 63,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoStorming Pirates cruise into semis
By MIKE SINCALIR C Pirates ...........52pts Tries: Williams 10, King 19, Elderkin 38, Nelson 42, Haylor 61, Crane 67, Cant 71,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTrailfinders fire 11 past Archers to hit top spot
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing................ 71pts Tries: Kelleher 3, Walker 8, 17; Uzokwe 25, 78; Bird-Tulloch 30, Burns 33, Holmes 36, Montgomery...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNo let up as rampant Reds keep foot on gas
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury .............. 7pts Tries: Lennon 55 Conversions: Lennon 56 Jersey .............. 47pts Tries: Dun 6, Cook 12, Owen...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSickener for Titans as hosts fight back
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .......38 Taunton T ........36 An incredible second-half comeback earned Cinderford a narrow win over luckless Taunton Titans....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBaker shines as Rams run amok
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 50 Chinnor.................... 31 Man-of-the-match James Baker tur ned in a standout perfor mance as Rams ran...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFantini fuels Park to success at last
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 53 Hull............................ 16 Darlington Mowden Park notched their first win of 2023 in emphatic fashion as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie bags a hat-trick in thrilling win for hosts
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......40pts Tries: Arden 3, Brownlie 40, 62, 79, Duffin 41, Brownhill 46 Conversions: Arden 4, 40, 47,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds hit back to topple gutsy Students
By BILL HOOPER Redruth ................... 26 Exeter Uni............... 20 An improved second-half performance from Redruth saw them take the spoils with...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs cut loose to down Barnstaple
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............45 Barnstaple.............. 17 Luctonians were comfortable winners against a gallant Barnstaple side, running in seven tries and spurning...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue drama as Dings steal win
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 26 Dings Crusaders... 27 Dings Crusaders conjured a dramatic single-point victory over Bristol rivals Clifton. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce bags first victory for Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...52 Hull Ionians.....25 Rampant Rotherham produced their best showing in months to hand head coach Gary Pearce...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTynedale stunned by a Blaydon blitz
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Blaydon.................... 31 Rock bottom Blaydon stunned Tynedale with a five-try salvo to record only their second win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDerby delight for fast-starting Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 21 Harrogate.................11 A dominant first-half display by Wharfedale was enough to seal victory in a gritty derby...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilestone for Ireland in Tigers’ derby win
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............ 21pts Sheffield T........ 30pts Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland fittingly secured victory at Sheffield in the dying...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Park survive a scare against Chester
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 31 Chester..................... 18 Sedgley Park Tigers continued their unbeaten start to the season but were pressed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSmith snatches thriller for Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 32 Preston G................. 29 A late Greg Smith penalty was the difference as Fylde edged a thriller...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Stead score seals it for Otley
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 22 Otley.......................... 29 Otley brought an end to Huddersfield’s five-game winning streak in a highly-charged West Yorkshire...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM increased their lead at the top of the table following a 47-7 win at Paviors. The tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT LYMM still lead the pack following a 51-26 win at home to Wirral. The try scorers were Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeaders suffer another loss
By MO SHER 1 South East HERTFORD sprang a major surprise by defeating Westcombe Park 21-18 – the league leaders’ second...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoUsual suspects shine as Camborne impress again
By MO SHER 1 South West CAMBORNE were at their swashbuckling best as they thrashed Old Centralians 67-12, scoring a whopping...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWimbledon still marching on
By MO SHER London WIMBLEDON’S march to championship glory continues as they thrashed Sutton and Epsom 42-5. The league leaders looked...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWorthing’s late raid does the damage
By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing............35pts Dorking...............26pts Worthing Raiders emerged victorious over Dorking in an entertaining back-and-forth contest thanks to a two-try sucker...
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