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 2N
/ 3 years agoDrama as Reeve wins it late for Chester
By MO SHER Chester............ 24 Wharfedale....22 A dramatic finish at Hare Lane saw Chester pip their visitors at the death, Liam...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers down the Titans to end winless sequence
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G........... 21pts Rotherham T.... 16pts Preston Grasshoppers secured their first win in seven games with a hardfought...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoJoy for Juddians as Sevenoaks come up short
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 5 Tonbridge J............ 17 Tonbridge Juddians came out on top in their first competitive clash with hosts...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBillingham bulldoze rivals Alnwick to go clear at top
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT With the weather intervening overnight, only four out of the 12 scheduled matches in Regional One North West...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoValley edge out Ivybridge to go joint top of the table
South West By STEPHEN SMITH Chew Valley’s Tom Bryan kicked a last-gasp penalty to ensure his side won a classic against...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWimbledon romp to massive win
South Central By STEPHEN SMITH Wimbledon continue to lead the way at the top of the league after they stormed to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSpringbok Louw to add his insights at Bath
By TOM BRADSHAW Springbok World Cup hero Francois Louw is making a return to Bath to advise the team on match...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South East round-up: Button’s at the double as Colchester hit 50
1 South East By DAVID LAWRENCE Colchester were the big winners in Regional 1 South East as they claimed a thumping...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 Midlands round-up: Roome’s injury-time try seals triumph for Derby
By DAVID LAWRENCE An injury-time try courtesy of Jake Roome rescued victory out the jaws of defeat for Derby in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHooker Taylor leading the way again
By BEN JAYCOCK Last season’s National One top try scorer Nathan Taylor is leading the charts once more and was rewarded...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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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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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoAndrew treble keeps Newport on a march
Premiership By CHRIS ANDREWS Merthyr....................24 Newport...................40 Newport eased to their fourth-straight win in the league with a dominant display against Merthyr....
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPonty pay the penalty after fightback
Premiership By GARY DAVIES Pontypridd..............22 Ebbw Vale...............23 A late Keiran Meek penalty gave Ebbw Vale a fourth consecutive league win, despite...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoGogs inflict more pain on miserable Quins
Premiership By SIMON JONES RGC.............................40 Carmarthen.............. 3 Carmathen Quins’ thoroughly miserable season continued as they lost their fifth game in a...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoWizards conjure up win over leaders
Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Aberavon................. 30 Cardiff......................23 Aberavon got their Premiership campaign back on track as they stripped league-leaders Cardiff of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWorld Cup winner who is helping Lake
By ROB COLE An England World Cup winner is playing a key role in the emergence of one of Wales’ rising...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoKpoku on alert as he gets set for Saracens
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Raring to go: I’m massively excited about our match against my old club, says Lyon’s Joel Kpoku...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRingfenced Premiership has become boring at bottom of the table – Lane
Bristol full-back Rich Lane is keen to see relegation and promotion return to English rugby, but only if a fairer funding...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoExeter reach semis after high-scoring win
Exeter Chiefs………..50 Tries: Feyi-Woboso 4, Cordero 13, 17; Tuima 26, 43; Frost 62, 69 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 14, 27, 44, 63,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNot again! Chiefs lose star player to France
By NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs are this week set to confirm the player drain away from Sandy Park will continue with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBulls on rampage as Cardiff crumble
By ROB COLE Bulls..................... 45pts Tries: Moodie 30, 69, Arendse 39, Goosen 41, Nortje 59, Louw 76 Conversions: Goosen 31, 40,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoVesty: We need all aspects of the game
By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton head coach Sam Vesty believes there are simpler ways of the RFU speeding up the game without...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLewies: Quins up for Tank challenge
By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies is convinced the “world class attack and spine” at Harlequins puts them in prime shape to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLloyd’s the man for Wales at 10 – Madigan
By SIMON ROBERTS Bristol playmaker Ioan Lloyd has been tipped as a future successor to Dan Biggar as Welsh rugby’s main...
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European Rugby
/ 3 years agoFord setting his sights on Europe glory
Sale fly-half George Ford says he is more motivated than ever to enjoy glory in a European competition. Ford, 29, has...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSimmons: Arundell will be brilliant for a long time
By GARY FITZGERALD Speed king: Henry Arundell playing for England Henry Arundell has the mental strength to battle through his lengthy...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPollard on hunt for game’s top trophies
By GARY FITZGERALD Handre Pollard plans to use his Tigers stripes to go club trophy hunting and also put him in...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDavies wants to win his Wales place back
By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Davies had no arguments at being left out of Wales’ autumn squad, but he is hoping to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe need to improve discipline – Proctor
By JON NEWCOMBE Matt Proctor is as frustrated as the next person at Northampton’s Jekyll & Hyde start to the season....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras weaves his magic to stun Saints
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........................ 34pts Tries: Singleton 13, Harris 25, Carreras 36, Balmain 60 Conversions: Carreras 14, 26, 37, 61 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson: We didn’t convert pressure
Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson was frustrated by his side’s wayward discipline and leaky defence. “We missed a lot of...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish work hard to get back on track
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER London Irish..................... 39pts Tries: Stokes 9, Jackson 54, Cinti 59, 75; Coleman 71 Conversions: Jackson 10, 55, 72,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe need to build on this – Rogerson
London Irish captain Matt Rogerson, making his 100th League appearance, said: “The last few results have got away from us a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins hold on to make it four wins in a row
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath...................................... 13pts Tries: Butt 42 Conversions: Bailey 43 Harlequins......................... 19pts Penalties: Bailey 11, Francis 56 Tries: Dombrandt 6,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe had the chance to take that one, says frustrated van Graan
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan rued his side’s missed opportunities. He said: “It was frustrating. That last few minutes...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMacGinty misses out as Tigers hold nerve
By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol ................................ 26pts Tries: Radradra 4, Piutau 24, Byrne 64, Ibitoye 75 Conversions: Sheedy 25, MacGinty 65, 76...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBristol close in on deal with Oghre
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Oghre Bristol Bears are set to agree to a deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath and Racing to battle over Russell
ON THE BLINDSIDE Racing 92 have stepped up their bid to keep Scotland ace Finn Russell in the French capital next...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEx-Tiger Henry on his way to Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Leicester Tigers fly-half Zack Henry, above, could be on his way to Stade Francais when his Pau...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRugby set to be caught up in another legal drama
ON THE BLINDSIDE Rugby is set for another legal drama with a growing group of players preparing to launch a demand...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors end long wait for away win
By BRYN PALMER Zebre ................ 17 Glasgow.......... 45 Glasgow ended a run of 10 consecutive away URC defeats with victory over...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDecimated Ospreys put up a fight in Shark tank
By SIMON ROBERTS Sharks...............25pts Tries: Notshe 48, Bosch 76, Venter 80 Conversions: Bosch 77, 83 Penalties: Bosch 11, 19 Ospreys............. 10pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragons fightback earns four-try bonus point
By SIMON ROBERTS Stormers........... 34pts Tries: Pokomela 9, Dweba 17, Nel 23, Libbok 36 Conversions: Libbock 10, 17, 23; Blommetjies 37...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPorter leads Leinster revival
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ...........38 Ulster................29 Andrew Porter produced a superb display off the bench as Leinster came from 19 points...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHard work paying off for Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........38 Benetton.......... 19 Connacht's superb No.8 Paul Boyle was delighted that they finally made chances count as...












