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 agoChamps Trinity give Dulwich a 50-point mauling
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL The first round of the Schools Cup is now complete, with several exciting fixtures lined up...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoIn-form Neath savour a good day
Championship round-up By HARRY CORISH Neath took full advantage of the fact Tata Steel couldn’t raise a side to host Pontypool...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoIronmen show their strength in top triumph
By ROB COLE Merthyr....................35 Swansea................. 14 The Ironmen flexed their muscles and dominated a Swansea team that came into the game...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoGood Evans! Kall strikes in nick of time
By DOUG THOMSON Carmarthen ..........28 Llanelli..............27 Carmarthen Quins left it late, but Kallum Evans scored a dramatic try while the clock...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoSuper Sam conjures up another success
By ETHAN GEORGE Pontypridd.............. 18 Aberavon.................33 Aberavon made it five successive bonus-point wins to stay eight points clear at the top,...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoOlly on song as visitors keep up pace
By SIMON ROBERTS RGC............................. 21 Cardiff......................25 Cardiff maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with an impressive win on the road...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers relieved to hold on after late scare
By PETE BARROW Ebbw Vale............... 20 Llandovery.............23 Drovers head coach Euros Evans was a relieved man to see his side hang...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSt Peter’s are to the four in early race
Regional round-up By JOHN RUSHWORTH St Peter's made it four from four to remain four points clear at the top of...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilliams injury doubt for Wales
Scarlets centre Johnny Williams is a doubt for Wales’ autumn internationals after suffering another calf injury against Benetton. The 25-year-old suffered the problem...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWRU record profit of £3.2m for 2021-22
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union recorded a profit of £3.2m for the year ending June 2022, with a turnover...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoLabit and Ghezal set to link up in Paris
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France attack coach Laurent Labit is set to replace Gonzalo Quesada at the head of Stade Francais...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBaxter promises to keep mixing up his backline
By TOM BRADSHAW Opposition defences are going to have to keep guessing as Exeter boss Rob Baxter vows to keep mixing...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPositivity the key to Sale success – Carpenter
Joe Carpenter revealed he was euphoric to score the winner against Exeter last weekend, speaking on The Rugby Paper Podcast. It...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoDow back on bench as Kebaya gets start for England opener
Abby Dow is likely to make her return from injury off the bench, as 20-year-old flanker Sadia Kebaya gets a start...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors suspended for season and relegated
Worcester Warriors’ seven-year stay in England‘s top-flight has been brought to an abrupt conclusion after their suspension from this season’s Premiership,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBristol and Exeter change seven each for Friday night Westcountry clash
Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs have each made seven changes to their starting teams as they both look to bounce back...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints thump Sarries to re-ignite Prem Cup hopes
Northampton……….58 Tries: Matavesi 3, Sleightholme 6, 40+1; Skosan 16, 42, 48; Pollock 24, 71; Hinkley 75 Conversions: Grayson 7, 40+2, 43, 49, 72,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWasps may be forced out of CBS Arena
Wasps‘ stay in the CBS Arena may be nearing its end as a result of the club entering administration. Although Wasps...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWorcester players and staff set for contract termination
All Worcester Warriors players and staff are set to have their contracts terminated after part of the club was wound up...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors latest: Loans, cancellations, website inactive and training ‘risks’
In less than a day and half, this week has already produced more drama and chaos at Sixways as their administration...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoClinical Quins hold on to edge battling Saints
Harlequins……………35 Tries: Musk 4, 49; Anwanyu 7, Northmore 25, Murley 64 Conversions: Smith 5, 8, 26, 50, 65 Northampton……….29 Tries: Ludlam...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPlayers and fans also to blame, say Warriors duo
By JON COUCH The owners of Worcester Warriors have risked the further wrath from disillusioned players and fans by suggesting that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBradbury has Lam scouring URC market
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol boss Pat Lam is keeping a close eye on the United Rugby Championship for future signings following...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCoach Callard feels happy back at home
By JON NEWCOMBE Jon Callard says he is enjoying “the best of both worlds” after making a return to the Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington: Players will have to take big pay cuts
By TOM BRADSHAW The “brutal reality” of Worcester entering administration will be big-name players having to take massive pay cuts at...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: Attacks are taking us by storm
By TOM BRADSHAW Leaders of the pack: Saracens, in action against Gloucester, are showing us how to attack, says Pat Lam...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoManu the barista has Beaumont bouncing
By JON NEWCOMBE Sale Sharks’ Josh Beaumont is full of beans again thanks to the coffee-making skills of rehab partner Manu...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMaddock urges Bath to find the space to play
Joe Maddock was instrumental in helping Bath to their last piece of silverware – and the club’s new attack coach wants...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDazzling Daly the star for Saracens
By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens ..........51pts Tries: Lozowski 14, Earl 22, Malins 30, Van Zyl 38, Daly 60, McFarland 68, Maitland 79...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe were blown away, admits Leicester chief Borthwick
Steve Borthwick, the Leicester head coach, admitted his side had been blown away by Saracens and his old club were still...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoChiefs cut down as Sale get into groove
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale Sharks......28pts Tries: B Curry 36, van der Merwe 46, Carpenter 68 Conversions: R du Preez 37, 47...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll the work pays off for Joe
Sale’s Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson said: “Joe Carpenter was brilliant today. We have seen all those skills and talent in...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHat-trick duo prove too quick for Bath
■By ROGER PANTING London Irish ....47pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 4, 28, 39 Loader 15, 23, 55 Jackson 80 Conversions: Jackson 4, 15,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGraan: Simply not good enough
Bath's head coach, Johann Van Graan said after his side’s fourth consecutive Premiership defeat: “It's another loss so I'm not proud...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewcastle too good for shambolic Bears
By NICK POWELL Newcastle ........30pts Tries: Carreras 17, 80+4; Collett 22, McGuigan 31 Conversions: Schoeman 33, 80+6 Penalties: Schoeman 64, 77...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: We made far too many mistakes
Pat Lam was struggling to hide his disappointment in his own side’s performance after their nightmare at Kingston Park. Lam said:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDingwall expects a points fest with Quins
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Northampton Sunday October 2. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop THE trend of high scoring matches in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHeartache for Dragons as Sharks fight back
By TIM LEWIS Dragons ............19pts Tries: Dee 46 Conversions: Reed 47 Penalties: Reed 11, 14, 27, 40 Sharks ..............20pts Tries: Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys take it as Giles puts on a show
By ROB COLE Ospreys ............32pts Tries: Giles 29, 49, North 72, Morgan-Williams 78 Conversions: Anscombe 30, Walsh 50, 78 Penalties: Anscombe...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHalfpenny and Owens can’t stop Benetton
By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ..........34pts Tries: Albornoz 29, Padovani 57, Menoncello 76 Conversions: Albornoz 31, Smyth 58, 80 Penalties: Albornoz 5,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoChamps leave it late for flurry
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........34 Edinburgh ......18 The Stormers were forced to call on their champion qualities before they beat down...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFirst win in Rowntree’s rule
By PHILLIP SMITH Munster ................21 Zebre ........................5 Munster captain Peter O’Mahony said the win was all that mattered as they finally...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht stay pointless
By JOHN FALLON Bulls ......................28 Connacht ..............14 Connacht captain Jarrad Butler lamented another error-strewn performance as they fell to their third...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlster’s reign ends in the rain
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ....................13 Leinster ................20 Leinster may face some upheaval next summer following the confirmation earlier in the week...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDetermined Lions pounce on foolish Cardiff errors
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................18pts Tries: Botham 37, Lewis-Hughes 67 Conversions: Evans 37 Penalties: Evans 9, 25 Lions ..................31pts Tries: Penalty...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWray: I don’t want to leave Saracens
By GARY FITZGERALD One-club man: Jackson Wray wants to finish his career at Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images Jackson Wray has set...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPirates are all at sea as Reds obtain gritty victory
By TIM PRYOR Jersey Reds..... 21pts Tries: Penalty try 34, 40, 73 C Pirates............ 10pts Tries: Andrew 45, Penny 54 A...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNottingham stun Knights with Boden giving credit
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham.....30pts Tries: Olowofela 15, 33, Graham 21, 39 Conversions: Hollingsworth 21, 33 Penalties: Hollingsworth 7, Bunting 76 Doncaster............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoQuality of Holmes is too much for Cov!
By PAUL SMITH Coventry.............................. 5pts Tries: Nayalo 50 Ealing Trailfinders....... ...50pts Tries: Bodilly 4, Holmes 13, 43, Bird-Tulloch 23, Willis 31,...
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