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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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFitness regime works for Cole
Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick said a gruelling summer fitness regime had paid dividends and prop Dan Cole was in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaracens snatch it in late, late show
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ..........41pts Tries: Malins 2, Daly 25, Hallett 60, Woolstencroft 74, 81 Conversions: Farrell 3, 26, 61, 75,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We got more wrong
Saracens boss Mark McCall was far from pleased with his victorious team. “We got more wrong than right, everybody in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBristol go top after resisting Irish rally
By PAUL REES Bristol ................40pts Tries: Morahan 17, Capon 20, Genge 32, Randall 40, Heenan 59, Lahiff 60 Conversions: MacGinty 18,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe are still not humming on all four cylinders, says Lam
Bristol moved to the top of the table for the first time since they claimed first place two seasons ago, but...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWarriors refuse to go down without a fight
By DELME PARFITT Worcester ........39pts Tries: Hearle 17, van der Merwe 26, Simpson 66, Kvesic 70, J Batley 79 Conversions: Searle...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSearle takes a swipe at owners
Worcester Warriors fly-half Billy Searle took a swipe at club owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring after helping his side to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoUmaga’s boot gives Wasps cutting edge
By ROGER PANTING Bath ....................31pts Tries: Gallagher 35, Dunn 57, 66, Joseph 61 Conversions: Bailey 35, 57; Francis 61, 66 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan: We have to get better
Despite a third consecutive Premiership loss, which have seen his side concede 107 points, Bath head coach Johann van Graan was...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWhy couldn’t we see Smith take on Farrell?
Nick Cain A Premiership that kills its own prime promotional opportunities, like preventing Marcus Smith from playing for Harlequins in a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe’re looking a real threat – Simmonds
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park JOE Simmonds puts his strong start to the season...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHammond out to prove himself against Gray
By GARY FITZGERALD Determined: Hammond George Hammond has Jonny Gray in his sights today as he continues to live his club...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Vuuren at the double as Wasps shoot down Falcons
By NICK POWELL Pick of the bunch: Harry Craven scoring for Wasps WASPS shone on the pitch during a difficult week...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGlasgow find feet as Horne blows Cardiff off the park
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............52pts Tries: Brown 23, 52; Forbes 25, M Fagerson 30, Horne 40, Z Fagerson 47, Gordon 64, McDowall...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCooney at his best as Ulster capitalise
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............39pts Tries: J Davies 18, Conbeer 21, Fifita 41, Hughes 54, 62 Conversions: Costelow 21, 41, 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGiles’ double in vain as Walsh fires wide
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............27pts Tries: Giles 12, 16; Webb 33, Lake 53 Conversions: Walsh 13, 17 Penalties: Walsh 61 Lions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoButler: Discipline let us down
By JOHN FALLON Stormers ..............38 Connacht ..............15 Connacht skipper Jarrad Butler said discipline let them down for the second week in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSteyn steals it for Bulls
By BRYN PALMER Bulls ......................33 Edinburgh ............31 Morne Steyn’s late penalty broke Edinburgh’s hearts as the Scottish side fell agonisingly short...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLancaster legacy will live on
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ................42 Benetton ..............10 Stuart Lancaster may be heading to Racing 92 next season but the legacy he...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDay makes the most of his return to Cornwall
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ............21pts Tries: Crane 29, Tuima 37, Wedlake 53 Conversions: Robson 29, 37, 53 Bedford ..............41pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTizzano gets into gear as Ealing canter past Hartpury
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing ..............42pts Tries: Tizzano 21, 55; Roots 68, Terry 75, Johnston 79, Burns 80 Conversions: Shingler 21, 55,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHolden’s hat-trick fires up Knights
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........48pts Tries: Holden 3, 41, 60; Roberts 13, Simpson 43, 71; Smith 69 Conversions: Olver 13,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoElliot score and Brown treble end Exiles challenge
By DAVE CHALLIS L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Hoadley 40, McCallum 73, Clow 78 Conversions: Sheppard 40, Nutton 74, 78 Jersey ................55pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPohe gives Nottingham the edge in arm wrestle
By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................19pts Tries: Aigbokhae 39, Dickinson 66 Penalties: Hinchcliffe 14,18,73 Nottingham......27pts Tries: Slatem 7, Olowofela 32, Graham 78...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry power too much for Ampthill
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ..........26pts Tries: Lane 32, Rigg 35, O Betteridge 49, Talbot-Davies 55 Conversions: Mitchell 32, 49; Pellegrini 55...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRampant Park run up a Hull of a score
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 19 Rosslyn Park.....66 Hull could not to match the speed and precision of Rosslyn Park and, despite...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStortford stunned by a Rams raid
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 10 Rams.........................40 With the visiting pack dominant from the word go, things looked ominous from the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor break duck in late show
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................38 Moseley................... 21 Chinnor scored four tries in the final 16 minutes to secure their first win of...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoComeback win sees Sale remain as early top Dogs
By ALEX THROWER Sale FC............... 31pts Tries: Penalty 32, Mulchrone 38, Dixon 44, Edwards 52 Conversion: Penalty 32, Robins 39, 45,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAustin powers Cindy to come roaring back
By ANNA WASH Cinderford............... 41 Plymouth Albion...28 A hat-trick of tries contributed to a 26-point haul as Mike Austin led Cinderford...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark suffer again in one-point loss
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 31 Cambridge..............32 For the second week running, Mowden Park fell to a one-point home defeat, this...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes off mark as kicks are the key
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher.........................24 Leeds Tykes...........26 Leeds Tykes came away with a much-needed first win of the season as two conversions...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTynedale lose their unbeaten record
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......37 Tynedale............ 7 Rotherham inflicted a first defeat of the season on Tynedale in a much more competitive...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGrasshoppers spring to victory
By JOHN LE PAGE Preston G’h.............32 Huddersfield.......... 12 With both sides precariously placed in the table and yet to record a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMain Mann Tom blitzes Blaydon
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon...................... 7 Wharfedale............46 Wharfedale raced to a comprehensive success at Crow Trees. Blaydon, though, started the better started...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFylde edge win to stay in pole position
MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians...... 31pts Fylde.................. 34pts RECENT encounters between these two sides have produced hard fought, high scoring affairs and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoVare’s try ultimately proves vital in low-score affair
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................... 8 Sheffield.................... 5 This was tight, as the score suggests. Neither side ever looked comfortably in control....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoAces mauled by sizzling Sedgley
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................10 Sedgley Park...........41 Sedgley Park ran out easy winners to increase Harrogate’s woes. The initial stages of the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoZebras maul the off-colour Tigers
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 Otley scored their first try bonus win of the season in a match they...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT DONCASTER PHEO-NIX were knocked off top spot after going down 11-18 at home to York. The visitors led...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BLACKBURN have powered their way to the top of the table following a 7-90 win away at Kirkby...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHat-trick for Jake in Heath try spree
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 12 Blackheath……57 Blackheath showed their class as they humbled Canterbury by 45 points. The new boys in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoReed-Affleck duo act sinks West
By ANDREW HERLILY Bury St Edmunds..38 Westcliff.................28 Bury St Edmunds marked Yasin Browne’s 100th appearance for the club with victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCallum treble puts island in the sun
By MO SHER Guernsey.................58 North Walsham..... 21 The Raiders registered their first win of the season in style, romping past North...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHawks swoop as Vooght vroom topples leaders
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks..29pts Barnes................ 12pts Going through: Henley’s Ewan Fenley breaks away to score HENLEY Hawks claimed a bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSamson too strong as OAs see off Juddians
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian...........32 Tonbridge Judd.... 20 Old Albanian coach Dan George will be happier with his charges’ display of...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWorthing’s worthy win in tight tussle
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......28 Worthing..................33 The old cliche of a game of two halves was played out at Magnolia Road...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOaks’ late rally matches rivals
By KEVIN BEAL Sevenoaks..............26 Dorking.....................26 A tense afternoon at Sevenoaks saw a draw between two old rivals promoted from London SE...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoReturn of Vaka inspires Fishes
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport............25 Barnstaple....... 18 Newport secured their second home bonus-point win in a hard-fought battle with Barnstaple. On a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets in history lesson for Students
By JOSHUA THOMAS Hornets.....................40 Loughborough S....38 Hornets earned their first-ever victory in the National 2 West after coming from 31-14 down...












