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 agoHayes the hero as Titans hit early form
By DAVE BEDDOWS Rotherham T....67pts Harrogate.......... 15pts Rotherham have served early notice of their intentions this season with a nine-try beating...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMaher magic adds the sparkle to
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........38 Otley.......................... 15 THE Tigers grabbed all five points from this season opener – but it wasn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoA1 delays sum up day for Sheffield
By STEVE HULL Tynedale.................36 Sheffield ................. 14 SHEFFIELD never recovered from being held up on the A1 to delay the kick-off...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOscar is a Canny operator for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............57 Preston G................. 18 WHARFEDALE opened their season with an 11-try festival, spearheaded by Oscar Canny. The visitors...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South Central
By STEVE SMITH IN the early kick-off at Greenfield, Alnwick came out on top 13-10 in a very close game at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By MARTIN HILL IN the opening round of the season the accolades must go to Rossendale who put 15 tries past...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South Central
By STEVE SMITH BOURNEMOUTH went top of the league following a dominant 49-7 victory against Royal Wooton Bassett on the opening...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South East
By DAVID LAWRENCE WESTCOMBE Park stormed to a rousing opening day victory at Sidcup, running in a string of tries on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 Midlands
By DAVID LAWRENCE BROADSTREET top the Midlands Premier after the opening round of fixtures thanks to a flurry of Friday night...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South West
By STEVE SMITH CAMBORNE were big winners of the opening weekend of the season as they romped to a 39-7 home...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRavens thumped as Gage turns on the magic
Premiership By LLOYD PHILLIPS Aberavon......... 45 Bridgend........... 14 ABERAVON ran in six tries as they thrashed Bridgend at the Talbot Athletic...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoJones leads by example to fire Llandovery
Premiership By JAMES BEYNON Carmarthen.............. 3 Llandovery............... 9 LLANDOVERY edged out Carmarthen Quins to claim a hard-fought win in a ferocious...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPrice is right for runaway Llanelli
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli.....................46 Swansea.................26 LLANELLI got their Premiership campaign off to a flying start with a bonus-point victory over...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoKnoyle sparkles to give Phillips ideal start
Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Merthyr....................22 RGC............................. 15 ROWLAND Phillips kicked off his tenure as new Merthyr boss with a hard-fought victory...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLloyd helps Steelmen turn tables
Premiership By LEANNE THOMAS Newport...................22 Ebbw Vale...............25 EBBW Vale caught Newport cold on the opening weekend of the season with a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFish catches Ponty cold with 13-point tally
Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Pontypridd.............. 12 Cardiff......................26 WILY old Dan Fish proved the difference as Premiership champions Cardiff saw off rivals...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoPrice the pick of Ponty’s star turns Championship round-up
By STEFFAN THOMAS PONTYPOOL underlined why they are favourites for promotion to the Premiership as they ran in seven tries at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWalder sets his sights on playing entertaining rugby
By PAUL REES Dave Walder spent 10 years working under Dean Richards but is now in charge at Newcastle and determined...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGlobe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons
Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJon Callard – ‘The dream would be to get a Premiership club back in Leeds’
National League Rugby gets underway in England this Saturday, and head coach of Leeds Tykes Jon Callard set his expectations high...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoScarlets sign Shenton and Evans as they boost forwards
Scarlets have signed two young forwards as they look to bolster their options in the pack ahead of the new URC...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMercer to join Gloucester for 2023/24 season
Gloucester have sealed the signing of Zach Mercer, who will join the Cherry and Whites at the beginning of next season....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoUpping salary cap is not the answer
Colin Boag Last week was when the Premiership chickens started to come home to roost. From a purely rugby perspective, Worcester...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWounded Warriors won’t be replaced
By JON NEWCOMBE The 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership regular season is likely to remain a 26-round season – even if Worcester are...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRogerson: Our Henry will need protection
By GARY FITZGERALD Henry Arundell’s stunning rise up the rugby ladder and onto the international stage means the young England flyer...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChristian wades in with a dream return
By MATT BADCOCK Christian Wade marked his return to rugby after four years away with two tries. The 31-year-old former England...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMalins can make Eddie think again, says Wyles
By GARY FITZGERALD Max Malins can start the new Premiership campaign on a special World Cup mission and make it impossible...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMatthews raring to go with Quins
By GARY FITZGERALD Heading home: Charlie Matthews, pictured playing for Wasps, is heading back to The Stoop PICTURES: Getty Images Charlie...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWomen may turn pro with £220m investment
Women's rugby in England is set to transform over the next decade, thanks to a £220 million RFU investment programme to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBear’s learnt from the school of hard knocks
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his ‘world ended’ by being dropped from the Harlequins academy at just 14, Bear Williams says...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath turn sights on du Preez brothers
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath are the latest club to run the rule over...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoReturn to Japan on the list for Goode
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoFinancial grief puts sport in a sorry state
CHRIS HEWETT A few days ago, the proposed transfer of the Senegalese footballer Ismaila Sarr from Watford to Aston Villa disappeared...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoClifton …………52 Bargoed ……….12
■By ROGER OPIE THE final game of Clifton’s pre-season preparations saw their strength, speed and fitness in evidence in this eight-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBrixham …………7 Exeter Uni ……29
■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO IN a fiery encounter at Astley Park, it was Exeter University who showed the needed spark, as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConnacht in charge to add to Sale’s woe
Connacht ................15 Sale Sharks ............5 ■By DAN JAMES SALE Sharks suffered their second consecutive preseason loss at the hands of Connacht...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHenley ………………..17 Loughborough S ..31
■By NICK PITSON HENLEY Hawks eventually succumbed to a quick and well drilled student side in their pre season clash at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPotter hits high notes as Tigers march on
Newcastle ........28pts Leicester ..........42pts By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Potter scored a hat-trick as Leicester Tigers ended their pre-season in style with...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTen-try Harlequins glad to find their rhythm
■By HARRY DAVIES Harlequins claimed an entertaining 66-19 victory over partner club London Scottish this weekend in the club’s first pre-season...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeeds Tykes ..26 Rotherham……19
■By BEN CROPPER LEEDS Tykes produced a spirited display to fend off Yorkshire rivals Rotherham at The Sycamores. The match was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBlackheath ….42 Esher …………….14
■By GRAHAM COX AN encouraging final dress-rehearsal for Blackheath who quickly recovered from an early setback to outscore their opponents six...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoOlowofela helps Nottingham see off Cambridge
Nottingham ..........29 Cambridge ............19 ■By ROB WILDMAN TWO first-half tries from new arrival Jordan Olowofela helped fire Nottingham to victory by...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLate tries give Ealing the edge over Richmond
Richmond ..............26 Ealing T ..................35 ■By TIM FORRESTER EALING Trailfinders edged this keenly contested pre-season game with late tries by Carlo...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoShelford ……….57 Cambridge II ….0
■By JOSHUA BARNES @therugbypaper SHELFORD shone under the lights with a huge blowout win over nearby rivals Cambridge. It was at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCaldy …………..47 Sale FC …………12
■By JAMES JOHNSON A DOMINANT first half display set Caldy up to dismantle Sale FC at Paton Field. The home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPlymouth ……..28 Exeter Uni ……40
■By PATRICK MARSH NEWLY-promoted Exeter University completed their preparations for life in Division 2 West with a convincing victory over National...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoAmpthill ……….42 Glamorgan ……..5
■By MUHAMMED SHER AMPTHILL continued their preparations for the new Championship season with an impressive win in the Welsh capital, registering...












