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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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBargoed maintain perfect record
Championship/ Nat 1 round-up By TOM PROSSER BARGOED kept up their relentless form as they made it seven wins from seven...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlack Country boys enjoy the life of Riley!
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................29 Stourbridge............52 A BLISTERING first-half display put Stourbridge out of sight early in this fine encounter. Inspired by...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWinning try was difficult to take says Castres boss Worsley
CASTRES coach Joe Worsley felt the winning try could easily have been ruled out with several replays needed before Scottish referee...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHosts hold on to keep Rock record
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park..........28 Darlington MP....... 20 ROSSLYN Park survived a scare before overcoming a spirited Darlington Mowden Park side...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNine in a row for form side Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 21 Henley Hawks....... 13 CLIFTON extended their winning run to nine games following a strong second-half performance...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoClassy Mignot try caps victory
Lyon ................25 Benetton..........10 LYON confirmed their place in the Challenge Cup Round of 16 with their fourth win in four matches...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale waste no time setting up victory
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 30 Bournville............... 18 DALE exploded into this match with a try in the first minute – and...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s hit back to salvage a draw
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....29 Bishop’s Stort........29 YOUNGSTER Jack Walsh showed his class with 14 points in a man of-the-match display,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCleaves brace keeps Raiders in the frame
By SHAUN WREN Worthing............ 31pts Old Albanian....... 7pts Flat out: Jack Forrest dives in for Worthing TWO tries from replacement winger...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCovid grounds Falcons
NEWCASTLE’S Challenge Cup tie against Toulon was cancelled after the Falcons recorded nine positive Covid cases. The club were due to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIt’s time to rethink a British and Irish League
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The best we can say for the United Rugby Championship is that the revamped tournament is having...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoField floored by a late Ionians blitz
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield............ 3 Hull Ionians............33 THREE late tries saw Hull Ionians ease to a bonus-point win in West Yorkshire....
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBundee’s out after his moan at referee
Preview Stade Francais v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT have qualified for the Champions Cup’s knockout stages for the first time...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoReed kicks Bury to victory in late drama
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 20 Dings Crusaders... 19 BURY St Edmunds snatched victory against Dings Crusaders with a last-gasp...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoOwsley gets his reward for hard work with double
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........66pts Tries: Young 5, 26; Ritchie 28, Graham 33, Owsley 37, 42; Muncaster 52, Watson 66, Bennett...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSo simple for Simon as Hull impress
By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 19 Hull.....................40 HULL finished this match looking very much the top-of-the-table side, with Simon Humberstone pulling the...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWasps take a French lesson in tackle law
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Munster v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Thomond Park WASPS have focused on the breakdown ahead of today’s...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFoxes hit form to humble Hundred
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............46 Rochford Hund....... 17 A STRONG second-half display earned Canterbury a solid home win over Rochford Hundred. The...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGood times are rolling again at Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........68pts Tries: Ludlow 6, Moyle 10, Reid 20, 49; Socino 29, Atkinson 35, Varney 55, Singleton 70,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoZebo in line for his first appearance in Europe since return
MUNSTER are already through and come kickoff will know exactly what they will require to secure third place in Pool B....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoTen out of ten for high-flying Esher
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................34 Leicester Lions..... 31 ESHER held off a fierce attack by Leicester Lions to make it ten wins...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoBurns in control to steer Warriors towards survival
By GARY FITZGERALD Zebre ..................24pts Tries: Cronje 31, D’Onofrio 36, Trulla 66, Lucchin 79 Conversions: O’Malley 31 38 Worcester ........36pts Tries:...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoOtley take spoils to extend lead
Northern Premier IN the battle at the top of the table, it was league leaders Otley who came out victorious 33-8...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoWRU name first Wales Women retainer contracts
Nine Wales Women players have been handed retainer contracts and joined the WRU’s performance programme. Last week, the WRU announced Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew captain Biggar leads squad into Six Nations
Wayne Pivac announced Dan Biggar as his new captain after he named his 2022 Six Nations squad that includes three debutants....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoStuart Hooper to continue as Bath’s Director of Rugby
Stuart Hooper will continue his role as Bath‘s Director of Rugby when Johann Van Graan becomes Head Coach next season. Van...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWales name Six Nations training squad amid injury nightmare
Wales have named a 36-man squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign. Three uncapped players feature, with Ospreys duo Dewi...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMagical Marcus brings Quins back from brink
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................33pts Tries: Lane 12, 55; Ratti 18, Lewis 53, Domachowski 56 Conversions: Evans 12, 18, 53, 56...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHayhow the hero for battling Rams
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 41 Plymouth Albion...27 HAT-TRICK hero Connor Hayhow starred as Rams produced a magnificent display to overcome the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoCleall claims bonus try as Sarries surge on
By BEN JOHNSON Loughborough..12 Saracens ........27 SARACENS opened up a two-point lead at the top of the table with Poppy Cleall’s...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers are tamed by unbeaten Hull
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 10 Hull............................33 TABLE-TOPPERS Hull extended their unbeaten run with a hardworking five-try victory. The visitors went...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLike so many schools, it took a Welshman to spur Plymouth
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoIt’s all about digging in for 80 minutes says Peel
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bordeaux v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3.15pm THE season is four months old, but the Scarlets will be...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHughes hat-trick spurs ten-try Sale
By STEVE SMITH Sale ..........................66 Tonbridge Judd.... 10 ANDREW Hughes scored a hat-trick as Sale FC maintained the pressure on leaders...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes brushed aside by Clifton
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............26 Clifton................ 50 CLIFTON came out all guns blazing at Barnes and never looked back as they ran...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoErrors cost Gloucester the full five points
By SAM BYTHEWAY Glouc-Hartpury.. 17 Sale Sharks ......3 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury extended their winning run to four games. The freezing, damp conditions at...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde find form with flourish as Field falter
By ELLIOT BURROW All over: Matthew Garrod wraps it up for Fylde On the way: Harlan Corrie goes in for Fylde...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoRedpath’s hopes disappear in fog
By ANDREW THOMAS La Rochelle ......39pts Tries: Danty 18, Piquette 24, 44; Leyds 52, Rhule 56 Conversions: Popelin 19, 25, 54,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoThorpe thrilled as Chinnor’s pack power sees off rivals
By SAM JESS Cinderford.............24 Tries: Forrester 31, Angell 65, Stuart-Smith 72 Conversions: Boughton 32, 66, 73 Penalties: Boughton 20 Chinnor................... 31...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher gain edge over gutsy hosts
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple.............. 14 Esher.........................27 STRUGGLING Barnstaple made high-flying visitors Esher battle all the way for their bonus-point victory. Barum...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBears bite back after their shock defeat
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ......7 Bristol Bears ..47 BRISTOL bounced back from last weekend’s home defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury to notch...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGutsy Ospreys make it tough for French aces
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ..............10pts Tries: K Williams 21 Conversions: Anscombe 21 Penalties: Anscombe 31 Racing 92 ..........25pts Tries: Imhoff 34,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoImpressive Gallagher breaks Dale hearts
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........29 Wharfedale............25 SEDGLEY PARK claimed the spoils with a passionate victory over an impressive Wharfedale side on...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoParty time for Chiefs as Glasgow crumble
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................52pts Tries: O’Flaherty 15, 56, 66; S Simmonds 24, 52; Cowan-Dickie 56, Nowell 74, Ewers 77 Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoVeteran Sam’s the man to inspire Caldy’s away success
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley....................11 Caldy......................... 15 VETERAN second-row Sam Dickinson starred as Caldy held off a late onslaught to secure a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions battle back to topple Westcliff
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....49 Westcliff................. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWales ace Carys returns to beef up pack
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm WARRIORS open their 2022 account at Sixways with Wales pair Carys...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSanderson knows Clermont pose major threat to Sale (but don’t mention the elephant in the room)
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Sale Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Discipline: Tom Curry HAVING negotiated several hurdles and been...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoEarly Luctonians’ blitz destroys Dale
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............32 Tynedale................. 14 IN-FORM Luctonians were full value for this win as they brushed aside their visitors. They...
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