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
/ 4 years agoSale’s mean machine cranks into top gear
By GARY FITZGERALD Sale ....................26pts Tries: J-L du Preez 12, Yarde 17, Van Rensburg 29, Curry 42 Conversions: McGinty 13, 30,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBreach makes scoring return
Quins Women ....29 Wasps Women ....5 JESS Breach scored on her return from a broken back as Harlequins stormed into second...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAnthony Watson set to leave Bath
England star Anthony Watson will leave struggling Bath when his contract finishes at the end of the 2021/22 season, according to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears preview: Record crowd for South West derby
A sold-out record-breaking crowd at Sandy Park will play host to Exeter Chiefs‘ encounter with Bristol Bears on New Year’s Day...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks v Wasps Preview: Sharks captain Ross returns
Captain Jono Ross returns to the side as Sale Sharks host Wasps at the AJ Bell Stadium in Saturday’s New Year’s...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNew Years Day Championship Preview
Ampthill v London Scottish is the lone game to survive this New Years Day. Covid-19 infection rates continue to wreak havoc...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers investigated over historical image rights allegations
Premiership Rugby are investigating allegations against Leicester Tigers regarding historical image rights payments. On Sunday,The Rugby Paper’s Neil Fissler broke news...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps 38-30 London Irish: Wasps beat Exiles in Boxing Day high scoring thriller
A clinical Wasps attack helped them beat London Irish 38-30 in an entertaining Premiership match. Two early tries helped Wasps build...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester win with ease at Bath
Gloucester moved into the top three with a six-try victory over West Country rivals Bath. A penalty try gave Gloucester the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUnstoppable Leicester score last gasp try at Bristol
Leicester scored an 84th-minute try with 14 men to win at Bristol and make it 10 wins from 10 Premiership matches....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTwickenham will be different for us this time vows Dowson
By PAUL REES Harlequins v Northampton Saints Monday, December 27. Kick-off 5pm, Twickenham THE last time Northampton faced Harlequins at Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEarle: Warriors can wind you up
Saracens v Worcester Warriors Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Flank offensive: Ben Earl on the break against Exeter PICTURE: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNew lockdown would be catastrophe warns Thomas
By PAUL REES JONATHAN Thomas has warned of the dire financial consequences if England follow Wales and ban fans from attending...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFreddie’s happy to make grandad proud
By PAUL REES Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers Boxing Day. Kick-off 2pm, Ashton Gate FREDDIE Steward admits he gave himself a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoJeffries: Title still the target for Bears
BRISTOL may be languishing one place off the foot of the Premiership, but Sam Jeffries says they have not abandoned their...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDerby win so vital for fans says Meehan
By GARY FITZGERALD Bath v Gloucester Boxing Day. Kick-off 4.30, The Rec BATH may be winless and floundering on the bottom...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSpencer: One win can change everything for us
By PAUL REES Committed: Ben Spencer BRENT Janse van Rensburg has started getting to grips with Bath’s defensive problems as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAny rugby schools I have missed? Let me know now
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AND finally for this year…a last call to our brilliant rugby playing schools out there. I’m calling...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMerchiston Castle have led from start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLongest running schools rivalry of all
NOT the least of Merchiston’s claims to rugby is their participation in the world’s longest running fixture against great local rivals...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCurry’s back where his troubles began
By JON NEWCOMBE Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park WITH injuries and the impact of Covid...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDeano: I made Pig’s Nose of big match!
BIG Boxing Day games bring back special memories for Dean Richards who used to embrace the spirit of Christmas in every...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAngry young man Alfie just wants to play
By GARY FITZGERALD Wasps v London Irish Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Coventry Building Society Arena LEE Blackett expects a much less...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Deccy’ is a visionary, no wonder other clubs like him – Rogerson
By PAUL REES Target: Declan Kidney DECLAN Kidney has been linked with a return to Munster but says he has unfinished...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath Rugby appoint Edward Griffiths as new Chairman
Bath Rugby has announced Edward Griffiths will take the role as Chairman from 1st January 2022. Owner, Bruce Craig has decided...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLate Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht
Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoFlying Frewen fires Ambers
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Aberavon ................25 Newport .................. 30 A BRACE of tries from flying wing Elliot Frewen fired Newport to...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoGriffiths cuts loose for Quins
By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthan Q ........ 30 Llanelli .................... 13 CARMARTHEN Quins earnt the west Wales bragging rights as they comprehensively...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTwelvetrees leads way to eight-try bonanza
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singelton 20, Meehan 26, Reid 30, Alemanno 42, Penalty 51, Varney 59, May 68, Clement 75...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoRumney keeping St Peter’s at bay
Welsh National One round-up ALED BISON and JACK NAISBITT RUMNEY solidified their position at the top of Division One East Central...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoOutpowered Dragons still make fight of it
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............28pts Tries: Doge 39, Seiuli 45, Wainwright 58 Conversions: S Davies 39, 58 Penalties: S Davies 18,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoKolbe returns in Toulon’s bonus win
By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............28 Zebre................14 CHESLIN Kolbe made his long-awaited Toulon debut as his side eased past Zebre at Stade...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights keep on winning at fortress Castle Park
By SAM JACKSON Doncaster ........31pts Tries: Davey 14, Kelly 33, Volpi 57, Best 63, Roberts 80 Conversions: Dolly 33, 57, 63...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCambriani try proves crucial for Ampthill
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............20pts Tries: Dickinson 5, Cambriani 51 Conversions: Bennett 6, 52 Penalties: Bennett 38, 55 Nottingham ......15pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoClinical Reds kill off Exiles to go second
By TOM INNES Jersey ................31pts Tries: Olowofela 8, Longwell 25, Cook 33, Holgate 37, B Owen 74 Conversions: Pittman 33,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoKidney turned PBC into a powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LAST week it was Christian Brothers College Cork, this week it...
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National League One
/ 4 years ago‘Immense’ Caldy bring a halt to Sale home record
By STEVE SMITH Sale..................... 21pts Tries: Metcalf 5, 79 Conversions: Robins 6 Penalties: Robins 26, 40, 48 Caldy...................26pts Tries: Titherington 23,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTry-star hookers help Cinderford surge to victory
By ANNA WASH Cinderford...............26 Moseley................... 13 HOOKERS Nathan Taylor and Jack Preece stole the show for Cinderford, scoring all four tries...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBear hugs were PR disaster for Genge
NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWalker at double for Cambridge
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 19 Cambridge..............24 TWO second-half tries by Billy Walker helped Cambridge break the resistance of hosts Bishop’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlackwell’s hat-trick fires Macc up to fifth
Northern Premier WITH all but two games postponed, Macclesfield beat bottom-of-the-table Northwich 61-5 to move to fifth. Harry Blackwell led the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRecord crowd for big Titans triumph
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....35 Plymouth Albion...25 A RECORD crowd of 1,200 saw Taunton Titans get the better of Plymouth Albion...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLoughborough fight back with late penalty try
By MATT MERRITT Loughborough ..17 Bristol ................14 LOUGHBOROUGH sent the table-toppers crashing to just their second defeat of the season after...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBridgnorth in top spot after big win
Midlands Premier BRIDGNORTH top the table at Christmas after taking a bonus-point victory while their rivals saw their matches postponed. With...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMitchell red swings match from Saints
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Reds miss out on try bonus point
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple......... 3 Redruth............. 19 LEAGUE-LEADERS Redruth claimed their 12th win of the campaign in front of a large...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoJefferies hits four with Chiefs in total control
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ..0 Exeter ..............88 EXETER Chiefs rounded off 2021 with an emphatic victory at the Darlington Arena....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIn-form Exeter Uni snatch pole position
SW Premier EXETER University thrashed Old Centralians 50-28 to got top, leapfrogging Hornets, whose clash with Okehampton was postponed due to...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoCaptain Genge is given the Euro chop
Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSix of best for classy Clifton
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................23pts Clifton.................29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING...
International Rugby
Wales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
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