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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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 months agoMark Jones is tipping Morgan Morse to make a big impact with Wales
Few people know new Wales squad member Morgan Morse better than Mark Jones. He worked with him at Wales U20s and...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBath 40-15 Bristol Bears: Prem champions take their time to get into right gear
This was only Bath’s fourth victory in their last 14 against close rivals Bristol Bears in the league, but despite the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers 36-35 Sale Sharks: Battling Tigers hold on to keep Sharks out
Leicester Tigers edged a madcap encounter against Sale Sharks to record a third win from five in the opening set of...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNorthampton Saints 43-31 Saracens: Fantastic Tommy Freeman keeps Saints on top
Tommy Freeman, undoubtedly aware of the long queue of wings old and new pressing for England starting spots, chose the perfect...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs 39-12 Gloucester: Henry Slade shows why he is still the class act
Henry Slade duly reminded everyone why he has been the heartbeat of Exeter Chiefs for nearly a decade against Gloucester.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoHarlequins 52-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Marcus Smith masterclass puts Quins in clear
Marcus Smith signed off for England duty in typically inspirational, dazzling fashion as Harlequins put the suffering Newcastle Red Bulls to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoScarlets put in the hard work but still prop up table
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ..............29pts Tries: Tshituka 5, 19, Mazibuko 28, Kolisi 49 Conversions: Smith 20, 29, 50 Penalties: Smith...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoLloyd keeps his nerve to snatch it for Cardiff
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Mulder 6, Adams 14, Sebastian 42 Conversion: Lloyd 15 Penalty: Lloyd 73 Edinburgh .........19pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoWe should have won that, says Wainwright
■ By LUKE JARMYN Dragons ............... 19pts Tries: R Williams 37, Coghlan 59, Burrows 75 Conversions: De Beer 38, 60 Ospreys...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoMunster made to fight all the way
By TOM RICHARDS Munster ..........17 Connacht.........15 JACK O’Donoghue’s late try helped unbeaten Munster see out a hard-fought victory over their Irish...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoLeinster youngsters deliver for Cullen
By JIM CASEY Leinster............50 Zebre.................26 JOSHUA Kenny and Alex Soroka scored two tries apiece as a youthful Leinster returned to winning...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoThat was hard to take, says Murphy
By PETER STRONG Lions................ 49 Ulster................31 LIONS produced their best performance of the season to stun Ulster at Ellis Park. It...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoBattling Warriors come from behind
By GARY WRIGHT Glasgow...........21 Bulls..................12 GLASGOW Warriors moved top of the URC temporarily on Friday after a hard-fought victory at Scotstoun....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoMatthee stars as Stormers power up
Benetton..........16 Stormers..........31 STORMERS claimed a bonus-point victory to maintain their strong start to the season. In a contest dominated by penalties...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoCokayne is the star as Sale swamp Leicester
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Sale ................... 46pts Tries: Cokayne 7, Jarrell-Searcy 12, Penalty 16, Thorpe 20, Lloyd 24, Childs 33, Relf 44,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoHarlequins 52-42 Loughborough Lightning: Quins open their account in fine style
Harlequins secured a pulsating victory over Loughborough Lightning, in a high-scoring 14-try thriller at The Stoop.
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoBreach heads the big names as Sarries take on champs
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-H v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Queensholm LAST year’s finalists renew their rivalry at ‘Queensholm’ in...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoTrailfinders get a lesson in finishing from Chiefs
■ By JOSEPH TERRY Trailfinders ....12pts Tries: Zachary 53, Ponsonby 69 Conversion: Jones 53 Exeter ..............24pts Tries: McGoverne 15, Rogers 21,...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoIt’s the right time for me to bow out, says Emily Scarratt
After 17 years at the top of the women’s game, England legend Emily Scarratt says she knew the time had come...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoHarlequins’ Jack Walker promise fans to fix inconsistency
Jack Walker says Harlequins owe their supporters after an inconsistent start to the Prem campaign left the club playing catch-up.
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTenacious Titans too much for Juddians’ troubles
■ By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..38 Tonbridge J ....28 PROMOTION hopefuls Rotherham Titans put a poor first half behind them...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoMarfo slithers in to stun the Dogs
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................24 Rosslyn Park .........27 BEN MARFO produced a late moment of magic for Rosslyn Park, as...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTigers take grip in gripping Crusade
■ By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........29 Dings Crusaders ..22 SEDGLEY PARK ran away victorious over evenly-matched Dings Crusaders in...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoRams silenced by battling Blackheath in shock win
■ By RICHARD ASHTON Rams .................... 7pts Try: Clow 7 Conversion: Cooke 8 Blackheath ......26pts Tries: Harding 14, 29; Hollister 18,...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoBishop’s turn out late but Clifton turn on the style
■ By KATY TINGLEY Clifton ......................55 Bishop’s S ...............29 DESPITE a delayed arrival, Bishop’s Stortford forged a half-time lead – only...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoAlbion hold fort to climb up to third
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............36 B Moseley............... 21 PLYMOUTH ALBION moved up to third in the table with a hard...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoLions come back to combat Tykes
■ By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 19 Leicester Lions.....24 LEICESTER LIONS showed great resilience to come back from a two-score half-time...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLions’ last bite is the taste of tight loss for Tigers
■ By MIKE BROWN Billingham.......35 Sheffield T.......31 BILLINGHAM produced a thrilling second-half comeback to edge out Sheffield Tigers, in an equally...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHoppers heroic as lead swaps hands
■ By KEN MOORE Preston G.................46 Wharfedale............41 PRESTON Grasshoppers displayed considerable resilience to come out eventual victors, in an all-action encounter,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoSlog on the Fylde for tenacious Tyne
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 19 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE showed their tenacity to secure an impressive, yet narrow, win against a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoScunny go to Hull and back for first win
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull......................25pts Scunthorpe.......27pts DESPITE a late barrage from Hull RUFC, last-placed Scunthorpe held on to the slenderest of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoMowden Park hold on tightly to upset Ionians
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 17 Darlington MP........36 DARLINGTON MOWDEN Park gained a deserved victory by taking their chances and...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoPerfect Sheff let discipline drop
■ By TOM BARRY Macclesfield..........25 Sheffield..................41 UNBEATEN Sheffield held on to their perfect record, but were forced to dig deep by...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoEleventh heaven for battling Otley
■ By MO SHER Rossendale............32 Otley..........................43 IF you were after entertainment on Saturday afternoon, Newchurch Road was the place to be,...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoVictory Borne out of pure precision and power
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........26 Camborne........ 43 EXETER University fell to a defeat at home to Camborne in an end-to-end...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSellick leaves it late for the hosts
■ By COILIN DUFFY Barnstaple..............28 Chester..................... 21 HENRY Sellick dug deep to power Barnstaple to victory at fortress Pottington Road, as...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoJones plays the Lucs starring role
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford............... 10 Luctonians..............35 LUCTONIANS took the glory against an underwhelming Cinderford. The home side opened the scoring...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRead all about it! Tom’s the top man
■ By ED HARTLEY Hornets...............35pts L’ghborough S...... .14pts Fast start: Huw Morgan runs in an intercept try in the third minute...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoBumpy derby crowd treated to a real feisty affair
■ By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................37 Syston......................28 A feisty game of local derby rugby finished up with Hinckley beating Syston in front...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWicks works his magic for winners
■ By MATT BROWN Old Redcliffians....26 Lymm........................29 LYMM secured their first away win since the opening weekend of the season as...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoTom Putts seal on dominant display
■ By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.... 44 Redruth.................... 15 THE triumphant Titans dominated throughout to beat Redurth. Reece Malone opened the...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMemories are made of this for Reds ace Groves
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Deadeye: Old Redcliffians fly-half Ash Groves OLD Redcliffians’ skilful fly-half Ash Groves made his 200th appearance for...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoMcGann guides Raiders to more success
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Guernsey..........38 Westcombe P..22 GUERNSEY secured a fifth win in a row in a high-scoring contest. Coming off...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoLate Barnes blast cuts down Oaks
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................43 Sevenoaks..............24 SEVENOAKS were in the match until the last quarter, when Barnes turned on the after-burners...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoTom helps Bury Hoppe to victory
■ By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............40 Bury St Edmunds..43 BURY St Edmunds staged a remarkable recovery, coming from behind to win a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoLeaders show true class as Oundle are humbled
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians. 49pts Oundle................28pts Speedster: Alex Ricci scores his 69th minute try for Old Albanians PICTURES: Paul...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoStar man Blades helps stick knife into sorry Quins
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................77 Oxford H..................... 7 THERE was total domination in all areas of the game as Dorking ran...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoEsher battered by Benning’s brace
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................47 Esher......................... 12 BRACES from Toby Howe and Will Benning helped Henley snap a five-game losing streak...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoSouto leads way in dream debut
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........46 Havant......................32 WITH some players back from injury and with a point to prove; Welsh clicked....
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoFryatt backing Goddington Dene boys to be challengers
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Westcombe Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt WESTCOMBE Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt believes his side have every reason...















