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 2E
/ 4 years agoLions edge to Esher triumph
By NIGEL SCOTT Leicester Lions.....27 Esher......................... 21 LEICESTER Lions showed the value of having started the season with three testing fixtures...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSwansea unable to handle Wizards power
Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon ..............27 Swansea ..............16 ABERAVON secured a bonus point win over local rivals Swansea in a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStour so strong in top start to season
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 30pts Tynedale............. 5pts STOURBRIDGE’S scintillating start to the season continues to gather force following this commanding victory...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBrownlie hat-trick fails to stop hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .............. 41 Cambridge ............. 26 CINDERFORD kept up their unbeaten start, but Cambridge made them work hard...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRedruth run riot to rack up big win at Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............7 Redruth............. 41 REDRUTH turned in a superb team performance as they came away from Leicester Road with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoReed strikes late to kill off Cardiff
Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Newport ................23 Cardiff ..................20 A LATE Will Reed penalty helped Newport seal a 23-20 win over...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCallum helps put Ionians in cruise control
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ........... 31 Huddersfield.......... 17 HULL IONIANS were always well in control to gain a bonus point...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester 26-33 Leicester: Ford boot makes the difference for Tigers
FOUR tries apiece constituted excellent entertainment but 13 points from George Ford proved the difference. In the week, Ford was left...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRosslyn ride high after away victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ........17 Rosslyn Park ......... 28 ROSSLYN Park made it four wins out of four with a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCrusaders forward is given guard of honour
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................33pts Bury St Eds........27pts Joy: Tom Hargan celebrates with his Dings teammates PICTURES: John White Media DINGS’ game...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMerthyr make amends for first day wobble
Premiership Cup By TIM LEWIS Merthyr ................37 RGC ........................29 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat to Ebbw Vale with a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNaylor so Keane to seal Hull’s win
By RICHARD GORE Hull RUFC................. 31 Chester .................... 10 HULL proved far too strong in the forwards for Chester as they...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIrish fired up after Worcester setback
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... London Irish v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium ROB SIMMONS expects Sale to be a “dangerous”...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSale stave off gutsy Albion comeback to claim points
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC...............38pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 8, Walsh 12, Brown 32, Hughes 40, O’Donnell 62, Morris 78 Conversions: Johnson 8,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLove lands late penalty to topple Clifton
By NICK PITSON Henley......................28 Clifton.......................27 A PENALTY with the last kick of the game gave Henley Hawks a memorable and emotional...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCaptain Hughes leads the charge
Premiership Cup Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTRAD Rhondda maintained their 100 per cent winning record as they thrashed Cardiff...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRotherham add to Blaydon’s pain
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 17 Rotherham .............49 ROTHERHAM came from behind to secure a big victory at Blaydon. The hosts...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return
BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoIn-form Rams rack up fourth win on trot to go top of table
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................29 Leeds Tykes ...........11 RAMS moved top of the standings with a five-try win against a battling...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff suffer Barnes blitz
By DAVID DOONAN Barnes......................46 Westcliff................. 12 INJURY-RAVAGED Westcliff were blown away by Barnes in a one-way first half. A string of...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBig day for Lucs ruined by Students
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ......22 Loughboro L ....28 LUCTONIANS were unable to celebrate their first home game since February 2020 in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do
LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHeath undone by Caldy’s late show
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath..............16 Caldy..........................18 A TRY in the 78th minute from Martin Gerrard secured a first win of the season...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders rule roost as Chiefs slip up
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 17 Guernsey.................27 GUERNSEY Raiders took advantage of Barnstaple errors as they eased to victory at Pottington Road....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season
WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoOld boy’s joy as Chinnor hang on
By PAUL SMITH Moseley................... 22 Chinnor..................... 29 A SUPERB first-half display from former Moseley favourite Caolan Ryan was just enough to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoStags fail to halt charge of the Vikings
London & South East Premier NORTH Walsham Vikings were dominant 41-14 winners against CS Stags 1863 as they continued their positive...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNewport edge top-of-the-table tussle
Midlands Premier NEWPORT (SALOP) first-team manager Michael Woodhouse praised his side’s spirit as they maintained their perfect league start to the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales
WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMoseley capitalise on Caldy mistakes
By DAVE LAWRENCE Caldy ................... 0 B Moseley ...... 24 CALDY made a string of mistakes as they were soundly beaten...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoOA cling on as hosts hit back
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................26 Old Albanian...........32 THIS was a classic game of two halves at Leicester Road with Old Albanian hanging...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoYes, Ealing win..but they have to fight for it
By ANDREW BEACHAM Ealing ................54pts Tries: Campher 8, Penalty 14, 20; Smid 28, Uzokwe 39, Al-Jiboori 68, Kernohan 70, Burns 73...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWales Women can’t thrive in current set-up
Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMasterly Mills such a boon for Fylde fliers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.... 15pts Fylde...................22pts THREE first-half tries proved enough for Fylde as the Lancashire side maintained their winning formula...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge
LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHosts hit back to end wait for a win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............23 Darlington MP ....... 14 BLACKHEATH turned in their best 40 minutes of the season to score...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGreat Scott is Esher’s try star
By NIGEL SCOTT Esher.........................64 Barnstaple..............22 ESHER produced a dominant display against Barnstaple, scoring 10 tries to give the visitors another tricky...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLightning and Saints Women’s teams join forces
By CYBIL HARDING Ambassador: Sarah Hunter PREMIER 15s side Loughborough Lightning have linked up with Premiership club Northampton Saints to create...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLate Park blitz leaves Wharfedale in daze
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............26 Sedgley Park.........43 SEDGLEY Park scored four tries in the final quarter to secure victory in an enthralling...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England
ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark riding high in bonus-point glory
By MIKE AMOS Taunton................... 14 Rosslyn Park .........40 ROSSLYN Park produced a solid display to pick up a bonus-point win at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSharp shines as Clifton hit max in big home win
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................57pts Barnes................ 10pts Treble tops: Clifton’s Fin Sharp (no.14) gets his hat-trick and Alex Howman, right PICTURES: Ian...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNo away-day blues for rising Dorking
London & South East Premier DORKING take over at the top of the table following a 20-43 win away to Maidenhead....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoExclusive: Ex-Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney gets job in Japan
GLENN Delaney has landed a job in Japan, four months after leaving his position as head coach of Scarlets. The 47-year-old...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStourbridge play the waiting game
By DES HICKIE Chester ....................27 Stourbridge ...........36 STOURBRIDGE came from behind to secure victory with a strong second-half display. The visitors...
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Features
/ 4 years agoStars of genius from school of diligence!
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is –...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoKicking ace Jenkins has taken Callum Sheedy to new level
CALLUM Sheedy is braced for a four-way tussle for Wales’s outside-half jersey and believes his presence in the Bristol side that...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBattling Tykes stage late rally to snatch points against Bishop’s
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ....33pts Tries: Dixon 51, Lloyd 57, 78 Conversions: Venables 51, 57, 78 Penalties: Venables 26, 31,...
International Rugby
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