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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGuildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GUILDFORD’S finest hour, and major claim to rugby fame, was winning...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLivewires Meg Jones and Abby Dow knock Sarries off their stride
Wasps make ground up on Saracens with 26-24 narrow victory at Twyford Avenue
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/ 5 years agoMarchant: Centre or wing, I’m ready for next level
Joe Marchant tells Dan Gallan how time in New Zealand helped him find his voice
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/ 5 years agoExeter 76-5 DMP Sharks: Four-try Burgess stars in Exeter rampage
LOUISE BURGESS had a full debut to remember for Chiefs as her four tries propelled Exeter to victory over DMP Sharks....
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish hold off strong interest from Premiership rival to sign Tom Parton
Staying at the Brentford Community Stadium with London Irish
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSale 5-45 Harlequins: Jess Breach hat-trick has Quins nudging top spot
■By ADAM ELLIS Sale ....................5 Harlequins......45 HARLEQUINS moved to within one point of leaders Saracens thanks to a hat-trick from England...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoJack Nowell on the comeback trail for Exeter after ninth operation
The Chiefs wing is set to return to action for Exeter next month and is not short of achievements he wants...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Sam Simmonds working for all round excellence
The European Player of the Year is on track to eclipse Neil Back's Premiership record for tries scored by a forward...
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/ 5 years agoConfirmed: Northampton Saints sign ex-Clermont back row
Saints sign Beziers back row Karl Wilkins, a former academy teammate of Lewis Ludlam
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English Championship
/ 5 years ago‘I’ve been playing rubbish’ says England No.8 Billy Vunipola
The Saracens star opens up on how fatigue has led to his slump in form in an England shirt this Six...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNew deal for flanker Jordy Reid at Gloucester
Ex-Ealing back row Reid formalises new terms after moving to Kingsholm last summer
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Saracens flanker Kelly Brown to leave Glasgow Warriors this month
The specialist ruck coach will return to London after moving to Glasgow last summer with his family
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/ 5 years agoConfirmed: Willi Heinz signs for Worcester
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday by Neil Fissler
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/ 5 years agoExeter 12-13 Northampton: Simmonds shocked by last minute kick charge
An usual finish the Exeter's clash against Northampton saw Joe Simmonds denied a chance to connect with a late penalty kick
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins linked to coach who missed out on the All Blacks job
The Premiership club are understood to have finalised a two-man shortlist for their new director of rugby
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/ 5 years agoWasps back Lima Sopoaga reaches decision on where he’ll be playing next season
Sopoaga was the subject of surprise interest from the Stormers in South Africa as well as a number of Top 14...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints in hunt for Beziers No.7 Karl Wilkins
Chris Boyd faces a rival bid from Bordeaux-Begles to sign back row
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 24-12 Sale: Eddie’s outcasts put Sharks to the sword
Joe Marchant and Alex Dombrandt come up trumps for Harlequins to go four from four since Paul Gustard's exit
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith’s ceiling is so high – Nick Evans
The Harlequins skills coach heaped praise on another exciting performance by fly-half Marcus Smith in defeating Sale Sharks
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester 27-8 Wasps: Tigers go powering on through red mist
Three red cards to Jasper Wiese, Hanro Liebenberg and Kieran Brookes mar Leicester's home win over Wasps
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/ 5 years agoWe don’t sit here and complain about refs says Rob Baxter
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter wouldn't be drawn into criticising the referee after Joe Simmonds' penalty kick was charged...
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/ 5 years agoThey had full control admits Wasps head coach Lee Blackett
Reaction from Lee Blackett and Steve Borthwick to Tigers' 27-8 win at Welford Road
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoExclusive: How the Champions Cup will be drawn
Jon Newcombe reveals how the Last 16 of the Champions Cup will be drawn after an impasse between Premiership and Top...
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/ 5 years agoBath 16-14 Gloucester: Rhys Priestland holds his nerve to settle feisty derby
Another gut-wrenching defeat for Gloucester to contend with as the Premiership's basement boys
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAnother big blow admits Gloucester coach George Skivington
GEORGE Skivington said Rhys Priestland’s last minute winner was a “big blow” after his Gloucester side slumped to an eight successful...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 20-19 Wasps: Ice-cool Lagi Tuima completes Quins turnaround
Harlequins held the lead only once during their clash against Premier 15s title rivals Wasps
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Luatua back as Bears look to plug gaps against Irish
Bristol Bears wing Luke Morahan previews his team's trip to Brentford where they will be without a number of key stars...
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/ 5 years agoDMPS Sharks 0-47 Sale: Sale break away duck as wait goes on for DMP
SALE SHARKS won on their travels for the first time as a member club of the Premier 15s, extending DMP Sharks’...
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/ 5 years agoDavis: London Irish must make tackles stick to snare the Bears
London Irish are looking to make amends for their heavy loss at Exeter Chiefs, as they face another title challenger in...
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs fight ‘unfair’ RFU proposal to limit imports
The RFU will challenge the Chiefs on their recruitment of players from the US, Canada and Japan in a new policy...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby’s great schools – Lancaster RGS: A finishing school for top coaches
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools to bring Lancaster Royal Grammar School under the microscope
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/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors Nick David set for future elsewhere in Premiership
The Worcester Warriors academy product is set to move to the capital in the summer
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/ 5 years agoFrancois van Wyk to join Leicester Tigers
LEICESTER TIGERS have raided East Midland rivals Northampton Saints to land loosehead prop Francois van Wyk. Saints announced last week that...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBT Sport favourites to show key Championship games
A source tells TRP how close the Championship is to getting a TV broadcast partner
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Exeter Chiefs to ditch long-running kit sponsor for new mega deal
Neil Fissler reports on Tony Rowe's plans to get a new main kit sponsor at Exeter Chiefs
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Release clause lets Willi Heinz quit Gloucester for Premiership rival
The England scrum-half ceded the captaincy at Gloucester at the start of the season to Lewis Ludlow
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoTeams – Round 10: Joe Marchant to make 100th appearance for Quins
All line-ups for this weekend's Premiership fixtures, with Bath and Gloucester kicking things off on Friday night
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Worcester Warriors centre Meg Varley
Varley details how the confidence is growing within the Warriors squad with Jo Yapp at the helm
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/ 5 years agoPrivate ownership vital for regions’ future says Jones
Former chief executive of Sport Wales, Huw Jones, tells Steffan Thomas why it is imperative for the Dragons to become privately-owned...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers slump caused by ‘scatter gun’ recruitment
Statistical analysis of Premiership squads show London Irish and Leicester are most strategised towards non-EQP signings
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/ 5 years agoVeteran prop WP Nel re-signs with Edinburgh
Scotland international tighthead prop WP Nel has signed a new two-year contract at PRO14 outfit Edinburgh, the club has announced. The...
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/ 5 years agoElliott Stooke issues apology ahead of court date for drink-driving
Stooke was involved in a 'minor car accident' last month and was subsequently breathalysed by police
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/ 5 years agoCam Redpath and Tom de Glanville are special double act
Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper believes Tom de Glanville is on a similar path to Scotland debutant Cameron Redpath
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/ 5 years agoDai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues
A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoConfirmed: Rhys Priestland to depart Bath for Cardiff Blues
As revealed by TRP last month, Cardiff Blues have snapped up Rhys Priestland who will leave Bath at the end of...
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/ 5 years agoFly-half Sam Davies agrees extension to stay with Dragons
The competition at fly-half for Wales will remain high with Davies' committment to the Dragons leaving Wayne Pivac with Biggar, Anscombe,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWinger Josh Bassett extends his contract at Wasps
Josh Bassett commits to Wasps on the eve of his 100th Premiership appearance for the club this weekend
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps hooker Tommy Taylor to head back to Sale Sharks
Taylor will return to the north-west this summer to join up with Alex Sanderson at Sale Sharks
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNewcastle have second-straight match cancelled due to positive tests
This weekend's Worcester versus Newcastle clash becomes the seventh match of the Premiership season to be cancelled
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/ 5 years agoJunior Bok star Juarno Augustus signs six-figure salary at Saints
Northampton Saints have signed Stormers back row Juarno Augustus, Neil Fissler reports












