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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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Easter Monday slot for European Cup games
Jon Newcombe reveals how the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be crammed in to the remainder of the season's schedule
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-32 London Irish: Exiles fall short after Hepetema head rush
14-man London Irish fought back to claim the try bonus and losing bonus points against Tigers
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 38-15 Richmond: Foley flies in for hat-trick as Hartpury begin in style
HARTPURY ripped into the long-awaited Championship season with a five-try win over promoted Richmond. Winger Ben Foley stood out with a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoClifton’s hackers caused public school stand-off
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ALTHOUGH Clifton will reluctantly concede that the annual game between Edinburgh...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSteve Borthwick building around his tyro Tigers
Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Chessum impressed off the bench for Tigers in their 33-32 win over London Irish
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham v Ealing: Nottingham name ten debutants for opener
Nottingham head coach Neil Fowkes and Trailfinders lock Bobby de Wee preview Sunday's clash at The Bay
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 31-16 Newcastle: World class Faf de Klerk sparks Sharks attack
Sale Sharks show fluidity in attack with Lood de Jager rounding off a cracker of a team try against Falcons
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLouis Lynagh signs professional terms at Harlequins
The Quins academy product has signed a long-term deal after a breakthrough year
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales hit by Kieran Hardy Six Nations injury blow
Hardy will return to the Scarlets to receive treatment on the hamstring injury which forced him to be replaced late on...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets plan to hijack Cardiff Blues deal with Dwayne Peel
Cardiff Blues issue hands-off warning to Welsh rivals planning to make room for Peel in their coaching structure with Glenn Delaney
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSaints duo Marshall and Hobbs-Awoyemi agree extensions
As revealed by The Rugby Paper, hooker Reece Marshall has signed new terms with Northampton Saints
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEx-England centre Kyle Eastmond makes code switch to Leeds Rhinos
Eastmond left Leicester Tigers last summer and is set for a reunion with Sean Long at Rhinos
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith says No to Tokyo Olympics tilt with GB Sevens
The Harlequins fly-half was offered the chance to be included in the GB Sevens set-up announced earlier this week, but turned...
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/ 5 years agoDunn and Bath are aiming to improve accuracy
HOOKER Tom Dunn leads Bath to Northampton aiming to consolidate improvements in his throwing technique that earned him England recognition last...
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/ 5 years agoGloucester 22-14 Worcester: Skivington gets that winning feeling at last
George Skivington and Lewis Ludlow react to Gloucester's first win since November against Warriors
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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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Latest News
/ 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 agoLightning 43-14 Worcester: Lark Davies on song to notch try No14 for the season
Lark Davies remains top of the Premier 15s tryscorer charts, as Lightning ease past Warriors
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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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/ 5 years agoGlo-Hartpury 36-0 Bristol: Hunt’s double helps keep Bears out in cold
Zoe Aldcroft makes her comeback form injury in convincing win for Gloucester-Hartpury at the Alpas Arena
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/ 5 years agoWasps 10-16 London Irish: It’s tough going as gritty Irish battle back
No chance of a Wasps comeback as Irish produce another stirring second-half performance
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond 24-33 Ealing: Trailfinders survive late scare for derby win
Simon Uzokwe starred for Trailfinders in a pre-season London derby win over Richmond, prior to Championship kick-off next week
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 26-13 Jersey: Pumped-up Pirates get prepared for Sarries
New arrival Luke Scully appears to be one to watch for Cornish Pirates based on this pre-season hit-out against Jersey
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 25-20 Exeter: Battered Curtis Langdon provides late KO
The Sharks hooker scored the decisive try despite the best efforts of Sam Simmonds at the AJ Bell Stadium
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship 2021 season preview: Shoot-out for the Premiership has Saracens as favourites
Jon Newcombe finds Matt Challinor excited to get a tilt at the best in his swansong season IT may have been...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: George Furbank excited to ‘front up’ for Saints
The Northampton Saints full-back previews Sunday's clash against Bath at Franklin's Gardens with Neale Harvey
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoThey will all be coming for us but we’re ready, says Saracens’ Wray
Club stalwart Wray tells Neale Harvey how all Saracens players are aware of the target on their backs in the Championship
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTiger Joe Heyes ready to jump from shadows in Leicester front row
Joe Heyes is the heir-apparent to veteran tighthead Dan Cole, Neale Harvey speaks to the youngster and Tigers boss Steve Borthwick...
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/ 5 years agoLetters to editor: Rich clubs bypass Nat League salary cap thresholds
I COULDN’T agree more with Chris Taylor’s concerns (TRP Feb 21) at the distorting effect on community rugby of the lack...
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Sale Sharks captain Beth Stafford
From being left without a club at Firwood Waterloo to being named captain at Sale Sharks, Stafford opens up about the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol 17-3 Leicester: Moroni yellow gives Bears prowling space
A first-half yellow card for centre Matias Moroni turned the game against Leicester, as Bears scored twice in the final seven...
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/ 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 agoNewcastle 25-22 Harelquins: Rusty, but Falcons take shine off Quins
Luke Jarmyn reports from Kingston Park where Brett Connon secured the win with a late penalty kick
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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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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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Latest News
/ 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 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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/ 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
International Rugby
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International Rugby
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