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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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLaporte’s World Club Cup won’t harm Champions Cup, says EPCR chief
EPCR chairman Simon Halliday sees little logical sense in how a World Club Cup could be held every year
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCourtney Lawes to stay in English rugby with new Northampton deal
But there is one key figure of the Northampton Saints pack who is leaving
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBen Earl in a hurry to make his mark at Bristol Bears
The Saracens back row says Bristol were quick to make their interest in a loan move known
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCharlie Walker explains why he chose Ealing over Premiership offers
The former Harlequins winger also had a year left at Zebre but was impressed by a chat with Ben Ward at...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt to leave club after 12 years
Saracens and Barritt have agreed to terms to allow the centre to see out the 2019-20 season
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoJames Hook aims to inspire the next generation as kicking coach
James Hook reflects on his career following his retirement and talks doing coaching courses with Leigh Halfpenny and Justin Tipuric
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSedbergh had full set of England captains
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Champions: Ed Smith and his Sedbergh side won the Open title...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoEx-Ospreys coach Allen Clarke joins the cast in Dallas MLR adventure
Six months on from leaving Ospreys, Allen Clarke talks Alex Bywater through his decision to head for Texas
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoKristian Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos
The Rugby Paper talks to the Wales winger tipped for the big time at Ospreys when called up by Warren Gatland
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign
The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future
The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoDates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR
Picture of 2019-20 season resumption now clear for Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins
After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Marland Yarde re-signs with Sale and wants Premiership to show solidarity with black community
QPR fan Yarde has been watching on as the Premier League supports the Black Lives Matter movement
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently
The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGlobal season talks hit stumbling block as Premiership and Top 14 oppose summer shift
LNR president Paul Goze believes summer rugby would be a sacrifice made to satisfy the southern hemisphere nations
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoEllis Jenkins on verge of return to full fitness for Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill provides an update on the recovery of Ellis Jenkins from a severe knee injury
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens sign fly-half Will Hooley after leaving Bedford Blues
15-cap USA international says it was an 'easy decision' to join Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens
The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGloucester to name George Skivington as their new head coach
London Irish forwards coach set for top job at Premiership rivals
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoGareth Edwards-led Millfield really started Rosslyn Park Sevens dynasty
Brendan Gallagher begins a new feature looking at Britain's esteemed rugby schools
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTed Hill signs long-term extension with Worcester Warriors
The flanker has signed a further extension to the one he agreed last December
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoA different Call of Duty takes England’s Luke Cowan-Dickie to the Warzone
Nick Cain speaks to the Exeter Chief about his appetite for streaming the first-person shooter game on Twitch
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Bath is the best place for me’ – Will Spencer returns to the Rec
Things have come full circle for lock Will Spencer, rejoining Bath after seeking a move away in 2016 after a string...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains
Colston College has been one of rugby's strongest schools in the country, but play under an infamous name
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHeavy-hearted Ben Spencer on why Bath move meant cutting Sarries ties
Why the England scrum-half averted going on loan to pursue a permanent move away from Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 eyes August 22 restart with shortened season
Two rounds of the regular season will be held before 2019-20 season knockout stages take place
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSA Rugby and Western Province face £8.5m lawsuit for unlawful conduct
SA Rugby deny they withheld Test match allocations from WPRU to the detriment of advertising agency, Aerios
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAaron Cruden in for the Chiefs as they host Blues
The All Blacks fly-half starts for the Chiefs in Hamilton for Round Two of Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens’ Alex Lozowski aims to conquer England after Montpellier stint
The Premiership and Champions Cup winner talks to TRP after securing his future at Saracens but agreeing a loan to Montpellier
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhere Chris Robshaw will be playing rugby in 2021
Robshaw announced in February he would be leaving Harlequins, sparking speculation of a move to the US
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTuilagi brothers agree Championship moves to London Scottish
The Tuilagi family's influence to English rugby grows further as Brian and Fred agree deals with Exiles
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRL have strung us along says RPA chief executive Damian Hopley
Players union CEO Hopley explains the different variables at play between the RPA and Premiership clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff Blues face £6m black hole in finances despite CVC investment
CVC's investment in PRO14 aside, the Welsh regions are still set to struggle gravely with lost finances
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks become first Premiership club to make pay cuts permanent
Sale Sharks agree reductions in big step towards financial sustainability
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale’s Marland Yarde set to stay after Leicester move doesn’t materialise
The Sale Sharks winger had been approached by Leicester after Jonny May's departure in March
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMichael Fatialofa receives warm reception at Worcester’s training ground
Worcester Warriors lock makes first return to club training ground to continue recovery from spinal injury
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMichael Cheika among the candidates for Gloucester head coach role
Gloucester are believed to have concluded interviews for their head coach role, with Michael Cheika in the frame
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJono Lance signs for Western Force after hitting wall with UK visa
The former Worcester Warriors fly-half had agreed to sign for Edinburgh
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints craftsman Tom Wood nails down new career
The former England flanker is embracing a leadership role within the Saints squad
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoGareth’s team start Millfield’s 7s dynasty
Brendan Gallagher begins a new series looking at rugby’s great schools Carrying the torch: Callum Sheedy lifts the 2014 Rosslyn Park...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHighlanders’ Bryn Gatland crushes Chiefs hopes of victory
Warren Gatland's Chiefs condemned to defeat by son Bryn's last-minute heroics
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRPA issues statement accusing Premiership of ‘lack of governance’
Premiership clubs and RPA in complete breakdown as pay dispute escalates
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps flanker Nizaam Carr makes return to South Africa with Bulls
Joining Duane Vermeulen and Josh Strauss at the Bulls in South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOghre, Willis and Barbeary can all get Wasps firing, says Richard Blaze
Blaze has moved back into coaching in the Premiership after success with England's Red Roses
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks plot return to hometown with new stadium plans
The Premiership club plans to move back to their origins with a new stadium in Crossford Bridge
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol explain why they relaxed their opposition to salary cap changes
Owner Steve Lansdown had previously openly stated his opposition to changes to the salary cap
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEaling Trailfinders confirm signing of Leicester’s Guy Thompson
Thompson's move to Ealing was exclusively revealed by TRP on April 26
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNew regime at Old Redcliffians as Kevin Coster leaves
Old Redcliffians were relegated from National Two South along with Sutton & Epsom and Bournemouth
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAshley Johnson pays thanks to supporters as he leaves Wasps
The hooker/back row was brought to Wasps by Dai Young in 2012
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