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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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWill Addison and Jordi Murphy extend Ulster deals
Full-back/centre Will Addison joined Ulster from Sale Sharks in 2018
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOfficial: Ex-Wasps full-back Kurtley Beale to leave Waratahs for Racing 92
The Top 14 club bring in Beale and one other Wallaby ahead for next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath scrum-half Chris Cook leaves the Rec after 11 seasons to join Bristol
A cross-Premiership move we exclusively revealed on March 15
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAmpthill fired up for second ride in the Championship
Amps chairman Alex Radley reflects on the team's debut season in the GK IPA Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDates confirmed for Super Rugby to resume in New Zealand
Ten rounds of fixtures confirmed for resumption of Super Rugby in New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs forward Sean Lonsdale agrees new deal
Lonsdale becomes latest member of Chiefs pack to commit to new contract
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI knew this would be my last season at Newcastle and there’s comfort in that, says Italy-bound John Wells
The Falcons defence coach shares the conversation he had with Dean Richards
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens signing wants to opt out of five-year agreement with Premiership champions
Stormers lock Cobus Wiese now wishes to renege on his agreement with the Championship-bound club
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSam Parry stays on at Ospreys amid strong interest from Cardiff Blues
The hooker has committed to the Ospreys, who will have Toby Booth join them as head coach in the summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProspect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad
The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Harlequins wing Charlie Walker opts for homecoming after stint with Zebre
Walker had been a target to replace Jonny May for Leicester Tigers
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Mako Vunipola let playing waiting game on Saracens future
The loosehead prop reflects on a 'bizarre' nine months in his life
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May
Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeinster’s Joe Tomane to head to Dragons in the summer
The Dragons continue to recruit some impressive players for their squad next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen of Premiership Rugby’s 13 member clubs consider breakaway
BT Sport's deal with PRL is up next year and has hastened talk of a breakaway to allow club's outright control...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers go full rebuild to back three department, as 21 set to exit
Will Tigers bring in more firepower to add to Nemani Nadolo's arrival?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIreland and Leinster wing Fergus McFadden to retire at season’s end
"They say the best time to leave a party is when you're still having fun" - McFadden
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter will be boost for Premier 15s, says Worcester boss Jo Yapp
Jo Yapp shares her view on how Premier 15s can continue to develop after taking the game to new territories
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘It’s a match made in heaven’ – Hogg on Exeter Chiefs
The full-back talks Chiefs and Finn Russell's likely return to the Scotland fold after missing the Six Nations
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath fly-half Freddie Burns confirms where he will be playing next season
Leaving the Premiership behind for Japan after a decade in English rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAfter steering Taunton to National One, kicking guru Tony Yapp wants 50:22 law
A believer in the proposed 50:22 law trialled by World Rugby
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorgian rugby icon Mamuka Gorgodze announces retirement
Gorgodze won't get end-of-season farewell after Top 14 season abandoned
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons take advantage of rival stalling over move for Saracens’ Nick Tompkins
Dean Ryan wants to add Nick Tompkins to the Dragons backline, scuppering Cardiff Blues' attempt to sign the centre
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoObscurity of National 1 clubs sees null and voiding of contracts proposed
A bid to curtail expenditure has hit strong opposition in the third tier of English rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMake your mind up time for Bath fly-half Freddie Burns
Burns is set for a stint abroad when his contract at the Rec expires
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers release Jonah Holmes to allow Wales return
Holmes will depart Tigers just like Jonny May, but the Premiership club have signed a centre
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHalf of Premiership clubs plan breakaway from PRL
Dispute over payment of £28m to clubs leads to consideration of Premier League-style breakaway
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks great Dan Carter plots last hurrah
The fly-half isn't ready to call it quits at 38, writes Neil Fissler
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Guy Thompson finds new club after being let go by Leicester Tigers
Thompson was reluctantly let go by Leicester days before the outbreak
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCVC to meet this week to evaluate PRO14 investment plans
Welsh regions are relying on a £40m windfall from CVC's acquisition of a stake in the PRO14
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Toomua could dodge Rugby Australia cuts by making return to Premiership
Matt Toomua and two other Wallabies stars eye Premiership moves
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji
Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLuke Northmore might have as interesting a story as Harlequins teammate Dombrandt
After finishing school, the Quins centre worked in a pasty shop while playing for Tavistock RFC
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton in advanced talks to sign South African flanker based in France
Former Bulls back row closing in on move to Franklin's Gardens after two years in France
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTalent of Bristol half-backs is off the charts, says Morgan
Bristol strength and conditioning coach Kevin Morgan has seen first-hand the rise of Sheedy, Randall, Lloyd, and Protheroe
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProud brother Luke Whitelock tips Crusaders flanker to hit the big time
Four brothers raised on a dairy farm who have hit the heights of New Zealand rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks and Rohan Janse van Rensburg sanctioned after Gloucester raise dispute
Premiership club given suspended points deduction for illegal approach for centre in 2018
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoKpoku brothers pose twin threat in Saracens engine room
Neale Harvey talks to Joel and Jon Kpoku on their rise through Saracens' player pathway to the first team
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWill Hurrell harbours dreams of being defence commander after stroke ends playing career
The Bristol Bears centre talks to TRP's Neale Harvey after his retirement announcement last week
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership season may resume as late as end of August
TRP understands Premiership clubs will be given a minimum of five weeks to get squads match-ready
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNational One in conflict over salary cap reduction
Not everyone in National League One is in favour of a financial reset
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRevealed: Saracens make first signings for life in the Championship
Bedford Blues and USA fly-half Will Hooley is set to join Saracens, Neil Fissler reports
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales international Thomas Young close to new Wasps deal
Young set to put his Wales dream on hold by committing to Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers fend off interest for another international in their backline
After losing Jonny May to Gloucester, Tigers face another fight to keep hold of winger
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago“Everyone understands the situation” – Ulster furlough all players and coaching staff
Ulster chief executive outlines prudent steps being taken to keep province sustainable
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDoncaster Knights deducted five points for breaching RFU’s rules on agents
Championship club found to have breached intermediary regulations and docked points
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Gloucester prop Gareth Denman one of two signings set to hit trail to Ealing
Neil Fissler reports on the two players set to switch Championship clubs, plus Exeter Chiefs extend deal for veteran
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe three Premiership clubs who vetoed reducing the salary cap from £7m to £5.5m
Salary cap operating window and player turnover come July had led to vote on lowering limit
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMunster prop James Cronin given one-month doping ban after pharmacy mix-up
Wrong medication leads to Cronin testing positive for two prohibited substances
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe can become regulars in the top two, says Northampton Saints No.8 Teimana Harrison
The Northampton Saints No.8 tells Neale Harvey how he is revelling his role as co-captain
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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