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 One
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Baker’s return offers ray of light By ALEX BYWATER WITH just one win in the whole campaign it has been a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeadeye Olver has howitzer at ready for Pirates
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’S been involved in picking that many opponents’ pockets, Oliver not Olver would be more of an apt...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSaracens set for misconduct hearing with EPCR
Saracens find themselves in deep water over the possible fielding of an eligible player in their Champions Cup win over Racing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCallum Braley to leave Gloucester after six years at Kingsholm
Italian PRO14 club Benetton will be Braley's destination at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHomegrown Jamie Blamire becomes latest player to commit to Newcastle
The Falcons academy product has scored six tries in 14 appearances this season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets find their successor to Brad Mooar
It's an inside job at Parc y Scarlets as defence coach Glenn Delaney is set to succeed fellow Kiwi Brad Mooar
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTransfers: Wasps lose flanker Thibaud Flament to Toulouse
News regarding the packs of Wasps and Harlequins
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTalent-spotter Paul Turner seeking more gems for WRU
"The Welsh Exiles programme has gone from strength to strength" - how can Wales find more Tompkins and Rowlands?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers lead the chase for Ross Moriarty
Leicester seek to bolster front row and back row for next season, with Wales flanker Moriarty just one of their targets
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBlackheath Cooke up a major storm
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….18 Blackheath ….31 RAMS’ National One title hopes suffered a major blow as an impressive Blackheath side...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThompson spot on to lift OAs
By WILL JENNINGS Worthing…………….29 Old Albanian ……30 MORGAN THOMPSON was the hero as his late kick secured a thrilling victory for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMacc knife Gate to take over top spot
Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD take over at the top of the table following a 35-14 win at home to former league leaders...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSperes the sole scorer as the Dale keep it tight
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….10 Huddersfield ….3 A TENSE one-try affair at the Avenue was won by the home side with...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHot start puts Chinnor path to fourth on win in five
By DAVID BEDDOWS Driving through: Nick Selway goes low to score from the maul for Chinnor PICTURES: Gareth Lyons MATCH STATS…...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton turn up heat to leave them in control
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 17 Clifton…………43 BOURNEMOUTH went into the game optimistic after a run of near-misses, but the Bristol side...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBarnstaple tripped up by students
South West Premier A LAST-MINUTE try from winger Toby Williams threw a spanner in the title race as Exeter University beat...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley brushed aside by Caldy
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………12 Caldy ………………….31 CALDY marched inexorably on in their bid to return to National One with a convincing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEllis grabs three as super Park go on the rampage
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 50 Cambridge ….19 ARTHUR ELLIS’ hat-trick saw Rosslyn Park hammer Cambridge in a ruthless second-half performance...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoIt’s bliss for the faithful as Juddians take charge
By NICK PITSON Henley …………….17pts Tonbridge ……….18pts Threat: Tonbridge’s Ryan Jackson tries to break through Henley’s Dave Hyde is stopped is...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEddie is wrong to mention ‘brutal physicality’ in France
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Violent: Grégoire Lascubé is sent off by referee Stephen Hilditch against England...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWatkins bags brace for Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …………26 Sheffield Tigers ….7 LUCTONIANS kept up their good form with a fine home win against a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBishops shake off woeful beginning
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……40 Hull Ionians….22 STORTFORD banished a sloppy start to record a convincing win over Hull. The hosts...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff have no answer to Taunton rush
By MIKE AMOS Taunton ……….43 Westcliff……….10 Taunton started at a fast pace and never looked back to record a convincing victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSuper sub Wilson wings in for late winner
Welsh Premiership Llanelli ……….24 Llandovery ….21 LLANELLI ended a run of six successive defeats to Llandovery with a vital victory that...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHull upset Students as O’Donnell stands out
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………33 L’boro…………….20 HULL overcame a strong Loughborough side to record a well-won victory thanks in part to a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley profit from sinners
By DAVE LAWRENCE Canterbury …………13 Moseley …………….29 MOSELEY picked up a vital away win against basement boys Canterbury, but needed to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSutton double as Caolan leads way
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom…23 Barnes ………………17 THE last time Sutton recorded a league victory was at Barnes and they...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStruggling Steelmen put to the sword
Newport ……….20 Ebbw Vale ……3 NEWPORT came up with three tries in the mud to ease their relegation concerns and plunge...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley catch the eye as run continues
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………17pts Hinckley …………27pts CHRIS Campbell hailed his Hinckley team as they made it eight wins from nine, powering...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSale sneak off with the points
By ALICE DEARMORE Sale ……………………26 Plymouth Alb……25 SALE held on to record victory by the slimmest of margins as they kept...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLast-gasp block frustrates Esher
By JACQUI TURNER Old Redcliffians 25 Esher ………………25 THERE was nothing to separate Old Redcliffians and Esher as the hosts dramatically...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPooler on course for fourth successive title
Welsh round-up PONTYPOOL took another stride towards a fourth consecutive National Championship title with a 15-12 home defeat of rivals Bedwas....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStour run up the board at Scunthorpe
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe … 15 Stourbridge…76 STOURBRIDGE ran in 12 tries on the road to further dent bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe’s points...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPeterson eager for second crack in top flight
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE STANDING 6’8 and weighing 18-and-a-half stone, there’s no doubting which side Newcastle lock Greg Peterson is...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons give nod to a new creator
Preview Newcastle v Ampthill Today, Kick-off 1pm FLY-HALF Brett Connon makes his first start of the season as Newcastle make five...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale take spring out of Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h…………14 Tynedale …………29 TYNEDALE took the spoils at Lightfoot Green as composure near the try line let...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard: Eddie won’t ignore us much longer
By JON NEWCOMBE Outstanding: Alex Dombrandt scores for Quins against Worcester PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS EXETER: Dollman; Bodilly, Wyatt, Hendrickson, Short;...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKnights rely on their Olver ‘get out of jail’ card again
By GUY WILLIAMS ONCE again Doncaster can be grateful for the accurate goal kicking of fly-half Sam Olver whose successful 78th...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark stand up to Chester questions
By HARRY GRAY Sedgley Park……27 Chester ………………14 SEDGLEY PARK saw off a second-half fightback from Chester as they secured an eventually...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSkinner makes his return to lead charge for Chiefs
SCOTLAND international back-rower Sam Skinner, right, makes his first start of the season after injury to captain an Exeter side showing...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMartin flies solo to sink Pirates
By PAUL SMITH Flyer: Kyle Moyle makes yards for Pirates A WONDERFUL solo try from debutant James Martin clinched an against-the-odds...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLineen led the way for Six Nations invasion
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Trail-blazer: Sean Lineen playing for Scotland in 1990 The entire cast for the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWorthington picks up the points for Bedford
By LUKE JARMYN AN injury time try by replacement No.8 Huw Worthington sealed a nailbiting comeback for the Blues in an...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPosponed game puts a sudden spoke in Les’ bicycle wheel
AS A WING for Aberavon and Wales, Les Keen always knew where to go, hard and fast, ideally along the line...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders up intensity to continue perfect run
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders kept up their perfect start to 2020 with a dominant nine-try victory over Hartpury at Trailfinders...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSpecifically our Terry was simply one of the very best
TERRY Cooper was an old-fashioned reporter with an innate love of the game he wrote about. As Rugby correspondent of the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSpittle hits high-five as Carnegie crumble
By LUKE JARMYN WING Jack Spittle ran in five tries as Nottingham romped to a comfortable win against struggling Yorkshire Carnegie...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHodgson stars as Richmond cruise
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……10 Richmond……25 LEAGUE leaders Richmond proved too strong for a battling Cinderford team as they secured a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCool finish by Young earns Lions their win
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L ……17 Dings Crus ……15 LIONS just about deserved victory after a nail-biting finish. Dings had the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRuthless Guernsey edge up on Rochford
London & South East Premier IN THE battle between first and third, league leaders Rochford Hundred just edged it 12-3 at...















