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 agoRich bank more points at home
By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND showed their class with a five-try blitz late on to thrash Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors got off...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEsher condemn Sutton to bottom
By MATT BALDWIN ESHER took advantage of a tiring Sutton & Epsom side late on to turn a close game into...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTough lessons will make us all stronger – Gustard
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard says he has learned a lot about himself during Harlequins’ struggle to ignite their season. He...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley close gap as Povoas powers on
By CHARLIE BAXTER TWO tries from man of the match Henry Povoas saw Hinckley come from behind to convincingly beat inform...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSharks go third, ‘doing it right way’
VICTORY took Sale into third place in the Premiership table and rugby director Steve Diamond said: “Our investment – like Exeter’s...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFight for survival will bring best out of Titans
By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans triumph as OAs edged out
By BRIAN QUINN THE narrowest of margins gave Taunton victory over Old Albanians at Woollams as they were made to work...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoShanahan says cut league size
Rising star: Teenager Jack Musk showed his quality against Clermont Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH head coach James...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester back to winning ways in style
By STEVE SMITH CHESTER ended their dismal run of four consecutive defeats in spectacular style, finally getting their first win of...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoYoung tells England to keep an eye on Willis
By GARY FITZGERALD Comeback: Ollie Lawrence goes over for Worcester DAI Young claimed Eddie Jones should have picked Jack Willis after...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilkinson trio as Stour run ragged
By NICK PULLEN PROMOTION prospects Fylde put Stour to the sword with a stunning first-half show to go 45-0 in front...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWe’re kicking ourselves for losing that says disappointed Duncan
Frustrated: Duncan Weir DUNCAN Weir hopes for better luck with Scotland next weekend after failing to sign off from club duty...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRelegation looms for lowly Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL HUDDERSFIELDpushed Preston closer to relegation after a 25-15 win in a match marred by off-theball incidents. Preston started...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSalary cap fallout pours more fuel on feisty rivalry
By NEALE HARVEY Loyal: Will Collier Eager: Richard Barrington HARLEQUINS prop Will Collier insists his side need no extra motivation as...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorge Ford still has his best years ahead of him, says Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond has watched Ford grow from his time at Bath and Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach
Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago“I’d done my time in Cape Town” – Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move
Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlayer-head coach Joe Ford leaves Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie say Ford has left the Championship club to concentrate on his business activities away from rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins sign Andre Esterhuizen after meeting lofty wage demands
Quins win race for Springbok centre's signature after facing competition from rival Premiership club
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago
Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars
What will this mean for their England careers?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints strengthen front row with Nick Auterac signing
The Harlequins prop will leave The Stoop after two seasons in London
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens have ‘tainted’ their success and should ‘repent’, says Bristol owner Lansdown
Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown lifts the lid on his displeasure at Saracens flouting salary cap rule
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMunster out of Champions Cup as Leinster and Ulster progress
In what was a very rare fall from grace for the Munster squad, the door for this year’s Champions Cup closed...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester confirm coaching restructure which will see Steve Borthwick join Tigers
What will Borthwick's arrival mean for Geordan Murphy?
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLeaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams
By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE:...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth show Dings the way
By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWasps leave Bears Crakeing in their boots
Wasps FC ........34 Bristol Bears ..20 By MARK DAVEY TWO Liz Crake tries helped Wasps continue their unbeaten start to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeaving so soon, Jamie
JAMIE Roberts on his abrupt exit from Bath to join the Stormers in Cape Town: “It’s bittersweet because Bath has been...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPack power steers Hull to battling triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………..27 Chester …………16 HULL’S props laid the foundation for victory with some immense scrummaging which resulted in two...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThe Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoCherries blossom after early blitz
Richmond ..........0 Glouc’r Har’y ..20 By LORRAINE SPALL GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY produced a dominant firsthalf performance to secure a bonus-point victory away at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNot even bogey ground can stop Ponty
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL enjoyed their first victory at the Gnoll since December 1991 – running in eight...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHornets sting stuns hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY'S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIn-form Albion hit the heights again
By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans find their pride in game for the purists
By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoLethal Lightning strike more than just twice
Waterloo ........5 Loug’r L’ning ..74 By SAM WILLIAMS LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning received an early wake-up call before putting 12 tries past bottom...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoQuins blast Cardiff aside as title race heats up
Premiership Carmarthen....29 Cardiff RFC ......7 By PAUL HUNTINGDON CARMARTHEN extended their unbeaten home run this season as they strode to a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFour-midable Carleton shines
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSelway’s treble delights Villagers
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEvans on target as Wizards stay in hunt
Aberavon ........19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLeaders survive a scare to keep rolling
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff turn on style on the road
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoToo little too late for Ravens as Drovers seal win
Bridgend ........14 Llandovery ....35 By PAUL HOPKINS LLANDOVERY held off a late fightback to secure a bonus-point away victory. The first...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFive-star Students brush off exam woe
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVale boost survival hopes with vital victory
Ebbw Vale ......18 Pontypridd ......5 By IAN GOLDEN EBBW Vale hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premiership with victory over...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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