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 2N
/ 6 years agoVare leads plucky Chester to glory
■By STEVE SMITH Chester …………19 Hinckley ……….18 HARRISON Vare crossed for a super double as Chester fought back to secure an...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJamie’s weight insult spurs Sarries retaliation
By NICK CAIN Skill: Sean Maitland scores the first Saracens try from Billy Vunipola’s basketball pass PICTURES: Getty Images Hanging on:...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSmith’s double downs slow Sale
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishops St ……26 Sale ………………19 BISHOP’S Stortford started fast and then held on late for a bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGogs edge a points fest against Wizards
■By ROB COLE RGC 1404 …….36 Aberavon …….30 RGC leapfrogged the Wizards into third place in the table as they came...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMcCall: We may lodge protest
SARACENS rugby director Mark McCall said the club could lodge a protest following allegations that a derogatory comment by a member...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPowell and his boys are top of the pile once more
By TIM FORRESTER He’s away: Tom Pashley sprints in to score for Richmond PICTURES: Tom Soulsby RICHMOND went back to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIt’s a perfect ten for Cardiff in cruise control
■By ROGER THOMAS Cardiff …………20 Merthyr …………3 CARDIFF remain on course to win a first title since 2009 as they made...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Saracens bring in the big guns for Munster rematch
Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell among international crop recalled by Mark McCall
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers seek to sign Argentina lock and keep hold of George Ford
Movement at Leicester Tigers...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs agree new contracts with Rob Baxter and coaching staff
New long-term contracts for key figureheads in the Exeter Chiefs coaching department
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPiutau: Radradra will make us a dangerous prospect
The Bristol Bears full-back talks to Neale Harvey about his desire to win championships at Ashton Gate by agreeing an extension
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVarsity match: Light Blues’ mighty duo may be godsend or curse
Cambridge have a Test-experience second row ready to take on rivals Oxford in the 138th Varsity match
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPurdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again
Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton’s Samson Ma’asi is on the mend after life-changing kidney transplant
Northampton hooker Samson Ma'asi is on the road to returning to rugby after receiving a life-changing kidney donation from his father,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester move on from Mark Bakewell, opening door for Steve Borthwick
The England forwards coach is expected to move to Welford Road after the 2020 Six Nations
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKolbe makes his return
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Toulouse v Montepellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon WORLD Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe makes his return to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRobinson shoots Hawks to amazing win
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H ……..21 Bury St Ed ……18 HENLEYHawks pulled off a miraculous victory from the jaws of defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDays of romance, song and drama with Lions
PETER JACKSON Miss: Van der Schyff hangs his head No touring team in any theatre of global sport can match the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDazzler Dafis helps Aberaeron into the quarters
Welsh National Bowl round-up ■By STEFFAN TOMAS ABERAERON marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Bowl with a 22-7 victory...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPreston fuming at ref decisions
■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G ……..13 Hull ………………..18 PRESTONlost a game littered with questionable officiating. Great defence from James Gough kept...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoDebut hat-trick for Adams as Blues bring up half ton
By ROB COLE POOL 5 JOSH Adams announced his arrival at the Arms Park with a hat-trick as Blues buried Pau...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoPRL secrecy is an insult to all club rugby fans
NICK CAIN IS Premiership Rugby fit for purpose? Is the governing body of the multi-million pound club game in England understaffed,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoKingdom comes to those who wait
■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Eps ..12 Taunton T’s ….15 TAUNTON arrived at Rugby Lane smarting from their narrow defeat at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoLingham gives poor Park a runaround
■By WILL CRACKNELL Saracens ……..69 Darlington MP12 GEORGIE Lingham scored three tries as Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record. Lotte...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFamily first now for Best
Kids’ stuff: Rory Best with his children after the World Cup quarter-final loss to New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images RORY Best’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCole will carry the can just as Rendall did
JEFF PROBYN Scapegoat: Dan Cole is likely to be cut for failing to contain The Beast PICTURE: Getty Images Another week...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley seal victory with golden spell of three tries
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….24 Otley …………….62 OTLEY grabbed a bonuspoint win with a powerful display after the break. Hooker Joe...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTigers produce clinical display to honour Matthews
By ROB WILDMAN POOL 5 No holding him: Telusa Veainu breaks clear to score LEICESTERneeded only 18 minutes to flatten the...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThis snub to Lions does game disservice
PRL’s decision this week to deny the 2021 Lions a crucial extra week of preparation for their tour of South Africa...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSmash and grab as Salisbury fires
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoFirst victory delights Waterloo
■By TIM BROWNHILL Waterloo ……..20 Richmond ……..10 FIRWOOD Waterloo claimed their first win of the season against fellow strugglers Richmond. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWillis and Carling brewed up a storm
THE great and the good have paid due tribute to Bob Willis, the England fast bowler who terrorised the Australians at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde free scorers in the mood to defend
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………..17pts Sedgley Park ….10pts FYLDE head coach Warren Spragg hailed his side’s defensive display in a nailbiting victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLyon finally break their Champions Cup duck
LYON cruised to their first ever win in the Heineken Champions Cup at Matmut Stadium de Gerland after eight successive defeats...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWard the hero as Blood & Sand fade
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……14 Richmond……..23 FOR 20 minutes at Grantchester Road it was impossible to tell that Richmond had started...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSpirited Wasps give hope for the future
■By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps …………..13 Harlequins……39 DESPITE a strong defensive performance from Wasps, Quins eased to a comfortable victory. There was...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohnny Dick made impact!
JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLamb’s treble puts Tigers to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..53 Sheffield T ..40 MITCHELL Lamb scored a hat-trick as Hinckley recorded a bonus-point triumph, thumping the...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFeel the gap – Saints are hit by 7-try pummeling
■From NICK CAIN at Franklin’s Gardens Rout: Ed Byrne dives over for the final Leinster try PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON may...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs bite back to thrash poor Titans
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s ..46 Rotherham ……18 OLD Elthamians romped to an emphatic bonus point victory over Rotherham after scoring...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoNo stopping Lightning surge
Loughborough50 Worcester ……26 ■By BETHAN ZEIDLER LIGHTNING continued their winning ways with a comprehensive win. It took three minutes for Rhona...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFunding changes see cuts in RFU’s assessors
NEWS EXTRA ■By LUKE JARMYN RFU cut backs have seen travel expenses for match official reviewers and assessors nearly halved this...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStourbridge leave it too late to revive
■By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….27 Chester …………33 STOURBRIDGE fought back to set up a thrilling finish, but it proved too late after...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoStorming comeback keep the Warriors’ hopes alive
■By GARY HEATLY On target: Adam Hastings GLASGOW Warriors battled back from 18-6 down just before half-time to defeat La Rochelle...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams butt Sale aside for third win
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………19 Rams …………….26 RAMS continued their incredible season with another impressive away victory against Sale FC. Now...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoGloucester can claim a job well done!
Bristol…………..24 Glos-Hartpury53 ■By JENNY BATES GLOUCESTER-Hartpury put in a huge team effort to consolidate their place in the top three. Ti...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Surgery for Cuthbert EXETER wing Alex Cuthbert has been ruled out for an extended period after being told he needs hamstring...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField’s nerves are settled by Milner
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..25 Loughboro’ S ..19 HUDDERSFIELD held out to claim victory in a finely-balanced match at Lockwood Park. In...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSexton waits on knee scan
JOHNNY Sexton is on the injury-list again after sustaining a ligament injury to his right knee. Leinster rugby director Leo Cullen...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAlbion rally to down Hull after Gulliver departure
By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with...
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