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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Premiership
/ 6 years agoYoung gun Coles aims to make a statement against experienced Bristol pack
By NEALE HARVEY TYRO lock Alex Coles is relishing his chance to shine against a gnarly Bristol pack as Northampton aim...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRobbins decides relegation clash
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …….26 Hull Ionians ……….10 WING Ben Robbins’ two tries helped relegation battlers Rotherham Titans to an...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHeard about this, Bill? Boks losing to your National League
Brendan Gallagher gives the RFU food for thought with a famous match at Worcester Determination: Duncan Roke, of the National League,...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 6 years agoBid to beat the storm fails as rivals slog it out
By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ……..15 Carm Quins ….15 THESE rivals braved Storm Dennis to play out a draw in Colwyn...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoExiles back up Saints win with Stoop bonus
By ADAM ELLIS Powerplay: Oli Hoskins crashes over for the Exiles’ bonus point try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Cadan Murley scores...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRosslyn win battle of the Parks and keep pressure on at top of the table
By WARREN MUGGLETON Scramble: Park touch down for the claim their first try of the afternoon PICTURE: David Whittam KIERAN Power...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCLUB-BY-CLUB: HOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS PRODUCED PREMIERSHIP, PRO14 AND ULTIMATELY ENGLAND PLAYERS
Current team in brackets *dual reg Ampthill Karl Garside (Northampton Saints), Ben Earl* (Saracens), Nick Isiekwe* (Saracens), Ralph Adams-Hale* (Saracens), Samson...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChannel Islanders lead – but it’s still tight
London & South East Premier IT’s getting ever tighter at the top of the table, with Rochford Hundred and Guernsey battling...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard: Crucial areas let us down
HARLEQUINS boss Paul Gustard acknowledged his side had come off second best in two key areas. “The long and the short...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoChinnor in seventh heaven at Canterbury
By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR dug deep to overcome Canterbury and Storm Dennis to extend their unbeaten away run to seven games....
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMatt: Get set for Super Saturday numbers game
By JON NEWCOMBE Influential: England fly-half George Ford ENGLAND’S 2003 World Cup-winning scrum-half Matt Dawson predicts “a Super Saturday” finish to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBlaydon’s late surge sends them to top
Northern Premier THE positions at the top of the table could not be tighter, with three clubs fighting it out for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford stalemate after Club fightback
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort ……10 Blackheath …………10 A PENALTY try 15 minutes from time earned Blackheath a draw away to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoImpressive Ivybridge make light of wind and rain
South West Premier IVYBRIDGE used the wet and windy conditions to their advantage to send runaway leaders Barnstaple to a fourth...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Fatialofa on feet again WORCESTER lock Michael Fatialofa has taken his first steps after a serious spinal injury. Fatialofa spent four...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoJuddians win but fall from summit
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ……….26 Old Albanian ……..24 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame the conditions and a second-half fightback to down Clifton,...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoJohnson steals show at Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston GH …………..3 Hinckley …………….33 HINCKLEY piled further relegation fears on a young Preston Grasshoppers side as a...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoCaldy grit extends run to 22 unbeaten
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………….7pts Caldy………………..15pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns lavished praise on his team after a pivotal win against Fylde...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWhite’s diving tackle saves day for Tigers
By ROB WILDMAN Breakaway: Telusa Veainu sprints in to score Leicester’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images AN 80-METRE dash by full-back...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHull run amok as winds lift them higher
By RICHARD GORE Hull……………….34 Sheffield T……21 HULL made the most of the first-half winds at their backs to run up a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBlackett: I won’t blame the ref
LEE BLACKETT, Wasps’ interim head coach, refused to blame referee Karl Dickson for failing to penalise the flying Leicester scrum-half Ben...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHawks hit the front in bonus triumph
By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley…………..29 Westcliff…………5 HENLEY Hawks had to contend with both Storm Dennis and a resolute Westcliff defence to climb...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSale find there’s still life in these committed Saracens
By ADAM HATHAWAY Fast start: Rhys Carre scores Saracens’ opening try after a minute PICTURES: Getty Images Late hope: Rob du...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoFour-try Owsley seals the glory
By RHODRI MORGAN Worthing …………….10 Clifton ………………..24 CLIFTON secured a comfortable win with the addition of a bonus point over Worthing...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMcCall: Young gun Manu done great
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall praised young guns Manu Vunipola and Joel Kpoku after watching them overturn Sale. England U20...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSoaring Falcons planning for Prem
Preview Newcastle v Cornish Pirates Today, Kick-off 3pm taking down their Championship opponents ‘man and ball’, with a more aggressive defensive...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoSix of the best is enough for St Eds
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..12 Bury St Edmunds 36 BURY wrapped up a league double over Sutton & Epsom...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoThe Lego-loving Mercer builds a case for Eddie
By TOM BRADSHAW Delight: Bath’s Josh McNally scores their third try Debut score: Nick David goes over for Worcester Hill was...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders hit six to gear up for cup quarter-final
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders braved Storm Dennis and did so in impressive style to register a six-try victory over Bedford...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHarlequins hunt Ealing Trailfinders front-row trio
Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones set to have more than just Wilco Louw coming into the front row
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup man Mark Wilson back on track with Sale Sharks
Wilson knows there's plenty of work to be done to add to his 18 England caps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBen Youngs told to take pay cut if he wants to stay at Leicester
The scrum-half is out of contract at Welford Road at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJamie George to stay at Saracens when club is relegated to Championship
George signals his intention to stay put with GK IPA Championship-bound Saracens, even with 2021 being a Lions year
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins announce signing of Stormers tighthead Wilco Louw
Quins have found their replacement in the pack when Kyle Sinckler heads to Bristol
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins line up Springboks star Pieter-Steph du Toit to replace Robshaw
Also, Simon Zebo appears to be on his way out of France but an Ireland homecoming might not be on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJersey Reds typify Championship disbelief with damning condemnation of RFU
Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan criticises Bill Sweeney for ill-thought actions and lack of clarity given to Championship clubs by RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBracken: Saracens’ Lions tour hopefuls should be looking to leave
Kyren Bracken believes Saracens' elite players should move elsewhere next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU and PRL slash funding to the Championship by 50%
Championship clubs hang on a cliff edge as funding from central power is cut from £8.1 to £4.3m
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWRU target homecoming for two Welsh exiles currently in the Premiership
Leicester's Tommy Reffell and Bristol's Mat Protheroe are targets to bring to a Welsh region for the WRU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDai Young steps back from Wasps director of rugby role
Wasps take action after underwhelming start to Premiership season and Challenge Cup exit
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale and England hooker Rob Webber makes retirement call
Webber won 16 caps for England, all of which came under Stuart Lancaster
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField shake things up at the bottom
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield Tigers …10 Huddersfield ………27 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears with an unexpected bonus-point win away at promotion-chasing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCant hit for nine as DMP surge
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP……64 Canterbury …………14 CANTERBURY were competitive in the first half of this game, but a 36-point second...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThree-try Hawks fly high yet again
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian……….16 Henley …………………20 A TESTING few weeks for Old Albanian began with a close fought, creditable loss...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFour-try Barnstaple boost their lead as Maidenhead fall aside
South West Premier BARNSTAPLEenforced their South West Premier title credentials by running out 22-10 victors over Exmouth following another solid performance...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBattle of the Dales edged by Wharfe
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……………26 Wharfedale ……….34 A FINE all-round display saw Wharfedale emerge victorious in the Dales derby, as they...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPark keep up the pressure
By DAVE LAWRENCE BEN Howard’s try was the pick of the bunch in a game of two halves as Rosslyn Park...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMacclesfield remain at the top after hard-fought win
Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD powered away at the top of the table by beating Carlisle 40-29 at Warwick Road. It was close...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville march on to parade as scrap for second intensifies
Midlands Premier LEADERS Bournville kept their outstanding unbeaten streak alive with a thoroughly one-sided 50- 0 thrashing at home to Kettering....
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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