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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoLaunchbury commits his future to Wasps
WASPS Captain Joe Launchbury has signed a new undisclosed- length contract with the side. The England lock, 28, has made 142...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBridgend keep pace with Bony
Welsh Division One round-up TREORCHY moved to the top of the Division 1 East Central table thanks to a 20-7 home...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark back pack to put Tigers in a cage
Sheffield T ……..19pts Sedgley Park….29pts By ANDREW SMITH SEDGLEY Park head coach Matt Bebbington heaped praise on his dominant pack as...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBrady’s treble too strong for Ionians
Hull Ionians ……7 Sale FC …………36 By MALCOLM KNOWLES THE RESULT of this fixture was determined well before Sale scored their...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSamoan stars join the Championship
JERSEY Reds have added Samoan international Rodney Iona to their squad. The 28-year-old, who can play fly-half, centre or full-back, arrived...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBoudjellal is ready to sell up at Toulon
Reports from France that Toulon’s headline-grabbing owner Mourad Boudjellal could offload his controlling stake in the club as soon as tomorrow...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHeard leads the way as Hull win again
Hull …………….34 Scunthorpe ..16 By RICHARD GORE HULL won back-to-back games for the second time this season as they ran in...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLewis leads Blues in second-half riot
Bishop’s St ….43 Canterbury……..0 By JOHN ALLANSON TOM LEWIS crossed for a double as Bishop’s Stortford dispatched Canterbury with a minimum...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoScots ace Hutchinson extends stay at Saints
NORTHAMPTON and Scotland centre Rory Hutchinson has agreed to extend his contract with the Premiership club. The length of the deal...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley turn on the after-burners
Hinckley ……….32 Stourbridge ……3 By BARBARA MEEKINS MITCHELL Lamb helped Hinckley to a bonus-point triumph as his double against Stourbridge secured...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoResilient Saracens start their long climb
By TOM BRADSHAW THEY will remain in negative territory on the league ladder for some time, but Saracens delivered a barrel-load...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOur finest hour says Rams boss after they pip Park
Hand-off: Rams’ Robbie Stapley on the attack Inset: Park scrumhalf Dave Lewis tries to step Rams Conor Hayhow PICTURES: Paul Clark...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWarriors retain top young forward duo
WORCESTER flanker Ted Hill and lock Andrew Kitchener have signed two-year contract extensions until 2022. Kitchener, 23, signed his first pro...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester make it four in Dale defeat
Chester …………36 Tynedale ……..17 By STEVE SMITH CHESTER Rugby stretched their unbeaten run to four games with a bonus-point victory against...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMcCall feels for stayaway Wray
SARACENS’ owner Nigel Wray did not attend the match due to feeling “uncomfortable” travelling to away grounds in the wake of...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSkelcey helps Albion to stunning comeback win
Richmond ….30 Plymouth ……31 By TIM FORRESTER WHEN Richmond scored their fourth try after 45 minutes to take the score to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoREGIONAL PREMIER LEAGUES ROUND-UP
BOURNVILLE took top spot in the Midlands Premier after beating Peterborough Lions 50-12. The Lions scored in the opening minute but...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBears send out their big boys for Exiles clash
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL roll out big guns Nathan Hughes, John Afoa and brothers Charles and Siale Piutau against an Irish...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMorgan hits four to put DMP on cloud nine!
By KEV ROBINSON AFTER an early penalty exchange Darlington Mowden Park demolished visitors Birmingham Moseley, scoring nine tries in the process...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoDickens takes the reins from Bates
NEWS EXTRA ALAN Dickens has named six Northampton players in his first squad since becoming England U20s coach. Dickens left his...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBotha puts World Cup disappointment behind him
Power: Ruan Botha on the surge for Irish BATTLE-HARDENED lock Ruan Botha has vowed to overcome the frustration of his Springboks...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Leicester are lock, stock and barrel for Saints derby match
World Cup stars return to Premiership action for East Midlands derby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMike Brown set to miss the rest of the season for Harlequins
Paul Gustard reveals Brown has been playing through the injury since preseason
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCrusaders alter identity in wake of terror attacks on mosques
The Crusaders have overhauled their identity in the wake of the Canterbury mosque shootings earlier this year, but won't change their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI’m probably the weakest in the running backs’ room but my pro rugby career helps me, says Christian Wade
We catch up with Christian Wade and his NFL dream and discover a player determined to get a shot with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps flanker Jack Willis aims to add spice to England’s Undercurry
Neale Harvey talks to Wasps' turnover machine Jack Willis
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears stun the Premiership with Semi Radradra signing
Pat Lam beats competition from the NRL to complete the blockbuster signing of the Fiji star
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorcester Warriors sign highly-rated Ted Hill to 2022 extension
Alan Solomons sees a Test-class future for 20-year-old flanker Ted Hill
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoAllen Clarke leaves Ospreys after ‘dark period’ in season
The Ospreys head coach leaves the region following a difficult start to the season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps fly-half Jacob Umaga signs extension after breaking into first team
Umaga spent last season with Auckland and Yorkshire Carnegie before returning to Wasps readied for first team
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints pin Rory Hutchinson to new deal
One of the Premiership's most electric backs is staying at Northampton Saints
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Bristol Bears offer Rory Best shot at the Premiership
Pat Lam is attempting to make the former Ireland captain put his retirement plans on hold
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHooper: We just couldn’t threaten
STUART Hooper was left bemoaning his side’s failure to put scoreboard pressure on their rivals as Bath’s European campaign hit the...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHardwick on target to frustrate the Blues
By JAMES CANDY In front: Jordan Coghlan goes over to score for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images A LAST gasp Tom Hardwick...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWin at last for relieved Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWest Walians away from red with nervy victory
By JAMES LLOYD Llanelli………23 Newport ………15 LLANELLI secured their third win of the season with an impressive 23-15 victory over Newport....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents deal fourth straight loss to Hoppers
By MICHAEL MITCHELL Preston G’h …21 Loughborough34 LOUGHBOROUGH Students piled the misery on Preston Grasshoppers as a fluid first-half performance allowed...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHanrahan drop-goal goes wide so it’s a tie
By RONAN O’BRIEN MUNSTER full-back Mike Haley insisted they were thrilled to secure a draw even though his side should have...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHarmony? Eddie has put boys under a bus
CHRIS HEWETT England’s coaching staff do not always sing from the same hymn sheet. Sometimes, they struggle to preach the same...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHayhow inspires rampant Rams
By RICHARD LEWIS Canterbury …22 Rams ………48 CONNOR Hayhow helped himself to a double as Rams continued their strong start to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTaunton remains Gary’s Kingdom
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSteelmen ease worries in RGC takeover
By ROB COLE RGC …………23 Ebbw Vale ……31 DAN Haymond kicked 16 points to guide the Steelmen to a fourth successive...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoForwards deliver for Caldy in gritty win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale……11pts Caldy………16pts CALDY proved that you don’t necessarily need points to make for an exciting game on the...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBoot-boy Ramos gets Toulouse over the line
By STEFFAN THOMAS ANDYFRIEND praised the resilience of his Connacht side despite falling to defeat to Toulouse at the Stade Ernest-Wallon....
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJust magic if Kerevi had not been joking
SAMU Kerevi, the most effective Wallaby in a largely ineffective Australian side at the World Cup, now says he was “having...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHoward the star as Park keep rolling
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…36 Hull Ionians ……8 BEN Howard’s brace set up a six-try haul for Rosslyn Park against Hull...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL CAPON BRISTOL HOOKER Pat Lam’s stated intent is to inject more homegrown talent into his Bristol side, and one young...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoForester double keeps Dons on top
London & South East Premier UNBEATEN Wimbledon remain in pole position after beating Hertford 25-7 at Highfields. Josh Forester crossed for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFive-star Bridge on a roll as they go top
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up NEWBRIDGEmoved back to the top of the One East table after seeing off Senghenydd...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLuctonians emphatic as Scunthorpe flail
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe …8 Luctonians …40 LUCTONIANS had their pack to thank as they ran out winners at fellow strugglers...
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