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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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThacker proud of defence progress
HARRY Thacker challenged his rampant Bears team-mates to keep on rolling out the wins and impressive displays after giving Brive a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEsher can’t break down TJ’s dogged defence
By GARETH WITHERS Over: Reece Conlon goes in for the third try for Tonbridge Juddians Muddy hug: James Booth celebrates scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRavens hit for six as No.9 stakes Scarlets claim
By THOMAS WILSON Carmarthen…38 Bridgend Rav …8 JONATHAN Evans staked a claim for a Scarlets return with a two-try display as...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDean the hero for brilliant Hull
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ………20 Hull………22 HULL struck an agonising blow to Warren Spragg’s Fylde after pulling off a shock win...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSkilful Burns pulls the strings to tie up win over Clermont
By RONAN O’NEILL Accomplished: Billy Burns ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was thrilled with his on-field generals after a crucial victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWalker’s try in vain as Pumas ace puts boot in
ROUND-UP STADE FRANCAIS edged out Zebre 12-13 at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi with the boot of Argentine fly-half Nicolas Sanchez ultimately proving...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders cut down by fabulous Forrest
By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing…32 Dings Crus …10 JACK Forrest’s try double inside the first ten minutes set Worthing on their way...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDrovers make it 18 in a row over Whites
By PAUL HOKPINS Swansea ……14 Llandovery …16 A BERIAN Watkins try kept up Llandovery’s hoodoo on Swansea as they made it...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark keep up chase in style
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 47 Otley ………19 SEDGLEY Park continued their promotion push with a dominant seventry bonus-point victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Elliot Daly handed first start for Saracens in Champions Cup
Elliot Daly returns after World Cup rest period to start at full-back for Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSpeedster Ed Fidow out to give Worcester Warriors some wheels out wide
The Rugby Paper catches up with the summer arrival at Sixways, Samoa international winger Ed Fidow
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins appoint Toby Booth as assistant coach to Paul Gustard
Paul Gustard brings in former Bath coach who will take hands-on role with Quins' lineout
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears hope to outbid French rivals with £500K offer to Justin Tipuric
Bristol Bears make heavyweight offer to the Wales and Ospreys star
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins captain Chris Robshaw and other rugby figures show support for Help for Heroes
Robshaw, James Haskell and Mike Tindall kick off Help for Heroes awareness with social media posts donning charity's clothing range
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoEPCR fine Saracens for Champions Cup media even no-show
EPCR issue statement confirming Saracens have been fined for not sending Mark McCall or Brad Barritt to the Cardiff launch
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThird time’s the charm for Dan Thomas, who finds home at Bristol Bears
Flanker Dan Thomas is coming into his own at the third club of his career, Bristol Bears
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBath and Underhill run into Ulster brick wall
By GARY FITZGERALD Breaking free: Rob Lyttle wins the race to touch down a kick ahead for Ulster’s second try PICTURES:...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTarrant delivers to end home run
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley 10 Cambridge 45 @therugbypaper MOSELEY’S perfect home record was blown away by a rampant Cambridge side as...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders wear down injury-hit Doncaster
By GUY WILLIAMS Marked: Morgan Eames leads the Doncaster charge Clincher: Ealing captain Rayn Smid dots down to seal the win...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRaiders move up as Stags edge thriller
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONremain the only unbeaten side left in the competition and increased their lead following a 41-24...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewport aim to shake off Sunday blues
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Newport v Pontypridd Sunday, kick-off 2:30pm NEWPORT will be hoping to make it three wins in a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoRyan: tries hid Dragons errors
DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan was happy with the five points, but not so much with the performance. “I’m weirdly...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRoberts: Now we’ve got to win two away
BATH’S Wales veteran centre Jamie Roberts groaned after this scrappy one-point defeat: “It’s devastating because we should have won. “Ulster were...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIt’s festival time as rivals share 85 points
By WARREN KAY DEFENCEappeared optional for both sides as the crowd were treated to a 12-try festival. Ampthill began brilliantly, with...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville win big as Sheffield go bigger
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE kept their place at the very top of the Midlands Premier table following a resounding 64- 29 win...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBrecon’s Plate win is re-run of their glory day
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up HOLDERS Brecon booked their place in the last 16 of the Specsavers National Plate...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWasps left wanting as Jalibert puts boot in
By GARY FITGERALD DAI Young’s men were left ruing what might have been as they slipped out of South West France...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoQuins are crushed by Yato, the Fijian fury
By JAMES HARRINGTON Destroyer: Peceli Yato SHELLSHOCKED Harlequins could do little in the face of a Peceli Yato-led 80- minute Clermont...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHammett says god dammit as Raiders rule
By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes ..............31 Worthing ........32 WORTHING Raiders scored four tries to win a hugely dramatic back-andforth clash at unlucky...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury go surging on with seven-try Carnegie rout
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY made it three wins from four with a comfortable seven-try victory over bottom club Yorkshire Carnegie. While...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBillingham still perfect after early snooze
Northern Premier STILL unbeaten Billinghamremain in pole position in the Northern Premier after beating Carlisle 38-7 at Greenwood Road. Surprisingly it...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTaylor shines for Scots in Agen
By TRP REPORTER ROUND-UP CENTRE GEORGE Taylor was the star of the show on his European debut as his two tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWe came to win, says Gustard, it hurts to lose like this
DISAPPOINTED Quins coach Paul Gustard could only be philosophical following the hammering, Quins’ third defeat in a row in all competitions,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDozing Lions awaken to roar
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L......27 Old Redcliff ......7 LEICESTER Lions withstood the early pressure from their visitors to eventually turn the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLet’s put on a show, Welch tells Falcons
@therugbypaper Hope: Will Welch No.8: Ryan Burrows AFTER winning ugly on the road again in the wind and the rain at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBarnstaple roll on but Weston stay tight
South West Premier TABLE toppers Barnstaple dealt another blow to their title rivals and made it eight wins from nine matches...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWonder-kid Lloyd stars in Bears’ 8-try romp
By NEALE HARVEY Heaven: Charlie Powell has scored Bristol’s seventh try WELSH wonderkid Ioan Lloyd enhanced his burgeoning reputation as Bristol...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMunster power makes it so tough for Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS All cheer: Munster’s James Cronin scores the bonus point try as players celebrate PICTURES: INPHO/Gary Carr THE Ospreys’...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSo close but oh so far for Cliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff ........17 Old Albanians 19 WESTCLIFF were left to heavily rue two late penalty misses as Old Albanian...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland must appoint an English coach now
JEFF PROBYN Tired players? England look dejected after losing to South Africa in the World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images Advisory...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoLam hits out over sloppy discipline
DESPITE the big victory, Pat Lam was annoyed with Bristol’s discipline. He said: “The yellow cards were unacceptable. We had 20...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCronin late try so vital for Irish
MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan stressed the importance of Munster’s lastminute try which secured them a winning bonus point. Replacement...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoJuddians dethroned as it gets tight at top
By ROGER OPIE Clifton..............23 Tonbridge J....22 CLIFTON came into this game full of confidence based on collective and individual belief, and...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSpeedster Fidow’s out to give Worcester wheels
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA AFTER impressing at the World Cup, Samoan wing Ed Fidow aims to seize his Premiership chance...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHull pay the price for a first half of fumbles
By RICHARD GORE Hull ..................24 Sedgley Park 27 HULL again rebounded from a difficult start to come within a whisker of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBlues survive scare to get the job done in Calvisano
By ROB COLE Star man: Jarrod Evans JOHN Mulvihill admitted his heart was in his mouth when Calvisano got back to...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBack comes Dillane as Connacht aim to build some fresh Euro memories for fans
By ADAM ELLIS THE return of Ultan Dillane has handed a much-needed boost to Connacht’s depleted second row as Andy Friend...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoIt’s seventh heaven as Ruth stay in the race
By BILL HOOPER Red danger: Redruth’s Harry Davey dives over in the corner for a try, left, while Matt Shepherd is...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJP Doyle follows Owens as ref at Varsity
By ROB COLE JOHN Paul ‘JP’ Doyle will become the latest international referee to take charge of the Varsity Match when...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Caldy wrap it up early
By JOHN LYON Caldy................49 Preston G ........21 FIFTEEN minutes in, this match was effectively over as Caldy raced into a 21-0...
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