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
/ 7 years agoVan Graan sweats on Hanrahan hamstring
By ADAM ELLIS Doubt: JJ Hanrahan Chance: Ben Healy MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan has urged his side to move...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSale at a Canter in simple home win
By STEVE BARNES SALE FC bounced back from their defeat at Old Elthamians to claim a precious bonus-point victory to move...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoScottish let slip 14-point lead over battling Blues
By JONATHAN LANDI BEDFORD Blues’ indifferent season took a turn for the better as they showed character in adversity to deny...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate penalty dents promotion ambitions
South West Premier MAIDENHEADsaw their South West Premier promotion hopes handed a damaging blow as a late Ivybridge penalty snatched a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWasps sign off in France with eight-try salvo as Sopoaga weighs in with 12 points for the visitors
By SAM JACKSON Double: Jimmy Gopperth DAI Young’s men are clearly keen to end their dismal European crusade on a high...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoKaino: Now we’re ready for Gloucester
By JOHN FALLON Grounded: Toulouse’s Pita Ahki scores with the help of Antoine Dupont PICTURE: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy TOULOUSE captain Jerome Kaino...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClinical Albion on the rise as Scaysbrook delivers
By PADDY MARSH A GREAT defensive performance from Plymouth Albion enabled them to come out on top against Old Elthamians in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs battle conditions to stay at the summit
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS maintained their slender lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win in difficult...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTruelove saves the day for rocking Rhondda
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD REJUVENATED Ystrad Rhondda hauled themselves out of the bottom four after a memorable 20- 13...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTigers will go hunting for a home quarter-final
By NEALE HARVEY First appearance: Dillon Lewis Must-win game: Tommy Reffell PICTURES: Getty Images TOUGH-TACKLING Welsh flanker Tommy Reffell is ready...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale 49ers can’t stay out of the endzone
By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE had this match sewn up by half-time with five converted tries on the scoreboard to lead by...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMighty Toulouse stand in way for Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Pile up: Gloucester celebrate as referee Frank Murphy awards their fourth try scored by Todd Gleave PICTURES: Getty...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClub do the double to hurt Park’s promotion bid
A CONTROLLED, disciplined performance led to a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth riot as Worthing blank
By BILL HOOPER MATT SHEPHERD’S brace of second-half tries helped secure a bonuspoint win for Redruth and stretch their winning run...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPatient Ponty hold their nerve for rare win
Premiership By GUTO DAVIES PONTYPRIDD recorded only their third ever league victory over RGC but had to endure some nervous moments...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoLancaster quells talk of unbeaten season
By JOHN FALLON STUART Lancaster says Getty Images Leinster are dealing well with the expectation which comes from winning all 14...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers tamed as Pike wins it
By BRIAN TILLEY THIRD-PLACED Sedgley Park fancied their chances against Tynedale, who had lost their previous five games on the spin,...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWe need fast start now says Johan
AFTER similar poor performances in the first half of their last two home league games against Worcester and Bath, Gloucester’s director...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoseley get back on track
By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFree-flowing Lions hit six
By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen exact revenge over Ravens
By ROB COLE PACK power helped Merthyr to a fourth win in a row as they overcame Bridgend at home. The...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s job done for Chiefs but they’ll have to raise game
By NICK CAIN Held: Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is tackled IT IS the first stage of mission accomplished for Exeter in their...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJust seventeen for lethal Caldy
By JOHN LYON PLAYING rugby in a 40- mph wind isn’t easy but Caldy didn’t miss a beat and dominated a...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoThe Galthie guillotine could chop up rivals
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ”Galthie has put his reputation on the line to bring an end to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoseley get back on track
By TOM HALLAMGRAVELLS MOSELEY’S eight-game losing streak came to an emphatic end as they blew away Cinderford in a bonus-point victory....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes seal valuable win to cast Dings aside
By SAMUEL DRAPER BARNES earned their fifth win of the season by overpowering Dings in a tight bottom-half encounter. A Jamie...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHonours even as Steelmen close the gap
By RICHARD THOMPSON EBBW Vale hung on to pick up two much needed points as they restricted Llandovery to a single...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBern’s on fire as Bears ease to victory
By RYAN MATTHEWS SARAH Bern’s return helped Bristol Bears snap a four-game losing streak in style with an eight-try mauling of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoMallinder’s back at last as Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Year out: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder makes his first appearance in over a year as Northampton take on...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNo Hopper freedom in William Wallace win
By MIKE MITCHELL SHEFFIELDTigers edged a tight affair against Preston Grasshoppers with the game played in atrocious weather conditions in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMemo to Carre: Go low or you will suffer
RHYS Carre’s sending-off just five minutes into Saracens visit to the Liberty Stadium suggests the message that tacklers have to go...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWarren Seals it for Darlington
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON head coach Garry Law made his first appearance of the season and helped them to victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks lay down the gauntlet in Titans win
By NICK PITSON HENLEY kept up the pressure on leaders Tonbridge with a bonus-point win over third-placed Taunton at Dry Leas....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJenkins powers Wizards to victory
By SEAN TAYLOR THE power of Aberavon loosehead prop Rowan Jenkins turned the game in his side’s favour and allowed them...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSarries hang on in epic contest
By MARTYN ELEY SARACENS held off a thrilling late surge from Loughborough Lightning to keep the pressure on at the top...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBaxter: It feels like a winning draw…
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter said his team had “shown huge character” after coming away from Glasgow with a draw...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChest are down on their Luc in defeat
By STEVE SMITH LUCTONIANS recorded their second straight away victory as they moved away from the relegation danger zone with a...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoKeep the coaches off the pitch
THE dead rubber between Bath and Harlequins at the Rec was not just notable for another lamentable European Cup campaign by...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBeattie calls time at 34
RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCliff sink bogey side as Dartnell seals it
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF prevailed against their bogey side with two late tries getting them out of jail in a match...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDefence comes crashing down for Brecon
Welsh Bowl, Plate and Shield round-up By CARL FIELD BRECON’S bid to become the first club to successfully defend the Specsavers...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoQuins’ strong finish keeps them top
By TRP REPORTER HARLEQUINS continued their battle with Saracens at the summit of the table with a win at Gloucester- Hartpury....
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSale find Kerr-Barlow too much of a handful
By STEFFAN THOMAS A MASTERCLASS from former All Blacks scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow helped La Rochelle dump Sale Sharks out of Champions...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThree wins on the spin as Hinckley rise
By LYNDON EDNEY HINCKLEY made it three victories in a row as David Peck, Jamie Skerrit and Luke Coltman fired them...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury benefit from Esher profligacy
By MATT BALDWIN A LACK of killer instinct proved to be the difference as Bury St Edmunds defeated Esher in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEmlyn stay top despite surprise defeat
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWCASTLE Emlyn’s 100 per cent record in One West came to an end with...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWasps flying high at Sharks
By MIKE MORRISON WASPS ran in seven tries as they hammered DMP Sharks at the Northern Echo Arena. The hosts started...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHudd not bored by classy Milner
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD finally brought their losing streak to an end with a well-deserved bonus point win. Two tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs reap rewards in the high winds
By BRIAN QUINN OLD ALBANIANS ran up the scoreboard against their namesakes as they scored five to topple Old Redcliffians. It...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoHarries at the double to inspire Warriors
By NICOLA KENTON SIONED Harries scored twice as Worcester Warriors secured a bonus-point victory by beating Richmond at Sixways. Fiona McIntosh...
Autumn Internationals
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