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 One
/ 7 years agoPassman injury casts cloud over MP victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoPiutau has his Bears prowling with intent
By NEALE HARVEY POOL 4 Going in: Charles Piutau breaks through to score Bristol’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images CHARLES Piutau...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Leinster take counter-measures to combat Naiyaravoro
Full team news for this weekend's Champions Cup action
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRacing 92 sack former European Player of the Year Leone Nakarawa
A total breakdown in relations between Racing 92 and Leone Nakarawa has led to the sacking of the Fiji star
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRory Best reveals the reasons why he turned down shock approach from Bristol
Rory Best's admiration for Pat Lam runs deeper than you think
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons prop forced to retire at 25 after serious training ground injury
Jack Cosgrove has retired upon medical advice as one of Bristol's Championship-winning squad members
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAdam Jones made a man out of me – Lewis Boyce
Summer arrival at Bath, Lewis Boyce, admits his scrummaging wasn't up to scratch until he met Adam Jones at old club...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘Tireless’ Sam Lewis commits to Worcester’s redefinement under Solomons
Sam Lewis has signed a new contract to commit to Worcester Warriors beyond the current season. The dynamic openside flanker has...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol Bears build fearsome back three with Piutau signing extension
Another big piece of business completed at Ashton Gate
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester continue streak of contract extensions with new deal for Schonert
Tighthead prop Schonert becomes fourth Warrior to commit inside a week
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBritish & Irish League ‘coming in 2022’ says club owner
Stakeholders CVC are driving a merger between the Premiership and PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints will move on Ben Youngs should talks with Tigers fail
Cobus Reinach has been offered an eye-watering amount of money by Montpellier, and Saints could turn to Ben Youngs to replace...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints fill Dylan Hartley void with new hooker signing
Sam Matavesi has left Cornish Pirates to move to Franklin's Gardens
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: All the action and drama from Round 5 of the Premiership
Haven't got round to watching the weekend's action yet? Here are the extended video highlights
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs succumb to gentlest of touch
By MATT BALDWIN A LATE surge in the second half saw Esher come from behind to beat Old Albanian in a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRuthless Trailfinders put Blues to sword
By OLI SHAPLEY Try-double: Elijah Niko EALING Trailfinders rampaged their way to their biggest win of the season with a huge...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 years agoMullis & co hold off the gritty OEs
Cinderford ……24 Old Elthamians18 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Old Elthamians in a tense affair that remained in the balance...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoCrusaders keep their name but alter logo
NEWS EXTRA Dropped: Pre-game drama THE Crusaders have decided to keep their name after a review that began when 51 people...
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Premiership
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLast-play winner for Llanelli with Edwards in sin-bin
By ROB COLE Welsh Premiership BRIDGEND skipper Nathan Edwards picked up a yellow card five minutes from time and then had...
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Premiership
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoA perfect ten sees Cherry & Whites run red hot
By DUNCAN WOOD IN BITTERLY cold conditions at the Alpas Arena, Gloucester-Hartpury Women scored ten tries against Darlington Mowden Park Sharks...
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Premiership
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoRocky lands killer blow on former club Wasps
By WILL JENNINGS ROCKY CLARK came back to haunt her old club as her try helped Saracens continue their unbeaten start...
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Premiership
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoCatlin hat-trick as lethal Quins run riot
By NICK REWCASTLE Try double: Heather Cowell goes over for Harlequins Women HARLEQUINS remain at the top of the table following...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoC’mon Eddie, let players break free and flourish
GUEST COLUMN “Jones wants even greater levels of managerial control over his international personnel” One by one, England’s World Cup elite...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMike enjoys the Perks of the job
Blackheath ….33 Rotherham ……17 By GRAHAM COX A FIVE-TRY win for Blackheath kept them in the hunt at the head of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoOliver orders her Bears to stay on their toes
PREVIEW… Worcester Warriors v Bristol Bears By PETER WHITE Sunday, December 1. Kick-off 2pm BRISTOLBears head coach Kim Oliver insists her...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs take the edge in battle down the bottom
Luctonians……29 Preston …………..3 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS secured a valuable home victory against fellow strugglers Preston Grasshoppers with an emphatic 29-3...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRadradra can put 5,000 on the gate
BACK in the 1980s, when players rarely moved club, let alone country, Bristol tried to buck the trend by recruiting a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWorrall leaves hosts five alive
Chinnor…………34 Cambridge……22 By JACK JOHNSON JASON Worrall scored two tries as Chinnor made it five games unbeaten with a bonuspoint victory...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWoosey’s treble is just the tonic for Lightning
By TOM SOULSBY ON A cold evening at the Athletic Ground, Richmond struggled to find any momentum as they fell to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents down Dale in style
Loughborough.48 Wharfedale ….12 By JONATHAN BUSH NOTHING was left on the field by the Students as Loughborough fought hard for a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFolau likes the law on his side
ISRAEL Folau is upping the ante on the cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union by claiming around £7.4m in lost earnings, arguing that...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPocock weighs in on Folau captaincy claims
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wallaby captain David Pocock has questioned Israel Folau’s claim that he was in line to become Australia captain....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSuperb Shepherd leads flock to victory
Redruth…………..13 O Redcliffians….0 By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH battled to a hard-fought win over Old Redcliffians in a game the visitors will...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWill RFU scrap rules if Sarries go down?
So it’s back to the real business of club rugby this week as we return to the Premiership and the serious...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCaldy grind out 13th on spin
By JOHN LYON HUDDERSFIELD came to Paton Field with the singular objective of upsetting Caldy’s perfect record, but the hosts answered...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoOllie’s aiming to prove his England credentials again
By NEALE HARVEY Elusive: Ollie Thorley breaks with the ball for Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER’S frustrating stop-start campaign has failed...
Autumn Internationals
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