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 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs finally crack 12 men of Dings
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHartpury hold out as Lyons’ strike flies wide
By JENNY BATES THERE was tense finale at the Gillman’s Ground where a late try from Nottingham winger Billy Robinson threatened...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThat’s Howe to do it for Bridgend to edge towards safety
By ROB COLE Bridgend …….19 Carmarthen Q 17 IT was many happy returns to Bridgend colours for Owen Howe, member of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpence score has Preston hopping
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStooke proving versatility playing blindside
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BATH enforcer Elliott Stooke insists his recent stint on the blindside flank has put him in...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRogerson on mission to secure early promotion
Triple ton: Topsy Ojo VICTORY over Yorkshire Carnegie would be just that much bit sweeter for proud Lancastrian Matt Rogerson who...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEight is great for bonus-point Black and Ambers
By JAY BRAYFORD Newport……….48 Neath…………….10 NEWPORT kept up their recent good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling Neath. The Black...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson effort shocks Lions at the death
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoProsser pull strings as Bargoed stop nightmare run at 13
By DAVID SIMPSON Bargoed ……….21 RGC 1404 …….17 VICTORIES have been in short supply for Bargoed this season, but this fourth...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOwen in for two as Chester close gap
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll black for All Whites as Llandovery win again
By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ….20 Swansea ……….3 LLANDOVERY stretched their run of victories over Swansea to 16 matches as they came...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPassman double downs struggling Blues
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoConnon last gasp kick gives Falcons wings
By PAUL SMITH Soaring: Sonatane Takulua scores Falcons’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images On the move: Josh Bassett of Wasps makes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff close to blowing it before stretching run to nine
By TIM LEWIS Cardiff …………26 Aberavon…….20 CARDIFF coach Steve Law breathed a heavy sigh of relief at the end of a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour star Rundle rumbles in for four
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung: We should have seen game out
NEWCASTLE’S Dean Richards hailed his team’s second-half performance. He said: “We allowed them too much momentum in the first half and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGee whizzes in as Merthyr pile more misery on Vale
By HUW JONES Merthyr ……….34 Ebbw Vale……26 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat at Swansea by bagging a bonus-point win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton stars in South thrashing
By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaints fans boo off ref after flood of yellows turn game
By ROB WILDMAN Jumping for joy: Harry Randall celebrates scoring for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images On the run: Alex Moon makes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDelight for Fish as Squirrels are sent scurrying
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers coach Dan Fish hailed his side after they beat Rhiwbina 35-9 to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBoyd: We took our foot off throat
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd blamed his team’s second half dip in performance rather than having four players sin binned. Boyd skirted...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Falcon off to France NEWCASTLE centre Pedro Bettencourt, 24, will join French side Oyonnax this summer. The 24-year-old joined from French...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPennell grabs bonus on day to remember
By TOM BRADSHAW Passion: Chris Pennell shows his emotions after scoring his try Getting away: Tom O’Flaherty breaks through to score...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnforgiving Noves plots downfall of old enemy
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Big rivalry: Guy Noves, left, and Bernard Laporte Former France team boss Guy Noves did not pick...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHepher: We must be more ruthless
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher had mixed emotions after his side’s bonus-point win. “There was some good stuff in there but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd is up to 20 with his timely double
By BEN JONES Blackheath ….31 Cinderford …….7 JAKELloyd scored his 19th and 20th tries of the season in a dominant bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDefiant Cornish calm the opening storm
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPriestland boot gives Saracens a kicking
By ROGER PANTING Marksman: Rhys Priestland kicks one of his six penalties PICTURES: Getty Images TEAMS BATH: Homer 8, McConnochie 6,...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford take a victory to the Bank
By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 Bishop’s Sto 16 A TOMMY Banks penalty with the final kick of the match denied Caldy...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGuernsey benefit from Bird in hand
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBeaten Sutts are hanging on by whisker
London & South East Premier DESPITE losing 29-25 at home to Guildford, Sutton and Epsomhang on to top spot but only...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRhodes waits on citing officer
SARACENS flanker Michael Rhodes may face a postmatch citing. In the first half, he charged into a ruck with his shoulder...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood & Sand left heartbroken again
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Rotherham ….24 CAMBRIDGE once again contrived to lose a game they could and should have won as...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPatience required by eager Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnxious times as Scunny slip up again
Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS made it four wins in a row to move into second, just two points behind long-standing leaders Scunthorpe,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTenacious Quins seeking six on the bounce to consolidate place in play-offs
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard describes his ideal Harlequin as being “tough, tenacious, resilient and someone who has fun”. But the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath scrum coach Toby Booth gives special praise to Beno Obano
The Blue, Black and White scrum guru backs quick-healer Obano for England call
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJordan Burns not giving up on chasing down London Irish
The Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half on the Championship title run and nearing a new deal
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHenry Pyrgos hasn’t looked back after switching Glasgow for Edinburgh and signs until 2021
A believer in Edinburgh moving in the right direction under head coach Richard Cockerill
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRugby League clubs take interest in England international fly-half
After Luther Burrell's cross-code switch, Super League clubs are looking at another Premiership star and Union international
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEaling have a ground fit for the Premiership if Irish slip up
Championship contenders are working on contingencies to meet Premiership stadium criteria
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoProject Reset: Ospreys break their silence with strongly-worded statement
An astonishing 36 hours in Welsh rugby
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup finals to support Doddie Weir foundation, EPCR announce
Newcastle and St James' Park will host the two European finals in May
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins avert scrum-half injury crisis with loan signing
Danny Care and Charlie Mulchrone are both nursing injuries
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunny slip throws title race wide open
Midlands Premier THE title race took a twist after table-topping Scunthorpe suffered a surprise 32-17 defeat at Sandbach. It was only...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley power play proves decisive
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….35 P’boro Lions……5 OTLEY ran away with the game in the first half, scoring five converted tries,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeyper falls for Jones’ con, hook, line Sinckler
ALUN-Wyn Jones showed in two instances in the Wales win against England last weekend just how influential a street-smart talisman can...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull bring up magic 20 with derby win
Northern Premier HULL made it 20 wins on the spin after beating Ilkley 28-11 in a tasty Yorkshire derby. It was...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoShay has Chester in cruise control
By CONNOR McLOUGHLIN Chester…………59 S Leicester……12 SHAY Owen grabbed a hat-trick of scores as Chester cruised past South Leicester. The No.8...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoOlmstead back to help Falcons fight the drop
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING been part of Newcastle’s best-performing Premiership team for two decades last season, ‘new’ signing Evan Olmstead returns...
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