Club Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Club Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHolmes scores four as Tigers claw the French
By ROB WILDMAN To the four: Tigers’ Jonah Holmes scores PICTURES: Getty Images LEICESTER welcomed back their England World Cup men,...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 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...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoTaqele: Saints are ready to compete with French aces
By NEALE HARVEY Making yards: Taqele Naiyaravoro has worked on his fitness Back: Courtney Lawes RETURNING England stars Courtney Lawes, Lewis...
-
National League One
/ 7 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...
-
English Championship
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoO’Brien leads Scarlets to real morale-booster
By ROB COLE Aberavon ........11 Llanelli ............16 ABERAVON lost their unbeaten record as Llanelli moved clear of the relegation zone. It...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWe were too naive says Pau coach
JONAH Holmes admitted Leicester’s winning performance was a “nice change” after the defeat at London Irish last week in the Premiership....
-
National League 2N
/ 7 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...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChiefs give Euro itch a welcome scratch
By NICK CAIN Fast start: Dave Dennis goes over for Exeter after eight minutes PICTURE: AFP THE European Cup has become...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 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...
-
English Championship
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff magnificent with seven in a row
By CALLUM ELLIS Bridgend ........12 Cardiff ............34 RUNAWAY leaders Cardiff made it a Magnificent Seven wins in a row. Stuart Floyd-Ellis...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHow could Curry miss out on this award?
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Curry was the Breakthrough Player of the Year in international rugby in...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs pay heavy price for errors
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians......25 Fylde ................27 LUCS gained a deserved bonus point against the leaders but they should have had more...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoRingrose hat-trick fires a Leinster Cup warning
By RONAN O’BRIEN GARRY Ringrose scored a brilliant hat-trick of tries as Leinster got their Heineken Champions Cup campaign off to...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 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...
-
English Championship
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBattling Drovers denied by Jarvis matchwinner
By ROB COLE Merthyr ..........33 Llandovery ....31 THE cruellest of offside verdicts from an 80th minute restart allowed Matthew Jarvis to...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSonny Bill may need masking tape again
JUST before the 2017 Lions tour Sonny Bill Williams refused to wear an Auckland Blues jersey with a Bank of New...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents in no mood to hold back on Scunny
By RYAN STEVENS L’borough........57 Scunthorpe......11 THE STUDENTS trounced bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe after taking an early lead. In the first few minutes Bamidele...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoSharks fightback falls short despite boost from bench
By GARY HEATLY Over: DTH Van Der Merwe bursts through GLASGOW Warriors survived a second half fightback from Sale Sharks to...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 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...
-
English Championship
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers are roaring as Swatkins dashes in
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield T ........21pts Otley ......................6pts TIGERS wing Pete Swatkins sprinted 30 metres to collect replacement Sam Waddington’s offload...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDacey turns tables with
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley ........36 Huddersfield 33 A LAST-MINUTE winner ensured Hinckley took all five points against a very good and...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 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...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoConfidence back for lively Chester
By STEVE SMITH Chester ............26 Wharfedale ....14 CHESTER made it backto- back wins as they overcame Wharfedale to secure a bonus-point...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoA first-half blitz deepens mire for Reds
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ....47 Bournemouth..12 A WHIRLWIND first half by Bury completely destroyed struggling Bournemouth, with the hosts...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoShillcock in for a treble as Warriors rout Russians
By ALEX BYWATER A JAMIE Shillcock hattrick ensured the Warriors got their Challenge Cup campaign off a flying start as they...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoGrandstand finish earns Stour points
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ....13 Tynedale ........10 STUBBORN Stour snatched victory with the last kick to stay within striking distance of...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 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:...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks comeback Bolsters title tilt
By MATT BALDWIN Esher ................13 Henley..............34 A THOMAS James sinbin turned out to be the difference between the sides as Henley...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBasham rises to challenge as Dragons ease to victory
By ROB COLE Future star: Taine Basham of Dragons scores his third try PICTURES: Huw Evans TAINE Basham couldn’t have picked...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 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...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTitans overcome scare to top pile
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ......27 Taunton T’ns..45 A SUPERB second-half performance earned Taunton Titans a bonuspoint victory over Dings at...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 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...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHughes try gets Scarlets off to winning start on home ground
By CALLUM ELLIS A SECOND-HALF try from Staffen Hughes helped the Scarlets open their Challenge Cup campaign with a win over...
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoFrench clubs likely to cook up a storm in Champions Cup
Brendan Gallagher looks at the contenders to win the European crown
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMike Brown is the ideal teammate, says Harlequins wing Ibitoye
Club matters are at the heart of the wing nailing down a place in Paul Gustard's plans at Harlequins
-
Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup test can help Matt Kvesic endorse England bid
Exeter Chiefs travel to face La Rochelle this weekend in Round One of the Champions Cup
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins have the mindset for raising the profile of the women’s game, says Rachael Burford
Harlequins are setting the bar with their Women's team set to play in Big Game 12 at Twickenham Stadium
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath hope to bring Rhys Webb back from Toulon
Bath are eager to add a world-class scrum-half to their squad for next season, Neil Fissler reports
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
The best betting sites
