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 2N
/ 7 years agoDebut delight as Roberts bags two
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........27 Wharfedale ....21 TWO debut tries for teenager Will Roberts took Tynedale to victory in a Yorkshire...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll-clear for Best softens Leavy’s Cup blow
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON IRELAND captain Rory Best has eased fears over his participation at the Rugby World Cup but...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoArnold bows out on a high in epic
By ANTON JONES Preston G ........40 Stourbridge....34 IN Paul Arnold’s 450th and final appearance, Preston Grasshoppers edged out Stourbridge. Hoppers took...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHurricane Hughes gets the monkey off Wasps
By GARY FITZGERALD Breakthrough: Wasps’ Elliot Daly eludes a tackler PICTURES: Getty Images My ball:Wasps’ Joe Launchbury, right, and Gareth Milasinovich...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHarry hat-trick sets up fightback victory
By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor............23 Blackheath ....33 HARRY Fry helped himself to a hat-trick while Chinnor old boy Leo Fielding kept the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCheika’s ‘tough’ decision to axe Larkham
NEWS EXTRA By JEFF ROGERS THE decision to sack Australia attack coach Stephen Larkham in February was a tough one but...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons: I’m still a believer in survival
ALAN Solomons backed his Warriors to fight their way out of trouble despite suffering a major blow at the Ricoh Arena....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz keeps Caldy alive
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP14 Caldy................22 CALDY live to fight another day in National One, in this dour game at DMPRFC’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJennings blames demons for assault charge
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON SALE Sharks centre Mark Jennings has admitted his behaviour was “unforgiveable” following his conviction for assaulting...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIrish imports could bring a tsunami of debts
NICK CAIN Reports that Adam Coleman, the Australia and Rebels lock, is set to sign for London Irish next season on...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents run riot in bid for survival
By RYAN STEVENS L Students ......43 Esher ................29 THIBAUD Flament and Will Brown each scored two tries as Loughborough Students powered...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDuncan’s highly Touted after his hat-trick
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............23 Tonbridge J ..37 A DEPLETED Redruth side gave Tonbridge a good run for 65 minutes before the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen last the distance as Jarvis keeps his cool at the death
By JAY BAYFORD Merthyr …20 Pontypool …18 MERTHYR showed plenty of experience and tactical nous as they edged a tough WRU...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t make Sexton a special case, chaps
IRELAND found the transition of going from hunters to hunted uncomfortable in the Six Nations, and no-one more so than Johnny...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps close on title as Bercis haunts former team Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Six of the best: Ampthill get over the line PICTURES: Harish Chavda AMPTHILL took another giant stride towards...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes pulls the strings for Hawks
By PAUL NICHOLAS Henley..............60 Guernsey ........28 DANIEL Barnes scored 21 points as Henley secured an emphatic 60-28 bonus-point victory at home...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago12-year wait over as Blue & Blacks power through to final
By CARL FIELD Llandovery …17 Cardiff …35 CARDIFF are into their first WRU National Cup final for 12 years after defeating...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNo drama in ring-fence
WHILE Premiership owners are cranking up the pressure to end promotion- relegation the rest of the game is absorbed by a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPark show character to Power past the Blood & Sand
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk ..37 Cambridge ..28 KIERAN POWER praised Rosslyn Park’s character as they held off Cambridge in a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJack’s double lifts Barnes to safety
By WILL ALSOP Birming’ & S......5 Barnes..............41 BARNES stormed to a six-try victory, securing their place in National Two South in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNewport v Pontypridd
Preview… Sun April 7. Kick-off 2.30pm PONTYPRIDD will get the chance to force themselves back into the Principality Premiership title race...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoError-strewn Sarries wake up just in time
By ROGER PANTING Full stretch: Max Malins scores Saracens’ second try Threat: Owen Farrell set up the final try IF THEY...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoffat pops up to keep OEs in title race
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 22 Cinderford ......17 A 78TH-MINUTE try from centre Kieran Moffat completed a late Elthamians’ fightback to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSecond-half salvo enough to see off Edmunds
By JACK WILLIAMS Canterbury ....35 Bury St E..........23 CANTERBURY scored 21 second-half points to secure a home victory against Bury St...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTring spring a serious surprise at Sutton
London & South East Premier THE shock of the afternoon must be Sutton & Epsom’s 25-19 defeat at home to Tring...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLlanelli v RGC 1404
Preview… MARK Jones will take his RGC 1404 side back to his old stamping ground seeking to do the double over...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDeano: We need better officials
NEWCASTLE’S director of rugby Dean Richards believed the importance of the game merited more senior officials. Richards said: “I don’t know...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeake doubles up in Titans fightback
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T ..41 B Stortford......35 ROTHERHAM winger Dan Leake scored two exciting tries as the Titans finished their...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams wrap up the title in fine style at Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................21pts Rams......................45pts THE large crowd of Rams supporters who travelled down the M4 to Bristol arrived with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournville beat the drop despite defeat
Midlands Premier LICHFIELD and Syston were condemned to relegation after Bournville clinched the point they needed to avoid the drop. Syston,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNightingale swoops to keep Bulls’ survival hopes alive
By PAUL HOPKINS Bargoed …31 Swansea …26 BARGOED kept their faint hopes of Premiership survival alive with a thrilling bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSale push ever on as Sinckler and Quins implode
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Bitten: Byron McGuigan runs in an interception try for Sharks Corner man: Jack Clifford touches down Harlequins’ second...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSale are safe with win against Albion
By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................31 Plymouth A ....22 SALE finished strongly to record a bonus-point victory over Plymouth Albion and secure...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWatt a performance! Dan does damage
By CIAN CHEESBROUGH L Irish WG ......5 Old Albanian 61 OLD Albanian scored nine tries in a dominant performance against bottom-of-the-table...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDan’s the man to keep Blaydon on track
Northern Premier League winners Hull denied any slim chance Billingham had of reaching a second-place play-off following a 26-7 victory at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys are almost Crossed off as relegation looms
By ROB COLE Aberavon…52 Cross Keys …15 CROSS KEYS are now ten points from safety and look as though they need...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond: Come and watch us – please!
STEVE DIAMOND has urged the north-west sporting public: Come and support us! Sale moved to the AJ Bell Stadium on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Savage to leave Gloucester for Japan’s Top League
The former Cherry and Whites skipper will join Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty in playing in Japan's ten-team league
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArgentine veteran Marcelo Bosch to leave Saracens
Mark McCall hails 'enormous integrity' of centre
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLima Sopoaga admits it’s been slow progress for him at Wasps
An honest assessment from the Wasps fly-half, but he's stout in his ability and the chance to shine next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt suffers ankle ligament damage
Forced off against Glasgow Warriors at the weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoElbow surgery shouldn’t rule Josh Navidi out of Wales World Cup prep, says Mulvihill
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill gives update on Wales flanker's condition
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDarren Cave pens letter to Ulster fans after announcing intention to retire
The Ulster centre will call it a day after 13 years with the province
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Cipriani signs bumper deal to commit to Gloucester
Gloucester are set for a first Premiership semi-final appearance in eight years since his arrival last summer
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWasteful Club rue missed chances
By DES DIAMOND Blackheath ….12 Bishop’s Stort 21 IN A game where Blackheath had 70 per cent possession and 70 per...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSuper Sedbergh reign supreme at Rosslyn Park
Top dogs: Sedbergh ahead of the final SEDBERGH saved their best until last as they retained their U18 Cup crown with...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoFrench trip holds no fear for Daniels
Confident: Bristol utility back Luke Daniels LUKE Daniels insists Bristol go into their first European knock-out match in 12 years full...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoElementary for three-try Watson
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………29 L’boro Stu……..50 ON A day when Chinnor guaranteed another season in National One, Loughborough Students showed great...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSt Peter’s make history by downing mighty Millfield
ROUND-UP THE U18 Plate final mirrored the Cup final for its drama with Wales represented strongly by Coleg Sir Gar, who...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU fear over Six Nations relegation is spineless
THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians,...
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