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 agoOEs show off their mettle in gritty win
By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians produced an impressive and disciplined display of wet-weather rugby to secure a deserved win in atrocious...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings merry with Hawkesby double
Sutton & Eps ….7 Dings Crus ……15 By JOHN CROYSDILL BOTH teams arrived at Rugby Lane with victories over Westcliff and...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHard graft paying off for Falcons flier George
By JON NEWCOMBE Ace: George Wacokecoke AFTER several false starts to his professional career, George Wacokecoke is not getting carried away...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’m delighted for England says ex-captain Robshaw
CHRIS Robshaw denied he endured bitter-sweet emotions watching England smash the All Blacks without him …and then tipped Owen Farrell and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoExplosive Saracens wing Segun expects fireworks
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: Saracens wing Rotimi Segun FLYINGwing Rotimi Segun has warned Leicester to expect a backlash as champions Saracens...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford look slick to blunt the Rams
By JOHN ALLANSON IN WET and windy conditions this was a game almost inevitably dominated by two strong defences and ultimately...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFelinfoel dodge showers as Emlyn sit it out
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD FELINFOELstole a march on Newcastle Emlyn at the top of One West after edging...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSimpson thumps his old mates at Wasps
By ROGER PANTING Easy run-in: Tom Marshall scores the opening try for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images Bitter sweet: Joe Simpson JOE...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHandy Andy sets Sale on their way
By STEVE SMITH TRIES from Andy Hughes and Raphael Quirke helped Sale secure a crucial victory to climb out of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournville pushed hard but still lead way
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE continued their unbeaten run, winning 22-13 at home to Newport Salop. They bagged three tries via Tom Holliday,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGiles, Allen ruled out for entire season
OSPREYS wing Keelan Giles has been ruled out for the rest of the 2019-20 season. Centre Cory Allen is also out...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe’re not too far away insists beaten boss Young
GLOUCESTER defence coach, Jonny Bell, described his side’s hero Joe Simpson as a ‘model pro’. Bell said: “We knew how good...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCraig finds his range as battling Park edge home
By WARREN MUGGLETON Match winner: Park’s Hugo Ellis KIERAN Power praised his Rosslyn Park side for showing resilience under pressure as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEight-try Wimbledon looking full value
London & South East Premier STILL unbeaten, Wimbledon maintain their lead at the top of the table following a 52-7 win...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLandajo unlocks Bear cave for Quins
By GARY FITZGERALD Touchdown: Jake Heenan goes over for Bristol Bears Decisive: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring for Quins PICTURE: Gety Images...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPack power gets leaders back on track at Titans
Rotherham ……6 Richmond ……23 By GUY WILLIAMS LEAGUE leaders Richmond recovered strongly from last week’s defeat and were far superior to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarum’s strong run ended by Ivybridge
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE saw their six-game winning run come to a dramatic end as they suffered a first defeat at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe’re gutted, says Sheedy, we’re looking to top four
Important: Chris Robshaw CALLUM Sheedy summed up the ambition of newly-promoted Bristol after his Bears failed by the tips of their...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDMP profit on long trip south
By NICOLA KENTON Canterbury……13 Darlington ……17 DARLINGTON Mowden park clinched their third win in a row as they edged past Canterbury....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBills avoid weather woes to stretch clear
Northern Premier WITH Harrogate’s game lost to the weather, Billingham move further ahead in the table after beating Kirkby Lonsdale 57-0...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSecond chance for Stan to prove he’s the man
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY DISCAREDED Harlequins enforcer Stan South has revealed why his refusal to give up on his Premiership...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion hit hard by robust Club
By PADDY MARSH BLACKHEATH returned to Kent with the full five points after a four tries to three victory over a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland favourites but so were All Blacks
Controlled the game: George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images Well, who would have guessed it was semifinals week with so many childish...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBotha on board to tighten up Ampthill’s defence
NEWS EXTRA AMBITIOUS Championship outfit Ampthill have pulled off another coup by appointing former England and Saracens lock Mouritz Botha as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWoodman expects big things from tyro prop stars
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTERscrum guru Trevor Woodman has challenged his front row brat pack to beat a path into...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoRoaring Bears go on four-try rampage
Bristol ……………26 Richmond ………18 By NADINE KENWORTH BRISTOL Bears secured their third win of the campaign with a bonus-point victory against...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRyan Lamb relishing mentor role under Brad Mooar at Scarlets
The former Worcester Warriors and Leicester Tigers man talks coming out of retirement to answer Mooar's call
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCornell du Preez aiming high at Worcester after horror throat injury
The Worcester Warriors back row tells TRP he is back fully fit after having urgent surgery on a fractured larynx
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago600 kids turn out for 2019 Oakman Cup at Allianz Park
Last Sunday over 600 children from 13 Rugby Clubs across seven counties played in one of the UK’s largest independent Minis...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton flanker Heinrich Brussow forced to call time on rugby career
"I have been battling injuries for some time now" - Brussow
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens up their offer to in-demand Max Malins amid interest from rivals
The fly-half/full-back is out of contract at Allianz Park at the end of the season and TRP reported earlier this month...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoForceful Fylde keep unbeaten run going
By STEFFAN JAMES FYLDE continued their winning record with a bonus-point win away on the road at struggling Midlands side Hinckley....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoQuins flair crushed by the boot of Simmonds
By MIKE SINCLAIR NOT many teams outscore Exeter for tries at Sandy Park – but Harlequins still took home only a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford fightback leaves I’s on a low
By MALLY KNOWLES TWOpoints gained or three points lost for Hull Ionians in this enthralling contest? Ionians held a 26-8 lead...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoShepherd secures bonus-point glory
By BILL HOOPER TWO second-half tries from full-back Matt Shepherd put Redruth on the road to a deserved bonuspoint win. Bury...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoKessell’s injury-time snipe kills off Blues
By DAVID LAWRENCE COVENTRY claimed maximum points from this nerve-jangling clash thanks to a try in the eighth minute of added...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoS&C guru PJ helping Mercer hit new PBs in the gym
By NEALE HARVEY HUMAN dynamo Zach Mercer insists he is bigger and stronger as he bids to underpin Bath’s title charge...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour fly out of the traps in seven-try win
By MARTYN SMITH SUPER Stourbridge were on top form on home turf to put Scunthorpe to the sword in a thrilling...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIbitoye makes the magic we like says Gustard
TWO-TRY winger Gabriel Ibitoye was described as “a special talent” by Harlequins director of rugby Paul Gustard. “He’s been working hard...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBacon looks crisp as Titans prevail
By JACK JOHNSON ROTHERHAM Titans ended a two-match losing run as a heroic defensive effort earned victory at Chinnor. The visitors...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoMcConnell marshals his big men to a gutsy victory
By LUKE JARMYN VERY gritty was Neil Fowkes’ succinct description of Nottingham’s determined victory over London Scottish on a wet evening...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAce Ezcurra out to catch the eye with Barbarians
NEWS EXTRA ARGENTINAcentre Bautista Ezcurra is keen to stay on British shores after he tours England and Wales with the Barbarians...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThird successive win for Students
By JONATHAN BUSH LOUGHBOROUGH Students are starting to climb the table, after a third win on the trot was secured in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe showed fight roars triumphant Ackermann
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL JOHAN Ackermann and his players celebrated like wild men after a dramatic finale saw Gloucester open their Premiership...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPack power steers five-star Albion
By PADDY MARSH INJURY-HIT Plymouth Albion produced their best display of the season to record a five-try victory over Sale FC,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStudents given a physical education
By SAM JACKSON NEWCASTLE made it two wins from two in the league with a dominant display over Hartpury that saw...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler’s perfect start has Ystrad reeling
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD THE Pontypool juggernaut rolls on. Leighton Jones’ defending champions powered to a sixth bonus-point win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMonkey off Tyne’s back in home win
By BRIAN TILLEY TWOtries by hooker Dan Lowdon helped Tynedale to their first home win of the season at Corbridge. But...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNo targets for us say Gloucester, just be best
Boss: Johan Ackermann VICTORIOUS Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann refused to set any targets for the season after his men saw off...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoYet more late heroics as Foresters dent the leaders
By TIM FORRESTER CINDERFORD are getting used to producing late shows, according to director of rugby Paul Morris, after another last-gasp...
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