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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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 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 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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury survive the blitz to nip home
Worthing ……..22 Bury St Eds ….24 By DAVE MOORE JAID Wiltshire was the hero for Bury St Edmunds as his two-try...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoConstant double makes Lions purr
By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThat was ding-dong stuff says Baxter
EXETER boss Rob Baxter looked relived after his team had withstood Sale’s second-half pressure. Baxter said: “That was a ding-dong battle....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKelly treble proves a winner for Bees
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli ..33 LI Wild Geese 12 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees threw themselves a relegation lifeline at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSutton & Epsom still top but gap closed
London & South East Premier SUTTON & Epsom hold on to top spot in the table, following a close 27-25 win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNervy time before Macc stride home
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..31 Sheff Tigers ..17 MACCLESFIELDsecured their first win since December, as they boosted their survival chances with a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoEarle crashes over to let Quins lord it in third
By ROGER PANTING NATHAN Earle scored a last minute try to cement Harlequins’ third place in the Premiership table. With the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCarlisle not your average Joe for leaders
By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’ians ..40 Plymouth Alb 29 FLY-HALF Joe Carlisle kicked 20 points as leaders Old Elthamians won an...
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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 agoHoppers find way through as Dale frustrate
By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..21 Tynedale ……….5 GRASSHOPPERS moved two places up the table by exacting revenge for a close...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHooper: We gave it away at the end
FORMER Bath centre Ben Tapuai made a triumphant return to the Rec. He said: “It was too close for our liking...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBirmingham’s Bok masters Students
By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….30 L’boro Stu……..29 SOUTH African back-row Graham Geldenhuys notched a try double to help Moseley claim a...
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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 agoHomage to Ionians as they hold on with 13
By LUKE JARMYN Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester pay price for late double yellow
By ROGER PANTING Livewire: Bristol scrum-half Andy Uren stretches out to score their second try GLOUCESTER’S rich vein of form came...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEarly blitz does damage for DMP
Darlington MP 24 Esher …………….17 By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park scored three tries in the first 30 minutes to demeoralise...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeading Lions roar to further success
South West Premier UNSTOPPABLE leaders Bournemouthroared into an early lead that was never threatened in a 33-18 victory at Exeter University...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton tries top-and-tail Fylde’s triumph
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………54 Stourbridge ..10 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with this victory. A profitable...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe badly needed that win says Lam
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam described the derby win as the most important result of the season. He said: “Bristolians are...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps ramp it up ahead of pivotal title contest
By GUY WILLIAMS DOUIBLE HIT: Dan Preston- Routledge and Luis Ball stop an Ampthill attack PICTURES: Gareth Siddons AMPTHILL maintained their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie must take blame for not altering focus of attack
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wasted: George Ford could have changed England’s emphasis against Wales It’s so...
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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 agoWorld League leak was just a scare story
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is often a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon between a...
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National League One
/ 7 years ago13-man Sale fall as Club triumph with late drama
By ANDREW SMITH TWO late penalty tries gave Blackheath a bonus-point win in an incident-packed encounter at Heywood Road. Sale, who...
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