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 agoPack power sends Ealing into last four
■By GARY FITZGERALD Held: Nottingham’s Shane O’Leary BEN WARD heaped praise on his formidable forwards as Ealing cruised into the semi-finals...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde go level at top with five-try victory
■By SIMON MOYLE IT WAS a familiar tale at Solstice Park where highflying Fylde comprehensively outplayed the Lions in a convincing...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates pick Reds pockets with Koster’s try at the death
■By TOM INNES Pivotal: Javier Rojas-Alvarez THE PIRATES snatched victory and a Championship Cup semi-final place thanks to a spectacular Dan...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras keep up top four pressure with win
■By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …14 Otley …30 OTLEY maintained their push towards the top of the National 2 North table...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarnegie will expect the unexpected from Bedford
■By JON NEWCOMBE Tough job: Steve Boden AS THEIR 53-52, 15-try thriller with Coventry showed, anything can happen when Bedford are...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs open up a gap with big win
■By ALINA MENUKHIN NATIONAL One bottom side Loughborough Students looked to build momentum on home turf following last week’s win, but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate try by Dylan denies Bedwas’ bonus
■By ROB COLE Carmarthen …27 Bedwas …13 Premiership CARMARTHEN Quins moved back into the top half of the table and pushed...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz seals comeback
■By DAVE MOORE Blackheath …22 Cambridge…27 BLACKHEATHsaw their title bid take a hit on Saturday afternoon as Cambridge put in one...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWilliams relishing his new licence to attack
LLOYD Williams believes his new-found running game can fire Cardiff Blues to the PRO14 play-offs. The 29-year-old scrumhalf has always been...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFalcons fancy chances but it’s a tall order
■By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE Newcastle’s focus is firmly on Premiership survival, head coach Dave Walder insists the chance to win some...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCase for a defence as Albion roll on and up
■By JOHN BUTCHER PLYMOUTH ALBION head coach Kieran Hallett is targeting a top half finish in National One after his side...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMarshall penalty puts end to Joe’s long run
■By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up RHIWBINA’S eight-game winning run in East Central was halted after going down 14-13 at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWarriors battle for home comforts
■By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Worcester centre Francois Venter FRANCOIS Venter returns to spearhead Worcester’s attack knowing a bonuspoint win will...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThree for Linney as Stotford keep winning
■By KEALAN HUGHES Esher …14 B Stortford …27 JOSS Linney scored a hattrick for Bishop’s Stortford as they extended their winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAmbitious Coventry chairman Jon Sharp talks Butts Park Arena revamp
Coventry are in talks to create a plan similar to Exeter Chiefs
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNewcastle sign Alex Dunbar on loan from Glasgow Warriors
Does this signal the end of the Scotland centre's time at Scotstoun?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCurrie Cup winner Nick Easter to join Sharks for Super Rugby
Nick Easter has found his calling in South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Care inks new Harlequins deal
The England scrum-half was set to be out of contract in the summer
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoMayhew demands smarter play to down Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE captain Rich Mayhew says his side will need to up their game if they are to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBudgen rolls back the years in victory over Met
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff Met 13 Bedwas 31 BEDWAS advanced to the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup with a hardfought...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLewis’ kicking does the business for Lions
By STEVE SMITH Sedgeley Park 19 Leicester Lions 20 DANIEL Lewis’ late penalty saw Leicester Lions come from behind to edge...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoVernon takes centre stage as Scottish earn revenge
By JONATHAN LANDI REVENGE was indeed sweet for Scottish as they continued their positive start to the New Year with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlue and Blacks down former champions to seal progress
By THOMAS HUWS RGC 140415 Cardiff 27 CARDIFF marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup after victory over 2017...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField tame Tigers to keep up the chase
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 33pts Sheffield Tgrs 17pts Unstoppable: Huddersfield’s Richard Piper’s eyes light up as he spots the line PICTURES:...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBiljon wants another Reds letter day
By NEALE HARVEY FRESH from signing a bumper new five-year contract, Jersey Reds supremo Harvey Biljon urges his men go for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys suffer upset in gruelling Gwent derby battle
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys 9 Pontypool 12 PONTYPOOL claimed their place in the last eight with a Gwent derby victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale down Hoppers in smash and grab
By ANTON JONES Preston Grasshoppers 14 Wharfedale 15 A LATE Harry Bullough score saw Wharfedale sneak victory on the road, pushed...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTackle trial scrapped as concussion rate rises
THERFU have prematurely ended the trial of a new tackle height law after an increase in the number of concussions. Matches...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPowerful Ponty prevail after Shellard stars for the hosts
By IAN GOLDEN Pontypridd 35 Llanelli 26 PONTYPRIDD edged their way into the quarter-finals with victory over Llanelli at Sardis Road...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFour-try Fylde earn their keep
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde 31 Tynedale 5 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion after putting four tries past...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTim’s at thetreble to teach Titans a lesson
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham 23 L’boro Stu 29 BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Loughborough Students, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPhillips try edges dogged Whites into last eight
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 10 Bargoed 0 SWANSEA booked a place in the Cup quarter-finals with a hard fought victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCroft on song for in-form Chester
By JEREMY RYAN Chester 24 P’boro Lions 5 CHESTER strengthened their promotion bid with a bonus-point victory over Peterborough Lions in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoForesters on fire with pack power
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGhumra at the double for in-form leaders
London & South East Premier A BRACE from Kyren Ghumra and a try for Stefan Cooksammy ensured Sutton and Epsom still...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHeartbreak again for Vale as Ironmen stage late fightback
By ROB COLE Merthyr 10 Ebbw Vale 9 A PENALTY try from the last play of the game, and with the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDavis stamp can’t keep Albion down
By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSalop close the gap ahead of title clash
Midlands Premier NEWPORT Salop moved level on points with leaders Scunthorpe as the top two both won, but Scunthorpe failed to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGrabham heroics helps Ravens succeed on the road
By GEOFF CHAMPION Newbridge 0 Bridgend 21 BRIDGEND overcame plucky Championship side Newbridge with three tries in mud bath conditions. Owen...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBragging rights promotion tilt
By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero keeps Hull at the summit
Northern Premier A HAT-TRICK from Tom O’Donnell secured maximum points for Hull as beat Kirkby Lonsdale 28-3 away to increase their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSheppard try helps Ystrad move up to second
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD YSTRAD Rhondda are up to second in the National Championship after bagging maximum points against...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaints give thanks for the dashing Reinach
By ROB WILDMAN Off to a flyer: James Grayson scores Saints’ opening try Jubilant: Dom Barrow and Api Ratuniyarawa NORTHAMPTON needed...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz sees OEs back
By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRecord breaking Rams march on in style
By CAM TEMPLE Rams 48 Barnes 14 THER ams broke their club winning streak record with a 16th victory in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChampions elect survive scare to win
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH continued their run towards the South West Premier title but were pushed all the way by Camborne....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrecon go nine points clear at the top
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD IT PROVED to be a good day for Breconas they extended their lead in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHolmes helps Chiefs slay the noisy neighbours on road to semis
By WILL CARPENTER EXETER Chiefs kept their hopes of a Cup semi-final alive after a penalty try ten minutes from time...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOliver’s simply the Best in fightba
By BRADLEY WEST Worthing 21 Canterbury 34 OLIVER Best starred as Canterbury pulled off a dramatic late comeback to beat Worthing....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoClermont are crippled by calls from Les Bleus
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Formidable: Peceli Yato used his 20 stones plus physique to score for Clermont Clermont look almost certain...
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