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 agoWorley shows his wheels as Cooper puts squeeze on
By MARK WOOD FREE-SCORINGBedford Blues blew away Nottingham as Storm Hannah battered Goldington Road on Saturday. Victory secured the Blues back-to-back...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRubasniak class shines through as Ebbw plunder 11-try haul
By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale……74 Neath………………7 EBBW Vale ran in 11 tries in an emphatic victory over relegated Neath. The Steelmen...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPark’s early strikes prove crucial at finish
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Pk …22 Huddersfield 17 A DOMINANT first half was enough to give the Park victory on the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood and Sand battle to survival
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC ……………5 Cambridge……24 CAMBRIDGE pulled off the great escape to retain their place in National 1 on...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWinter is content but wants Cov in top half
By TOM INNES COVENTRY finished their season on a high, scoring five tries to secure a second successive away win. This...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPontypridd made to battle but remain in the title hunt
By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ……14 Pontypridd ….18 PONTYPRIDD kept their slim title hopes alive as they claimed a hardfought victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremier 15s final: Saracens v Harlequins preview
It's a repeat of the 2018 final at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuy Thompson: Exeter’s example will always be the argument against ring-fencing
Leicester Tigers back row Guy Thompson wants promotion and relegation to remain in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt Moulds follows Blues teammate Melani Nanai in Worcester move
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons’ raid of Super Rugby outfit Blues has continued with the signing of hooker Matt...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSlater mystified by England freezing out Danny Cipriani
Gloucester lock joins the calls for Cipriani to get a seat on the plane to Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints add Henry Taylor to scrum-half options
"He has all the qualities to stake a claim for regular first-team rugby" – Chris Boyd
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnthony Watson to make first start for Bath after 13 months out
England international on the comeback trail after ruptured Achilles
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSale Sharks complete signing of Springbok Lood de Jager
Joining Rob du Preez and Akker van der Merwe in moving north
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish record appearance holder Topsy Ojo to retire
The one-club man is calling it a day at the conclusion of the Exiles Championship-winning season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDavid Strettle to hang up his boots
Where does the Saracens wing sit among the Premiership's top tryscorers?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDan Jones sticking close to home with new Scarlets contract
Nearing 500 points for his home region
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLawrence Dallaglio’s scathing condemnation of Billy Vunipola
Former England no.8 slams Vunipola's post-match interview after being asked about his social media comments
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
■By ROB COLE Pontypridd …28 Cardiff …19 CARDIFF played for 10 minutes with 13 men and another 10 with 14 as...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates prepared for Stirling ‘magic’
Preview Cornish Pirates v Yorkshire C Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SCRUM-HALF Alex Day returns to the Cornish Pirates lineup as the only...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens still fighting as Morgan inspires lung-busting win
■By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …43 RGC 1404 …39 BRIDGEND Ravens kept their Principality Premiership survival hopes alive as it rained tries...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPack power gets Hartpury across the line to safety
■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY head coach, Mark Cornwell, was a relieved man after his team won a breathless game in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHowells hat-trick increases danger for Bedwas
■By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…47 Bedwas …24 BEDWAS are now in serious danger of automatic relegation after they fell 47-24 to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRef Owen takes centre stage in Sharks battle
■By GARY FITZGERALD Ever alert: Chris Ashton touches down for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond’s Sharks slumped despairingly out of...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoAmbitious Irish end exile from top-flight
■By NEALE HARVEY Bright start: Jesse Liston goes over to score LONDON Irish hammered Richmond to seal promotion to the Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys relegated as Black and Ambers run riot after break
■By TOM PRITCHARD Newport…43 Cross Keys …24 NEWPORTrelegated Cross Keys to the Championship with a 43-24 bonus-point win. Morgan Stoddart’s side...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoDiamond: Now we must aim for top 6
STEVE Diamond urged his players to quickly forget their European despair and focus on snatching a top six place in the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCoventry get it right at last to stun Griffiths
■By GUY WILLIAMS COVENTRY may have left it a bit late, but in their penultimate match, they won their first league...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRees double downs Whites as Llanelli ease fears
■By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli …34 Swansea …21 LLANELLI eased their relegation fears with a five-try bonus-point win over Swansea. The home...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTry burst comes too late to save brave Quins
■By JAMES LLOYD EVEN a late try blitz by Harlequins could not stop Clermont Auvergne from setting up an all French...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoGritty Greens keep Reds’ second half rally at bay
■By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAMcombined grit and speed to fend off a determined rally by Jersey at Lady Bay. Tries by wings...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeven on spin for Drovers as Watkins aids comeback
■By JOHN MURPHY Llandovery …24 Carmarthen…13 PROP Berian Watkins was the toast of Llandovery as he scored one and made another...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoArrogant and divisive, but Galthie is a winner
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE suggestion that the former France scrum-half and captain Fabien Galthie has been...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTrailfinders insist they will only get stronger
■By NEALE HARVEY EALING’S promotion dream is over for now but defiant rugby director Ben Ward insists they are not going...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen roll on as Bargoed go down with honour
■By ROB COLE Merthyr …42 Bargoed …26 FORMERWales wing Tom James turned on the style to put his hometown team back...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU chief executive
Steve Brown told us in October there would be a prudence measure by the RFU to reduce spending by £4- £5m...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWharfedale stretch clear in dominant second half
■By ED WILLIAMS Ace: Blakeney-Edwards WHAREFDALE coach Jon Feeley praised his side’s big effort in the sun as they overwhelmed Stourbridge...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRolling subs are the only way to stop ‘Bloodgates’
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can’t believe that it’s ten years since Deano ‘carried the can’...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDouble win puts Quins free from trouble
■By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up WHAT a difference a few days make. Heading into their crunch clash with Tata Steel...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoJobs for the boys is a concern
THE blurred lines between senior executives in sport being guardians of governing bodies and then, armed with inside knowledge, joining corporate...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCeltic’s victory decides destiny of the title
■By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up YSTALYFERA were crowned champions of One West Central with two games to spare yesterday...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGalthie and Ibanez set to reshape the French
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN They have been talking heads on TV for some time now. Amazingly with contracts that once allowed...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBilly does his talking on the pitch for super Sarries
■From NICK CAIN at the Ricoh Threat: Liam Williams breaks with the ball SARACENS put a smile back on the face...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLancaster: Leinster will turn it on for the big game
■By DECLAN ROONEY Starts: Sean O’Brien No.10: Antoine Dupont FLY-HALF Johnny Sexton returns to face Toulouse in the semi-final of Leinster’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLowe: Joe Marchant has played as well as Jonathan Joseph ever has
George Lowe talks to TRP about the player who stepped into his shirt at Harlequins
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChris Ashton back for Sale’s European dream
Read Steve Diamond's thoughts ahead of the Challenge Cup semi-final trip to La Rochelle
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMark McCall names Saracens side for Champions Cup semi-final
Brad Barritt is back to lead Sarries against Munster
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoShut down grounds to beat the racists, says Maro Itoje
The Saracens and England lock airs his support for Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose who have been victims of abuse at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper Awards 2019: Who are your players of the year?
We want your votes for two outstanding individuals from the world of rugby: your Professional Men’s Player of the Year and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRuaridh Jackson re-signs with Glasgow Warriors
“I love this club and I’m very happy to have extended my stay here"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTodd Blackadder to leave Bath ahead of schedule
A shock announcement coming out of the Rec
Junior International Rugby
Lucas Friday insists England U20s are ready to take on South Africa challenge
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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