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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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 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw have answers as Pontypridd apply late pressure
By CARL FIELD Ebbw Vale ……17 Pontypridd ….16 EBBW Vale kept themselves in the hunt at the top after edging out...
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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 agoThe joy of six as Park still right in the mix
By MATT LONG ROSSLYN Park remain in the hunt for promotion after defeating Chinnor in a tight affair at the Rock....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBargoed still show fight despite 14th defeat in row
By JOHN MURPHY Aberavon……..25 Bargoed …………7 BARGOED were down before they headed to the Talbot Athletic Ground, and now look well...
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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 agoRavers silenced by clinical Foresters
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……27 Caldy…………….25 CINDERFORD edged Caldy in a very tense encounter that remained in the balance right up...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSix-try Cant too good for troubled Raiders
By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ….38 Guernsey ……..15 SAM Sterling’s double helped inspire Canterbury to a six-try win over Guernsey Raiders to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeaders Pooler make it a sweet sixteen
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL extended their lead at the top to 11 points but were made to work...
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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 agoStortford secure derby-day spoils
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto ..24 Cambridge ……..6 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a crucial win over local rivals Cambridge to move further...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate Kingdom kick wins the day
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….20 Barnes…………..19 TAUNTON Titans used their get-out-of-jail card in the form of a Gary Kingdom penalty with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDowlais out of the danger zone but work to do
Welsh Division One round-up SION Martin was the hero for Dowlais in One East as he single-handedly boosted their survival chances...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley suffer as Park run in early hat-trick
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Pk……31 Hinckley ……….10 SEDGLEY Park led from the start to secure a bonus point win. Three early...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeyper falls for Jones’ con, hook, line Sinckler
ALUN-Wyn Jones showed in two instances in the Wales win against England last weekend just how influential a street-smart talisman can...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLowes set for return at Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA EALING TRAILFINDERS have been talking to former Yorkshire Carnegie boss Jimmy Lowes about a coaching role...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians on fire in a ten-try thriller
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..24 Tonbridge J ..40 UNDER glowering skies, but fortunately dry conditions, a feast of ten tries were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBordeaux mayor puts boot into Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Finn Russell starred for Racing with a try and an assist The exciting surge of Bordeaux-...
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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 agoOlmstead back to help Falcons fight the drop
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING been part of Newcastle’s best-performing Premiership team for two decades last season, ‘new’ signing Evan Olmstead returns...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMcKibbin to be a ref
LONDONIrish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin will be retiring at the end of the season to join the referee coaching ranks in Australia....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton still rally despite Barnes hat-trick
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………..35 Henley …………40 CLIFTON showed great character in playing 50 minutes of this encounter with 14 players after...
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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 agoHill confident Warriors can climb into top six
By NEALE HARVEY Rapid rise: Worcester back row Ted Hill WORCESTER flanker Ted Hill believes a positive mindset and clinical finishing...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOwen to Coventry
DONCASTER centre Will Owen has signed for Championship rivals Coventry with immediate effect. The 25-year-old, who has spent the last two...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoA Red tide rises with bonus-try onslaught
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….33pts Old Albanian ……15pts Reaching out: Jake Clemson of Redruth dives over for a try THREE tries...
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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 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 agoYoung seethes over rough justice from ref
By NICK CAIN Controversy: Joe Ford loses control of the ball as he touches down for Leicester’s try DAI YOUNG, the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDenham the latest hero for super Rams
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………..19 Rams …………..48 RAMPANT Rams underlined their title credentials with a comfortable eight tries to three victory...
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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 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 ago‘We were robbed by man in middle’
DAI YOUNG did not hold back when asked what the difference was between the two teams. “The guy in the middle,...
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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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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 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 agoSarries go easy after first half slaughter of Saints
By ADAM HATHAWAY MAX MALINS was the star of the show as Saracens returned to winning ways after last week’s defeat...
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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 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 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 agoBoyd: We managed to stop bleeding
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall admitted his side were kicking themselves for failing to put on a show in the...
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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 agoShay has Chester in cruise control
By CONNOR McLOUGHLIN Chester…………59 S Leicester……12 SHAY Owen grabbed a hat-trick of scores as Chester cruised past South Leicester. The No.8...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Bridgend ……..15 Newport ……….17 NEWPORT held off a stirring second half fightback from battling Bridgend to leave the Brewery Field as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff Blues and Wales flanker Josh Navidi commits to new deal
Josh Navidi has pledged his future to Cardiff Blues by signing a new contract to remain at the Arms Park. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSale Sharks sign Rob Webber to contract extension to solidify strong hooker department
Rob Webber and Akker van der Merwe to be Sale's strike force next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester’s offer to Manu Tuilagi is ‘fairly stingy’, says ex-Tiger Lewis Moody
Racing 92's megabucks stokes conversation of loyalty towards Leicester and if it works both ways
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSchalk Burger to end Saracens stint and return to South Africa
Springboks legend to leave Allianz Park a 'happy man'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers back Mathew Tait announces immediate retirement from rugby
Full-back/centre has been struggling with an achilles injury all season and brings to an end an outstanding 15-year professional career















