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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Challenge Cup
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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English Championship
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoTodd Blackadder to leave Bath ahead of schedule
A shock announcement coming out of the Rec
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJonny Arr to leave Worcester after more than two decades at Warriors
A homegrown product who has almost spent as much time in Worcester as Chris Pennell
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClubs in no mood to show mercy to Saracens over salary cap
If a salary cap breach is proven by the Premiership's investigation, a worse-case scenario could see Saracens docked 35 points
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens Max Malins is cast in the same mould as Alex Goode
The Saracens fly-half has excelled at full-back with his speed
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester surge opens door to international duty for Ruan Ackermann
But will the no.8 choose to represent South Africa or England?
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoUnstoppable Dan is Stour’s wizard
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….48 Macclesfield 22 STOUR speed merchant Dan Rundle stole the show with a hat-trick of tries as already-relegated...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMadigan magic fires Bears’ breakthrough
By NEALE HARVEY Fightback: Steven Luatua scores for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images Happy start: Tom Whitley celebrates as he scores the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRatti impresses as Whites dent Cardiff’s title ambitions
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …20 Cardiff …17 CARDIFF’S Premiership title hopes were dented after they suffered a narrow reverse against Swansea...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAlexander’s just great for Preston
By WILL REILLY S Leicester ….34 Preston G’hop 51 ALEXANDER Hurst scored a hat-trick as Grasshoppers romped to victory in a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCall: Billy’s got stuff in head
SARACENS boss Mark McCall had no regrets over playing Billy Vunipola “There was no thought of pulling Billy out,” he stated....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen’s second-half blitz overwhelms Bargoed
By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…34 Bargoed …10 EBBW VALE put in a good second-half performance to beat relegation-threatened Bargoed. However the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSaracens strike from all over the park as Botterman inspires
By BELLA BUTLER Saracens …31 Wasps …13 Break: Jodie Rettie SARACENS dominated their semi-final match-up against Wasps, winning convincingly as they...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMurphy warns his Tigers: We’re not safe yet!
By GARY FITZGERALD Going over: Guy Thompson dives in to score for Leicester Tigers PICTURES: Getty Images Inside out: Falcons’ Sonatane...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMerthyr still on course for double after victory at Newport
By JAY BAYFORD Newport …18 Merthyr …26 MERTHYR remain on course for the doubledouble but were made to work hard for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoLightning aim for further shocks as Burford rallies
PREVIEW Harlequins v Loughborough Sunday, 2pm Rachael Burford RACHAEL Burford urged Harlequins Ladies to keep their focus ahead of their Premier...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRichards: Fans can save us from drop DEAN Richards still hopes the Kingston Park factor can help save his Falcons from the drop.
Newcastle’s director of rugby is preparing himself for a tense final shoot-out with Bristol and insists his players are ready to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys on the brink as dominant Drovers run riot
By TIM LEWIS Llandovery …43 Cross Keys …21 LLANDOVERY moved Cross Keys closer to relegation from the Premiership as they suffered...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe won’t be letting up, Yeandle tells rivals
By NEALE HARVEY On a mission: Exeter hooker Jack Yeandle PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER captain Jack Yeandle insists records and the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedwas made to work but take maximum points at Neath
By ROB COLE Neath…3 Bedwas …28 BEDWAS battled their way to a much-needed bonuspoint win to keep alive their hopes of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLaunchbury: We can still salvage something from season
■By NEALE HARVEY ’Players take struggles personally’: Joe Launchbury CAPTAIN Joe Launchbury is standing four square behind rugby director Dai Young...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMorgans at the double as Quins romp past Ponty
By TOM PRITCHARD Pontypridd …12 Carm Quins …32 CARMARTHEN Quins produced an impressive display to secure a bonuspoint win over Pontypridd...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThe loss of Rhys is a huge blow to Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Rising star: Rhys Carre playing for Wales U20 against France RHYS Carre’s move from Cardiff...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhydyfelin are down after loss at rivals Trebanos
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up RHYDYFELIN became the second team to be relegated from the WRU National Championship this season....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEverest challenge is summit to relish
I HAD to climb a lot of mountains during my playing career, now I’m off to scale a real summit! In...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBarlow try takes Caldy to brink of survival
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy …………….31 Rosslyn Park20 RELEGATION scrappers Caldy’s centre Mike Barlow scored a catch-and-drive try with back-row turned hooker...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlandudno clinch title in true champion fashion
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up LLANDUDNO clinched the One North title in style as they dismantled Bethesda. The newly-crowned...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLiam can come out on top again
IN THE absence of any Welsh involvement in European rugby’s semifinals this week I’m throwing my weight behind Liam Williams. I...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs keep up their promotion charge
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stor19 O Elthamians 28 OLD Elthamians kept their slim promotion hopes alive as they got the better...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSix tries for Rams as they demolish the Bees
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….38 B’ham & Soli 24 THERams battled through to victory against Birmingham & Solihull, fresh off being...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKockott fizz has Castres bubbling in Bordeaux
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Abrasive: But Castres scrum-half Rory Kockott got the job done against Bordeaux-Begles “Doomed Perpignan would like to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCipriani masterminds Gloucester fightback
By JAMES CANDY White line fever: Gloucester’s Tom Seabrook avoids touch and Tom Homer to score the winning try PICTURES: Getty...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub leave it late to grab bonus try
By BEN JONES Blackheath ….28 Rotherham……7 BLACKHEATH put on a dominant performance as they claimed victory against fifth-placed Rotherham Titans. The...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWild Geese sunk by nine-try Bury
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….53 LI Wild Geese 7 BURY strolled to victory with a nine-try demolition of London...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester charge salutes White’s farewell
By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDanny: Unselfish team has no egos
DANNY Cipriani believes the collective spirit of this Gloucester squad sets them apart from his previous tilts at the Premiership title....
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