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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National League One
/ 7 years agoPark in seventh heaven as Titans crushed
By ELLA JERMAN Rosslyn Park 46 Rotherham ….24 GREG Lound scored 13 points as Rosslyn Park gained a bonus-point victory against...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo margin for error as top three triumph
Midlands Premier THE top three all won as Scunthorpe, Newport Salop and Bridgnorth remain separated by just two points, whilst fourth...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDrama aplenty as Esher edge thriller
By KISHAN VAGHELA Esher…………….49 Ampthill ……….48 TWO tries each for Kariym Irving and Chris Arnold ensured Esher edged out Ampthill at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull edge Blaydon in battling encounter
Northern Premier HULL are still in pole position despite being unable to take the bonus point as they won 16-14 in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBeckett hat-trick for rising students
By RYAN STEVENS L’Boro Studs …53 Caldy …………….19 FOR the first game of the New Year, Loughborough Students looked forward to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournemouth extend lead after big win
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH started 2019 exactly as they finished the previous year as they inched ever closer to the South...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMugford wins it at the death as Blackheath take a stumble
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Try time: Dean Squire dives over to score Plymouth’s fourth try to earn the bonus point Right: Seta...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwansea ………27 Narberth ……….10
By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA booked a place in the second round of the WRU Cup with a comfortable victory over Narberth....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoShock of the day as high-flying OEs smashed for six
By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….41 Old Elth’s ……26 OLD ELTHAMIANS arrived at the Darlington Arena as league leaders but the home...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTitans in seventh heaven at derby triumph
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton……………42 Taunton ……….48 WITH a playing history going back more than a century, this has always been a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAberavon ………10 Merthyr ……….15
By ALEX BYWATER JAY Baker was the spark behind Merthyr’s gritty win over Aberavon as the Ironmen started the defence of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoVictory for Lions despite Chester efforts
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……25 Chester …………19 LEICESTER Lions and Chester played out an enthralling encounter in the East Midlands, with...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoInspired Harlequins leave Falcons for Brown bread
Excelling at No.6: Alex Dombrandt crashes over for Quins’ fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images Getting away: Falcons’ Simon Hammersley evades Ben...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMose edge vital basement battle
By LYNDON EDNEY Moseley ……….41 Bishop’s Stor…31 HOSTS Birmingham Moseley staged a scintillating fightback to claim maximum points in this clash...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJolly good show for battling Bees
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull ….25 Dings C …………15 BEES belied their lowly position by bagging a vital victory in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonty ride out early wave to pile on half century of points
By GEOFF CHAMPION Bedlinog ……….3 Pontypridd ….50 POWERFUL Pontypridd weathered an early storm in their National Cup first round tie against...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSmith keeps cool to seal Fylde win
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Fylde …………….31 A LATE Greg Smith penalty broke Macclesfield hearts as Fylde snatched a last-gasp win...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: Great to get win for Mike
PAUL GUSTARD dedicated Harlequins’ thumping win to record man Mike Brown after his 308th appearance for the Londoners. Head of rugby...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGoodfellow gold in dramatic finish
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………27 Cambridge……26 CHINNOR finished the festive season fixtures with another nail-biting win to make it a useful two...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz from Canterbury
By WARREN BRADLEY Canterbury ….47 O Redcliffians12 CANTERBURY moved up to second in the National Two South table with an emphatic...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteelmen edge Quins thanks to late Jones kick
By MATT LLOYD Carmarthen….19 Ebbw Vale……20 RHYS Jones held his nerve to bang over a penalty five minutes from time to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField give tough time by Hoppers
By ANTON JONES Preston G ………22 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD came out on top after a hardfought victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The visitors...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMayhem as Worcester edge 11-man Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing touch: Bryce Heem completes a scintillating Worcester try PICTURES: Getty Images Ahead: Zach Mercer goes over for...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMaestro Wilkinson gets Sale playing in tune
By STEVE SMITH KIERAN Wilkinson ensured Sale FC fans had a happy New Year as he orchestrated an impressive home triumph...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury not cowed by big Island crowds
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey ………19 Bury St Ed ……27 WERE points awarded for home support, Raiders would not be struggling near...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSecond-half fightback proves enough at Gelligaled Park
By ROB COLE Ystrad ……………18 Llanelli ……….32 FOUR second half tries got Llanelli out of jail at Gelligaled Park after they...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years ago14-man Boro are beaten despite fightback
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions….15 Hull Ionians …25 PETERBOROUGH Lions came close to causing the upset of the day as they...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoI’ve seen nothing like that says Todd
REFEREEIan Tempest handled the mayhem brilliantly but Bath boss Todd Blackadder was bemused. He said: “To be penalised off the park...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTigers can claw back into the Premiership title race, says Jonah Holmes
The Leicester Tigers wing talks how relegation fears shouldn't compound a more than reasonable shot at the play-offs
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStalwart Mike Brown to break Harlequins appearances record
308 club appearances amid 72 caps for England – an extraordinary achievement by the full-back
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGlasgow Warriors director of rugby Dave Rennie agrees extension
Rennie reveals at pre-match press conference he will be staying at Scotstoun
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGeorge Merrick to leave Harlequins for Top 14 giants
Quins second row will play for Clermont Auvergne next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMark Wilson pledges his future to Newcastle Falcons with long-term extension
Huge news for Newcastle Falcons as Dean Richards commends the forward's leadership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWATCH: Leinster’s James Lowe to miss crucial Champions Cup tie after red card
The Kiwi wing was sent off for Leinster in their defeat to rivals Munster
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCowan-Dickie: Contract talks are going well at Exeter Chiefs
Luke Cowan-Dickie tells The Rugby Paper staying at Sandy Park is his ideal choice
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers aim to land all du Preez brothers
Competition for Sale Sharks to deal with
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath downgrade severity of Sam Underhill’s ankle injury, but Matt Garvey faces lengthy spell out
Todd Blackadder gives update of length of time flanker will spend out
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWATCH: Toulouse score wonder team try against Toulon
Cheslin Kolbe capped off a remarkable passage of play in 39-0 drubbing of Toulon
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Curry follows brother Ben in signing new Sale Sharks deal
Sale Sharks continue their recruitment of first-teamers, as Tom Curry becomes the latest to sign an extension
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnother stroll for magnificent Merthyr in six-try victory
By ROB COLE Bargoed ..........17 Merthyr ..........38 MERTHYR gave Bargoed six of the best as they picked up another fullhouse of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Crosses twice as RGC bludgeon Bridgend
By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ........38 Bridgend ........15 RGC 1404 thrashed Bridgend with a bonus-point victory at Stadiwm Zip World to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWard sweating after stamp and ‘spit’ row
By NEALE HARVEY Dotting down: Alex Dombrandt scores a simple try for Harlequins after two minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Burrowing over:...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwans drift clear of relegation dogfight thanks to Williams
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ........38 Llanelli ............10 J RHYS Williams guided Swansea to a massive win over arch-rivals Llanelli to move...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard queries Brown incident
DAVE Ward will face the music from Quins boss Paul Gustard. Gustard denied seeing a spitting incident, but said: “The message...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMore misery for Neath as Davies dazzles in derby
By ROB COLE TWO tries from hooker Ieuan Davies in the space of five minutes in the first half at the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoConfident Cobus sparks Boyd’s new-look Saints
By ROB WILDMAN Clutching thin air: Fraser Dingwall breaks clear to score Saints’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images In the corner:...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones stars as Vale vault to comfortable win at Bedwas
By TIM LEWIS Bedwas ..........17 Ebbw Vale......38 RHYS Jones kicked 16 points to steer Ebbw Vale up to third place in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBaxter: Referee wasn’t to blame
EXETER boss Rob Baxter refused to blame referee Ian Tempest for failing to award a first-half try for Ollie Devoto and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoElectric Drovers survive blackout to see off Quins
By CARL FIELD Carmarthen Q …8 Llandovery …16 IT took two-and-a-half hours to complete the game, but Llandovery eventually came out...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRoberts believes Bath are still in hunt for the title
By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Jamie Roberts is enjoying a new lease of life at Bath PICTURE: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts demands...















