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
/ 8 years agoPirates put to the sword by deadly Blues counter attack
■By MARK WOOD BRILLIANT counterattacking rugby from Bedford saw them score some wonderful tries as they romped to a convincing 32-14...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIt’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester....24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNow it’s getting really serious admits Youngs
■By ROB WILDMAN Determination: Tom Collins dives over for his second try for Saints despite being held by Manu Tuilagi PICTURES:...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoGrayson inspires young Saints to cup glory
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON fly-half James Grayson led his team to the first trophy of the season as Saints overcome Saracens in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGeese caught flapping by ace Raiders
■By AMY ADDISON-DUNNE LI Wild Geese 38 Guernsey......47 GUERNSEY Raiders won the day in a high-scoring contest as they bettered London...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton sign Millfield standout
MILLFIELDUpper Sixth pupil Josh Gillespie, 18, has signed a professional contract to join Northampton Saints in July 2019. He became the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoParty time as seven-try Exiles turn for home
■By TOM BANKS Opening salvo: Tom Stephenson gets the first try CLINICAL London Irish blasted seven tries past Doncaster Knights to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStreetwise Chester in charge of key battles
Fylde......................19pts Chester................27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat was for Horne no-show says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said his team had been determined to avenge the defeat by Leicester at Twickenham last October. That...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRaiders Rammed aside at home
■By JANE CARRYMORE Worthing..........7 Rams................53 RAMS ran in no less than nine tries as they put in a performance to remember,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpecial award for Tiger Tait
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Leicester and England centre Mathew Tait has been named as the 2019 recipient of the RPA Special Merit...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLeeming lands late penalty to keep dream alive
■By TOM INNES HARTPURY’S Sam Leeming held his nerve to land the late penalty that gave his side a crucial win...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSix-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge
■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley........19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThe good, bad and ugly of the Six Nations
CHARLIE HODGSON READ HIS EXPERT OPINION Defence on top: England’s Henry Slade is dumped by Wales PICTURES: Getty Images THE GOOD...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLate Oulton miss proves costly
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBaby Boks are back for JWC hit out
ENGLAND U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park on April 26 as vital preparation ahead of June’s Junior...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRuthless Carnegie put off-field strife to the side
■By JONATHAN LANDI THE piper at London Scottish was in full flow but he might as well have played a lament...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWharfedale fend off Tigers revival
■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield........20 Wharfedale....22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMental strength gets Beno back on trail to Japan
■By NEALE HARVEY RAMPAGING Bath prop Beno Obano is ready to stake a claim for a World Cup spot with England...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAppleyard takes over
HEAD coach Marshall Gadd has left Macclesfield following the decision not to renew his deal for next season. Chairman Pete Harper...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTrailfinders bounce back to leave Cov embarassed
■By PAUL SMITH LED by a Reon Joseph hattrick and 21 points from Craig Willis, Ealing kept their promotion hopes alive...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRoutine task for ruthless Sedgley
Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge......7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDevoto braced for physical onslaught from Roberts
Ready for battle: Ollie Devoto FIRED-UP Exeter centre Ollie Devoto is relishing his head-to-head with Wales veteran Jamie Roberts as Chiefs...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFranchise in Exeter will boost exposure says Riley
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Grand Slam winner Leanne Riley says there are no limits to how far women’s club rugby can...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSuper-charged Skelton gets Sarries over line
■By GARY FITZGERALD One-man wrecking ball: Will Skelton scores Saracens’ third try and his second PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton used...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhitgift victory denies Warwick’s hat-trick
SCHOOLS RUGBY WHITGIFT sealed the U18 Schools Cup title with a 32- 22 victory over back to back champions Warwick at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNow we can get ready for Europe’
WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThomas ensures five-star Quins end winless league run
■By JOHN MURPHY Neath................15 Carmarthen..38 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a four-game winless run in the Principality Premiership with a five-star display at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start
■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero lands huge blow in relegation fight
■By GUTO DAVIES Llanelli..........53 Cross Keys....12 THIS relegation dogfight at Parc y Scarlets was anything but a dour affair as Llanelli...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe have to be smarter says Dai
WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSafety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens suffer shock as Meek seals victory in extra time
■By IAN GOLDEN CHAMPIONSHIP side Pontypool needed extra time to beat Premiership outfit Bridgend in a thrilling National Cup quarter-final. The...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoValkyries swoop to first victory in 5-star show
■By SAM JACKSON Touchdown: Harlequins hooker Davinia Catlin got on the scoresheet WORCESTER Valkyries delivered a five-star performance as they came...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoValentine has his day at Sutton & Epsom
London & South East Premier THE race for the title remains on course for a bumper finish as one team edged...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlue and Blacks remain on course for silverware
■By ROB COLE Cardiff............43 Bedwas..........12 CARDIFF reached their first WRU National Cup semi-final in nine years to stay on course for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoTry-scorer Barbeary starts for England v France
■By SAM JACKSON HOOKER Alfie Barbeary starts for England U18s today as they clash with France at Cheshunt RFC. The side...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFive-star OEs stay in the title battle
■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRobinson rescues Scunthorpe in time
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE retained their two-point lead over Luctonians as the top two were both victorious, although Scunthorpe had to come...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers progress to last four as they turn on the power
■By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery....28 Swansea..........7 LLANDOVERY ensured their safe passage through to the semi-finals after overcoming Swansea. A superb break by...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys
The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani
Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons
The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPeter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders
130 points in the Championship so far this season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection
Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday
The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership
Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold
Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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