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
/ 8 years agoQUICKFIRE ROUND WITH DICK BEST
DICK BEST, the former England coach who is no stranger to life on the other side of the Channel, or to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCalle Rivas magic seals bonus point
By LUKE JARMYN On the line: Ryan Parkinson goes into score for Sale PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Sale… 32pts Tries: Parkinson 20,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTwo for Vokes as Bridge move up
By CARL FIELD Welsh round-up NEW BRIDGE hauled themselves out of the WRU National Championship drop zone after recording a terrific...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlackmore hat-trick inspires win
By PAT SHERRY Ampthill… 59 Caldy… 7 CALDY arrived at Dillingham Park for this re-arranged match on the type of day...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSOS from Richmond
RICHMOND are holding a 50th Anniversary reunion of their tour to the USA at the Athletic ground on March 30, 2019....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFirst-half barrage sinks nervy Mose
Moseley… 27 Rosslyn Park 45 A CLINICAL five-try first half saw Rosslyn Park take advantage of their game in hand on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWales to keep status quo after Cardiff crisis talks
By ALEX BYWATER Decision time: Gareth Anscombe THE Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are poised to end months of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoThree for Holland as Titans suffer
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor… 48 Rotherham… 35 CHINNOR and Rotherham Titans were determined to give the paying public their money’s worth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate Jones penalty at St Helen’s a cruel blow for Keys
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea… 13 Cross Keys… 5 PHIL Jones put the boot into Cross Keys’ hopes of Premiership survival as...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoOrder is restored as Falcons go crashing
By ROGER PANTING Adding the extras: Nic White beats Andrew Davidson to score Exeter’s bonus point try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-star Newport move up thanks to Llanelli win
By CARL FIELD Newport… 33 Llanelli… 10 NEWPORT moved up to fifth in the Principality Premiership after earning maximum points with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHepher happy to see more emotion
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher was pleased with the reaction after last week’s loss to Gloucester. He said: “It was tough...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScrivens inspires Sankala’s men in vital basement battle
By TIM LEWIS Bedwas… 36 Neath… 28 BEDWAS came out on top in a thriller with basement boys Neath to get...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPenalty try controversy as Sharks take first win at Ricoh
By ROB WILDMAN First blood: Rob Webber touches down Sale’s opening try PICTURES: Getty Images Quicksilver: Joe Simpson goes over for...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSteele eyes big finish to stop-start season
By NEALE HARVEY Making strides: Irish No.9 Scott Steele SCRUM-HALF Scott Steele aims to lay down a marker ahead of the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDepleted Macc no match for the Hoppers
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 14 Preston G… 50 MACCLESFIELD were without a glut of regulars and Preston came ready to take...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond row over de Klerk penalty
STEVE Diamond admitted his Sale team got the “rub of the green” in this tough encounter. The Sale boss said he...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMay’s braced for Pirates backlash
By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Ealing fly-half Laurence May FLY-HALF Laurence May says Ealing have the scent of silverware as they...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCarelessTynedale still have enough
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale… 31 Peterboro L… 5 DESPITE producing one of their sloppiest performances, Tynedale still had too much firepower...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPoacher Ribbans seals it for Saints at the death
By NEALE HARVEY In the corner: Rory Hutchinson evades the tackle of Zach Mercer as he dives in to score for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAlbanian enjoy winning feeling
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 22 Dings… 12 IT’S been a while since Albanian tasted victory so this would have been...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNervous times as Tigers face drop
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T… 3 Sedgley Park 49 SEDGLEY Park gave Tigers a lesson in finishing with seven converted tries...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTodd: All gone in one mad minute
BATH’S late collapse left boss Todd Blackadder gutted. He said: “We didn’t exit properly and young Max (Green) will learn from...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCozens dashes Bees’ dreams
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli… 28 Clifton… 28 BRAVE Bees suffered a belated blow to their survival hopes when Clifton...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHeadache for Chester as Dacey dashes in for four
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley… 35pts Chester… 7pts Hat-trick try: Callum Dacey scores the third of his four tries for Hinckley PICTURES:...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins make hay with sun on their backs
By GARY FITZGERALD Delight: Mike Brown celebrates scoring Quins’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images Battling: Callum Sheedy runs in to score...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoChance to make up ground in the chase
Preview Henley v Taunton Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SOMETHING has got to give today when two inform teams with play-off ambitions meet...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMighty Minikin toasts a try treble in big points haul
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 59 S Leicester… 10 HULL Ionians won this re-arranged fixture at a canter, scoring nine tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGive young players a chance!
Nick Cain puts forward an argument for playing younger players.
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFirst half was just horrific says Lam
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam pulled no punches. “The first half was horrific,” he said. “We turned the ball over six times...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion back on track as Roth splinter under the pressure
By PADDY MARSH Going over: Jon Dawe gets it down for Plymouth PICTURES: Pinnacle PLYMOUTH Albion bounced back from a heavy...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens enjoy away day success despite sin-bin troubles
By HUW JONES Llandovery ….10 Bridgend ……19 BRIDGEND defied two yellow cards to record their first win at Church Bank for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoYou can win things with kids if they get a chance
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ONE of the biggest falsehoods being peddled in the promotion/relegation debate is the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDramatic Lespierre double downs Esher as OEs stay top
Esher ………… 17 Old Elth’s ……34 By PHILIP BENDON DOMINIC Lespierre showed sublime skill to score two late tries as league...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams hat-trick as Ironmen stay on track for title
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….47 Neath………………5 HOOKER Rhys Williams grabbed a hat-trick as Merthyr chalked up an expected comfortable bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHuddles keep England minds on the job
ENGLAND have adopted the American Footballstyle huddles we have seen in their recent Six Nations wins against France and Ireland as...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLloyd stuns Caldy with electric treble
By JAMES BROOKS Blackheath ….46 Caldy…………….32 A SECOND-HALF blitz from Blackheath took the game away from Caldy in an enthralling encounter....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler make it 40 in a row to stay clear
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOLremain eight points clear at the top of the Championship after claiming their 40th consecutive...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThrilling clash is edged by battling visitors
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….24 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD held on for an important away victory against Hinckley at Leicester Road to strengthen their...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasteful Gloucester get there in the end
By ROGER PANTING Winning try: Ben Morgan rumbles over to gain justice for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images DON’T be fooled by...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRayment to the rescue for Williams
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……10 Cinderford ……6 RICHIE Williams demanded a big reaction from his side after last week’s defeat at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLucky 13 for Brecon with win over the champs
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD BRECON displayed their One East title credentials with an eye-widening 34-19 victory over reigning...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeicester back on track with victory
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJohan: We left so much out there
GLOUCESTER head coach, Johan Ackermann, accepted his side had made life difficult for themselves. “We are grateful for the win but...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bingham strikes to clinch victory
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………37 Moseley ……….30 SPANISH international Emiliano Calle Rivas ran the show as Sale secured another impressive bonuspoint...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJoshua’s on fire from the tee for Barnes
By RICHARD LEWIS Barnes…………20 Dings C …………15 TWO late penalties from Joshua Hammett were enough for Barnes to come from behind...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLaidlaw in charge as Clermont reclaim top
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Marksman: Greg Laidlaw kicked 20 points for Clermont PICTURE: Getty Images Clermont, whose last outing took place...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers happy after another win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….24 Preston G ……27 PRESTONGrasshoppers’ upturn in form continued in a game of fluctuating fortunes at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLethal Sarries exploit Tigers token defence
By NICK CAIN First blood: Richard Wigglesworth runs in to score Saracens opening try PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS are back on...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBury heartbreak at Kingdom kick
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……22 Taunton T ……24 GARY Kingdom’s nerveless penalty on 78 minutes snatched victory for Taunton....
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