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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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWesley Fofana announces international retirement date
Clermont Auvergne centre set to retire from France duty after the World Cup in Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEngland international Jonathan Joseph agrees new deal with Bath
Jonathan Joseph will not be leaving the Rec at the end of this season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaro Itoje commits long-term future to Saracens
The England international has extended his stay at Allianz Park to 2022
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPerry Humphreys signs new Worcester Warriors contract
Winger Humphreys puts pen-to-paper on two-year Warriors deal
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoUlster issue lifetime ban to supporter who allegedly abused Simon Zebo
Ulster conducted an investigation in the wake of allegations arising during their Champions Cup match against Zebo's Racing 92
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpringboks head coach Rassie Erasmus pays tribute to retired Pat Lambie
Former coach has kind words for the Springboks star who has announced a premature end to his rugby career
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMaro leads the charge as Sarries power in
Welcome back: Billy Vunipola scores Saracens’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images Break: Ben Spencer scores Saracens’ first try MARO Itoje produced...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDeadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise
By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVale maintain unbeaten streak with gritty victory
By CARL FIELD Bridgend… 10 Ebbw Vale… 14 PRETTY it most certainly wasn’t but in the end Ebbw Vale held on...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoSleightholme grabs four in Timisoara slaughter
■By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Waller quickly turned his sights on another hot and spicy East Midlands clash following the stunning 17-try...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDelighted McCall: Itoje was incredible
SARACENS boss Mark McCall saluted a supercharged performance by Maro Itoje for helping Saracens clinch a home quarter-final. “When we talked...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents stutter to Stortford loss
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate Williams try completes dramatic Bedwas fightback
By IAN GOLDEN NEWPORT and Bedwas drew 18-18 on Saturday after Adam Williams dramatically scored in the corner in the final...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoDragons left feeling red after another hammering
■By ROGER PANTING DRAGONS’ deficiencies were ruthlessly exposed by a mightily impressive Clermont, who recorded a sixth bonus point win to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoPivac: Get out the cheque book, we must keep Johnny
By STEFFAN THOMAS Heavy traffic: Hadleigh Parkes on the ball WAYNE Pivac has urged the Scarlets board to do all they...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCinderford in the frame with Alex!
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBotica holds his nerve to boot Keys to success
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys… 18 Bargoed… 17 A LATE penalty from Jacob Botica ensured Cross Keys took the spoils in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoHigh five for Uren on historic day for Bristol
■By WILL CARPENTER ANDY Uren broke a longstanding club record as Bristol set up their first quarter-final in 12 years at...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBattling Tigers just can’t get over line
By ROB WILDMAN Hurdles race: Leicester’s Matt Toomua is tackled by Marty Moore PICTURES: Getty Images Try scorer: Baloucoune A FEROCIOUS...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile
By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFighting display leaves Hawks soaring
By NICK PITSON Henley… 42 Old Red’ians…31 THE Dry Leas crowd was treated to ten tries as Henley Hawks got back...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhys Williams treble fires Swans to win at spirited Neath
By ALEX BYWATER Neath… 21 Swansea… 48 R RHYSWilliams’ hat-trick helped Swansea overcome a plucky Neath outfit in a high-scoring encounter...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoJack’s back at his best to help Quins finish on top
■ By THOMAS WILSON JACK Clifford gave Eddie Jones a Six Nations selection nudge as the flanker capped his recall to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMurphy: We have to be smarter
LEICESTER head coach Geordan Murphy said his team lost their way in the second half. “We were not very smart,” he...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWarren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset
By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes stays calm to steady Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton… 24 Redruth… 15 CLIFTON’S mid season form continued to improve in a game where they enjoyed territorial...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTyro Saints centre on mission to impress after injury
NEWS EXTRA ■By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED Northampton midfielder Rory Hutchinson is desperate to prove to boss Chris Boyd why he is...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPenaltry try at the death gifts Cardiff bonus point
By ROB COLE Cardiff… 40 C’marthen Q… 16 CARDIFF left it late – the fourth minute of injury time – to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoLightning run riot as Waterloo defeated heavily
By BEN WILLIAMS L’boro Light… 76 Firwood W… 8 Brace: Katy Daley-Mclean A CLINICAL Loughborough Lightning outfit were truly on form...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoHammond clinches dramatic comeback
■By GEOFF BERKELEY DEAN Hammond’s last-gasp try completed an incredible fightback at Sixways as Worcester stunned Stade Francais to seal a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoKicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track
By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoEdinburgh top Pool 5 to make it a Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN RICHARD Cockerill believes his improving Edinburgh side can topple anyone at home after they continued their unbeaten run...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoResilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy
By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGeese inspired by marvellous Moore
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Wild Geese… 31 Dings… 24 SKIPPER Scott Moore’s excellent all-round performance set Wild Geese on their way to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBig defence pleases Biljon as Reds gear up for Irish
■By TOM INNES A CLINICAL display saw Jersey claim the spoils against the side who had been level with them on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVictorious Pooler stay out in front at the top
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the WRU National Championship with an...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoThree on the spin as Bristol defeat Valkyries
By GEORGE WEST Brist’l Bears… 34 Worcester V… 5 BRISTOL Bears women made it three successive Premier 15s victories with a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBenetton bow out despite big win in France
ROUND-UP A PLACE in European history evaded Benetton as they were denied a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals despite breezing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPack power sees Dale beat leaders
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRock bottom Falcons rue one that got away
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Touch of class: Filip Nakosi scores Toulon’s second PICTURES: Getty Images Michael Young of Newcastle Falcons breaks through...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs show their mettle in victory
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBattling Bury run into red wall of defiance
By SIMON LORD Bury SE… 3 Rams… 19 RAMS’ promotion juggernaut powered on but they were forced to work over time...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCarnegie respond to half-time roasting
■By NEALE HARVEY YORKSHIRE Carnegie put a shocking first half display behind them to ease relegation concerns with a come-from-behind victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPenallta beat the champs to move clear
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up THE One East title race took a twist as defending champions Brynmawr slipped to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSaracens cling on as defence holds firm
By SARAH GWYNNE Glouc-Hart… 28pts Saracens… 34pts Match-winner: Saracens playmaker Zoe Harrison SARACENSWomen had to dig in for a nervy final...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoPRO14
Kings …………….17 Cheetahs ……24 REPLACEMENT prop Luan de Bruin scored a dramatic 86th-minute try for the Cheetahs to clinch the derby...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTom Terrific gives strugglers a boost
By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRichards wants a response at Sharks
DEAN Richards denied his side are struggling for confidence after their seventh straight defeat in all competition. Richards is adamant his...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBradley keeps his cool at the death
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC… 13 Rotherham… 12 SALE FC withstood a savage Rotherham onslaught to eke out a 13- 12...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCanterbury responseis ideal tonic says Pratt
By BRAD HARPER Canterbury… 26pts Taunton… 24pts Full stretch: Canterbury’s Sam Rogers scores and, right, Taunton’s Nik Mason attemps to break...













