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
/ 7 years agoRef Sara is on the up
SARA COX, below, is being tipped by many observers to become the first female to referee in the Premiership before the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoO’Reilly at the double for Bury
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians27 Bury St Eds ….39 AS early as the 14th minute Bury demonstrated they were going to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwansea ………26 RGC 1404 ………34
RGC won an eight-try thriller thanks to the reliable boot of star fly-half Billy McBryde. The North Walians took an early...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers hang on in physical affair
By KEN MOORE Preston G’H ….18 Fylde …………….15 BEFORE a big home crowd, Hoppers shaded an epic, physical battle against local...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoItoje rubbishes French talk and stays at Sarries
New deal: Maro Itoje MARO ITOJE is set to pledge his loyalty to Saracens by penning a new three-year contract with...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoChamps make an ominous start to defence
By PHILIP TAYLOR Firwood Wat ….5 Saracens ………38 SARACENS made the perfect start to the defence of their Premier 15s title...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMighty Quins find the key to victory with strong opening
By JONATHAN TWIGG Carmarthen Q41 Cross Keys ….28 THE 26th meeting of Carmarthen Quins and Cross Keys resulted in a bonuspoint...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester hit back to see off Macc
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…10 Chester…………24 CHESTER overcame torrential rain and a battling Macclesfield side to record a convincing victory after a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFord takes charge as Tigers find their claws
Fast out of the blocks: Adam Thompstone scores Tigers’ third try after just 14 minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Helping hand: Manu...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSlade ready to pledge his future to the Chiefs
HENRY SLADE could become the next big name Exeter Chiefs player to pledge his future to the Premiership finalists. Last week...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSharks show their bite to break Valkyrie hearts
By ROBERT FORSTER DMP Sharks….27 Worcester V …24 IN A see-saw encounter in the north east, Darlington Mowden Park Sharks battled...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPoints drought after break leaves Bridgend on top
By ANDREW GOSS Neath………………7 Bridgend ………10 BRIDGEND edged a lowscoring encounter with Neath at The Gnoll – with all of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDacey on fire with treble to inspire Hinckley
By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 21 Hinckley……….48 HINCKLEY ran out deserved winners against a dispirited Peterborough Lions on a dry day at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRichards: Woeful first half cost us
DEAN Richards claimed he had not seen his Newcastle team defend as badly for a “very long time” in a dreadful...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoQuins lay down early marker in Gloucester
By DANIEL BRABHAM Glo’cester-Har …24pts Harlequins ……….38pts Dancing feet: Rachael Burford scored for Harlequins HARLEQUINS Ladies matched reigning champions Saracens in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo catching the flying Williams as Merthyr stretch away
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Bedwas …………7 DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it two wins out of two with a comfortable but...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions are stung late on in front of Johnno
By JAMES LEWIS Leicester Lions 21pts S Leicester……….24pts LEICESTER Lions were hoping to put on a show on the day that...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCVC takeover would spark rugby conflict
It is ironic that CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm hoping to buy a 50 per cent stake in the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWilliams: My three tries came in 12m!
HAT-TRICK hero Liam Williams looked sharp after groin surgery. “Three tries and I think I covered about 12 metres! It was...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoForward power order of the day for Lightning
By MAX CARTER Loughboro’ ….22 Richmond………19 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning got their second Premier 15s season off to a stirring start with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPowerful Ponty are too hot for Llanelli to handle
By JAY BAYFORD Pontypridd ….43 Llanelli ……………0 PONTYPRIDD were in irresistible from as they ran in seven tries. They were up...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers back on form to see off Stour
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers 24 Stourbridge …11 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from defeat in round one with a home win...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMighty Mouse Marcus is big cheese for Quins
THERE has not been much to recommend the run of new jerseys that have replaced the famous old Harlequins quartered shirt,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSimmonds and Slade make rash Wasps pay for errors
By NICK CAIN Double trouble: Henry Slade dives over for his second try for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images Quick start: Elliot...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStrong gets nod to do battle with Bulumakau
Cornish Pirates v Coventry Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates co-coach Gavin Cattle has made just one change to the side...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoEx-Bear Molloy inspires five-star Wasps
By BEN ADAMS Bristol Bears …17 Wasps……………32 CLAIRE Molloy went over twice as five-try Wasps got their campaign off to a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw’s fighting spirit brings them back from the brink
By ROBERT REES Ebbw Vale ……19 Aberavon ………17 EBBW Vale came from 17-0 down to edge out Aberavon in the proverbial...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIonians demolish rebuilding Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………20 Hull Ionians….50 TYNEDALE crashed to their heaviest home defeat in years as Hull Ionians stormed to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGoneva’s too sharp
VERINIKI Goneva’s subterfuge of placing the ball on his foot in goal last weekend in an attempt to dupe Saracens into...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung: It doesn’t look great for Shields
AN already long Wasps casualty list grew with Wasps DoR Dai Young confirming England blindside Brad Shields was taken to hospital...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoDickson has no complaints with ‘boring’ winning rugby
By MATT WRIGHT A LAST-GASP penalty try gave Bedford a dramatic victory over Jersey and ensured their forward dominance did not...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoHats off to Goneva, the game needs clever plays
ALL power to Niki Goneva, below, for trying his little dummy touchdown for Newcastle against Saracens last week, the game will...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNewport ruthlessness makes them clear favourites
By CARL FIELD Newport v Bargoed, Rodney Parade, 2.30pm NEWPORT entertain Bargoed at Rodney Parade in the Principality Premiership this afternoon,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoughton makes his mark for bonus
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….26 Sedgley Park 19 By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE started their home campaign with a hardfought victory over...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCipriani lays on feast for England’s Eddie
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Not enough: Danny Cipriani can’t stop Elliott Stooke scoring for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images Off he goes: Ruan...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Youngs wants his Tigers to be home boys again
'Fortress Welford Road' wasn't a phrase you heard last season in rugby circles
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEx-owners of Formula 1 propose £275m takeover of Premiership Rugby
Luxembourg-based company values Premiership Rugby at £550m and aims to attain 51% majority
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath pin down Zach Mercer with two-year contract extension
Blackadder: 'Zach has attributes that can make he a world-class player'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJonathan Davies to miss Scarlets clash with Leinster
Wayne Pivac says it is 'smart' to not risk the centre against the PRO14 champions
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season
Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRavai set for Mose debut at Ravers
Preview Caldy v Moseley Today, Kick-off 3pm RAVAI Fatiaki can make a massive impact for Birmingham Moseley this season according to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFour-star Mason inspires the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …62 Worthing …24 WITH both sides showing several new faces for the first league game of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTata Steel open their season with a 66 gun salute
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up TATA Steel opened the new season in emphatic style with a 66-29 win over Bedlinog....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMorris is dancing to get Chester victory
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Chester…48 Preston GHs…37 CHESTER got their season off to the best possible start with victory over Preston Grasshoppers...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMaestro Smith gets Quins back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Low centre of gravity: Quins Ben Tapuai evades Byron McGuigan to score their third try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWill holds nerve to sting the Bees
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 B’ham & S…19 TONBRIDGE Juddians started the season with two tries inside the opening five...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBattling Glynneath edge their thriller with Kenfig Hill
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up GLYNNEATH made a winning star after edging a tight encounter 41-37. Craig Tennant and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWilkinson helps Fylde stop the rot
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde…24 Otley …14 CONNOR Wilkinson scored two tries as Fylde ended a run of 17 successive league defeats...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: Fantastic start but that’s all
NEW Harlequins coach Paul Gustard – who received good luck messages from his old boss Eddie Jones in midweek – insists...
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