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 agoTitans crash at hands of four-star Caves
By STEVE MATHER B Moseley …28 Rotherham T …22 FOUR tries from hooker Adam Caves gave Birmingham Moseley their first win...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie needs to pull off a Cooke confidence trick
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why no drop-goal? Beauden Barrett could have won the match for New...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoClermont go crashing to end stress for Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Flawless: Baptiste Serin’s immaculate kicking helped get Rory Teague’s Bordeaux home The vultures circling above the controversial...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoYoungsters in control as Spragg stays calm
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFarrell set to follow Schmidt as Irish boss
Main man: Andy Farrell ANDY FARRELL is being groomed to become coach of Ireland if the current boss, New Zealander Joe...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents stunned by Smith double
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro S…8 Cinderford …39 SAM Smith scored two second-half tries as Cinderford powered to a comfortable victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps fly out of the blocks to soar past Waterloo
By SAM ROURKE F Waterloo …14 Wasps …52 Bonus try: Claire Molloy WASPS first-half performance sealed an impressive victory on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKinghorn waiting as Hogg is ruled out for Autumn
By GARY HEATLY Young flier: Edinburgh full-back Blair Kinghorn STUART Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTaylor’s talents in demand
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler WASPS are fighting to hang onto England hooker Tommy Taylor who...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHook: George North is showing he can smash Shane’s Wales try record with form for Ospreys
North's Ospreys debut was certainly a perfect welcome home
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStephen Jones urged to stay at Scarlets rather than join Pivac at Wales
A former Scarlets and Wales coach says Llanelli is the place to be for Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHenry Trinder says Cipriani has got Kingsholm rocking and can ignite his own England career
The Gloucester fan favourite talks about the Cherry and Whites' playmaker
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMurphy’s law can make Manu Tuilagi lethal for Leicester, says George Ford
"We are looking a bit more threatening" – Geordan Murphy can put right the 'disservice' done to Tuilagi
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers Will Spencer handed four-week ban for red card against Wasps
Spencer was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Tommy Taylor
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’m not concerned about my job security, says Dragons coach Bernard Jackman
Coming off a heavy loss to Leinster last weekend
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPREVIEW… Llanelli v Merthyr
September 16. Kick-off 2.30pm CHAMPIONS Merthyr will be looking to make it three wins out of the three at struggling Llanelli...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeter Pan Strettle hooks in the Saints
By NICK CAIN Prolific: Alex Lewington dives over for the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images THESE sides met...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLladovery flying high with comfortable win at Bedwas
By IAN GOLDEN Bedwas ……….30 Llandovery ….52 LLANDOVERY produced an outstanding second-half performance to secure their third win from three. But...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaints will try to unleash Taqele
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said that he hoped to utilise huge Australian wing Taqele Naiyaravoro –who marked his Franklin’s Gardens debut...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBanfield penalty ends Ponty’s unbeaten start
By JAY BAYFORDz Aberavon………25 Pontypridd ….19 ABERAVON ended Pontypridd’s perfect league record with a battling victory. The lead changed hands numerous...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBristol concede five in second half shake-up
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER stayed unbeaten but they remain the most infuriating of sides by being incapable of producing a consistent...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCokanasiga acrobatics prove he’s more than just muscle
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER TWO of England’s brightest prospects – Joe Cokanasiga and Zach Mercer – lit up a hectic afternoon as...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHerbert late-show stuns Bargoed in tight encounter
By DAN ROBERTS Bargoed ……….14 Carmarthen Q 19 CARMARTHEN Quins made it back-to-back victories with a narrow success over Bargoed. Following...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPenalty count killed us – Lam
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was annoyed at the way in which his side imploded in the second half. He...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard blasts lethargic first half
TODD Blackadder hailed his new juggernaut out wide, Joe Cokanasiga, after his try-double. “Joe was sensational today, not just his finishing...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTovey shows his quality as Keys unlock Neath
By HAYDN JEFFERIES Cross Keys ….36 Neath ……………30 CROSS Keys made it two wins out of three in the Principality Premiership...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHooker Tolofua wanted by Clermont
SARACENS look set to lose French hooker Christopher Tolofua when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Blindside...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWimbledon on top after Bedford victory
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON top the table following a 36-20 win at home to Bedford Athletic. Ben Turner, Campbell...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGutsy Ebbw Vale see off RGC for impressive victory
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………29 Newport……….27 THIS was the 436th time that these two old foes have met but few of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFrench are sniffing for Armand
EXETER CHIEFS flanker Don Armand is attracting the interest of French teams with his Sandy Park contract up at the end...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFive-star Ampthill flourish to punish visitors
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….35 Esher …………….20 AMPTHILL scored five tries on their way to a comfortable home win over Esher....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSandbach and Phoenix serve up cracker
Midlands Premier LOYAL fans were treated to a day full of action in the Midlands Premier with tries and action galore....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBig three pick up bonus point victories
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD IT’S as you were at the top of the table after the top three all...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMarx can make mark in Europe
Convert: Marx SPRINGBOK hooker Malcolm Marx might be under contract to the South African Union until 2020 but his CV is...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDuff double sinks miserable Mose
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……52 B Moseley ………8 ROB Duff scored two tries as Bishop’s Stortford put Birmingham Moseley to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Shaw try keeps Billingham unbeaten
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM take over at the top of the table and are now the only unbeaten side in the competition...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones gets the Nelson challenge underway
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD NELSON are finally up and running in One East after a convincing 59-29 win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoVito looking to cross the Channel from La Rochelle
Eyeing Premiership: Victor Vito FORMER All Black Victor Vito is looking at his options in the Premiership next season with his...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSaved by the Bell as the hosts falter
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Chinnor…………22 CHINNOR ground out a narrow victory to make it three wins from three, but Cambridge were...














