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 2N
/ 8 years agoPalmer holds his nerve in key kick
■By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester…13 Otley …14 TRIES from Stephen Nolson and Declan Dunn were enough for Otley to see off...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJames Grayson signs senior contract with Northampton Saints
A deal running until 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArmed robbery victim Naka Drotske has been ‘through hell and back’, family say
Former Cheetahs head coach Naka Drotske has successfully undergone surgery to reconstruct his elbow, his family has said. The veteran Springboks...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWorcester Warriors hand first-team contract to centre Ollie Lawrence
"It is only a matter of time before he pulls on the England jersey" – Solomons
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie back at the negotiating table with Exeter Chiefs
News on Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Greg Holmes
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoPack will have to be at Test standard to beat Leinster, says Bath’s Ewels
England lock anticipating ferocious clash against kings of Europe
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRansom: I didn’t get enough love at London Irish
The former Exile and Saracens full-back will play in the Varsity match this week for Oxford
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to remain sidelined for Scarlets
Unavailable for the region's Champions Cup match against Ulster
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlackheath hold nerve to top pile
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St…15 Blackheath …16 BLACKHEATH grabbed their tenth win of the season but only just, as lowly Bishop’s...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBrits has taught me to never say never – Wyles
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA BAR-OWNER Chris Wyles claims he is open to business for Mark McCall any time the Saracens...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth finally lose unbeaten start
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the day as they brought South West Premier table-toppers Bournemouth back to earth...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSaints flier Kellaway aiming for rebirth at centre
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY SINGLE-MINDED Aussie Andrew Kellaway says he is hoping to extend his stay at Northampton rather than...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThorley speeds in to bring Warriors woe
Pre-planned move: James Hanson dives over to score Gloucester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Bryce Heem breaks free to score...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMarfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak
By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMcLean strikes late for Raiders in draw
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDonnellan’s double keeps up Carnegie momentum
By GUY WILLIAMS CARNEGIE’S improved form gathered more momentum as they beat their Yorkshire rivals for the second time in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams holds his nerve as Ponty get tight win
By LYNDON EDNEY Carmarthen…13 Pontypridd …16 CARMARTHEN Quins were left kicking themselves for their second-half indiscipline that allowed Lewis Williams to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoLingham hat-trick inspires Sarries in thrashing
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V…0 Saracens …63 Flyer: Georgie Lingham SARACENS raced to a bonus-point victory over Worcester Valkyries at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat was tough admits Heaney
WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWilliams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker
By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFast-starting Bury too good for Bees
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull …17 Bury St Ed …33 BURY blew bottom-of-thetable Bees away in the opening quarter and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoExiles cut loose with second half stampede
By MARK WOOD Breakout: Alex Penny attacks for Bedford SMALL changes made a big difference for London Irish as they scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders defeated as Frewen delivers at the death
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr …28 Newport …30 FOR the second time in two seasons Craig Warlow’s Black & Amber army marched...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoCowell on fire with treble to see offthe Bears
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears.10 Harlequins…39 HEATHER Cowell grabbed a hat-trick as Harlequins proved too strong for Bristol Bears. The Bears...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHarlequins announce themselves as genuine contenders
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAsiedu double settles mid-table bun fight
By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton cut loose to see off Barnes
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …44 Barnes …24 CLIFTONplayed some of their best rugby of the season in the final quarter to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling bag an early bonus to set up Jersey decider
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING recorded their third consecutive Championship Cup win with a five-try job on Scottish. Ealing director of rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDebutant stars for Keys as they end winless run
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys …26 Llandovery …18 CROSS Keys shocked Llandovery at Pandy Park to record their first victory in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHunter doubles up as Lightning ease home
By BETHAN ZEIDLER L’boro Lightning 28pts Wasps…10pts Try-double: England captain Sarah Hunter scored twice for Loughborough LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning returned to winning...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard hails his England outcasts
ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoberts inspires Esher to vital win
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGrimes at the double to end OAs’ run
By RICHARD JONES Canterbury …24 Old Albanian.12 CHARLIE Grimes’ two tries ensured Canterbury kept up pace with the Rams at the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoWedlake try at the death steals points for Pirates
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURYwere agonisingly close to picking up a much-needed result but a last minute Robin Wedlake try sealed the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen remain calm to keep pressure on the top sides
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …21 Ebbw Vale…35 EBBW Vale stayed patient to pick up the full five points at Bargoed and...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHeagerty and Waterloo target three in a row
By YASHAS MUDUMBAI PREVIEW Firwood Waterloo v Richmond Today. Kick-off1pm FIRWOOD Waterloo might have won their last two games but coach...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBattle of Test wings promises to be a cracker
By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Denny Solomona is looking to build on his two-try display against Northampton last weekend PICTURE: Getty...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents upset the odds in thriller
By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams stay top thanks to fine win in Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Rams…32pts High jump: Jamie Gutteridge claims the ball for Rams. Right: Redruth’s Sam Stevens driven over...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImpressive Islanders make it 10 on the trot
By JONATHAN LANDI JERSEY moved a step closer to a home quarterfinal after turning in a ruthlessly efficient display to overwhelm...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuper sub completes bonus-point victory in style
By JOHN THOMPSON Llanelli …35 Bridgend …3 DEBUTANT Jake Baker scored a try offthe bench as Llanelli claimed a bonus-point win...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoAldcroft and Smith run riot as Sharks struggle
By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury…64 DMP Sharks …0 Hat-trick: Zoe Aldcroft GLOUCESTER-Hartpury got back to winning ways in the Premier 15s with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThree in a row as Tynedale continue to fire
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBig guns are back as Catt chases perfection
By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Bath front row Nathan Catt BATH stalwart Nathan Catt is sick of mid-table mediocrity and says the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMatavesi: French victory has us all believing
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings debutant Clark offto a flying start
By JOHN WHITE Dings C …38 Guernsey …1 DINGS made it back-toback bonus-point wins after battling past valiant Guernsey at Shaftesbury...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoWalshe rues scrum call as Nottingham post first win
By ROB WILDMAN COVENTRY departed believing they should have completed a Championship Cup double over their midland rivals. In another high-scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Wizards hold on despite fight back as Jenkins stars
By ANDY REYNOLDS Aberavon …15 RGC 1404 …7 ABERAVON did just enough to keep RGC 1404 at bay and come up...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSale flank Ostrikov to join Grenoble
RUGBY SHORTS RUSSIAN international Andrei Ostrikov will leave Sale next season to join Grenoble in the T14 on a two-year deal....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBurnhill too hot to handle for Stour
By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....













