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 agoThe north are truly a force to be feared
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AT a time when ‘Happy New Year’ is the most popular phrase in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVunipola try signals Saracens fightback
By GARY FITZGERALD Making the game safe: David Strettle scores the third try for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images MARK McCall admitted...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPennell: Lack of control cost us
CHRIS Pennell believes Warriors showed the kind of skill and fight that can help them avoid the dreaded drop despite driving...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Cross Keys …19 Newport..........45 By JAY BAYFORD NEWPORT came from behind to claim a bonuspoint win over Gwent rivals Cross Keys....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNational League tax probe to be expanded to Premiership and Championship levels
HMRC have turned their attentions to rugby in recent months
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBurns: I don’t feel let down by Gloucester
The Ulster fly-half talks about his new life at the Kingspan
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteven Luatua pens new deal to stay at Bristol Bears
Contract news concerning the Kiwi flanker
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoJohnson the man for Huddersfield
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 23 Otley… 12 THE boot of Huddersfield’s Chris Johnson proved to be the difference in a pulsating...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExecute well or it kills you – Boyd
CHRIS Boyd believes his Northampton side are on the verge of clicking in attack after they blew away a poor Worcester...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDramatic finish as Park hit back to win it
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St… 25 Rosslyn Park 27 LATE tries from Gregor Gillanders and Benji Marfo turned this game on...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoComeback Reds hand out a fright to Taunton
By DICK MACEY Taunton… 35pts Redruth… 33pts Blocked: Taunton’s Jared Hayler tries to power to the line THIS is always a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTrue blood and guts as Trailfinders win through
By NEALE HARVEY Winner: Peter Lydon breaks free to score Ealing’s third try PICTURE: PRiME Media Images Limited First blood: Alun...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSupreme Stour too good for Tigers in stunner
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge… 51 Sheffield T… 39 STOUR staged a stunning recovery by coming from 31-7 down to secure a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWard: No stress, one win puts us back in Top Six
By JON NEWCOMBE Developing fast: Falcons centre Chris Harris PICTURES: Getty Images NEWCASTLE need to sort out their discipline or run...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEmery bonus leaves the Hawks sky high
By JAMES LEWIS Barnes… 17 Henley… 24 HENLEY were made to work hard but eventually ran out comfortable winners as they...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSecond half purple patch puts Blues third
By LUKE JARMYN BLUES deserved their victory to go third but the game swung during an 11- minute period in the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bears battle for comeback triumph
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears… 18 L’boro Light… 14 Late try: Poppy Leitch BRISTOL Bears women came back in dramatic fashion...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWe weren’t consistent enough, says Cook
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians… 38pts Tynedale… 29pts PAUL Cook was far from satisfied with his Hull Ionians side’s efforts despite...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps ready to flick attack switch
By NEALE HARVEY Big impact: Ross Neal WING sensation Ross Neal reckons Wasps are ready to hit the heights of old...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWorthing hit back with a trio of tries
By ANDY BABER Worthing… 43 Guernsey… 36 A DOUBLE from Kiba Richards helped Worthing to a thrilling victory over Guernsey in...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoNo panic says Fowkes despite Notts injury crisis
By ADAM ELLIS Return: Shane O’Leary Starts: Will Maisey NOTTINGHAM head coach Neil Fowkes has played down the effect of injuries...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoPowerful Richmond just too strong for Sharks
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond… 29 DMP Sharks… 10 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough for Richmond as they beat Darlington Mowden...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited Lions seal draw against leaders
By STEVE TAYLOR Hinckley… 19 P’boro L… 19 HINCKLEY remain unbeaten at home this season but were only able to draw...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoChiefs end record run to storm back on top
By NICK CAIN Charge down: Luke Cowan-Dickie falls over the line for Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER ended Saracens...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees buzz into wall of solid resistance
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians20 Birmingham… 10 BEES went to Scotland Lane looking for a double and were met by a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoClassy Sarries thump Wasps in clinical style
By SAM ROURKE Wasps… 17pts Saracens… 45pts Try time: Hannah Botterman scored for Saracens THE set piece proved the difference for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLate Lewis effort wins it for Fylde
By ROBERT JONES Fylde… 33 Preston G… 17 ADAM Lewis helped himself to a late score as Fylde finally held off...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBaxter: We know we can beat them
EXETER boss Rob Baxter said his team had taken a psychological step that was more important than the win over the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHumphreys: Exciting times at Gloucester
NEWS EXTRA CHARLIE Sharples is one of seven players to agree new deals at Gloucester. The Cherry and Whites’ longest-serving player...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoQuins march on with tenth win in succession
By MIKE PEARCE Harlequins… 48 Worcester V… 5 HARLEQUINS Ladies put the season of goodwill on temporary hold to comprehensively defeat...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoComfortable win for hosts Chester
By STEFFAN JAMES Chester… 43 Macc’field… 20 CHESTERsecured another vital win in the promotion chase after convincingly beaten Macclesfield 43-20. It...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBedridden Tigers show their courage under fire
By GARY FITZGERALD Away: Jonah Holmes breaks clear to score the Tigers’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images Danger man: Manu Tuilagi...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAgony for Brixham as last kick is wide
South West Premier BRIXHAM missed a lastminute conversion as they were held to a 22-22 draw by Newton Abbot. Abbot opened...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaynard returns to haunt his ex-club at the death
By ROB COLE Cardiff… 32 Llandovery… 32 JACK Maynard put the boot into his former club as he landed a nerveless...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHartpury rampant on their way to a half-ton
By DUNCAN WOOD Glouc-Hart… 52 F Waterloo… 20 Debut: Mo Hunt GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY signed off 2018 with a resounding victory over Firwood...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWorst display so far – Gustard
ANGRY Harlequins players locked themselves in the dressing room after this defeat as boss Paul Gustard labelled the performance as the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders survive fightback to stay top at Christmas
By ALEX BYWATER Bedwas… 20 Merthyr… 26 DALE McIntosh put family loyalty to one side as Merthyr survived a real scare...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoMore working class players? Change academy system
JEFF PROBYN Feeling discriminated against: Leicester and England prop Ellis Genge PICTURE: Getty Images England prop claims working class players are...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBuckley red costly for Bargoed against Newport
By IAN GOLDEN NEWPORT claimed all five points at strugglers Bargoed but it took a red card for them to pull...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhites show no mercy as clinical start blows RGC away
By JAMES CANDY RGC 1404… 17 Swansea… 31 SWANSEA blew RGC 1404 away with a first-half blitz to claim a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley are no match for Hone and co
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford… 38 B’ham Mose… 14 CINDERFORD earned themselves an early Christmas present as they completed the double over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins full of festive cheer after staging comeback
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys… 9 Carmarthen Q20 CARMARTHEN Quins felt the Christmas spirit as they recovered from a halftime deficit...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLutui tries inspire comeback victory
By WARREN KAY Ampthill… 38 Chinnor… 27 AMPTHILL overcame a slow start to get the better of Chinnor in crisp conditions....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStuckey at the double as mighty Ponty keep on winning
By GUTO DAVIES PONTYPRIDD bagged an impressive sixth consecutive league win on the bounce against relegation battlers Llanelli. The disparity in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBoks stars take control to ease relegation fear
By COLIN NEWBOULT Talisman: Faf de Klerk takes on Steve Luatua and Aly Muldowney PICTURES: Getty Images Teak tough defence: Rob...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCambridge deny battling Students
By STEVE JACKSON LOUGHBOROUGH left Grantchester Road with a losing bonus point after making Cambridge work hard all the way for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens run riot as Welsh All Blacks remain in crisis
By CARL FIELD Bridgend… 78 Neath… 5 BRIDGEND ran home 11 tries to inflict more pain on crisis-torn Neath at the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond hopeful of keeping Du Preez
STEVE Diamond is looking to make a number of announcements on player recruitment in the New Year, including the potential signing...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs pay price for Holenstein red in narrow derby defeat
By JON EDWARDS Double trouble: Blackheath’s Mark Cooke is stopped by Tom White and Harry Ledger PICTURES: Ian Carter Old Elthamians…...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReynolds delighted as Rams go top of the tree!
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams… 40 Li Wild Geese 12 RAMS blew away their opponents with an explosive first-half performance to go...
Autumn Internationals
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