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 agoStudents hit for six by OE class
By JON EDWARDS TWOtries from lock Fred Hosking helped Elthamians to an emphatic six-try victory over winless Loughborough Students at College...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKohler dashes in to lift Bury spirits
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians31 Bury St Ed …35 THERE was a heart breaking finale for Reds as Bury scored a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoKnights fall short after storming comeback
By SAM ROBERTS BEDFORD fought off a mighty second half comeback by Doncaster to take the spoils at Goldington Road. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFans want king Louis back on his throne
DAVID BARNES Priority case: Montpellier No.8 Louis Picamoles deserves a recall PICTURE: Getty Images France boss Jacques Brunel will signal the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven as Firwood meet their Waterloo
Firwood Wat 10 Gloucs-Hart 43 By BRADLEY WEST Hat-trick: Kelly Smith GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY earned their second victory of the Premier 15s season...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions are tamed as Carleton does the damage
By CHRISTIAN EVANS TWO tries apiece from Tom Carleton and Tom Grimes helped Fylde to a convincing blowout victory over Peterborough...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoDee’s double helps Dragons earn the maximum
By ROB COLE THE Dragons quickly put the bitter disappointment of losing at home to Cardiff Blues last weekend behind them...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLeinster launch title defence with brutal 8-try rout
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Star turn: James Lowe scores his second try for Leinster PICTURES: Getty Images Held: Juan de Jongh is...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHughes double sparks visitors’ fightback
By KEVIN ROBINSON THERE was to be no lastminute winning score for DMP as visitors Sale FC turned a 22-7 half-time...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoInjury-hit Islanders are hit by surge of tries
By GARY REYNOLDS Redi Rams …48 Guernsey …14 A RUTHLESS first-half performance gave the Rams a 36-0 half-time lead, but Guernsey,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarnegie in crisis as Exiles run in 12 tries
By HOWARD LANE History man: Topsy Ojo scores in record-equalling game Rolling in: It’s a try for Saia Fainga’a PICTURES: Pinnacle...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoO’Gara soaks it all up for shot with Ireland
By STEFFAN THOMAS Fresh ideas: Ronan O’Gara, centre, with Scott Robertson, right, at Crusaders RONAN O’GARA believes his spell working at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoIn-form Quins run riot at struggling Valkyries
Worcester V 19 Harlequins 69 By ART DE ROCHE HARLEQUINS comfortably beat Worcester Valkyries to win in successive rounds for the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale made to pay by Piper’s heroics
By ANDREW SMITH A LATE Dickie Piper late try snatched victory for Huddersfield in a pulsating encounter. The Field skipper crashed...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoNorth stars as debut boy Harri makes history books
By STEFFAN THOMAS Pool 2 ALLEN Clarke praised the performance of George North as the Wales wing crossed for his fifth...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoYoung upbeat despite drubbing
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young saw positives in his side’s defeat but knows there is much work to do before...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPatience is key as Redruth draw wind into their sails
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Canterbury …10pts Flat out: Jack Simmons sttretches an arm for a Redruth try Brad Howe of...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCov take the spoils despite Stevenson hat-trick
By PAUL SMITH DESPITE a 24-minute second-half hat-trick from London Scottish wing Rob Stevenson, Coventry continued their impressive home run with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCane on the mend after neck surgery
ALL BLACKS flanker Sam Cane is expected to make a full recovery after having surgery to repair a broken bone in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSarries seek clinical edge ahead of derby
Saracens 21pts Wasps FC 5pts By MATTHEW LONG Breakaway: Lotte Clapp scores for Saracens ALEX Austerberry has challenged his Saracens Women’s...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPack power wins the day at Otley
By NICK DOYLE LEICESTER Lions scored two late tries to prevent Otley getting anything, in a game dominated by the rolling...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWarriors make big statement in Paris
By TIM LEWIS WORCESTER made a blistering start to their European campaign with a bonus point win in Paris. A brace...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWe could have nicked that at end says Baxter
By ROGER PANTING Driving in: Luke Cowan-Dickie goes over to score for the Chiefs PICTURES: Getty Images On the run: Phil...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoStorming display by the Hawks tames the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …13 Henley …17 AS Storm Callum blew, it was Henley Hawks who swooped in. The scoreline was...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoEaling hold on but Ward unhappy with his defence
By LUKE JARMYN THREE early tries gave Ealing an unassailable lead and moved them top of the Championship table. Early scores...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBlacklock inspires Sharks to a narrow triumph
DMP Sharks 15 Richmond 7 By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks secured their second victory of the season after a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers back on winning trail after slugfest
By ANTON JONES IN A hotly-contested game, Preston Grasshoppers overcame Macclesfield to end their run of defeats. Macclesfield started the brighter...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoEmphatic first 40 sets Bristol up for big win
By WILL CARPENTER PAT Lam called for a big response from his players after last week’s defeat to Worcester and the...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMunster delight at points on road
MUNSTER’S head coach, Johann Van Graan was overjoyed to pick up two points on the road. “Nobody gave us a chance...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDavies ice cool to win it for Barnes
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…20 Barnes…21 IT was heartbreak for TJs as Barnes snatched victory with the final kick of the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPowerful Reds leave Pirates all at sea
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds produced a dominant forwards display to finish convincing winners against the team that started the day...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLightning strike the Bears to maintain perfection
Loughborough 36 Bristol 18 By PAULA SMITH LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning continued their perfect start to the season as a strong second-half showing...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders downed in scoreless shocker…
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY have finally been beaten in National 2 League North – losing in a dramatic game at Chester....
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRussians concede 12 tries Round-up
Gain and pain: Nathan Earle touches down for Quins’ fourth try despite the efforts of Loris Tolot, but injured himself in...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoGloucester prepared to live or die by the sword
By NEALE HARVEY Confident: Tom Hudson FULL-BACKTom Hudson promises Gloucester will adopt a rip-roaring approach to their first Champions Cup campaign...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMcLean inspires Worthing revival
■By BRADLEY WEST Worthing …41 L’don Irish W…14 FLY-HALF Mathew McLean registered 21 points, including two tries, as Worthing produced a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero Riley lifts Sedgley to win
By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEY Park won a tentry thriller against Sheffield Tigers, although the visitors did come away with two bonus...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoGustard: Chisholm is ready for Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard claims Eddie Jones could do a lot worse than give James Chisholm a chance with the...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoStretts: No regrets, but now let’s win it
By ADAM HATHAWAY Second spell at Sarries: David Strettle PICTURE: Getty Images DAVID Strettle has been on the receiving end of...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBlaydon slip lets in Hull at the top
REGIONAL PREMIER LEAGUES Northern Premier SHOCK of the afternoon must be Sandal’s 43-35 win over leaders Blaydon who drop to third...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNeath 6 Merthyr 34
MERTHYR made it six victories from seven with a bonus-point victory. The champions took the lead against the run of play...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBonus-point Hull charge to summit
■By WILL BECKMAN South Leics …12 Hull Ionians …24 HULL Ionians continued their excellent start to the season as a bonus-point...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoAmbitious Ealing on the trail of Simpson
Wanted: Joe Simpson EALING Trailfinders are again hot on the hunt for Wasps scrumhalf Joe Simpson who is out of contract...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCourt rejects appeal over sale of Ricoh Arena to Wasps
A four-year legal battle lodged by the owners of Coventry City Football Club appears to be over
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoDean Richards can’t wait for Newcastle’s return to big time after a wait of his own
The Falcons travel to Toulon for Sunday's opener
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBrian O’Driscoll backs a team not named Leinster or Saracens for Champions Cup glory
Exeter Chiefs strength on home soil gives them an advantage over the other contenders, says the three-time champion
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup preview: A look at all five pools as Leinster seek to retain European crown
Leinster and Wasps kick things off on Friday night at the RDS
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHorwill: More international stars may follow Joe Marler’s lead
The Harlequins vice-captain also talks about Michael Cheika's job security
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoIt would be special to add Champions Cup title to my Super Rugby medal, says Wasps fly-half Lima Sopoaga
Three years on from winning Super Rugby with the Highlanders, Sopoaga wants to win the equivalent in the Northern Hemisphere
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol’s Luke Morahan ready for war now the honeymoon is over
"The Premiership has definitely changed"
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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