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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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates power up to repair dented egos
By ADAM ELLIS Preview Cornish Pirates v Hartpury College Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates and Hartpury have both recalled first-team starters...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrynmawr go six clear as Zach lands a double
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up ONE East leaders Brynmawr got back to winning ways as they beat Nelson 26-14...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSouth end run of six defeats in shock win
By ROSS BARNETT South Leic..........35pts Huddersfield......29pts SOUTH Leicester ended a six-game losing streak with an impressive victory over high-flyers Huddersfield. Matthew...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRampant Irish won’t take Bedford lightly
By SAM JACKSON Preview London Irish v Bedford Blues Today. Kick-off 3pm POOL 3 leaders London Irish have been spectacular in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWimbledon grow lead as Westcliff falter
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON extended their lead at the top of the table following a 35-28 win at home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBordeaux give Joe the big job – for now!
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Joe Worsley does not talk a lot in public. In fact, you don’t see him for dust...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Harrison is the difference
By NICK PULLEN Stourb’dge …36 Sedgley P....29 STOURBRIDGE stopped a recent run of poor results with a thrilling victory over Sedgley...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBridgnorth topple Scunthope at summit
Midlands Premier BRIDGNORTH survived a Nuneaton fightback to claim a narrow victory and move top of the table for the first...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 25th, 2018 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPassman stars in Tynedale success
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale........32 Leicester L......17 TYNEDALE did enough to record back to back wins for the first time this season,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCipriani slip puts Chiefs on the road to victory
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter 23pts Tries: White 34, Cuthbert 44 Conversions: Steenson 34, 44 Penalties: Steenson 24, 50, 77 Gloucester 6pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHull revel in derby-day win to pull clear
Northern Premier HULL increased their lead at the top of the table following a 20-14 win at home to Harrogate. Tries...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBroadley hat-trick wins it for Tigers
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale....26 Sheff Tigers …35 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ backs were the key as they put in a sparkling display to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJohan: Europe will be tough
JOHAN Ackermann admitted it is going to take a “massive effort” for his side to turn the tables when they meet...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher in bottom two as Williams dazzles
By BRADLEY WEST Esher................21 B’ham Mose..38 FLY-HALF James Williams starred as Birmingham Moseley beat Esher to leapfrog their fellow strugglers in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth strengthen grip at the top
South West Premier RUNAWAY leaders Bournemouth stretched their South West Premier Division lead to nine points after coming from behind and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomona double gets wasteful Sharks home
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale Sharks 18pts Tries: Solomona 8, 58 Conversions: R du Preez 9 Penalties: R du Preez 45, 75...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSecond-half Park blitz sinks Albion
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 21 Rosslyn Park..35 PLYMOUTH Albion slipped to their fourth successive defeat when they were beaten by...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFingers crossed that Eddie knows what he is doing
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the Autumn Internationals draw to a close, the question that is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: We need our heroes to be local
SALE supremo Steve Diamond admits they could get the Du Preez brothers, Jean-Luc and Rob, on longer term deals but is...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStuart Hogg will take us to the next level, says Exeter Chiefs wing Cuthbert
ALEX CUTHBERT is excited at the prospect of playing in an all-British & Irish Lions back-three at Exeter next season following...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens bring in Nick Kennedy as full-time head of recruitment
The former London Irish director of rugby had been working for the Premiership club on a consultancy basis
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFlanker Lewis Ludlam extends contract with Northampton Saints
A success story for Saints' academy
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Care’s future at Harlequins thrown deeper into uncertainty as club pursues Argentina star
The England scrum-half is out of contract at the Stoop in the summer
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRaiders succumb to mighty Martey
By TIM PRICE Worthing …… 31 Barnes………… 39 ROBBIE Martey scored a treble as Barnes edged to victory. The first hour...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoExiles are left in a fog after Jersey turn on power game
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds won their eighth consecutive game in all competitions and claimed maximum cup points for the second...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders Bournemouth power to victory
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH stretched their lead to seven points at the top of the South West Premier on a week...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLate Warren-West try salvages draw
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……18 Sheffield T……18 A LAST-MINUTE Laurence Warren-West try salvaged Leicester Lions a draw in a hard-fought match...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano: It’s been bumpy season
HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard was satisfied with the defensive display despite Andrew Davidson’s try for Newcastle in the final ten minutes...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBury’s 12 cannot keep out Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………20 Bury St Ed’s ….20 REDRUTH came from behind to snatch a draw in the 18th minute of...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBurns lights touchpaper for Ealing’s late surge
By LUKE JARMYN Over: Ronnie McLean-Dents scores for Richmond A BEAUTIFUL sidestep to take out two defenders and a 30- metre...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEddie needs reminding of rugby’s core value: Respect
JEFF PROBYN First game: Mike Harrison on the charge as England beat Japan 60-7 at the 1987 World Cup Respect, a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField dig in to get back to winning habits
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 15 Stourbridge ….10 HUDDERSFIELD recaptured their winning formula with a try in each half from Kian Stewart...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBath locks are key to Warriors demise
By TOM BRADSHAW Building a lead: Semesa Rokoduguni touches down Bath’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images BATH ended a sevengame winless...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCarnegie fightback means Cov have to wing it
By PAUL SMITH LED by two tries apiece from wingers Junior Bulumakau and Max Trimble, Coventry claimed a Pool 1 home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath 30 Bargoed 12
NEATH defied the odds as they ended their winless streak with an victory over Bargoed at The Gnoll. With everything seemingly...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTreble for Wilson as Hull seal triumph
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ….29pts Hull Ionians…… 35pts SPEEDSTER Sam Wilson scored a spectacular hattrick as Hull Ionians notched their...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago‘We spent all match on the back foot’
A FRUSTRATED Alan Solomons bemoaned his side’s poor set-piece, which he said cost Worcester the match. He said: “We had no...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPowerhouse Penny drops in for a quick Blues double
By MARK WOOD PACK power propelled Bedford to a resounding 43-14 victory over hapless Hartpury on Friday night. The Blues were...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRGC 1404 38 Bedwas 12
A HAT-TRICK of tries from Efan Jones helped RGC 1404 secure a bonus-point win over Bedwas. Along with Jones’ tries Tom...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSuper Passman powers Tynedale to win
By BEN JAYCOCK Macc’field ….15 Tynedale ……38 A HAT-TRICK by winger Morgan Passman helped Tynedale ease to a bonus point victory...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTMO Jonker made himself look a right plonker
REFEREES of yesteryear were divided on the Courtney Lawes call last week. England’s Ed Morrison thought he was offside, South Africa’s...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRevitalised Knights on charge for cup glory
By ROB WILDMAN A DETERMINEDDoncaster display allowed Clive Griffiths to declare that his squad and himself were “on the way back”...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAndrews dazzles for the Wizards in high-scoring thriller
By TIM LEWIS Aberavon…54 Llanelli …29 ABERAVON hammered Llanelli in a high-scoring encounter at the Talbot Athletic Ground. Stefan Andrews, Jonathan...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoGraham doubles up in Otley win
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….29 Hinckley……….14 JOE Graham scored twice as Otley comfortably got the better of Hinckley. Otley outplayed Hinckley,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHow Burgess shattered the All Blacks mystique
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Heroes all: The North West Counties team leave...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIndiscipline costs struggling Ravens dearly again
By ROB COLE Bridgend …0 Cardiff …36 BRIDGEND kept Cardiff scoreless for 25 minutes, but then shot themselves in the foot...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions are tamed by Grasshoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G …… 27 P’boro Lions……7 PRESTON Grasshoppers ran out comfortable winners against a struggling Peterborough Lions side....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup bolter? Ollie Thorley scored a peach
Try of the week: And of the season thus far, Ollie Thorley’s sensational second try against Leicester, stepping and burning off...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIrving try secures derby win for Esher
By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 17 Esher …………….25 ESHER snapped their three-game losing streak and claimed derby bragging rights as a...
Junior International Rugby
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