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
/ 7 years agoDacey on fire with treble to inspire Hinckley
By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 21 Hinckley……….48 HINCKLEY ran out deserved winners against a dispirited Peterborough Lions on a dry day at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFord takes charge as Tigers find their claws
Fast out of the blocks: Adam Thompstone scores Tigers’ third try after just 14 minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Helping hand: Manu...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSlade ready to pledge his future to the Chiefs
HENRY SLADE could become the next big name Exeter Chiefs player to pledge his future to the Premiership finalists. Last week...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBishops revival is too late to claim victory
By MATT BALDWIN Rosslyn Pk……25 Bishops Stort 17 AN explosive second-half display by Bishop’s Stortford fell short of a comeback against...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo catching the flying Williams as Merthyr stretch away
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Bedwas …………7 DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it two wins out of two with a comfortable but...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoForward power order of the day for Lightning
By MAX CARTER Loughboro’ ….22 Richmond………19 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning got their second Premier 15s season off to a stirring start with a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions are stung late on in front of Johnno
By JAMES LEWIS Leicester Lions 21pts S Leicester……….24pts LEICESTER Lions were hoping to put on a show on the day that...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRichards: Woeful first half cost us
DEAN Richards claimed he had not seen his Newcastle team defend as badly for a “very long time” in a dreadful...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStupple treble as Albion scrape by
By PADDY MARSH Esher …………….21 Plymouth A ….24 ESHER and Plymouth began as the bottom two in the table, but it...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPowerful Ponty are too hot for Llanelli to handle
By JAY BAYFORD Pontypridd ….43 Llanelli ……………0 PONTYPRIDD were in irresistible from as they ran in seven tries. They were up...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoEx-Bear Molloy inspires five-star Wasps
By BEN ADAMS Bristol Bears …17 Wasps……………32 CLAIRE Molloy went over twice as five-try Wasps got their campaign off to a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers back on form to see off Stour
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers 24 Stourbridge …11 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from defeat in round one with a home win...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCVC takeover would spark rugby conflict
It is ironic that CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm hoping to buy a 50 per cent stake in the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWilliams: My three tries came in 12m!
HAT-TRICK hero Liam Williams looked sharp after groin surgery. “Three tries and I think I covered about 12 metres! It was...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Youngs wants his Tigers to be home boys again
'Fortress Welford Road' wasn't a phrase you heard last season in rugby circles
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEx-owners of Formula 1 propose £275m takeover of Premiership Rugby
Luxembourg-based company values Premiership Rugby at £550m and aims to attain 51% majority
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath pin down Zach Mercer with two-year contract extension
Blackadder: 'Zach has attributes that can make he a world-class player'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJonathan Davies to miss Scarlets clash with Leinster
Wayne Pivac says it is 'smart' to not risk the centre against the PRO14 champions
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season
Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoIt’s fourth time lucky as Rams start fast
By CAMERON TEMPLE The Rams…44pts Canterbury…15pts RAMS have faltered out of the blocks on each of the last three occasions in...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWe’ll need time for new men to gel says Paver
By MIKE SINCLAIR PREVIEW… September 2. Kick-off 2.30pm. Mennaye Field Cornish P v Doncaster Warning: Alan Paver CORNISH Pirates have played...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIt’s tough work but RGC are A-OK in a testing opener
By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 …37 Neath…19 RGC began their campaign with a hard-fought home success. Visitors Neath went ahead after...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign
NICK CAIN Bristol’s 17-10 win over Bath at Ashton Gate in front of more than 26,000 fans on Friday night will...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes earns bragging rights for Clifton
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliff’ …14 Clifton …17 CLIFTON just about deserved the win in a nip and tuck Bristol derby....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWizards put spell on old rivals for comfortable win
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon…24 Swansea …10 ABERAVON began the season in style with a dominant performance over Ospreys regional rivals Swansea....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoEddie’s breakdown backdown
EDDIE Jones claimed that he did not need specialist opensides for England to be successful at the breakdown. He has revised...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFour-star Mason inspires the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …62 Worthing …24 WITH both sides showing several new faces for the first league game of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTata Steel open their season with a 66 gun salute
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up TATA Steel opened the new season in emphatic style with a 66-29 win over Bedlinog....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMorris is dancing to get Chester victory
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Chester…48 Preston GHs…37 CHESTER got their season off to the best possible start with victory over Preston Grasshoppers...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPumas roar out England warning
ARGENTINA have warned England they are capable of making big gains before the teams face each other in the pool round...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWill holds nerve to sting the Bees
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 B’ham & S…19 TONBRIDGE Juddians started the season with two tries inside the opening five...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBattling Glynneath edge their thriller with Kenfig Hill
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up GLYNNEATH made a winning star after edging a tight encounter 41-37. Craig Tennant and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWilkinson helps Fylde stop the rot
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde…24 Otley …14 CONNOR Wilkinson scored two tries as Fylde ended a run of 17 successive league defeats...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMaestro Smith gets Quins back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Low centre of gravity: Quins Ben Tapuai evades Byron McGuigan to score their third try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOh for Jonny is lament of Toulon’s sad faithful
DAVID BARNES Off the bench for Toulon: All Black Julien Savea PICTURE: Getty Images Just two games in and a twittered...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for hot Hinckley
By STEVE ADENT Hinckley…45 Tynedale …31 HINCKLEY got their season off to a winning start as they ran in seven tries...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: Fantastic start but that’s all
NEW Harlequins coach Paul Gustard – who received good luck messages from his old boss Eddie Jones in midweek – insists...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSutton & Epsom start in seventh heaven
National League 3 London & SE SUTTON & EPSOM were 49-25 winners at home to newcomers Bedford Athletic. Andy Matthews, Stefan...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRiley has the key brace as Sedgley hold on
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…24 Sedgley Park 29 PRE-SEASON promotion favourites Sedgley Park made a winning start in a hard-earned bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWham bam! Lam given ideal start to Bristol adventure
By NEALE HARVEY Killer Bear: Alapati Leiua scores the late winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Jamie...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRed card just acts as signal for Amps to excel
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …43 L’boro St…34 AMPTHILL’S 14 men defied the odds after losing captain Billy Johnson, who received a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHancox’s kicking Grants Lions a victory
National League 3 South West BOURNEMOUTH got their National League Three South West campaign off to the perfect start with an...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNew club but it’s the same old Rickie Aley
By NICK PULLEN Eyes on the prize: Stourbridge flanker Sam Montieri spots a gap in the Lions’ defence PICTURES: Ceri Davies...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLuatua: Team is crucial word
BATH supremo Todd Blackadder pulled no punches. “The points were there, we just didn’t capitalise,” he said. “Our ball into contact...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford come up short in nail-biter
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort 23 DMP …26 STORTFORD lost scrumhalf Alex Patton to injury early on and, in an expansive...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlaydon run riot in bid to bounce back
National League 3 North THEY MAY have just been relegated but Blaydon made their intentions very clear with a massive 94-12...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoGreen holds his nerve for the Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …35 Sheffield T …33 HULL Ionians left it late to record a victory on their return...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWelch has grown into true leader
By TRP REPORTER On the rampage: Will Welch of Newcastle is tackled by Mitch Eadie of Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images AS...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTearaway Sale get last-gasp leveller
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…36 Sale …36 SALE announced their arrival in National One with a solid debut at Grantchester Road, racing...
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