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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps struck by Lightning in heavy defeat
By KASEY ALLEN Wasps Ladies 20 Loughboro’ L …40 Speedster: Tova Derk WASPS swapped their home and headed to Ealing as...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVito looking to cross the Channel from La Rochelle
Eyeing Premiership: Victor Vito FORMER All Black Victor Vito is looking at his options in the Premiership next season with his...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFour-star Wiltshire shows no mercy
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……70 Guernsey ………26 BURY swept aside an injury-hit Guernsey at a sun-kissed Haberden. The visitors...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins have shown the way, now let’s follow
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER CAPTAIN OF ENGLAND WOMEN British record: Harlequins v Richmond attracted 4,542 PICTURE: Getty Images At the early stages...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors face loss of big three star men
Move? Ben Te’o WORCESTER Warriors are facing losing three of their best players who are all out of contracts at the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs victory keeps up unbeaten start
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s …31 Darlingt’n MP 22 OLD ELTHAMIANS continued their impressive start with a third successive victory and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIt’s the McLean show for Raiders
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing ………68 Redruth …………21 MATT McLean scored 28 points as Worthing cruised to a thumping victory over Redruth....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBridgend ………26 Swansea ………23
A LAST-GASP penalty try earned Bridgend a hardfought home victory over Swansea. Swansea took the lead when Rhys Williams dummied over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano hails effort of his 13-man Falcons
By GARY FITZGERALD DEAN Richards feels his side took a big step to climbing up the Premiership table after ‘refusing to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSalisbury brings up his triple ton for Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW Caldy v L’boro S TODAY’s game marks Derek Salisbury’s 300th appearance in the Caldy front row. The...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds with no answer on tough outing
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians21 Canterbury ….43 A WELL-DRILLED Canterbury side took a deserved win, outscoring the hosts six tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPREVIEW… Llanelli v Merthyr
September 16. Kick-off 2.30pm CHAMPIONS Merthyr will be looking to make it three wins out of the three at struggling Llanelli...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons: We could have 12 points now
ALAN Solomons was left frustrated by his Warriors lack of killer instinct after seeing another game slip away. But the Worcester...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLladovery flying high with comfortable win at Bedwas
By IAN GOLDEN Bedwas ……….30 Llandovery ….52 LLANDOVERY produced an outstanding second-half performance to secure their third win from three. But...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSensational Slade keeps Chiefs on maximum momentum
By MIKE SINCLAIR CLOSE-UP JACK NOWELL Exeter wing U DENNY SOLOMONA Sale wing Nowell, Eddie Jones’ preferred England choice, made a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBanfield penalty ends Ponty’s unbeaten start
By JAY BAYFORDz Aberavon………25 Pontypridd ….19 ABERAVON ended Pontypridd’s perfect league record with a battling victory. The lead changed hands numerous...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: We can still make top six
BETTER but not good enough! That was the honest verdict from Sales Sharks boss Steve Diamond who said: “Our performance was...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHerbert late-show stuns Bargoed in tight encounter
By DAN ROBERTS Bargoed ……….14 Carmarthen Q 19 CARMARTHEN Quins made it back-to-back victories with a narrow success over Bargoed. Following...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSelf-assured Searle ready for Ford test
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG Wasps duo Billy Searle and Joe Atkinson aim to buck conventional wisdom by proving academy routes are...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTovey shows his quality as Keys unlock Neath
By HAYDN JEFFERIES Cross Keys ….36 Neath ……………30 CROSS Keys made it two wins out of three in the Principality Premiership...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGuy’s primed for ‘war’ against his old mates
New Tiger: Guy Thompson LEICESTER TIGERS back rower Guy Thompson is braced for a huge battle on his first return to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWimbledon on top after Bedford victory
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON top the table following a 36-20 win at home to Bedford Athletic. Ben Turner, Campbell...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGutsy Ebbw Vale see off RGC for impressive victory
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………29 Newport……….27 THIS was the 436th time that these two old foes have met but few of...
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Celtic Cup
/ 8 years agoRosser’s five-star show has Dragons roaring
By CARL FIELD LEFT wing Jared Rosser helped himself to five tries as Dragons A chalked up their first win, beating...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCraig’s right, lose control and you don’t get it back
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Non-starter: American Football is not a role model for the English Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSandbach and Phoenix serve up cracker
Midlands Premier LOYAL fans were treated to a day full of action in the Midlands Premier with tries and action galore....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBig three pick up bonus point victories
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD IT’S as you were at the top of the table after the top three all...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPeter Pan Strettle hooks in the Saints
By NICK CAIN Prolific: Alex Lewington dives over for the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images THESE sides met...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHow have Leicester’s last eight coaches fared?
From Dean Richards to Matt O'Connor...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe’re notorious for getting off to a bad starts, says Sale number 8 Josh Beaumont
Exeter Chiefs are next up for Steve Diamond's side
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRing-fence would help Premiership clubs blood kids, says Northampton boss Chris Boyd
The Northampton Saints head coach lauds the academy products available to him at his new club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMa’a Nonu to re-join Blues after leaving Toulon
A third stint with New Zealand's underachieving Super Rugby outfit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Maro Itoje in advanced talks to stay at Saracens and say no to French suitors
The Saracens lock's current deal expires at the end of the season
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years ago‘It’s a big challenge’ – Joe Launchbury anticipating bruising autumn encounter against Retallick
The Wasps second row looks ahead to November 10 when England host the All Blacks
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol Bears bring in Springbok international on loan amid injury worries
A crisis at full-back has been eased by Pat Lam dipping into the market
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago£30m loss by Premiership clubs means door won’t be closed on fresh investment
CVC's £275m bid for a majority stake in the Premiership has been rejected
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs’ total control as Club are foxed
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….10 O Elthamians…21 OLD Elthamians were clinical in the pivotal moments as they sealed an impressive win...















