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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoAttwood hat-trick inspires the Bears
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V…10 Bristol Bears…50 BRISTOL Bears Women secured their first away win of the season by beating...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago’Cursed’ Veainu forced off again
BRETT Deacon hopes Telusa Veainu will not face another lengthy spell out of action. The Tongan international had just returned form...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMorris dashes over to give Newport three wins in a row
By JAY BAYFORD Neath…17 Newport 37320 THEY say things come in threes and that proved to be the case for Newport...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoIrish show their spirit as 13 men dig deep
By TOM JOHNSON LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney hailed the spirit of his charges who played with 13 men...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoGlos wary of Sarries
PREVIEW: Saracens v Glos-Hartpury Sunday 28 October. Kick-off 3.45pm GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY know that Saracens will be gunning for revenge as they look...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVellacott magic sparks Gloucester dominance
By ROGER PANTING BEN VELLACOTT enlivened a miserable afternoon at Kingsholm to get Gloucester off to a flying start in the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAcademy boys push case for first team honours
By NEALE HARVEY Livewire: Alex Mitchell brings home the bonus for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images ■ England forward Courtney Lawes, 29,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBattling victory is enough to send OEs top
O Elthamians 22 Esher …10 By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians moved to the top of the table after this hard-fought victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren double decisive as Drovers take honours
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 37320310 Llandovery 323 TWO Aaron Warren tries sealed a hard-earned victory for Llandovery over Swansea. The Drovers...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Wilson leads way for noble Knights
By LUKE JARMYN DONCASTER produced a sensational attacking display to earn a five-point victory with six tries against London Scottish. A...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoQuins looking to build
PREVIEW: Richmond v Harlequins Sunday 28 October. Kick-off 1pm HARLEQUINS got their season well and truly up and running last weekend...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps identify ideal replacement for Wade at Premiership rivals
Dai Young has a target in mind after Wade's exit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe call-up for Ted Hill shows the strides Worcester’s academy is making, says fellow England newbie Schonert
The Worcester Warriors tighthead prop reflects on his own career since his move five years ago
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew contract at Munster for Ireland international Keith Earls
70 caps for Ireland and set to make his Munster return after a slight hamstring injury
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps and Christian Wade reach agreement to terminate contract, ending the wing’s rugby career
Wasps have confirmed wing Christian Wade has retired from rugby with immediate effect. It emerged last week that Wade had grown...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps waiting on compensation talks before releasing NFL-bound Christian Wade
Neil Fissler reveals the Premiership club want the last eight months of Wade's contract paid off
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChristian Wade could have been an international superstar in rugby, says Ugo Monye
One cap for England...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEnglish rugby to introduce mandatory in-season breaks in major boost to player welfare
Details of large-scale player welfare initiative announced, but how will it be marshalled?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWill Addison pushing for Ireland call-up after fast start to life at Ulster
Billy Burns praises the performances of the former Sale Sharks captain
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuade Cooper gets Queensland Reds exit after icy relationship with Brad Thorn
Quade Cooper has spoken out against his treatment at the Queensland Reds after sealing a move to the Melbourne Rebels for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc’s attack is a danger but Dale survive
By STEVE RHODES ON A sunny but breezy afternoon at the Avenue, Wharfedale ran out winners in a closely fought and...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChiefs let it slip after Castres are hit by red card
By NICK CAIN Numbers game: Gareth Steenson celebrates after diving on a through ball to score Chiefs’ third try PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBurns back on song but Bath miss last-gasp kick
Early power: Joe Cokanasiga breaks clear to score the first try for Bath after just three minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback:...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRampant Rams still top thanks to big Ben
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams......................33pts Tonbridge............18pts Full stretch: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams. Right: Hugo Watson on his way to scoring for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCole’s treble sends Ivybridge to first loss
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the South West Premier fixtures by sending Ivybridge to their first defeat of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaximum points for Merthyr as streak continues
By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr ..........35 Swansea ........24 MERTHYR maintained their excellent start to the season with a bonus point try triumph...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley................16pts Fylde ........................5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBaxter: Gloucs will be crunch
ROB Baxter said their Pool 2 double-header against West Country rivals Gloucester in December would be do or die. The Chiefs...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoNo reason to boo Eddie says Dai
WASPS Dai Young admitted a “few honest words” had transformed his team at half-time when they were 21-7 down. “I was...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJack stars to leave Bees feeling very Jolly
By LEON PICKARD Guernsey ......19 B’ham & Soli......28 A LATE flurry saw Birmingham and Solihull down Guernsey in a lively and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLaw tweaks have removed an element of competition
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Tries galore: Lewis Ludlam scores for Northampton in their 45-40 defeat of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRampant Pooler narrow gap on Students
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BURFORD CARDIFF Met’s lead at the top was cut to two points despite beating Rhydyfelin 26-21....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNazir gives Otley local bragging rights
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley ..............31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMulvihill expects an all-court battle as Blues aim to consolidate away day win
By ROB COLE THE last time Cardiff Blues won their opening two games in the Champions Cup, they reached the knock-out...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTomane wings in for the clash of European titans
JOETomane will make his first European start for champions Leinster in today’s Pool 1 clash in Toulouse as the Irish side...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBradley double helps Hawks fly
By NICK PITSON Henley H ..........31 Worthing R......22 A DOMINANT performance from the Henley forwards set up this bonus-point victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKelleher double sets up Leinster triumph
By GUTO DAVIES CELTIC CUP FINAL Scarlets A …8 Leinster A …15 LEINSTER ‘A’ lifted the Celtic Cup in the inaugural...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPenallta win again to keep heat on Brynmawr
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BURFORD LEADERS Brynmawr claimed a bonus-point win over Pontypool United to maintain their winning run....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPark punished for wasteful first half
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........22 Sedgley Park 19 SEDGLEY Park paid the penalty for refusing at least half a dozen straightforward...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoOff goes Cipriani as his week gets worse
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Collision: Danny Cipriani, left, tackles Munster’s Rory Scannell, centre, and gets a red card MUNSTER claimed a bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOAs no match for Titans powerpack
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …21 T’nton Titans 35 TAUNTON Titans demonstrated the reason for their name for much of this...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew deal for Lawes
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTONlock Courtney Lawes, 29, has signed a new deal to keep him with the Premiership club until 2021. “I’ve...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPresident Laporte on passport control
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN When can a foreigner play for France these days? When Federation president Bernard Laporte says so, that’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoWoeful first half leaves Dragons in distress
By ALEX BYWATER THE FINAL score suggested Dragons had given Northampton a game. In reality, the 80 minutes was very different....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStour survive in a 15-try barnburner
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘He just couldn’t get out the way’
GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann sympathised with Danny Cipriani over his sendingoff. “He wasn’t even wanting to tackle the guy. He wanted...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFoley signs until RWC
AUSTRALIA fly-half Bernard Foley has rebuffed foreign offers to sign a one-year deal until next year’s World Cup. A statement said...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTaqele sure Boyd’s ‘super’ style will bring success
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling at home in Northampton: Taqele Naiyaravoro GIANT Northampton wing Taqele Naiyaravoro admits his fitness must improve if...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoWarriors put weakened Ospreys to the sword
By ALEX BYWATER Starter: Worcester’s Jamie Shillcock beats the tackle of Ospreys’ James Hook to score their first try PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoItoje ensures Sarries don’t lack firepower
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Barritt’s face was left cut and bruised as Saracens were made to scrap their way to a...












