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 agoLouw waits for an offer
BATHare considering if they want to retain the services of Springbok flank Francois Louw. The 33-year-old Louw said: “This is my...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarrett may head east after RWC
JAPAN is emerging as a possible short-term destination for Beauden Barrett and other senior All Blacks after next year’s Rugby World...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years ago‘Greedy’ Ashton lands hat-trick to bite the Irish
By COLIN NEWBOULT IT JUST had to be Chris Ashton who stole the show. After seven weeks away, following a suspension...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMcCall relieved by late bonus try
MARK McCall attempted to put a positive twist to his side’s lacklustre victory which saw the two-time European champions leave it...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill cut loose in easy eight-try thrashing
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …54 Cinderford …10 AMPTHILL produced their best performance of this season scoring eight tries in a home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrowne calls time
ULSTERlock Pete Browne has retired after a series of concussions. He said: “I have an increased propensity for concussion symptoms following...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Blues call for young gun Hutler
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BEDFORD top try scorer Ryan Hutler returns to their starting line-up as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBreakaway try ends Quins hopes of top spot
By ROB COLE HARLEQUINS missed an opportunity to go top of their European Challenge Cup pool as they slipped to a...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoYes, Wade is small but his talent is giant-size
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN CHRISTIAN Wade encapsulates English rugby’s irrational fear of the X-Factor players it produces,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDavis strikes late to deny Stortford
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …23 Bishop’s S …19 A GALLANT Bishop’s Stortford side had a prized victory snatched from them...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMitchell to Carnegie
WELSHinternational prop Craig Mitchell, 32, has re-joined Yorkshire Carnegie from Newcastle Falcons. Director of rugby Chris Stirling said: “I’m delighted to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTrailfinders point the way with a 9-try battering
By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGTrailfinders produced their best performance of the season to inflict a heavy defeat on Coventry. Ben Ward’s men...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoCanna holds his nerve to sink Bristol at the death
By TIM LEWIS PAT LAM cut a frustrated figure as his Bristol side suffered last gasp heartache at the hands of...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoEddie’s big day on film
JAPAN’S win over South Africa in Brighton in 2015 is being made into a film written by former Rugby League player...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents finally claim maiden win
By RYAN STEVENS CHARLIE Reed produced a superb display as Loughborough Students secured their first win of the season against Darlington...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive weeks for Jennings
LONDON Scottish’s Rory Jennings has been banned for five weeks for making contact with the head of Coventry’s Andy Bulumakau with...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Irish forced to dig deep for victory
By CHRIS WALKER Headlock: Fergus Mulchrone scores for Irish despite Cameron Cowell’s tackle PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Challenge: Tyson Lewis takes on...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRussians given ten-try thrashing by French
ROUND-UP LA ROCHELLE continued with their superb form in Pool 4 when they thrashed Enisei-STM64-26. The Top 14 outfit outscored their...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTwo’s a crowd
THE concept of the England co-captaincy announced by Eddie Jones in which Dylan Hartley and Owen Farrell share the role defeats...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hang on despite leaky defence in thriller
By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcLean set to hit century for England
NEWS EXTRA KATY-DALEY McLean is set to make her 100th appearance as England tackle USA, Canada and Ireland this Autumn. Mclean,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoReds ride out early pressure to bring half ton up
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds put Hartpury to the sword, running in seven tries to continue their upward progress in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRight facts
THEnew East Stand at Twickenham will be repaid in full in seven years, and not the five years stated in our...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick
By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ..........20 Old Elth’s ......20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Newport..........28 Bridgend ........17 NEWPORT’S captain and fly-half Matt O’Brien stole the show with a great display that bagged him a haul...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSpittle’s try signals start of Nottingham stampede
By LUKE JARMYN TIGHT-HEAD Osin Heffernan capped a classy second-half comeback by Nottingham with a lastminute bonus-point try. Winger Jack Spittle’s...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoCowell cruises in to stun the champions
By MATT FORD Late stunner: Heather Cowell scores the winner for Quins HARLEQUINS Ladies produced an astonishing come-from-behind performance to stun...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMurphy: Amazing Manu has a shot with England
By ROGER PANTING Power drive: Guy Thompson dives over for a first half try for Tigers PICTURES: Getty Images Defiant: Blade...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......22 Caldy................27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers get back on track with comprehensive triumph
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery …30 Neath..................3 AFTER three consecutive defeats, Llandovery came back to winning form at Church Bank with...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMantella’s double piles more gloom on Carnegie
By WILL HOPPER LONDON Scottish continued to pile on the misery for Yorkshire Carnegie as they came away with a well-earned...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTigers finding their bite again
GEORDAN Murphy says his side are getting near the level he demands ahead of their double header with Racing 92. The...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher eased aside by Titans
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher ................15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSecond half blitz kills off canny Clifton
By KEALAN HUGHES Canterbury …40 Clifton..............34 CANTERBURY ran out victors in a thrilling game against Clifton to earn a fifth league...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bargoed breeze past Aberavon challenge
By HOWARD EVANS Bargoed ..........38 Aberavon ........18 ABERAVON’S only loss in seven games was by two points prior to this but...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRacing run riot as ace Russell pulls the strings
By STEFFAN THOMAS ULSTER came crashing back to earth with a bang as they were thrashed by Racing 92 in Paris....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark on a roll with Sale scalp
By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................23 Rosslyn Park…31 ROSSLYN PARK secured their second win in two weeks with a bonus point win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCornish late surge crushes the Cliffs
4By YASHAS MUDUMBAI Barnes..............17 Old Redcliffs …10 MATTHEW Cornish’s late try ensured Barnes won an enthralling game against Old Redcliiffians and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGreat Scott, Wimbledon are flying high
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON maintained their lead at the top of the table following a 24- 3 win at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFour wins on the bounce as Cardiff maintain superb run
By JAY BAYFORD Cardiff ............52 Llanelli............41 CARDIFF secured their fourth consecutive victory following an entertaining encounter with Llanelli at Cardiff Arms...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic is key for Lions’ late rally
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Preston G ........24 A LATE Aaron Martin try made it three wins on the bounce for...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoToulon fairytale has Falcons dreaming
By JON NEWCOMBE One of the great nights: Newcastle beat Toulon NEWCASTLE’s stunning 26-25 win at Toulon has given rise to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHat-trick Riley has eye on promotion at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCrusaders march past blunt Saints
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …7 Dings C ............17 BRISTOL outfit Dings Crusaders deservedly took the spoils as they comfortably...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPaul has got Scunthorpe Cooking on top
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE won the battle of the top two, beating Newport Salop 25-19 to move clear at the summit, whilst...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins quick to take chances for bonus point win
By HUW S THOMAS Carmarth’n Q 35 RGC 1404 ........22 CARMARTHEN Quins climbed into the top half of the Premiership table...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMinikin holds his nerve for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES THE Ionians v Chester match at Brantingham Park was as close to the proverbial game of two halves...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoCockerill’s magnificent men come of age
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH head coach Richard Cockerill believes their thumping of Toulon is the start of his team coming of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIrish off the mark as Baker strikes at death
By MATT LONG LI Wild Geese 33 Redruth............28 LONDONIrish Wild Geese secured their first victory of the season after beating Redruth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHiheta hits the highest heights for Hull
Northern Premier HULL increased their lead at the top following a 5-41 win away at Vale of Lune. The visitors led...












