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 One
/ 8 years agoTitans stand tall as Dolly stays cool to seal late victory
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham .32 Sale .27 ROTHERHAM earned a maximum five points for the first time following victory after an...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBolster pulls the strings as Dings stroll it
By JOHN WHITE Dings .52 Wild Geese.8 DINGS ran in eight tries to record an emphatic victory over the Wild Geese...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuper six as Packer stars in fightback victory
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond.12 Saracens .30 A BRACE from Marlie Packer ensured defending champions Saracens maintained their flawless start to the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBlues scrum gamble fails to pay off against Scots
By MARK WOOD A GUTSY late call to go for a 5m scrum from a penalty failed to pay off for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThere’s good …and then there’s Goode!
By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Derby match in aid of Rob Horne is a week away
Tickets remain on sale for Northampton versus Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChange to come at Bath as club release open letter to supporters
The club's plans for the coaching structure have been made transparent
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUSA forward Cameron Dolan set to join Nottingham
New signing to add extra ballast to the Green and Whites' pack
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeith Wood praises Billy Burns’ impact at Ulster
How is the former Gloucester fly-half faring at Ravenhill?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps launch pitch-facing sensory room
Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach
The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby players lift up car to rescue drunk teammate who had been run over
The prop had taken a lie down in the street before the incident on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster sign South African import to lengthy extension
Jean Kleyn will gain Irish residency just in time for the World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTop two can’t force crucial bonus point
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH and Ivybridge made it four wins out of four to sit in the top two on 19...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarnett hat-trick keeps Penallta on top
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up PENALLTA’S excellent start to the season continued with a 26-7 win over Blaenavon in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFirst-half mauling tames the Lions
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro L …7 Stourbridge…36 LIONS went into the game with some expectation, but after 40 minutes the reality...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBears maul Quins as yellow fever strikes
By NICK CAIN BRISTOL went into this first wet weather encounter of the campaign knowing that survival this season depends on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEddie needs to pull off a Cooke confidence trick
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why no drop-goal? Beauden Barrett could have won the match for New...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClermont go crashing to end stress for Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Flawless: Baptiste Serin’s immaculate kicking helped get Rory Teague’s Bordeaux home The vultures circling above the controversial...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard: That was all our own fault
DISAPPOINTED Quins DoR Paul Gustard said after his side’s third Premiership defeat in four games that they had shot themselves in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps fly out of the blocks to soar past Waterloo
By SAM ROURKE F Waterloo …14 Wasps …52 Bonus try: Claire Molloy WASPS first-half performance sealed an impressive victory on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKinghorn waiting as Hogg is ruled out for Autumn
By GARY HEATLY Young flier: Edinburgh full-back Blair Kinghorn STUART Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps finally get Sale monkey off their back
By COLIN NEWBOULT THESE victories certainly don’t come around very often for Wasps. Since 2010, they have endured disappointment at Sale,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSaints pack monstered as Hartley’s arrows fail to hit target
By NEALE HARVEY 7 BATH forwards guru Toby Booth hailed a monster pack effort as his side’s set-piece superiority dashed Northampton...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans crash at hands of four-star Caves
By STEVE MATHER B Moseley …28 Rotherham T …22 FOUR tries from hooker Adam Caves gave Birmingham Moseley their first win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichmond in seventh heaven and off the mark
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V …12 Richmond …43 RICHMOND won their first game of the season with a seven-try, bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew panel of coaches for U20s
SAINTS academy head coach Mark Hopley will join James Scaysbrook and Richard Whiffin in leading this season’s England U20 side. The...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBassett given the plaudits from Dai
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young hailed the performance of Josh Bassett after the wing’s excellent all-round display. Alongside Michael Le...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAttwood outlines his Test qualities
ASKED IF he still had something to offer England, star man Dave Attwood said: “Oh God, yes! My dominant tackle and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents stunned by Smith double
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro S…8 Cinderford …39 SAM Smith scored two second-half tries as Cinderford powered to a comfortable victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMurray double gives Bears derby honours
By GEORGE WEST Flyer: Phoebe Murray scored twice for Bristol BRISTOL Bears laid down a marker as they hammered local rivals...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStay-at-home Mitchell needs to be hands on
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHN Mitchell polarises opinion in Rugby Union more than anyone with the possible...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub master the wet conditions
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …15 Darlington MP…0 A FIRST home win of the season, and a comfortable one at that, for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning strike regularly to see off Harlequins
By HANNAH THOMPSON L Lightning …41 Harlequins …17 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning extended their fine start to the season as they put Harlequins...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCutthroat Pirates shoot for perfection
Preview Cornish Pirates v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2.30pm WING wizard Robin Wedlake aims to maintain his rich vein of form and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSpencer’s reckless tackle did deserve red card
WILL Spencer’s shoulder to the jaw of Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor was high, dangerous, and merited the one month suspension handed...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRawcliffe is on song as Sale hit back to see off Stortford
By STEVE SMITH SALE FC made it backto- back home wins after recovering from a slow start to overcome Bishops Stortford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoToothless Sharks bitten by rampant Sarries
By ROSS LAWSON DMP Sharks …0 Saracens …61 Double: Sonia Green NINE different players got themselves on the scoresheet as Saracens...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCozens puts the boot into Coventry’s fight-back
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY deservedly edged a tense encounter against newly-promoted Coventry. On a wet and gloomy afternoon, conditions dictated it...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSimmonds sends out a reminder to Eddie
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs, not for the first time, struggled a little at Kingston Park but in the end ground...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion enjoy home comforts at the expense of Ampthill
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …17 Ampthill …5 AT the third time of asking Plymouth Albion won their first home game...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees get stung by forceful Taunton finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Bham & S’ull …20 Taunton …28 A FINAL-QUARTER surge saw Taunton edge out Birmingham and Solihull Bees to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Pontypridd …18 RGC 1404 …32 RGC 1404 produced an impressive second-half performance to beat Pontypridd at Sardis Road. The hosts opened...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoFirst half mistakes let Ealing get away
By GUY WILLIAMS EALING earned their third successive bonus point win of the season with three first half tries opening up...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano curses missed chances
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards was proud that his side held on for a bonus point but rued missed opportunities....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark hold firm to end OEs’ streak
By BRADLEY WEST Rosslyn Park 37 O Elthamians 24 ROSSLYN Park held off a spirited second-half fightback from Old Elthamians to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRaiders struggle with Clifton grunt
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…37 Worthing …15 PLAYING in front of their home crowd, Clifton chalked up a resounding victory that owed...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPREVIEW…
Newport v Bedwas September 23. Kick-off: 2.30pm NEWPORT head coach Craig Warlow reckons today’s clash with Bedwas at Rodney Parade has...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSlow starts giving Carnegie mountains to climb
By JON NEWCOMBE BRENDAN COPE knows Yorkshire Carnegie cannot afford another poor start if they are to preserve their unbeaten home...
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Celtic Cup
/ 8 years agoScarlets go under after early try shock at home
By CARL FIELD SCARLETS A slipped to a second Celtic Cup defeat in three as they went down 16-10 against Leinster...













