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
/ 8 years agoDerby day delight as Hinckley pull clear
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT LEADERS Hinckley still remain the only undefeated side in the division following this victory over neighbours South Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoYoung: We were poor with no oomph
DIRECTOR of rugby, Dai Young was highly critical of Wasps’ performance. He said: “We lacked real intensity and energy and were...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGuernsey shine to down Clifton
By MEGAN JONES GUERNSEY moved above opponents Clifton in the table after a convincing win under the lights at Footes Lane....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYoung strikes late to lift depleted Lions
By SIMON MOYLE PETERBOROUGH finally found their winning ways against previously unbeaten Chester. Fly-half Ben Young’s try three minutes from time...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPriestland demands answers after Bath flop again
By TOM BRADSHAW BATH captain Rhys Priestland issued an honest – and, by his own admission, painful – assessment of his...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoYOUNGGUNS
OSPREYS FLY-HALF JOSH THOMAS Ask 18-year-old Josh Thomas who his role models are and you quickly get an idea that this...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRodgers injury is Tynedale concern
By BRIAN TILLEY AT the fifth time of asking, Tynedale got their first win of the season with a nine-try demolition...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBaxter: Munster will be a step up
ROB Baxter is demanding his players take their near-perfect Premiership start to the next level when they face Munster on Saturday....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField turn on style with rush of tries
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELDcruised to their fourth win on the bounce with an inspired second-half performance. Going in locked at 10-10...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors can’t afford another slip up – Weir
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER playmaker Duncan Weir has ordered his side to stop shooting themselves in the foot and make good...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM BACK ROW ED WILLIAMSON ALL roads travelled led to where I am now, in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSheedy taking big steps under Madigan guidance
By JOHN HARDING CALLUM Sheedy drops to bench this week but is poised for more game time after impressing coach Pat...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
MERTHYR produced a powerful second-half performance to record a bonus-point victory over Bridgend at the Wern. The Ironmen took the lead...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSexton set for a French swansong
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler JOHNNY SEXTON is looking to make a return to France for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRayment pops up to damp Amps’ spirits
By WARREN KAY ALEXRayment’s try on the stroke of half-time proved decisive as Cambridge got the better of Ampthill in difficult...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPREVIEW…Newport v Aberavon
Today. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT head coach Craig Warlow will be expecting a reaction from his players when they take to the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins eye Pirates hooker Matavesi
Wanted: Sam Matavesi CORNISH PIRATES are fighting to hang on to another member of their Championship highflyers with hooker Sam Matavesi...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCallum leaves it late to stun Mose
By DAVE LAWRENCE MOSELEY’S miserable season continued as their visitors from the North East snatched a last-gasp try to secure victory....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSospans leave it late as they claim derby bragging rights
By JON TWIGG LLANELLI upset the form book in the West Wales derby as they came out on top at Carmarthen...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBoyd wants star centre
NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd is keen to bring a marquee outside centre to Franklin Gardens after the World Cup. Boyd...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hit top form to ease past Park
By GRAHAM COX A FINAL tally of three tries to nil and quite possibly Blackheath’s best period of rugby this season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPowerful Ponty prevail in clinical try-fest triumph
By PETER HUGHES A REMARKABLE game at Pontypridd produced 17 tries as the hosts sealed a runaway victory after fighting off...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWillie’s on way back to club rugby in Japan
Return: Willie Le Roux WILLIE LE Roux is set to leave Wasps at the end of the season for a second...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLeaders Caldy suffer on long journey south in Albion loss
By PADDY MARSH Young flier: Jon Dawe goes over for Plymouth’s fourth try PICTURES: Sean Hernon/PPAUK Held: Cam Setter of Plymouth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen maintain unbeaten start with fifth straight win
By PAUL HOPKINS EBBW Vale continued their perfect start to the season with a fifth win from five as Swansea became...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors in fight to keep Josh in England
WORCESTER Warriors’ new owners face a battle to keep Welsh winger Josh Adams who is at the centre of a tug...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLogan leads Esher fightback to end Cinderford away run
By WILL BECKMAN GRAHAM Logan’s secondhalf try earned Esher their second win of the season after a tight contest against Cinderford...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRobinson quality proves decisive for TJs
By SIMON LORD A LAST-MINUTE Will Robinson penalty denied Bury St Edmunds a losing bonus point in this lowscoring match that...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichards stars as visitors edge basement battle
By GEOFF CHAMPION BEDWAS head coach Stefan Sankala was a relieved man as he watched his side hang on to record...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates batten down the hatches
Preview Cornish Pirates v Nottingham HIGH-FLYING Pirates will stiffen their defence for the visit of improving Nottingham, vows home lock Toby...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHorne is the winner as Tigers find their feet
By NICK CAIN THIS was about honouring Rob Horne and both sides delivered in terms of endeavour, even though they were...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNo way through for Chinnor attack
By JOHN ASHFIELD CHINNOR welcomed back old rivals Bishops Stortford to a wet and cold Kingsey Road for a fierce error-strewn...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes battle but Rams rumble on
By DAVID SAUNDERS LEAGUE leaders Rams pulled themselves over the line with a dogged performance to beat a valiant Barnes side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Tomlinson spells heartbreak for the visitors
By IWAN GABE DAVIES CARDIFF edged a thrilling encounter that ended in heartbreak for Cross Keys who were denied victory after...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights left in a hole after ruthless Reds run in seven
By GUY WILLIAMS A SPARKLING display by the rapidly improving Jersey side, who scored seven tries at Castle Park, inflicted an...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoYarde’s ‘horrendous’ injury takes gloss off for Sale
By COLIN NEWBOULT WITH six minutes remaining, positivity emanated from the AJ Bell Stadium for arguably the first time this season,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLawes’ back spasm will clear
NORTHAMPTON DoR Chris Boyd said it had been a disappointing outcome for his side, not least their failure to win for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans teach the Students a lesson
By RYAN STEVENS ROTHERHAM Titans appear to have recovered from a slow start to life in National One as they made...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans and Wild Geese defy rain
By MAX MATHEWS TAUNTON overcame a spirited Wild Geese side in a topsy-turvy encounter which saw more than a point a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers downed as former star haunts his old side
By HUW S THOMAS INDISCIPLINE cost Llandovery dearly as they slipped to defeat against RGC 1404 in a thrilling clash after...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRichmond heavies thrive in the rain
By NEALE HARVEY Consolation: Bulumakau scores for Coventry Over the line: Jesse Liston dives over for Richmond PICTURE: Roger Wooldridge RICHMOND...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers run into wall of defiance by Dale
By JOHN CLARK THIS White Rose v Red Rose derby was eagerly anticipated with both teams on 11 points – and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Dorian has made difference
SALE supremo Steve Diamond has been pleased with the impact of forwards coach Dorian West following his arrival a couple of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSportsman Billy gets his reward against gutsy Quins
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Saracens in recent seasons but they dug deep to grind...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJack the lad fires Sale as Odogwu shines
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM JACK Moorhouse’s late try tipped a closely fought match in favour of Sale FC, who are now unbeaten...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNo honey for Bees following last-gasp winner
By CIARAN THOMAS REDRUTH came from behind to make it three wins in a row, although they survived a late scare...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler go clear with six wins out of six
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it six wins out of six in the WRU National Championship with a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCope injury forces Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE to shuffle the deck GEORGE Watkins, one of the few bright sparks in Yorkshire Carnegie’s disappointing start to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDay to remember for legend Wilson
By MALCOLM KNOWLES THIS comfortable victory was a fitting result for Sam Wilson, who made his 200th senior appearance and also...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPichot needs to aim at the right targets
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JUST over a week ago international rugby was heading for “ruin” according to...
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