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 agoIonians arrive late and pay the penalty
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 42 Hull Ionians 26 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVillagers hold off Redruth surge to triumph
By DOUG HUMPHRIES Chinnor…34 Redruth…33 CHINNOR were able to hold off a late fightback from Redruth to claim the points and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlundell’s win the Vase, Hampton settle for Plate
Oustanding: U18 Vase winners Blundell’s School BLUNDELL’S School sealed two days of excellent performances with a 24-20 win over St Peter’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley revival choked by Bramwell strike
By NICK DOYLE Otley 27 Tynedale 38 TYNEDALE ran out worthy winners scoring twice in the first ten minutes. James Spencer...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBrown’s ready to ride the wave with Eddie
EDDIE Jones was sacked by Australia after a seven Test losing run in 2005. On Wednesday at Twickenham I asked the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJones holds his nerve for Caldy
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 21 B Moseley 20 BEN Jones sprung Paton Field into ecstasy as he confirmed a special win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Foresters march on past Dons
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …45pts Wimbledon…8pts Flying flanker: Mathew Bennet scores the second try for Cinderford. LEAGUE LEADERS Cinderford extended their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys …9 Bargoed …0
By PETER HUGHES THREE penalties from flyhalf Josh Prosser earned Cross Keys victory – but this is unlikely to be a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLucs pull victory out of the ashes
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …33 Hinckley…32 LUCTONIANS showed true grit to come from behind and wrestle an important win from opponents...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTough road to success
HOW’S this for an itinerary to help England get their shape back. Three away Tests in South Africa, then an Autumn...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHougaard signs lengthy deal to stay at Worcester Warriors
South Africa international will be 33 by the time his new deal at Sixways expires
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints discipline George North for missing training session
Wales wing was dropped from Northampton's match against Sale earlier this month
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoConnacht sign Brumbies centre Kyle Godwin
One-cap Wallaby makes the move to the PRO14 for next season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoExeter Chiefs scrum-half Will Chudley to join Bath next season
Premiership winner becomes Todd Blackadder's latest recruit
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMadigan puts freeze on Titans in blizzard
By GUY WILLIAMS Slipping and sliding: Luke Morahan glides over for Bristol PICTURE: Gareth Lyons Held up: Rotherham halt Joseph Latta’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrabham’s blunder not enough to cost Bridgend
By CHRIS SMART Bridgend 16 Newport 12 NEWPORT’S 100 per cent winning start to the second phase of the Premiership is...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoJersey flyers reap the spoils of pack dominance
By LUKE JARMYN EIGHT tries including a second half hat-trick by man-of-the-match Jason Worrall saw Jersey continue their march up the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBaker leads Wizards to win as visitors unlocked at Talbot
By JAY BAYFORD Aberavon 25 Cross Keys 7 ABERAVON returned to winning ways with a deserved victory over Cross Keys under...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates turn on power tomake Hartpury pay for slow start
By ANDREW BEACHAM PIRATES had this wrapped up by half-time, after dominating a first period in which Hartpury lacked energy, organisation...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders upset as Blue & Blacks impress
By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen Q 10 Cardiff 34 CARDIFF upset the odds with a hard-fought win over league leaders Carmarthen Quins....
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCaptain Mayhew commits to Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE Upbeat: Richard Mayhew FRESH from the news that first-team coaches Jimmy Lowes and Steve Boden have agreed one-year...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHorstmann on mission to bow out as a winner
NEALE HARVEY finds two Exeter Chiefs back rowers desperate to finish the season in style Skipper: Kai Horstmann PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoValley Commandos transforming into comeback kings
By CARL FIELD Neath 30 Pontypridd 34 PONTYPRIDD staged yet another remarkable recovery as they came from behind to beat struggling...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEllis feeling lean and mean after injury nightmare
Fit again: Tom Ellis BATH flanker Tom Ellis has drawn inspiration from Exeter’s Sam Simmonds ahead of today’s final, in which...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhites stalled as Bedwas defence halts late rally
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 15 Bedwas 20 A LATE Swansea onslaught wasn’t enough as a heroic Bedwas defensive effort earned them...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAgony for Stour as Farrell hits late, late clincher
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…26 Sheff Tigers .28 STOUR’S promotion plans went up in smoke as Sheffield Tigers secured a prized double....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoChinnor keep up the pace with fine victory
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor …41 Barnstaple… 12 A HAT-TRICK from Mike McDonald helped Chinnor to a thrilling seven-try victory over struggling...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ FORMER RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie could be on his way back to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthmore double gets Met on road to survival
Welsh round-up By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF Met boosted their survival hopes with a bonus-point 42-15 victory over Beddau in the National...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField’s day as fingers freeze in the chiller
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …15pts Huddersfield …26pts THE near-Arctic conditions made handling and ball retention difficult in the extreme. Both sides...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford make it 19 straight wins
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …40 O Redcliffians12 CINDERFORD won their 19th game in a row with a comfortable six-try triumph against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEastmond is snubbed by Bath
No go: Kyle Eastmond KYLE EASTMOND has been been left wondering about his future after Bath last week opted to sign...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDragons keen to sign Blues utility back Collins
NEWS EXTRA MICHAEL Collins has emerged as a transfer target for the Dragons. The Auckland Blues utility back impressed during a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCoe keeps the Sedgley challenge going
By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley P …24 Otley …21 PARK gained ground on Sale at the top of the table with a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians survive a late fightback
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .22 Broadstreet …14 TONBRIDGE Juddians fought off a spirited comeback from bottom side Broadstreet to claim...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCanada star set for Carnegie
CANADA tight head Jake Ilnicki is set to drop down into the Championship next season for a stint with Yorkshire Carnegie....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHumiliation for Carter as Racing come back
Racing president Jacky Lorenzetti describes the merger that never was with Stade Francais a year ago as the most painful episode...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlizzard can’t halt Macclesfield rush
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Luctonians… 12 THIS was a big game for the Blues if they were to put distance...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy are fall guys as 9-try Coventry land title
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …12 Coventry …55 COVENTRY became deserved National One champions at Paton Field, romping to victory over an...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton are now edging closer to survival
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton… 29 Bury St Eds …7 CLIFTON produced one of their finest performances of the season so far...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVunipolas start Sarries talks about new deals
Brothers in arms: Mako, left, and Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS have opened talks with England international brothers Billy and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTynedale are out of sight in the snow
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …14 Tynedale …33 TYNEDALE handled the conditions better on a day when spectators could not see through...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlood & Sand downed by dogged Darlington
By STEVE JACKSON Battering ram: Jack Payne scores DMP’s opening try PICTURES: Chris Fell Caught red-handed: Jake McCloud wins a key...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRapid start helps hosts overcome Canterbury
By THOMAS HUNT Swooping in: Worthing go over to score, left, and Frank Morgan touches down for the visitors PICTURES: Warwick...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMullvihill offered top job at Cardiff Blues
CARDIFF BLUES have offered Australian John Mullvihill the chance to replace Danny Wilson who is moving to Dai Young’s Wasps at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoShepherd holds nerve to keep Albion in clear
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 17 Bishop’s St 10 PLYMOUTH Albion defied the bitter cold to complete the league double over...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOwen shines as Redruth upset by Geese
By BENJAMIN BONNER LI Wild Geese39 Redruth …32 LONDON Irish Wild Geese came from behind with 14 unanswered points to spring...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarnes trim gap to Guernsey
London & South East Premier BARNES move to within six points of league leaders Guernsey following a 42-10 win at home...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudy of Einstein could fix Eddie’s breakdown woes!
Halted: England’s Chris Robshaw goes down in the tackle against France PICTURE: Getty Images Isn’t it strange how every time the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRuthless Birmingham stay top
Midlands Premier A RAMPANT second half display saw table-toppers Birmingham and Solihull run out emphatic 43-5 winners against Doncaster Phoenix. Converted...
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