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 2E
/ 8 years agoReds triumph in windy Guernsey
By MEGAN JONES Guernsey …15 Redruth …16 A FILTHY wet and windy evening under the Footes Lane lights produced a nail-biter...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhites up and running thanks to clinical Griffiths
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …25 Neath…12 TWENTY points from the boot of Luke Griffiths helped Swansea battle to a first win...
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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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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLudlow relishing his role as defence linchpin
Chopped: Lewis Ludlow tackles Bristol’s Ed Holmes TACKLE-MASTER Lewis Ludlow wants Gloucester to prove their title credentials by stripping away Saracens’...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBullish hosts recover from sluggish start to see off Keys
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …20 Cross Keys …13 BARGOED fought back after a slow start to control the second half as...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoExiles secure maiden win with Selway in the bin
By LUKE JARMYN A SILKY period in the second half by London Scottish saw them grab a first win of the...
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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 agoFord counting on crowd comfort to spark Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Star man: George Ford has hit a rich vein of form PICTURES: Getty Images GRAHAM Kitchener returns from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKynes scores brace as the Steelmen win again
By PETER HUGHES Ebbw Vale …17 Bridgend …16 EBBW Vale were made to work hard by their visitors as they clung...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoNo sulking, Luke out to prove he’s worth recall
By NEALE HARVEY LUKE McLean still harbours hopes of an Italy recall if he can steer London Irish into the Premiership....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWinless Warriors wary of new Bakewell factor
By NEALE HARVEY Ready for battle: Marco Mama WORCESTER are desperate to snap a run of three straight defeats and flanker...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAlboni leads way for impressive Dons
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONincrease their lead at the top following a nine-try rout of Shelford – winning 62-6. Kane...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins hold their nerve to stage second-half fightback
By JAY BAYFORD Carmarthen…19 Cardiff …13 CARMARTHEN Quins came from behind to beat Cardiff at The Park in tough conditions. The...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFarrell set to follow Schmidt as Irish boss
Main man: Andy Farrell ANDY FARRELL is being groomed to become coach of Ireland if the current boss, New Zealander Joe...
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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 agoCook stays steady to frustrate Phoenix
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop both maintained their 100 per cent records as they recorded a fourth win from four,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders maintain perfect start with flourish
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery …26 Llanelli …0 LLANDOVERY maintained their 100 per cent record with a clinical showing against Llanelli....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTaylor’s talents in demand
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler WASPS are fighting to hang onto England hooker Tommy Taylor who...
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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 agoKirby treble helps keep Billingham top
Northern Premier BILLINGHAMstay at the top following 34-19 win at home to Ilkley. Matt Kirby led the way with a hat-trick...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMet nil the new boys to stay on pace with Pooler
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up IT’S a two-way battle at the top of the Championship as Cardiff Met and Pontypool...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLuke’s contract stalemate has clubs buzzing
Attracting attention: Luke Cowan-Dickie LUKE Cowan- Dickie is attracting serious interest from Premiership rivals wanting to obtain his services as a...
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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 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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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFekitoa may go home to New Zealand for RWC bid
TOULON centre Malakai Fekitoa, who has been attracting interest from the Premiership, could return home to New Zealand. Blindside understands that...
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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 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 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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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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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 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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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 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 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 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 agoEsher hang on to earn maiden win
By YASH MUDUMBAI Esher …17 Cambridge …10 ESHER survived a nervy final few minutes to end a three-match losing streak and...
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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 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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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...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCards at ready as Chester keep up their run
By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers …18 Chester…24 CHESTER maintained their winning start with a bonus point victory on the road at...
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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 agoChinnor made to pay for late call by Caldy
By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…24 Caldy…27 CHINNOR spurned a simple shot at goal for a draw and were made to pay the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes denied by late Bury power
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …22 Barnes…12 A LAST-GASP try secured the points for a disappointing Bury side and denied...












