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 agoLigament injuryputs Dragons prop out forseason
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES prop Leon Brown will miss the rest of the season after suffering a toe injury....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPark continue home form woes
Northern Premier BIRKENHEAD Park continued their poor run of form as they lost 19-51 at home to Rossendale. Josh Smith, Liam...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJust a week for Harrison
NORTHAMPTON back row Teimana Harrison has been banned for one week after being sent off in last week’s Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCamborne shock the Crusaders
South West Premier DINGS Crusaders saw their long winning run come to a dramatic end in the National League 3 South...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBlues aim to make it four wins from four
Preview Nottingham v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 3pm BEDFORD head into the game off the back of an impressive 41-22 win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJarvis at the death sees the Ironmen go top
By JAY BAYFORD Merthyr 44 Llanelli 43 MERTHYR had Matthew Jarvis to thank as his late penalty saw them edge past...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRichmond pile on misery for grieving Doncaster
By STEVE HOSSACK RICHMOND became the first side to complete the double over Doncaster Knights this season on what was an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaynard hits the sweet spot to kick Llandovery to victory
By HUW THOMAS Llandovery 17 Ebbw Vale 6 LLANDOVERY won their third game out of four in Phase Two of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol second row Joe Batley diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and set to undergo course of chemotherapy
Terrible news for the 21-year-old who has made 11 appearances in the Championship this season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMilton Kachecha scoops HITZ Best Rugby Performer award
Old Northamptonians youngster has enjoyed a standout year on the rugby pitch as well as in education
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlackadder: Injuries make my job almost impossible
The Bath director of rugby talks to TRP about challenges spawned from his team's lengthy injury list
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins centre Jamie Roberts to join Premiership rivals Bath
Roberts moves to the Rec after Tapuai's switch to the Stoop was confirmed last week
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe world’s highest paid rugby players
When talking about well paid athletes, people usually focus on Premier League footballers or American sports stars with hundred million dollar...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbanian on a roll with five wins on the spin
■ By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…34 L’boro S…19 OAs’ re-emergence from the depths of National One continued with a third fivepoint...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRobinson hat-trick squashes Edmunds hopes
■ By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm…18 Henley Hawks27 A SECOND-HALF hattrick for Henley full-back Jack Robinson ensured Hawks took the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaidenhead have eye on second spot
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD boosted their chance of a secondplace finish after beating Newton Abbot 46-36 in a tight affair. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFelinfoel victory extends lead to 7 points
■ By JOHN WILSON Welsh Division One round-up ONE West league leaders Felinfoel took on secondplaced Dunvant while Gowerton, in third,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale take big steps towards league win
■ By TOM GALLAGHER Sale …29pts Stourbridge …0pts CHAMPIONS-elect Sale moved a step closer to the title but Stourbridge director of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley grit just gives them edge
■ By STEPHEN MATHER B’ham Mose …14 Cambridge …13 MOSELEYemerged with a hard-fought win from a scrappy affair. On a day...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams see yellow to gift Reds the victory
■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth …25pts Redingensians …19pts A THRILLING game was only decided in the dying moments when Redruth’s Jake...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol struck for a second time by Lightning
■ By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro L …24 Bristol …7 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning boosted their outside hopes of a top-four finish with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNerveless Lennon’s boot puts Nant into last four
■ By TIM SCOTT Welsh Plate/Bowl round-up FORMER beaten finalists Nant Conwy remain on course to reach another Plate final after...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBarrett on song to kick Dale to victory
■ By WILLIAM DALE S’ffeld Tiger …0 Wharfedale …16 FLY-HALF Thomas Barrett kicked 11 of Wharfedale’s 16 points as they battled...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFylde defeat ends season of struggle
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …36 Fylde …5 A SPIRITED performance by Fylde, particularly in a second half where they limited...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoKicking the difference as Clifton victorious
■ By JOHN HARRISON Canterbury …17 Clifton …24 CLIFTON scored an unexpected victory over Canterbury as the Two South strugglers recorded...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMitchelson ends her season on a huge high
■ By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps…55 Worcs Valk…5 SARAH Mitchelson ended her season at Wasps before leaving for Army duties with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAltard wins battle of the French millionaires
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES One is a Syrian with a fortune of £2 billion, the other a Swiss with only £500m....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSouth come from behind to triumph
■ By THOMAS BROWN South Leics …26 Luctonians…20 TRIES for Myles Bean, Joseph Collingham and Will Cave helped South Leicester to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion starved of the ball as Amps shut off revival
■ By WARREN KAY Ampthill…33pts Tries:- Bercis (19), Johnson (32), Weightman (70), Pritchard (78) Conversions:- Pritchard (20, 33, 40, 79) Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGeese fail to take chances in defeat
■ By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T…31 LI Wild Geese 24 TAUNTON held on in the end after ill-discipline nearly cost them...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins edge rivals in front of record crowd
■ By CHARLES REED Harlequins …14pts Richmond …12pts HARLEQUINS did just enough to beat local rivals Richmond in front of a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpencer double gets Dale through
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …35 Macclesfield…12 AFTER a shaky start on a heavy pitch, Tynedale settled down to cruise to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoKnox hat-trick lights up gloom as Cov march on
■ By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry …48 Old Eltham …13 WINGER Rob Knox lit up a grey and damp afternoon at Butts...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRatu rattles Dons as Chinnor reign
■ By MICHAEL YOUNG Wimbledon …27 Chinnor…37 CHINNOR kept pace with Cinderford at the summit of National 2 South with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSmith and Large help Glos keep pressure on
■ By STUART LEE F’wood W’loo 10 Glos-H’pury…44 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury continued their chase of third-placed Wasps with a 44-10 win at Firwood...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHankin’s double leaves Esher on the ropes
■ By BEN CARTER Esher …17 Bishop’s Sto …28 A COUPLE of Nick Hankin tries and the assured kicking of fly-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders sneak beyond stubborn Sharks
■ By LAURA EDWARDS Darlington …5 Saracens …13 SARACENS returned to winning ways with an away win at Darlington Mowden Park...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFrantic Caldy hit Ionians’ brick wall
■ By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …29 Caldy…24 IONIANS produced an immense rearguard action to hold out and gain a vital...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurran try completes impressive Warwick fight back
DEFENDING champions Warwick will take on QEGS, Wakefield in the U18 cup final at Twickenham on March 14 after staging an...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark tries throttle Darlington surge
■ By MATTHEW BALDWIN Rosslyn Pk…38 Darlington MP26 ATHRILLING Darlington comeback proved futile as two late Rosslyn Park tries capped an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Cardiff …53 Swansea …25 CARDIFF put Swansea to the sword with a comprehensive victory. They led through two Gareth Thompson penalties...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarrison gifts Bath their final moment
■ By ROGER PANTING TEIMANA Harrison’s night of celebration turned into one of ignominy as his moment of madness ruined Saints’...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs hang on after Pearce’s late try threatens an upset
■ By JAY BAYFORD RGC 1404 moved into second place after coming from behind to beat Aberavon at the Talbot Athletic...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDickens: Red card turned the game
SAINTS head coach Alan Dickens believed Teimana Harrison’s dismissal was crucial. He said: “We made it very difficult for ourselves with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedwas come roaring back to claim the honours
■ By IAN LOVELL Bedwas …13 Llandovery …6 TWO second half tries secured a hard-earned victory for Bedwas on a dry...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVickers expecting more reasons to be cheerful
■ By JON NEWCOMBE PROUD new dad Rob Vickers insists he wouldn’t swap any of his team-mates for the world as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins are made to dig deep before topping the table
■ By PETER HUGHES Cross Keys …13 Carmarthen …23 CARMARTHEN went top of the table after a hardearned win over Cross...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFalcons are league’s form team – Pellow
EXETER chase a fourth successive appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup final and go in on a high after beating Saracens last...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen take advantage of Neath ill-discipline
■ By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…22 Neath…6 EBBW Vale fought hard for a much-needed home win over strugglers Neath to continue...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTitans left ‘gutted’ by Ealing’s late steal
■ By LUKE JARMYN A CONTROVERSIAL penalty at the ruck in the 79th minute conceded by Rotherham openside Charlie Maddison and...














