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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhydyfelin ….13 Newbridge…0
■By CARL FIELD A BRACE from wing Jordan Rees inspired 14- man Rhydyfelin to victory over Newbridge in their all-Championship National...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGaffney gets his lost Saints back in step
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton……22pts Tries: Pisi 7, Groom 56, Penalty 80 Conversions: Mallinder 25, penalty try 80 Penalties: Mallinder 27 Gloucester...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders Guernsey keep marching on
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYstrengthened their hold at the top of the table following a bonuspoint 27-11 win at home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSwansea …20 Newport……….24
■By PAUL HOPKINS NEWPORT made it into the second round of the WRU National Cup with a hard-fought victory over Swansea....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat soft penalty cost us – Glos boss
ACTING Saints boss Alan Gaffney praised his players and believes Saints can now turn the corner. “I’m absolutely delighted with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees unbeaten but Lions are chasing
Midlands Premier UNBEATEN leaders Birmingham & Solihull dug out a 20-10 victory over battling Bridgnorth in heavy conditions at Portway. A...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPenallta through but injury marrs match
Welsh Division One round-up ■By CHRIS JOHNSON HOLDERS Penallta are into the last 16 of the WRU National Plate – but...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBrute force comes out on top for Tuilagi and his Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY MANUTuilagi bagged an opportunistic try in his fourth match back from injury as Leicester quelled brave London Irish...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers tighten grip on top spot
Northern Premier THE game of the day came at Lightfoot Green where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers took on second-placed Hull, the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMiddleton getting his girls up to speed for Six Nations
■By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Women’s elite squad convened yesterday for a four-day training camp at Loughborough University as preparations...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins come up short after Marler sees red
By COLIN NEWBOULT JOEMarler, at times a cantankerous individual, is prone to the odd brain fade but his red card offence...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoManu will need ten games says Ford
TIGERS skipper George Ford saluted Tuilagi’s display. He said: “It’s great for him. He’s building his way back into the game...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders slip up against Maidenhead
South West Premier MAIDENHEADkept their unbeaten home record alive after beating league leaders Dings Crusaders 15-12. In a closely-fought contest, tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning strike six tries past winless Valkyries
■By LEWYS STEWARD Worcester……….7 Loughborough…38 Women’s Premier 15s LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning moved up to fifth in the Tyrrells Premier XVs table with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston struggles to accept late call
HARLEQUINS director of rugby John Kingston believed they were unfortunate to lose after seeing a potential lastminute try ruled out. Kingston...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoI can’t believe Eddie is still battling to keep Hartley
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was great to be able to watch live Premiership club rugby...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited Blaydon rally but Blues hold firm
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……….34 Macclesf’ld….52 MACCLESFIELD proved too strong for a youthful Blaydon side as they ran out winners in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBring back magic of Six Nations trial matches
THE first week of January always used to be the occasion of the final England trial at Twickenham – England v...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAberavon …71 Skewen …3
■By HOWARD EVANS National Cup ABERAVON gained a 113th win in 47 years of the Welsh Cup, yet it was their...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions tamed by ruthless visitors
By LEON PICKARD Leicester L ……0 Hinckley………27 HINCKLEY ran in four tries in a clinical display over a scoreless Leicester Lions....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIrish in some bother but future’s looking bright
THESE are tough times for London Irish, but as the Exiles fight for their Aviva Premiership survival they continue to look...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed …38 Trebanos…27
■By PETER GREENING BARGOEDand Trebanos served up a cracking cup tie with 50 points on the scoreboard by half time. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHedgley sees red but Lucs still falter
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….34 Luctonians……15 WHARFEDALE turned in a sterling display as Luctonians failed to make their numerical advantage count. The...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie needs a leader who will be there at bitter end
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IS Dylan Hartley the Mike Brearley of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans run riot in easy nine-try victory
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple……12 Taunton T’ns 53 TAUNTON Titans blew Barnstaple away with five tries in 18 minutes before half-time. This...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys ….21 Pontypridd ….16
■By ANDREW DEERING CROSSKeys recorded a tight victory over Pontypridd in the first round of the WRU National Cup at Sardis...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale find groove after a first-half setback
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T……16 Sale ………………27 SALE maintained their drive for promotion after coming from behind to secure a bonus-point...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKenya 7s up the creek after main sponsor pulls plug
Flyer: Nelson Oyoo THE Kenyan Sevens team has always been the standard bearers for the country competing in the World Series...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoyle treble as Caldy crowned victors
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …………….71 L’borough Stu.14 IT WAS a very happy start to 2018 for Caldy as they unexpectedly and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams raid is too much for Worthing
By GARY REYNOLDS Reding’sians 39 Worthing ……26 REDINGENSIANS Rams opened their New Year with three tries in 20 minutes against a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEbbw Vale …16 RGC 1404 …14
■By CHRIS SMART A LAST-GASP penalty from Dorian Jones saw Ebbw Vale progress to the second round of the WRU National...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLewis joy after Field hit back to down Dale
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……29pts Tynedale…………20pts No stopping him: Huddersfield’s Nicholas Sharpe goes over for his second try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Hitting...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoConfidence boost for Bath ahead of Europe
By ROGER PANTING BATH move into next week’s European crunch game with Scarlets in good spirits after a six try demolition...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Ellis gives Park in thriller derby day joy
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park ….44pts Tries: Henderson 9, 62, Crane 19, 46, Marfo 67, 71, Ellis 80 Conversions: Leonard 10,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLawson steals the show for Juddians
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….17 Clifton …………10 A TIGHT game at The Slade eventually turned the way of the home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlynneath …0 Bridgend …48
■By ROGER THOMAS BRIDGENDbrushed aside the challenge of Glynneath with a strong performance to book their place in the next round....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers keep up pressure on table toppers
By MARK THOMPSON Sedgley P ….26 S Leicester21 SEDGLEY Park started their New Year how they mean to go on, with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors starved of ball and territory
ALAN Solomons’ home debut as Worcester’s new director of rugby saw Warriors concede a season’s worst at Sixways as Bath ran...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSuccess never in doubt as Cov hit a sweet 16th
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ……52 Old Albanian 5 COVENTRY eased to their 16th straight win with an eight-try victory over a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDons are thrilled with a second triumph
By SOPHIE WATKISS Wimbledon ….33 Redruth…………28 WIMBLEDON earned just their second victory of the league campaign in a nailbiting encounter against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHosts Pool Weakened defeat Steel
■By IAN GOLDEN Pontypool ……55 Tata Steel ……14 Determination: Aaron Coundley of Pontypool crashes over to score a try PICTURE: Huw...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDai Young signs contract extension with Wasps after being ‘humbled’ by links to Wales job
Aviva Premiership club confirms news revealed by TRP two weeks ago
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSlater’s galvanising Gloucester revival with forward grunt
Willi Heinz talks about Ed Slater's impact at Kingsholm after the swap deal involving Jonny May going to Leicester last summer
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLondon Irish urged to keep faith with coaching staff
Former rival coach comes out backing Nick Kennedy and co.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTwo-in one-out at Worcester Warriors
Warriors energised by Ryan Mills new deal, while Peter Stringer exits Sixways
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBilly Vunipola turns up to award prizes to stars of Saracens Disability Programme
England vice-captain brings the Christmas cheer to winners of Saracens' crossbar challenge
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens complete signing of Nic Stirzaker on short-term deal
Former Rebels scrum-half will cover for the injured Richard Wigglesworth
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMany have tried but few succeed in Gridiron
SO giant Worcester lock Christian Scotland- Williamson is heading to an American Football training camp in Miami this week with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHowe puts the boot in to claim derby
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD MAESTEG Quins edged into a five-point lead at the top of One West Central...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAction man Richie saves day
Safe return: Richie McCaw with wife Gemma THERE was no rest on Christmas Day for action man Richie McCaw who is...











