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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSin bins frustrate but don’t deny the Lions
■ By ROSS BARNETT L’cester Lions 15 Blaydon…8 THREE yellow cards could not stop Leicester Lions triumphing in a tight, attritional...
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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 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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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPlatt-Hughes in unstoppable form
■ By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park 45 Chester …0 CENTRE Ashley Platt- Hughes scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Sedgley...
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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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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAgony for Hincks as last kick astray
■ By STEVE AVENO Hinckley …13 Otley …15 OTLEY continued their recent upturn in form with a fourth in their last...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe have to keep winning mindset say Nottingham
■ By ROB WILDMAN IAN Costello hopes this win in the mud on a filthy wet night will give his Nottingham...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBulls chances go west with skipper Blacker’s yellow card
■ By HUW S THOMAS Llanelli …48 Bargoed …7 WEST was best at Parc Y Scarlets, where Llanelli beat the visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield easily beaten by Yorks rivals
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 44 Sheffield …10 FIVE tries in a second-half blitz brought Huddersfield’s losing streak to an end...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTough for Guernsey but they steal a win
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYmaintain their lead after a highly competitive 21-22 win over Shelford at The Davey Field. Shelford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens wings clipped as Ponty snatch it late on
■ By CHRIS SMART Pontypridd …38 Bridgend …37 PONTYPRIDD avoided a shock defeat by the narrowest of margins to Bridgend, turning...
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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 2E
/ 8 years agoBarum denied at the death by leaders
■ By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple…18 Cinderford …20 CINDERFORD’S last-gasp converted try denied Barnstaple a shock victory. In the final play, centre...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees storm to victory and stretch lead
Midlands Premier LEADERS Birmingham and Solihull continue to brush aside all opposition as they overwhelmed Nuneaton 47-14 to stretch their advantage...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler smash way ever closer to the title
■ By SAM JACKSON Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL closed in on a second consecutive National Championship title with an emphatic 41-14...
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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...
International Rugby
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