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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English Championship
/ 8 years agoStapley double sees the Students through
By OSCAR MORTIMER L’boro Stu …32 Bishop’s S …14 JACK Stapley scored two tries as Loughborough Students eased past Bishop’s Stortford....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSuperb seven for rampant Park
By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …29 Sedgley Park 50 SEDGLEY Park continued their good form with a bonus-point win over Leicester...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPowerful Clifton make it four on the trot
By BEN CARTER LI Wild Geese 17 Clifton 29 CLIFTON produced an assured second-half performance to withstand a brave London Irish...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSolomona case looks too much like a witch hunt
It would appear that the RFU have put themselves in a very invidious position as the Denny Solomona incident turns more...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLate Hamilton try offers OAs hope
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham …29 Old Alban …34 A TRY five minutes from time by Ross Hamilton clinched a vital...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBriggs inspires Sale comeback
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …24 Sale …36 SALE had to pull out all the stops to maintain their position at the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVooght strikes late to seal points
By CAMERON TEMPLE R’dingensians 21 Canterbury 14 REDINGENSIANS dominated the second half of a tight affair to emerge victorious with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins power through to final
By JONTY MAWER Harlequins 22pts Wasps 7pts HARLEQUINS put in a consummate performance at the Stoop to beat London rivals Wasps...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoShepherd leaves it late for winner
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 28 B’ham M …24 PLYMOUTH Albion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when fullback Matt...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLightning start gets Field beyond Tigers
By RICHARD SYKES Huddersfield ..31 Sheff Tigers …10 AN incredible first-half display paved the way for Huddersfield’s win despite their failure...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Ackermann keeps Glos hopes alive
By ROGER PANTING Streamlined: Jason Woodward dives over for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER scored 21 points in the last nine...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoManning double helps seal thriller
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 28 B St Edmunds 27 CHINNOR managed to edge a thriller that went down to the wire,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens quality shines out
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Saracens 45 Gloucester-Hartpury 26 SARACENS made light work of Gloucester-Hartpury to book their place in the final. With...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoGreen is the hero with late Ionians penalty
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk …36 Hull Ionians ..37 ISAAC Green’s late penalty gave Hull Ionians a vital victory against battling...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPetty holds nerve to kick Dale to victory
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …35pts Tynedale …34pts ICE cool Rod Petty held his nerve to clinch a stunning Stourbridge victory with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoClifford out with hamstring horror op
QUINS’ miserable season took a turn for the worse as director of rugby John Kingston reported that Jack Clifford will be...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeven up Reds out of bottom three
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffs 46 Barnstaple 16 OLD Redcliffians continued a fine run of form, scoring seven tries in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBell’s heroics get RAF’s centenary off to a flyer
By ROGER PANTING RAF 20pts Tries: Randle 24, Macdougall 39, Philpott 52 Conversions: Byrne 24 Penalties: Byrne 50 Army 19pts Tries:...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMeredith try keeps Lucs’ hopes burning
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ..17 Macclesfield 12 LUCTONIANS kept alive their fight to avoid relegation by earning a tight victory over...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVickers drives Falcons nearer that top four
By COLIN NEWBOULT Last-gasp heroes: Newcastle celebrate Rob Vickers’ try PICTURES: Getty Images ANOTHER week, another poor start and another incredible...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford prove they are deadly in the 22!
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 41pts Taunton 24pts Nap hand: Dale Lemon scores try number five for Cinderford Not this time: Harry...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren and Maynard star as Drovers net bonus-point win
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery 26 Bridgend 13 AFTER the disappointment of defeat at the hands of Newport in their WRU...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield all but down after loss
By TOM GALLAGHER Sheffield …12 Otley …17 OTLEY all but confirmed Sheffield’s relegation as they came out winners over the struggling...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Last five minutes cost us
SALE director of rugby Steve Diamond was pleased with their second half display but was left to rue yet another poor...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAtiola inspires Juddians to five-pointer
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 34 Redruth 26 A BEAUTIFUL afternoon bathed in Kentish sunshine produced a highly entertaining game that...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWebber strikes late as Ponty come from behind
By HOWARD EVANS Aberavon 15 Pontypridd 19 A TRY by Pontypridd wing Alex Webber four minutes from time ensured his side...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoReds weather early storm to bring up half ton in style
By TOM INNES JERSEY battled back from a 22-point deficit to claim an eventually comfortable win in their final home league...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale still battling to avoid the drop
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …44 Hinckley …19 THE spring sun shone on the Avenue and Wharfedale as they won by six...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCormick, the pocket rocket who hit like a heavyweight
ITALY’S Matteo Minozzi – 5ft 8in and 13 stone something – has provided ample evidence this season that contrary to the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDreams still alive for Wimbledon
By LYNDON EDNEY Broadstreet 29 Wimbledon 41 WIMBLEDONfaced a door- die clash away at Broadstreet and delivered when the pressure was...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins hold out after nervous finale in topsy-turvy match
By IAN GOLDEN Carmart’n Q 36 Newport 33 CARMARTHEN Quins will breathe a sigh of relief after they held on to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMorahan’s the party pin-up boy for Bristol
By ROGER PANTING Going up in the world: Bristol celebrate their promotion Irresistible: Luke Morahan scores LUKE Morahan scored four tries...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Big change is needed to wake the sleeping giants BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWorthing edge Sussex try-fest
By DAVE MOORE Worthing 55 Henley 41 TWO late tries gave Worthing victory over Henley in a thrilling encounter in West...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDominant Keys bounce back to ease past Cardiff
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys 42 Cardiff 10 CROSS Keys consigned Cardiff to their third consecutive defeat after hammering the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDuncan’s the hat-trick hero again for Cornish Pirates
By MARK WOOD PIRATES’ hat-trick hero Tom Duncan admitted it is becoming a bit of a habit after notching a treble...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNew Zealand get another helping hand from the schedulers
WHEN are SANZAAR going to pep up their ailing tournament by bringing a little even handedness to the competition? The schedule...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoItoje and Faletau’s agent banned by the RFU for betting spree
Matt Hart banned for 22 months for breaching RFU and World Rugby betting regulations
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew sponsorship deal to see England’s top flight named Gallagher Premiership
Premiership Rugby have found an American-based company to take over from Aviva
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFormer Racing 92 fly-half Johan Goosen to end retirement saga by playing for Cheetahs
25-year-old Goosen set to play rugby for the Cheetahs before joining Montpellier at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoward Packman makes switch from Bedford Blues to Ealing
Former Saints winger becomes latest recruit for Ben Ward's Ealing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoOne-club man Darren Cave gets new deal with Ulster
Ulster centre set to play his 12th season at the Kingspan after penning one-year extension
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath’s Tom Dunn told to lose jelly belly for England
Tom Dunn reveals the straight-talking conversation he had with England head coach Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSTATEMENT: Sale respond to Denny Solomona ban
Sale defend wing who received a four-week ban after being deemed by the three-person panel to have used homphobic language
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWorcester announce signing of Edinburgh fly-half Duncan Weir
Alan Solomons adds Scotland international to fly-half core for 2018-2019 season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins director of rugby John Kingston to leave club after 17 years
It's been a tough season for Harlequins at home and in Europe
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMagical Minikin inspires Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 33 Plymouth …14 HULL Ionians produced one of their best performances of the season to claim...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEvans is the hero as woes continue for Street
By SYDNEY BANKS Barnstaple…16 Broadstreet …12 BROADSTREET remain rooted to the bottom of National 2 South after a narrow defeat to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlack and Ambers hold their nerve in a frantic finale
By JAY BRAYFORD Welsh Cup semi-finals Newport 16 Llandovery 12 GERAINT O’Driscoll was the Newport hero as his late try ensured...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale do the deal over out of sorts Lucs
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …28 Luctonians…12 A SCRAPPY performance on a wet pitch was enough to give Tynedale victory over strugglers...
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