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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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExpendables would put up a good fight
JUST for a bit of fun, Blindside has put together a top XV of players who are out of contract at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle Falcons flying high again
Jon Newcombe talks to Newcastle's commercial director Mick Hogan about the change in the club's fortunes
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSimon Zebo out of Munster’s trip to South Africa in the PRO14
Hamstring injury suffered in Champions Cup win over Toulon keeps Zebo grounded
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCooper Vuna eyes big break after working in Australian prison
News of a new deal for the Bath wing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-final dates and venues confirmed
Times, dates and venues for the final four of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints scrum-half Nic Groom heads back to Super Rugby
'The time has come for me to return to South Africa' says Springbok-jersey chasing Saint
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNigel Wray bids to own Saracens outright after Rupert seeks to sell stake
Wray to assume control of Saracens after South African co-owner Johann Rupert turns his attentions to the Stormers
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWayne Pivac could bring Scarlets flair to Wales
Peter Jackson brings you the latest in the WRU's search for Warren Gatland's successor after next year's World Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLozowski looking for a big finish to book Boks place
By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Alex Lozowski SARACENS fly-half Alex Lozowski knows a matchwinning display against Leinster today will enhance his...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath boss rues soft ceding of possession
TODD Blackadder’s dismay at his side’s slow start was clear. “There was some aimless kicking, we didn’t put any pressure on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSweeney saves the day as Ponty run riot against the Whites
■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …19 Pontypridd …54 A CERI Sweeney inspired Pontypridd hit a half-century in a breathtaking win over...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling hold firmto deny spirited late fight-back
By NEALE HARVEY No stopping him: Sam Dickinson powers to the line for Ealing PICTURES: Lissy Tomlinson EALING captain Kieran Murphy...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale cruise back to top of the table
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield….0 Sale ………………37 SALE returned to the top of the league after Sedgley Park’s win on Friday night...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWith Leigh kicking goals, Scarlets can go all the way
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Last piece of the Scarlets jigsaw: Kicking maestro Leigh Halfpenny WHISPER IT quietly, but the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRelegation trap door opens wider for Glynneath
Welsh Championship round-up ■ By JAY BAYFORD GLYNNEATH were pushed closer to relegation after they fell to an 18-10 defeat against...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoReds roll into semis with Hardy at the double
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds scored two tries in each half to claim a home semi-final, overcoming a battling Doncaster Knights...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBaston doubles up against Lions
By JAMES RYAN Chester…………34 Leics Lions………5 CHESTER ran in six tries at Hare Lane as they clinched maximum points on their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy plea to WRU: Don’t cut great clubs like Neath adrift
WHEN I was a player, boardroom politics weren’t my thing. My only priority was what happened on the field and performing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPariyo’s hat-trick helps put Wanderers on the top
Welsh Division One round-up ■ By JAY BAYFORD GLAMORGAN Wanderers rose to the top of One East Central after they thumped...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoKingdom comes to Titans’ rescue in mudbath
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………17 Taunton ……….20 IT was deja-vu for the Hawks as a last-minute Gary Kingdom penalty gave Taunton a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens enter play-offs on top of the world
By GEORGE WEST Bristol ……………19 Saracens ………29 SARACENS clinched top spot in the Premier 15s going into the play-offs with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClermont will need Abendanon at his best
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Unique: Nick Abendanon is the only player to have scored in two European Cup finals Clermont star...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps prepared for the final four
By STUART LEE Firwood W’loo……0pts Wasps ………………34pts WASPS dominated their final regular game of the season to secure their impressive victory...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoBlues prove that defence matches their attack
By MATT WRIGHT RICHLane’s try settled this quarter final Bedford’s way after the hosts managed to absorb everything Ulster A could...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoValkyries finish season without a single win
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V….12 DMP Sharks….27 DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks closed the season with their first win since December...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoLeinster knock out the champs
Leinster ‘A’……17 Munster ‘A’………6 HEAD coach Noel McNamara was thrilled with his Leinster side after they put the reigning champions out...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers are promoted as Ilkley are the latest victims
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT PRESTON Grasshoppers are champions of the Northern Premier and will return to National Two North next season after...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrem must stand on its own so RFU can fund grassroots
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Grassroots rugby: Smaller teams are in need of RFU funds Sometimes the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Pau put champs to sword
By TOM RICHARDSON DEFENDING champions Stade Francais were knocked out of the Challenge Cup in a thrilling quarter-final by Top 14...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSolomona in the dock for abusing Shillcock
NEWS EXTRA SALE and England wing Denny Solomona has been charged after allegedly verbally abusing Jamie Shillcock in the Sharks’ win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoFlood runs hot to set up Tait for try-double
By ALAN HEDLEY Looking good: Alex Tait and Toby Flood, right, celebrate after Tait scores Falcons’ third try Flyer: Zach Kibirige...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSweeping changes for Clermont after Toulon humbling
Preview Clermont v Racing 92 Today, Kick-off 2pm CLERMONT have made 12 changes to the side that was defeated 49-0 by...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBishop’s complete double over Heath
Bishop’s Sto …15 Blackheath …5 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford kept Blackheath pointless in the second half to take the win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLangdon leaves it late as Pirates steal it
Bowl & Plate round-up ■ By CARL FIELD ONE East leaders Brynmawr needed extra time to see off a brave Nelson...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoNavidi leads from the front as clinical Blues capitalise on Edinburgh mistakes
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues set up a home Challenge Cup quarter- final with Pau as Edinburgh shot themselves in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoScarlets surge into last four as Beirne enjoys luck of the Irish
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sealing the deal: Rhys Patchell scores PICTURES: Huw Evans CLOSE-UP KEN OWENS Scarlets hooker v PIERRE BOURGARIT La...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLouis pulls strings for Blood & Sand
Cambridge…29 Hull Ionians…19 By STEVE JACKSON ANOTHE-Rimmense performance from Cambridge’s prodigious pack formed the cornerstone of a second successive bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPurnell stars as in-form Wizards spell more trouble for Bedwas
■ By JON DALY Aberavon…24 Bedwas …19 ABERAVON picked up their third victory from the last five in the league after...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoGloucester get to grips with the ref and the Irish
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Strength: Henry Trinder fights his way to the line PICTURE: Gloucester Rugby GLOUCESTER, losing finalists last year, produced...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSkipper Owens salutes ace kicker Halfpenny
SCARLETS captain Ken Owens hailed the contribution of full-back Leigh Halfpenny. He said: “It’s knockout rugby, we’ve learnt that you can...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTurner’s prize is still within A’s reach
Old Elthamians…6pts Ampthill…18pts By NEALE HARVEY AMPTHILL boss Paul Turner hailed his muddy marvels after they battled through the elements to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFabulous five in a row as on-fire Cardiff tame Bulls
■ By GEOFF CHAMPION Bargoed …7 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF clinched their fifth Premiership win in a row with a five-try bonus...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoReturn of the ruck would cut head injuries instantly
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BRING back the ruck, and do it now, before it is too late....
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoHurricanes ace Fatialofa signs on with Solomons
NEWS EXTRA Chief: Alex Cuthbert WORCESTER Warriors have signed Hurricanes lock Michael Fatialofa, 25, on a two-year deal. Fatialofa, below, is...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLaw keeps his cool as Park edge out Esher
Darlington …18 Esher …16 By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park left it until the last kick of the game from Garry...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGriffiths shines with a double to help Quins stake their claim
■ By JAY BAYFORD Carmarthen …34 Ebbw Vale…23 CARMARTHEN Quins showed their title credentials with a battling victory over Ebbw Vale...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoClubs do turkey trot
NIGEL Melville, the RFU’s professional rugby director, has made the right call by going on record in these pages that one-up,...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoIt’s good England lost in Six Nations says Billy!
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA BILLY Vunipola has surprisingly claimed that England’s Six Nations nightmare is a “good thing which will...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams’ late score lifts Drovers to a contentious win
■ By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery …24 Newport …19 LLANDOVERY’S winning run continued but they were lucky to beat Newport thanks to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlaydon thrash relegation rivals
By JOHN BREN Blaydon ……….30 Luctonians………0 BLAYDON were comfortable winners against their relegation rivals, out-scoring them by six tries to none...
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