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 2E
/ 8 years agoMcLean’s cool as you like from tee
Worthing 23 Tonbridge J.19 By RICHARD HART MATHEW McLean kept his cool to land two late penalties and ensure his Worthing...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRhodri’s six-minute hat-trick routs Reds
Jersey Reds 17pts Tries: Pincus 38, Selway 46, Dudley 55 Conversions: Pincus 55 Bristol 36pts Tries: Luatua 18, 65, R Williams...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStudents put to the sword by rampant leaders
Championship round-up PONTYPOOLremain way out in front at the top after a mammoth 74-14 victory against Cardiff Met. Jamie Jeune led...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWhen Boris battled for Obolensky tour date
HALLOWEEN is upon us and there has surely never been anybody to match Boris Karloff in the horror stakes, but it...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOwen leads rout with four-try haul
LI Wild Geese 60 Wimbledon 6 By WARREN MUGGLETON GEORGE Owen’s four tries helped Geese to victory in a dominant derby...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoHartpury’s last-minute dash denies 14-man Exiles
London Scottish 13pts Tries: Hoadley 43 Conversions: Sharp 44 Penalties: Sharp 30, 40+2 Hartpury 15pts Tries: Eves 3, Wilcox 80+2 Conversions:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhondda move top thanks to Clayton try-double
Division One / Plate & Bowl round-up CHRIS Clayton was at the double to help Ystrad Rhondda to a 32-5 home...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStrange direction taken by Canada
Top class: Jason Strange IN the dog-eat-dog world of international rugby it’s heartening to see the WRU offer Canada a little...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRelentless Nottingham in cruise to bonus point
Nottingham 34pts Tries: Veenendaal 6, Evans 24, Cobden 38, Buckley 42, Robinson 73 Conversions: Eden 6, 24, 42 Penalties: Eden 12...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Genius Van Vollenhoven, the master of both codes BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points WHEN...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCrack down on the card happy refs – Griffiths
PREVIEW… Doncaster v Cornish Pirates Today. Kick-off 3pm, Castle Park By JON NEWCOMBE Double ton: Richard List CLIVE GRIFFITHS has renewed...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSting in the tail as Wasps hit back to down Bris
Bristol 5 Wasps 17 By MAX WALKER Influence: Rochelle Clark WASPS fought back from an early scare to beat Bristol at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAumua is surely destined to be an All Black star
I CAN scarcely remember more excitement over a young player than Kiwi hooker Asafo Aumua, and rightly so. He is a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSurman shines as OEs take bragging rights
O Elthamians 34 Rosslyn Park 27 By JON EDWARDS CHRIS Surman inspired Elthamians to their first win in three matches in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBurnfield leaves it late to break Firwood hearts
Firwood Waterloo 12 Richmond 15 By HELEN DUGGAN IN THE dying seconds of the game, Richmond’s Rowena Burnfield battled over the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps rediscover that sting from last season
Northampton 22pts Tries: Tuala 18, Mallinder 77 Penalties: Francis 10, 37, 53, 57 Wasps 38pts Tries: Wade 34, Johnson 44, Bassett...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBishops are kings of the county
B Stortford18 Old Albanian 14 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOPS Stortford can claim Hertfordshire bragging rights after these two local rivals met...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries power proves too much for Hartpury
Gloucester-Hartpury 7pts Saracens 33pts By JOANNE McGREGOR Playmaker: April Brown in action for Saracens GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY lost at home for the first...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEngland medics to make Daly call
ELLIOT Daly’s right knee injury, which forced the England wing off at half-time, was described by Wasps rugby director Dai Young...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJosh Sharp as a tack to beat Caldy
Caldy 22 Ampthill & D 39 By JAMIE RUSSELL AMPTHILL showed excellent professionalism to turn over a determined Caldy, securing a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic gives Sharks a maiden victory
Darlington MP 16 Loughborough 10 By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks notched up their first win of the Premier 15s...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGoode on you, says McCall as Alex turns it round
Saracens44pts Tries: Vunipola 10, Farrell 46, Williams 59, Wyles 61, Earle 66, 80 Conversions: Farrell 10, 47, 60, 62 Penalties: Farrell...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCheck out the cool head on Brett to see DMP home
Darlington MP 33pts Tries: Connon G 5, McCartney 35, Hodgson 50, 52, Frankland 79 Conversions: Connon B 6, 36, 51, 80...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-star Cowell lifts Quins to lucky thirteen
Worcester V 0 Harlequins 71 By JACK FALLON Class: Rachael Burford THIRTEEN tries – including five from Heather Cowell – helped...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoProlific Williams makes it 6 from 6
LIAM Williams flew over for his sixth try in as many games and Saracens boss Mark McCall said: “I think Liam...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWinter’s Cov are far too strong for his former team
Cambridge 7 Coventry 40 By STEVE JACKSON WITH both sides going for hat-tricks of sorts this had all the hallmarks of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys 19 Merthyr 34
MERTHYRbounced back from an early setback as they outclassed Cross Keys. The home side’s opening try came in the fifth minute...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoTring chasing leaders Guernsey all way
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYremain at the top by a point following a 29-17 win over Westcliff. Sam Whitehead, Luke...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAway joy for Sale as Mayor stars in victory
Otley 13 Sale 31 By NICK DOYLE A DOMINANT second-half display saw Sale pull away to come out worthy winners in...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLight at the end of the tunnel for Esher
Esher 28 Blackheath 19 By SOPHIE WATKISS ESHER put an end to their five-game losing streak with a formidable defensive display...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoC’marthen Q 37 Llanelli16
CARMARTHEN Quins’ fifth win in eight saw them claim a comprehensive victory over Llanelli in the Carmarthenshire derby. Dan Jones and...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoSpink’s four tries leave Newbold reeling
Midlands Premier FOUR tries from Matt Spink helped Birmingham and Solihull to an eighth consecutive win as they beat Newbold on...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLate tries seal the deal for Chester
Chester 34 Huddersfield 20 By TOM GALLAGHER CHESTER moved into tenth in the table after victory over Huddersfield at Hare Lane....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCare proves the key in Quins turn around
Harlequins 41pts Tries: Smith 3, Luamanu 39, Care 45, Roberts 56, Walker 64 Conversions: Smith 3, 39, 45, 56, 64 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDouble trouble as Caves sinks Fylde
Fylde 22 B Moseley26 By ALLAN FOSTER A DOMINANT performance from the Birmingham Moseley pack provided the platform for a bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBury on fire after trailing at the interval
Canterbury 21 Bury St E.29 By JAKE WILSON BURY St Edmunds launched a stunning second-half comeback to overhaul a 16-point halftime...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThompson stars as Blue and Blacks power to triumph
Cardiff 37 Newport 22 By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF put an end to a run of three consecutive defeats with a convincing...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoJordan, Lamprey lead Preston charge
Northern Premier PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS stretch their lead at the top by a point following a 53-0 win at home to Pocklington....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIreland stands tall as Tigers triumph
Luctonians 33 Sheffield T 46 By GEOFF VICKRESS MARK Ireland’s boot was the difference as Sheffield Tigers ran out winners in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston: Not in our interest to pick Yarde
HARLEQUINS rugby director John Kingston clarified the position of absent England wing, Marland Yarde. “I have to make a decision for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJack the lad fires Students to win
L’boro S 58 Hull Ionians 29 By RYAN STEVENS JACK Stapley helped himself to a hat-trick as Loughborough Students produced a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSpecial cheer for Olly’s try on return
R’gensians 33 Barnstaple 10 By CAMERON TEMPLE REDINGENSIANS had a fairly comfortable day at the office. Early attacking pressure gave them...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty flying high after Bird boots visitors to win
Bedwas 15 Pontypridd 37 By IAN GOLDEN PONTYPRIDD pulled level with Bedwas at the top of the Principality Premiership East after...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoPutua is the man to watch for Bracknell
South West Premier BRACKNELL scored a bonus-point try within ten minutes in recording a 44-21 victory over Exmouth. Jiute Putua is...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlues on top after showing battling qualities
Macclesfield 18 S Leicester 9 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD produced a solid and battling display in tricky conditions as they fought...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoChiefs remain patient to grab Turner prize
Sale Sharks 6pts Penalties: De Klerk 34, 57 Exeter 10pts Penalties: De Klerk 34, 57 Tries: Turner 44 Conversions: Steenson 45...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCalls for Boston memorial growing louder
NEWS EXTRA BILLY Boston has been feted at a rugby dinner in Cardiff for the first time amid renewed calls for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStreet find it hard road on first visit
Cinderford 34 Broadstreet 10 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD overcame a determined challenge from first-time visitors Broadstreet to earn a bonus-point victory....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuccess for Swans after derby day drama at St Helen’s
Swansea 24 Neath 17 By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA took home the Ospreys derby spoils against Neath in a frantic match at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThriller at the Bridge as Stour hold firm
Stourbridge 33pts Sedgley Park 31pts By NICK PULLEN TOP-of-the-table Stourbridge were given a run for their money by third-placed Sedgley Park...












