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
/ 9 years agoRomanian failings just a bad joke, or worse?
NICK CAIN The Romania-Spain-Belgium World Cup qualifying scandal has forced the ostriches who thought the match-fixing could never happen in rugby...
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National League One
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoYstrad Rhondda close gap against title rivals
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BRAYFORD YSTRAD Rhondda claimed first blood in their title-deciding doubleheader with Glamorgan Wanderers in One...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCattle rallies troops after painful cup exit to Ealing
By LUKE JARMYN CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle wants his side to bounce back from being knocked out 28-25 of the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 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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Premiership
/ 9 years agoNo reason to leave Cipriani out now he is tackling his weight
Team player: Danny Cipriani should tour South Africa in the summer PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani has not been renowned as...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoChallenge for Hallett to retain top talent at Albion
By NEALE HARVEY PLYMOUTH head coach Kieran Hallett fears Rotherham’s relegation could drive player wages up by encouraging National One clubs...
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National League 2E
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoKockett kicks the winner to keep wind in Castres sails
Danger from deep: Rory Kockett won the match for Castres over Toulouse Castres hung on to the coat tails of the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLate win better for our fans, says Keep
By CHRIS PRATT Sale …30pts Chester …28pts JONATHAN Keep admitted his side’s victory was a great spectacle for supporters in the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSlater calls for Tiger-like finish to season grind
By NEALE HARVEY Thriving at Gloucester: Ed Slater PICTURES: Getty Images Impressive rise at Chiefs: Jonny Hill ED Slater has ordered...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoClifton make it a fantastic four
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…29 Henley…22 CLIFTON secured their fourth successive win and deserved to consolidate their league position with a hard-fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGuernsey on song again with victory
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYare still the team to beat as the table toppers kept up momentum with a 38-27...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoRiley injury dampens Hinckley victory
By DAVE HUGHES Hinckley …26 Stourbridge …0 A NECK injury to Stourbridge’s Hal Riley resulted in the match at Leicester Road...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPellow excited by Chiefs’ embarrassment of scrum-half riches
EXETER backs coach Ricky Pellow concedes stalwart pivot Will Chudley has become collateral damage in a vicious scrumhalf battle that is...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRossiter hits treble in Rams’ defeat
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …27 R’ingensians…24 TWO tries in the final seconds were not enough to stop up a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLate penalty miss hands title to Brum
Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAM and Solihull bagged the National League 3 Midlands title with a slender 22-20 success at second placed Peterborough...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBlues survive late Otley rally to win
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesf’d …28 Otley …21 OTLEY came into this still looking over their shoulder at the relegation fight with...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoLowes keen to lure Cope to Carnegie
YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Jimmy Lowes will get a close look at one of his transfer targets when Jersey Reds visit...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoMoss hat-trick seals the victory for ‘Bury
By SHANE BURWELL Canterbury …43 London IWG …7 AIDEN Moss grabbed a hat-trick as Canterbury romped to a seven-try victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHoppers enjoy easy win over Morley
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers celebrated in style with a 57-3 win over relegation bound Morley. Hoppers crossed for nine tries...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers tamed as Blaydon hold on
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …26 Blaydon …34 BLAYDON’S chances of survival were given a major boost with a fiercely determined...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoKempson has eye on West’s job
FORMER Northampton prop Robbie Kempson is keen to return Franklin’s Gardens next season to replace forwards coach Dorian West. Saints have...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoVictory for Villagers in thrilling encounter
By KEITH BROOKING On the charge: Jack Ramshaw makes hard yards. Right: Ollie Carter tussles with former Taunton player Ben Turner...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIvybridge are down after last-gasp score
South West Premier IVYBRIDGE were left heartbroken in their National League 3 South West relegation battle after a last ditch try...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale are done as South secure triumph
By ED WILLIAMS S Leicester …27 Wharfedale …16 SOUTH Leicester bounced back from a slow start to down Wharfedale in the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
Castro’s consortium looking to invest in Tier 2 BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARTIN Castrogiovanni is looking to get...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoSuper Smith spares the Reds’ blushes
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians …37 Worthing …31 OLD Redcliffians out-battled Worthing to take a bonus point win and narrow the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoClubs needs to get costs in sync with their revenue
JEFF PROBYN Wise words: former Harlequins CEO and Saracens director of rugby Mark Evans PICTURE: Getty Images You can tell we...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoAll we had to do was kick the ball out and we were through groans Ashton
HAVING given a typically abrasive performance at blindside, Munster captain Peter O’Mahony, left, heaped praise on his team-mates for a gutsy...
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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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Champions Cup
/ 9 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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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLyons takes centre stage after Eden’s early exit
By LUKE JARMYN NOTTINGHAMplaymaker Gearoid Lyons’ class made the difference as both teams struggled at a swamp-like Athletic Ground. The Green...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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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English Championship
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 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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English Championship
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoOtley boost their survival chances
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….29 South Leics ……3 OTLE-Ytook several steps towards avoiding relegation with four tries at Cross Green. South...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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...
Autumn Internationals
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