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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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoFalcons focus on preserving their unbeaten run in Europe
By GEORGE LAWRENCE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Enisei-STM Today. Kick-off 3pm Flyer: Adam Radwan NEW CASTLE can secure a place in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoFabulous Foden in overdrive for Saints
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton 34pts Tries: Harrison 13, Tuitavake 32, Foden 45, Pisi 64, Reinach 73 Conversions: Mallinder 45, 65, 74...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoQuins shock Wasps with their double comeback
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sprinter: Nizaam Carr runs in to score for Wasps HARLEQUINS, with nothing to play for but pride, effectively...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLate penalty ends Students’ revival
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S …21 Old Eltham…25 LOUGHBOROUGH’S first home game of the year finished in nail-biting disappointment. After an...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Pau tighten their grip on Pool 3
ROUND-UP PAU stretched their winning run to five games in Europe with a six-try 42-14 victory over Zebre. Centre Jale Vatubua...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘We’ve gone back to basics’
DYLAN Hartley reckons a “back to basics policy” has helped Northampton turn the corner under veteran Australian coach Alan Gaffney. Hartley...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoYoung: Defence just not good enough
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young lamented: “We got what we deserved. We probably won that game three times and let...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbanians need to be more clinical
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …50 Hull Ionians …28 OLD Albanian certainly delighted to record their first win of the new...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPerkins snatches late glory for the Raiders
By ROBERT WALKER Worthing …46 Redruth …43 LIAM Perkins’ try at the death snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoSharks put bite on French aristocrats
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale Sharks 15pts Tries: Ostrikov 21, Beaumont 52 Conversions: Cliff 53 Penalties: Cliff 50 Lyon 13pts Tries: Cretin...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSarries are hanging on after penalty shoot-out
By ALEX BYWATER Ospreys 15pts Penalties: Biggar 31, 40, 44, 72, 80 Saracens 15pts Penalties: Farrell 6, 20, 34, 48, 76...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoUlster stay afloat after riding tide of emotion
By DARAGH SMALL Ulster 20pts Tries: Best 28, Stockdale 35, Timoney 45 Conversions: Cooney 50 Penalties: Cooney 46 La Rochelle 13pts...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRichmond duo enjoying their double life in the city
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN Dynamic duo: Will Warden and Chris Davies IT’S rare to find amateurs at the top end...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton survive a testing encounter
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …31 Broadstreet…24 CLIFTON took five precious points from this encounter but Broadstreet managed to grab two in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale cut loose in crushing Leicester success
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …39 Leicester …10 TYNEDALE returned to winning ways with a fivetry demolition of Leicester Lions at a...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoAshton hunts bonus
Preview… Toulon v Benetton Today, Kick-off 1pm CHRIS Ashton starts on the left wing for Toulon as they look to earn...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLord shines as Saints march on
By RICHARD EDGE Bury St Eds …39 Barnstaple…25 CHRIS Lord and Dwayne Corcoran both scored two tries to help Bury St...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders Guernsey get scare at Hertford
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYremain top the table after a 44-33 win away at Hertford as Luke Jones scored a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoClinical Otley put Blaydon to sword
By NICK DOYLE Otley …40 Blaydon …17 OTLEY’S forward put in a powerful display as they battled past Blaydon. The visitors...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoScarlets in talks to bring North back
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS are in talks to re-sign George North for the start of next season after the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMoss hat-trick ends the losing streak
By BRAD HARPER Canterbury …48 Old Redcliff’ …29 AN enthralling encounter saw an Aiden Moss inspired Canterbury rally back after four...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees remain clear after battling triumph
Midlands Premier THEleading pair of Birmingham and Solihull Bees and Peterborough Lions both picked up hard fought away victories, but it...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRobinson-Hall is the man for Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…20 Chester …5 LUCTONIANS showed grit and determination in their quest to avoid the drop after outplaying Chester...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues and former Northampton scrum-half Lee Dickson
The ex-England international picks his best XV based on players he's played with and against
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarnes column: Rory Teague’s rise just goes on and on in France
David Barnes on the former Gloucester man's growing influence with Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath stalwart Banahan completes switch to arch West Country rivals Gloucester
Banahan ends 12-year stay at the Rec and will move to Kingsholm at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDragons recruit Worcester forward Huw Taylor
Welsh-qualified back row completes switch from Sixways to Rodney Parade
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoyle treble as Caldy crowned victors
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …………….71 L’borough Stu.14 IT WAS a very happy start to 2018 for Caldy as they unexpectedly and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed …38 Trebanos…27
■By PETER GREENING BARGOEDand Trebanos served up a cracking cup tie with 50 points on the scoreboard by half time. The...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie needs a leader who will be there at bitter end
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IS Dylan Hartley the Mike Brearley of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Ellis gives Park in thriller derby day joy
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park ….44pts Tries: Henderson 9, 62, Crane 19, 46, Marfo 67, 71, Ellis 80 Conversions: Leonard 10,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys ….21 Pontypridd ….16
■By ANDREW DEERING CROSSKeys recorded a tight victory over Pontypridd in the first round of the WRU National Cup at Sardis...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKenya 7s up the creek after main sponsor pulls plug
Flyer: Nelson Oyoo THE Kenyan Sevens team has always been the standard bearers for the country competing in the World Series...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSuccess never in doubt as Cov hit a sweet 16th
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ……52 Old Albanian 5 COVENTRY eased to their 16th straight win with an eight-try victory over a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEbbw Vale …16 RGC 1404 …14
■By CHRIS SMART A LAST-GASP penalty from Dorian Jones saw Ebbw Vale progress to the second round of the WRU National...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoConfidence boost for Bath ahead of Europe
By ROGER PANTING BATH move into next week’s European crunch game with Scarlets in good spirits after a six try demolition...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley on point to mount winning charge
By MICHAEL YOUNG Hull Ionians….13 B’mingham M29 WINGER Samuel Pointon scored two tries as Birmingham Moseley earned a bonus-point win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlynneath …0 Bridgend …48
■By ROGER THOMAS BRIDGENDbrushed aside the challenge of Glynneath with a strong performance to book their place in the next round....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors starved of ball and territory
ALAN Solomons’ home debut as Worcester’s new director of rugby saw Warriors concede a season’s worst at Sixways as Bath ran...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBasement boys battered by Barton
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 55 Fylde …………….10 CAPTAIN Hamish Barton and Dom Lespierre scored two tries apiece as a rampant...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans run riot in easy nine-try victory
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple……12 Taunton T’ns 53 TAUNTON Titans blew Barnstaple away with five tries in 18 minutes before half-time. This...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHosts Pool Weakened defeat Steel
■By IAN GOLDEN Pontypool ……55 Tata Steel ……14 Determination: Aaron Coundley of Pontypool crashes over to score a try PICTURE: Huw...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBig chance for Watson toshowwhat he can do
By NEALE HARVEY MARCUS Watson wants to catch the eye of England boss Eddie Jones by shooting down Saracens, who welcome...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmps edge win in crunch clash
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….21 Blackheath ….14 AMPTHILL began their year with a hard-fought and vital victory in a battle between...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams raid is too much for Worthing
By GARY REYNOLDS Reding’sians 39 Worthing ……26 REDINGENSIANS Rams opened their New Year with three tries in 20 minutes against a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStudents can show talent, says coach Lewis
■By DAVID COLLINS PREVIEW… Cardiff Met v Llanelli CARDIFF Met team manager Aled Lewis has backed the students to rise to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited Blaydon rally but Blues hold firm
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……….34 Macclesf’ld….52 MACCLESFIELD proved too strong for a youthful Blaydon side as they ran out winners in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBurger backing Haskell for England
SPRINGBOK star Schalk Burger insists there was never any doubt that fellow back row veteran James Haskell was good enough to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLawson steals the show for Juddians
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….17 Clifton …………10 A TIGHT game at The Slade eventually turned the way of the home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNarberth …………0 Bedwas ……….43
■By JOEL EDWARDS BEDWAS ensured the 90- mile trip back from Narberth would be a happy one after a victory that...














