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 2N
/ 9 years agoLions tamed by ruthless visitors
By LEON PICKARD Leicester L ……0 Hinckley………27 HINCKLEY ran in four tries in a clinical display over a scoreless Leicester Lions....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoKingston struggles to accept late call
HARLEQUINS director of rugby John Kingston believed they were unfortunate to lose after seeing a potential lastminute try ruled out. Kingston...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDons are thrilled with a second triumph
By SOPHIE WATKISS Wimbledon ….33 Redruth…………28 WIMBLEDON earned just their second victory of the league campaign in a nailbiting encounter against...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHedgley sees red but Lucs still falter
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….34 Luctonians……15 WHARFEDALE turned in a sterling display as Luctonians failed to make their numerical advantage count. The...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBring back magic of Six Nations trial matches
THE first week of January always used to be the occasion of the final England trial at Twickenham – England v...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoOld Reds’ centenary starts with a real bang
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff’……24pts Bury St Eds……….14pts Hero: Old Reds replacement scrum-half Ben Fry is mobbed after going over for...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSale find groove after a first-half setback
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T……16 Sale ………………27 SALE maintained their drive for promotion after coming from behind to secure a bonus-point...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoIrish in some bother but future’s looking bright
THESE are tough times for London Irish, but as the Exiles fight for their Aviva Premiership survival they continue to look...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoMurray serves an ace as Street hold on
Broadstreet 12 Canterbury …7 ANDREW Murray and George Walsh both ran in first-half tries as Broadstreet held off the challenge of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoLewis joy after Field hit back to down Dale
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……29pts Tynedale…………20pts No stopping him: Huddersfield’s Nicholas Sharpe goes over for his second try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Hitting...
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Premiership
/ 9 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 2E
/ 9 years agoForesters snatch bonus point win
By ROB WORGAN Cinderford……34 Henley…………….6 CINDERFORD scored four tries after the break to blow away Henley and earn the bonus point...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 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...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers keep up pressure on table toppers
By MARK THOMPSON Sedgley P ….26 S Leicester21 SEDGLEY Park started their New Year how they mean to go on, with...
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Premiership
/ 9 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 2E
/ 9 years agoFive-star Geese ease by Chinnor
By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor …………20 London IWG….35 THREE London Irish Wild Geese tries in 20 dominant second-half minutes gave them victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNeath…………….13 Cardiff …………15
■By HUW THOMAS SEVEN-time winners of the WRU Challenge Cup Cardiff went battled through to the round with this edgy win...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLea sparkles as Stour ease to win
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….41 Sheffield ……17 A STORMING showing from hooker Jack Lea steered Stourbridge to a bonus-point victory over struggling...
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Premiership
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNewcastle E ….0 Merthyr ……….59
■By JON DALY A HAT-TRICK from wing Alex Howman inspired Principality Premiership powerhouses Merthyr to a thumping over Newcastle Emlyn at...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoChester resist big Otley comeback
By SIMON STONE Chester…………22 Otley …………….19 CHESTERbegan the new year with a home success against Otley but they had it far...
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Premiership
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRhydyfelin ….13 Newbridge…0
■By CARL FIELD A BRACE from wing Jordan Rees inspired 14- man Rhydyfelin to victory over Newbridge in their all-Championship National...
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Premiership
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLeaders Guernsey keep marching on
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYstrengthened their hold at the top of the table following a bonuspoint 27-11 win at home...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSwansea …20 Newport……….24
■By PAUL HOPKINS NEWPORT made it into the second round of the WRU National Cup with a hard-fought victory over Swansea....
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Premiership
/ 9 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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBees unbeaten but Lions are chasing
Midlands Premier UNBEATEN leaders Birmingham & Solihull dug out a 20-10 victory over battling Bridgnorth in heavy conditions at Portway. A...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPenallta through but injury marrs match
Welsh Division One round-up ■By CHRIS JOHNSON HOLDERS Penallta are into the last 16 of the WRU National Plate – but...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAmbition’s soaring as Newcastle target top four
By JON NEWCOMBE Taking flight: Falcons fullback Simon Hammersley SIMON Hammersley insists there is a real belief within the Newcastle squad...
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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoGrasshoppers tighten grip on top spot
Northern Premier THE game of the day came at Lightfoot Green where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers took on second-placed Hull, the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMiddleton getting his girls up to speed for Six Nations
■By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Women’s elite squad convened yesterday for a four-day training camp at Loughborough University as preparations...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoNorth blow means we’ll rely more on Steffan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND GEORGE North’s knee injury is the latest hammer blow to Wales’ Six Nations chances and...
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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoCrusaders slip up against Maidenhead
South West Premier MAIDENHEADkept their unbeaten home record alive after beating league leaders Dings Crusaders 15-12. In a closely-fought contest, tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLightning strike six tries past winless Valkyries
■By LEWYS STEWARD Worcester……….7 Loughborough…38 Women’s Premier 15s LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning moved up to fifth in the Tyrrells Premier XVs table with...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoI never expected Dai to be in running for Wales
MUCHof the focus on Welsh rugby surrounds who will succeed Warren Gatland as head coach. This week we lost one of...
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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoI can’t believe Eddie is still battling to keep Hartley
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was great to be able to watch live Premiership club rugby...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGaffney gets his lost Saints back in step
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton……22pts Tries: Pisi 7, Groom 56, Penalty 80 Conversions: Mallinder 25, penalty try 80 Penalties: Mallinder 27 Gloucester...
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National League One
/ 9 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
/ 9 years agoAberavon …71 Skewen …3
■By HOWARD EVANS National Cup ABERAVON gained a 113th win in 47 years of the Welsh Cup, yet it was their...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoThat soft penalty cost us – Glos boss
ACTING Saints boss Alan Gaffney praised his players and believes Saints can now turn the corner. “I’m absolutely delighted with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDai Young signs contract extension with Wasps after being ‘humbled’ by links to Wales job
Aviva Premiership club confirms news revealed by TRP two weeks ago
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSlater’s galvanising Gloucester revival with forward grunt
Willi Heinz talks about Ed Slater's impact at Kingsholm after the swap deal involving Jonny May going to Leicester last summer
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLondon Irish urged to keep faith with coaching staff
Former rival coach comes out backing Nick Kennedy and co.
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