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 3
/ 8 years agoGeorgia full-back battles on despite tragedy
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA GEORGIA full-back Merab Kvirikashvili’s tragic story is one which shows how rugby can help try and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHawks flying high after tense battle
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………27 Bury St Ed ……20 GEORGE Jackson converted all three Henley tries and knocked over two penalties to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRGC on a roll with comfortable home win against Neath
By DEAN JONES RGC…………………31 Neath…………….19 RGC extended their impressive run of recent results with a triumph over rivals Neath. A cagey...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoWelsh flyer Czekaj hits first treble in a decade
By MATT WRIGHT CHRISCzekaj had a Friday night to remember as the former Wales international full-back scored a hat-trick in Bedford’s...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLuatua will stay loyal to Bristol says Lam
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam insists no amount of persuasion from New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWild Geese stun high-flying Titans
By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG….45 Taunton T ……38 LONDON Irish Wild Geese delivered an inspired performance to upset Taunton in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMagnificent Seven for Pontypridd in 14-try thriller
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Pontypridd ….47 Newport……….45 PONTYPRIDD made it seven league wins out of seven when they beat Newport in...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoScarlets playing waiting game with Moriarty
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS insist the ball is in Ross Moriarty’s court as they hope to make the Wales...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpringbok Carr makes presence felt on debut
By ALEX BYWATER NIZAAM Carr showed why Wasps fans should be hugely excited by his arrival as he scored a try...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTata put heat on Narberth with win in Cardiff
Welsh Championship round-up SECOND placed Narberth failed to take advantage of the inactivity of Championship leaders Pontypool as they managed only...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSmith kick sends Fylde home happy
By JOHN HARRISON Old Albanian …15 Fylde …………….16 GREGORY Smith’s lastgasp penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Fylde...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNorville makes the most of his break
O Redcliffians33 Cinderford……43 By BEN RODEN CINDERFORD picked up another five points in an entertaining game, their experience at this level...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAutumn international casualty list is 39 … and counting
THE avalanche of Autumn Tests start next week with almost 40 players absent from the starting grid, the vast majority because...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField day for hosts as Blaydon falter
By ANDREW SMITH H’dersfield ….48 Blaydon ……….22? BLAYDON’S second visit to Yorkshire within a week again proved fruitless as they succumbed...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDan’s miss leaves Albion mugged
By WILL THOMPSON Rosslyn Park 26 Plymouth A ….26 DAN Mugford hit the post with a last-minute conversion as Plymouth Albion...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams off to a flyer but Dons refuse to collapse
By CAMERON TEMPLE Wimbledon ….13 Redingens’ns 24 REDINGENSIANS continued their winning ways in a game which many expected to be a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNow it can be told: truth about Andy’s M4 buggygate
NEWS, as defined by an ancient rule of journalism, is not necessarily when it happens but when it breaks, in other...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoDefeat drops Guernsey down to fourth
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYwere knocked off the top after a 33-22 defeat at Guildford and - with other results...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic is too much for Macc
By OLIVER ROBY Hinckley……….42 M’clesfield ……7 HINCKLEY turned out a powerful display as they picked up a bonus-point home win over...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHartpury optimistic they can push into top four
CONFIDENT Hartpury centre Luke Eves says his troops are targeting a top four finish after exceeding expectations in the Championship. Despite...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMatavesi’s drive puts Redruth in the mood
By BILL HOOPER PICTURES: Simon Bryant Extras: Matt Bowden runs in the bonus point try for Redruth High riser: Scott Moore,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoYoung bucks star as Chiefs run in seven
By MIKE SINCLAIR Leaping in: Toby Salmon goes over for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images THE Sandy Park production line churned out...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlandovery ….31 Bridgend …… …10
LLANDOVERY bounced back from consecutive defeats with a five-star victory over Bridgend at Church Bank. A yellow card for a deliberate...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoPoor Halesonians get 90-point mauling
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
KRIS FULLMAN THE FORMER BRISTOL, LONDON IRISH, LEEDS AND OTLEY PROP The best years of my rugby career came while I...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoContrast in styles as Bury play wide game
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …37 Clifton …………19 BURY overcame a physical Clifton side to claim all five points. In...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTenacious Tigers hold their nerve in dramatic last quarter
By ROB WILDMAN SOME familiar names demonstrated a characteristic winning edge to successfully start Leicester’s defence of the Anglo- Welsh title....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli …………31 RGC 1404 ………48
RGC 1404 produced a dominant first-half showing to secure a deserved victoryat Parc y Scarlets. They ran in six tries, while...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoHoppers leave it late to grab crucial try
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers hold on at the top, but it took a try in the dying minutes to pull this...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRed card leaves Worthing in hole
By ROSS BOULTON Canterbury ….50 Worthing ………26 CANTERBURY ran riot with six second-half tries to overcome 14-man Worthing. Worthing full-back David...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFour-try Irish denied by bulls-eye Burns
By NEALE HARVEY FREDDIE Burns produced a virtuoso display on his comeback from a three-week suspension as a youthful Bath outfit...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoO’Brien saves Newport with nerveless last-ditch penalty
By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….28 Bedwas ……….25 MATT O’Brien proved to be the hero for Newport as his last-minute penalty sealed a...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoAbbots closing in after shock for Dings
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot closed the gap on leaders Dings Crusaders to just one point after an actionpacked day. The...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNo complaints as Titans run ended
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans31 Henley …………42 TITANS lost their unbeaten start and were well beaten in all departments, except the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThrillers like this give Cup a good name!
By COLIN NEWBOULT No stopping him: Andrew Davidson of Newcastle avoids a tackle from Juan de Jongh to score PICTURES: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath punished for Smith red card by Carmarthen
By CARL FIELD C’rmarthen Q 39 Neath…………….17 IN-FORM Carmarthen hit struggling Neath for six to extend their 100 per cent winning...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoDoes Anglo-Welsh scrum test really have any value?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last! After years of denial and dismissal, two Home Union international...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NICK DAVID WORCESTER FULL-BACK PERSERVERENCE is key to becoming a top class player and exciting full-back Nick David has had to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoShark pups defend in force to deny Heem his moment
By COLIN NEWBOULT SALE have not been afraid of boasting about their production line of academy talent over the last few...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys leave it late to unlock stubborn Bargoed rearguard
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed …………9 Cross Keys ….25 CROSS Keys avenged their 34-23 defeat to Bargoed earlier in the season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLongbottom promises to rip into Harlequins
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS are determined to take their free-scoring form into today’s Anglo-Welsh tie against Harlequins, says Aussie prop Kieran...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWing Evans at the double in Merthyr comeback
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Cardiff …………23 WING Kyle Evans’ two second half tries inspired Merthyr as they battled back from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChisholm challenges young flyers to fill Yarde gap
STAND-INHarlequins captain James Chisholm has urged his young wingers to seize their chances following the sacking of Marland Yarde. Yarde has...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty fly out the starting blocks as Vale are despatched
By PETER HUGHES Pontypridd ….45 Ebbw Vale ……12 AN early onslaught set Pontypridd on their way to a crushing win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMayhew backs big brother Richie for top-flight
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE ON-LOAN Harlequins signing Mike Mayhew believes his brother, Yorkshire Carnegie captain Richard, should be back playing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoInspired Dudley-Jones back to haunt former club
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon ………13 Swansea ……….9 ABERAVON edged a titanic battle at the Talbot Athletic Ground against local rivals Swansea....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDuff the hero as Club are sunk at the death
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 B Stortford ……21 A STUNNING second-half performance from Bishop’s Stortford saw the visitors overturn a 19-...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWinless Valkyries bitten by improving Sharks
D’ington MPS…39 Worcester Val…5 By ANDREW PARKIN DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks scored seven tries to see off winless Worcester Valkyries at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPerfect Pooler pummel Emlyn in 9-try rout
SWALEC Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it a perfect 10 with a crushing 62-10 victory at Newcastle Emlyn. Ben...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRoaring Lions start fast to down Chester
■By BRAD HARPER Leicester L……35 Chester …………14 LEICESTER Lions made it back-to-back victories after claiming an impressive bonus point win against...
International Rugby
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