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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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoMatias Alemanno heads list of Gloucester departures
Argentina lock Matias Alemanno will leave Gloucester this summer along with another 11 other first players.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland international Haineala Lutui delights in her quick rise to the top
From starring for Loughborough Lightning in her first PWR campaign to making her England debut in front of a record crowd...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath 24-22 Leicester Tigers: Thomas du Toit’s hat-trick sees off Tigers
The play-off weekend will feature two derbies after Bath held on against Leicester Tigers in a match with home advantage on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs 32-12 Saracens: Rob Baxter’s side march on as Henry Slade leads the way
When two tribes go to war - a point is all that you can score. For years, Exeter and Saracens have...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks 38-17 Bristol Bears: Alex Sanderson’s men enjoy a taste of what may lie ahead
Goodness knows it has been a season to forget for Sale Sharks, but this was a final-day victory to savour as...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHarlequins 38-31 Northampton Saints: Tom Lawday snatches it at the last for Quins
Phil Dowson fixed his attention on a mouth-watering East Midlands play-off battle for a place in the Premiership Final after seeing...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGloucester 54-21 Newcastle Red Bulls: Ben Redshaw makes it a Champions finale
Former Falcon, Ben Redshaw, scored a hat-trick of tries as Gloucester comfortably earned a European Champions Cup spot by securing an...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeinster 20-11 Stormers: Tempers flare as Leo Cullen’s side battle to get over the line
Leinster booked their place in a second successive United Rugby Championship final after edging out the Stormers in a tense, fiery...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGlasgow Warriors 21-22 Bulls: Warriors are broken by Bulls fightback
The Bulls produced a stirring comeback to stun Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield and book their place in a fourth United Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks: Oli Bishop – We’re sure Sharks will come full noise at us
Exeter Chiefs require just a single point from their final regular-season fixture to guarantee third place and a semi-final trip to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGloucester-Hartpury vs Bristol Bears: Tatyana Heard back in action for the champions
Gloucester-Hartpury will be eager to rediscover their momentum against Bristol Bears today heading into the play-offs after suffering their first defeat...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoLong wait for de Goede return over
■By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens v Trailfinders PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, StoneX TWO play-off sides collide in a London derby that could...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoPride at stake in final derby showdown
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Loughborough Lightning Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Welford Road LOCAL pride is the main prize on...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoUmaga’s words set juices flowing
CHILLING statement of the week? No contest. Tana Umaga, one of the more ferocious All Blacks of the modern age, is...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 months agoLancashire 24-39 Cornwall: Sam Matavesi heaps praise towards his fellow warriors
Cornwall ended a four-year wait to regain the Bill Beaumont Cup as they beat Lancashire at Twickenham to secure their eighth...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoYorkshire 37-5 Surrey: White Roses finish as the queens of Twickenham
A dominant Yorkshire side continued to exert nigh on total dominance in this competition, this seven-try win over Surrey ensuring their...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoScarlets sign lock Groves
SCARLETS have signed second row Alex Groves from Stormers. Former England U20s Grand Slam-winner Groves, 25, who played twice for Scarlets...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLEADERBOARD
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Today’s update covers the 14-day period between Sunday 17th May 2026 through to Saturday 30th May 2026. We have just eight...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Play off chaos! Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Prem shootout + URC semi finals
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Chris Collyer to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama
In Round 13 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Dogos became the first team to secure a home semi-final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLast-gasp George Furbank the hero for Northampton Saints
George Furbank scored a last-minute try to defeat Gloucester and secure Northampton Saints home advantage in the Prem semi-finals.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory
Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints flanker Tom Pearson sets his sights on England return
Tom Pearson has had another strong season for Premiership leaders Northampton Saints but has not come closer to adding to his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs’ Scott Sio is keen to bow out in style
Prop star Scott Sio aims to sign off at Exeter Chiefs with a Prem winner’s medal before he joins Cardiff this...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSteven Luatua and AJ MacGinty agree new deals at Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua has extended his contract into a 10th season with the club.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath lead the way as Prem’s big spenders
Champions Bath were the Prem’s biggest spenders in their treble-winning season of 2024/25.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland and Bristol Bears wing Millie David enjoying life in the fast lane
It has been a whirlwind year for Millie David, but the Bristol Bears and England international flyer insists she is only...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoDan Murphy: Champions Gloucester-Hartpury focusing on four in a row despite star exits
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Dan Murphy is determined to finish the season on a high despite the distraction of three of his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSaracens 26-12 Harlequins: Sarries get set for an Exeter Chiefs shootout
Saracens secured the all-important five points against Harlequins ahead of their Sandy Park showdown with playoff rivals Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints 36-32 Gloucester: George Furbank’s on hand to snatch it for Saints
Phil Dowson heaped praise on George Furbank after the full-back “saved” Northampton Saints with a dramatic last-minute try against Gloucester to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 45-42 Sale Sharks: Alex Hearle hits the burners in stunning victory
Alex Hearle’s hat-trick of tries secured an almighty comeback for Newcastle Red Bulls over Sale Sharks.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBristol Bears 21-19 Bath: Benhard Janse van Rensburg leads the fightback for Pat Lam’s side
Benhard Janse van Rensburg celebrated his call-up to the England squad with a stunning second-half performance to spearhead Bears to a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Geoff Parling – We are in control of our own destiny
Leicester Tigers face a potential shootout against Bath at The Rec on Saturday for home advantage in the play-offs, but must...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter – It’s going to be tough challenge for us
Leicester Tigers have lost just once in their last eight Prem games and Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter knows it will...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoStormers 44-21 Cardiff: South African giants too good for brave Blue & Blacks
Cardiff were left “gutted” as their historic season came to an end despite a brave effort in this URC quarter-final clash...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeinster 59-10 Lions: Leo Cullen’s side get straight back to winning ways
Defending champions Leinster bounced back from their Champions Cup final thrashing by Bordeaux with a comfortable win in Dublin over Lions.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoBulls book semi-final spot as Munster fade
■By SIMON CASEY MUNSTER’S title challenge came to a bruising end as last season’s finalists Bulls powered to victory in Pretoria....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoSteyn grabs try double as Warriors march on
■By SAM JACKSON GLASGOW booked their place in the semi-finals after holding off a spirited Connacht at Scotstoun with Kyke Steyn...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGloucester-Hartpury 39-41 Trailfinders: Emma Taylor leads her side in making history
Trailfinders inflicted Gloucester-Hartpury’s first defeat of the PWR season to secure a maiden play-off berth with a dramatic two-point victory in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Alex Day – A win would be pinnacle of my career
Bedford Blues and Worcester Warriors will battle it out for the Champ title today in front of a sold-out Goldington Road.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Josh Bassett – What we’ve done this year has been fantastic
Josh Bassett believes Worcester Warriors are on the verge of completing one of the most remarkable comeback stories English rugby has...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoChamp Dream Team: Second tier alive with style and flair
The best XV of the 2025-26 Champ season, as voted for by our correspondents.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 12 summary: Pampas hit back as playoff race tightens
In Round 12 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Pampas put their torrid recent run behind them in their clinical...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster’s focus turns to the URC after Champions Cup heartbreak
Despite being significantly higher in the attack statistics Leinster once again came out on the wrong side of the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoOld Albanian Saints vs Richmond: Becci de Garston-Webb confident ahead of Twickenham final
Richmond captain Becci de Garston-Webb says her side are ready for their Twickenham rematch with Old Albanian Saints in Sunday’s Championship...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoMagnifique! It’s a Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup double
Bordeaux-Begles secured back-to-back Champions Cup titles with a 41-19 demolition of Leinster in Bilbao.
