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
/ 9 years agoAllen helps fire Hertford top of the table
London & South East Premier HERTFORDleapfrogged Southend Saxons to go top of the table with a convincing 36-17 victory. Michael Allen...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMorris making system work at Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN LONDONScottish director of rugby Dave Morris is confident there ‘s more to come from his mixture of professionals...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCinderford have to dig in with man short
By WILL THOMPSON Wimbledon …23 Cinderford ….31 CINDERFORD held on after going down to 14 men to fight off a spirited...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoorwards provide perfect platform for Blues
By MATT WRIGHT Bedford…………33 Hartpury …………7 LOCK Ed Taylor was one of five try scorers for Bedford, as they comfortably saw...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBees score 16 tries in Hales mauling
Midlands Premier OLD Halesonians continued their horrendous run after they were crushed 100-0 by top of the table Birmingham and Solihull....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKohler leads way for hungry Bury
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….35 London IWG….24 THE Bury St Edmunds ‘ wolfpack had just enough in the bank...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNo sympathy from Thomas as his tries sink old pals
By TOM INNES YORKSHIRE Carnegie produced a controlled second half performance to claim four valuable league points, with former Jersey prop...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHoppers beat Lymm to extend their lead
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers opened up a five point gap at the top of the table as they edged past second...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoAgony as late kick misses for Hawks
By RICK PARR Canterbury ….25 Henley …………24 A MISSED conversion in the final two minutes cost Henley Hawks the chance to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJones at double for Ealing ‘s hit men
By NEALE HARVEY On the break: Doncaster ‘s Curtis Langdon LEWIS Jones celebrated his first start of the season with a...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoCrusaders fightback to leapfrog Abbott
South West Premier DING Crusaders replaced Newton Abbott at the top of the table as they beat Newbury 42-10 while the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCargill goes into overdrive to end Pirates hoodoo
By LUKE JARMYN PIRATES fly-half Will Cargill broke down the flank like an Exocet, offloading to wing Alex O ‘Meara in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoWoodman is leading candidate for player of the year
THERE has been much talk about who will receive the World Rugby Player of the Year award in Monte Carlo tonight...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLam: We ‘re still looking for an 80-minute performance
By WILL CARPENTER LEAGUEleaders Bristol made it a perfect ten in the Championship with victory at Ashton Gate. A blistering first...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoSANZAAR need to see bigger picture
Japan fans JAPANhave been predictably getting it in the neck from some quarters ‘down south ‘ for voting for France rather...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWales Under-20 McBryde kicks Llanelli to narrow victory
By JON DALY Llanelli …………15 Neath…………….13 BILLY McBryde booted all of the points as Llanelli ground out a determined victory over...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoTitans are denied by Holland ‘s late show
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMTitans were within a few minutes of winning their first league game of the campaign in ten attempts....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Hooper heads yellow list… but how come no Kiwis? BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game ‘s other talking...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFive-try Warriors silence the Tigers faithful
By ROB WILDMAN WORCESTER deservedly recorded a first win at Welford Road to stun the huge Tigers support. A brilliant start...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFive-star Merthyr make it eight wins on the spin
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Newport ……….30 Merthyr ……….34 CHAMPIONS Merthyr made it eight straight wins but they were given a real...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoIt certainly was a good year for Oxford ‘s Grand Slam winning duo
ACCORDINGto a recent survey, 1957 was the ‘best and happiest year ‘ in history to live in Britain. I have no...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO ‘Connor queries crucial Adams try
LEICESTER director of rugby Matt O ‘Connor claimed afterwards referee Greg Macdonald should have referred Jack Adams ‘ second try to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie is back and gunning for Tom Dunn’s spot in England squad
The Exeter Chief hooker adds that Rob Baxter has recruited as well as anyone
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGeorge North takes decision to leave Northampton and return home
The Saints wing will be on his way back to an undisclosed region at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMore key skills for Marcus Smith to master, says mentor Evans
After a breakout start to the season, Nick Evans cools expectations on the young Quins fly-half
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMugabe’s thugs sent Don Armand on the rugby trail
Nick Cain talks to the Exeter Chiefs back row about his upbringing in the African state and his career in rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGloucester CEO keen not to lose best players after win over Saracens
Gloucester are already at work on recruitment for next season, says Stephen Vaughan
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFinn Russell to leave Glasgow Warriors
The Scotland international has been linked with a move to France to join Racing 92
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAt last! Warriors get reason to be cheerful
By COLIN NEWBOULT AFTER all the pain, disappointment and frustration that has enveloped Worcester’s season, the fans – finally – have...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDominance up front gets Dragons out of trouble
By STEFFAN RODNEY THEDragons warmed up for their daunting PRO14 trip to Leinster with a good win over an experimental Scarlets...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSpencer is simply sublime says Gold
WORCESTER director of rugby Gary Gold believes that lock Will Spencer should be in the England reckoning following his performance against...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoOspreys pay price for finding winning touch
By ROB COLE OSPREYS finally got the win they needed to stop the rot after nine defeats in their previous ten...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoFowkes demands big effort for Ealing
Preview Nottingham v Ealing T’finders Today, Kick-off 3pm. Lady Bay NOTTINGHAM forwards coach Neil Fowkes insists no-one is patting themselves on...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoHigh-speed Wade gets impressive Wasps off to a flyer
By ROB WILDMAN WASPS blew away Newcastle last night to demonstrate that they are beginning to find their best form after...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPrincipality Premiership
By HUW THOMAS Neath…19 Llandovery …5 BOTTOM of the table Neath caused a big upset at the Gnoll as they turned...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCarnegie caned as new-style Bristol take on Lam philosophy
By COLIN NEWBOULT EVENat this stage of the season, Bristol appear a certainty for promotion. And the concerning thing for their...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoEastmond deserves success says Dai
WASPS boss Dai Young hopes Kyle Eastmond will make a quick recovery from a head injury sustained when making a try-saving...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlanelli given Hart by back rower’s match-winning effort
By CARL FIELD Llanelli ….23 Bridgend R…18 NATHAN Hart’s try two minutes from time snatched victory for Llanelli over Bridgend. The...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRotherham facing upto titanic fight for survival
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM’S hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a massive blow when the league’s bottom club lost a must-win game...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSharks in pursuit of big away day catch
By JON NEWCOMBE SALE talisman Faf de Klerk Still harbours hopes of playing in the next World Cup for South Africa...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPonty no match for Merthyr in comeback success
By ANDREW DEERING Merthyr ……….50 Pontypridd ….21 MERTHYR dismantled Pontypridd in this top-ofthe- table clash at The Wern. Ponty registered early...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoExiles back to winning ways with Atkinson double
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISHNo.8 Joe Atkinson scored two tries and put in a man of the match display as Exiles showed...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFit-again flanker Northcote-Green gets first
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish flanker Max Northcote-Green will put a year-long injury nightmare behind him today when he lines up...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKeys spread the love with team effort in Cardiff thrill ride
By SCOTT DAVIES Cross Keys ….35 Cardiff …………27 CROSS Keys ran in five tries to secure an exciting bonus-point victory over...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBurns turns up the heat to deny 14-man Knights victory
By STEVE HOSSACK SECONDrower Matt Challinor joined Doncaster’s exclusive 200 Club – but unlike when prop Richard List reached the same...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFestive run-in key to Quins’ season
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS stalwart Mark Lambert has urged his side to dig in ahead of a “massive” period of league...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPrice is right for Quins as five-try Jack sparkles
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …21 Carmarthen …43 A FIVE-TRY haul by star winger Jack Price helped Carmarthen to a comprehensive victory...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoKirby holds nerve towin kickfest for Richmond
By ANDREW BEACHAM THIS was not a game that will linger in the memory, although that will not concern Richmond who...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPremiership start against old club
Tom Dunn and Zach Mercer return to the Bath line-up. The duo who have been away on international duty with England,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGogs go ten unbeaten as Hughes seals last-gasp victory
By HOWARD EVANS Aberavon…27 RGC …30 POWERFUL centre Tom Hughes crashed over five minutes from time to gain victory for the...














