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 One
/ 9 years agoPark prevail after last-gasp drama
By LEON PICKARD Fylde 10 D’ington MP 13 SHAUN McCartney scored a last-minute try to break Fylde hearts and rescue a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGeese in full flight as time runs out onClifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 31 London IWG 33 THIS was always going to be a close one with the teams close...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRFU funding for EQPs gives England a big advantage
JEFF PROBYN Money bags: Top 14 contenders Montpellier have a raft of Test stars including François Steyn and Nemani Nadolo PICTURE:...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBusby try ends Hartpury hopes
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury 24 Ulster 29 HARTPURY’S interest in the Cup was ended by David Busby’s last minute try in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTenacious Sale grab lifeline to put squeeze on their rivals
By COLIN NEWBOULT Triple teamed: Gareth Anscombe is tackled by Cameron Neild, AJ MacGinty and Ben Curry SUDDENLY, Sale have made...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoHartley: We must all work harder
STEVE Tandy toasted his Ospreys after they rediscovered their winning wings and claimed a first ever European success at Franklin’s Gardens....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRams pack paves way for clinical winonroad
By CAMERON TEMPLE Canterbury 15pts Redingensians 40pts Our hero: Rams celebrating Oliver Taylor’s final try. A FLURRYof late tries for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Fine coming for Faletau BATHhave been charged by Premiership Rugby for allowing Taulupe Faletau to play for Wales against South Africa,...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoAdamson leads Blues fightback as champs are beaten
By BILL KIELY Munster 14 Bedford 25 MIKE Rayer was delighted with his Blues outfit after they kept up their perfect...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoIce-cool Edinburgh put the heat on Exiles
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SUB-ZERO temperatures meant a late change in venues for this clash – and the grandeur of the new...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoBath fall just short despite Ashton’s act of charity
From NICK CAIN at Stade Mayol Thanks Chris: Jonathan Joseph celebrates with team mates after scoring a try following a mistake...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBattling Bury give league leaders a scare
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds 34 Chinnor 37 BURY came oh so close to toppling the undefeated league leaders. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDouble delight for Light Blues
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Oxford 10pts Tries: Wilson 65 Conversions: Kearns 65 Penalties: Kearns 33 Cambridge 20pts Tries: Bell 28, Russell 55,...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoEaling blast Titanswith second-half 5-try romp
By GUY WILLIAMS Speedster: Lewis Robling outpaces Toby Williams to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons EALING’S successful season, second in the Championship...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoYobo’s try double helps TEAMS champions to first win
ROUND-UP CHAMPIONS Stade Francais gained revenge some over Krasny Yar, 39-24, after the Russian outfit had shocked Greg Cooper’s men in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years ago‘Toulon favoured by ref at tackle’
TODD Blackadder said that refereeing calls at the breakdown had favoured Toulon, but that his Bath side had given a good...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks trio swoop for two tries each
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley 43 Worthing 20 TRY doubles for Tom Emery, David Hyde and Xavier Andre enabled the Hawks to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGurney’s surge gets Cambridge rolling
Oxford W 0 Cambridge W 24 Revenge is sweet: Cambridge Women celebrate CAMBRIDGE women stormed to a four-try 24-0 victory in...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoQuick-starting Connacht rout Richmond
By LUKE JARMYN CONNACHT Eagles pulled out to a 31-point lead with the try-bonus in the bag before a flat Richmond...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoSuper-sub Thorley helps Gloucester stay on track
By GEORGE LAWRENCE TWOtries from Ollie Thorley helped Gloucester fight back from 14-0 down to clinch the all-important bonus point in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAsquith late winner conjured by Evans
Last gasp: Paul Asquith scores Scarlet’s fifth and winning try By ROB COLE SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac punched the air...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans revival too late to halt defeat
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans14 Cinderford 33 TITANS were taught a harsh lesson in how to control a game, to execute...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGlos-Hart stunned by late Sharks onslaught
By MOLLY GOODWIN Glos-H’pury 24 Darlington 38 Try: Mary-Anne Gittings GLOUCESTER-Hartpury’s poor recent run continued as Darlington Mowden Park Sharks condemned...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoHat-trick by Elder downs youthful Dragons
By TOM WILLIAMS Y Carnegie 43 Dragons 22 YORKSHIRE coach James Lowes praised the attitude of his players after overcoming a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoDragons still in the frame after Warren double strike
By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS stuttered to an unconvincing victory over Russians Enisei- STM at Rodney Parade. Two tries from centre Adam...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTolmie ‘sdouble Cov up for 12strike sets win on trot
By JOHN WILKINSON Dangerman: Coventry ‘s early try-scorer Max Trimble threatens the line again PICTURES: Nick Meredith TWO tries in the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLowrie ‘s storming return in Barum revival
By ANDREW JONES CHRIS LOWRIE made a try-scoring return to Barnstaple as they ended a run of three defeats. The former...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBedwas continue revival as they down rivals Cross Keys
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bedwas ……….32 Cross Keys ….24 BEDWAS continued their form after they overpowered Gwent rivals Cross Keys at...
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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 2N
/ 9 years agoTynedale lead the way after 11-try win
By BRIAN TILLEY RUTHLESS Tynedale stepped up their title challenge with an 11- try demolition of injury-ravaged Otley at a chilly...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCullen can ‘t kick DMP to victory over Stortford
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop ‘s S…22 Darlington MP 22 IN A hard-fought contest from start to finish the result was in...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoMcLean remains cool to clinch win
By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………34 Worthing ………36 CLIFTON led by ten points going into the final quarter but ended as losers against...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLockyer seals bonus-point triumph for Pontypridd
By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….26 Bargoed ……….13 SKIPPER Dafydd Lockyer ‘s try two minutes from time bagged a bonus point for...
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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 2N
/ 9 years agoLea try snatches draw for the Bridge
By ROSS BARNETT South Leics …26 Stourbridge 26 A LATE Jack Lea try sealed a draw and a bonus point for...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents steal it as Club conspire to lose
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….21 L ‘borough Stu.22 A THRILLING climax saw Loughborough concede two late penalties to give Blackheath field...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRed card proves costly for Street
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff ‘ns22 Broadstreet ….19 OLD Reds broke their duck to record a hardfought first win. Broadstreet dominated...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRGC stay on track after edging past Swansea in a thriller
By DEAN JONES RGC1404……….35 Swansea ………34 RGC remain in control of the Principality Premiership West after a tense home win over...
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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 2N
/ 9 years agoPark stay on the tails of leaders
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sedgley Park 43 Blaydon ……….26 SEDGLEY Park made it three from three in November as they finished bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFylde put to the sword by Esher
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher …………….50 Fylde …………….12 WILL Harding ‘s brace led Esher to a ruthless victory against strugglers Fylde at...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoChinnor power is vital as Redruth stutter
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………13 Chinnor …………20 CHINNOR beat Redruth at their own game, out-powering the home pack in the red...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMaynard drives the Drovers to a hard-fought victory
By PETER HUGHES Llandovery ….21 Aberavon ……….8 JACK Maynard produced a fine display for Llandovery as they laboured to 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 2N
/ 9 years agoHinckley run riot with half-century
By LEE SIMS Hinckley……….50 Luctonians……12 HINCKLEY kept the pressure on at the top of the table after they made it six...
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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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National League One
/ 9 years agoInjuries leave OAs ripe for the taking
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ….7 Cambridge……54 WITH the Old Albanian squad depleted they were put to the sword by Cambridge,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoYou ‘ve had here today good value – Reynolds
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton Titans 31pts Redingensians…21pts On the charge: Taunton pair Aron Struminski, THIS was billed as the game of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGlover gets nod for Dubai
By SAM JACKSON SIMON Amor has named an experienced squad as England Sevens kick-off their World Sevens Series in Dubai next...
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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...













