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 agoLions Test refs named
TWO French referees and a South African will take charge of the British and Irish Lions’ Tests against world champions New...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoRhodes welcomes back heavy brigade
By NEALE HARVEY WITH their England contingent back and showing no ill-effects from last week’s Grand Slam defeat in Ireland, back...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoClermont v Toulon (Stade Michelin) – April 2
Form in Europe this season: Clermont are one of the few French clubs who place European Cup success over the Top14...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSam the man as RGC reach final
By JAMES MICHAELS RGC 1404 24 Merthyr 20 SAM JONES’ sensational late score secured a WRU National Cup final place for...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNel stays at Edinburgh
EDINBURGH Rugby have re-signed Scotland international tighthead prop Willem ‘WP’ Nel on a three-year deal. Nel joined Edinburgh in 2012 and...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBridge hit back to defeat battling Preston
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G ………15 Stourbridge……26 A SECOND-half turnaround saw Stourbridge end a six-match losing streak against Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTon-up Louw hopes to do a number on Sarries
BATH are challenging strongly for a return to the Premiership play-offs and Francois Louw has urged his teammates not to let...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWorcester rejuvenated after Gold makeover
Gary Gold has revealed he discovered a Worcester squad training poorly and unprepared for the physical intensity of the Premiership when...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPremiership must take control of Championship
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBeale determined to deliver the goods at Wasps before departing
Kurtley Beale reckons the addition of Springbok superstar Willie Le Roux to an already electrifying backline has given Wasps the extra...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoWages of sin don’t prove too costly for Trailfinders
By JEREMY INSON Ealing .59pts Tries: penalty 3, Lewis Jones 12, 31, Harries 22, Mantella 26, 48, Davies 71, Munro 79...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoThis Tiger is on your tail, Genge tells England rivals
Neale Harvey finds an impressive young Tiger in fighting mood ahead of the final Determined Leicester prop Ellis Genge has outlined...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJust topping from Topsy but Pirates fire warning
By NEALE HARVEY London Irish …39pts Tries: Ojo 7, 80, Paice 14, De Chaves 22, Ransom 25, 30, Lewington 28 Conversions:...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMauger excited at chance of revenge over in-form Chiefs
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER will have to beat “the form team in Europe” if they want to win the Anglo-Welsh Cup...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoHaining on high for Jersey to leave Titans grounded
By TOM INNES Jerseym…17pts Tries: Kerrod 45, Haining 72 Conversions: Sheedy 34, 72 Penalties: Sheedy 52 Rotherham …9pts Penalties: Millar 10,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAtkins: It’s Exeter’s chance to shine
By SAM JACKSON OLLIE Atkins believes he and his Exeter Chiefs teammates have been given the perfect stage on which to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years ago13-man Exiles snap their losing streak with early derby onslaught
By LUKE JARMYN Richmond …8pts Tries: Uren 72 Penalties: Kirby 17 L Scottish …19pts Tries: Stevenson 4, Lydon 8, Sheppard 19...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoUnthinkable demise after Mad Max’s razzmatazz
When Max Guazzini bowed out six years ago, Stade Francais had good reason to feel as safe as the Central European...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCarpenter: Knights are charged for play-off run
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Doncaster Knights v Yorkshire Carnegie Today. Kick-off 3pm DONCASTER’S Canadian star Aaron Carpenter is predicting a titanic...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLaidlaw deserved some respect
ITV introduced Greig Laidlaw to their team of Calcutta Cup pundits with a caption of shameless Anglo-centricity: “Lost each of five...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKeep your hands to yourself, Jonathan!
THE immediate aftermath of Ireland’s disallowed try against Wales provided further depressingly graphic evidence of how rugby is trashing one of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIsn’t player welfare still a hot topic?
PREMIERSHIP clubs want 50 per cent of the takings to secure the release of their players for the proposed out-of-window Test...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPrincipality Premiership
By RICH JONES Ebbw Vale 13 Pontypridd 20 PONTYPRIDD made it three wins from three in Tier One as they extended...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNant stretch lead with rout of Ruthin
SWALEC Division One round-up By ROB COLE NANT CONWY pulled eight points clear at the top of Division One North as...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMunster to face Ealing
MUNSTER ‘A’ completed the lineup for the British & Irish Cup semi-final by overcoming provincial rivals Ulster ‘A’ 26-3 last Sunday....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFlood sees red to add to Tolouse nightmare
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN In normal times, you might expect former England star Toby Flood to be thrilled to bits about...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents seal title with time to spare
Hartpury Coll 57 Old Albanians 21 By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY duly completed the win required to clinch this season’s National One...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLondoners get revenge at Rams
By MATTHEW MCCRORY Reding’sians…7 O Elthamians 20 OLD Elthamians exacted revenge on Redingensians Rams as they eased to a comfortable victory....
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSeven heaven fast start sees for Albion as off the hosts
Moseley 26pts Tries: Sheldon 49, 76, Brightwell 54, Grove 72 Conversions: Williams 49, 54, 72 Plymouth Albion 47pts Tries: Williams 3,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCockles pay for missed chances
By JERRY RICE Exmouth 12 Cinderford 36 EXMOUTH failed to take some gilt-edged chances in a second half that they dominated...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJudd-ernaut keeps rolling at the summit
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE JUDDIAN still hold top spot following a 50-19 win away to Shelford. Tuli Paea,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIrvine completes incredible return from the brink by Ionians
Hull Ionians 17 Blaydon 17 By MALLY KNOWLES BOTH sides scored their 17 points in seperate halves with Callum Irvine rescuing...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoStreet capitalise on Nuneaton’s slip-up
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET took over at the top of the table after they picked up a bonus point in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoAyrton too quick for Flyde defence
Fylde 28 Cambridge 46 By GALILEO SUTHERLAND CAMBRIDGE scored six tries to ease past Fylde with fly-half Dan Lewis kicking 16...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTop against bottom ends with a mauling
National League 3 North UNSTOPPABLE Huddersfieldmarch on undefeated – this time on the back of an 83-0 win at home to...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFirst-half blitz gets home side victory
Coventry 29 Ampthill & D 19 By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY backed up a controlled first-half performance with a strong final quarter...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoChampions-elect edge closer to trophy
National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS continued their march to the title by running over eight tries during a 46-9...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoEaton try snatches last-gasp success for Blues
Macclesfield 42 Loughborough 38 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD recorded a massive victory in a thrilling affair that the home crowd were...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMorris holds his nerve as Otley fall just short
Luctonians 30 Otley 21 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS withstood a second-half onslaught from Otley to eventually run out victors in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTigers get that glint of silverware again
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER set up a shot at winning their first silverware since 2013 with a comprehensive four-try hammering of...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLarder’s red costs an injury-hit Gate
Harrogate 10 Sedgley Park 40 By BILL BARRACK INJURY-HIT Harrogate were blown away by an impressive first-half display from Sedgley Park...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMurphy: Freddie is such a great guy
FREDDIE Burns buried his annoyance at having to leaving Tigers this summer with a stunning display. “You can’t say enough wonderful...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOdogwu paves way for easy win
Sale FC 63 Wharfedale 27 By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT SALE kept well clear of the chasing pack following a nine-try win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoExeter v Harlequins
PREVIEW… Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park HARLEQUINS are desperate to win a trophy in their 150th anniversary season and, being realistic,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHosts Tigers are off the foot of table
Sheffield T 30 Preston G 0 By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers’ fight for survival continued with a commanding win in this...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford exhibit quality in master display
Henley H 28 Bishop’s Sto 38 By NICK PITSON BISHOP’S Stortford proved why they are at the top of the league...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMarchant is tackling case for the defence
By NICK VERDIER JUST being in the first team mix would have been enough for Joe Marchant at the start of...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoExiles romp away after turnover turnaround
By LUKE JONES LONDON Irish assistant coach Clark Laidlaw cut a delighted figure after seeing his side book their place in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMahoney’s late score is pride of the Lions
Leicester Lions 24pts Chester 19pts By ANDY MOORE LEICESTER Lions head coach Andy Key hailed his side’s resolve after they held...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHome comforts for star Elderkin
Redruth 26 Clifton 7 By BILL HOOPER SECOND-HALF tries from Redruth half-backs Joe Elderkin and Jack Oulton sparked Redruth to a...
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