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
/ 9 years agoGloucester claim local bragging rights in style
By JOANNA MCGREGOR Worcester V 0 Gloucester H 43 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury made it four wins from five games in this season’s Tyrrells...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoWe’ve put our marker down now says Hill
By LUKE JARMYN Richmond…35pts Rotherham …5pts TWO tries in three minutes near the hour-mark sealed Richmond’s first ever bonus-point win in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
It’s time the RFU honoured the first black international BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoFrantic Saints facing uphill task to qualify
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAINTS, bouncing back from a first round mauling against Saracens, displayed plenty of ticker and endeavour but absolutely...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth roar home with help from Brian
■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth 36 Clifton 3 REDRUTH played the conditions far better to deservedly run out winners in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins maintain fast start with Bristol win
By AILISH CLARKE Harlequins 49pts Bristol 12pts Strong arm: Leanne Riley hands off Cat McNaney to score for Quins HARLEQUINS put...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoOspreys fall to Bedford’s second half blitz
By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …43 Ospreys …19 STAR man Elliott Clements-Hill was one of seven try-scorers as Bedford produced a stunning...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoMiddle-man Moore has ended up out on his own
BEING slap bang in the middle of the Australia front row has been a thankless task at times over the past...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMallinder: We must be more accurate
NORTHAMPTON boss Jim Mallinder insists there was no intent involved in Dylan Hartley’s latest yellow card, issued in the first half...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCinderford stay in control after scare
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 15 Cinderford 33 HIGH-FLIERS Cinderford returned home with all five points despite an early scare...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoScoreless draw keeps both sides winless
By STUART LEE Waterloo 0 Darling’n MPS 0 DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks and Firwood Waterloo must wait for a first win...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoIrish backs Academy lads to maintain winning run
PREVIEW…Bristol v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 2pm BRISTOL Grammar School’s highly rated England U18 duo Will Capon and Charlie Powell are named...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoPivac tips his grafter Jones to fill Wales’ prop void
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac has backed prop Wyn Jones to star for Wales next month. Rob...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoPlaudits go to Ospreys but Sarries hold nerve for victory
By GARY FITZGERALD SARACENS were pushed all the way by a hungry Ospreys side but stretched their incredible unbeaten European run...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDons comeback stifled by Hawks
Wimbledon 26 Henley Hawks55 WIMBLEDON sunk to another defeat at Barham Road against a ruthless Henley Hawks side. Henley had eight...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens flex their muscles to batter Richmond
By KATE CLEMENTS Richmond 0 Saracens 29 Opener: Poppy Cleall SARACENS overpowered Richmond to maintain their 100 per cent winning start...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years ago@Pirates beef up for Ulster test
PREVIEW…Cornish Pirates v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill will make his 50th appearance for Cornish Pirates as they...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoChiefs set for toughest assignment in Europe
By SAM JACKSON Familiar face: Nic White EXETER captain Jack Yeandle has challenged his men to take it to the mammoth...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoThat was tough admits Barritt
BRAD Barritt breathed a huge sigh of relief after Saracens had to fight furiously to deny a battling Ospreys at Allianz...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPooler stretch clear with tight win over Tata
Championship round-up PONTYPOOL stretched their lead at the top to 15 points on a weekend when the heavy rain and winds...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBen’s back but Biggs calls time
PREVIEW…Yorkshire Carnegie v L Scottish Today. Kick-off 3pm FORMER Bristol star Ben Mosses returns to the line-up after a few weeks...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSexton sizzles as Leinster front up
By RONAN O’BRIEN Rumbling over: Cian Healy scores his second try of the game for Leinster PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Sexton...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCrymych move off bottom with first win in five
Division One round-up ONE West leaders Dunvant suffered their first loss of the campaign, 16-5 at home against Gowerton. Keiron Giles...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoO’Leary handed the reins against his old club
PREVIEW…Connacht A v Ealing T’finders FLY-HALF Shane O’Leary makes his first start for Ealing Trailfinders and is is relishing the trip...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTen-try Edinburgh turn up heat on Siberians
Krasny Yar …14 Edinburgh …73 EDINBURGHsurged to the top of Pool 4 as they breezed past Krasny Yar at Moscow’s Fili...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoGatland scorched by heat in Lions kitchen
SINCE Warren Gatland decided to retire himself as Lions coach earlier this week his motives have been questioned. It’s been suggested...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoGreen at the death to give visitors the points
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …7 Cambridge …8 IN A game that saw both sides struggle with gusty winds it was a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoOjo seals his record night in Paris with brace of tries
By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Record man: Topsy Ojo LONDONIrish sealed a memorable bonus point victory at Stade Français. The Exiles were in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWhy don’t fans flock to watch these great Saracens?
IF anyone needed persuading that Saracens are one of the great club sides of any era, pro or amateur, last weekend’s...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLate snipe from Patton seals win
By DAVE LAWRENCE B’mingham M…25 Bishop’s Stort. 27 A LATE poacher’s try from scrum-half Alex Patton clinched a battling win for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWarriors’ fightback cut short by Healy
By JOHN FALLON Stopped: Chris Pennell is tackled WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg said he was pleased to come away from...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoTigers zoom to bonus then take a snooze
By NICK CAIN TELUSA Veainu was back to his sparkling best with a hat-trick, while wing Tom May – with a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSolid Tarrant kicks DMP to defeat
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …39 D’lington MP…24 AN IMPROVED performance from Blackheath saw them outscore their opponents five tries to four,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHarvey’s double inspires ruthless Hinckley
By TOM GALLAGHER Hinckley…36 Sheffield …22 STEVE HARVEY scored two tries as Hinckley earned a bonus-point win in an enthralling battle...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoDragons beat travel bug but lose Griffiths
By ROB COLE THE long wait for an away win is over for the Dragons after their revenge win over Continental...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAmbitious Olly Woodburn stating his case for Test call
(Photo: Getty Images) By Neale Harvey Exeter speedster Olly Woodburn is ready to back up Philippe Saint-Andre’s fervent assertion that it...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSimon Zebo unsure on future at Munster
(Photo: David Rogers / Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Munster back Simon Zebo admits he is no clearer to deciding where...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoO’Connor: Bonus point will be vital
LEICESTER director of rugby Matt O’Connor insisted the Tigers’ losing bonus point could prove vital in Pool 4. Tigers had their...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks do just enough to sneak to victory
■By NICK PITSON Henley 29 Barnstaple 22 HENLEY Hawks claimed a deserved bonus-point win over Barnstaple at Dry Leas in a...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoSettled Pirates put students to sword
Hartpury 19 C Pirates 35 ■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY were muchchanged from their recent league performances and paid the price against...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLions roar again to extend perfect start with Bees in pursuit
PETERBOROUGH Lions continued their perfect start to the Midlands Premier with a bonus-point 31-20 victory against Newbold on Avon. Michael Watts...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoUnderhill suffers as Bath run lukewarm
■By GARY FITZGERALD TODD Blackadder had mixed emotions after Bath made heavy weather of seeing off European minnows Benetton and failed...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWild Geese soar after Reon treble
■By WARREN MUGGLETON LI Wild Geese 53 O Redcliffians22 REON Joseph scored a hat-trick for London Irish Wild Geese as they...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoMisfiring Scarlets pay heavy price
Ulster A.24 Scarlets 18 ■By TOM JOHNSON POOR goal kicking cost the Scarlets heavily in a tight cup opener as they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBlues fail to cash in on supershow from Garyn
■By ROGER PANTING GARYNSmith took his chance to impress by spearheading Blues to a bonus point victory over the Top 14...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years ago‘We must improve to beat Scarlets’
CHRIS Cook claims Bath must move up a gear or two if they are to be serious European contenders. The scrum-half...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders stunned by late fightback
■By LIAM DAVIES Worthing 27 Cinderford 29 CINDERFORD produced a stunning comeback late on to defeat Worthing Raiders. The Raiders looked...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoCostello gives his kids their chance
Preview Nottingham v Bedford Blues Sunday, Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello has retained just four of his...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWilson try staves off Dragons fightback
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS was a rather apt time for Newcastle to produce their worst performance of the season. At times...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoDavies must spike big guns of Nonu and Bastareaud
■By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies is used to the big occasion. Six consecutive Test starts for the British & Irish Lions...














