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 2E
/ 9 years agoManning seeing double to get past TJs
■By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 24 Tonbridge J 20 CHINNOR held on for a hard-fought victory after a thrilling encounter with Tonbridge...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoFast-starting Ealing go on an 11-try romp
Ealing T 67 Richmond 12 ■By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders got off to the perfect start with a dominant win over...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMatavesi’s boot proves decisive
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 19 Blaydon 27 JOEL Matavesi kicked 17 points to steer Blaydon to victory over Wharfedale. The excellent...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years ago‘We learnt our lesson’ says Cipriani, as Wasps prepare for Ulster test
By Adam Ellis Ahead of Wasps‘ trip to face Ulster in the Champions Cup under the lights of the Kingspan Stadium...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoByron McGuigan’s out to steal march on Scotland
By Jon Newcombe BYRON McGuigan is hoping his terrific try-scoring form with Sale Sharks will catch the eye of the Scotland...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoDogged effort not enough as Plymouth march on
By PADDY MARSH Final flourish: Dan Mugford scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle Plymouth Alb 17pts Tries: Arnott 30, Salter 49,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCardiff students taken to school by Trebanos
WRU National Championship round-up TREBANOS staged a major second half recovery at Cardiff Met to overturn a ten point deficit to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoPunishment should fit crime regardless of the outcome
Why is an act of foul player no longer considered an act of foul play if just a minor or no...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions run riot for second triumph in a row
By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 38 Otley 13 LEICESTER Lions hit six tries in a thumping home win over Otley to...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMay’s the best says delighted O’Connor
AFTER seeing Jonny May grab his sixth Leicester try in six games, Tigers boss Matt O’Connor said: “He’s easily the best...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoVisitors run riot to keep pace with table-toppers
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 14 Blackheath 55 TWO tries apiece from fullback Leo Fielding and winger Geoff Griffiths led Blackheath...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTucker’s hat-trick sends Penallta through
WRU National Plate/Bowl round-up REIGNING champions Penallta were pushed all the way as they opened their defence of the Plate title...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoIt’s six of the best for brilliant Bridge
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 11 Stourbridge 40 STOURBRIDGEmade it a sixth consecutive win, picking up another try bonus point in the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTry-happy Quins head for Europe with Care on top form
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS finished the first phase of the Premiership season with their best display to date with five tries...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoVisitors sunk by Ionians’ lineout tactics
By PETE SHARP Hull Ionians 43 Esher 28 HULL Ionians scored a comeback win in this basement battle as they eventually...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBordeaux revelling in English connection
Anglo-Saxon making a mark: Rory Teague is inspiring Bordeaux PICTURE: Getty Images Atrio of British coaches have inspired Bordeaux-Begles to their...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoFive-star Dale too strong for Tigers
By MAX LOFTUS Sheffield T 10 Tynedale 29 TYNEDALE ran in five tries as they eased to victory over Sheffield in...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoClifford to miss Autumn series
HARLEQUINS flanker Jack Clifford seems certain to miss England’s Autumn internationals after injuring his right shoulder again. Clifford underwent surgery on...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWatt turns on the power for OAs
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 33 Darlington MP31 OLD Albanian’s somewhat slow start to this new season was given a sizeable...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoClinical Collins kicks on in Park success
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P 35 Macclesfield 15 SEDGLEY Park moved up to fourth in the National League Division Two North...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps feeling sting of fixture congestion
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has urged Premiership and European rugby bosses to review their match scheduling after conceding...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSeven-try Park demolish Students
By JOE WALKER Rosslyn Park 49 L’borough S 14 ROSSLYN Park thrashed Loughborough Students to seal their first home win of...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCrouch’s plunge is reward for fine fightback
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 37 Clifton 24 ASHLEE Crouch’s late try settled a topsy-turvy clash and put Barnstaple back in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFour from four as Saracens continue fast start
By ALEX BOWMER Saracens 30 Wasps 0 SARACENS extended their 100 per cent start to the season with a comfortable victory...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoWe’ll take confidence from this, says Keep
By TOM HARLE Sale 21pts Hinckley 6pts SALE laid down a marker at the top of National 2 North with a...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMcCall demands greater consistency ahead of Europe
By SAM JACKSON SARACENS boss Mark McCall has urged his side to produce a more complete 80-minute performance against Wasps today...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoThatcher’s treble holds off the Irish
By PETER HAYES Broadstreet 53 LI Wild Geese 40 REPLACEMENT Nicholas Thatcher’s hat-trick helped Broadstreet to a satisfying victory. Irish looked...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLightning strike back for victory after slow start
By JESS NORTHFIELD L’boro L’ning 30 Firwood W 19 A ROARINGfightback saw Loughborough Lightning claim a dramatic victory after coming from...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoAley is live and kicking in Leicester victory
By HOLLY HUME S Leicester 35 Sheffield 26 TWOyellow cards were not enough to stop South Leicester from claiming victory over...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTrinder’s box of tricks too much for Saints
By NICK CAIN HENRY Trinder put his horrendous run of injuries – including two knee reconstructions – behind him to light...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRayner stays cool to tie it up for Reds
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians25 Henley 25 THE points were shared in a tough open game at Scotland Lane. Henley led...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins stay unbeaten after clinical display
By JONATHAN HARDING Too strong: Jessica Wooden touches down for Quins Harlequins 36pts Darlington MP 10pts HARLEQUINS overpowered a spirited Darlington...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale defeated by battling Chester
By STEVE SMITH Chester 10 Wharfedale 3 CHESTER made it three back-to-back home victories as they overcame struggling Wharfedale at Hare...
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Premiership
/ 9 years ago’Henry can use this to keep on improving’
GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann saluted Henry Trinder’s influence in Gloucester bouncing back from last week’s trouncing at Sale. He said of...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLate try by Moss ensures it’s five on spin
By ALEX MARROW Wimbledon 7 Canterbury 22 CANTERBURY made it five victories in a row as they eased past Wimbledon, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDominant Richmond power beyond Valkyries
By GEORGE BOND Richmond 48 Worcester V 12 AN EIGHT-try performance saw Richmond keep up the pressure on the early leaders...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoUnbeaten Field in Luc after third win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 32 Luctonians 15 HUDDERSFIELDremain unbeaten in three games following a highly impressive bonus point victory at Lockwood...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAll White for Chiefs as slick Nic helps put them top
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S former Australia scrum-half Nic White produced two inspired moments which left Newcastle, this season’s Premiership shock side,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoChinnor in charge for superbwin on the road
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 20pts Chinnor 31pts Keeping it tight: Cinderford openside Lewis Beer scores. Right: Chinnor second row Jack Ramshaw...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHolland double the key as hosts triumph
By CHARLOTTE HIGGINSON Bristol L’dies 28 Glos-H’pury 20 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury tasted defeat for the first time this season, as Bristol Ladies battled...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPaver tells Pirates to take their chances
Preview Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm AFTER seeing his side come up just short 28-26 at Carnegie last Sunday,...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSam gets tipped for England call-up
EXETER forwards coach Rob Hunter would be delighted to see No.8 discovery Sam Simmonds force his way into England contention as...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoZinzan watches Redruth hang on for win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 12 B St Edmunds 9 TWO first-half tries were enough for Redruth to edge a narrow win...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Llanelli 33 Swansea 27 LLANELLI edged a thrilling derby clash with Swansea as they emerged narrow winners at Parc Y Scarlets....
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol stay top but Lam knows work to be done
By SAM JACKSON TOM Varndell scored a hat-trick as Bristol ran in seven tries against London Scottish to stay clear at...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans run amok with host of tries
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 81 Worthing 14 TITANS put in a great performance to claim an emphatic win. They started...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWizards work their magic with second-half comeback
By JACK FLYNN Aberavon 41 Neath 20 ABERAVON bounced back from their shock 36-22 loss at Llanelli last weekend by comfortably...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRandall hits hat-trick as Hartpury come of age
By ANDREW BEACHAM THIS felt like the day when Hartpury finally arrived as a Championship side. In a pulsating encounter, they...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoMcHugh hat-trick salvages TJ pride
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 24 Redingensians47 A HAT-TRICKfrom home grown Academy product Rory McHugh secured a try bonus point for...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIronmen show mettle to dispatch dogged Bargoed
By RICH JONES Bargoed 18 Merthyr 45 MERTHYR hit Bargoed for six as the reigning Premiership champions made it three wins...













