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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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLydon’s late score brings up bonus for Ealing
By TOM RILEY EALING Trailfinders scored four tries in a comprehensive victory over Jersey Reds at Vallis Way. The hosts dominated...
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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 agoBurns deserved his red says Blackadder
By TOM BRADSHAW TODDBlackadder says Bath have “no complaints” after Freddie Burns was red-carded for a tip-tackle on his full debut...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoVisitors have the edge in high-scoring affair
By EMILY GILL Cardiff 28 Pontypridd 46 PONTYPRIDD scored six tries as they downed Cardiff to keep the pressure on Bedwas...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoSheppard guides his Blues flock to bonus win
By MATT WRIGHT DEANAdamson continued his prolific start to the season with another two tries as Bedford ran out comfortable winners...
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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 agoNo panic yet insist ‘buoyant’ Warriors
CARL Hogg remains stoic despite the Warriors recording six losses from six matches. “We’d love to be sitting there with more...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAmber and Blacks nudge to victory in basement battle
By JAKE BACON Cross Keys 12 Newport 21 NEWPORT triumphed over Cross Keys at Pandy Park in a match where both...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRichmond prove they belong in second tier
By JOE BYRNE YORKSHIRE Carnegie travelled south looking to banish the ghosts of the Athletic Ground having lost to London Scottish...
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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 agoSinckler’s a lucky boy to get off so lightly
KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton lock Michael Paterson’s...
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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 agoMyhill guides Quins past in-form Drovers in derby
By JAMES LLOYD Carmarthen Q26 Llandovery 12 CARMARTHEN Quins inflicted a second loss of the season on Llandovery after a thrilling...
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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 agoCome off it, Vern…Montpellier can cash in this year
VERN Cotter started jockeying for position this week as his Montpellier side, who have blasted their way to the head of...
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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 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 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 agoEvans gives Eddie an openside reminder
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND openside prospect Will Evans offered a timely reminder of his lavish potential with a starring role for...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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 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 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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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 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 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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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 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 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 3
/ 9 years agoLate tries stretch Barnes’ lead at summit
London & South East Premier BARNESgive their hopes of an immediate return to National 2 South a boost by beating promotion...
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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 One
/ 9 years agoOEs hold nerve to continue winning feeling
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 23 Caldy 21 FOR the second successive week Elthamians shredded the nerves of their supporters, holding...
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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 3
/ 9 years agoLethal Lymm net 40 unanswered points
Northern Premier STILL unbeaten Lymm continue to top the table following a 40-0 win at home to Birkenhead Park. Lucas Titherington...
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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 One
/ 9 years agoPersistence pays off against Fylde
By PHIL JOHNSON Ampthill 35 Fylde 12 AMPTHILL eventually secured a bonus point win over struggling Fylde after an attritional, scrappy...
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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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National League 3
/ 9 years agoAbbots take honours in gripping victory
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot tightened their grip at the top after claiming a 48-42 victory against promotion rivals Exmouth. Exmouth...
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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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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoRob Baxter plans to make Exeter Chiefs one of Europe’s elite
By Nick Cain EXETER Chiefs are rolling towards Europe’s elite clubs like a dislodged boulder of Dartmoor granite. The newly- crowned...












