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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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGoneva’s hat-trick can’t prevent sloppy Sale from closing out tight game
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale 26pts Tries: Solomona 32, McGuigan 40, Evans 51 Conversion: Addison 33 Penalties: Addison 7, 11, 75 Newcastle...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStrang orchestrates fine Chinnor triumph
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 20 Chinnor 50 CHINNOR underlined their title aspirations with an accomplished performance at an arctic...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBattling Hinckley undone by Otley runners
By JOHN FINCH Otley 25 Hinckley 12 OTLEY found it difficult to break down a resolute Hinckley, but eventually ran out...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoVarndell’s record run in vain as Quins cruise it
By ROGER PANTING TOM Varndell broke the Premiership tryscoring record but it was the only positive Bristol could take on a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCanny Blaydon unfazed by bad weather
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 17 Esher 7 IN A GAME that could yet be crucial in the battle to avoid relegation...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBest show leaves Wild Geese adrift
By SAM HOLDSWORTH Canterbury 21 London Irish 17 TWO late tries earned London Irish Wild Geese a losing bonus point but...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoKeep it up! Sale chief hails ‘best’ display yet
By BEN JAMES Sale 21pts Leicester Lions 0pts SALE director of rugby Jonathan Keep lauded his team’s performance as the best...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoAyrton scores to cap special day
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 23 Blackheath 23 REPLACEMENT Mike Ayrton, on his 150th Cambridge appearance, touched down seven minutes into added...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKing Ed inspires Cinderford victory
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 23 Redruth 21 WITH both sides in good form something had to give and it was Cinderford,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoFront rowers prove the key for Chester
By MICHAEL JONES Chester 31 Luctonians 26 A STRING of tries from the front-row brigade helped Chester come out with a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFylde end away day blues at last
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 29 Fylde 3 FYLDE claimed the spoils with their first away win of the season in...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
WILL BROWNE ICHMOND WING How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoCrous control has Park motoring
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sedgley P 38 Sheffield T 24 AN EXCELLENT freeflowing game provided good entertainment for the crowd and it...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCollege show win title with
By WARREN KAY Ampthill 25pts Tries: Goodge 14, Tarrant 44, Allman 72, Molitika L 79 Conversions: Tarrant 15 Penalties: Tarrant 29...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDoherty’s delight as Harrogate win
By STEVE WILLIAM Scunthorpe 15 Harrogate 18 SCUNTHORPE squandered the chance to eke out a draw in a game dominated by...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoDarlington defence proves vital as Students fade away
By KEVIN ROBINSON LOUGHBOROUGH were made to rue opportunities left on the field in a competitive first half as they spurned...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins in the final thanks to Jack’s hat-trick
A LAST-MINUTEtry from hat-trick hero Jack Hennessey booked Harlequins a place in the Academy League final with a game to spare....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJuddian stay top after Colchester win
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddian took maximum points to maintain their hold on top spot following a 32-14...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoRuthless Moseley prove too strong
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 7 Moseley 33 AN IRRESISTIBLE firsthalf display by Moseley saw the Midlands side romp to victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSarries into last four but Tigers lie in wait again
By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach Ian Vass praised Saracens’ composure in closing out a 29-20 victory over Leicester that secured them...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNuns are stunned by struggling Syston
National League 3 Midlands LEADERS Nuneaton suffered a shock 26-19 defeat at rock-bottom Syston – the home side’s second win in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSkinner wraps up Albion triumph
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth 33 Coventry 24 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to second in the table with a bonus-point victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBring on Carnegiesay bullish Pirates
CORNISH Pirates kept their hopes of a Greene King Championship semifinal alive with a win over London Scottish last Sunday and...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoIlkley torn apart by unstoppable leaders
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDcontinue to power away at the top of the table and emphasised their dominance once more with...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoRosslyn making most of home fortress
By LUKE JARM Rosslyn Park 59 Macclesfield 28 THREE tries at the end of the first half gave Rosslyn Park an...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 2. 1980s Leicester and England fly-half appointed Pumas DoR in 2006 (8) 6. ___ Manoa, Eagles No.8 who left Saints...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLydney earn vital win in relegation battle
National League 3 South West TWO penalties from Danny Openshore and a try from Tai Lakibuka gave Lydney an important 11-5...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoVale dig in to down Wizards and earn first win since split
By JAMES CANDY Ebbw Vale 15 Aberavon 6 REIGNING Principality Premiership champions Ebbw Vale showed they are not willing to give...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLet’s hope it’s not referees who decide this Six Nations
The one thing we didn’t need has already happened and we have only just started what should be a contest between...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMermoz joins party as Tigers regain mojo
By NEALE HARVEY FRENCHMAN Maxime Mermoz notched his first Premiership try as rampant Leicester reignited their title hopes with a convincing...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJohn’s the man as Bedwas make it four in a row
By RICH JONES Carmarthen Q 7 Bedwas 24 BEDWAS made it four wins on the bounce after they beat Carmarthen Quins...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSlater: We must scrap for everything
TIGERS lock Ed Slater urged his side to build on this performance On the day of his 100th Premiership appearance, Slater...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRams run Barnes to death as fast start falters
By NEIL MACLEOD Barnes 22 Redin’sians 36 REDINGENSIANSmade it two wins on the bounce as they romped to a comfortable win...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMarvellous Maynard the difference as Drovers beat RGC
By BEN JAMES Llandovery 20 RGC 1404 10 LLANDOVERY edged out a resilient RGC 1404 side with a victory at Church...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps aim to learn from thrashing to land their first win in Exeter fortress
By NICK VERDIER WASPS were thumped by Exeter in the Cup only two weeks ago but Ashley Johnson reckons they now...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarum leave rivals stuck in last place
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 13 Exmouth 6 JAKE Murphy’s last-gasp try gave Barnstaple victory in a crucial Devon derby. After an...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHowley at the double as Neath outclass Llanelli
By JAMES CANDY Llanelli 15 Neath 37 NEATH moved to the top of Tier 2 in the Principality Premiership with victory...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens given kicking by metronomic Mills
Saracens’ Matt Gallagher is tackled by Perry Humphreys Bootiful: Worcester’s Ryan Mills lands one of his penalties while PICTURE: Getty Images...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBishop’s men too hot for the Raiders
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S 52 Worthing R 14 BISHOP’S STORTFORD were dominant throughout this match, looking to run the ball...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWhites roar back from huge deficit in Arms Park classic
By JAMES LLOYD Cardiff 33 Swansea 34 SWANSEA climbed their way back from 24-0 down to beat Cardiff by a single...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLate try ensures bonus point joy for Caldy
By JOHN LYON A LATE Tommy Banks try secured Caldy a bonuspoint win over South Leicester. Banks crossed after a quick...
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Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘It was vital we showed we care’
VICTORY was a bonus for Worcester’s interim boss Gary Gold. He said: “Today was all about showing the fans that we...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGolledge inspires Old Boys to Hawks thrashing
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’ns 39 Henley H’wks 20 A STORMING opening quarter laid the foundations for Old Elthamians’ emphatic seven-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoClinical Keys prove too strong for plucky Ravens
By ALEX BYWATER Cross Keys 16 Bridgend R13 CROSS Keys made it two wins from two in Tier 2 of the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale leave Bridge with Stour taste
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 37 Stourbridge 0 WHARFEDALE dominated Stourbridge from start to finish as they registered a commanding win. The...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPriestland holds his nerve to end Saints jinx
By TOM BRADSHAW THE signing of former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai is starting to look like a seriously canny piece of...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPirates announce first signing of next season
Cornish Pirates have announced that Bedford prop Christian Judge is their first new signing ahead of the 2017/18 season. The 23-year-old...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBedford duo sign new contracts
Bedford has secured the services of captain Michael Le Bourgeois and prop Ben Cooper who have both signed new deals to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Irish statement on move to Brentford
London Irish appear one step closer to securing a move back to London with the news that Hounslow Council has said...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHigh hopes for Henry Trinder after years of injury hell
Henry Trinder says he is physically and mentally ready to end 30 months of injury hell by delivering silverware for the...














