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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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTwelvetrees fires reminder to Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD BILLY Twelvetrees produced the kind of inspired display that helped win him 19 England caps as Gloucester set...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMighty Mako can put the frighteners on the Warriors
Nick Cain talks to Saracens prop Mako Vunipola ahead of today’s clash Nick Cain PREVIEW… Saracens v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 1pm....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDouble from Dan too much for the Cockles
By MAISIE WHITE Exmouth 8 Canterbury 22 EXMOUTH dominated a game that really should have seen some form of league points...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoThree-try win sees Pooler take the crown
SWALEC Championship round-up By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPOOL sealed the Championship crown after they beat Glamorgan Wanderers 23-3. Pooler had the opportunity...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers roar as Swatkins stars in vital win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T 27 Hinckley 22 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ hopes of retaining their National Two status were given a major...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTop 14 high-fliers soft early tries
Rochelle replacement prop Lekso Kaulashvili picked up a yellow card and Edinburgh replacement Duncan Weir kicked the resulting penalty to bring...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWe know it’s going to be physical says pack ace Harley
In the thick of it: Rob Harley of Glasgow tackles Edinburgh’s Damien Hoyland ROB HARLEY has been there and done it...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLespierre hat-trick fires OEs up table
By JON EDWARDS Barnes 27 O Elthamians 50 A STORMING first-half display helped Old Elthamians overcome battling Barnes and edge into...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBridgend overcome Maesteg to take top spot
SWALEC Division One round-up By RICH JONES BRIDGEND Athletic moved to the top of the extremely tight West-Central after they pipped...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStour stroll but Otley rescue point
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 36 Otley 26 STOURBRIDGE cruised to a comfortable win but then took their foot off the gas...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBiggar: Play like last week and we’ll be in trouble
By ALEX BYWATER STAR fly-half Dan Biggar has revealed the Ospreys have had a few home truths spoken as they prepare...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMcCall: Don’t let rugby go same way as county cricket
MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoPicture-perfect Frame saves draw
By SIMON LORD Bury St E 29 Cinderford 29 A TRY with the clock in the red salvaged a draw for...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIt’s turmoil as Big Two fight to run the Top 14
They have been slugging it out in the centre of the ring for the heavyweight championship of French rugby. In one...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoExcellent Caldy close in on title
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate 10 Caldy 38 AN ASSURED performance from league leaders Caldy consolidated their place at the top of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWarburton still the pick of captaincy candidates
The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoLe Roux’s splash crash sums up Wasps woe
By NICK CAIN Leinster 32pts Tries: Nacewa 14, Conan 33, Henshaw 40, McFadden 73 Conversions: Sexton 34, 40, 74 Penalties: Sexton...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKingdom comes to rescue with late penalty
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks24 T’ton Titans 25 A GARY Kingdom penalty in the seventh minute of injury-time gave Taunton Titans...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMaestri fined for Barnes outburst
Hot-bloodied: Yoann Maestri is pulled away from referee Wayne Barnes FRANCE lock Yoann Maestri has been fined £26,000 after accepting a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoCracked jaw small price to pay for a spot in the cup final!
I GOT a lot of stick for playing for Amman United last weekend, but even though we won, it didn’t all...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoYoung: You expect a player of Willie’s quality to score that
Disappointed: Dai Young WASPS director of rugby Dai Young told how Willie Le Roux said sorry to his team-mates for dropping...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHistory for Chinnor in Stortford thrill ride
By RICHARD JARVIS White line fever: Chinnor flanker Ben Manning crashes over in the first half of a hard-fought game, left,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTight title race set to go to the death
National League 3 London & S WITH just two games to go Tonbridge Juddians and Wimbledon are still battling it out...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBaker off to a flyer as Amps see off Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 17 Ampthill 40 WINGER Nigel Baker ran in a hat-trick of tries inside the opening 30 minutes...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBath dunks Wild Geese for vital victory
By JORDAN DAVIES LI W Geese 5 Barnstaple 12 BARNSTAPLE edged past London Irish in a crucial relegation dogfight that saw...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBroadstreet’s winning run stretches on
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET kept their title bandwagon rolling with an 11th straight victory to maintain a two-point cushion at...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWilliams on song to subdue Club
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedingensians Ram past Clifton
By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield maintain perfect record
National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWaters in full flow in simple success
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 50 Darlington 33 CALUM Waters’ double helped Esher on the way to a dominant victory over Darlington...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth buzzing with Raiders win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoVictorious Lydney relegate Launceston
National League 3 South West DING Crusaders took a giant step towards claiming second place and a spot in the promotion...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCov fight back points as Park
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoProtheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far,...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSuper Rugby? I’d rather watch European game, says Mitchell
Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has bemoaned the demise of Super Rugby and has called on organisers to take a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoPressure almost led me to suicide admits Leicester star
Leicester scrum-half Jono Kitto is spearheading a campaign aimed at persuading players to open up about mental health issues after revealing...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSaracens v Glasgow (Allianz Park) – April 2
Form in Europe this season: Saracens couldn’t quite repeat their 100 per cent record in qualifying of last year but came...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHistoric victory as Rams deny hosts
By MICHAEL YOUNG Canterbury 0 Redingensians15 TWO second-half tries were enough to see Redingensians see off Canterbury, who failed to register...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 26th, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 26...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoFour-way fight for title as Broadstreet win
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREETstrengthened their grip on top spot with a hard-fought 17-12 win at title rivals Nuneaton. In a...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOtley haunted by ex-fly-half Ireland
By JOHN FINCH Otley …………33 Sheffield T …34 FORMER Otley fly-half Mark Ireland kicked a last-gasp penalty to snatch a dramatic...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoCipriani: We can match glory days
On the move: Danny Cipriani knows when to kick or run PICTURE: Getty Images By NICK VERDIER DELIVERING Wasps’ first trophy...
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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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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRecord breaking rout as Old Es run riot
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 97 Exmouth 7 A RAMPANT Old Elthamians obliterated Exmouth, scoring a club record 15 tries on...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSuper Rugby? I’d rather watch European game, says Mitchell
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER All Blacks coach John Mitchell has bemoaned the demise of Super Rugby and has called on organisers...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield all but secure league title
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDremain unbeaten in the league and enjoy an unassailable 15-point lead over secondplaced Rossendale after beating Morley...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoIn-form Worcester aiming to shock Wasps
By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER went a long way to securing their Premiership safety last time out but flanker Sam Lewis insists...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBanks is a safe bet as he comes in for skip
By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford ……32pts Redruth7pts Looking good: Nick Hankin scores Stortford’s fourth try, Will Simmonds on his way to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickers
THE All Blacks have confirmed they will play the Barbarians and not England at Twickenham on November 4, as revealed by...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJersey end Exiles’ run to give Biljon his greatest day
Jersey 15pts Tries: Scott 32, Graham 74 Conversion: Sheedy 74 Penalty: Sheedy 39 London Irish 11pts Tries: Steele 15 Penalty: Brophy...
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