All posts tagged "Clifton"
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoTravis Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable campaign’ with Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes his side’s title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoNational One Dream Team: Rotherham Titans and Plymouth Albion leading the way
Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National One correspondents to select the 2025/26 Team of the Season
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoRotherham Titans 34-25 Sale FC: Left, right and good fight sparks Titans’ title-lifting
Unbelievable scenes swept around Clifton Lane as the final whistle rung out and hundreds of Rotherham Titans fans ran onto the...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoHarding crashes over yet again for 47th try
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath .....52 Clifton ...............28 BLACKHEATH’s first-half display, followed by their somewhat rudderless second, was enough to see them...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoMore late drama sees Bennett lift Clifton’s saddle
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................42 B Moseley ..............36 JACK BENNETT’s late try saw Clifton claim a nail-biting victory from under the...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoTJs tear it up after finding quick juice
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Clifton ......................24 TONBRIDGE Juddians’ first-half dominance saw them run out winners, despite an energised fight...
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Features
/ 1 month agoMatt’s legacy will live in his players
Wyn Tingley, a former chairman of Clifton RFC, pays tribute to Matt Salter, the club’s head coach who died this month...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNo stopping as they lift Wellington top prize
U18 Cup By JOSEPH TERRY WELLINGTON College claimed the 2026 U18 Cup at the Rosslyn Park 7s, securing another historic title...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSherborne’s attacking flair is too much for Whitchurch
U18 Vase Party time: Sherborne celebrate SHERBORNE won the U18 Vase against Whitchurch 17-10 as defending champions KES Bath fell away...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoStirling’s late try seals dramatic Clifton win over
Clifton ......................28 Dings Crusaders ...................24 ■By ROGER OPIE WITH THE clock in the red, a monumental effort saw Ollie Stirling score...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoHuge crowd snatch it at see Hayes the death
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...22pts Tries: Barling 34, Penalty 49, Valentine 65 Conversion: Shaw 65 Drop goal: Hayes 80 Plymouth...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBrighton set their sights on historic three-peat
ROSSLYN PARK 7S nBy JOSEPH TERRY BRIGHTON College chase a third consecutive Rosslyn Park 7s next week looking to become the...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThe game will truly miss this rugby man
BRISTOL is a rugby town as much as it is a football one: it has a well-financed Premiership team at the...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoMarfo’s milestone day capped by win
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........43 Clifton ......................40 ROSSLYN Park secured a thrilling victory over Clifton to stay within reach of...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoOakham set to take on Taunton in Plate
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY OAKHAM will face Taunton for the U18 Schools Cup Plate on March 17. Oakham edged...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLavender & Blacks laugh last at Lions
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................54 Leicester Lions ....40 CLIFTON produced eight tries in a breathless encounter, to secure a crucial five-point...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoBishop’s bolt on a brace to Bolton try
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............34 Clifton ...................... 19 BISHOP’S STORTFORD sailed to a second-half showing of Clifton, with a three-try...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBustin knows his way to the try line, says boss Biljon
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM director of rugby Harvey Biljon hailed his No.8 Callum Bustin after he became the club’s all-time leading...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHayman hat-trick for happy hosts
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................45 Clifton ......................25 MAX HAYMAN’S hat-trick helped Rams return to winning ways with a helter-skelter home triumph....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWhitgift get past St Jo’s to take 7s crown
By JOSEPH TERRY WHITGIFT were crowned 2026 Ipswich School 7s champions after defeating St Joseph’s College 33-12 at Ealing Trailfinders. The...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoCallum is top Titan as he snares club record
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ..... 54pts Tries: Norman 3, 78, Shaw 10, Toerien 34, Metcalfe 40, Bustin 49, Veness 58, 71...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoVenables in at the double to put Tykes in charge
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ................19pts Tries: Hargan 15, Myatt 65, Anderson 79 Conversions: Millner 66, 79 Leeds Tykes ... 34pts...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHartpury prove too good for Exeter to go top
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY moved top of the Girls ACE League after a convincing 41-15 victory over second-placed...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoLavender and Blacks gather at the back to battle on
Clifton ......................24 Sedgley Park ........ 10 By ROGER OPIE HOSTS CLIFTON displayed a defensive determination to keep Sedgley Park at bay,...
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National League 2W
/ 4 months agoReds’ scrum rides hard to race away
Redruth ...................33 Syston ....................... 5 By AMELIA LINE RUTHLESS REDRUTH rallied to a textbook home romp, right from a clean-sweep first...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBath find way past Exeter to stay in top spot
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BATH remain top of the Prem Next Gen after round five having snuck by Exeter 35-32...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBertie believes Barum boys have the battle for final Stretch
■By BEN JAYCOCK Believer: Barnstaple hooker Bertie Stretch BARNSTAPLE hooker Bertie Stretch believes grit, togetherness and pride in homegrown talent have...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMarshall the man to claim last-gasp victory
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SAM Marshall’s game-winning penalty from inside his own half led Harlequins to a razor-thin London derby...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoIt’s a day of history for NSB battlers
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY NORTHAMPTON School for Boys have claimed a historic first Schools Trophy for state school rugby, beating...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWe can live at this level, says Clifton’s Myatt
By JOSEPH TERRY CLIFTON second row Freddie Myatt believes his promoted side have outgrown their original survival mission to stay in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoRotherham Titans tighthead Andrew Foster has a return to Champ in sight
Rotherham Titans tighthead Andrew Foster believes consistency, patience and collective buy-in will be key as the Clifton Lane side look to...
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Features
/ 5 months agoWe can blow everyone else out of the water, says Hussell
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE lock AJ Hussell makes no apology for the confidence surging through the National Two West leaders...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoAlbion’s beginning is a lot to look at for lost Clifton
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 10 Plymouth A ............35 PLYMOUTH ALBION inflicted a defeat upon Clifton, as they were simply...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoIt’s a Mose wonder full-time of the year
■ By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............38 Clifton ........................ 7 HOSTS BIRMINGHAM Moseley dazzled even themselves with a late flurry of...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoJuddians juggling act is just enough
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 12 Tonbridge J ...........28 VISITORS Tonbridge Juddians’ hard fight saw them hold on for a deserved-win,...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoKessell leading the way to top for Camborne
■ By MARK STEVENS TOM Kessell says there’s a “burning desire” driving Camborne toward promotion this season. After last year’s agonising...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoClifton’s Andersen hands fairytale win
By LUKE JARMYN Dings Crusaders ..24 Clifton ......................35 HOOKER Tom Andersen produced a blistering brace, to help assist his Clifton side...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoPark get stung by the in-form Clifton
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................37 Rosslyn Park .........29 THE league leaders came unstuck against a resurgent Clifton who outplayed them...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoRichard Sharp, the pride of Cornwall
ON a damp Thursday afternoon in January 1960 with a Cornish mist hiding Carn Brae, a small group of local Redruth...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoLavender & Blacks’ last-gasp theatrics pips Lions
■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ......26 Clifton ...............29 CLIFTON snatched the victory in a fiercely competitive clash of two sides at...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoClifton servant Cano offers a candid hint on playing future
By CHRIS COLLYER Going strong: Clifton prop Ricky Cano CLIFTON’S stalwart prop Ricky Cano recently celebrated his impressive 150th cap for...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoDisciplinary decisions were not inconsistent
THE media has an important role to play in the rugby disciplinary system. Informed commentators help explain to the public the...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoBishop’s turn out late but Clifton turn on the style
■ By KATY TINGLEY Clifton ......................55 Bishop’s S ...............29 DESPITE a delayed arrival, Bishop’s Stortford forged a half-time lead – only...
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Features
/ 7 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Will Owen – Today, it’s our baby who runs the show
Former Birmingham Moseley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Coventry centre, now player-coach at Clifton, Will Owen, reflects on his life in rugby.
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National League One
/ 7 months agoGraham breaks Clifton’s hearts
By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................14 Rams ........................ 21 THE real excitement in this, at times, feisty encounter came in the final...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoA fresh name will be on the trophy for U18s
By JOSEPH TERRY THE latest champion of the St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival will have been crowned by close-of-play today as...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoTykes take the spoils in spirit-lifting win over Clifton
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........27 Clifton ......................24 LEEDS Tykes ground out a narrow victory to kickstart their campaign and drag...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoTable-topping Titans tip Park in tight nail-biter
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...27pts Tries: Barling 20, Veness 32, Newborn 40, Gordon 54 Conversions: Hayes 32, 54 Penalty: Hayes...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoWe’re building our confidence every week, says O’Donnell
■By BEN JAYCOCK Flyer: Sale FC winger John O’Donnell SALE FC winger John O’Donnell believes his side have steadied the ship...















