Junior Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Junior Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoL’borough to take on Hartpury in final
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH will take on Hartpury in the men’s BUCS Super Rugby Cup final at Rodney Parade....
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Schools / Universities
/ 4 weeks agoBrilliant Brighton make it a double
SCHOOLS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK BRIGHTON College won the Sedbergh Super 10s for the first time in their history and completed...
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/ 1 month agoCardiff Met’s shock for Bath
BUCS RUGBY ■By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby entered the quarter-finals phase this week with sixth seeds Cardiff Met causing the...
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/ 1 month agoRed-hot Thomas Rowe is just loving his rugby life at Loughborough
By Chris Collyer Thomas Rowe added another four tries to his total away at Clifton last weekend, and the electric winger...
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/ 1 month agoL’borough looking good for a double triumph
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING Loughborough University’s league title win, attention now turns to the men’s Championship quarter-finals. Double chasing...
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/ 1 month agoMillfield facing stern test in sevens
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 months agoBucs Super Rugby: Loughborough made to fight all the way
Bucs Rugby By Tom Jeffreys Loughborough survived the biggest threat to their league title hopes by the skin of their teeth...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 months agoTreble for Preen as L’borough power on
BUCS RUGBY ■By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH are two games away from the BUCS Super Rugby league title after they overcame their...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 months agoMillfield take top prize at Hampton
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By TOM JEFFREYS SCHOOL rugby attention has turned to 7s as up to 354 boys and girls U18 teams...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 months agoHartpury, L’borough duel for the title
BUCS RUGBY ■By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S all to play for as BUCS Super Rugby enters the final stages of another enthralling...
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/ 2 months agoSwansea end their long wait for a win
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS SWANSEA reignited their season with a bonus point win over rivals Cardiff while Exeter’s home...
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/ 3 months agoHartpury & Exeter back in running
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a weekend of revival in BUCS Super Rugby as Hartpury gave life to the...
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/ 3 months agoHartpury give the edge to L’borough
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH put one hand on the league trophy as Bath fell to defeat against Hartpury....
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/ 3 months agoL’borough keep up pressure at the top
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS All five of the top half of the table won their games, with all ten teams...
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/ 3 months agoChamps looking to keep on top
BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AFTER a six-week break, BUCS Super Rugby returns for round 12 as Loughborough look to extend...
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/ 3 months agoWhitgift bounce back in fine style
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AMONG a smattering of games cancelled due to the weather in the second week back of...
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/ 4 months agoPlay-off places all still up for grabs
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFRIES The BUCS Christmas break will end next week, and with all eight playoff places still up...
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/ 5 months agoL’borough make it ten wins in a row
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH have one hand on the BUCS Super Rugby league title after a statement 47-24 win...
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/ 5 months agoHarrow through on away side rule
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all...
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/ 5 months agoTuipulotu hat-trick has Bath on move
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu scored another hat-trick to help Bath move into second in the BUCS Super...
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Schools / Universities
/ 5 months agoExeter’s season is back on track
By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER bounced back from their shock defeat to Leeds Beckett to beat Cardiff 56-28, while Loughborough extended their...
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Schools / Universities
/ 5 months agoHartpury, Gordon’s through to final
By TOM JEFFREYS SOUTHERN dominance continued in the RFU ACE League as Gordon’s and Hartpury booked places in the grand final....
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Schools / Universities
/ 6 months agoChamps stunned by double defeats
By TOM JEFFERIES TWO enormous shocks in both the men’s and women’s Super BUCS leagues punctuate a thrilling start to the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 6 months agoSouthern teams show power
By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 6 months agoEngland still can’t hold it together
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Class act: Marcus Smith has brought a new dimension to England’s attack...
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/ 6 months agoMediocre Exeter have it all to do
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES WITH six rounds down, 12 to go, and Premiership Cup action draining university resources, men’s BUCS...
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/ 6 months agoGosforth made to fight all the way
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the...
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/ 6 months agoCardiff go down to shock defeat
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and...
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/ 6 months agoBath take the glory in late drama
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS DEFENDING league champions Exeter University suffered their first defeat of the season this week, losing...
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/ 6 months agoLawson flies the flag for Gosforth
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS THE first phase of the boys RFU ACE League has just about drawn to a...
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/ 6 months agoDramatic draw as Bath fight back
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BATH and Hartpury wowed an 8,000 strong crowd at The Rec as BUCS Super Rugby capitalised...
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/ 6 months agoStourport facing Gosforth challenge
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS GOSFORTH Academy and Gordon’s have secured passage to the top national group with time to spare...
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/ 7 months agoHartpury launch fightback to down Gordon’s
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a thrilling round in the ACE League as the southern group continued to produce...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTuipulotu hat-trick steers Bath to victory
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu announced himself on the senior stage with a 23-minute hat-trick in Bath’s win over...
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/ 7 months agoMet claim double bragging rights in Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 7 months agoExeter get off to a flyer to down big rivals
BUCS RUGBY ■ By Tom Jeffreys Exeter men avenged their championship final heartbreak with an opening round victory over Loughborough, as...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 7 months agoFront five players to be given specialist coaching
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS ENGLAND have announced 26 players to attend an U18s specialist front five camp. England pathway and...
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/ 7 months agoStudents getting set for the big kick-off
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returns on Wednesday with the Women’s National League absorbed into the BSR umbrella....
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/ 7 months agoBeechen Cliff get the better of Hartpury
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S been a congested start to the schools season, with the U18s national cup tournaments kicking...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 8 months agoYoung Guns – Ben Coen
Young Guns - England u20 fly-half Ben Coen, by Ben Jaycock Ben Coen has enjoyed an incredible season that saw him...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 11 months agoLavin leads Loughborough to their first BUCS title
By BEN JAYCOCK Henri Lavin put his injury woes behind him last month to captain Loughborough University to their first BUCS...
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Schools / Universities
/ 11 months ago‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 12 months agoTiueti out to make most of Cov move
By JON NEWCOMBE Inspired by his old Uni mate Will Rigg, Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti is hoping that joining Coventry this summer will...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 12 months agoYoung Guns: Loughborough prop Eric Nixon
By BEN JAYCOCK Venezuelan-born prop Eric Nixon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a long list of Millfield School...
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Features
/ 12 months agoUniversity pathway to top of the game
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a...
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Schools / Universities
/ 12 months agoChalies’ last-minute winner ends England dominance
Students International By WILLIAM GUPWELL England Stu............. 43pts Tries: Forsythe 15, Meredith 30, Fletcher 39, Edwards-Giraud 56, Kirkham 63, Gulley 71...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoHartpury hold off Loughborough fightback to seal hat-trick of titles
By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury……………………………………………..34 Tries: Dale 9, 40+2; Constable 17, Aspinall 22, Grizzle-Johnson 34, Veerkamp 80 Conversions: Manns 10, 80+1 Loughborough……………………………………22...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoLoughborough stun Exeter to end long wait for title
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter……………………………………………….31 Tries: J Gulley 29, Joseland 43, 68, 76 Conversions: McCaig 31, 44, 69, 77 Penalties: McCaig 12...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAcademy players could miss out after cuts
By TOM JEFFREYS Last week saw another nail pinned into the coffins of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish as the RFU...