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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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSensational Slade keeps Chiefs on maximum momentum
By MIKE SINCLAIR CLOSE-UP JACK NOWELL Exeter wing U DENNY SOLOMONA Sale wing Nowell, Eddie Jones’ preferred England choice, made a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWimbledon on top after Bedford victory
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON top the table following a 36-20 win at home to Bedford Athletic. Ben Turner, Campbell...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGutsy Ebbw Vale see off RGC for impressive victory
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………29 Newport……….27 THIS was the 436th time that these two old foes have met but few of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond: We can still make top six
BETTER but not good enough! That was the honest verdict from Sales Sharks boss Steve Diamond who said: “Our performance was...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSandbach and Phoenix serve up cracker
Midlands Premier LOYAL fans were treated to a day full of action in the Midlands Premier with tries and action galore....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBig three pick up bonus point victories
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD IT’S as you were at the top of the table after the top three all...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSelf-assured Searle ready for Ford test
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG Wasps duo Billy Searle and Joe Atkinson aim to buck conventional wisdom by proving academy routes are...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Shaw try keeps Billingham unbeaten
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM take over at the top of the table and are now the only unbeaten side in the competition...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones gets the Nelson challenge underway
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD NELSON are finally up and running in One East after a convincing 59-29 win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGuy’s primed for ‘war’ against his old mates
New Tiger: Guy Thompson LEICESTER TIGERS back rower Guy Thompson is braced for a huge battle on his first return to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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Celtic Cup
/ 7 years agoRosser’s five-star show has Dragons roaring
By CARL FIELD LEFT wing Jared Rosser helped himself to five tries as Dragons A chalked up their first win, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThree wins on the spin for Bournemouth
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTHmade it three wins from three and sit in pole position in the South West Premier. However, they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarnett’s 29 points sends out big message
WRU National Bowl Rnd One round-up By JAY BAYFORD HAVERFORDWESTwere the big winners in the first round of the WRU National...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCraig’s right, lose control and you don’t get it back
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Non-starter: American Football is not a role model for the English Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDelany’s double inspires Waterloo to victory
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond……12 F Waterloo……24 A FLURRY of tries early in the second half decided the Premier 15s match between...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoProblems for Cotter as Mignoni hits back
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Uncanny vision: Jonathan Wisnieswki tore Montpellier apart Lyon boss Pierre Mignoni had dreams of reaching the Top...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeter Pan Strettle hooks in the Saints
By NICK CAIN Prolific: Alex Lewington dives over for the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images THESE sides met...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSecond-half try blitz leaves Sharks all at sea
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ….14 Gloucester-H…57 GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY took maximum points from their trip North after an impressive performance at the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaints will try to unleash Taqele
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said that he hoped to utilise huge Australian wing Taqele Naiyaravoro –who marked his Franklin’s Gardens debut...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFive-star Ampthill flourish to punish visitors
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….35 Esher …………….20 AMPTHILL scored five tries on their way to a comfortable home win over Esher....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSarries made to wait but see off Worcester
By LEWIS HANCOCK Saracens W………43pts Worcester V……….7pts Up and running: Poppy Cleall scored twice for Saracens SARACENS Women recorded their second...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBristol concede five in second half shake-up
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER stayed unbeaten but they remain the most infuriating of sides by being incapable of producing a consistent...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCokanasiga acrobatics prove he’s more than just muscle
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER TWO of England’s brightest prospects – Joe Cokanasiga and Zach Mercer – lit up a hectic afternoon as...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDuff double sinks miserable Mose
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……52 B Moseley ………8 ROB Duff scored two tries as Bishop’s Stortford put Birmingham Moseley to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGreen stings Bears with last kick of the game
By MICHAEL JORDAN Harlequins L …26 Bristol Bears…26 ELLIE Green’s last-gasp conversion secured Harlequins Ladies a thrilling draw with Bristol Bears...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPenalty count killed us – Lam
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was annoyed at the way in which his side imploded in the second half. He...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard blasts lethargic first half
TODD Blackadder hailed his new juggernaut out wide, Joe Cokanasiga, after his try-double. “Joe was sensational today, not just his finishing...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSaved by the Bell as the hosts falter
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Chinnor…………22 CHINNOR ground out a narrow victory to make it three wins from three, but Cambridge were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps struck by Lightning in heavy defeat
By KASEY ALLEN Wasps Ladies 20 Loughboro’ L …40 Speedster: Tova Derk WASPS swapped their home and headed to Ealing as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHooker Tolofua wanted by Clermont
SARACENS look set to lose French hooker Christopher Tolofua when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Blindside...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMugford’s miss proves costly as controversy mars cracker
By PADDY MARSH Hope: Matthew Shepherd scores on the whistle to give Plymouth a kick to win the match, but they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins have shown the way, now let’s follow
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER CAPTAIN OF ENGLAND WOMEN British record: Harlequins v Richmond attracted 4,542 PICTURE: Getty Images At the early stages...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFrench are sniffing for Armand
EXETER CHIEFS flanker Don Armand is attracting the interest of French teams with his Sandy Park contract up at the end...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDolly delivers for Titans to secure first win of the campaign
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T 29 Rosslyn P ……12 AN outstanding kicking performance by Rotherham’s full-back Alex Dolly, who finished with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBridgend ………26 Swansea ………23
A LAST-GASP penalty try earned Bridgend a hardfought home victory over Swansea. Swansea took the lead when Rhys Williams dummied over...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMarx can make mark in Europe
Convert: Marx SPRINGBOK hooker Malcolm Marx might be under contract to the South African Union until 2020 but his CV is...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPREVIEW… Llanelli v Merthyr
September 16. Kick-off 2.30pm CHAMPIONS Merthyr will be looking to make it three wins out of the three at struggling Llanelli...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoVito looking to cross the Channel from La Rochelle
Eyeing Premiership: Victor Vito FORMER All Black Victor Vito is looking at his options in the Premiership next season with his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHow have Leicester’s last eight coaches fared?
From Dean Richards to Matt O'Connor...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWe’re notorious for getting off to a bad starts, says Sale number 8 Josh Beaumont
Exeter Chiefs are next up for Steve Diamond's side