National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoRams on the loose as they hunt down the Lions
By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ..... 24 Rams .................38 RAMS deservedly took the points in a game where their pack proved...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoTykes take step up but TJs take a hike
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 31 Leeds Tykes ..........38 LEEDS Tykes ultimately took the spoils, as heavy weather conditions restricted...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoHard-sell for Sale in Moseley show
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .............. 13 Sale FC..................... 15 IT might well have been on the mind of the referee...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoPumped-up Plymouth kick Titans in tight test
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ......22pts Try: Cornish 68 Conversion: Jenkins 68 Penalties: Jenkins 13, 32, 39, 59, 80 Rotherham T...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoHarding does the hard yards for hardened Heath
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 31 Sedgley Park .......... 3 BLACKHEATH’S simply sensational second-half show, and a fourth hat-trick of the...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 weeks agoBlues reign to rain over Park parade
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........27 Bishop’s S ...............28 RAIN-soaked Rosslyn Park were poured by misery, following their agonising defeat to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoCassidy kicks the visitors to tensest of triumphs
By NICK DOYLE Otley...................20 Fylde................. 24 TWO penalty kicks by Danny Cassidy secured the win for Fylde in a close-fought game....
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoIt’s no fluke that Luke was the star
By AVUYILE SAWULA Scunthorpe............. 19 Billingham..............27 BILLINGHAM showed class and composure to seal victory against Scunthorpe. The team from Greenwood Road...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoIn-form Tigers seal three on the spin
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....36 Preston G................. 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ improving form continued with their third win on the bounce in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoLeaders forced to graft by gritty Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale............. 8pts Sheffield............14pts BATTLING Tynedale became the first team to deny runaway league leaders Sheffield maximum points this...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoHosts unable to plug a Leake as Dan gets three
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 15 Macclesfield..........43 A STRONG Macclesfield side dominated play in the second half and ran out worthy winners,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoIonians show no mercy in thrashing
By TOM SANSOM Rossendale ...............0 Hull Ionians ...........53 ROSSENDALE were put to the sword by Hull Ionians, as the visitors ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoHull denied by a late Ward penalty
By NEIL MORRIS Darlington MP .......27 Hull............................24 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were able to savour a hard-fought home win over Hull. The...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoBorne pip the action but Barn identity is thrilling
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 34 Barnstaple.......22 CAMBORNE made hard work of their victory over Barnstaple, who threatened dearly for the win...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoForesters luck out but Lough look up
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S.... 17 Cinderford...............38 CINDERFORD took no prisoners as they inflicted a comprehensive defeat on Loughborough Students, who...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoOld Reds hold their heads in nervy end
By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....29 Exeter Uni................20 OLD REDCLIFFIANS earned maximum returns as they saw off Exeter University by nine points....
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoHearts in Chester stung by Hornets
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............26pts Hinckley............55pts AS this scoreline might suggest, Hinckley were simply dominant in this try-fest conquest of well-beaten Chester....
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoGlamorous Lions find hot spells in tricky staging
By ANDY WARD Syston......................34 Hornets.....................28 VICTORS Syston and visitors Hornets served up a thrilling contest, which kept supporters blood pressure boiling...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoLymm’s home win taunting for Titans
By ADAM CLEARY Lymm .......................39 Taunton Titans ....33 DETERMINED LYMM maintained their unbeaten home record with a bonus-point victory over travelling...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoLucs add chapter to title-fight script
By MO SHER Redruth ................... 19 Luctonians .............54 DESPITE A TIGHT, engrossing opening half in Cornwall, Luctonians clutched through the gears...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoOaks stun leaders with win to shock league
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks...... 45 O Albanians.....12 FEW will have seen this result coming! Sevenoaks served up 80 minutes of total...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoBarker is top dog for upbeat visitors
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..12 Dorking.....................22 DORKING deservedly came out on top in this match between fourth and fifth. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoHawks downed by late Dugan try
By DOUG MILLER Havant...................... 16 Henley........................ 8 IN a tense battle between two sides near the bottom of the table, Havant...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoWelsh dragons breathing fire again after top victory
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh.42pts Guernsey...........17pts Double: Frankie Souto on his way to scoring PICTURES: Gareth Williams Ben Davies touches down...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoBury beat the elements to get the better of Barnes better of Barnes
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..24 Barnes......................14 MATCHES between these two teams are generally open, high-scoring affairs – but the horrendous...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoYoung at heart of Oundle’s big win
■By COILIN DUFFY Esher .........................11 Oundle .....................35 ESHER’S first-ever hosting of Oundle ended in a tough defeat for the home side...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoCanterbury blast out of the blocks
■By NEIL HOOPER Oxford H .................. 19 Canterbury .............42 CANTERBURY never looked back after making a strong start on a cold,...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoTykes get to grips with the weather to prevail
■ By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...26 Dings C..............17 LEEDS Tykes claimed a bonus-point victory over Dings Crusaders, delivering a composed...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoMulchrone settles the Dogs’ nerves
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................33 Tonbridge J ...........26 SALE FC and Tonbridge Juddians collided on the back of convincing wins...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoTigers survive after missed conversion
■ By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........28 B Moseley ..............27 SEDGLEY Park manage to survive late on as they snatched a...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoTitans forced to hold off second-half Club rally
■ By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .. 24pts Tries: Bruzulier 18, Broad 31, Penalty 36 Conversions: Hayes 18, 31 Penalty: Hayes...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoStortford rally as Lions left to lick their wounds
■ By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............48 Leicester Lions ....29 BISHOP’S Stortford overcame a slow start to run out convincing winners...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoRams raided by magic of Jenkins
■ By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 15 Plymouth A ............34 RAMS slipped to a third straight National One defeat as clinical...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks 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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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoBaker has the right ingredient to serve up a win
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....26 Sheffield T.......27 SHEFFIELD Tigers were lifted by the return of Will Baker and James Norman...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoHosts are over the Hill and far away!
■ By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 31 Rossendale............27 BILLINGHAM edged a pulsating contest, holding off a fierce Rossendale fightback to claim a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoIrvine double is so decisive for Otley
■ By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................25 Otley..........................34 OTLEY made the most of their trip to Preston with a hard-fought win. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoBy George! Hedgley hurts Hull so hard
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull......................21pts Wharfedale..... 44pts HULL started the game with great confidence and ran into a 16-point lead after...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoLast-gasp penalty miss denies Darlington the victory
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 17 Darlington MP........ 17 DARLINGTON were held to a draw by Fylde in a battle of...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoAttis kicks Macc to thrilling triumph
■ By TOM BARRY Macclesfield ..39 Tynedale .........38 WHAT an advert for the game in this area this was. The two...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoFirst-half blitz sets the tone for Chiefs to reign
■ By AVUYILE SAWULA Barnstaple.......36 Loughboro S....33 FOUR tries in the first half laid the foundation for Barnstaple to clinch a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoLions thoroughly tamed by Exeter
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni................79 Syston......................36 EXETER University produced a dominant attacking display to defeat Syston in an open, high-scoring...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoChester are all out of Luc in thrashing
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............42 Chester........................0 LUCTONIANS put to bed any doubts about their ability to bounce back after last week’s...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoHornets get a buzz about safeguarding their Nest
■ By JOSH THOMAS Hornets...............27pts Lymm..................19pts HORNETS scored three times in 11 second-half minutes to stun Lymm and maintain their unbeaten...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoReds left feeling away-day blues as Tom shines
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............32 Redruth....................22 CINDERFORD took the glory against an underwhelming Redruth side. Redruth flew out the gates to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoOld Reds suffer at De Montfort Park
■ By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................36 Old Redcliffians ... 19 HINCKLEY sealed a big win over a struggling Old Redcliffians outfit. The...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoTitans edge thriller as leaders stunned
■ By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans ....30 Camborne ...............29 THIS was the end of Cambourne’s winning run in what can only...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoMcGann sticks the boot into battlers from Bury
■ By ADAM CLEARY Guernsey..........21 Bury St Ed’s......16 A SECOND-HALF comeback inspired by the boot of Ciaran Mc-Gann saw Guernsey claim...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoLate switch can’t halt Oundle surge
■ By PETER CROOT Oxford H...................28 Oundle......................69 OUNDLE surged into second place with a dominant win over Oxford Harlequins at Oxford...
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