National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 days agoMoseley’s nut is too much to crack for fired Lions
■ By JEAN BULL Leicester L ......19 B Moseley .......28 THE MIDLANDS derby went the way of Birmingham Moseley, who proved...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoIt’s Sale who ride on after Sedge fall
■ By GARETH LYONS Sale FC.....................29 Sedgley Park ........ 13 SALE’S best crowd of the season saw the home side triumph...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoStortford fall under Heath’s tight hold
■ By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............27 Blackheath ............29 BLACKHEATH held out despite a late Bishop’s Stortford surge to clinch a...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoOh, Leeds will be loving a home victory Tyke this!
■ By DAVID BALLHEIMER Leeds Tykes ....19pts Tries: Bradshaw 29, 34, Greenwood 69 Conversions: Turagabeci 35, 70 Rotherham T ...18pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 2 days 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
/ 2 days agoLast Crusade sees two-hearted effort
■ By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders .. 31 Rams ........................25 DINGS Crusaders and Rams went head-to-head in a thrilling show of...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoCan Park now hear the Juddians sing?
■ By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park ......... 12 Tonbridge J ........... 17 A ROCKED Rosslyn Park again suffered defeat at The...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoPoole’s two-try day sends Sheff’s troubles miles away
By HOLLY DAISY Sheffield............26pts Sheffield T........ 10pts ZAK POOLE’S pair of tries played a part for Sheffield, as they completed a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoGreen Machine’s Haddon inches Christmas win!
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............25 Billingham..............24 WHARFEDALE clinched a nail-biting late victory as Archie Haddon slotted over his penalty on the stroke...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoIonians deck the Hull with a rouse of fury!
By RICHARD GORE Hull....................... 0 Hull Ionians....29 DELIGHTED Hull Ionians nilled their nearest neighbours Hull to keep up the pace from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoStags bag another presentable point
By WILLIAM BULL Scunthorpe.............29 Otley..........................22 SCUNTHORPE claimed only their third win of the season with a seven-point victory over Otley, in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoSuper Tyne show frosty Mowden up
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................39 Darlington MP..........0 A MUCH anticipated North East derby proved to be one-sided affair, as Tynedale stormed to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoHearts Hopping as Fylde have it bad!
By WILL JUDD Fylde ........................22 Preston G ................22 A SIMPLY thrilling draw saw Preston Grasshoppers climb back in the second half,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 days agoThirsty Macc work for a new fairytale!
By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........56 Rossendale ...............0 RUTHLESS winners Macclesfield are flying high, after a rampant riot over a Rossendale side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoSellick seals the deal as hosts are tested
■By HUW GRIFFIN Barnstaple...... 34 Exeter Uni.........22 BARNSTAPLE were victorious in an entertaining affair as Exeter University suffered their tenth defeat...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoPeart Smith treble scant consolation
■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....33 Hinckley..................57 HINCKLEY had too much for Loughborough as they rattled up a half-century of points, despite...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoIt’s Goodall the way for the hosts!
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............35 Syston........................ 7 LUCS bounced back from last week’s defeat with a well-structured victory over Syston. Early enterprise...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoIn-form Cam are Borne winners
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............18pts Camborne..........28pts CAMBORNE were pushed all the way by a brave Redruth side in a game played in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoWoods proves unstoppable in top derby win
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.................... 44 Lymm........................29 CHESTER earned the bragging rights in the Cheshire derby against Lymm. The home side began...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoSam’s the man to seal the success
■By ETHAN GEORGE Cinderford ..............33 Old Redcliffians ...20 CINDERFORD came out on top against a stylish Old Redcliffians team. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 2 days agoTeen ace Whitlock savours super day
■By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans ....29 Hornets .................... 21 TEENAGER Matthew Whitlock scored a first hat-trick in his first season in...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoPowell puts the icing on Dorking’s cake
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..............29 Guernsey..........12 DORKING ran out comfortable-looking winners in a game where the heavy pitch sapped energy and contributed...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoIt’s all level after Snelling’s treble
■By PETER CROOT Oundle......................29 Bury St Edmunds..29 OUNDLE and Bury provided a game to test everyone’s nerves in a close match...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoHero Wainwright wins it for Esher
■By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................37 Westcombe Park..35 MIKE Brown’s Esher claimed their first victory at home under their new boss in a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoBury get bragging rights at a Canter
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks........17pts Canterbury........39pts THE agricultural east outshined the commercial west as Canterbury took the honours in this Kent derby....
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoMax is main man as late penalty seals outcome
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................24 Barnes...................... 21 HENLEY snapped a five-game losing streak in stunning fashion against Barnes thanks to a Max...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoChristmas comes early for leaders
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Albanians .......57 London Welsh ....... 17 OLD Albanian ran in nine tries to give their supporters an...
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National League 2E
/ 2 days agoQuins struggle to hold the Knights
■By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................26 Havant .....................48 A PHYSICAL Havant side picked apart a lack lustre Oxford Harlequins that never...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoTree-top Titans hit Park with a rocking round
■ By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T ..40 Sedgley Park .15 ROTHERHAM TITANS maintained a tight grip on top spot with an...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoStortford come in for sleeping Ton
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........24 Bishop’s S ...............26 BISHOP’S STORTFORD took hosts Tonbridge Juddians all the way to the...
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National League One
/ 1 week 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
/ 1 week agoLet it Clow, let it it Clow, let Clow! Zach’s full of fire!
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park ...29pts Tries: Digby 8, Mehson 10, 39; Marfo 26, Orchard 66 Conversions: James 9, 67 Rams...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoHealthy first half helps Heath hold out hiking Tykes
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............36 Leeds Tykes ..........28 HOSTS BLACKHEATH crossed six times to claim maximum spoils, before two late...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoDings all sing from the same win sheet
■ By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..41 Leicester Lions ....22 DINGS CRUSADERS produced a convincing performance to secure a sensational victory...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoBrickfield dreams building for Albion
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion ..24 Sale FC.....................14 PLYMOUTH ALBION kept up their unbeaten home record, with a persistent collective...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoHoppers’ fall gives Ionians a guarantee for a win
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....41 Preston G............ 7 HOME SIDE HULL Ionians claimed a simply comprehensive win over Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoOliver twists tongue tied Otley into knots
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................34 Macclesfield..........55 A FINE FOUR-TRY showing from Harry Oliver went a long way to help Macclesfield in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoTigers burn bright to send Hull home
■ By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....22 Hull...............................0 LUCKLESS Hull’s woes continued, as they left at Dore Moor with a double-pointless performance...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoAnother day to remember for Sheffield in twelve run
■ By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP..28pts Sheffield............29pts Full stretch: William Smith touches down for Sheffield and, right, Jacob Oliver beats Felix...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoChristmas Tyne comes early with Bills put to paid
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................41 Billingham.................0 TYNEDALE produced a ruthless first-half display to secure a dominant victory over Billingham, at Corbridge....
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoWharfe’s kick-mass ends Greens’ dream
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Scunthorpe ............28 FOR THOSE who think kicks win matches, look no further than Wharfedale’s narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 1 week agoAway danger is no stranger for Fylde!
■ By AMELIA LINE Rossendale ............ 10 Fylde ........................57 FEARLESS FYLDE continued their 100% away record with a clean sweep second...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoWard’s hat-trick creates buzz for Hornets
■ By PADDY WARNER Exeter Uni.........38 Hornets............. 54 HORNETS underlined their top-five credentials with an emphatic victory at Exeter University, pulling...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoWebb holds nerve to save Students
■ By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....28 Chester.....................28 THE honours finished even in this highly entertaining encounter, with a late Ben Webb...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoReds hold on to topple the Titans
■ By AVUYILE SAWULA Old Redcliffians....28 Taunton Titans.....26 FOUR tries in the first half proved enough for Old Redcliffians to edge...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoMatavesi sees red but Cam in charge
■ By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........29pts Luctonians........15pts IN-FORM Camborne came out on top in this top-of-the-table clash, which at times had very...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way for Hutchings
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................39 Barnstaple.............. 17 SYSTON celebrated their first ever meeting with Barnstaple with a convincing victory. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoNathan plots a Taylor-made win
■ By ADAM CLEARY Lymm .......................33 Cinderford ..............43 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Lymm in the table with an impressive bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 week agoMawson double is Redruth highlight
■ By RORY MORROW Redruth ...................27 Hinckley.................. 10 REDRUTH roared to a bonus-point victory, recovering from an early concession to comfortably...
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National League 2E
/ 1 week agoBarnes leave it late to maintain title tilt
■ By BEN SHEARD Guernsey..........21 Barnes...............29 TITLE-CHALLENGERS Barnes secured a late yet impressive victory at Guernsey thanks to tries from Ross...
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