National League 2E
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoHonours are even in the tightest of tussles
Dorking..............13 Henley...............13 By KEVIN BEAL A HEAVY pitch, two well-drilled defensive set-ups and a plethora of penalties coupled with unforced errors...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoTeenage star Theo is the Oundle hero
Oundle......................35 Guernsey................. 17 By PETER CROOT THE dark skies cleared and Oundle produced a bright display to beat the Raiders. A...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoReynolds makes all the difference
Westcombe Park..12 Canterbury.............. 21 By JOHN VALLELY CANTERBURY’S slick and powerful midfield masterminded by star player Frank Reynolds maintained the Kent...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoHappy Havant led by Shepherd
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Main men: Havant’s Tom Gwither on the attack and, below, Jacob Knight goes over for Havant PICTURES: Dave...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoPenfold paves the way as Bury show their class
Esher......................... 19 Bury St Edmunds..47 By AMELIE CLAYDON PROMOTION-CHASING Bury St Edmunds recovered from an early scare and showed their class...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoLeaders battle all the way to victory
Old Albanians .......28 Barnes .....................22 ■By JAMES LOGAN LEAGUE leaders Old Albanians extended the gap at the top of the National...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoWem wins a real thriller for Welsh
Oxford H ..................28 London Welsh ....... 31 ■By RHYS COOPE OXFORD Harlequins and London Welsh served up a pulsating, high-scoring contest...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoLiam looking for Raiders to get back on right track
■By CHRIS COLLYER 50 up: Guernsey’s Liam Welch Picture: Martin Gray GUERNSEY’S stalwart flanker Liam Welch relished making his 50th club...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHavant RFC 32–21 Esher RFC: Back-to-back wins for Hav with bonus-point triumph
A solid, muscular performance saw Havant recapture early-season form and gain a bonus-point home victory against mid-table Esher.
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBrecon boys off the mark – at 11th attempt! Premiership round-up
WELSH RUGBY By CARL FIELD BASEMENT boys Brecon recorded their first win of the season in the Welsh Premiership – at...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoWelch hat-trick is in vain for Raiders
By ADAM CLEARY Guernsey.................35 Old Albanians........42 OLD ALBANIANS continued their impressive campaign with victory at Guernsey. The visitors made a flying...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoOundle too clinical for generous hosts
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........24 Oundle......................52 OUT-OF-SORTS London Welsh were ruthlessly dispatched by big-spending - and clinical - Oundle. Despite a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoNicholson the difference in another top encounter
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................23pts Dorking...............18pts THIS was another cracking Barnes and Dorking game, where the result was in the balance until...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoSevenoaks make Westcombe work hard
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..20 Sevenoaks.............. 12 IN a seemingly rather archetypal encounter, Sevenoaks’ nuggety defence thwarted eventual victors Westcombe Park’s...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBury batter up a big win for Grigg-Pettitt
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds .74 Oxford H .................. 12 BURY St Edmunds produced a stunning win over Oxford Harlequins,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoCanter find answer to bury the Hawks
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Canterbury .............28 Henley ..................... 21 HOSTS Canterbury combined a spirited performance with secure defending, to solidify a gritty...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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 2E
/ 4 months 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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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoWilliams breaks the Henley hearts
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........36 Henley......................32 HENLEY came close to upsetting the form book as a late try from Hywel...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoMatt adds finish to Oaks success
■ By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 61 Oxford H................... 19 OAKS enjoyed a highly convincing victory over Oxford Harlequins. Sevenoaks were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoThis Bury win was worth the wait!
■ By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......20pts Dorking...............17pts Winer: Try scorer Andrew Denham and, below, it’s scrum-time PICTURES: Ellen Affleck AN...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoClinical Oundle rewarded for top defensive effort
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..24 Oundle...................... 31 OUNDLE’S defence and ability to take their chances was the differences in this...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoDorking follow the Roux script to perfection
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..............41 Havant............... 10 DIRECTOR of Rugby Armand Roux’s prematch prediction that “It will be hard going for...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoSnelling strikes a treble for hosts
■ By PETER CROOT Oundle......................41 Sevenoaks..............36 GRANT Snelling grabbed a hat-trick to secure Oundle the win. Sevenoaks struck first with an...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoEoin hooks the hat-trick for hosts
■ By MATT BROWN Canterbury..............34 Guernsey................... 8 EOIN O’Donoghue grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Canterbury beat Guernsey. The Raiders made...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoDefence wins the day for Welsh
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.................. 0pts London Welsh.... 7pts THIS was a contest that matched the conditions as determined London Welsh...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoHats off to Hema as Bury add to Henley’s woes
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 18 Bury St Ed’s.............54 A SECOND-HALF onslaught from Bury St Edmunds condemned Henley Hawks to their...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoCook condemns leaders to defeat
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians ....... 31 Westcombe P ........40 CONDITIONS were not ideal for a game of running rugby,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoEsher run riot in free-scoring show
■ By NEIL HOPPER Oxford H .................. 17 Esher ........................76 ESHER were straight out of the blocks with a Fergus Donnelly...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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 2E
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoBlade gives hosts the cutting edge
■ By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking.....................45 Sevenoaks.............. 17 DORKING turned up the heat in the second half to ease away from a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoCook has visitors’ winning recipe…
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley................14pts Westcombe P...21pts A BRACE from captain Nick Cook steered Westcombe Park to victory over Henley Hawks,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoBarnes pay their respects to Lucy with a solid win
■ By RICH FENNECH Barnes......................40 Havant...................... 19 THE tone of this fixture was set respectfully with both teams observing a minute’s...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoMoss brace gives Welsh uphill task
■ By RORY MORROW Canterbury ............. 31 London Welsh .......24 CANTERBURY fended off a spirted fightback from London Welsh to claim...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoSamuel inspires leaders to success
■ By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians .......55 Esher ........................34 OLD Albanians tightened their grip at the top of the table with...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoBattling visitors caught by a late Frost
By PETER CROOT Oundle...............31 Canterbury...... 24 OUNDLE took time to get the better of Canterbury. It was the visitors who hit...















