National League 2N
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlizzard can’t halt Macclesfield rush
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Luctonians… 12 THIS was a big game for the Blues if they were to put distance...
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/ 8 years agoTynedale are out of sight in the snow
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …14 Tynedale …33 TYNEDALE handled the conditions better on a day when spectators could not see through...
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/ 8 years agoAgony for Stour as Farrell hits late, late clincher
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…26 Sheff Tigers .28 STOUR’S promotion plans went up in smoke as Sheffield Tigers secured a prized double....
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/ 8 years agoSin bins frustrate but don’t deny the Lions
■ By ROSS BARNETT L’cester Lions 15 Blaydon…8 THREE yellow cards could not stop Leicester Lions triumphing in a tight, attritional...
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/ 8 years agoPlatt-Hughes in unstoppable form
■ By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park 45 Chester …0 CENTRE Ashley Platt- Hughes scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Sedgley...
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/ 8 years agoAgony for Hincks as last kick astray
■ By STEVE AVENO Hinckley …13 Otley …15 OTLEY continued their recent upturn in form with a fourth in their last...
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/ 8 years agoSheffield easily beaten by Yorks rivals
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 44 Sheffield …10 FIVE tries in a second-half blitz brought Huddersfield’s losing streak to an end...
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/ 8 years agoSale take big steps towards league win
■ By TOM GALLAGHER Sale …29pts Stourbridge …0pts CHAMPIONS-elect Sale moved a step closer to the title but Stourbridge director of...
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/ 8 years agoBarrett on song to kick Dale to victory
■ By WILLIAM DALE S’ffeld Tiger …0 Wharfedale …16 FLY-HALF Thomas Barrett kicked 11 of Wharfedale’s 16 points as they battled...
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/ 8 years agoSouth come from behind to triumph
■ By THOMAS BROWN South Leics …26 Luctonians…20 TRIES for Myles Bean, Joseph Collingham and Will Cave helped South Leicester to...
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/ 8 years agoSpencer double gets Dale through
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …35 Macclesfield…12 AFTER a shaky start on a heavy pitch, Tynedale settled down to cruise to...
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/ 8 years agoFirst-half blitz for brilliant Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …45 S Leicester …20 BLAYDON’S bid to move out of the relegation zone took another step forward...
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/ 8 years agoMacc too good as Tigers tamed
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesf’ld …31 Sheffield …15 MACCLESFIELD proved too strong for visitng Sheffield as they ran out comfortable winners in...
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/ 8 years agoSearing effort by Dale as Bridge beaten
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …52 Stourbridge…29 A BLISTERING spell of four tries in ten minutes paved the way for a memorable...
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/ 8 years agoParty in the Park as Sedgley win
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley Pk …34 Leicester L…12 SEDGLEY Park ran out 34-12 winners over Leicester Lions in impressive style at...
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/ 8 years agoRelentless Sale victorious again
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield …7 Sale …28 SALE eased to their 19th win of the season with a disciplined and controlled...
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/ 8 years agoBridge battle past Sedgley in thriller
By ADAM WAREING Sedgley Pk 34 Stourbridge 41 A 12-TRY thriller saw Stourbridge edge a promotion clash to keep the pressure...
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/ 8 years agoThree on spin for in-form Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Hudd’field 10 Chester 19 CHESTER’S resurgence continued with their third win on the bounce in a tight contest...
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/ 8 years agoBlaydon cling on despite visitors’ fightback
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 29 Sheffield 23 A BOTTOM of the table clash that started with Blaydon running in three early...
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/ 8 years agoDale fall short as Lions secure win
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L 37 Wharfedale 28 LEICESTER Lions came out on top in a high-scoring affair against Wharfedale. Alex...
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/ 8 years agoTigers roar back to defeat Lucs
By TOM GALLAGHER Sheffield T 25 Luctonians 20 SHEFFIELD Tigers piled more misery on bottom side Luctonians as they ran out...
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/ 8 years agoSouth beaten as Macc rally for victory
By BRAD HARPER S Leicester 24 Macc’field 38 A SPIRITED Macclesfield recovered from two consecutive losses in an enthralling victory against...
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/ 8 years ago‘Character the key to Hinckley’s triumph’
By LEE SIMS Hinckley 29pts Tynedale 26pts HINCKLEY snatched victory just three minutes from time when Joseph Wilson kicked the decisive...
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/ 8 years agoSearing Sale seal victory over sorry Otley
By LEON PICKARD Sale 59 Otley 5 SALE ran riot at Heywood Road yesterday afternoon as they scored eight tries against...
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/ 8 years agoPeter’s theatrics steal the show
By BRIAN TILLEY TYNEDALE overcame a South Leicester fightback to claim maximum points. The Midlanders, 45-14 down on the hour, fought...
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/ 8 years agoField out of ideas as Dale dominate
Wharfedale 43 Huddersfield 5 By ROBERT FORT WHARFEDALE’S recent good run continued with a comprehensive bonuspoint victory. Playing down the hill...
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/ 8 years agoTigers tamed as Otley assume control
By NICK DOYLE OTLEY clawed back a 14- point deficit to run out comfortable winners against a spirited Sheffield Tigers side....
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/ 8 years agoStop-start but Stour whistle a happy tune
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge 23pts Leicester Lions 12pts STOURBRIDGE celebrated a hard-fought victory over their battling East Midlands visitors with director...
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/ 8 years agoHuge defensive effort by Park’s stalwarts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians .17 Sedgley Park 22 SEDGLEY Park will have travelled home nursing their bodies following a massive defensive...
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/ 8 years agoSalt injury signals Hinckley struggle
Sheffield 14 Hinckley 8 By TOM GALLAGHER STRUGGLING Sheffield pulled off an upset as they beat third-placed Hinckley. Problems began for...
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/ 8 years agoBlaydon battered by Chester surge
Chester 29 Blaydon 7 By THOMAS GALLAGHER DESPITE the testing conditions, Chester ran riot at Hare Lane as they piled on...
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/ 8 years agoHinckley find winning formula over sloppy Leicester
By BRAD HARPER S Leicester …15 Hinckley……34 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways in a bonuspoint thrashing against an error-strewn South Leicester...
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/ 8 years agoCraven delight in Chester triumph
By LEE SIMS Chester……24 Sheffield …5 TWO tries either side of half-time handed Chester a bonus-point victory at Hare Lane as...
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/ 8 years agoPailor hat-trick downs Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield …13 Stourbridge…26 A HAT-TRICK of tries from Stourbridge’s No.8 Sam Pailor sealed a hardfought win on the...
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/ 8 years agoDale clinch vital away victory
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……14 Wharfedale …30 THREE tries helped Wharfedale secure a much-needed victory away to Blaydon. Wharfedale took a...
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/ 8 years agoArcher shines as Tigers maul Blues
By LEE SIMS Sheffield T……10 Macclesfield…0 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first victory of the new year at the expense of Macclesfield,...
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/ 8 years agoQuickfire brace sees Sale cruise past Dale
By TOM GALLAGHER Sale………34pts Tynedale……10pts SALE remain top of the table following a comprehensive victory over fellow high-flyers Tynedale at Heywood...
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/ 8 years agoClayden ends Sheffield’s
By LEON PICKARD SECOND-ROW Dave Clayden grabbed the only try of the game as Sheffield finally got their first win of...
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/ 8 years agoTrailblazer Brown aiming to hammer down on Italy
SAM PARKHOUSE talks to the England flanker who’s no stranger to international competition FRANCE Lise Arricastre, Cyrielle Banet, Camille Boudaud, Caroline...
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/ 8 years agoGreen for go Ireland, but Eddie has depth
ROUND THE TABLE - THE RUGBY PAPER’S BRAINS TRUST Think tank: Clockwise from top left, Jeremy Guscott, Matthew Emery, Peter Jackson,...
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/ 8 years agoScotland
■Scotland get the honour of kicking of this year’s Championship, but start it with a tricky Friday-night trip to take on...
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/ 8 years agoSchmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war
BRENDAN GALLAGHER says Ireland have a back line that can frighten all their Six Nations rivals WHEN you look at the...
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/ 8 years agoBriggs is back to guide Irish
Ireland NIAMH Briggs returns to the Ireland set-up after missing last year’s tournament because of injury. The full-back made her comeback...
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/ 8 years agoScots can beat Wales if they play fast and error free
Danger man: Outside centre Huw Jones can be lethal if he links with Stuart Hogg PICTURE: Getty Images SO much rests...
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/ 8 years agoFrance
■FRANCE are desperate to get their hands on the title again after a disappointing third-place finish last season. They improved steadily...
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/ 8 years agoDeano: Eddie can do Slam and win World Cup if Owen and Billy stay fit
NICK CAIN talks to Newcastle boss Dean Richards about England’s prospects in Six Nations and beyond Work-rate: Gary Graham DEAN Richards...
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/ 8 years agoForce yourselves into Eddie’s plan for Japan
NEALE HARVEY finds England head coach Steve Bates has set his lads a big challenge Under 20s Returning stars: Quins flier...
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/ 8 years agoCourtney has big appetite for success – Jones
EDDIE Jones is banking on Courtney Lawes to put the stranglehold on Italy. The England head coach heaped praise on his...
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/ 8 years agoStrange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill
Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the...
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/ 8 years agoScots must go Full Monty to strip Wales down in Cardiff
Brendan Gallgher looks back on the Six Nations matches between Wales-Scotland in Cardiff SCOTLAND will sweep into Cardiff later this week...















