National League 2N
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Leslie penalty seals victory for Tynedale
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................35 Tynedale.................36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s title delight for the Titans!
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........26pts Rotherham T....40pts Rotherham Titans are the champions! On a day to remember, the South Yorkshire side took...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTownsend is just terrific for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers... 21 Fylde......................... 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavidson proves so deadly for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............59 Lymm........................ 31 THE crowd were treated to 13 tries in an end-of season spectacular. Sam Dickinson opened...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘The most improved in the National Leagues’
By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans go top with one game to play
National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T........14pts Rotherham T....36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race
By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoMore local derbies in the north would help
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale take the wind out of Field’s sails
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....40 Huddersfield...17 PLAYING with the wind and down the slope, Huddersfield managed the first half well and led...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde knock Tykes off the top spot
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 18 Leeds Tykes........... 15 FYLDE put a dent in Leeds Tykes promotion charge with a win in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard is thorn in Billingham’s side
By JOE SANTAMARIA Lymm........................39 Billingham..............24 LYMM were able to power past a depleted Billingham side to banish memories of the 25-25...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLucky 13 at home as Titans run riot
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....67pts Preston G...........20pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans ended the season unbeaten at home in style, scoring ten...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians overcome as Otley take home victory
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................55 Hull Ionians............34 AFTER conceding an early penalty by Lewis Minikin, an Otley cross-field kick saw Ben Dinsdale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield back on winning form
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield..................39 Hull............................14 SHEFFIELD put last week’s shock defeat at Ionians well behind them with a seven-try domination of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers left licking their wounds
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................36 Sheffield Tigers....27 A CRACKING game was in the balance until the closing stages when Tynedale finally overcame...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde at risk of being left behind in tough group
By BEN JAYCOCK Fylde have failed to live up to last season’s second-place finish, with the Lancashire outfit languishing in fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes taking nothing for granted in tough run-in
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North pacesetters Leeds Tykes face a difficult run-in to get over the line and return to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJack’s the lad to seal it for Hoppers
Preston G.................46 Lymm........................42 By TOM KELLY THE Grasshoppers and Lymm scored 13 tries in a thrilling display of running rugby, with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoA positive home ending for Field
Huddersfield..........26 Otley..........................26 By ANDREW SMITH RELEGATED Huddersfield gave a good account of themselves in their final home game. Two tries from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTop of the Bill! Fight to survive is alive
Billingham........ 20pts Wharfedale...... 17pts By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM’S bid to avoid relegation received a massive boost with victory over Wharfedale. It...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreat Britton! Josh lead the way in shock victory
Hull Ionians............48 Sheffield.................. 14 By MALCOLM KNOWLES FEW could have seen this result coming. It was third top playing second bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMacNab hat-trick crowns Tykes’ win
Leeds Tykes...........55 Tynedale................. 14 By BEN CROPPER A RESHUFFLED back division master minded a big victory for leaders Leeds Tykes. Tynedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull leave it late to win thrilling battle
Hull............................39 Fylde.........................36 By JOE SANTAMARIA HULL and Fylde served up a 75-point rugby banquet with Hull edging it in the last...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDeano to step up at Tynedale
Dean Richards will be part of Tynedale’s coaching team next season. Former England No.8 Richards stepped down from his role as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians face tough battle to avoid the drop
By TOM JEFFREYS Hull Ionians have three games left to make up a five point deficit and extend their 22-year stay...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoThe Green Machine nearly let 31-point lead slip
Wharfedale..... 31 Preston G.......... 21 By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield by beating Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDixon’s try-scoring feat caps a rout
Billingham..............53 Huddersfield..........29 By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM ran in nine tries in a highscoring clash yesterday. Huddersfield started brightly and scored first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine
Fylde.........................45 Hull Ionians............ 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor at the death has Tykes stunned!
Rotherham T....32pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts By DAVID BEDDOWS Triumph: Lloyd Hayes puts John Okafor in for a try for Rotherham. Below, Jack...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers out on a Lymm as hosts bounce back
Lymm........................43 Sheffield Tigers....24 By JOE SANTAMARIA LYMM managed to recover from their humbling at the hands of Leeds Tykes last week...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield repel late Otley rally in derby
Sheffield.................. 21 Otley.......................... 15 By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver treble in vain as Hull leave it late
Tynedale.................34 Hull............................36 By BRIAN TILLEY A HAT-TRICK from Tynedale’s England U20s hooker Jacob Oliver was not enough to win a game...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLewis full of pride for his Titans in bid for promotion
By BEN JAYCOCK Losing just one game all season would usually be more than enough to finish first, but Rotherham Titans...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWoods to step down as Tynedale coach
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Woods’ time as head coach of Tynedale is coming to an end because the RFU...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans impress to keep pressure on leaders
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................29 Rotherham T.. 47 HULL earned a bonus point from a game where their deserved half-time lead was...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCam returns to haunt former club
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield..................34 A brace of first-half tries from former Huddersfield wingman Cameron Catleugh in an explosive ten-minute...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians drinking in last-chance saloon
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............26 Tynedale.................36 IONIANS’ session drinking at the last chance saloon is fast approaching closing time and, by...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNo stopping the Tykes as Brown leads the rout
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........78 Lymm........................ 17 LEEDS Tykes maintained their winning streak by making it 22 from 22 with another...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHappy Hoppers dig in for success
By TOM KELLY Preston G...........26pts Billingham........22pts PRESTON Grasshoppers just managed to get over the line in a penalty-strewn match against Billingham....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoKivalu at the double as Titans make it ten in row
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T... 42 Hull Ionians..... 17 ROTHERHAM Titans shrugged off a slow start to rack up a tenth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVassallo stars as Otley are denied
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................26 Otley..........................22 A BITTERLY cold day did not prevent a cracking game between two well-matched sides as Tynedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavies’ late try grabs Tykes win
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale.............. 8 Leeds Tykes........... 12 AN eagerly anticipated match after Wharfedale’s impressive second-half perfor mance in the first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDrama as Smith’s big kick seals it
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde...................23pts Sheffield............22pts FYLDE picked up a massive victory at the Woodlands to down high-flying Sheffield by a single...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWhinn starts fightback as Tigers are finally tamed
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 30 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 BILLINGHAM came from behind and survived a late onslaught to tame Tigers. Billingham...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBattling Hull find Shard too sharp
By MO SHER Lymm........................28 Hull............................22 THE unerring boot of Thomas Shard led Lymm to victory against Hull in an engrossing affair...
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/ 2 years agoField flattened by happy Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................. 70 Huddersfield.......... 19 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers blew away a sorry Huddersfield at Lightfoot Green with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSeabourne up for challenge as Tykes face tough run-in
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Leeds Tykes director of rugby Pete Seabourne is relishing the challenge as his side make the final charge...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBillingham boys hope to March way to survival
By BEN JAYCOCK Newly-promoted Billingham are up against it at the tail end of their campaign, and head coach Peter Evans...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAnother week and another cruel loss for Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...32 Fylde................. 34 A DRAMATIC late turnaround saw unlucky Huddersfield thwarted for a second week in a row....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDean a delight as Hull enjoy top win
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 21 Wharfedale............ 10 HULL’S first victory against a top-four side was based on a team effort of...















