National League 2N
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull’s errors make it easier for Dale
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 10 Tynedale.................34 HULL’S line-out losses on their own throw and an inability to retain possession when in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes win the battle of top two
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Breakaway: Jacob Mounsey sets up Leeds’ first score and, below, Leeds’ Kieran Davies is in again PICTURES: Mike...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory lights up dour tussle to see Fylde home
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 14 Fylde.........................36 THERE have been some classic encounters featuring the two clubs in recent seasons. This...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield survive late Otley scare
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 41 Sheffield..................45 IN an entertaining game, Otley nearly pulled off a dramatic win, having been behind for...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale led to victory by Oliver’s army!
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................22 Wharfedale............35 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ woes at home continued with defeat against an efficient Wharfedale side. Dale’s Sam...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher’s six of the best shows his side’s steel
By OLLY PINHEY Most players visualise themselves taking over games, dominating their opposition and putting points on the board. Not many...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Gareth Lewis
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Rotherham head coach Gareth Lewis, below. After 10 years of successful...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans stay perfect after first-half blitz
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........28 Hull.............................. 9 ROTHERHAM racked up a tenth-straight win to set themselves up for next week’s top-of-thetable...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGrasshoppers find spring in their step
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Preston G.................38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRuthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale...... 31pts Sheffield T........ 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecord-breaking Fisher sparks a rout for Sheffield
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 71 Huddersfield.......... 19 SHEFFIELD scrumhalf Elliot Fisher scored a club record six tries as they demolished Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoClinical Smith has Otley on the rack
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 41 Otley.......................... 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes are not left out on a Lymm
By IAN ROBSON Lymm........................ 21 Leeds Tykes...........43 LEEDS Tykes continued their unbeaten start to the National League 2 North campaign with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreen shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation
By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLeaders overcome toughest challenge so far
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....20 Wharfedale....... 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s the life of Riley for in-form William
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 17 Preston G................. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBeech lands the killer blow for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................34 Lymm........................27 HULL ran out winners in a thrilling game with Will Hall playing a starring role. Lymm...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoStar turn Holmes too good for Dale
By NICK DOYLE Otley.................... 31pts Tynedale...........26pts TYNEDALE scored three tries in the last ten minutes to secure two points but it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor leads the way as Titans stay in the hunt
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............24 Rotherham T..........49 ROTHERHAM kept up their pursuit of Leeds Tykes with a professional, efficient performance over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher at the right price for the hosts
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield..................34 Fylde.........................28 ELLIOT Fisher’s flawless kicking game brought 14 points in a victory against Fylde, as Sheffield bounced...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoEvans’ landmark moment is in vain
By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....35 Billingham..............25 BILLINGHAM left Dore Moor with little but pride to show for their efforts – and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNew boss Lewis off to winning start with the Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 34 Otley...................32 ROTHERHAM Titans and their new coaching team were given a scare by battling Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher holds his nerve for a point
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 19 Sheffield.................. 19 ALTHOUGH under the cosh for much of the game, Tynedale led until deep into...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGoatley hat-trick makes difference
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................39 Sheffield Tigers.... 41 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched a late victory over Preston. Tries from Joshua Redfern, William...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Tykes are showing true class
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........ 12pts Leeds Tykes.....29pts IMPRESSIVE Leeds Tykes made it eight games in a row unbeaten at Greenwood Road,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoInspirational Gregory adds to the misery for Field
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................6 2 Huddersfield.......... 19 CAPTAIN Ben Gregory inspired Fylde to their biggest win of the season with a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard on target to edge hosts home
By RORY MORROW Lymm........................ 31 Hull Ionians............ 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDazzling Dale on song to win again
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............35 Hull.............................. 6 WHARFEDALE played some scintillating rugby to take the five points against the team one position...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoProud Poole confident Rotherham on the rise
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Only two decades ago, Rotherham Titans were competing in the Premiership, and boasting stars like Samoa star Mike...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLatvian brothers enjoying life at Wharfedale
By EDDIE McATEER National Two North side Wharfedale is the unlikely home of two brothers playing internationally for Latvia. Robbie, 28,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAfter Jersey, Biljon offered a chance at Rotherham
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his world turned upside down due to Jersey Reds’ suspension from the Championship, Harvey Biljon has...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSeabourne keen to spread word to rebuild Leeds
By EDDIE MCATEER Leeds Tykes have started the season with a bang as they sit top of National Two North with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers on the loose as Field’s misery extended
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...25 Sheffield T...... 44 A DOMINANT firsthalf display from Sheffield Tigers saw bottom-placed Huddersfield slip to their fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde grit is in vain as Dale stand tall
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde.........................28 Tynedale.................34 TYNEDALE made it back-to-back wins as they condemned Fylde to their fourth defeat in a row....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans continue their perfect start
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 17 Rotherham T..........37 ROTHERHAM Titans made it seven wins out of seven with a bonus-point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPower of three for Peter in Hull’s joy
By MO SHER Hull......................40pts Billingham....... 24pts A SUPERB hat-trick from Peter Hudson-Kowalewicz secured Hull a well-deserved bonus-point win against Billingham, keeping...
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/ 2 years agoSanderson makes his mark to set up Ionians
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............3 6 Wharfedale............23 HULL Ionians found their energy levels and confidence to storm into 19-0 lead in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWaddington gets Otley off to a flier
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................45 Lymm........................34 DESPITE getting the bonus point within the first quarter, it was harum scarum for Otley in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJukes too hot for Grasshoppers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........53 Preston G................. 21 A SCINTILLATING back three performance helped leaders Leeds Tykes see off Preston Grasshoppers....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver looks destined for the top after stirring start
By EDDIE McATEER Tynedale have started the season with one win and five losses, however in Jacob Oliver they have something...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup drop-goal fest inspires ace Shard
By BEN JAYCOCK Tom Shard took inspiration from George Ford’s trio of drop goals against Argentina as he stepped into the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBeech’s brace sees off prowling Tigers
By RICHARD GORE Hull.................... 24 Sheffield T....... 18 HULL edged out the visiting Sheffield Tigers in a dramatic finale after Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Shard drop goal stuns Fylde
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 14 Lymm........................ 15 THOMAS Shard’s late drop goal earned Lymm their first ever win at Fylde in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHuddersfield are humbled at home
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 10 Leeds Tykes...........52 TABLE toppers Leeds maintained their 100% record with an eighttry romp at local rivals...
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/ 2 years agoDale fight back to take the honours
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale......33pts Sheffield............25pts A SECOND half blitz saw Wharfedale overturn a 13-point deficit to earn a fantastic five-point victory...
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/ 2 years agoPreston hop to victory in insipid clash at Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 15 Preston..................... 19 PRESTON Grasshoppers pulled off an unlikely win in an uneventful clash with Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBillingham inch past Otley in rain
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 10 Billingham.............. 12 AS the rain became worse, Billingham played the poor conditions better than Otley, as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham batter winless Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 19 Rotherham..............33 TYNEDALE crashed to their fifth straight defeat as they were battered into submission by the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTry scoring spree marks Super Sam’s injury return
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Taylor is benefitting from a change of playing style at Otley, touching down for four tries in...












