National League 2W
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAce Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students
By ROGER OPIE Clifton............... 48 Loughboro’ S...26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Hinckley add to misery for hosts
By ADAM CLEARY Dudley K........... 24 Hinckley...........38 BOTTOM-SIDE Dudley Kingswinford saw their misery continue with a home defeat to impressive Hinckley....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHone’s brace is highlight for Dings
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................ 12 Dings Crusaders...36 DINGS proved too strong for the University side as they took the honours,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoVictory is child’s play for students
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....82 Camborne................25 AS the second-placed Cambor ne travelled to Loughborough Students, the visitors could be heard saying:...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStraight down the Hatch for visitors!
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........22pts Clifton.................27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Murphys makes all the difference
By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....2 5 Hornets..................... 21 IN this local derby, Murphy siblings, Finn, and Harrison, starred for Old Redcliffians...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJones on song as leaders win again
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............42 Chester..................... 19 A VERY efficient Luctonians perfor mance against a game Chester side saw the home side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBen proves a sly Fox in top triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................40 Newport (Salop)...26 THREE tries from skipper Ben Fox laid the foundations for this win for the Reds....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChristmas to come early with Cornish encounter
By BEN CONEYBEARE The first time Camborne and Redruth played a rugby match against one another, back in 1887, Queen Victoria...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCurry is too hot for Chester with
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Old Redcliffians....37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNext crop of talent just out of Luc!
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.................22pts Luctonians........27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........29 Bournville....... 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCoen keeps his cool to snatch it
By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)............29 Exeter Uni................ 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets dish out beating to Dudley
By MO SHER Hornets.....................54 Dudley K...................22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league
By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoThree cards can’t hamper Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Redruth...................... 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAces in the pack lift Dudley off the bottom
By LUKE JACOBS Dudley Kings...26 Chester.............. 17 A POWERHOUSE forward-pack display was the crucial ingredient as Dudley Kingswinford grabbed a threetry...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents’ surge sees off Salop
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....38 Newport (S)............ 16 LOUGHBOROUGH Students overcame a slow start to get the better of fellow strugglers...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGroves glee after decisive penalty
By MO SHER Old Redcliffians.... 20 Clifton....................... 17 A TENSE local derby went the way of Old Redcliffians, but only after...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoReds hit back to stun Uni battlers
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............29pts Exeter Uni..........22pts THREE second-half tries from the Redruth pack turned this game on its head and gave...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Lucs stand firm to thwart Cam comeback
By ALEX SMITH Luctonians..............32 Camborne................26 LUCTONIANS extended their lead at the top of the table with an exhilarating win over Camborne...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGoss treble seals Crusaders victory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 17 Dings Crusaders...24 A WONDERFUL Gabe Goss hat-trick helped profligate Dings Crusaders to a bonus-point win, but...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDrama as Dacey try saves the day
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 17 Hornets..................... 17 A CALLUM Dacey try five minutes from time earned Hinckley a draw from a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBorne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter claim the student honours
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................40 Loughborough S.... 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Gamble try seals tense tussle
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............32 Bournville............... 16 NEWPORT just had enough in the end for Bournville. The hosts took the lead...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders too strong for lively Luctonians
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............... 17pts Luctonians........ 15pts THE in-form Luctonians arrived undefeated at Shaftesbury Park. And the early indications suggested...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOrmsby makes it uncomfortable visit for Dudley
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.......................45 Dudley K..................... 7 CLIFTON welcomed their Black Country opponents to Station Road for the first time –...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets stung by late penalty try
By BEN JACOBS Hornets.....................36 Redruth....................38 A LATE penalty try sealed Redruth’s first back-to-back wins this season, lifting them into the top...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPack power holds key for Hinckley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 10 Hinckley..................22 WET conditions, and a greasy surface, meant the game was punctuated by knock-ons and dropped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLife’s so good for Grimes as Lucs make a positive mark
By BEN CONEYBEARE With an utterly faultless seven-game run to begin the National Two West season, it is difficult to resist...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough boys determined to fight back to the top again
By BEN CONEYBEARE If you come as agonisingly close to glory as Loughborough Students did in the BUCS Super Rugby final...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoClifton fly-half Cozens enjoys mixing playing with coaching
By BEN CONEYBEARE The heroics of George Ford and Owen Farrell at the Rugby World Cup have been a potent reminder...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFord proving to be the right Guy to lead Chester charge
By OLLY PINHEY Chester head coach Guy Ford is proud of how his side has adapted to National Two West after...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDucker taking delight in Camborne’s rock-solid start
By OLLIE PINHEY The 2022-23 season saw Camborne return to the fourth tier of English rugby for the first time since...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNew boss Elliott passing Exeter Uni test with flying colours
By BEN CONEYBEARE Filling the shoes of the man who transformed Exeter University into the most dominant collegiate side in the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate blitz secures Newport victory
By GLYN CASTLEGINE Newport (S)............22 Hinckley.................. 21 GEORGE Castledine’s heroic late score secured Newport (Salop) a hard-fought win over the visiting...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFiji ace Matavesi puts the boot into Chester
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 34 Chester..............26 JOSH Matavesi’s late penalty from 48 metres ensured Camborne were triumphant in a pulsating victory...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDudley downed in tense 13-try thriller
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................52 Dudley K...................34 SPECTATORS were treated to a 13-try thriller at Topsham this week, as Exeter University...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLoughborough battered as Ford goes for three
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborougn S....24 O Redcliffians........45 THOMAS Ford’s heroic hat-trick saw Loughborough Students outmuscled by Old Redcliffians. It was Loughborough...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Nowell score devastates Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 31 Redruth.................... 31 FRANKIE Nowell’s late try has left Clifton disappointed after nearly having opponents Redruth dead...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years ago150-up for Smith as Dings triumph
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............... 19pts Hornets................. 5pts DINGS Crusaders marked captain Matt Smith’s 150th appearance for the club with a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLuctonians keep form in tight affair
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............29 Luctonians..............38 LUCTONIANS made it four straight bonus point victories but they were pushed all the way by...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoSpain flanker Super Mario’s hat-trick tears up fourth tier
By BEN JAYCOCK Rather than scoring a hat-trick in Loughborough Students’ big win last weekend, Mario Pichardie should have been turning...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents teach the hosts a lesson
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 24pts Exeter Uni......... 43pts EXETER University coach Gareth Elliott was delighted his side were able to maintain...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDan guarantees his Old Reds’ are Frying high
By LUKE JARMYN O Redcliffians........22 Bournville............... 18 OLD REDCLIFFIANS got their first win of the season in a nail-biting victory inspired...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSecond-half blitz stuns the visitors
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................39 Camborne................ 31 CLIFTON produced a remarkable second-half comeback to stun their visitors. In spite of four tries...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIndisciplined Salop pay a heavy price
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Hornets.....................55 Newport (S)............ 12 HORNETS ran in seven unanswered tries, and nine in all, on a miserable, ill-disciplined...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIt’s Ole! as Spanish star Mario turns on the style
By JAMES GALLAGHER Dudley K.............. 7 L’borough S..... 46 SPANISH international Mario Pichardie scored a hat-trick as his Loughborough Students side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHampson’s drop goal seals victory
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 17 Dings Crusaders... 14 THIS was a free-flowing match, both sides moving the ball wide. That there...












