National League One
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHalf-century Sale celebrate success
■By GARETH DANIELS Harry G Sale FC.....................54 Dings Crusaders ..38 SALE notched up a half-century of points to beat Dings in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLions take a large leap to securing survival
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Esher .................. 15pts Tries: Vajner 15, Walters 48 Conversion: Morley 49 Penalty: Morley 38 Leicester Lions...26pts Tries: Allen...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoIn-form Josh playing it Smart to inspire the hosts
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............39 Rams ........................33 THIS was a breathless encounter with an undercurrent of molten lava that threatened to...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSmith treble does so much damage
■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP....... 12 Bishop’s S................ 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were looking to bounce back from their heavy loss...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMagnificent Mond are just too strong
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................54 Plymouth A................0 TOP-of-the-table Richmond put in a real statement performance in beating a shell-shocked Plymouth Albion by...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHonours even in thrilling ten-try battle between Richmond and Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .......35 Richmond ........35 Moseley had to defend a late rally from their visitors to secure an...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMali Satala try sums up top day for Leicester Lions
By Jean Bull Leicester Lions .... 75 Darlington MP ...... 0 Leicester Lions kept their survival hopes alive with a dominant...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSedgley Park topple Rams in nailbiter
By Tom Markham Sedgley Park ........ 34 Rams ........................ 33 Sedgley Park just held on to celebrate a nailbiting triumph. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEarly blitz from Balckheath is too much for Sale FC to handle
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC............... 19pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 20, Roberts 73, Brady 80 Conversions: Robins 21, 74 Blackheath ......33pts Tries: Hirskyj-Douglas...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRed-hot Rhys leads the way as visitors triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............28 Rosslyn Park .........40 RHYS Charalambous led the way as Rosslyn Park won at Stortford. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJimmy stars as Dings hold edge
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders .. 47 Esher.........................35 IT was a slow start for the home side, as the pressure of...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings returned to Player Jimmy NH
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A............. 23 Rotherham T.......... 20 PLYMOUTH extended their run of successive victories to 10 matches with a...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBlackheath’s James Shanahan – After seven years, it’s time for new challenge
Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds When James...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBusted Rotherham Titans find way past Birmingham Moseley
By David Beddows Rotherham T .........28 B Moseley ..............27 Callum Bustin’s two tries helped promotion-chasers Rotherham Titans get over the line...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSedgley Park star in late, late show against Blackheath
By Graham Cox Blackheath ............22 Sedgley Park ........25 A pulsating climax to a game that probably didn’t warrant it, but it...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings Crusaders’ conquest to Darlington MP yields success
By Jean Bull Darlington MP .......24 Dings Crusaders .. 31 This was a must-win game for both teams in the lower...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlymouth Albion raid the Rams as title tilt the aim for Jack Oulton
By Richard Ashton Rams ..................................33pts Tries: Clow 10, Kalling-Smith 26, 51, Radianirova 35, Hayman 77 Conversions: Honey 26, 36, 52, 78...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTom Mills double in vain as Richmond hit back
By Timothy Forrester Richmond................38 Bishop’s S................ 21 Richmond old boy Tom Mills tested his old club’s nerves with two tries in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark quell Lions’ charge at the Rock
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 21 Leicester Lions..... 19 ROSSLYN Park eked out a narrow victory over Leicester Lions. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHome comforts continue to evade Esher
■By CONOR MCLARNON @therugbypaper Esher.................. 21 Sale FC..............37 ESHER slipped to three home defeats on the trot as visitors Sale cut...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Baldwin backing new boss at Blackheath
By Ben Jaycock Blackheath captain Tom Baldwin is disappointed that his director of rugby James Shanahan will be moving on at...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoStrong start wins contest for the National League One leaders Richmond
By Jean Bull Leicester L ...... 10 Richmond ........26 Richmond consolidated their position at the top of National League One with...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoFergus Mulchrone brace for Sale FC sinks strugglers Darlington MP
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC.....................33 Darlington MP ......... 7 Sale continued their recent revival with victory over bottom club Darlington. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoAquile Smith celebrates landmark in style for Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .............. 19 Rams ...........................0 With 15 minutes left, Aquile Smith, marking his 100th appearance, effectively killed...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRosslyn Park savour half-century securing of points
By Baz Johnson Dings C............... 19pts Tries: Rivers 2, Gollop 12, Caven 49 Conversions: Elswood 12, 49 Rosslyn Park ...50pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichard Hayes on hand to guide Rotherham Titans to the triumph
By John Allanson Bishop’s S ................11 Rotherham T ......... 17 Rotherham took full advantage of poor conditions, favouring their forward-orientated game...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBlackheath send Esher crashing
By Conor McLarnon Esher.........................22 Blackheath.............64 Blackheath bounced back from their narrow loss to Plymouth last week as they obliterated hosts Esher...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMorgan heroics written in Stone: Plymouth make it eight in a row
By John Butcher Plymouth A.............38 Sedgley Park.........35 Plymouth made it an eight-match unbeaten run against spirited visitors Sedgley Park. Albion dominated...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans are made to battle all way for victory
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T . 24 Leicester L ........ 7 LOWLY Leicester Lions made promotion-chasing Rotherham work hard for victory...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBrough wins the chase to triumph
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........20 B Moseley ..............28 BIRMINGHAM Moseley took the honours in a frosty encounter. The visitors...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPlymouth snatch a dramatic win
■By RORY MORROW Blackheath ............ 19 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH battled back from behind to snatch a dramatic victory at Blackheath,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMyles has all the magic to help Esher celebrate
■By TOM JONES Darlington MP .22pts Tries: Craggs 7, Law 43, Oliver 80 Conversions: Law 8, Newton 80 Penalty: Law 64...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCooke stirs up a winning recipe for the visitors
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................25 Bishop’s S ...............34 RAMS’ title hopes took a major blow as brilliant Bishop’s Stortford picked up...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoGrafter Wrafter is Park’s inspiration
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........52 Sale FC.....................33 ROSSLYN Park saw off the challenge of 14-man Sale FC to collect all five...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoGrieve sticks the boot into Dings
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 31 Dings Crusaders...14 ON a pitch heavy from the previous night’s Championship game, Richmond and Dings fought...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitle-chasers Richmond look to make strength in numbers count
By Conor McLarnon Richmond prop Theo Bevacqua is only in his first season at the club and has already played a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoConor Ganley provides the coup de gras for Esher
By Jon Meadows B Moseley ..............24 Esher ........................ 31 With the clock showing red, Esher’s Conor Ganley crashed through from short...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTom’s penalty on top victory Putts seal for Albion
National League 1 ■By GREG ROBSON Leicester L ....... 17pts Tries: Taylor 27, Sterland 39, Satala 44 Conversion: Bouchier 45 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoNiko sets his sights on making history with Lions
EXTRA ■By CHARLIE ELLIOTT NIKO Matawalu wants to become the first ever foreign backs coach of the British and Irish Lions...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLongstaffis the Sale hat-trick hero
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................32 Richmond ............... 18 SALE ended a run of six straight defeats with victory over league leaders...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoWarren ‘Seals’ a victory for Park
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 19 Sedgley Park ........22 OUT-OF-SORTS Stortford were well beaten by an aggressive Sedgley Park. Within...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHosts pay the penalty in narrowest of contests
■By JON MEADOWS Birmingham M 32pts Tries: Pogson 4, Adderley-Jones 21, Dawes 49, Taylor 67 Conversions: Jolly 5, 50,68 Plymouth ..........33pts...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHoney helps Rams savour sweet taste of victory
■By JAMES SINCLAIR Leicester Lions .... 19. Rams ........................36 FRASER Honey was the Rams star as the Lions were beaten at...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans pack a real punch to triumph
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...26 Rotherham T..........45 THE sixth minute saw Dings’ Tom Foot shred the Titans defence, Jamie Elswood converting...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEsher pull offone of the top shocks
By OLLIE AUST Esher.........................54 Rosslyn Park..........42 ESHER secured their first victory of 2025 with an upset over Rosslyn Park. The sides...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRiley ‘proud’ of his feat as Park stroll past Lions
■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..25pts Tries: Gregory 12, Bradshaw 41, Law 57 Conversions: Seals 12, 41 Penalties: Seals 32, 49...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRampant Richmond reinforce their grip at the top
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........40 Esher .................22 IN front of a large Friday evening crowd, Richmond ran up six tries against...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJamie helps Titans Cooke up triumph
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........23 Sale FC..................... 17 JAMIE Cooke ghosted through for a second-half score to help title candidates...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSecond-half blitz trounces Moseley
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 51 B Moseley ..............26 A DEVASTATING second-half showing from Blackheath saw them score four tries in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoStortford left to rue indiscipline as Albion take win
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ............24 Bishop’s S ............... 21 IN ideal conditions, this match was characterised by numerous errors and...















