National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoHadland helps lead Lymm to triumph
By GARETH LYONS Lymm..................52pts Syston................36pts A HALF-TIME message from the Lymm coaches to sort out the defence was the catalyst for...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoElliot’s special day produces a fairytale ending
By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............43 Hinckley..................40 CINDERFORD scored a last-minute try to seal a win over a strong Hinckley side, with James...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWhiteman leads the way for Lucs
By SIMON GREEN-PRICE Luctonians..............28 Barnstaple.............. 10 LUCTONIANS claimed a hard-fought win over second-placed Barnstaple in a top-of-the-table clash defined by defensive...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoVisitors are stung by home defence
By RORY MORROW Redruth....................26 Hornets........................0 REDRUTH cruised to a bonus-point win over Hornets, with the visitors unable to score a single...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoDorking ground down by Oundle in nail-biter
By PETER CROOT Oundle ..............22 Dorking .............19 OUNDLE were the eventual winners, against Dorking, as a late Matthew Arden penalty clinched...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRaiders prevail but the Oaks battle on
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks .............41 Guernsey ................45 GUERNSEY Raiders imposed themselves to carve the victory, from a close-fought contest, against a...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoBranfield crops up Barnes’ final yield
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher ........................28 Barnes .....................36 BARNES edged Esher for all five points in a give-and-take encounter, with Matt Branfield’s...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoPenfold’s late penalty is a painful sight for Knightfor Knight
By JACK TREGONNING Centre stage: Ben Holt working hard in defence for Havant and, right, Matt Hema spreads it wide for...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSaints showcase title credentials with stylish win
By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians .......43 Canterbury ............. 31 OLD Albanians strengthened their grip on the top spot, in the National...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoQuins count their Hens in derby joy
By DAISY HOPKINS Oxford H ..................33 Henley ..................... 17 OXFORD Harlequins put in a dominant display to overcome local rivals Henley...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoFine Combe break new ground in win
By MATT BROWN Westcombe Park .59 London Welsh .......14 WESTCOMBE Park marked their first ever game with London Welsh by recording...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoDogs give Hughes a landmark he won’t skip over
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............. 43 Bishop’s S ........12 SALE FC extended their winning run to four games against a Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoFour-try Bradshaw shines in fine show
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........52 Leicester Lions ....29 ALBERT Bradshaw stole the show with his four-try haul, as he...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoRampant riot for breathless Heath
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Tonbridge J ..............0 BREATHLESS Blackheath romped home to a huge victory over Tonbridge Juddians, in a...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTykes take the spoils in spirit-lifting win over Clifton
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........27 Clifton ......................24 LEEDS Tykes ground out a narrow victory to kickstart their campaign and drag...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTable-topping Titans tip Park in tight nail-biter
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...27pts Tries: Barling 20, Veness 32, Newborn 40, Gordon 54 Conversions: Hayes 32, 54 Penalty: Hayes...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoAlbion turn on the afterburners at last
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............64 Dings Crusaders... 17 PLYMOUTH ALBION produced argurably their best performance this year to see off Dings...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoRams flock close to fend off Moseley
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 31 B Moseley...............28 RAMS held off a spirited Birmingham Moseley fightback, to earn a hard-fought home win....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoMacc head back home winners as Hull suffer the blues
■By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................26 Macclesfield..66 MACCLESFIELD heralded a nine-try rout to inflict a 40-point winning margin, on the road to Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoThrills are all Bill’s scintilating show
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............47 Otley.........................42 BILLINGHAM produced a pulsating performance to record a dramatic win over Otley in front of a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoSimply class on grass for Hoppers
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................74 Scunthorpe...............7 RAMPANT PRESTON Grasshoppers thrashed hapless Scunthorpe in a merciless 11-try capitulation of their winless visitors....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoFisher is the catch as Sheff cook up special treat
■By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 18 Sheffield.................40 SHEFFIELD romped to yet another impressive victory this season, largely thanks to Elliot Fisher’s fantastic...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoYoung calls for maturity as Mowden Park edge clash
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T.......24pts Darlington MP......28pts On the attack: Darlington’s Joe Craggs tries to break through Right on time: Darlington’s...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHolden holds his head for Ionians
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............35 Tynedale................. 19 FOUR tries from player-coach Maliq Holden helped a headstrong Hull Ionians to a win...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoWharfe dwarf Ross in battle of Dales
■By ADAM CLEARY Rossendale.............. 3 Wharfedale............29 WHARFEDALE made it three wins on the bounce with a comfortable victory over newly-promoted Rossendale....
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSellick seals a thriller with very last kick
■By AVUYILE SAWALA Barnstaple.......25 Cinderford........23 A LAST-MINUTE penalty from Henry Sellick helped Barnstaple Chiefs secure victory against Cinderford at Pottington Road....
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMatt puts gloss on a convincing win
■By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................39 Lymm........................22 IN what proved to be a lively contest at Leicester Road, Hinckley overcame a strong start...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoUpbeat Chester stung by Hornets
■ By PADDY WARNER Hornets.....................48 Chester..................... 17 HORNETS were keen to challenge themselves against an upbeat Chester side who had racked...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoStudents pass a top test in style
By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni......... 46pts Redruth..............40pts Strong: Finlay Skinner fights through to score TOPSHAM Sports Ground witnessed a classic as...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoGroves has day to remember in landmark game
■ By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....47 Loughborough S.... 19 ASH GROVES marked his 200th National League appearance with a 17-point haul...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoNicholls leads the way for visitors
■By ANDY WARD Syston......................40 Camborne................69 CAMBORNE made light of their 300-mile trip to secure victory in an exceptionally high-scoring conteste at...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoLively Link is in at double for Lucs
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Luctonians..............29 LUCTONIANS sealed victory in a close-fought contest. The visitors took the lead with a try...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoRoofe on top to help Park hang on for victory
■ By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......26pts Westcombe P...29pts BEFORE the match, Bury Director of Rugby James Shanahan expected a tight...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoClinical Birch gets Barnes back in the old routine
■ By RICH FENECH Barnes......................52 Oxford H..................... 5 BARNES showed what they are capable of when the 15 play together in...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHistory is made as Guernsey finally beat Esher
By COILIN DUFFY Guernsey......... 45 Esher..................19 GUERNSEY claimed their first-ever win over Esher with a commanding triumph — their third consecutive...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoOAs stay top after downing Dorking
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 21 Old Albanians........34 A STRONG first half saw OAs set up a deserved away victory to stay...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHavant are stunned by first-half barrage
By MATT BROWN Canterbury..............56 Havant......................26 A DOMINANT first half from Canterbury laid the foundations for victory. They took the lead after...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoWelsh manage to get it right at last
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........34 Sevenoaks..............24 FINALLY, Welsh turned a game they should have won into a game.... they won! An...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoKerry strikes late to to steal it for Oundle
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................29 Oundle......................33 AN injury-time try from Shay Kerry earned Oundle a narrow victory over Henley. It was a...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoTitans sit top after proving too good for Lions
■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ......25 Rotherham T ..41 ROTHERHAM Titans exercised their greater class, in seeing off Leicester Lions to...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoBradshaw stunner shocks Stortford
■By DAVE WALKER Bishop’s S ............... 15 Sedgley Park ........20 ALBERT BRADSHAW’S last-minute try saw Sedgley Park leave Bishop’s Stortford stunned,...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoLate score as hosts Hone in on point
Clifton ...................... 17 Sale FC.....................24 ■By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON salvaged a losing bonus point, with the final play of their clash...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoBlackheath are back with battling win at Crusaders
■By JOSH THOMAS Dings C...............31pts Tries: Stanley 18, Rowson 20, Cantwell 44, Boulton 75 Conversions: Weston 19, 21, 45; O’Grady 76...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoAll yellow for Tykes as cold plays part in defeat
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ............ 7 Rams ........................ 19 VISITORS Rams held off a strong second-half fightback, from Leeds Tykes,...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoPark’s storm is too powerful for Albion
■ By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........29 Plymouth A.............14 NOT even Storm Amy’s blustery winds could halt the still unbeaten Rosslyn Park,...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoLloyd spins webs for joyful Juddians
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 31 B Moseley............... 17 HAT-TRICK hero Conor Lloyd helped Tonbridge Juddians to a hard-earned win...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoCenturion Dean has reasons to feel cheerful
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................33 Billingham...... 24 HULL overcame a determined Billingham side, a 12-man injury list and an almost record...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoFawcett provides pack inspiration
■ By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale............33 Sheffield Tigers.... 15 WITH Storm Amy blasting down the dale, this was always going to be...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoSheffield show real steel on a tough day
■ By TOM BARRY Sheffield............40pts Preston G........... 10pts TEAMS SHEFFIELD: Castledine, Catleugh, Drennan, Smith, Hooper, Posa, Fisher; Whitney, Archer, Hicklin, A...
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