National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoAlly’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoIonians no match for Sheffield steel
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.............. 6 S heffield..................45 SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoFylde in dominant win as cards fly
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................35 Hull............................ 13 FYLDE proved far too strong for Hull, cruising to a dominant win. Things opened brightly...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoForwards push Park over line as Barnes struggle
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.24 Barnes............... 19 WESTCOMBE Park’s powerful pack returned the Kent side to winning ways in a tight...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBrave fightback fails after poor half
By MO SHER Bury St Edmunds..38 Canterbury..............40 A FIRST half in which they conceded 31 points cost Bury dear after a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoInjury mars fine Oaks comeback
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............23 Sevenoaks..............27 SEVENOAKS staged a storming second-half fightback to win a thrilling match against relegation rivals Colchester. Oaks...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoMcRae grabs four as Dorking run riot in thrashing
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................65 Worthing.................. 12 DORKING outscored Worthing Raiders by 11 tries to two, with the visitors overpowered in all...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoQuins rue lack of clinical edge as Ciaran runs riot
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H............ 34pts Guernsey.......... 49pts Safe hands: Guernsey lineout and, right, John Hughes tackling Guernsey full-back Callum Roberts...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoJones holds his nerve to steal win
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........29 Tonbridge J............28 OLD Albanians pulled off a well-deserved win to inflict back-to-back defeats on the league...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoHavant misery as Henley hang on
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 20 Havant...................... 13 HENLEY Hawks came out on top over a spirited Havant side in a tough,...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoThere’s no doubting Thomas as Fogerty bags brace
By RORY MORROW O Redcliffians.45 Bournville........ 20 OLD Redcliffians earned maximum points as they swept aside Bournville, with scrum-half Thomas Fogerty...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoRowe scores four but is still a loser!
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................60 Loughborough S....36 PERFECT conditions for running rugby set the scene for a high-tempo 16-try fest. The students...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoOn-song Oliver is at heart of victory
By JOSH THOMAS Devonport S............24 Taunton Titans.....43 TAUNTON claimed their first win in three after beating Devonport. The Titans grabbed the...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoMacc at their very best in top win
By DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield.... 31pts Redruth.............. 14pts Flyer: Macclesfield’s Harry Oliver evades the tackle on his way to scoring a try...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoVickery hat-trick holds the key in Hornet triumph
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 20 Hornets.....................26 HORNETS emerged as deserving winners at the Beavis Memorial Ground over an out-ofsorts Cinderford team,...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoEarly scare can’t halt hosts Hinckley
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................48 Exeter Uni................38 HINCKLEY recovered from an early Exeter scare to emerge victorious. The students flew out of...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoHeroic defence is suitably rewarded
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............25 Camborne................ 17 IF in life you are looking for heroes, then this performance by the home side...
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National League One
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoGrant kicks his side over the line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoMajestic Dale too strong for visitors
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale............36 Sheffield.................. 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoTykes get revenge as Lymm crushed
By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoScarborough proves the difference as Preston falter
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Preston G................. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHarrogate made to scrap by Ionians
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate................35 Hull Ionians............23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoIrvine holds his nerve for the win
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Fylde......................... 18 OTLEY had kicker Callum Irvine to thank after he landed a last-minute penalty to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoArmstrong treble is difference for brave Raiders
By PETE HAMMOND Guernsey......... 45 Henley...............38 ANTHONY Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Guernsey stunned Henley after battling back from 14 points...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoCooke’s goal is a recipe for success
By ABI BENCE Worthing..................35 Oxford H...................36 ROSS Cooke landed a 77th-minute conversion to secure a thrilling victory for Oxford Harlequins at...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoLate Bishop goal seals fightback
By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 18 Old Albanians........ 21 OLD Albanians staged a remarkable second-half recovery, coming from 18-0down to triumph. Canterbury...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBarnes win the battle of top two
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......23pts Barnes................32pts BARNES kept the National 2 East promotion race alive with a dominant display at the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoLate Kerr try secures Colchester first home win
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............45 Westcombe P......... 41 A TRY from the final play of a thriller of a match earned Colchester...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBury leave it late to seal big battle
nBy PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................33 Bury St Edmunds..35 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane saw both Bury St Edmunds and Havant battle...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoFinn is hat-trick hero for visitors
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 5 Dorking.....................27 FINN Osborne’s hat-trick helped Dorking stun Sevenoaks and claim an impressive victory at Knole Paddock....
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoStudents have ball at poor Cinders’ expense
nBy FYNLEE HATLEY L’ghborogh S... 60 Cinderford....... 24 FOLLOWING a strong away victory at Luctonians last weekend, Loughborough Students welcomed Cinderford...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoClassy Cam cruise keeps them on top
nBy BILL HOOPER Camborne................40 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE’S stay at the top of the table continued following this bonus point win...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoPort on last legs after latest defeat
nBy MO SHER Redruth....................34 Devonport S............ 13 REDRUTH eventually overcame a dogged Devonport side thanks to a second-half in which the...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoChocolate Men melt in the face of Exeter onslaught
nBy PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........27pts Exeter Uni..........52pts At the double: Connor Byrne on his way to scoring a try and, right, Joe...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoLate sting as Hornets finally see off Lucs hoodoo
nBy STEPHEN BULL Hornets.....................36 Luctonians..............28 IN an electrifying match the Hornets took the spoils, but it was a game that was...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoWasteful Titans pay high price
nBy MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans....... 7 Clifton.......................26 DESPITE making a bright start the Titans quickly lost control of this game, allowing...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoMissed tackles as Macc slip up
nBy DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield..........29 Hinckley..................54 A HIGH-SCORING affair saw Hinckley’s cutting edge prove the major difference as Macc paid the price...
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Features
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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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