National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoComeback win is all down to Myers
Billingham.............. 21 Wharfedale............ 16 ■By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM produced a stirring second-half display to overturn Wharfedale and claim a valuable victory....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHeroic half-backs provide the delight
Preston G.................20 Fylde.........................24 ■By LUKE JARMYN LANCASHIRE U20s star Gabriel Maguire showed why he’s one of the county’s best young scrum-halves...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoIonians celebrate top derby triumph
Hull Ionians......35pts Hull......................19pts ■By BRIAN NORMAN THE skill set and team work of Hull Ionians earned a bonus-point victory over the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHoward’s way inspires Otley to a half-century
Otley..........................59 Scunthorpe............... 8 ■By NICK DOYLE AFTER Lewis Talbot scored for Scunthorpe in the ninth minute, Otley raced away, scoring nine...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHarry’s the hero in thrilling encounter
By JOSH THOMAS Rossendale ............41 Macclesfield .........53 MACCLESFIELD produced a brilliant second-half display to maintain their perfect start to their season....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoPoole unstoppable in Sheffield battle
By CHRIS BRADSHAW Sheffield Tigers ..... 9 Sheffield .................29 SHEFFIELD Tigers pushed Sheffield in a gritty performance and showed their tenacity...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoThere’s no doubting Thomas as Dewi impresses
By HANNAH BURTON Exeter Uni........ 48 Barnstaple.......26 EXETER University were able to celebrate a solid success over Barnstaple. The hosts started...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoLilley leads Lymm to hard-fought win
By COILIN DUFFY Lymm........................27 Chester.....................24 LYMM secured back-to-back victories with a hard-fought win over Chester. The hosts dominated the opening half,...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoLate brace from Bowyer is enough
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................38 Loughborough S....26 HINCKLEY RFC secured a first home win against a strong Loughborough Students side. Hinckley started...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSam’s a main man for Cam as rivals downed
By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........38pts Redruth..............17pts On the run: Jamie Prisk of Redruth makes a break Harry Larkins dives over to score...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSheppard leads Hornets flock to top success
By WILLIAM BULL Hornets.....................57 Taunton Titans.....22 THE Hornets secured a resounding victory over their locals rivals. From the opening whistle, Hornets...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMcMahon’s late points seal triumph
By ADAM CLEARY Old Redcliffians....29 Cinderford...............34 CINDERFORD made it two league wins from two after a comeback-win against Old Redcliffians. The...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoBen is the Link to victory for visitors
By LYDIA HASTINGS Syston......................34 Luctonians..............50 BEN LINK’S hat-trick helped Luctonians pick up their first league win of the season. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoYellow cards are so costly for sorry Islanders
By MO SHER Guernsey..........22 Dorking..............39 DORKING maintained their excellent start to the new campaign with a bonus-point win in the Channel...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoTrodd’s hat-trick leads try bonanza
By DOUG MILLER Havant...................... 71 Oxford H................... 15 HAVANT followed last week’s maximum points win with another after a dominant performance...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoAll square thanks to late Collins try
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................20 Henley......................20 IN an entertaining, error-strewn game, Henley will feel they deserved the win and Barnes will breathe...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoAsa’s late winner is real blow for Welsh
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh..28pts Old Albanians..33pts LONDON Welsh went very close for a second week in a row in their...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoNew boys Oundle edge victory in a try-fest thriller
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..43 Oundle......................47 A high-scoring and entertaining match saw Bury lose narrowly at home to newly-promoted Oundle....
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoWilliams’ treble sparks maiden joy
By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............42 Sevenoaks..............37 CANTERBURY got their first win of the season as they roared back from behind to see...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoBurgess keeps his cool to snatch win
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..29 Esher......................... 31 ESHER snatched victory at Westcombe Park with the last kick of an enthralling match....
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoDan Robertshaw writes a new chapter with surprise Barnes debut
Dan Robertshaw spent last season on work experience with The Rugby Paper, interviewing players across the National Leagues – but the...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoOsborne leads his pack to top Heath triumph
Clifton ...............17 Blackheath .... 34 ■By ROGER OPIE WITH two points separating the teams at half-time, it was Blackheath’s consistency in...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoStrong Titans start sets up success
Sale FC.....................28 Rotherham T .........43 ■By GARETH DANIELS ROTHERHAM took the honours with a solid opening-day display. The visitors started strongly...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTigers trapped by last-gasp Clow try
Sedgley Park ........ 18 Rams ........................24 ■By TOM MARKHAM RAMS remained resilient to snatch a late win from the claws of...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoDay of joy for Juddians as new boys impress
■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L .......14pts Tries: Britton 17, Burrows 38 Conversions: Bouchier 18, 39 Tonbridge J .... 46pts Tries: Gjaltema...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoCenturion Rayment finds perfect way to celebrate
Bishop’s S ...............26 B Moseley .............. 12 ■By JOHN ALLANSON ALEX Rayment celebrated his 100th game for his club by scoring...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoMoa is inspiration as Albion shine
Leeds Tykes........... 12 Plymouth A.............45 By ANGELA RIMMINGTON PLYMOUTH Albion opened their National One campaign with an emphatic away victory over...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoJohnston puts the boot into visitors
Rosslyn Park..........45 Dings Crusaders... 10 By LUKE JARMYN EX-Harlequins fly-half Bill Johnston mastered the south-west London wind to perfection, kicking five...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoFontaine flies high to secure late glory for Dale
Hull..................... 18 Rossendale.....22 By RICHARD GORE NEWLY-promoted Rossendale’s ability to use turnover ball to release their pacy backs proved decisive in...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHunt keeps cool to earn late draw
Fylde.........................22 Hull Ionians............22 By ALLAN FOSTER DESPITE having a decisive 19-7 lead at half-time, Fylde yielded to a gutsy second-half display...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoOliver hat-trick is perfect opening
Macclesfield..........46 Sheffield Tigers....26 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD were delighted to be back in the North Division of National Two, and celebrated...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHoppers helped by hooker Holden
Preston G.......... 46pts Billingham....... 24pts By MIKE BROWN PRESTON Grasshoppers’ blend of experience and finishing power proved too much for Billingham,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoVisitors hand Scunthorpe a very rude awakening
Scunthorpe.............22 Darlington MP........42 By TONY WILKINSON SCUNTHORPE made a return to level 4 rugby and were brought down to earth with...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHooper puts icing on the Posa cake
By LYDIA HASTINGS Sheffield .................43 Otley .........................14 SHEFFIELD celebrated head coach Anthony Posa’s 100th game in charge in style in an...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoTynedale break a habit to start well
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................50 Wharfedale ............ 19 NOTORIOUSLY-SLOW starters Tynedale enjoyed their best opening day for years with a seven-try...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoStudents hold off last-gasp fightback by Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T.........35 Exeter Uni.........37 POSSESSION, pace and penalties gave Exeter University the edge over a Taunton side who...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoPack power gives Barnstaple edge
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple..............24 Old Redcliffians.... 17 BARNSTAPLE marked their long-awaited return to National Two with a hard-fought victory over Old...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoPerfect McMahon steers Cinderford
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............48 Syston...................... 19 PLAYING their first league match on their new 3G pitch at the renamed Bell Sports...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoOpening promise for Cherry & Whites
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............25pts Camborne......... 45pts FOR the spectators, this was an engaging 11-try match to start the season. While Camborne...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoHornets provide a late sting in the tail for visitors
By BEN MORRIS Hornets..................... 21 Hinckley.................. 18 HORNETS kicked off the new season with an exciting match against a strong Hinckley...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoDefensive solidarity key to Lymm’s joy
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 13 Lymm........................24 AN organised and defensively superb performance from Lymm saw them take the early honours at...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoHambly seals late Redruth rescue act
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................36 Loughborough S.... 31 REDRUTH finally got the better of a valiant Students side following a pulsating game...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoNew boys Oundle find the opener a tough job
By DOUG MILLER Oundle.............. 24 Havant...............39 A SKILLED, disciplined performance from a combative Havant side saw them take maximum points away...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoWelsh fightback not quite enough
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 17 London Welsh........ 10 IN a game of two halves where the scoring went with the slope,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoVajner’s double topples the Oaks
By DAVID ROBINSON Esher.........................24 Sevenoaks.............. 12 ESHER launched their season in style with a double scores bonus-point victory over Sevenoaks. The...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoDan’s the man with four tries in Barnes debut joy
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................26pts Canterbury........14pts Daniel Robertshaw try Ball carried Tyler Oliver tackled PICTURES: Jonathan Knight BARNES deservedly won a scrappy...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHawks hang on to keep Raiders revival at bay
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................26 Guernsey.................24 HENLEY Hawks survived a second-half onslaught from Guernsey Raiders to edge past the Channel Islanders in...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoYellow card proves so costly for Bury
By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians........27 Bury St Edmunds..19 OLD Albanians secured a hard-fought win over Bury St Edmunds in a game...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoPark power puts Quins to sword
By RHYS COOPE Oxford H...................22 Westcombe P.........43 OXFORD Harlequins felt the pressure on the opening day against a Westcombe Park side...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoNational One Preview: Tonbridge Juddians turning heads with big signings
Ben Jaycock looks at the changes in National One where promoted Tonbridge Juddians have recruited some big names Tonbridge Juddians have...
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