National Leagues
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford kick on to beat Students
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St .57 L’boro Stu.25 BISHOP’S Stortford racked up the points in a high-scoring encounter against Loughborough Students....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester wait goes on at Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .17 Leicester L 15 UNLUCKY Leicester Lions are still searching for their first win of the season...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoInjury forces move to a spare pitch
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Barnes.21 Guernsey .26 A SERIOUS injury to Guernsey prop Charlie Currie in the 29th minute forced referee Ben...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp Jones sends Caldy wild
By JOHN MALLON Caldy .31 Esher .29 BEN Jones slotted a penalty with the last kick of the game to give...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans crash at hands of four-star Caves
By STEVE MATHER B Moseley …28 Rotherham T …22 FOUR tries from hooker Adam Caves gave Birmingham Moseley their first win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees get stung by forceful Taunton finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Bham & S’ull …20 Taunton …28 A FINAL-QUARTER surge saw Taunton edge out Birmingham and Solihull Bees to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents stunned by Smith double
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro S…8 Cinderford …39 SAM Smith scored two second-half tries as Cinderford powered to a comfortable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCards at ready as Chester keep up their run
By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers …18 Chester…24 CHESTER maintained their winning start with a bonus point victory on the road at...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRaiders struggle with Clifton grunt
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…37 Worthing …15 PLAYING in front of their home crowd, Clifton chalked up a resounding victory that owed...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub master the wet conditions
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …15 Darlington MP…0 A FIRST home win of the season, and a comfortable one at that, for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoInjury-time delight as Ireland strikes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …33 S Leicester ….33 TYNEDALE’S quest for their first win of the season continues. They took first...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes denied by late Bury power
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …22 Barnes…12 A LAST-GASP try secured the points for a disappointing Bury side and denied...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRawcliffe is on song as Sale hit back to see off Stortford
By STEVE SMITH SALE FC made it backto- back home wins after recovering from a slow start to overcome Bishops Stortford...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYorkshire’s day in clash of the Fields
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…15 Huddersfield…26 HUDDERSFIELD won an enthralling contest, with good rugby all round. Macclesfield, though, started the better and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians survive late rally for nervy triumph
By NICK PITSON Henley…14 Tonbridge J…19 IN wet conditions, Tonbridge Juddians collected an away win at Henley Hawks with a disciplined...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion enjoy home comforts at the expense of Ampthill
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …17 Ampthill …5 AT the third time of asking Plymouth Albion won their first home game...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers grumble over late ruling on scrums
By ANTON JONES Preston G …31 Sedgley Pk …36 A SPIRITED second-half performance from Preston Grasshoppers was not enough to overcome...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRain can’t slow down show for Canterbury
By MATT LONG Canterbury…40pts Dings …18pts Away: Seb Roche on the charge for Canterbury Held: JJ Murray and Dan Smart halt...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark hold firm to end OEs’ streak
By BRADLEY WEST Rosslyn Park 37 O Elthamians 24 ROSSLYN Park held off a spirited second-half fightback from Old Elthamians to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYoungsters in control as Spragg stays calm
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRedcliffians earn first win at Wild Geese
By KIERAN JACKSON London Irish 15 Old Redcliffs 35 OLD Redcliffians won their first game of the season with a resounding...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher hang on to earn maiden win
By YASH MUDUMBAI Esher …17 Cambridge …10 ESHER survived a nervy final few minutes to end a three-match losing streak and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOAs grind down Rams in thriller
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanians 18 Rams …10 WITH the Rams going into the weekend perched on top of National Two...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChinnor made to pay for late call by Caldy
By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…24 Caldy…27 CHINNOR spurned a simple shot at goal for a draw and were made to pay the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds triumph in windy Guernsey
By MEGAN JONES Guernsey …15 Redruth …16 A FILTHY wet and windy evening under the Footes Lane lights produced a nail-biter...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFirst-half mauling tames the Lions
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro L …7 Stourbridge…36 LIONS went into the game with some expectation, but after 40 minutes the reality...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIt’s the McLean show for Raiders
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing ………68 Redruth …………21 MATT McLean scored 28 points as Worthing cruised to a thumping victory over Redruth....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMugford’s miss proves costly as controversy mars cracker
By PADDY MARSH Hope: Matthew Shepherd scores on the whistle to give Plymouth a kick to win the match, but they...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds with no answer on tough outing
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians21 Canterbury ….43 A WELL-DRILLED Canterbury side took a deserved win, outscoring the hosts six tries to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDolly delivers for Titans to secure first win of the campaign
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T 29 Rosslyn P ……12 AN outstanding kicking performance by Rotherham’s full-back Alex Dolly, who finished with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs victory keeps up unbeaten start
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s …31 Darlingt’n MP 22 OLD ELTHAMIANS continued their impressive start with a third successive victory and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSalisbury brings up his triple ton for Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW Caldy v L’boro S TODAY’s game marks Derek Salisbury’s 300th appearance in the Caldy front row. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFive-star Ampthill flourish to punish visitors
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….35 Esher …………….20 AMPTHILL scored five tries on their way to a comfortable home win over Esher....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTaunton impress to down Clifton in derby
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T ……36 Clifton ……………13 A LARGE crowd at the Commsplus Stadium on Friday night were treated to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDuff double sinks miserable Mose
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……52 B Moseley ………8 ROB Duff scored two tries as Bishop’s Stortford put Birmingham Moseley to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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