National Leagues
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDMP suffer more home heartbreak
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP21 Chinnor…23 FOR the second consecutive home game, DMP lost the contest by two points on the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIslanders kicking themselves in loss
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …26 Guernsey 320 TONBRIDGE Juddians looked like they were marching to victory after four first-half tries...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark withstand Student fightback
■By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 39 L’boro S…31 POWERFUL forward play proved decisive as Rosslyn Park notched up a bonus-point victory...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRuddock run-in is enough to down Dings…
By JOHN WHITE Dings C …5 Barnes …10 BARNES made it three wins in a row with a workmanlike performance against...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWilliams on fire to pull the strings for Mose
■By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham Mose…31 Sale …22 JAMES Williams’ 26-point haul helped guide Birmingham Moseley to only their second win of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRuth have nowhere to Hyde in late defeat
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…16pts Henley …20pts Last-gasp delight: Henley Hawks players celebrate as referee, James Milliner awards them the try in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams raid up front is too much for Reds
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Reds …21 Rams …38 A STRONG showing by the Rams pack proved decisive as Old Recliffians had...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMason doubles up for half-ton Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …50 Bury St E …0 ON A bitterly cold day, Taunton Titans ran out convincing winners against...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWatt is the big deal at Raiders
By JACK THOMPSON Worthing …16 Old Albanian …21 DANIEL Watt proved to be the difference for Old Albanian as they claimed...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHudd in seventh heaven to move second
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…43 Hinckley …8 IN-FORM Huddersfield scaled new heights with a seven-try demolition of a lacklustre Hinckley. An outstanding...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders fire back for simple victory
■By ADAM SMITH Fylde …29 Hull Ionians…41 A POOR second half saw Fylde fall to a heavy defeat against Hull Ionians....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc attack has Lions well-tamed
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 35 Leicester L’s …24 FOURTEEN-MAN Macclesfield got just a second win of the campaign by downing Leicester...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers prevail in battle of beasts at Sedgley
■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 31 P’boro Lions …29 SEDGLEY Park Tigers got back to winning ways with a narrow bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBattling victory is enough to send OEs top
O Elthamians 22 Esher …10 By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians moved to the top of the table after this hard-fought victory...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNolson at the treble to shatter Dale hearts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …32pts Tynedale…17pts OTLEY left it until the second half before turning on the style, Stephen Nolson running...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBradley double helps Hawks fly
By NICK PITSON Henley H ..........31 Worthing R......22 A DOMINANT performance from the Henley forwards set up this bonus-point victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOAs no match for Titans powerpack
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …21 T’nton Titans 35 TAUNTON Titans demonstrated the reason for their name for much of this...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic is key for Lions’ late rally
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Preston G ........24 A LATE Aaron Martin try made it three wins on the bounce for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMinikin holds his nerve for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES THE Ionians v Chester match at Brantingham Park was as close to the proverbial game of two halves...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHigh-flying Field tame Lions easily
By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 14 Huddersfield…43 IT WAS another disappointing day at Solstice Park for the Lions who lost convincingly to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill cut loose in easy eight-try thrashing
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …54 Cinderford …10 AMPTHILL produced their best performance of this season scoring eight tries in a home...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc’s attack is a danger but Dale survive
By STEVE RHODES ON A sunny but breezy afternoon at the Avenue, Wharfedale ran out winners in a closely fought and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDavis strikes late to deny Stortford
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …23 Bishop’s S …19 A GALLANT Bishop’s Stortford side had a prized victory snatched from them...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley................16pts Fylde ........................5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents finally claim maiden win
By RYAN STEVENS CHARLIE Reed produced a superb display as Loughborough Students secured their first win of the season against Darlington...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNazir gives Otley local bragging rights
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley ..............31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hang on despite leaky defence in thriller
By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPark punished for wasteful first half
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........22 Sedgley Park 19 SEDGLEY Park paid the penalty for refusing at least half a dozen straightforward...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick
By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ..........20 Old Elth’s ......20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStour survive in a 15-try barnburner
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSecond half blitz kills off canny Clifton
By KEALAN HUGHES Canterbury …40 Clifton..............34 CANTERBURY ran out victors in a thrilling game against Clifton to earn a fifth league...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......22 Caldy................27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCornish late surge crushes the Cliffs
4By YASHAS MUDUMBAI Barnes..............17 Old Redcliffs …10 MATTHEW Cornish’s late try ensured Barnes won an enthralling game against Old Redcliiffians and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher eased aside by Titans
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher ................15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCrusaders march past blunt Saints
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …7 Dings C ............17 BRISTOL outfit Dings Crusaders deservedly took the spoils as they comfortably...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark on a roll with Sale scalp
By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................23 Rosslyn Park…31 ROSSLYN PARK secured their second win in two weeks with a bonus point win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIrish off the mark as Baker strikes at death
By MATT LONG LI Wild Geese 33 Redruth............28 LONDONIrish Wild Geese secured their first victory of the season after beating Redruth...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHat-trick Riley has eye on promotion at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRampant Rams still top thanks to big Ben
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams......................33pts Tonbridge............18pts Full stretch: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams. Right: Hugo Watson on his way to scoring for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJack stars to leave Bees feeling very Jolly
By LEON PICKARD Guernsey ......19 B’ham & Soli......28 A LATE flurry saw Birmingham and Solihull down Guernsey in a lively and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClements provides a sting in the tail
By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford and Esher played out a cracker despite windy conditions, with the away side winning it late...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Riley lifts Sedgley to win
By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEY Park won a tentry thriller against Sheffield Tigers, although the visitors did come away with two bonus...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMagical Mike breaks Mose hearts with a last-gasp try
By WILL PUGH On all fours: Mike MacFarlane scores for Park PICTURES: David E Whittam Arm-wrestle: A Park attack is put...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBonus-point Hull charge to summit
■By WILL BECKMAN South Leics …12 Hull Ionians …24 HULL Ionians continued their excellent start to the season as a bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton’s brave 14 still good enough to win it
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …31 B’ham & Soli …22 CLIFTON played the entire second half with 14 players, but it was...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMorris over the moon as Albion downed by power pack
By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Plymouth Albion with a tremendous second-half display against the elements to record a first-ever victory...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStour stay strong to fell the Wharf
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…37 Wharfedale …27 STOURBRIDGE returned to winning ways but made hard work of beating resolute Wharfedale. Stour started...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAlbanian in a jam even before start
By JOHN WHITE Dings C’s…18 Old Albanian …17 DINGS scored two late tries to salvage a win over 14-man Albanian. OAs...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders rocked by Titans
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM produced the shock of the season so far by beating the league leaders in an outstanding contest...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoKohler dashes in to lift Bury spirits
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians31 Bury St Ed …35 THERE was a heart breaking finale for Reds as Bury scored a...
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