National Leagues
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National League One
/ 9 months agoTom Mills double in vain as Richmond hit back
By Timothy Forrester Richmond................38 Bishop’s S................ 21 Richmond old boy Tom Mills tested his old club’s nerves with two tries in...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoPark quell Lions’ charge at the Rock
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 21 Leicester Lions..... 19 ROSSLYN Park eked out a narrow victory over Leicester Lions. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoHome comforts continue to evade Esher
■By CONOR MCLARNON @therugbypaper Esher.................. 21 Sale FC..............37 ESHER slipped to three home defeats on the trot as visitors Sale cut...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHooper notches four in eight-try thrashing
■By TOM BARRY Sheffield ..........52 Billingham....... 17 BOTH Sheffield and Billingham contributed to a feast of attacking rugby on a beautiful...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoJennings’ double sparks Lymm rout
■By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................ 50 Hull............................24 LYMM got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point win at Crouchley Lane. Paddy...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHoppers handed mauling by Tykes
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 10 Leeds Tykes ..........45 TABLE-toppers Leeds Tykes displayed their promotion credentials with a strong display. Hoppers...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoCrossland helps Otley overcome 16-point deficit
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................24 Otley.........................40 OTLEY thoroughly deserved their bonus-point win with a dominant second-half performance in which their pack and...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoNorman at the double to increase woe on Aces
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 34pts Harrogate.......... 18pts All-action: Harrogate’s Charlie Head goes over and, right, Benjamin Manderfield scores for Tigers...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHosts prevail after second-half blitz
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................27 Tynedale................. 19 FYLDE’S strong second half helped secure a bonus-point win over Tynedale yesterday. Tynedale started the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoIonians grind way past Wharfedale
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............24 Wharfedale............ 12 HULL Ionians’ strong tackling and the running lines of their backs saw them outplay...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBarnes hold off visitors’ stunning fightback
■By RICH FENECH Barnes.............. 45 Canterbury.......35 BARNES survived a stirring second-half comeback by their visitors to clinch a thrilling win. Lock...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoHawks pull clear late on to deny Raiders points
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................36 Worthing.................. 19 TWO TRIES in the final ten minutes from Will Benning and George Wood pulled Henley...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoTJs just too strong for brave Combe
■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park......20 Tonbridge.................. 25 ANOTHER win for TJs underlined why they are clear promotion favourites in this league....
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoCards and tries galore in cracker
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................42 Colchester..............26 DORKING ran out comfortable winners in an end-to-end game that saw 11 tries. Dorking were first...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoFantastic five sees Bury back in style
■By LUKE JARMYN Bury St Edmunds...32pts Guernsey...........25pts CHEERS of ‘Bury boys’ echoed from the main grandstand as No.8 Ruaraidh Williams scored...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoOAs keep their hot streak going
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians....... 44 Havant...................... 30 OAS continued their recent winning ways with a comfortable win over a deter...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoOaks can’t match Quins bruisers
■By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford ’Quins.........43 Sevenoaks..............33 RAMPANT Harlequins sent Sevenoaks packing in a sunny day thriller at Horspath Road. Willo Bicknell...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFamily spirit drives us on at Havant, says big brother Joel Knight
By Ben Jaycock It's a family affair at Havant as head coach Will Knight often operates with a midfield comprising his...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoStudents given a lesson by the Cam forwards
■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni.........28 Camborne........ 44 EXETER University came undone against a the strong pack of high flyers Camborne. The...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoLast-gasp Charlie stings Old Reds
■By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....29 Hornets..................... 31 CHARLIE CARTER’S late penalty snatched victory for the Hornets at Scotland Lane to stun...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoPort doubles spell trouble for Macc
■By JOSH THOMAS Devonport S............38 Macclesfield..........34 AIDEN Taylor and Charles Groves both scored twice to help Devonport Services earn a narrow...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoClifton’s bench seal the points
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................39pts Redruth..............28pts ENCOUNTERS between these two long-standing rivals with a strong bond of mutual respect can always be...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoBaldwin’s double helps hosts see off Titans
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............34 Taunton Titans..... 21 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Taunton in the table with a terrific victory in an exciting...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoCallum stars in ten-try demolition
■By BEN MORRIS Hinckley..................64 Bournville............... 19 CALLUM DACEY’S hat-trick helped Hinckley claim their biggest win of the season after a ten-try...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoLucs left to rue costly yellows
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............38 Loughborough S....49 A SUPERBLY exciting game at Mortimer Park saw the Students score seven tries to...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoTom Baldwin backing new boss at Blackheath
By Ben Jaycock Blackheath captain Tom Baldwin is disappointed that his director of rugby James Shanahan will be moving on at...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoStrong start wins contest for the National League One leaders Richmond
By Jean Bull Leicester L ...... 10 Richmond ........26 Richmond consolidated their position at the top of National League One with...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoFergus Mulchrone brace for Sale FC sinks strugglers Darlington MP
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC.....................33 Darlington MP ......... 7 Sale continued their recent revival with victory over bottom club Darlington. The...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoAquile Smith celebrates landmark in style for Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .............. 19 Rams ...........................0 With 15 minutes left, Aquile Smith, marking his 100th appearance, effectively killed...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoRosslyn Park savour half-century securing of points
By Baz Johnson Dings C............... 19pts Tries: Rivers 2, Gollop 12, Caven 49 Conversions: Elswood 12, 49 Rosslyn Park ...50pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoRichard Hayes on hand to guide Rotherham Titans to the triumph
By John Allanson Bishop’s S ................11 Rotherham T ......... 17 Rotherham took full advantage of poor conditions, favouring their forward-orientated game...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoBlackheath send Esher crashing
By Conor McLarnon Esher.........................22 Blackheath.............64 Blackheath bounced back from their narrow loss to Plymouth last week as they obliterated hosts Esher...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoMorgan heroics written in Stone: Plymouth make it eight in a row
By John Butcher Plymouth A.............38 Sedgley Park.........35 Plymouth made it an eight-match unbeaten run against spirited visitors Sedgley Park. Albion dominated...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoHarrogate hang on to claim full five in a thriller
■By MARK GARRET Harrogate.........27 Fylde................. 24 THE crowd at a damp and cold Apollo Capital stadium were rewarded with a narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoJake jinks in to clinch it for Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................41 Preston G.................24 A DOMINANT second-half performance by the pack and two spectacular tries by substitute winger Jake...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoLymm suffer as Otley finally click
■By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 31 Lymm.......................... 7 OTLEY warmed their supporters’ hearts with a much-needed win over Lymm. The visitors made...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoTykes take the spoils in nervous top of table clash
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes.... 24pts Sheffield............ 18pts Brilliant Sheffield defence keeps Leeds out and, right, George Castledine on his way...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoLewis is difference as Hull back up last week’s win
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 17 Hull Ionians............27 HULL IONIANS’ extended losing streak was made to look like a distant memory...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoDale lack power to halt Chester cruise
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................29 Chester..................... 31 DESPITE the narrow scoreline Chester were on top for most of the game, and it...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoRef and forwards make the Bills pay
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 14 Wharfedale............32 WHARFEDALE’S forward power won the day as they crushed a Billingham pack which struggled to...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoRaiders go down to a rare reverse at home
■By JOSH THOMAS Guernsey.......... 21 Old Albanians.28 OLD Albanians claimed victory over Guernsey to inflict the Raiders’ first home defeat of...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoRichardson is in the right place
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Henley......................22 SEVENOAKS held on for a tight win over Henely after a compelling second-half comeback by the...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoWorthing hold off a late Bury blitz
■By ABI BENCE Worthing..................38 Bury St Edmunds..35 WORTHING secured a narrow victory over Bury St Edmund’s. The foundations for victory were...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoQuins win to ease fears of the drop
■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester....... 34pts Oxford H.............40pts OXFORD Harlequins significantly boosted their hopes of league survival with a six tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoOsborne on hand to guarantee a top Finnish
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................45 Westcombe Park..23 DORKING overcame Westcombe Park in a hard-fought contest at the Big Field, outscoring them by...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoVisitors savour a Holling hat-trick
■By ADAM CLEARY Canterbury..............23 Tonbridge J............46 TONBRIDGE Juddians record a comprehensive victory on the road with a bonus-point win over Canterbury....
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoMatt puts gloss on win for Barnes
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................29 Barnes......................36 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane witnessed a stirring comeback from Havant, only to fall short...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoStudents get their systems right for easy win
■By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S....... 34 O Redcliffians... 7 LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed opponents Old Reds to Epinal Way in the reverse...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoMoyle leads way in one-sided affair
■By RORY MORROW Camborne................52 Bournville................. 5 CAMBORNE full-back Kyle Moyle was the star as he scored 22 points in his side’s...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoJoy as Services end barren run
■By MO SHER Devonport S............28 Hinckley..................22 THERE was relief – and palpable joy – at Rectory Field, as Devonport held on...
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