National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMatt lives the life of Riley with historic try
By MICHAEL JONES Sedgley Park …45pts Hinckley …29pts SEDGLEY Park romped to a home victory against Hinckley as the victors racked...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoSluggish Abbot have Browne to thank
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot remain resurgent in their quest for promotion after seeing off Cleve 64-31 in their fourth bonus...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOn-song Reed finishes Sheffield hopes
By FRASER SMITH Sale …31 Sheffield …17 A LATE flurry of tries handed Sale a second successive victory of the new...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGidlow steals dramatic late win for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…20 Worthing …19 REDRUTH broke Worthing’s hearts, as they scored a try with the final play of the...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoRugby in France is going the way of England soccer
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Whitewash: French national team decline continued in the 3-0 summer series defeat...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers kicked to glory by Ireland
By JOHN HARRISON Sheffield T …29 S Leicester …22 FLY-HALF Mark Ireland inspired Sheffield Tigers to victory over previously unbeaten South...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeventh-heaven for the Wolfpack
By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple …24 Bury St Edm’ .39 SEVEN-TRY Bury St Edmunds secured a comprehensive bonus-point victory away at Barnstaple,...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoBest now a doubt for Autumn Tests
RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER and Ireland captain Rory Best has been ruled out for four to six weeks after a scan revealed...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders continue pace at the top
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …10 Stourbridge…45 STOURBRIDGE gave a display of strong direct running, slick passing and good support to rack...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLate Stephenson try edges thriller
By RICHARD HARCOURT Broadstreet…32 Clifton…35 CLIFTON emerged the victors in a dramatic nine-try encounter, fighting off a late Broadstreet comeback in...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoKnee injury may keep Cipriani out till Xmas
WASPS fly-half Danny Cipriani could miss up to three months with the knee injury sustained in Wasps’ 24-21 Premiership defeat to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFive-try win for classy league leaders
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …29 LI Wild Geese 21 CINDERFORD kept up their perfect start to the season, but they were...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill can’t be stopped in a try rampage
By ALEX RADLEY Ampthill …45 Esher …5 BOTH teams took advantage of the super playing conditions to demonstrate a terrific game...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLeonard blow to Hartpury hopes
CHAMPIONSHIP new boys Hartpury College will be missing outside-centre Steve Leonard until Christmas with the shoulder injury he suffered in the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLate raid by Chinnor puts slick Rams into reverse
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…36pts Redingensians.14pts He’s in: John Bentley scores for Chinnor REDINGENSIANS were unable to fight off a second-half blitz...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy overhauled in last five minutes
By JOHN LYON Caldy …16 Cambridge…20 ABONUS-POINT win for Cambridge looked unlikely with five minutes of the game remaining. Caldy led...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoBlaze quits as Tigers forwards coach
RICHARD Blaze has resigned from his role as forwards coach at Leicester Tigers for “personal reasons”. The 32-year-old was forced to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWard inspires Juddians’ strong fightback
By GARETH WITHERS T’bridge Jud 20 Henley …14 ULTIMATELY it was the home side who came out on top in a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians architects of their downfall
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 26 Old Albanian .36 OLD ALBANIAN secured victory with a workmanlike display against a disappointing Ionians....
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoRichards: US was a reasonable success
NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards says the trip to America last weekend to face Saracens has helped the game despite seeing his...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoThompson triple secures victory
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffs.24 Canterbury …34 CANTERBURY’S experience told as they took the points in a pulsating match at Old...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlackheath hit by Cov try double around the interval
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry…37pts Tries: Dacres 2, White 40, Stokes 42, Preece 62, Pen try 68 Conversions: Maisey 3, 40 Penalties:...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoMarler reprimanded over Haskell incident
JOEMarler has been been given a citing commissioner’s warning, which equates to a retrospective yellow card, after the scuffle with England...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTaunton’s perfect start rolls forward
By GEORGE BOND Wimbledon … 27 Taunton Ttns.42 TWO late scores maintained Taunton Titans’ 100% record at the start of the...
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National League One
/ 8 years ago‘If only we could start at half-time in every game!’
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley …17 DMP …31 DARLINGTON produced a dazzling second half display to maintain their perfect start to the...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoScottish duo beef up Tigers front row options
TRANFER WRAP TONGA international Atieli Pakalani is one of three new faces to join Leicester Tigers. Pakalani, 25, can play at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOld Boys soak up pressure and then hit hard
By JON EDWARDS Old Elt’ns …36 L’borough S …20 A STORMING second- half performance gave Elthamians their first home victory of...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoWallace grabs third try in two matches for Bristol
By SAM JACKSON AVIVA A-LEAGUE BRISTOL United recorded their first A-League victory of the season with an entertaining 27-17 victory over...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFylde youngsters taught a lesson
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A … 68 Fylde … 15 PLYMOUTH moved up to third with an impressive performance. Fylde played...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoberts on fire in Stortford fightback
By JOSH JONES Rosslyn Park … 24 Bishop’s Stort… 31 WILL ROBERTS inspired Bishops to a third win in four matches....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLymm take top spot as Hull are held
Northern Premier LYMMtake over at the top of the table following a 46-5 win away at Sandal. Hull fall after being...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRuthless Foresters show no mercy to Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley 17 Cinderford 90 CINDERFORD kept their unbeaten start to the season with a 14-try annihilation of the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMoseley find their rhythm for first success
Birmingham 38 Hull Ionians 24 By DAVE LAWRENCE BIRMINGHAM Moseley ran in six tries on their way to their first National...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoCrusaders maintain their perfect record
South West Premier DINGS Crusaders remain one of three sides with a 100 per cent record in the South West Premier...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans just too good come rain or shine
By KEITH BROOKING On the run: Jack Bond of Barnstaple makes a break Held: Alex Spurdle tries to get away for...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLate breakaways sees Albion home
Bishop’s Sto 17 Plymouth A 36 By JOHN ALLANSON SHORN of eight frontline players through injuries and other absences, Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCasson treble as Chinnor take command
By WILL THOMPSON London IWG 24 Chinnor…… 43 WILD GEESE were seeking their first win of the season as they opened...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoEsher bouncing back in fine style
Esher 32 Rosslyn Park 17 By ADAM THEOFILATOS ESHER returned from their demolition by Plymouth Albion to power their way to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth pushed hard by new boys
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 24 Wimbledon 15 REDRUTH were made to work hard by new boys Wimbledon before ensuring a late...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoNewton happy with mean streak as DMP victorious
Acrobatic: Simon Uzokwe of Darlington Mowden Park dives over for his first try PICTURES: Mark Fletcher DARLINGTONMowden Park coach John Newton...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWorthing’s effort earns no reward
By THOMAS GOLDING Worthing 30 Reding’sians 40 AN EXCELLENT secondhalf spell for Redingensians was enough to see them past a spirited...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTarrant on the money to sink his former club
By GRAHAM COX FOR THE second time in two home matches Blackheath won by a single point with Joe Tarrant determining...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFylde are smashed for six by rampant visitors
Fylde 7 Old Elt’mians 43 By HENRY WOODSFORD OLD Elthamians earned their first win of the season, scoring six tries against...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCaldy comeback stuns Students
Loughb’ough 26 Caldy 31 By OSCAR MORTIMER LOUGHBOROUGH Students let a 13-point half-time lead slip as Caldy took the win in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWatt could have been for Albanian
Old Albanian 19 Coventry 21 By BRIAN QUINN ALBANIANS came within two points of a famous victory as Coventry’s management optimised...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoWilson heroics secure win for Hinckley
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT HINCKLEY won a top-class Midlands derby at Leicester Road, with a penalty in the latter stages of the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSilver kicks Lucs to win over Dale
Luctonians 26 Wharfedale 14 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS secured a hard-fought victory with a dogged performance against winless Wharfedale at Mortimer...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers outclassed by ruthless Sale
Sale 52 Sheffield T 15 By TOM GALLAGHER SALE moved up to sixth place in the National League Division Two North...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBrilliant Barker inspires Blues to victory
Macclesfield 41 Blaydon 15 By MATT COLERIDGE A LATE flurry of tries helped Macclesfield down Blaydon and register another victory in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoClegg hails spirit after Otley hold off Chester
Otley 31pts Chester 16pts By NICK DOYLE OTLEYwithstood a second half resurgence by Chester to come out comfortable winners in West...
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