National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDefeated Dale fail to quell Chester charge
By BEN JAMES Chester…22 Wharfedale …15 TRIES from Freeman Payne, James Preston and Alexander Reed ensured Chester kept up their fine...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarnes bask in summer sun with rare win
By PETER HAYES Canterbury 11 Barnes 17 BARNES upset the form book to take just a fifth win of the season...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPlymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoWasps’ defeat ends hopes of Lions call-up for Cipriani
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN As if to prove the point I made last week about the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions roar to pile misery on Otley
By JOHN FINCH Otley …17 Leicester L…65 LEICESTER Lions certainly looked promotion contenders as they gave Otley their heaviest defeat of...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoReds grab draw with a last-gasp Phillips try
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 33pts Redruth 33pts No doubt: Richard Brown is awarded a try fro Redruth Lewis Webb runs...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlues’ fast start finished by Barker
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNorton notches try record as England move into quarters
WORLD SEVENS SERIES HONG KONG By NICK VERDIER DANNorton became the most prolific try scorer in World Sevens Series history as...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoGreens stunned in Sedgley romp
By STEVE WILLIAMS FIVE tries in 15 minutes at the start of the second half saw Sedgley Park blitz Scunthorpe in...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGibson pops up at death to save Geese
By WARREN MUGGLETON LI W Geese 41 Henley H 35 KARL Gibson scored a late try for London Irish Wild Geese...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTrimble terrific as Cov go try crazy
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …8 Coventry …73 MAX TRIMBLE scored a hat-trick as Coventry ran in 11 tries with Will...
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National League 3
/ 9 years ago3G – sow the seeds of future success
IF Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoAley the man for South as Lucs are Downed
By MICK MCNEILL S Leicester …40 Luctonians …28 RICKIE ALEY was the difference between the sides after a stellar performance with...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWings sting Bury in first-half blitz
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 47 B St Edmunds 12 DOM Lespierre and Huw Roberts scored two tries apiece as Old...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLeonard keeps survival dreams alive
By DANIEL SAWYER Rosslyn Park …29 Hull Ionians…30 HULL IONIANS handed their survival hopes a timely shot in the arm with...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoDickson looking to a bright future at Bedford
TRANSFER WRAP LEE DICKSON will be leaving Northampton at the end of the season to join Bedford Blues as playercoach next...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoCaldy land title after stunning fightback
By JOHN LYON Caldy…28pts Sale …26pts CALDY enjoyed a day to remember as they were crowned champions of National 2 North...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGoss the boss as Chinnor dominate
By MATTHEW ALMOND Worthing R 14 Chinnor 73 CHINNOR racked up 11 tries at Worthing Raiders to put the Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoRegular season winners ready for big finale
WOMEN’S ROUND-UP By NICK VERDIER BRISTOL dominated the Premiership’s regular season and head coach Roy Davies has now challenged his troops...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHinckley beat the Bridge in lively clash
By BEN JAMES Hinckley …36 Stourbridge 24 IT WAS tries galore as Hinckley secured a bonuspoint win over Stourbridge in a...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale roar back to tame the Tigers
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …41 Sheffield T …40 TYNEDALE twice came from 16 points behind to snatch a thrilling victory. The...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoGate hit back to defeat Hoppers
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G …32 Harrogate …48 HARROGATE conjured a second-half comeback to beat Preston Grasshoppers in an 11-try thriller...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBarker holds his nerves to teach Students
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…37 Esher …38 A LAST-GASP kick from Paul Roberts saw Esher sneak past Loughborough Students by a single...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJuddians have the champagne on ice
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddians are on the verge of claiming the title after an emphatic 46-5 win...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarum boosted by vital home victory
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple…21 Cinderford …13 BARNSTAPLE signed off their home campaign with victory over top-six side Cinderford as a poor...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBattle against the drop continues
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…40 Blaydon …43 TWO points for Cambridge put them on the brink of safety while Blaydon kept their...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBroadstreet in control after Lions slayed
National League 3 Midlands NUNEATON’S end-to-end 48-26 victory over Lichfield is likely to be in vain after wins for all three...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoClifton rub salt into Exmouth wounds
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 36 Exmouth 20 CLIFTON threw caution to the wind from the kickoff and ran the ball from...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFylde hit by full force of Law trio
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington …66 Fylde …22 DARLINGTON overwhelmed visitors Fylde at the Northern Echo Arena, scoring ten tries in the...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoChampions Huddersfield marching on
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELD extended their unbeaten league record to 25 games as they overcome second-placed Rossendale 41-11. Despite winning...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTom on target as Stortford close in
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …36 R’gensians R…33 TOM Banks late penalty ensured Bishop’s Stortford took a big step towards the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoProtheroe runs the show as perfect streak continues
By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey …14pts Tries: Fidler 35, Crane 77 Conversions: Williams 35, 77 Hartpury College …32pts Tries: Cochrane 23, Protheroe...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLate tries secure Crusaders play-off spot
National League 3 South West TWO late tries saw Dings Crusaders come from behind to beat Ivybridge 23-17 to secure second...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBaker off to a flyer as Amps see off Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 17 Ampthill 40 WINGER Nigel Baker ran in a hat-trick of tries inside the opening 30 minutes...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDouble from Dan too much for the Cockles
By MAISIE WHITE Exmouth 8 Canterbury 22 EXMOUTH dominated a game that really should have seen some form of league points...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWilliams on song to subdue Club
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLespierre hat-trick fires OEs up table
By JON EDWARDS Barnes 27 O Elthamians 50 A STORMING first-half display helped Old Elthamians overcome battling Barnes and edge into...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWaters in full flow in simple success
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 50 Darlington 33 CALUM Waters’ double helped Esher on the way to a dominant victory over Darlington...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoPicture-perfect Frame saves draw
By SIMON LORD Bury St E 29 Cinderford 29 A TRY with the clock in the red salvaged a draw for...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCov fight back points as Park
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions ease to victory to stay in race
By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 40 Preston G 14 LEICESTER Lions maintained their play-off hopes with a six-try salvo win over...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKingdom comes to rescue with late penalty
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks24 T’ton Titans 25 A GARY Kingdom penalty in the seventh minute of injury-time gave Taunton Titans...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoProtheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTight title race set to go to the death
National League 3 London & S WITH just two games to go Tonbridge Juddians and Wimbledon are still battling it out...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSix-try Leicester down Scunny
By MICK McNEILL S Leicester 43 Scunthorpe 10 SOUTH Leicester beat relegation-threatened Scunthorpe, starting and finishing with some wellworked tries. It...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHistory for Chinnor in Stortford thrill ride
By RICHARD JARVIS White line fever: Chinnor flanker Ben Manning crashes over in the first half of a hard-fought game, left,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOAs hold off a depleted Fylde
By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBroadstreet’s winning run stretches on
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET kept their title bandwagon rolling with an 11th straight victory to maintain a two-point cushion at...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBarrett the hero as Dale edge it
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 13 Sedgley Park 10 AN AFTERNOON of brutal rugby, with no quarter being given from either side,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBath dunks Wild Geese for vital victory
By JORDAN DAVIES LI W Geese 5 Barnstaple 12 BARNSTAPLE edged past London Irish in a crucial relegation dogfight that saw...
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