National Leagues
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedingensians Ram past Clifton
By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth buzzing with Raiders win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd,...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 agoDale dig deep but cannot deny the hosts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 24 Tynedale 17 A DOGGED display from Luctonians saw them earn a bonus-point win over a well-drilled...
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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 agoHuddersfield maintain perfect record
National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSale battle back in a game of two halves
By LEE SIMS Sale 28pts Chester 19pts SALE boosted their hopes of clinching a home play-off thanks to a strong second-half...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians’ survival hopes still alive
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoVictorious Lydney relegate Launceston
National League 3 South West DING Crusaders took a giant step towards claiming second place and a spot in the promotion...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers roar as Swatkins stars in vital win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T 27 Hinckley 22 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ hopes of retaining their National Two status were given a major...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStour stroll but Otley rescue point
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 36 Otley 26 STOURBRIDGE cruised to a comfortable win but then took their foot off the gas...
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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 2N
/ 9 years agoExcellent Caldy close in on title
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate 10 Caldy 38 AN ASSURED performance from league leaders Caldy consolidated their place at the top of...
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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 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 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 3
/ 9 years agoOld Reds up as Bromsgrove battle on
National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians clinched the league title and promotion to National 2 South as they edged out...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions are tamed by league leaders
By JOHN LYON Caldy 22 Leicester L 16 AN INJURY in the warm up to powerful centre Forbes Edward disrupted the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWatkins goes over twice as Park breeze past poor Fylde
Rosslyn Pk 36 Fylde 19 By JONTY SUTHERLAND AFTER a somewhat shaky start, Rosslyn Park rallied to come away with an...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoStop whinging Rob, you’re ignoring player welfare!
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Rob Howley should remember that nobody likes a bad loser as he...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoChester are back on track after victory
By JAMES BROOKS Chester 30 Harrogate 10 CHESTER returned to winning ways with a bonus point victory over strugglers Harrogate at...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents scrape past Darlington
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hartpury Col 34 THREE yellow cards didn’t stop Darlington giving the league champions a fright at...
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