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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoWelsh manage to get it right at last
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........34 Sevenoaks..............24 FINALLY, Welsh turned a game they should have won into a game.... they won! An...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoKerry strikes late to to steal it for Oundle
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................29 Oundle......................33 AN injury-time try from Shay Kerry earned Oundle a narrow victory over Henley. It was a...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoTitans sit top after proving too good for Lions
■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ......25 Rotherham T ..41 ROTHERHAM Titans exercised their greater class, in seeing off Leicester Lions to...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoBradshaw stunner shocks Stortford
■By DAVE WALKER Bishop’s S ............... 15 Sedgley Park ........20 ALBERT BRADSHAW’S last-minute try saw Sedgley Park leave Bishop’s Stortford stunned,...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoLate score as hosts Hone in on point
Clifton ...................... 17 Sale FC.....................24 ■By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON salvaged a losing bonus point, with the final play of their clash...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoBlackheath are back with battling win at Crusaders
■By JOSH THOMAS Dings C...............31pts Tries: Stanley 18, Rowson 20, Cantwell 44, Boulton 75 Conversions: Weston 19, 21, 45; O’Grady 76...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoAll yellow for Tykes as cold plays part in defeat
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ............ 7 Rams ........................ 19 VISITORS Rams held off a strong second-half fightback, from Leeds Tykes,...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoPark’s storm is too powerful for Albion
■ By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........29 Plymouth A.............14 NOT even Storm Amy’s blustery winds could halt the still unbeaten Rosslyn Park,...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoLloyd spins webs for joyful Juddians
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 31 B Moseley............... 17 HAT-TRICK hero Conor Lloyd helped Tonbridge Juddians to a hard-earned win...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoCenturion Dean has reasons to feel cheerful
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................33 Billingham...... 24 HULL overcame a determined Billingham side, a 12-man injury list and an almost record...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoFawcett provides pack inspiration
■ By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale............33 Sheffield Tigers.... 15 WITH Storm Amy blasting down the dale, this was always going to be...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoSheffield show real steel on a tough day
■ By TOM BARRY Sheffield............40pts Preston G........... 10pts TEAMS SHEFFIELD: Castledine, Catleugh, Drennan, Smith, Hooper, Posa, Fisher; Whitney, Archer, Hicklin, A...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoPark get better of Otley – and Amy!
■ By NEIL MORRIS Darlington MP.......33 Otley..........................27 DARLINGTON Mowden Park battled both Otley and Storm Amy to secure their third consecutive...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoParker pounces at the double to stun his hosts
■ By VICTOR BULL Macclesfield.......... 19 Fylde......................... 21 MACCLESFIELD fans will be disappointed with this one. Four wins in a row,...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHosts have a fine Tyne at the top
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................46 Rossendale............26 IN-FORM Tynedale continued their sensational start to the season with their fifth maximum points haul,...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoCelella leaves it late to seal win
■ By BEN MORRIS Scunthorpe............. 18 Hull Ionians............24 A LATE try from Alfredo Celella and Ben Smith conversion secured victory For...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoIt’s many happy returns for main man Moyle
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 43 Lymm.................31 CAMBORNE chalked up another bonus-point win to maintain a perfect start to the season. This...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoIvory towers above outclassed Exeter
By RORY MORROW Chester..................... 71 Exeter Uni................ 19 CHESTER produced a storming display at Hare Lane to sweep aside Exeter University...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHurray for Henry as Sellick shines
By ADAM CLEARY Barnstaple..............52 Hinckley..................29 A SUPER second-half comeback from Barnstaple saw them record a bonus-point victory over Hinckley to maintain...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoTitans turn on second-half style to seal triumph
By JACK BEARD Cinderford............... 21 Taunton Titans.....34 SECOND-HALF brilliance from Taunton gave them a comfortable win over a lack-lustre Cinderford side....
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoFull marks for as Turpin bags students hat-trick
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborough S............40pts Syston................14pts TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH: Callow, Nancekivell, Kean, Champain, Turpin, Webb, Wickham, Docherty, Sell, Payne, Black, Norton, Fernandez-Ford,...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHappy Jack leads Lucs to the victory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............38 Hornets.....................29 LUCTONIANS outscored Hornets six tries to five to take the honours. The star man was undoubtedly...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoRedruth save their very best for last
By AVUYILE SAWULA Redruth....................29 Old Redcliffians...... 7 A FLAWLESS second-half display, coupled with four unanswered tries, secured a gritty victory for...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoRaiders romp to big win at Quins
By RHYS COOPER Speedy: Jon Hughes on the attack for Quins Oxford H.............19pts Guernsey...........37pts TEAMS OXFORD QUINS: Hughes, Burn, Sayer, Jenkins,...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoWorld Cup winners see OAs stay top of the table
By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians........ 31 Henley......................22 OLD Albanians retained top spot of National League Two East with a nine-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoBullock’s triple leads a try-fest
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher.........................50 London Welsh........33 ESHER kept a spirited London Welsh fightback at bay to record their fourth league win...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoSharpley late show snatches victory in a thriller
By PETER CROOT Oundle...............31 Barnes...............26 TWO evenly matched sides swapped the lead several times before a late try from Jack Sharpley...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoDefence key amid winds of change
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 31 Canterbury................ 7 DORKING ran out comfortable winners against Canterbury by five tries to one in a...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoHema’s hat-trick chops down Oaks
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............28 Bury St Edmunds..43 A HAT-TRICK of tries by Bury St Edmunds wing Matt Hema led his side...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoCombe new boy Brown delivers
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........38 Havant......................24 WESTCOMBE Park had struggled to close out games in recent weeks but dominance at the...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoTitans lead the charge for promotion position
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..71 Bishop’s S ........12 BIRTHDAY boy JB Bruzulier marked his big day with two tries as...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoClinical Sale take second bonus win
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................38 Leeds Tykes .......... 15 LEEDS Tykes headed to the Morson Stadium looking for their first win...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoDings break losing streak at Moseley
By JOSH THOMAS B Moseley .............. 19 Dings Crusaders ..34 DINGS Crusaders got their first win of the season after an...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoStrong Mehson play brings Park up from behind
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............27 Rosslyn Park ......... 31 A 13-POINT lead just prior to the interval proved too little for...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoClifton shock Tigers with first victory of the season
By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ..30pts Tries: Gregory 7, 23, 45; Ainslie 53 Conversions: Glasse 7, 45 Penalties: Glasse 13,...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoPlymouth put Lions back in their cage
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............45 Leicester Lions.....22 PLYMOUTH Albion kept their unbeaten start to the season with a seven try to...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoMagical solo try for Kalling-Smith
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................40 Tonbridge J............ 19 RAMS returned to winning ways with a terrific six-try home win against Tonbridge Juddians....
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoUzokwe hat-trick inspires DMP to victory
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham.......26 Darlington MP.36 DARLINGTON Mowden Park secured a hard-fought win over Billingham with flanker Simon Uzokwe stealing the...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHolden double puts Macc ahead
■■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................29 Macclesfield..........42 MACCLESFIELD remain unbeaten after a win over Preston Grasshoppers but had their work cut out...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoSuper backs keep Fylde unbeaten
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................40 Hull............................29 THE Woodlands was treated to a home victory after Fylde secured a confident win largely due...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoEnd of game push from Ionians is too little, too late
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 21 Sheffield..................32 SHEFFIELD came to life in the second half of a tough game to take...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHaddon steps up to steal it for Dale
■By NICK DOYLE Otley....................20pts Wharfedale......21pts LOCAL derbies are always tight and, with the lead changing seven times, Wharfedale won it at...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHolland impresses for Rossendale
■By COILIN DUFFY Rossendale............54 Scunthorpe.............29 ROSSENDALE produced a ruthless attacking display to defeat Scunthorpe by 25 points at Marl Pits handing...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoLate pressure sees victory for Tynedale
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....14 Tynedale................. 31 A LATE bonus point try from Charlie Turnbull saw Tynedale’s perfect start to the...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoPlucky Exeter succumb to Lucs’ fightback
■By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........19 Luctonians.......38 LUCTONIANS produced a ruthless second-half display to run out winners against Exeter University. The students...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoLymm overcome Students in thriller
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Lymm........................52 Loughborough S....35 A whopping eight tries sealed a comprehensive victory for Lymm against Loughborough Students at in...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoCamborne turn on second-half style
■By OLLY MCBRIDE Hinckley..................24 Camborne................34 CAMBORNE produced a clinical second-half performance to secure a victory in a lively contest at Leicester...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoBarum keep their cool to quell Titans fightback
■■By MIKE AMOS Taunton T......... 34pts Barnstaple........41pts BARNSTAPLE head coach Winston James stated that the turning point in the game was...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHornets give Stags a sting after repelling a reply
■By BEN MORRIS Hornets.....................33 Cinderford...............24 ON a dry day perfect for running rugby, Hornets hosted joint-leaders Cinderford, aiming to bounce back...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoJack’s Counter treble floors hosts
■By MARK PUTTNAM Syston......................24 Redruth....................35 REDRUTH'S first visit to Syston turned out to be a rewarding one. Syston broke the defensive...
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