National Leagues
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National League One
/ 12 months agoDefeat ends the Titan bid for glory
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 31 Rotherham T .........24 THIS result moves Blackheath up to fourth place in the table, while...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoMond’s title Schmid after secured hat-trick
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 47pts Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Litchfield 8, Goffey 15, 28; Schmid 40, 54, 61; Hastings 73...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoRichmond added their Grieve. Forwards and touchline
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C..................... 41 Leicester Lions ....39 Win flows Dings’ way as Rivers DINGS and Leicester Lions delivered a...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoMoseley prove too dominant for hosts
By OLLIE AUST Esher......................... 19 B Moseley...............59 A DOMINANT performance from Birmingham Moseley helped them cruise past Esher. It didn’t take...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoFenley goes from Park villain to hero
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........45 Sedgley Park.........24 ROSSLYN Park secured their seventh win on the bounce against Sedgley Park as they...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHull edge home in relegation battle to savour
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate.........26 Hull..................... 31 HULL took home the points in what could be a pivotal game in the National...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHooper’s hat-trick proves in vain
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................38 Sheffield .................29 LYMM beat Sheffield in a jaw-dropping 10-try thriller at Crouchley Lane. Rory Riddell’s two tries...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoFun in the sun as Chester blast Dale
By RORY MORROW Chester....................45 Wharfedale............28 CHESTER scored seven tries on route to a bonus point win over Wharfedale, on a gloriously...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoIt’s Tykes’ title party thanks to Seremaia
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 24pts Leeds Tykes ....27pts A LATE penalty from Seremaia Turagabeci crowned Leeds Tykes league champions in...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoFylde made to scrap all the way by brave Bills
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................22 Billingham.............. 12 FYLDE held on to victory at the Woodlands despite a shaky and scrappy second-half. The...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoCentury of points in a classic match
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............53 Preston G.................52 A MATCH of eight tries a-piece, 105 points, won by a single point, with...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoKeller flies in to see off Otley
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................54 Otley..........................22 TYNEDALE stormed to their biggest win of the season with an eight -try demolition of Otley....
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoBaker has recipe for success in win for Hornets
By HOLLY DAISY Devonport S.... 34 Hornets.............. 41 HORNETS returned to winning ways with victory over Devonport. The hosts took the...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoClifton wins won’t be much better – Salter
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................41pts Camborne..........26pts Danger man: Marcus Nel looks to create an attack for Clifton and, right, Zak Hamid on...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoBournville close to drop after defeat
By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 61 Bournville...............24 BOURNVILLE just about clung on to their National Two status thanks to a losing bonus...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoInfluential Vowles shows his class
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................57 Old Redcliffians....26 HINCKLEY rattled up a half-century of points in their victory over Old Redcliffians. The game...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoWhiteman leads the way as hosts cruise to victory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 61 Exeter Uni................26 LUCTONIANS put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some ease. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoLate tries decisive in tightest contest
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................29 Taunton Titans.....27 TWO converted tries for Redruth in the final ten minutes when Taunton were down to...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoMacc do enough to stay in division
By WILLIAM BULL Macclesfield..........42 Loughborough S....45 MACCLESFIELD came into this needing a point to be safe after giving Taunton a fright...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoRatu battling to help make Titans a top force again
By CIARA FEARN Main man: Ratu Vakalutukali TAUNTON Titans flanker Ratu Vakalutukali balances his demanding career as a Royal Marine with...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoRaiders’ revenge as slick passing pays off
By STEVE WHITEMAN Colchester....... 21 Guernsey..........29 GUERNSEY avenged their home defeat earlier in the season by beating Colchester 21-29. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoBarnes do their work early for win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 31 Barnes...................... 41 CELEBRATIONS to mark Ben Cooper’s 150th cap for Bury fell flat as...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoFive-try flurry sees Dorking home
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................43 Havant...................... 17 FIVE tries in the third quarter of this pulsating game saw Dorking take control after...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoTJ’s close in on title as Curtis runs amok
By ALISTAIR BEYNON On the attack: Shaydn Osgood seals the win for TJ’s while, below, Will Benning defends for Henley PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoTwin hat-tricks for Canterbury in fun 10-try rout
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................29 Canterbury..............66 A SUNNY Horspath Road saw a confident Canterbury efficiently dismantle their hosts in a ten-try...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoMighty Oaks edge brave Worthing
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............38 Worthing..................29 SEVENOAKS secured a high-octane victory over Worthing at a sunny Knole Paddock. The hard ground felt...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoAlexander proves great at the death
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........48 Old Albanians........ 50 OLD Albanians squeezed another victory in their impressive winning run at Westcombe Park....
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoGanley plans to ditch grey London for life in the sun
By BEN JAYCOCK Fighting for Esher: Prop Conor Ganley SUNSHINE-hunting prop Conor Ganley hopes to help Esher survive in National One...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSale maul Lions and survive a dogged fightback
■By HOLLY DAISY Leicester L ...... 31 Sale FC..............37 SALE held off a second-half fightback from the Leicester Lions to secure...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond show their class in romp
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Richmond ............... 50 LEAGUE leaders Richmond handed Sedgeley Park a second-half beating at Park...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoNo sympathy as Darlo crushed
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............69 Darlington MP .......14 WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRosslyn make Albion pay in second-half comeback
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ..... 24pts Rosslyn Park ...30pts Tries: Williams 16, Boughton 40, Hill 65 Conversions: Putt 16, 40,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBishop’s pack lead the way as Esher flounder
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............52 Esher ........................28 BISHOP’S Stortford’s powerful pack proved the difference as they took advantage of some...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBlackheath ease to convincing win
nBy BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...26 Blackheath.............43 A POOR start for the visitors, kicking the ball dead from the start, was probably...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSensational Rams down the Titans
nBy RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................30 Rotherham T.......... 19 A SENSATIONAL Rams’ performance saw the hosts stun second-placed Rotherham Titans in an againstthe-odds...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHamish Ferguson wants strong finish for Bishop’s Stortford to put a gloss on a tough year
By Ciara Fearn Bishop's Stortford lock Hamish Ferguson is optimistic his team can produce a strong finish to a difficult season...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMinikin makes the hosts pay for slow start
nBy BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....33 TYNEDALE paid the price for a woeful first half, and although they improved in the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale celebrate a magnificent seven
nBy EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale........... 44 Lymm........................27 WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter. There was...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRoss is top of the Bill with a late try
nBy MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Chester.....................23 BILLINGHAM secured a dramatic victory after a tense and thrilling encounter. Chester started the game in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoArcher on target as the Tigers triumph
nBy RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 21pts Sheffield T........29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoPack takes the Tykes forward in promotion bid
nBy BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Fylde......................... 15 LEEDS Tykes took a giant step towards their promotion target with a forward-orientated win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMaycock’s magic is key for Gate
nBy NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Harrogate................24 HARROGATE secured the bonus-point win in the first half, taking them out of the immediate...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIn-form Fisher is the hat-trick hero
nBy MIKE PILLBEAN Sheffield..................40 Preston G................. 18 SHEFFIELD turned on the style in difficult conditions to grab yet another five-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoCoach thanks crowd for lifting Havant over line
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................25pts Oxford H............. 19pts Holding firm: Havant’s Will Perry fighting for a cross field kick against Quins Harry...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHeartache for Barnes after late penalty drama
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................24 Old Albanians........26 IN a cracking open game played partially in an electrical storm, OAs deservedly won 24-26...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTheo flies in with a brace to seal it for Dorking
nBy RORY MORROW Guernsey..........29 Dorking..............31 THEO WILLIAMSON’S second-half double helped Dorking come from behind to edge out Guernsey. Guernsey struck first...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoPark blitz blows the Oaks down
nBy STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............28 Westcombe P......... 41 WESTCOMBE Park enjoyed a compelling victory over Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock after a 20-minute...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoNervous Worthing seal it at the death
nBy ABI BENCE Worthing..................32 Colchester..............24 IN what was a must-win match for Worthing, with Colchester six points ahead of them in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoCanterbury cling on in a nail-biter
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Canterbury.............. 31 Henley......................28 CANTERBURY triumphed in a nail-biting clash with Henley thanks in part to the boot of...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTJs come out on top in 12-try thriller
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 41 Bury St Edmunds..34 TJs took maximum points from a high-quality game that was only secured...
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