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National League 2E
/ 11 months agoCards and tries galore in cracker
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................42 Colchester..............26 DORKING ran out comfortable winners in an end-to-end game that saw 11 tries. Dorking were first...
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National League 2E
/ 11 months agoFantastic five sees Bury back in style
■By LUKE JARMYN Bury St Edmunds...32pts Guernsey...........25pts CHEERS of ‘Bury boys’ echoed from the main grandstand as No.8 Ruaraidh Williams scored...
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National League 2E
/ 11 months agoOAs keep their hot streak going
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians....... 44 Havant...................... 30 OAS continued their recent winning ways with a comfortable win over a deter...
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National League 2E
/ 11 months agoOaks can’t match Quins bruisers
■By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford ’Quins.........43 Sevenoaks..............33 RAMPANT Harlequins sent Sevenoaks packing in a sunny day thriller at Horspath Road. Willo Bicknell...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoFamily spirit drives us on at Havant, says big brother Joel Knight
By Ben Jaycock It's a family affair at Havant as head coach Will Knight often operates with a midfield comprising his...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoStudents given a lesson by the Cam forwards
■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni.........28 Camborne........ 44 EXETER University came undone against a the strong pack of high flyers Camborne. The...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoLast-gasp Charlie stings Old Reds
■By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....29 Hornets..................... 31 CHARLIE CARTER’S late penalty snatched victory for the Hornets at Scotland Lane to stun...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoPort doubles spell trouble for Macc
■By JOSH THOMAS Devonport S............38 Macclesfield..........34 AIDEN Taylor and Charles Groves both scored twice to help Devonport Services earn a narrow...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoClifton’s bench seal the points
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................39pts Redruth..............28pts ENCOUNTERS between these two long-standing rivals with a strong bond of mutual respect can always be...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoBaldwin’s double helps hosts see off Titans
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............34 Taunton Titans..... 21 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Taunton in the table with a terrific victory in an exciting...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoCallum stars in ten-try demolition
■By BEN MORRIS Hinckley..................64 Bournville............... 19 CALLUM DACEY’S hat-trick helped Hinckley claim their biggest win of the season after a ten-try...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoLucs left to rue costly yellows
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............38 Loughborough S....49 A SUPERBLY exciting game at Mortimer Park saw the Students score seven tries to...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTom Baldwin backing new boss at Blackheath
By Ben Jaycock Blackheath captain Tom Baldwin is disappointed that his director of rugby James Shanahan will be moving on at...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoStrong start wins contest for the National League One leaders Richmond
By Jean Bull Leicester L ...... 10 Richmond ........26 Richmond consolidated their position at the top of National League One with...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoFergus Mulchrone brace for Sale FC sinks strugglers Darlington MP
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC.....................33 Darlington MP ......... 7 Sale continued their recent revival with victory over bottom club Darlington. The...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoAquile Smith celebrates landmark in style for Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .............. 19 Rams ...........................0 With 15 minutes left, Aquile Smith, marking his 100th appearance, effectively killed...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoRosslyn Park savour half-century securing of points
By Baz Johnson Dings C............... 19pts Tries: Rivers 2, Gollop 12, Caven 49 Conversions: Elswood 12, 49 Rosslyn Park ...50pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoRichard Hayes on hand to guide Rotherham Titans to the triumph
By John Allanson Bishop’s S ................11 Rotherham T ......... 17 Rotherham took full advantage of poor conditions, favouring their forward-orientated game...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoBlackheath send Esher crashing
By Conor McLarnon Esher.........................22 Blackheath.............64 Blackheath bounced back from their narrow loss to Plymouth last week as they obliterated hosts Esher...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoMorgan heroics written in Stone: Plymouth make it eight in a row
By John Butcher Plymouth A.............38 Sedgley Park.........35 Plymouth made it an eight-match unbeaten run against spirited visitors Sedgley Park. Albion dominated...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHarrogate hang on to claim full five in a thriller
■By MARK GARRET Harrogate.........27 Fylde................. 24 THE crowd at a damp and cold Apollo Capital stadium were rewarded with a narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoJake jinks in to clinch it for Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................41 Preston G.................24 A DOMINANT second-half performance by the pack and two spectacular tries by substitute winger Jake...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoLymm suffer as Otley finally click
■By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 31 Lymm.......................... 7 OTLEY warmed their supporters’ hearts with a much-needed win over Lymm. The visitors made...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoTykes take the spoils in nervous top of table clash
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes.... 24pts Sheffield............ 18pts Brilliant Sheffield defence keeps Leeds out and, right, George Castledine on his way...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoLewis is difference as Hull back up last week’s win
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 17 Hull Ionians............27 HULL IONIANS’ extended losing streak was made to look like a distant memory...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoDale lack power to halt Chester cruise
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................29 Chester..................... 31 DESPITE the narrow scoreline Chester were on top for most of the game, and it...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoRef and forwards make the Bills pay
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 14 Wharfedale............32 WHARFEDALE’S forward power won the day as they crushed a Billingham pack which struggled to...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoRaiders go down to a rare reverse at home
■By JOSH THOMAS Guernsey.......... 21 Old Albanians.28 OLD Albanians claimed victory over Guernsey to inflict the Raiders’ first home defeat of...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoRichardson is in the right place
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Henley......................22 SEVENOAKS held on for a tight win over Henely after a compelling second-half comeback by the...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoWorthing hold off a late Bury blitz
■By ABI BENCE Worthing..................38 Bury St Edmunds..35 WORTHING secured a narrow victory over Bury St Edmund’s. The foundations for victory were...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoQuins win to ease fears of the drop
■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester....... 34pts Oxford H.............40pts OXFORD Harlequins significantly boosted their hopes of league survival with a six tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoOsborne on hand to guarantee a top Finnish
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................45 Westcombe Park..23 DORKING overcame Westcombe Park in a hard-fought contest at the Big Field, outscoring them by...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoVisitors savour a Holling hat-trick
■By ADAM CLEARY Canterbury..............23 Tonbridge J............46 TONBRIDGE Juddians record a comprehensive victory on the road with a bonus-point win over Canterbury....
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoMatt puts gloss on win for Barnes
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................29 Barnes......................36 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane witnessed a stirring comeback from Havant, only to fall short...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoStudents get their systems right for easy win
■By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S....... 34 O Redcliffians... 7 LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed opponents Old Reds to Epinal Way in the reverse...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoMoyle leads way in one-sided affair
■By RORY MORROW Camborne................52 Bournville................. 5 CAMBORNE full-back Kyle Moyle was the star as he scored 22 points in his side’s...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoJoy as Services end barren run
■By MO SHER Devonport S............28 Hinckley..................22 THERE was relief – and palpable joy – at Rectory Field, as Devonport held on...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoCoach hails his King for the day
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............17pts Cinderford......... 10pts REDRUTH had to dig deep to see off a physical Cinderford side who deservedly took...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHornets’ all-round game proves just too strong
■By PAUL JACOBS Hornets.....................45 Exeter Uni................22 IN A thrilling match at the Nest, spectators were treated to a high-scoring showdown that...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoMacc slip up as Clifton force pace
By MATT BATES Macclesfield.......... 19 Clifton.......................25 CLIFTON’S big forwards proved the difference in a game that got away from Macclesfield late...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoSee-saw scoring but Titans prevail
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....36 Luctonians..............25 TAUNTON Titans had the better of a high-scoring game in which their opponents were never...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoTitans are made to battle all way for victory
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T . 24 Leicester L ........ 7 LOWLY Leicester Lions made promotion-chasing Rotherham work hard for victory...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoBrough wins the chase to triumph
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........20 B Moseley ..............28 BIRMINGHAM Moseley took the honours in a frosty encounter. The visitors...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoPlymouth snatch a dramatic win
■By RORY MORROW Blackheath ............ 19 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH battled back from behind to snatch a dramatic victory at Blackheath,...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoMyles has all the magic to help Esher celebrate
■By TOM JONES Darlington MP .22pts Tries: Craggs 7, Law 43, Oliver 80 Conversions: Law 8, Newton 80 Penalty: Law 64...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoCooke stirs up a winning recipe for the visitors
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................25 Bishop’s S ...............34 RAMS’ title hopes took a major blow as brilliant Bishop’s Stortford picked up...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoGrafter Wrafter is Park’s inspiration
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........52 Sale FC.....................33 ROSSLYN Park saw off the challenge of 14-man Sale FC to collect all five...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoGrieve sticks the boot into Dings
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 31 Dings Crusaders...14 ON a pitch heavy from the previous night’s Championship game, Richmond and Dings fought...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoTitle-chasers Richmond look to make strength in numbers count
By Conor McLarnon Richmond prop Theo Bevacqua is only in his first season at the club and has already played a...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoWhere there’s a Will there is a way for Tigers
By WILL JUDD Fylde..................28 Sheffield...........30 SHEFFIELD Tigers were made to fight until the last minute to claim a hard-fought win over...
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