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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBarnes must gain an edge to take the National Two East title they crave
By George Wellbelove Promotion-chasing Barnes are looking to create history as they arrive full throttle into the final stages of the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoFogerty finds the way for Old Reds’ success
■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 24 O Redcliffians.32 OLD Redcliffians got the better of Exeter University in a hard-fought battle. The...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStudents have to work hard to win
■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....49 Devonport S............45 LOUGHBOROUGH Students marked their return to Epinal Way with a narrow victory over Devonport....
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRandell adds to Bournville’s woes
■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Luctonians..............38 OWEN Randell broke Bournville’s hearts with an opportunist late try that nudged the chocolate men closer...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLate tries so crucial in Clifton title bid
■By JOSH THOMAS Hornets.............. 24pts Clifton.................36pts CLIFTON kept the pressure on leaders Camborne after they scored twice in the final five...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHero Hennessy at the helm as hosts triumph
■By BILL HOOPER Camborne................26 Cinderford............... 14 CAMBORNE put their defeat at Luctonians behind them, overcoming a rugged Cinderford to maintain the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoVowles lights up a game for purists
■By MO SHER Redruth...................... 8 Hinckley.................. 17 WITH both sides in a comfortable mid-table position – separated by just a point...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoSinclair try ‘one of the season’s best’
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....38 Macclesfield..........33 THIS proved an end-toend game in which both teams scored five tries. The Titans opened...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCameron hat-trick decisive as Park hold edge
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ..29 B Moseley .......22 ROSSLYN Park held off a late charge by Moseley to secure a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoIt’s many happy returns for Luckas
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........38 Sedgley Park ........29 WINGER Luckas Sableman-Blue marked his return to Rotherham Titans with a try...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHalf-century Sale celebrate success
■By GARETH DANIELS Harry G Sale FC.....................54 Dings Crusaders ..38 SALE notched up a half-century of points to beat Dings in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLions take a large leap to securing survival
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Esher .................. 15pts Tries: Vajner 15, Walters 48 Conversion: Morley 49 Penalty: Morley 38 Leicester Lions...26pts Tries: Allen...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoIn-form Josh playing it Smart to inspire the hosts
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............39 Rams ........................33 THIS was a breathless encounter with an undercurrent of molten lava that threatened to...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSmith treble does so much damage
■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP....... 12 Bishop’s S................ 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were looking to bounce back from their heavy loss...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMagnificent Mond are just too strong
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................54 Plymouth A................0 TOP-of-the-table Richmond put in a real statement performance in beating a shell-shocked Plymouth Albion by...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBills land big shock as Lymm downed at home
■ By ETHAN BENTS Lymm.................22 Billingham.......35 STRUGGLERS Billingham claimed a surprise victory over high flyers Lymm at Crouchley Lane. Billingham were...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoVerity magic turns bruising contest
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 15 Wharfedale............ 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers show the fight to beat drop
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes forwards and ref’s whistle defeat Chester
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 26 Leeds Tykes........... 41 THIS was a match of contrasts, with the first-half exciting and hotly contested,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHarrogate hopes left in balance after loss
■By MARK GARRETT Steal: Tynedale with a critical turnover and, below, Tynedale scrum-half James Telford clearing the ruck PICTURES: Daniel Kerr...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoAlly’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians no match for Sheffield steel
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.............. 6 S heffield..................45 SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde in dominant win as cards fly
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................35 Hull............................ 13 FYLDE proved far too strong for Hull, cruising to a dominant win. Things opened brightly...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoForwards push Park over line as Barnes struggle
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.24 Barnes............... 19 WESTCOMBE Park’s powerful pack returned the Kent side to winning ways in a tight...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBrave fightback fails after poor half
By MO SHER Bury St Edmunds..38 Canterbury..............40 A FIRST half in which they conceded 31 points cost Bury dear after a...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoInjury mars fine Oaks comeback
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............23 Sevenoaks..............27 SEVENOAKS staged a storming second-half fightback to win a thrilling match against relegation rivals Colchester. Oaks...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMcRae grabs four as Dorking run riot in thrashing
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................65 Worthing.................. 12 DORKING outscored Worthing Raiders by 11 tries to two, with the visitors overpowered in all...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoQuins rue lack of clinical edge as Ciaran runs riot
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H............ 34pts Guernsey.......... 49pts Safe hands: Guernsey lineout and, right, John Hughes tackling Guernsey full-back Callum Roberts...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoJones holds his nerve to steal win
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........29 Tonbridge J............28 OLD Albanians pulled off a well-deserved win to inflict back-to-back defeats on the league...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHavant misery as Henley hang on
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 20 Havant...................... 13 HENLEY Hawks came out on top over a spirited Havant side in a tough,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoThere’s no doubting Thomas as Fogerty bags brace
By RORY MORROW O Redcliffians.45 Bournville........ 20 OLD Redcliffians earned maximum points as they swept aside Bournville, with scrum-half Thomas Fogerty...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRowe scores four but is still a loser!
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................60 Loughborough S....36 PERFECT conditions for running rugby set the scene for a high-tempo 16-try fest. The students...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoOn-song Oliver is at heart of victory
By JOSH THOMAS Devonport S............24 Taunton Titans.....43 TAUNTON claimed their first win in three after beating Devonport. The Titans grabbed the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoMacc at their very best in top win
By DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield.... 31pts Redruth.............. 14pts Flyer: Macclesfield’s Harry Oliver evades the tackle on his way to scoring a try...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoVickery hat-trick holds the key in Hornet triumph
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 20 Hornets.....................26 HORNETS emerged as deserving winners at the Beavis Memorial Ground over an out-ofsorts Cinderford team,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoEarly scare can’t halt hosts Hinckley
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................48 Exeter Uni................38 HINCKLEY recovered from an early Exeter scare to emerge victorious. The students flew out of...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHeroic defence is suitably rewarded
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............25 Camborne................ 17 IF in life you are looking for heroes, then this performance by the home side...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHonours even in thrilling ten-try battle between Richmond and Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .......35 Richmond ........35 Moseley had to defend a late rally from their visitors to secure an...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMali Satala try sums up top day for Leicester Lions
By Jean Bull Leicester Lions .... 75 Darlington MP ...... 0 Leicester Lions kept their survival hopes alive with a dominant...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSedgley Park topple Rams in nailbiter
By Tom Markham Sedgley Park ........ 34 Rams ........................ 33 Sedgley Park just held on to celebrate a nailbiting triumph. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEarly blitz from Balckheath is too much for Sale FC to handle
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC............... 19pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 20, Roberts 73, Brady 80 Conversions: Robins 21, 74 Blackheath ......33pts Tries: Hirskyj-Douglas...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRed-hot Rhys leads the way as visitors triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............28 Rosslyn Park .........40 RHYS Charalambous led the way as Rosslyn Park won at Stortford. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJimmy stars as Dings hold edge
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders .. 47 Esher.........................35 IT was a slow start for the home side, as the pressure of...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings returned to Player Jimmy NH
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A............. 23 Rotherham T.......... 20 PLYMOUTH extended their run of successive victories to 10 matches with a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGrant kicks his side over the line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMajestic Dale too strong for visitors
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale............36 Sheffield.................. 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes get revenge as Lymm crushed
By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoScarborough proves the difference as Preston falter
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Preston G................. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHarrogate made to scrap by Ionians
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate................35 Hull Ionians............23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as...
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