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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoMy fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison
By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T........32pts Billingham........ 12pts...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoLate tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................42 Preston G.................29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoChester crumple as pack play it hard
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 31 Sheffield..................43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoBishop holds his nerve to land win
By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 31 Wharfedale............ 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoAll-action Elderkin has too much for the Boro
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 31 L’ghboro S....... 24 REDRUTH maintained their recent good run with a bonus point win against the...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoOld Reds pay as Luc’s storm back
By GEOFF VICKRESS- Luctonians..............40 Old Redcliffians.... 10 LUCTONIANS entertained the large home crowd with a superb second-half performance at Mortimer Park....
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoBig win puts Clifton in seventh heaven
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................54 Bournville............... 14 CLIFTON ran in eight tries to secure their seventh win on the bounce as they...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHarry is the hero as Macc hang on
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield....28pts Hornets.............. 24pts MACCLESFIELD secured a hard-fought but much-needed win after recent losses had left them in the...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoVirtuoso Priddey leads way with a five-star show
By MO SHER Devonport S.............. 7 Camborne................ 70 LEAGUE leaders Camborne were in scintillating form at the Rectory Field, scoring ten...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoEvans and Smith double up in win
By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............37 Exeter Uni................ 17 CINDERFORD make it five home wins on the bounce as they cruised to a...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoRatu powers the Titans to the end
By PHIL JENKINS Hinckley.................. 17 Taunton Titans.....27 TAUNTON earned a hard-fought victory against a Hinckley side who scored great resilience throughout....
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoLast-gasp drama as Dorking lose home record
By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking............. 34 Canterbury.......35 A DOMINANT two-try 20-minute spell after the interval set Canterbury up to inflict high-flying Dorking’s...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoJones leads way for towering Oaks
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Guernsey................. 16 SEVENOAKS enjoyed a compelling win against visitors Guernsey. After Guernsey opened with a penalty by...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoCharnock fires Park’s try spree
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........68 Worthing.................. 19 WESTCOMBE Park proved too powerful for a Worthing side in the process of rebuilding....
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoFord hails his pack for leading way in close win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s...... 24pts Old Albanian.....20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams,...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoDouble yellows are key as Havant hit back late on
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester.............. 31 Havant...................... 31 HAVANT battled back from 12 points down in the final quarter to level the...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoDoubles all round see Hawks sunk
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................22 Barnes......................32 TWO tries apiece from Jacques Birch and Rory Kassapian helped Barnes to a hard-fought win over...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoQuins’ late rally proves all in vain
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................36 Tonbridge J............54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins....
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National League One
/ 12 months agoCollege looks to conquer the world
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoOllivent seals win with very last kick
By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T.......... 15 Blackheath............. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoHappy hosts back to winning ways
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............24 Darlington MP.......14 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded their first win in six with a hard-earned victory over bottom...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoNugent is the in a battle of difference attrition
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams..................... 5pts Try: Duda 72 Richmond............ 7pts Try: Pim 4 Conversion: Grieve 5 RAMS slipped to a second...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoLions savour first back-to back wins
By JAKE WILSON Leicester L..............22 Dings......................... 15 THE Lions made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season in a...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoPope expecting to play a major role in a highly eventful month
By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTIN Pope and his partner, Izzie, are expecting a baby any minute, but the inside centre has shown...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoRogers has the Will to inspire win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................ 14 Sale FC....................... 7 IN appalling conditions, both sides moved the ball around impressively, but a...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoPosa has class to down the leaders
By RICHARD GORE Sheffield........... 24pts Lymm.................... 5pts In the clear: Archie Crapper extends Sheffield’s lead and, below, Jack Dawson scores for...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoForward power wins the day as Otley crushed
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................26 Tynedale................. 41 DESPITE a better performance than in recent eeks, Otley were blown away by Tyndale’s forwards....
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHull cope with the conditions to grind out a win
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................29 Harrogate......... 12 A GAME played in constant driving rain and a gale-force wind was won by a...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoDarragh is winner as tie abandoned
By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ A Fylde........................... A BILLINGHAM thought they had weathered the Fylde storm, but Darragh had other plans in...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoDale keep plucky Chester at bay…
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............2 2 Chester..................... 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoTykes sneak home to top the table
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 12 Sheffield Tigers.....11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoMasterly Minikin destroys Hoppers
By ETHAN BENTS Preston G....................0 Hull Ionians............39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoStudents learn fast as they beat the weather
By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S........29 Macclesfield... 19 THE weather was the only dampener in a fine game as both teams put...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHarry happy to be the hero after schoolboy error
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 18 Cinderford............... 20 HARRY Johnson was Cinderford’s villain turned hero as the Forest of Dean side snatched...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoHinckley hold firm to secure fine win
By BILL HOOPER Old Reds............. 19pts Hinckley............ 21pts IN whirlwind conditions Hinckley held off a late surge from Old Reds to...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoGregory hat-trick in vain for visitors
By CALLUM JONES Hornets.....................33 Devonport S............24 IN a testing encounter played out in challenging weather conditions, the supporters who turned out...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoRutter pen means it’s honours even
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 10 Redruth.................... 10 BOTH sets of players must be applauded for playing a bright game, despite...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoCulverhouse inspires his leaders to victory
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J...... 17pts Henley.................. 0pts Maul time: TJs and Henley battle for the ball and, right, Henley’s Sam...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoO’Donoghue double helps hosts Bury the visitors
By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 31 Oxford H................... 10 CANTERBURY cantered to victory as they ran in five tries to convincingly see...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoRegions give full backing to Wales U20s bid
NEWS EXTRA WALES U20s will play two warm-up fixtures against Welsh Academies U23s next month as preparation for the U20 Six...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoBarnes big boys batter beaten Bury
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 31 Bury St Eds................ 5 BARNES produced a brilliant performance, led by their scrum and outstanding defence....
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoSub Shepherdson leads Oaks triumph
By ADAM CLEARY Worthing.................... 7 Sevenoaks..............36 SEVENOAKS recorded their third victory of the season with a bonus-point win at fellow strugglers...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoStar man Wyman is match winner
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Westcombe P......... 19 WESTCOMBE Park secured victory with a try from a tap penalty from...
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National League 2E
/ 12 months agoDorking leave it late to celebrate
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................25 Dorking.....................28 DORKING edged out Havant in an exciting game that went right down to the wire. Joel...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoClinical Moseley too good for blunt Darlington
National League 1 ■ By DAVID ROBINSON Darlington MP.... 7 Birm Moseley. 24 AFTER a cagey start that suggested a close...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde left to count cost of the cards
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde................... 17pts Leeds Tykes.....22pts LEEDS TYKES were thankful for their resolute defence as they clung on to...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIt’s party time for Tigers’ duo after convincing win
■ By JOSH THOMAS Sheffield Tigers....29 Hull............................ 15 JAMES LONG marked his Tigers debut with his first-ever try and birthday boy...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHarrogate steamroll Otley in derby day massacre
■ By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........39 Otley..................... 7 AFTER last week’s weather postponement, Harrogate overcame a depleted Otley side to record only...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTaylor’s ton up in Cinderford cruise
National Lge 2 West ■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............43 Camborne................24 NATHAN TAYLOR’S 100th National League try was one of seven for...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoThen came Taylor’s Titans too strong for brave Macc
■ By RICHARD PHELPS Macclesfield.........3 3 Taunton Titans.....55 ROCKY Prowse scored a hat-trick as Taunton Titans overpowered Macc in a high...
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