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National League One
/ 1 year agoChandler: I just love running out at big stadium
NEWS EXTRA ■By PAUL EDDISON CHANDLER Cunningham-South hits as hard as any tackler in rugby, but even the powerful Harlequins back-rower...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRams downed for first time by Rotherham Titans
By David Beddows, Photos courtesy of Dennis Dixon Rotherham T ......... 21 Rams ........................ 14 A huge defensive effort helped Rotherham...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCharlie celebrates happiest birthday
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 12 Leicester L ............. 15 LEICESTER Lions secured just their second win of the season with...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBurgess puts boot in to secure Heath success
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 16pts Try: Etete 55 Conversion: Burgess 56 Penalties: Burgess 17, 22, 40 Dings .................... 7pts Try:...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoOpening blitz sets visitors on the road to victory
■By RORY MORROW Esher ........................ 14 Bishop’s Stortford.......31 BISHOP’S Stortford earned a bonus-point win as their five tries comfortably saw off...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoClassy Richmond claim top spot
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 21 Sedgley Park........... 6 RICHMOND pulled back from a 3-0 half-time deficit to score three second-half tries...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark survive late scare to triumph
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........33 Plymouth A.............29 ROSSLYN Park just edged out Plymouth in a close encounter. The hosts opened the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoGibbons in at the double to secure success
By JACK TOZER Clifton................31 Hornets................ 6 ALTHOUGH the Hornets took the early initiative to lead by six points, it was Clifton...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDevonport serve up their very best
By PATRICK MARSH Devonport S............ 17 Loughborough S.......0 DEVONPORT Services produced their best performance of the season to beat Loughborough Students,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoNat darts over to grab vital scores
By CALLUM CRABTREE Hinckley...................11 Redruth....................38 REDRUTH emerged victorious on a wet day at Leicester Road. Hinckley had what was a dying...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoForwards pack a punch for the Reds
By SAM WORTH O Redcliffians..26pts Exeter Uni.......... 12pts OLD Redcliffians produced a proud defensive effort to take a bonus-point win. The...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoBray paves the way as Lucs stay in hunt for glory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............13 Bournville................. 6 LUCTONIANS remain in the leading pack after a hard-fought win inspired by Bob Bray. The...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTom is the main Mann on a happy Dale trip
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians..... 12 Tynedale.......... 16 TYNEDALE’S ability to adapt to the atrocious conditions and their strong defence gave...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRhodri rules roost for Steel City side
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 17 Sheffield..................25 A HAT-TRICK from Rhodri Campbell helped a tough Sheffield overcome Preston Grasshoppers After 20...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSecond-half blitz wins it for Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................47 Billingham..............22 CHESTER pulled away for a conclusive win with a fine second-half performance, scoring 25 unanswered points....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLeaders Lymm make it eleventh heaven
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm.................26 Wharfedale....... 0 LYMM made it 11 wins from 11 after a dominant victory over Wharfedale. With the...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoAdams proves the derby difference
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P......... 12 Sevenoaks.............. 14 THE accurate boot of Sevenoaks full-back Ben Adams was the vital ingredient as...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBarnes hold on in a storming game
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 10 Barnes...................... 13 A MINUTE’S applause was held before kick-off to mark the passing of Peter...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTough win was reward for our hard work – Pierrepont
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester........ 14pts Worthing............ 20pts Well worth it: Worthing take a lineout in front of the Raven Park crowd...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBury cut down on errors to clinch scrappy match
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............32 Tonbridge J............ 21 TONBRIDGE kicked off this match looking to build on their impressive start...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLate Knight kick clinches victory
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H................... 17 Havant......................22 HAVANT brought home a tense and tight victory in miserable conditions. The visitors got...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoNerveless Max seals comeback
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks....... 17 Canterbury.............. 16 SPENCER Hayhow’s injury time try and Max Titchener’s conversion saw Henley Hawks edge...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTerrific Rotherham Titans celebrate toughest triumph
By Joe Barnes Taylor Sedgley Park .30 Rotherham ......35 Rotherham secured a bonus-point victory in a tough tussle against Sedgley Tigers....
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National League One
/ 1 year agoAllsopp proves an Ollie good fellow for Birmingham Moseley!
By Rhys Stratton B Moseley ..............27 Rosslyn Park .........26 Birmingham Moseley scored at the death through Ollie Allsopp to record a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHosts are over the Hill and far away
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............33 Darlington MP ....... 19 TOBY HILL provided the spark as Bishop’s Stortford beat Darlington MP....
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National League One
/ 1 year agoA brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher
■By MIKE DAVIS Leicester L ....... 31pts Tries: Romano 7, Allen 11, Sterland 24, Murdoch 47, Tebbatt 80 Conversions: Bouchier 8,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRampant Rams are ten out of ten
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................33 Blackheath............. 14 RAMS made it a perfect ten league wins to start the campaign as they won...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoVisitors celebrate Pim’s contribution
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth................. 15 Richmond................20 RICHMOND kept up the pressure on Rams at the top of the table with a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoPower of Faraimo is vital as Hull edge contest
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................23 Fylde.................. 21 HULL won a hard fought game which was a tribute to their great defence and...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIt’s all square after Steene’s late miss
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................33 Harrogate................33 THERE was nothing to separate these sides at their end of their basement battle. Harrogate raced...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIt’s a perfect 10 for impressive Lymm
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............26 Lymm........................38 LYMM made it 10 wins from 10 at Billingham. The visitors were clinical in the first...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHedgley brings delight for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale......40pts Preston...............14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoStar man Norman unlucky not to conquer hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield Tigers....24 SHEFFIELD Tigers got their ninth bonus point after the Yorkshire derby ended in a draw,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoEliah helps Tykes respond in style
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........75 Chester..................... 31 ELECTRIC winger Eliah Chitiyo guided Leeds Tykes back to winning ways with a memorable...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoThree-try burst is decisive for hosts
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield..................40 Hull Ionians............33 HIGH-FLYING Sheffield were made to work hard for their ninth win of the season in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBirch left standing tall after four-try display
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes.............. 34 Westcombe P.. 12 BARNES needed this win and duly earned it. Park were unable to make...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHome rout seals perfect ten for TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 41 Old Albanians........28 TJS cruised to another maximum-point victory over an Old Albanians team that started...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHigh-flying Ds on top in points fest
By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing..................34 Dorking..................... 61 DORKING prevailed in a definitive game of two halves that featured 95 points and more...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoQuins’ first visit ruined by Raiders
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 49 pts Oxford Quins....27pts OXFORD Harlequins found their first visit to Guernsey tough going, but battled well...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoJones answers Col’s SOS call in the dying stages
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............23 Colchester..............28 SEVENOAKS entertained Colchester in an encounter that represented high stakes for both toughing it out in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoRed and Blacks inspired by Jones
By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............59 Bury St Edmunds..35 WINGER Garry Jones’ hat-trick of tries propelled Canterbury to a bonus-point victory over Bury...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLate Gordon treble helps Hawks soar
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................28 Henley......................36 A LATE hat-trick from Lailand Gordon helped Henley seal a dramatic victory at Havant. A fast...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDavidson gives Uni a lesson in scoring off mauls
By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni......... 31 Hinckley........... 41 HINCKLEY came away victorious after a thrilling encounter. Exeter University started quickly, scoring...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton prevail in a ding-dong thriller
By SAM SMITH Loughborough S....26 Clifton.......................33 AREAL ding-dong game took place at Loughborough University with an end-to-end game involving red cards...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoPritchard double sinks lowly Mac
By JOE SANTAMARIA Redruth....................34 Macclesfield.......... 19 REDRUTH and Macclesfield went into this clash looking to bounce back from defeats in the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoThe Cherry & Whites lay down marker over Lucs
By BILL HOOPER Over the line: Camborne’s Jordan Nicholls dives in for a try and, right, celebrates with team-mates PICTURES: Simon...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoOld Redcliffians keep nerve to halt Bournville
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 12 Old Redcliffians....23 OLD Redcliffians produced a superb defensive display to earn their first away win of...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHornets stung by Cinder comeback
By LUKE WILSON Hornets.....................29 Cinderford...............29 THE Hornets faced promotion hopefuls Cinderford in a closely contested match, marking the first time the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTitans crush the challenge of Blues
By MIKE AMOS Taunton...................57 Devonport............... 20 THIS was an appropriate game for today as Taunton having an Armed Forces Covenant, recognised...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI want to be the best in my position, says Louis Mifsud
By Ben Jaycock Bournville's Maltese international Louis Mifsud has set a target of becoming the best back row in National Two...
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