National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIrvine holds his nerve for the win
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Fylde......................... 18 OTLEY had kicker Callum Irvine to thank after he landed a last-minute penalty to...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoArmstrong treble is difference for brave Raiders
By PETE HAMMOND Guernsey......... 45 Henley...............38 ANTHONY Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Guernsey stunned Henley after battling back from 14 points...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoCooke’s goal is a recipe for success
By ABI BENCE Worthing..................35 Oxford H...................36 ROSS Cooke landed a 77th-minute conversion to secure a thrilling victory for Oxford Harlequins at...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLate Bishop goal seals fightback
By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 18 Old Albanians........ 21 OLD Albanians staged a remarkable second-half recovery, coming from 18-0down to triumph. Canterbury...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBarnes win the battle of top two
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......23pts Barnes................32pts BARNES kept the National 2 East promotion race alive with a dominant display at the...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLate Kerr try secures Colchester first home win
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............45 Westcombe P......... 41 A TRY from the final play of a thriller of a match earned Colchester...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBury leave it late to seal big battle
nBy PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................33 Bury St Edmunds..35 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane saw both Bury St Edmunds and Havant battle...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoFinn is hat-trick hero for visitors
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 5 Dorking.....................27 FINN Osborne’s hat-trick helped Dorking stun Sevenoaks and claim an impressive victory at Knole Paddock....
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStudents have ball at poor Cinders’ expense
nBy FYNLEE HATLEY L’ghborogh S... 60 Cinderford....... 24 FOLLOWING a strong away victory at Luctonians last weekend, Loughborough Students welcomed Cinderford...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClassy Cam cruise keeps them on top
nBy BILL HOOPER Camborne................40 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE’S stay at the top of the table continued following this bonus point win...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoPort on last legs after latest defeat
nBy MO SHER Redruth....................34 Devonport S............ 13 REDRUTH eventually overcame a dogged Devonport side thanks to a second-half in which the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoChocolate Men melt in the face of Exeter onslaught
nBy PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........27pts Exeter Uni..........52pts At the double: Connor Byrne on his way to scoring a try and, right, Joe...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLate sting as Hornets finally see off Lucs hoodoo
nBy STEPHEN BULL Hornets.....................36 Luctonians..............28 IN an electrifying match the Hornets took the spoils, but it was a game that was...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoWasteful Titans pay high price
nBy MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans....... 7 Clifton.......................26 DESPITE making a bright start the Titans quickly lost control of this game, allowing...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoMissed tackles as Macc slip up
nBy DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield..........29 Hinckley..................54 A HIGH-SCORING affair saw Hinckley’s cutting edge prove the major difference as Macc paid the price...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBlackheath’s James Shanahan – After seven years, it’s time for new challenge
Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds When James...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBusted Rotherham Titans find way past Birmingham Moseley
By David Beddows Rotherham T .........28 B Moseley ..............27 Callum Bustin’s two tries helped promotion-chasers Rotherham Titans get over the line...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSedgley Park star in late, late show against Blackheath
By Graham Cox Blackheath ............22 Sedgley Park ........25 A pulsating climax to a game that probably didn’t warrant it, but it...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings Crusaders’ conquest to Darlington MP yields success
By Jean Bull Darlington MP .......24 Dings Crusaders .. 31 This was a must-win game for both teams in the lower...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlymouth Albion raid the Rams as title tilt the aim for Jack Oulton
By Richard Ashton Rams ..................................33pts Tries: Clow 10, Kalling-Smith 26, 51, Radianirova 35, Hayman 77 Conversions: Honey 26, 36, 52, 78...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTom Mills double in vain as Richmond hit back
By Timothy Forrester Richmond................38 Bishop’s S................ 21 Richmond old boy Tom Mills tested his old club’s nerves with two tries in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark quell Lions’ charge at the Rock
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 21 Leicester Lions..... 19 ROSSLYN Park eked out a narrow victory over Leicester Lions. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHome comforts continue to evade Esher
■By CONOR MCLARNON @therugbypaper Esher.................. 21 Sale FC..............37 ESHER slipped to three home defeats on the trot as visitors Sale cut...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHooper notches four in eight-try thrashing
■By TOM BARRY Sheffield ..........52 Billingham....... 17 BOTH Sheffield and Billingham contributed to a feast of attacking rugby on a beautiful...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJennings’ double sparks Lymm rout
■By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................ 50 Hull............................24 LYMM got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point win at Crouchley Lane. Paddy...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers handed mauling by Tykes
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 10 Leeds Tykes ..........45 TABLE-toppers Leeds Tykes displayed their promotion credentials with a strong display. Hoppers...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoCrossland helps Otley overcome 16-point deficit
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................24 Otley.........................40 OTLEY thoroughly deserved their bonus-point win with a dominant second-half performance in which their pack and...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoNorman at the double to increase woe on Aces
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 34pts Harrogate.......... 18pts All-action: Harrogate’s Charlie Head goes over and, right, Benjamin Manderfield scores for Tigers...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHosts prevail after second-half blitz
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................27 Tynedale................. 19 FYLDE’S strong second half helped secure a bonus-point win over Tynedale yesterday. Tynedale started the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians grind way past Wharfedale
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............24 Wharfedale............ 12 HULL Ionians’ strong tackling and the running lines of their backs saw them outplay...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBarnes hold off visitors’ stunning fightback
■By RICH FENECH Barnes.............. 45 Canterbury.......35 BARNES survived a stirring second-half comeback by their visitors to clinch a thrilling win. Lock...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHawks pull clear late on to deny Raiders points
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................36 Worthing.................. 19 TWO TRIES in the final ten minutes from Will Benning and George Wood pulled Henley...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTJs just too strong for brave Combe
■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park......20 Tonbridge.................. 25 ANOTHER win for TJs underlined why they are clear promotion favourites in this league....
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National League 2E
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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