National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton wins won’t be much better – Salter
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................41pts Camborne..........26pts Danger man: Marcus Nel looks to create an attack for Clifton and, right, Zak Hamid on...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoBournville close to drop after defeat
By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 61 Bournville...............24 BOURNVILLE just about clung on to their National Two status thanks to a losing bonus...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoInfluential Vowles shows his class
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................57 Old Redcliffians....26 HINCKLEY rattled up a half-century of points in their victory over Old Redcliffians. The game...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoWhiteman leads the way as hosts cruise to victory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 61 Exeter Uni................26 LUCTONIANS put an energetic Exeter University side to bed with some ease. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLate tries decisive in tightest contest
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................29 Taunton Titans.....27 TWO converted tries for Redruth in the final ten minutes when Taunton were down to...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoMacc do enough to stay in division
By WILLIAM BULL Macclesfield..........42 Loughborough S....45 MACCLESFIELD came into this needing a point to be safe after giving Taunton a fright...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRatu battling to help make Titans a top force again
By CIARA FEARN Main man: Ratu Vakalutukali TAUNTON Titans flanker Ratu Vakalutukali balances his demanding career as a Royal Marine with...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoRaiders’ revenge as slick passing pays off
By STEVE WHITEMAN Colchester....... 21 Guernsey..........29 GUERNSEY avenged their home defeat earlier in the season by beating Colchester 21-29. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBarnes do their work early for win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 31 Barnes...................... 41 CELEBRATIONS to mark Ben Cooper’s 150th cap for Bury fell flat as...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoFive-try flurry sees Dorking home
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................43 Havant...................... 17 FIVE tries in the third quarter of this pulsating game saw Dorking take control after...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTJ’s close in on title as Curtis runs amok
By ALISTAIR BEYNON On the attack: Shaydn Osgood seals the win for TJ’s while, below, Will Benning defends for Henley PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTwin hat-tricks for Canterbury in fun 10-try rout
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................29 Canterbury..............66 A SUNNY Horspath Road saw a confident Canterbury efficiently dismantle their hosts in a ten-try...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMighty Oaks edge brave Worthing
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............38 Worthing..................29 SEVENOAKS secured a high-octane victory over Worthing at a sunny Knole Paddock. The hard ground felt...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoAlexander proves great at the death
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........48 Old Albanians........ 50 OLD Albanians squeezed another victory in their impressive winning run at Westcombe Park....
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoGanley plans to ditch grey London for life in the sun
By BEN JAYCOCK Fighting for Esher: Prop Conor Ganley SUNSHINE-hunting prop Conor Ganley hopes to help Esher survive in National One...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSale maul Lions and survive a dogged fightback
■By HOLLY DAISY Leicester L ...... 31 Sale FC..............37 SALE held off a second-half fightback from the Leicester Lions to secure...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond show their class in romp
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Richmond ............... 50 LEAGUE leaders Richmond handed Sedgeley Park a second-half beating at Park...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoNo sympathy as Darlo crushed
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............69 Darlington MP .......14 WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRosslyn make Albion pay in second-half comeback
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ..... 24pts Rosslyn Park ...30pts Tries: Williams 16, Boughton 40, Hill 65 Conversions: Putt 16, 40,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBishop’s pack lead the way as Esher flounder
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............52 Esher ........................28 BISHOP’S Stortford’s powerful pack proved the difference as they took advantage of some...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBlackheath ease to convincing win
nBy BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...26 Blackheath.............43 A POOR start for the visitors, kicking the ball dead from the start, was probably...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSensational Rams down the Titans
nBy RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................30 Rotherham T.......... 19 A SENSATIONAL Rams’ performance saw the hosts stun second-placed Rotherham Titans in an againstthe-odds...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHamish Ferguson wants strong finish for Bishop’s Stortford to put a gloss on a tough year
By Ciara Fearn Bishop's Stortford lock Hamish Ferguson is optimistic his team can produce a strong finish to a difficult season...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMinikin makes the hosts pay for slow start
nBy BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....33 TYNEDALE paid the price for a woeful first half, and although they improved in the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale celebrate a magnificent seven
nBy EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale........... 44 Lymm........................27 WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter. There was...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRoss is top of the Bill with a late try
nBy MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Chester.....................23 BILLINGHAM secured a dramatic victory after a tense and thrilling encounter. Chester started the game in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoArcher on target as the Tigers triumph
nBy RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 21pts Sheffield T........29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoPack takes the Tykes forward in promotion bid
nBy BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Fylde......................... 15 LEEDS Tykes took a giant step towards their promotion target with a forward-orientated win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMaycock’s magic is key for Gate
nBy NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Harrogate................24 HARROGATE secured the bonus-point win in the first half, taking them out of the immediate...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIn-form Fisher is the hat-trick hero
nBy MIKE PILLBEAN Sheffield..................40 Preston G................. 18 SHEFFIELD turned on the style in difficult conditions to grab yet another five-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoCoach thanks crowd for lifting Havant over line
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................25pts Oxford H............. 19pts Holding firm: Havant’s Will Perry fighting for a cross field kick against Quins Harry...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHeartache for Barnes after late penalty drama
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................24 Old Albanians........26 IN a cracking open game played partially in an electrical storm, OAs deservedly won 24-26...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTheo flies in with a brace to seal it for Dorking
nBy RORY MORROW Guernsey..........29 Dorking..............31 THEO WILLIAMSON’S second-half double helped Dorking come from behind to edge out Guernsey. Guernsey struck first...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoPark blitz blows the Oaks down
nBy STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............28 Westcombe P......... 41 WESTCOMBE Park enjoyed a compelling victory over Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock after a 20-minute...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoNervous Worthing seal it at the death
nBy ABI BENCE Worthing..................32 Colchester..............24 IN what was a must-win match for Worthing, with Colchester six points ahead of them in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoCanterbury cling on in a nail-biter
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Canterbury.............. 31 Henley......................28 CANTERBURY triumphed in a nail-biting clash with Henley thanks in part to the boot of...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTJs come out on top in 12-try thriller
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 41 Bury St Edmunds..34 TJs took maximum points from a high-quality game that was only secured...
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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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