National Leagues
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMose fail to spark as Jones leads by example
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ....... 42 B Moseley ....... 14 CONFIDENT Richmond ran up another six tries in a lively Friday...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark withstand a late Stortford rally
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ......... 18 Bishop’s S ............... 15 A PHYSICAL affair at The Rock on Friday saw Rosslyn...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHayes holds his nerve at the death
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ............. 18 Plymouth ................ 17 A LAST-GASP penalty from Lloyd Hayes snatched an unlikely victory for Rotherham...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoClub hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last
■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP .......36 Leicester Lions ....29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEsher save their best until late on
■By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 51 Dings.........................32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoIn-form Rams run rings around Park
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................40 Sedgley Park.........22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMinikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....25 Harrogate.........23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRichards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....24 Tynedale.................29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz
■ By TOM KELLY Preston.....................48 Billingham..............22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoUnbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash
■By BEN CROPPER Lymm.................. 30pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................39 Hull............................ 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................56 Otley..........................29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHigh-flying hosts see off Dale threat
■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield..................43 Wharfedale............ 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHawks are flying to repel Raiders’ efforts
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...............26 Guernsey.......... 15 HENLEY Hawks put together their best performance of the season in a ferocious and...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoWallace stars in Combe thriller
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........39 Colchester..............36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMcRae double in late Dorking romp
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................50 Sevenoaks..............26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoDramatic late win boosts leaders
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................25pts Tonbridge J......26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoEarnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............49 Havant......................53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoOA pay price for poor home form
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Canterbury..............54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoQuainton quality leads Quins win
■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford.......................34 Worthing.................. 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoUni lads hang on in face of last-gasp barrage
■ By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 34 Bournville........ 31 DESPITE an incredible second-half comeback, Exeter University held on for victory against...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDucker hat-trick boosts leaders
■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians.... 19 Camborne................57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLucs get lucky after Link double
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............22 Hornets..................... 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoCooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree
■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley............62pts Macclesfield.... 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIn-form Clifton cling on for win after red card
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................33 Taunton...................26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoServices are off the mark at last
■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S............27 Redruth....................23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStudents taught a forward lesson
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 50 Loughborough S....24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark run rampant to tame battling Lions
By GARETH COLLINS Leicester L ..... 24 Rosslyn Park . 48 AN entertaining 11try game between two attack-minded sides went the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDogs snap up stylish victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................33 Esher ........................22 SALE saw off second-bottom Esher in an entertaining clash to make it two wins...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHenderson treble in vain for Tigers
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........24 Blackheath ............36 BLACKHEATH flexed their muscles as they barged past Sedgley Park with a resounding...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHayes makes hay as the sun shines on Titans
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ........ 19pts Tries: Edwards 43, Porter 72, Brough 80 Conversions: Jolly 44, 73 Rotherham T ......
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond stretch unbeaten run in feast of tries
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 31 Richmond ...............43 AN 11-try thriller saw unbeaten Richmond deservedly win by the odd try...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHayman’s double extends record
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth................. 16 Rams......................... 21 RAMS maintained their unbeaten record this season, but they were pushed all the way...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLate surge sees Dings romp clear
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings.........................46 Darlington............... 20 DINGS fully justified being favourites with a big win over Darlington Mowden Park. On paper...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLeaders pounce on poor discipline from Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 18 Lymm................ 24 HULL lost a game they were in control of at half-time as a penalty...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians show grit but come up short
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 30 Hull Ionians............24 WHARFEDALE had established a good lead by half-time, but a spirited comeback by Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIn-form Fisher nets considerable tally
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 10 Sheffield..................45 A WOUNDED Sheffield made up for last week’s loss to Leeds Tykes. It was clear...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers at long last find their killer bite
By TIM THORLEY A much-anticipated bottom-of-the-table clash saw both sides score five tries, but it was Sheffield Tigers who emerged with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes hold off second-half scare after a thriller
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Preston.....................29 LEEDS Tykes were given a fright for the second successive week in a high-scoring affair...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester toil as the hosts fail to crack
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Chester..................... 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale fall to bottom after Fylde’s rout
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................22 Fylde.........................45 AFTER a bright start which saw them race into a 12-0 lead, Tynedale crashed to another...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHonours are even after a last-gasp Rowe try
By SAM SMITH L’ghborough S.36 Luctonians.......36 NOTHING could separate these two sides at the end of an absorbing contest. The key...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDecalmer score is hosts’ killer blow
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Hinckley.................. 19 BOURNVILLE produced a performance of two distinct halves as they returned to winning ways in...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHosts capitalise as Exeter implode
By ALEX GREGGOR Camborne................54 Exeter Uni................24 EXETER University implode as Camborne’s promotion charge continues. Things started perfectly for the hosts who...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRatu in at the double as visitors put up a real fight
By MIKE AMOS Taunton.............28pts Cinderford......... 17pts Action stations: Joe Atkins breaches the Cinderford defence and, right, Ratu Vakalutukali scores PICTURES: Gary...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDaniels’ magic is the key to a top Clifton triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................32 Clifton.......................45 CLIFTON’S Luke Daniels inspired his side to a bonus-point win against the Reds. Redruth were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMartin’s boot is the difference in tightest of tussles
By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury....... 13 Barnes...............22 BARNES moved into the top three courtesy of a hard-fought, tense win against a home...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHosts take heart in battling defeat
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............25 Dorking.....................38 DORKING out-scored bottom club Colchester six tries to four, but not for the first time this...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLeaders turn on second-half class
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............40 Westcombe P........... 5 IN-FORM TJs remain at the top of the table with a perfect 40-point...
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