National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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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National League One
/ 2 years agoSmith treble does so much damage
■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP....... 12 Bishop’s S................ 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were looking to bounce back from their heavy loss...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMagnificent Mond are just too strong
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................54 Plymouth A................0 TOP-of-the-table Richmond put in a real statement performance in beating a shell-shocked Plymouth Albion by...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBills land big shock as Lymm downed at home
■ By ETHAN BENTS Lymm.................22 Billingham.......35 STRUGGLERS Billingham claimed a surprise victory over high flyers Lymm at Crouchley Lane. Billingham were...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVerity magic turns bruising contest
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 15 Wharfedale............ 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers show the fight to beat drop
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes forwards and ref’s whistle defeat Chester
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 26 Leeds Tykes........... 41 THIS was a match of contrasts, with the first-half exciting and hotly contested,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHarrogate hopes left in balance after loss
■By MARK GARRETT Steal: Tynedale with a critical turnover and, below, Tynedale scrum-half James Telford clearing the ruck PICTURES: Daniel Kerr...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAlly’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians no match for Sheffield steel
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.............. 6 S heffield..................45 SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde in dominant win as cards fly
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................35 Hull............................ 13 FYLDE proved far too strong for Hull, cruising to a dominant win. Things opened brightly...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoForwards push Park over line as Barnes struggle
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.24 Barnes............... 19 WESTCOMBE Park’s powerful pack returned the Kent side to winning ways in a tight...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBrave fightback fails after poor half
By MO SHER Bury St Edmunds..38 Canterbury..............40 A FIRST half in which they conceded 31 points cost Bury dear after a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoInjury mars fine Oaks comeback
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............23 Sevenoaks..............27 SEVENOAKS staged a storming second-half fightback to win a thrilling match against relegation rivals Colchester. Oaks...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcRae grabs four as Dorking run riot in thrashing
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................65 Worthing.................. 12 DORKING outscored Worthing Raiders by 11 tries to two, with the visitors overpowered in all...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuins rue lack of clinical edge as Ciaran runs riot
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H............ 34pts Guernsey.......... 49pts Safe hands: Guernsey lineout and, right, John Hughes tackling Guernsey full-back Callum Roberts...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJones holds his nerve to steal win
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........29 Tonbridge J............28 OLD Albanians pulled off a well-deserved win to inflict back-to-back defeats on the league...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHavant misery as Henley hang on
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 20 Havant...................... 13 HENLEY Hawks came out on top over a spirited Havant side in a tough,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoThere’s no doubting Thomas as Fogerty bags brace
By RORY MORROW O Redcliffians.45 Bournville........ 20 OLD Redcliffians earned maximum points as they swept aside Bournville, with scrum-half Thomas Fogerty...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRowe scores four but is still a loser!
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................60 Loughborough S....36 PERFECT conditions for running rugby set the scene for a high-tempo 16-try fest. The students...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOn-song Oliver is at heart of victory
By JOSH THOMAS Devonport S............24 Taunton Titans.....43 TAUNTON claimed their first win in three after beating Devonport. The Titans grabbed the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMacc at their very best in top win
By DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield.... 31pts Redruth.............. 14pts Flyer: Macclesfield’s Harry Oliver evades the tackle on his way to scoring a try...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoVickery hat-trick holds the key in Hornet triumph
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 20 Hornets.....................26 HORNETS emerged as deserving winners at the Beavis Memorial Ground over an out-ofsorts Cinderford team,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoEarly scare can’t halt hosts Hinckley
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................48 Exeter Uni................38 HINCKLEY recovered from an early Exeter scare to emerge victorious. The students flew out of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHeroic defence is suitably rewarded
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............25 Camborne................ 17 IF in life you are looking for heroes, then this performance by the home side...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHonours even in thrilling ten-try battle between Richmond and Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .......35 Richmond ........35 Moseley had to defend a late rally from their visitors to secure an...
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