National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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National League One
/ 1 year agoMali Satala try sums up top day for Leicester Lions
By Jean Bull Leicester Lions .... 75 Darlington MP ...... 0 Leicester Lions kept their survival hopes alive with a dominant...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSedgley Park topple Rams in nailbiter
By Tom Markham Sedgley Park ........ 34 Rams ........................ 33 Sedgley Park just held on to celebrate a nailbiting triumph. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEarly blitz from Balckheath is too much for Sale FC to handle
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC............... 19pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 20, Roberts 73, Brady 80 Conversions: Robins 21, 74 Blackheath ......33pts Tries: Hirskyj-Douglas...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRed-hot Rhys leads the way as visitors triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............28 Rosslyn Park .........40 RHYS Charalambous led the way as Rosslyn Park won at Stortford. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJimmy stars as Dings hold edge
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders .. 47 Esher.........................35 IT was a slow start for the home side, as the pressure of...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings returned to Player Jimmy NH
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A............. 23 Rotherham T.......... 20 PLYMOUTH extended their run of successive victories to 10 matches with a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGrant kicks his side over the line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMajestic Dale too strong for visitors
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale............36 Sheffield.................. 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes get revenge as Lymm crushed
By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoScarborough proves the difference as Preston falter
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Preston G................. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHarrogate made to scrap by Ionians
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate................35 Hull Ionians............23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as...
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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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