National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoOliver hat-trick is in vain for visitors
By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............48 Macclesfield..........28 SIX first-half tries helped Cinderford to an impressive win over Macclesfield, with the visitors securing an...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoPriddey treble is the decisive factor
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................39 Camborne............... 44 CAMBOURNE had a real battle to win at Hinckley, with Ben Priddey the star of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBillingham’s amateurs work like the professionals
By Dan Robertshaw As one of the only fully amateur teams in National 2 North, Billingham care about more than just...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSale FC send leaders Rams packing – again!
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC.....................25 Rams ........................22 Super Sale followed up their victory over previous league leaders Richmond with a success...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoConor Ganley provides the coup de gras for Esher
By Jon Meadows B Moseley ..............24 Esher ........................ 31 With the clock showing red, Esher’s Conor Ganley crashed through from short...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTom’s penalty on top victory Putts seal for Albion
National League 1 ■By GREG ROBSON Leicester L ....... 17pts Tries: Taylor 27, Sterland 39, Satala 44 Conversion: Bouchier 45 Penalties:...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBurrows rounds off Sheffield romp with a flourish
■ By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 13 Sheffield.......... 46 SHEFFIELD maintained their push for promotion with a seven-try win over Harrogate. Straight...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHull pay penalty for loose discipline
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................24 Leeds Tykes...........33 HULL overcame a heavy first-half penalty deficit and allowing Leeds a 21-0lead after just 15...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSam’s the man to play Hoppers hero
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....27 Preston G.................34 HOPPERS’ debut hero Sam Freeman snatched a dramatic late win in a nine-try...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester’s late tries break the Ionians
■ By DESMOND HICKIE End to end: Andy McMinime scores a breakaway try and, inset, Alan Hudson brings Ionians level PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHamilton hat-trick in vain as Tyne take Dale derby
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 41 Wharfedale............29 A rip-roaring battle of the Dales ended with Tynedale on top in a bruising...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBillingham pull away as Dixon revels as try scorer
■ By STE GORDON Billingham.......39 Fylde.................. 17 BILLINGHAM continued their recent winning momentum with a comfortable win over Fylde after a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoNiko sets his sights on making history with Lions
EXTRA ■By CHARLIE ELLIOTT NIKO Matawalu wants to become the first ever foreign backs coach of the British and Irish Lions...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLongstaffis the Sale hat-trick hero
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................32 Richmond ............... 18 SALE ended a run of six straight defeats with victory over league leaders...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoWarren ‘Seals’ a victory for Park
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 19 Sedgley Park ........22 OUT-OF-SORTS Stortford were well beaten by an aggressive Sedgley Park. Within...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHosts pay the penalty in narrowest of contests
■By JON MEADOWS Birmingham M 32pts Tries: Pogson 4, Adderley-Jones 21, Dawes 49, Taylor 67 Conversions: Jolly 5, 50,68 Plymouth ..........33pts...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHoney helps Rams savour sweet taste of victory
■By JAMES SINCLAIR Leicester Lions .... 19. Rams ........................36 FRASER Honey was the Rams star as the Lions were beaten at...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans pack a real punch to triumph
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...26 Rotherham T..........45 THE sixth minute saw Dings’ Tom Foot shred the Titans defence, Jamie Elswood converting...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEsher pull offone of the top shocks
By OLLIE AUST Esher.........................54 Rosslyn Park..........42 ESHER secured their first victory of 2025 with an upset over Rosslyn Park. The sides...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMatt’s on hand to clinch a cracker for Lymm
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 31 Lymm.................36 LYMM held offa strong Harrogate challenge to win an exciting contest which saw 11 tries....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDancing Faraimo too hot to handle
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................32 Wharfedale............ 19 HULL produced a sweeping second-half performance to see off Wharfedale, securing a bonus-point win. Centre...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGoatley celebrates landmark with try
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 19 Chester..................... 14 A SECOND-HALF try from Barney Goatley was enough to give a resurgent Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde too strong for battling Ionians
By WILL JUDD Fylde...................31pts Hull Ionians......27pts A BRIGHT start saw Fylde race into a healthy lead and look likely to run...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSlick Roberts storms through to claim the spoils
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................25 Preston G................. 18 TWO tries from leading scorer Will Roberts helped Tynedale claim maximum points at a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTough match but Tykes stay on top
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........33 Billingham..............27 LEEDS remained top of National 2 North, scoring five tries on their way to a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoParsons pinches it at the death
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield.................. 31 SHEFFIELD were made to work hard for their five points by the hosts, but a...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStudents mauled as Titans’ forwards dominate
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T......... 31 Exeter Uni.........23 TAUNTON’S forward power proved the difference in a tight game as they over-powered...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoSecond-half romp is seventh heaven
By SAM SMITH Loughborough S....4 9 Bournville................. 7 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put on a stunning second-half display to reward a large home...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLuke’s a Hinckley heart-breaker…
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................42 Hinckley..................37 LUKE Daniels broke Hinckley hearts by squeezing into the corner to score the winning try for...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoNerveless Dan’s the man for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............. 31pts Old Reds.............29pts REDRUTH did just enough to maintain their winning start to the New Year with...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoSam’s had a ball but Devonport’s woes continue
By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S............ 19 Cinderford...............46 CINDERFORD piled more misery on bottom side Devonport Services with a bonus-point win thanks...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLeaders pushed all the way by Hornets
By WILL BEECH Hornets..................... 31 Camborne............... 34 A YOUNG Hornets side delighted the home crowd with a spirited display against league...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLuctonians on top in see-saw battle
By LIAM WALPOLE Macclesfield.......... 17 Luctonians..............36 LUCTONIANS kept their cool to defeat Macclesfield at Priory Lane, scoring five tries to take...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTitchener secures last-gasp triumph
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................22 Henley......................23 HENLEY took the spoils with the final kick of the game. A brace of tries from...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoAdams is Oaks’ hero of the hour
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 31 Old Albanians........29 BEN Adams secured victory for Sevenoaks with a dramatic last kick of the game....
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBury boys are good -but boss wants to see more
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester....... 34pts Bury St Ed’s.......55pts Lift-off: Bury’s Dan Donovan claims a lineout and, right, Colchester No.8 Ashton Webb...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoEarly Barnes onslaught too much for the Raiders
By ABI BENCE Worthing.................. 19 Barnes...................... 41 WITH struggling Worthing Raiders sitting at the bottom of the table, it was important...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHavant given a lesson in finishing
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant........................ 5 Canterbury.............. 61 HAVANT were handed another harsh National League lesson. Canterbury started the quickest and took...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoPhysical Combe sink Harlequins
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................28 Westcombe P.........55 A PHYSICAL Westcombe Park bruised themselves to a comfortable win over Oxford Harlequins. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRiley ‘proud’ of his feat as Park stroll past Lions
■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..25pts Tries: Gregory 12, Bradshaw 41, Law 57 Conversions: Seals 12, 41 Penalties: Seals 32, 49...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRampant Richmond reinforce their grip at the top
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........40 Esher .................22 IN front of a large Friday evening crowd, Richmond ran up six tries against...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJamie helps Titans Cooke up triumph
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........23 Sale FC..................... 17 JAMIE Cooke ghosted through for a second-half score to help title candidates...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSecond-half blitz trounces Moseley
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 51 B Moseley ..............26 A DEVASTATING second-half showing from Blackheath saw them score four tries in...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoStortford left to rue indiscipline as Albion take win
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ............24 Bishop’s S ............... 21 IN ideal conditions, this match was characterised by numerous errors and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarry Faulkner keeps upbeat about Esher’s chance to avoid drop in National One
By Ben Jaycock Positive feeling: Esher full-back Harry Faulkner Harry Faulkner remains hopeful Esher can survive in National One this season....
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDMP’s away-day blues continue
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........49 Darlington MP.......24 ROSSLYN Park ran out as comfortable winners at The Rock as they swept aside...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCole gives Rams the fuel for glory
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................26 Dings Crusaders... 17 A LIGHTNING start from Rams helped the hosts to a bonus-point victory against gallant...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSheffield recover from first half to bring up 50
By SAM WORTH Sheffield.................. 50 Tynedale.................33 SHEFFIELD recovered from a great first half from Tynedale to ‘nil’ their opposition in the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers’ five-game losing run snapped
By TOM KELLY Preston Grass..38pts Harrogate..........31pts Touching down: Ed Keohane extends the lead for Preston and, below, Grasshoppers look to spread...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale get revenge after Otley thriller
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............42 Otley..........................28 AN excellent game of rugby played in front of a superb crowd saw Wharfedale level the...
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