National Leagues

Top of the Bill! Fight to survive is alive

7 April 2024 0 comments

Billingham…….. 20pts Wharfedale…… 17ptsBy MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM’S bid to avoid relegation received a massive boost with victory over Wharfedale. It was the visitors who showcased […]

Great Britton! Josh lead the way in shock victory

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Hull Ionians…………48 Sheffield……………… 14 By MALCOLM KNOWLES FEW could have seen this result coming. It was third top playing second bottom and, even though the […]

MacNab hat-trick crowns Tykes’ win

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Leeds Tykes………..55 Tynedale…………….. 14By BEN CROPPER A RESHUFFLED back division master minded a big victory for leaders Leeds Tykes. Tynedale scored first through Seamus Hutton, […]

Hull leave it late to win thrilling battle

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Hull……………………….39 Fylde…………………….36 By JOE SANTAMARIA HULL and Fylde served up a 75-point rugby banquet with Hull edging it in the last few minutes. An early […]

Havant so happy to be returning to the National League stage

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By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant, but the dynamic duo, […]

Raiders hold firm to take try-fest victory

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Guernsey……….53 O Albanians….. 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points. They opened their account with […]

Davies grabs two to seal tough win

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Barnes…………………. 19 Sevenoaks……………. 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On a blustery day at […]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way

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Canterbury…………..29 Bury St Ed’s………….27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. The East Anglian […]

King rules roost at double in comeback

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Dorking……………36pts Tonbridge J……33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating top-of-the-table clash with Tonbridge […]

Pozniak four-most to keep hope

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North Walsham……. 7 Wimbledon………….57 By PAUL MORSE WIMBLEDON improved their chances of staying in the National League with a big win over bottom side North […]

Webb is last-gasp saviour for Hawks

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Westcombe P……… 19 Henley…………………. 19 By JOHN VALLELY A LAST-minute try from Henley Hawks scrum-half Leo Webb, converted by fellow half-back Adam Hakimian, claimed a […]

Botterill hat-trick sets up title thriller

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Worthing………………22 Esher……………………. 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game which could well see […]

New faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men

7 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the National Two East table, […]

Priddey trio leads cross-border raid

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Exeter Uni…………….22 Camborne…………….59By FREYA COLLINGTON BEN Priddey scored a hat-trick of tries as Cambor ne crossed the county border into Devon to claim victory over […]

Students on top in see-saw battle

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By ADAM CLEARY Loughborough S….40 Clifton…………………..33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students recorded a surprise bonus-point victory over third-place Clifton. The visitors made a dream start and took an […]

Rampant Lucs as Hornets are stung

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Luctonians……. 49pts Hornets…………….. 5pts By GEOFF VICKRESS Power: Will Hodnett holds off Hornets’ Charlie Carter to open the scoring for Luctonians, Luctonians Mat Hackley and […]

Crusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display

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Newport (S)………… 13 Dings Crusaders…45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and continue their healthy lead […]

Chester succumb to second-half blitz

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Bournville…………… 50 Chester…………………38By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a row – in a typical […]

Old Reds are too hot for Hinckley

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Old Redcliffians….40 Hinckley……………… 17 By CHRIS CAMPBELL OLD REDS produced a strong perfor mance to overcome Hinckley. The visitors played with the wind in the first […]

Cozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics

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By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37, has been an almost […]

Easter backing Friday games

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By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter has called for more Friday night matches to be played in National One after overseeing a […]

Young Guns: Rams and England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt

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By BEN JAYCOCK George Makepeace-Cubitt was the only player in England U20s’ victorious Six Nations squad not connected to a Premiership club but the talented […]

Esher set to bounce back to third tier

1 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK After the National League took a pause over Easter, Peter Winterbottom’s Esher are looking on course to earn promotion back to the […]

Deano to step up at Tynedale

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Dean Richards will be part of Tynedale’s coaching team next season. Former England No.8 Richards stepped down from his role as director of rugby at […]

Bournville coaching team stay

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Bournville’s coaching team of director of rugby Paul Sumner, head coach Matt Price and defence coach Alex Grove have committed to the club for another […]

‘I’m playing again after near death experience’

31 March 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying from a cardiac arrest. […]

Ionians face tough battle to avoid the drop

31 March 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Hull Ionians have three games left to make up a five point deficit and extend their 22-year stay in the National Leagues. […]

Riley’s delight as Tigers retain spot

31 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Last season’s National Two North winners Sedgley Park Tigers have held their own in the third tier and last Saturday retained their […]

Impressive students on track for top four finish

31 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Gareth Elliott has led Exeter University to an impressive campaign in National Two West as the student side look set for a […]

Moseley boys get a lesson from the Albion

24 March 2024 0 comments

B Moseley ……… 3 Plymouth A ….. 20 By ADAM CLEARY PLYMOUTH Albion made it two wins on the bounce with a hardfought victory away […]

Stortford tame the Lions on own turf

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Bishop’s S……………39 Leicester Lions …. 12By JOHN ALLANSON STORTFORD edged the fierce territorial battle in the early exchanges and after 16 minutes scored the first […]

Rams roar back to beat Blackheath

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Rams ……………………33 Blackheath …………25 By RICHARD ASHTON A FABULOUS second-half fightback helped Rams keep their title hopes alive. The visitors were 10-0 up inside six […]

Warren seals Tigers’ league status in thriller

24 March 2024 0 comments

By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ..30ptsTries: Ailes 18, Bradley 39, Seals 66 Conversions: Seals 18, 39, 66 Penalties: Seals 5, 45, 54 Cinderford……..25pts Tries: Smith […]

Second-half blitz sees leaders put on a show

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Richmond …………… 16 Chinnor……………….. 41 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER AFTER a tightly contested opening 55 minutes, Chinnor pulled away with five second-half tries. Looking full of […]

Rosslyn Park keep the Dogs on leash

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Rosslyn Park………. 41 Sale FC………………… 19By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to sweep aside Sale. The hosts started quickly […]

Titans pinch glory with last-gasp try

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Taunton Titans…..22 Darlington MP……. 20 By MIKE JAMOS TAUNTON mustered two tries at the death to somehow snatch a win from the jaws of defeat. […]

Villagers in fine fettle on and off the pitch under Easter

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor are thriving on and off the pitch with director of rugby Nick Easter overseeing a “change of culture” that has contributed […]

The Green Machine nearly let 31-point lead slip

24 March 2024 0 comments

Wharfedale….. 31 Preston G………. 21By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield by beating Preston Grasshoppers, but did survive a late […]

Dixon’s try-scoring feat caps a rout

24 March 2024 0 comments

Billingham…………..53 Huddersfield……….29By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM ran in nine tries in a highscoring clash yesterday. Huddersfield started brightly and scored first through hooker Tom Haywood from […]

Lanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine

24 March 2024 0 comments

Fylde…………………….45 Hull Ionians………… 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands to pick up all […]

Okafor at the death has Tykes stunned!

24 March 2024 0 comments

Rotherham T….32pts Leeds Tykes…..26pts By DAVID BEDDOWS Triumph: Lloyd Hayes puts John Okafor in for a try for Rotherham. Below, Jack Townend and Jack Bergmanas […]

Tigers out on a Lymm as hosts bounce back

24 March 2024 0 comments

Lymm……………………43 Sheffield Tigers….24 By JOE SANTAMARIA LYMM managed to recover from their humbling at the hands of Leeds Tykes last week to put on an […]

Sheffield repel late Otley rally in derby

24 March 2024 0 comments

Sheffield……………… 21 Otley…………………….. 15By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash yesterday. Just six points adrift […]

Oliver treble in vain as Hull leave it late

24 March 2024 0 comments

Tynedale……………..34 Hull……………………….36 By BRIAN TILLEY A HAT-TRICK from Tynedale’s England U20s hooker Jacob Oliver was not enough to win a game dominated by a strong […]

Lewis full of pride for his Titans in bid for promotion

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Losing just one game all season would usually be more than enough to finish first, but Rotherham Titans can count themselves unfortunate […]

Rice is on the boil as Raiders beat the strugglers

24 March 2024 0 comments

Guernsey………. 41 Walsham…….28By MIKE MARSHALL BOTTOM-side North Walsham pushed Guernsey all the way on their trip to the Islanders. North held out the home side […]

A special day for Robbins to relish

24 March 2024 0 comments

Esher…………………….62 Wimbledon…………. 19By RORY MORROW WINGER Ben Robbins enjoyed a first-half hattrick as leaders Esher secured a ten-try triumph over second-bottom Wimbledon. Esher began imperiously […]

Gordon’s brace is Hawks’ highlight

24 March 2024 0 comments

Henley Hawks…….39 Barnes………………….26 By ALISTAIR BEYNON A BRACE of tries for Lailand Gordan and 14 points off the boot of Adam Hakimian was the catalyst […]

Cooper stars as Bury end poor run

24 March 2024 0 comments

Bury St Ed’s……. 19pts Westcombe P…14pts By ANDREW HERLIHY RELIEVED Bury St Edmunds ended a run of seven defeats by g rinding out a win […]

Big Ben proves the inspiration as OA take spoils

24 March 2024 0 comments

Old Albanians……..38 Canterbury…………..23 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians ran out winners against a competitive Canterbury side who saw a lot of possession, but ran into […]

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