National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoBury are so quick out of blocks!
AN in-form Bury St Edmunds arrived at The Big Field looking to further their promotion aspirations. And they did so in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoRaiders are well bossed by bustling Barnes
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Guernsey..........14 Barnes...............36 BARNES comfortably won an entertaining romp against Guernsey. In a match that was highly contested and...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoEsher are left to kick themselves
By MOSHER Canterbury..............34 Esher.........................33 IN the early summer sunshine, a healthy crowd was treated to a high-scoring encounter, the sides trading...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoIt’s lucky 13 as OAs put Havant to the sword OLD
By HARVEY ALLEN begging. Hema’s effort a catch and drive move we had al Old Albanian........... 81 Havant...................... 19 OLD Albanian...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoBailey flying high for super Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......28 London Welsh........ 17 AN injury-time Louis Bailey try gave Henley a vital bonus-point win over London...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPlymouth Albion 68-24 Sedgley Park Tigers: Super Albion confirm play-off spot
Hosts Plymouth Albion guaranteed themselves a place in the play-offs after a ten-try rout over Sedgley Park Tigers.
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National League One
/ 1 month agoTitans get the board thundered up in huge 80-pointer
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..80 Rams ................... 7 ROTHERHAM TITANS trampled over Rams, to move within touching distance of promotion,...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoOn-pace Club get their play-off place
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Sale FC..................... 19 BLACKHEATH soared to an emphatic victory over Sale, one which guaranteed the Club...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoPark dream ‘what if’ with Mehson as the main man
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........88 Leicester Lions ...... 7 LUKE MEHSON scored a remarkable seven tries as Rosslyn Park ran...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoDing-dong affair is a victory for Dings
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..40 Bishop’s S ...............34 DINGS CRUSADERS produced a fine display of attack to secure a hard-fought...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoTJs tear it up after finding quick juice
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Clifton ......................24 TONBRIDGE Juddians’ first-half dominance saw them run out winners, despite an energised fight...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy proud despite relegation from National One
Leicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy admits this season has been one of the toughest of his career, but believes the club...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoAll hail Bailey after Tykes farm last try
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............24 Leeds Tykes ..........25 BENJAMIN BAILEY’S final-minute effort saw Leeds Tykes out, after a nail-biting affair...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoTyne’s tide turner Will still simply their best!
Tynedale ......... 44pts Scunthorpe ......19pts ■By BRIAN TILLEY Tyne on top: Will Roberts breaks in the first minute to score, and...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoIonians rejoice but Bills leave in-voice
■By BRIAN NORMAN and closed the half with HULL IONIANS left it late to seal a home win against Billingham, who...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoRenouf’s wing-shaking pair brings Hull goods away
Otley ......................... 12 Hull............................22 ■By NICK DOYLE ALEC RENOUF’s try-scoring exploits played a huge hand in Hull’s away win at Otley....
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoDouglas doubles and Checks Field
Darlington MP .......42 Macclesfield .........41 ■By IAN MORRIS BEN DOUGLAS’ pair of tries and Liam Checksfield’s hat-trick proved pivotal for Darlington...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPeter Southern: Tynedale can fight their way back to National One
Tynedale director of rugby Peter Southern thinks his club have what it takes to fight their way back into National One...
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National League 2W
/ 1 month agoPromotion in reach for Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........52pts Cinderford.........31pts CAMBORNE’S win today along with other results elsewhere leave the Cherry & Whites needing just one...
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National League 2W
/ 1 month agoNational 1 still in sight for top-class Hinckley
By WILLIAM HEAVER Exeter Uni.........31 Hinckley...........77 RELEGATION fears deepened for Exeter University as they were thrashed by third-placed Hinckley, in an...
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National League 2W
/ 1 month agoLucs continue their winning streak
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....26 Luctonians..............47 LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed Luctonians to Epinal Way following Loughborough’s first away win of the season...
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National League 2W
/ 1 month ago‘Clinical performance’ paves way for Barnstaple
Lymm........................ 10 Barnstaple..............26 By COILIN DUFFY BARNSTAPLE produced a controlled and clinical performance to secure a 16-point away victory over Lymm,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 month agoRovery hat-trick icing on the cake
By JOSH THOMAS Redruth....................55 Chester.....................28 CHRISTOPHER Rovery helped Redruth produce a superb result, with a hat-trick in a bonus point win...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoCombe take Old Albanian’s shine off victory bid
Westcombe P...52pts Old Albanian.....31pts By JOHN VALLELY All go: Combe scrum half Mikel Davies sets off at the gallop and, right,...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoDengate seals the deal with a bonus point win
Canterbury.......33Guernsey..........29 By ADAM CLEARY CANTERBURY recorded their first away win since January with a bonus-point victory over Guernsey. Guernsey started the...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoBury continue unbeaten streak
Bury St Edmunds..33 Henley Hawks.......28 By ANDREW HERLIHY AS the race for the championship gathered pace, the league leaders entertained a...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoEsher show no mercy for bottom of the table Oxford
Esher.........................78 Oxford H..................... 7 By HUW GRIFFIN IT was a lower league clash in National League 2 East as 11th place...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoIt’s a Champagne moment for Perry
Dorking.....................39Havant......................43 By DOUG MILLER IN A match of lead swaps, three red cards, three yellows, 14 tries, and a strong gale,...
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National League 2E
/ 1 month agoBarnes put Welsh hopes to bed
London Welsh ....... 15 Barnes .....................22 ■By JONATHAN SHANKLAND IN the sun but with a strong wind, Barnes opened the scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoConnor James insists Sedgley Park Tigers will keep calm in fight for survival
Captain Connor James admits Sedgley Park Tigers have fallen short of expectations this season, but insists there is no panic as...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSheffield show steel as they take the National League 2 North title
Dominic Parsons admits it was a moment that felt years in the making as Sheffield sealed promotion to National One last...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDarlington Mowden Park U11s set for exciting trip to visit Irish giants Munster
Darlington Mowden Park and board member Neil Morris are flying the flag for grassroots rugby and have excitedly announced a trip...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoWalsh-led chase key to finding answers for hosts
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............. 47 B Moseley .......31 TOM WALSH’S brace helped Sale FC prize open Birmingham Moseley, as they...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoHard-Black written into history books
■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........28 Blackheath ............ 61 BILLY HARDING made try-scoring history, as his Blackheath side cruised to a...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoPark get Stort-cut on home ground
■By JOHN ALLANSON through Josh Smart and Bishop’s S ...............59 Rosslyn Park .........33 BISHOP’S STORTFORD put on the performance of their...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoStirling’s late try seals dramatic Clifton win over
Clifton ......................28 Dings Crusaders ...................24 ■By ROGER OPIE WITH THE clock in the red, a monumental effort saw Ollie Stirling score...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoHuge crowd snatch it at see Hayes the death
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...22pts Tries: Barling 34, Penalty 49, Valentine 65 Conversion: Shaw 65 Drop goal: Hayes 80 Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTykes hold the fort in a 14-try thriller
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........53 Tonbridge J ...........48 LEEDS TYKES edged a 14-try encounter, seeing off the spirited efforts of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRogers insists Stort will not be fodder after win in ‘tennis match’
News ■By BEN JAYCOCK BISHOP’S Stortford captain Will Rogers admits it has been a mixed season but recent form shows they...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoMichael’s a star to get Rams cooking
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 71 Leicester Lions ....38 RAMS returned to winning ways, with Michael Cooke leading a spectacular home...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoVaro rules with rapid two-score hit proving decisive
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 31 Darlington MP.36 JOELI VARO’s two-try return saw Darlington Mowden Park climb back to defeat at Hull....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBillingham too good for Scunny
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 31 Scunthorpe............. 17 HOSTS BILLINGHAM produced a dominant second-half display to secure a convincing win over Scunthorpe....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoFree-man Sam is Hoppers’ rescuer
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................39. Sheffield Tigers....37 SAM FREEMAN’s late heroics snatched the victory for Preston Grasshoppers, in a back-and-forth affair...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoPosa sets Sheff the stage for fine finish
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield............31pts Tynedale...........21pts SHEFFIELD’s head coach Anthony Posa poured praise on his “special group” as they put a nervy...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDorrington duo guide Fylde to a
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................43. Otley..........................26 SECOND-HALF tries from brothers Ben and Jacob Dorrington, as well as David Fairbrother, saw Fylde record...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoFairbrother end
His effort, however, was cancelled out, on the hour-mark, after an Otley scrum was drove over by Scott Irvine. In a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRogers boots up to buckle Ionians
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ...........29 Rossendale ............38 FINLAY ROGERS’ fine goal-kicking helped his Rossendale side claim a valuable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoGleeing Macc pack stand up to Wharfe
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........52 Wharfedale ............ 31 GLEE was felt on the sun-baked Macclesfield fields, after the third-placed outfit ran...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoDebutant Carter is hero of the hour
■By GARY HOUSE O Redcliffians..57pts Exeter Uni......... 47pts WITH the sun beating down at Topsham to provide some spring warmth, the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoCraven heroics are not enough
Hinckley..................36 Chester.....................33 ■By MO SHER FOR those in attendance at Leicester Road, money’s worth was certainly had as the two teams...
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