National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHigh-flying hosts see off Dale threat
■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield..................43 Wharfedale............ 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHawks are flying to repel Raiders’ efforts
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...............26 Guernsey.......... 15 HENLEY Hawks put together their best performance of the season in a ferocious and...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoWallace stars in Combe thriller
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........39 Colchester..............36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMcRae double in late Dorking romp
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................50 Sevenoaks..............26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoDramatic late win boosts leaders
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................25pts Tonbridge J......26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoEarnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............49 Havant......................53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoOA pay price for poor home form
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Canterbury..............54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoQuainton quality leads Quins win
■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford.......................34 Worthing.................. 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoUni lads hang on in face of last-gasp barrage
■ By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 34 Bournville........ 31 DESPITE an incredible second-half comeback, Exeter University held on for victory against...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDucker hat-trick boosts leaders
■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians.... 19 Camborne................57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLucs get lucky after Link double
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............22 Hornets..................... 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoCooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree
■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley............62pts Macclesfield.... 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIn-form Clifton cling on for win after red card
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................33 Taunton...................26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoServices are off the mark at last
■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S............27 Redruth....................23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStudents taught a forward lesson
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 50 Loughborough S....24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark run rampant to tame battling Lions
By GARETH COLLINS Leicester L ..... 24 Rosslyn Park . 48 AN entertaining 11try game between two attack-minded sides went the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDogs snap up stylish victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................33 Esher ........................22 SALE saw off second-bottom Esher in an entertaining clash to make it two wins...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHenderson treble in vain for Tigers
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........24 Blackheath ............36 BLACKHEATH flexed their muscles as they barged past Sedgley Park with a resounding...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHayes makes hay as the sun shines on Titans
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ........ 19pts Tries: Edwards 43, Porter 72, Brough 80 Conversions: Jolly 44, 73 Rotherham T ......
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond stretch unbeaten run in feast of tries
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 31 Richmond ...............43 AN 11-try thriller saw unbeaten Richmond deservedly win by the odd try...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHayman’s double extends record
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth................. 16 Rams......................... 21 RAMS maintained their unbeaten record this season, but they were pushed all the way...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLate surge sees Dings romp clear
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings.........................46 Darlington............... 20 DINGS fully justified being favourites with a big win over Darlington Mowden Park. On paper...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLeaders pounce on poor discipline from Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 18 Lymm................ 24 HULL lost a game they were in control of at half-time as a penalty...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians show grit but come up short
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 30 Hull Ionians............24 WHARFEDALE had established a good lead by half-time, but a spirited comeback by Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIn-form Fisher nets considerable tally
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 10 Sheffield..................45 A WOUNDED Sheffield made up for last week’s loss to Leeds Tykes. It was clear...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers at long last find their killer bite
By TIM THORLEY A much-anticipated bottom-of-the-table clash saw both sides score five tries, but it was Sheffield Tigers who emerged with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes hold off second-half scare after a thriller
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Preston.....................29 LEEDS Tykes were given a fright for the second successive week in a high-scoring affair...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester toil as the hosts fail to crack
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Chester..................... 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale fall to bottom after Fylde’s rout
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................22 Fylde.........................45 AFTER a bright start which saw them race into a 12-0 lead, Tynedale crashed to another...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHonours are even after a last-gasp Rowe try
By SAM SMITH L’ghborough S.36 Luctonians.......36 NOTHING could separate these two sides at the end of an absorbing contest. The key...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDecalmer score is hosts’ killer blow
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Hinckley.................. 19 BOURNVILLE produced a performance of two distinct halves as they returned to winning ways in...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHosts capitalise as Exeter implode
By ALEX GREGGOR Camborne................54 Exeter Uni................24 EXETER University implode as Camborne’s promotion charge continues. Things started perfectly for the hosts who...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRatu in at the double as visitors put up a real fight
By MIKE AMOS Taunton.............28pts Cinderford......... 17pts Action stations: Joe Atkins breaches the Cinderford defence and, right, Ratu Vakalutukali scores PICTURES: Gary...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDaniels’ magic is the key to a top Clifton triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................32 Clifton.......................45 CLIFTON’S Luke Daniels inspired his side to a bonus-point win against the Reds. Redruth were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMartin’s boot is the difference in tightest of tussles
By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury....... 13 Barnes...............22 BARNES moved into the top three courtesy of a hard-fought, tense win against a home...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHosts take heart in battling defeat
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............25 Dorking.....................38 DORKING out-scored bottom club Colchester six tries to four, but not for the first time this...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLeaders turn on second-half class
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............40 Westcombe P........... 5 IN-FORM TJs remain at the top of the table with a perfect 40-point...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHappy Havant look here to stay!
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................37pts Old Albanian.....29pts THE first fixture between these two sides for 15 years was well worth the wait...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoGreat Scott! Sedgwick celebrates big day in style
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............43 Oxford.......................29 SEVENOAKS were in celebratory mood before kick-off with captain Scott Sedgwick collecting his 200th first XV...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRogers inspires shock win for the visitors
Rotherham T . 34 Bishop’s S ....... 45 By DAVID BEDDOWS BISHOP’S Stortford sprung one of the surprises of the National...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoWardle’s a wizard for super Sedgley
Sedgley Park ........ 41 Plymouth A ............26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR SEDGLEY Tigers secured a much-needed victory over Plymouth. The visitors started...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMatt puts gloss on Heath victory
Blackheath ............50 Esher ........................27 By GRAHAM COX BLACKHEATH produced some superb handling and great offloading, particularly in a second half, which...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond are still not at full potential – Powell
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 43pts Tries: Monson 4, McMillan 19, Woollard 23, Litchfield 51, Obonna 63, Schwarz 68, O’Meara 78...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoVisitors Sale away with the win in tight battle
Darlington MP .......34 Sale FC ....................38 By BILL JENKINS SALE FC edged out hosts Darlington in the narrowest of contests. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMurray shines so bright on debut
Rams.........................24 B Moseley................. 7 By RICHARD ASHTON RAMS withstood a physical battle to record a magnificent seventh straight victory. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark’s lightning start downs Dings
Rosslyn Park.......... 61 Dings.........................24 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park were on fire to start the match – and Dings simply didn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHot hosts shining brightly to secure victory
Wharfedale.....40 Billingham....... 17 By EDWIN WILLIAMS THE sunshine brought out the crowds at the Avenue and they were treated to some...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoNat helps Lymm keep up pressure
Lymm........................53 Otley..........................22 By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Lymm continued to flex their muscles at Beechwood, comfortably easing past an Otley side...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers are so committed to win
Preston G.................45 Hull............................29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoWatts wins it for Leeds with last-gasp goal kick
Sheffield............12pts Leeds Tykes.....13pts By MICK DAVIDS WHEN these two teams met last season, both games were high-scoring affairs that were in...
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