National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoInspirational Ivory helps Chester coast to victory
Chester.....................46 Tynedale................. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE CHESTER secured a seven-try triumph against a Tynedale side that stayed in the fight but...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoPriddey hat-trick powers Cambs to glory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville........ 12 Camborne.........40 CAMBORNE demonstrated why they are favourites to win promotion to National One by ending Bournville’s...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton stun with dominant display
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Macclesfield.......... 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRedruth’s late rally short of the mark
By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............23 Redruth.................... 19 CINDERFORD narrowly beat Redruth thanks to an impressive first-half performance while the visitors left it...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHornets in historic win over uni boys
By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni..........33pts Hornets...............37pts DESPITE an excellent second-half comeback, Hornets held on to beat a stubborn Exeter University outfit....
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoNine-try bonus haul as Hinckley show no mercy
By LIAM PHILLIPS Hinckley..................55 Devonport S............22 HINCKLEY secured back-to-back home wins in an entertaining afternoon hosting Devonport Services. Hinckley came flying...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBarnes hang on to claim victory this time
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............33 Havant............... 21 BARNES shrugged the memory of recent lastgasp defeats as they claimed a see-saw victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoBonus time again in nervy Bury win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............32 Worthing..................29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTitchener puts boot in to Oaks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................26 Sevenoaks.............. 20 A FAULTLESS kicking display from Max Titchener was the difference for Henley Hawks as they...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoPoullet’s double boost for Raiders
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian.....14pts Guernsey...........37pts GUERNSEY Raiders lived up their name as they sealed an emphatic away win against Old...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoRoberts is four-most in try spree for quality Quins
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................48 Colchester..............22 OXFORD Harlequins worked their way to a convincing win against a frustrated Colchester. It started...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRams aiming to join elite
By Jon Newcombe Rams are confident they would add significant value to the Championship if they became part of a revamped...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans put lid on Lions first-half control
■By HENRY WILLIAMS Leicester L ...... 17 Rotherham T . 34 ROTHERHAM turned around a half-time deficit to secure a fifth...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoWalk in the Park for victorious Ross
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 15 Rosslyn Park .........34 IT WAS 7th v 8th at the CorpAcq stadium with both Sale...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJolly successful day for Moseley
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............28 Sedgley Park ........26 BIRMINGHAM Moseley blow away Sedgley Park’s early advances as they hosted the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBishop’s close to breaking Rams unbeaten run
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ................. 6 Rams ........................ 10 BISHOP’S Stortford gave a strong performance against top-ofthe table Rams under...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEsher leave winless Darlington in the dust
■By DAN ROBERTSHAW Esher .................. 31pts Tries: Volley 13, Ashworth 46, 77, Faulkner 65 Conversions: Morley 22, 47, 66, 78 Penalty:...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDeadlock for frustrated Dings
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders... 31 Richmond................ 31 DINGS Crusaders were unable to make their home advantage count as they hosted...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHosts continue their winning ways
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............29 Blackheath.............23 PLYMOUTH took their winning run to four matches with a narrow victory over Blackheath...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoForwards pack a punch as Dale are downed
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ...33 Wharfedale..... 12 LEEDS Tykes, buoyed by a ferocious pack mentality in attack and defence, brushed...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoVisitors leave it late to keep on winning
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................36 Sheffield .................38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLate penalty try fits Bill for victors
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............27 Hull Ionians ........... 12 BILLINGHAM had just a little too much for their visitors as they secured...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTerrific Turner is difference for Fylde
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T........26pts Fylde...................33pts FYLDE head coach Chris Briers paid tribute to the grit and determination of his side...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDebut man Chell leads Gate to their first win
■By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................22 Chester.................... 16 HARROGATE secured their first victory of the season with a narrow win over Chester in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIrvine calls shots as Hoppers halted
■By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................45 Preston G.................22 CALLUM IRVINE led the way as Otley saw off the Grasshoppers. Having dominated territorially, Irvine’s...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJohnston heroics count for nothing
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................32 Lymm........................37 LYMM secured their sixth consecutive victory with a thrilling win over Tynedale, despite an exceptional five-try...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoWalker is star pupil in thrilling university challenge
■By SAM SMITH Loughboro S....26 Exeter Uni.........28 EXETER University just had the edge in the battle of the students. The game...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoPriddey hat-trick sinks the visitors
■By DAN THOMAS Camborne................41 Hinckley.................. 19 BEN PRIDDEY grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Camborne secured a 41-19 victory over Hinckley....
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton add to the Services’ unease
■By MO SHER Devonport S............ 17 Clifton.......................52 DEVONPORT’S tough start to the season showed no signs of abating as Clifton claimed...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRigelsford has all the Will power to help seal a win
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............38pts Luctonians........29pts All to play for: Chris Rovery looks to create an opening and, right, Will Riglesford goes...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHornets hold on in classic ‘game of two halves’
■By PAUL BOLTON Hornets.....................27 Bournville............... 21 HORNETS held off Bournville’s stirring second-half fightback to hold on for their second win of...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoCinderford edge tightest contest
■By FRANK JONES Macclesfield.......... 19 Cinderford...............24 CINDERFORD made sure it was an unhappy return home for their hosts. Macclesfield were on...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIt’s no Rocky road for young Prowse!
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....62 Old Redcliffians....29 IN only his sixth game in senior rugby, 18-yearold Rocky Prowse made the transition...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMisery goes on as Hawks take it to the Max
■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester......... 7 Henley............... 10 COLCHESTER’S wait for a first National League 2 win goes on as Henley clinched...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoDorking far too quick for Quins
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................36 Oxford H..................... 7 A BLISTERING first-half performance was enough to see Dorking take the inaugural league meeting...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoGuernsey grab it amid yellow peril
■By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.................35 Barnes...................... 31 GUERNSEY Raiders saw off visitors Barnes in a match punctuated by a series of yellow...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoIt’s a real Corker as plan pays off
■By CAMERON McMILLAN Canterbury........39pts Westcombe P...22pts CANTERBURY’S preparations paid off as they saw off Westcombe Park, according to coach Matt Corker....
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoConnor at double as Juddians haunt Havant
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant...................... 31 Tonbridge J............39 TWO tries from Lloyd Connor led Tonbridge Juddians to victory at Havant. After a...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoKharbouch brace chops down Oaks
■By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 19 Bury St Eds..............28 BURY St Edmunds took the spoils from Kent in an impressive encounter thanks...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoOAs survive late Raiders fightback
■By ADAM CLEARY Worthing..................27 Old Albanian........... 31 OLD Albanian claimed a third successive win after claiming victory at Worthing Raiders. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBattling Stortford prove too strong for Tigers
■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley P ........ 12 Bishop’s S ........27 SEDGLEY Park suffer defeat at home as Bishop Stortford claimed vital...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBlackheath pile on misery for DMP
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Darlington MP ......... 5 BLACKHEATH earned a convincing win, but it was not always looking that...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSound tactics earn Plymouth the win
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............35 B Moseley .............. 15 PLYMOUTH Albion inflicted a first defeat of the season on Birmingham...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRams celebrate 100 years with Lions mauling
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................54 Leicester Lions ....29 RAMS celebrated their centenary in style with an eight-try home success against Leicester...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoOkafor calls the shots to put Titans in charge
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .. 45pts Tries: Okafor 19, 28, 35, Bustin 44, Kivalu 60 Conversions: Hayes 19, 35, 44,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond hold back the Sale tide
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 31 Sale FC.....................27 WITH five tries, Richmond took maximum points from this game, but Sale pushed them...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoEsher toppled as Rosslyn hit form
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park......... 44 Esher.........................26 ROSSLYN Park secured a hard-won victory over Esher in a high-scoring home match. James...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHull put a spanner in works of Green Machine
■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.... 24 Hull.................... 34 HULL ran out worthy winners of this well-fought contest even though the try tally...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes capitalise on errors of hosts
■4By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 14 Leeds Tykes...........33 LEEDS showed their class as they jumped on Billingham mistakes to romp to a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBaptisms of fire continue for Aces
■By ADAM CLEARY Lymm........................57 Harrogate................24 LYMM recorded a comprehensive nine-try bonus-point win over National League 2 North newcomers Harrogate. The hosts...
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