National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStortford’s crusade to Dings ends in narrow defeat
■ By BAZ JOHNSON Dings.........................39 Bishop’s S................ 31 AN early error from Dings gave a scrum to the visitors in the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion withstand Esher’s pressure
By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 31 Plymouth A.............34 PLYMOUTH Albion held off Esher’s second-half fightback to take a bonus-point win. In an...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPark wise to the charge of Rams
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........27 Rams.........................26 ROSSLYN Park held off a second-half charge by Rams to claim a bonus-point victory. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLuc Jones talks up National League One as ‘one of the best in UK’
By Ben Jaycock Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones believes the entertainment value of National One reflects what used to make the Championship...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJake has bragging rights in the Brady bunch
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........22 Leeds Tykes .. 47 BY sheer coincidence, this was Sam Brady’s 250th appearance for Harrogate and his...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCrossland clincher proves difference
By NICK DOYLE Otley.........................36 Hull Ionians ...........35 IN A tight contest, Otley came out on top after a dramatic comeback. In...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWill’s glee as gift secures hat-trick
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................38 Hull............................17 A WILL ROBERTS hat-trick steered Tynedale to their first home win of the season in a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMy fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison
By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T........32pts Billingham........ 12pts...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................42 Preston G.................29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoChester crumple as pack play it hard
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 31 Sheffield..................43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBishop holds his nerve to land win
By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 31 Wharfedale............ 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAll-action Elderkin has too much for the Boro
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 31 L’ghboro S....... 24 REDRUTH maintained their recent good run with a bonus point win against the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds pay as Luc’s storm back
By GEOFF VICKRESS- Luctonians..............40 Old Redcliffians.... 10 LUCTONIANS entertained the large home crowd with a superb second-half performance at Mortimer Park....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBig win puts Clifton in seventh heaven
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................54 Bournville............... 14 CLIFTON ran in eight tries to secure their seventh win on the bounce as they...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHarry is the hero as Macc hang on
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield....28pts Hornets.............. 24pts MACCLESFIELD secured a hard-fought but much-needed win after recent losses had left them in the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoVirtuoso Priddey leads way with a five-star show
By MO SHER Devonport S.............. 7 Camborne................ 70 LEAGUE leaders Camborne were in scintillating form at the Rectory Field, scoring ten...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoEvans and Smith double up in win
By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............37 Exeter Uni................ 17 CINDERFORD make it five home wins on the bounce as they cruised to a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRatu powers the Titans to the end
By PHIL JENKINS Hinckley.................. 17 Taunton Titans.....27 TAUNTON earned a hard-fought victory against a Hinckley side who scored great resilience throughout....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp drama as Dorking lose home record
By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking............. 34 Canterbury.......35 A DOMINANT two-try 20-minute spell after the interval set Canterbury up to inflict high-flying Dorking’s...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJones leads way for towering Oaks
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Guernsey................. 16 SEVENOAKS enjoyed a compelling win against visitors Guernsey. After Guernsey opened with a penalty by...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCharnock fires Park’s try spree
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........68 Worthing.................. 19 WESTCOMBE Park proved too powerful for a Worthing side in the process of rebuilding....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFord hails his pack for leading way in close win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s...... 24pts Old Albanian.....20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDouble yellows are key as Havant hit back late on
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester.............. 31 Havant...................... 31 HAVANT battled back from 12 points down in the final quarter to level the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDoubles all round see Hawks sunk
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................22 Barnes......................32 TWO tries apiece from Jacques Birch and Rory Kassapian helped Barnes to a hard-fought win over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuins’ late rally proves all in vain
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................36 Tonbridge J............54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCollege looks to conquer the world
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoOllivent seals win with very last kick
By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T.......... 15 Blackheath............. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHappy hosts back to winning ways
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............24 Darlington MP.......14 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded their first win in six with a hard-earned victory over bottom...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoNugent is the in a battle of difference attrition
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams..................... 5pts Try: Duda 72 Richmond............ 7pts Try: Pim 4 Conversion: Grieve 5 RAMS slipped to a second...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions savour first back-to back wins
By JAKE WILSON Leicester L..............22 Dings......................... 15 THE Lions made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season in a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPope expecting to play a major role in a highly eventful month
By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTIN Pope and his partner, Izzie, are expecting a baby any minute, but the inside centre has shown...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRogers has the Will to inspire win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................ 14 Sale FC....................... 7 IN appalling conditions, both sides moved the ball around impressively, but a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPosa has class to down the leaders
By RICHARD GORE Sheffield........... 24pts Lymm.................... 5pts In the clear: Archie Crapper extends Sheffield’s lead and, below, Jack Dawson scores for...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoForward power wins the day as Otley crushed
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................26 Tynedale................. 41 DESPITE a better performance than in recent eeks, Otley were blown away by Tyndale’s forwards....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull cope with the conditions to grind out a win
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................29 Harrogate......... 12 A GAME played in constant driving rain and a gale-force wind was won by a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDarragh is winner as tie abandoned
By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ A Fylde........................... A BILLINGHAM thought they had weathered the Fylde storm, but Darragh had other plans in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale keep plucky Chester at bay…
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............2 2 Chester..................... 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes sneak home to top the table
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 12 Sheffield Tigers.....11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMasterly Minikin destroys Hoppers
By ETHAN BENTS Preston G....................0 Hull Ionians............39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents learn fast as they beat the weather
By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S........29 Macclesfield... 19 THE weather was the only dampener in a fine game as both teams put...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHarry happy to be the hero after schoolboy error
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 18 Cinderford............... 20 HARRY Johnson was Cinderford’s villain turned hero as the Forest of Dean side snatched...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHinckley hold firm to secure fine win
By BILL HOOPER Old Reds............. 19pts Hinckley............ 21pts IN whirlwind conditions Hinckley held off a late surge from Old Reds to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGregory hat-trick in vain for visitors
By CALLUM JONES Hornets.....................33 Devonport S............24 IN a testing encounter played out in challenging weather conditions, the supporters who turned out...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRutter pen means it’s honours even
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 10 Redruth.................... 10 BOTH sets of players must be applauded for playing a bright game, despite...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCulverhouse inspires his leaders to victory
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J...... 17pts Henley.................. 0pts Maul time: TJs and Henley battle for the ball and, right, Henley’s Sam...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoO’Donoghue double helps hosts Bury the visitors
By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 31 Oxford H................... 10 CANTERBURY cantered to victory as they ran in five tries to convincingly see...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRegions give full backing to Wales U20s bid
NEWS EXTRA WALES U20s will play two warm-up fixtures against Welsh Academies U23s next month as preparation for the U20 Six...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes big boys batter beaten Bury
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 31 Bury St Eds................ 5 BARNES produced a brilliant performance, led by their scrum and outstanding defence....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSub Shepherdson leads Oaks triumph
By ADAM CLEARY Worthing.................... 7 Sevenoaks..............36 SEVENOAKS recorded their third victory of the season with a bonus-point win at fellow strugglers...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStar man Wyman is match winner
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Westcombe P......... 19 WESTCOMBE Park secured victory with a try from a tap penalty from...
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