National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRatu helps side take Titanic step
Sale FC.....................27 Taunton Titans..... 41 By GARETH DANIELS TAUNTON took a huge step in their bid for National One survival with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s another very close encounter!
Richmond................ 17 B Moseley............... 17 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER FOR the second time this season, very little divided these two teams, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes taking nothing for granted in tough run-in
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North pacesetters Leeds Tykes face a difficult run-in to get over the line and return to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJack’s the lad to seal it for Hoppers
Preston G.................46 Lymm........................42 By TOM KELLY THE Grasshoppers and Lymm scored 13 tries in a thrilling display of running rugby, with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoA positive home ending for Field
Huddersfield..........26 Otley..........................26 By ANDREW SMITH RELEGATED Huddersfield gave a good account of themselves in their final home game. Two tries from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTop of the Bill! Fight to survive is alive
Billingham........ 20pts Wharfedale...... 17pts By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM’S bid to avoid relegation received a massive boost with victory over Wharfedale. It...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreat Britton! Josh lead the way in shock victory
Hull Ionians............48 Sheffield.................. 14 By MALCOLM KNOWLES FEW could have seen this result coming. It was third top playing second bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMacNab hat-trick crowns Tykes’ win
Leeds Tykes...........55 Tynedale................. 14 By BEN CROPPER A RESHUFFLED back division master minded a big victory for leaders Leeds Tykes. Tynedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull leave it late to win thrilling battle
Hull............................39 Fylde.........................36 By JOE SANTAMARIA HULL and Fylde served up a 75-point rugby banquet with Hull edging it in the last...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHavant so happy to be returning to the National League stage
By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders hold firm to take try-fest victory
Guernsey..........53 O Albanians..... 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDavies grabs two to seal tough win
Barnes...................... 19 Sevenoaks................ 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way
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...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing rules roost at double in comeback
Dorking...............36pts Tonbridge J......33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPozniak four-most to keep hope
North Walsham....... 7 Wimbledon.............57 By PAUL MORSE WIMBLEDON improved their chances of staying in the National League with a big win...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWebb is last-gasp saviour for Hawks
Westcombe P......... 19 Henley...................... 19 By JOHN VALLELY A LAST-minute try from Henley Hawks scrum-half Leo Webb, converted by fellow half-back...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBotterill hat-trick sets up title thriller
Worthing..................22 Esher......................... 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoNew faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men
By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey trio leads cross-border raid
Exeter Uni................22 Camborne................59 By FREYA COLLINGTON BEN Priddey scored a hat-trick of tries as Cambor ne crossed the county border into...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents on top in see-saw battle
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...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRampant Lucs as Hornets are stung
Luctonians....... 49pts Hornets................. 5pts By GEOFF VICKRESS Power: Will Hodnett holds off Hornets’ Charlie Carter to open the scoring for Luctonians,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display
Newport (S)............ 13 Dings Crusaders...45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChester succumb to second-half blitz
Bournville............... 50 Chester.....................38 By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds are too hot for Hinckley
Old Redcliffians....40 Hinckley.................. 17 By CHRIS CAMPBELL OLD REDS produced a strong perfor mance to overcome Hinckley. The visitors played with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEaster backing Friday games
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter has called for more Friday night matches to be played in National...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Rams and England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt
By BEN JAYCOCK George Makepeace-Cubitt was the only player in England U20s’ victorious Six Nations squad not connected to a Premiership...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher set to bounce back to third tier
By BEN JAYCOCK After the National League took a pause over Easter, Peter Winterbottom’s Esher are looking on course to earn...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDeano to step up at Tynedale
Dean Richards will be part of Tynedale’s coaching team next season. Former England No.8 Richards stepped down from his role as...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville coaching team stay
Bournville's coaching team of director of rugby Paul Sumner, head coach Matt Price and defence coach Alex Grove have committed to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years ago‘I’m playing again after near death experience’
By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians face tough battle to avoid the drop
By TOM JEFFREYS Hull Ionians have three games left to make up a five point deficit and extend their 22-year stay...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRiley’s delight as Tigers retain spot
By BEN JAYCOCK Last season’s National Two North winners Sedgley Park Tigers have held their own in the third tier and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoImpressive students on track for top four finish
By BEN JAYCOCK Gareth Elliott has led Exeter University to an impressive campaign in National Two West as the student side...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley boys get a lesson from the Albion
B Moseley ……… 3 Plymouth A ….. 20 By ADAM CLEARY PLYMOUTH Albion made it two wins on the bounce with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStortford tame the Lions on own turf
Bishop’s S...............39 Leicester Lions .... 12 By JOHN ALLANSON STORTFORD edged the fierce territorial battle in the early exchanges and after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams roar back to beat Blackheath
Rams ........................33 Blackheath ............25 By RICHARD ASHTON A FABULOUS second-half fightback helped Rams keep their title hopes alive. The visitors were...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarren seals Tigers’ league status in thriller
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ..30pts Tries: Ailes 18, Bradley 39, Seals 66 Conversions: Seals 18, 39, 66 Penalties: Seals 5,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSecond-half blitz sees leaders put on a show
Richmond ............... 16 Chinnor.................... 41 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER AFTER a tightly contested opening 55 minutes, Chinnor pulled away with five second-half...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRosslyn Park keep the Dogs on leash
Rosslyn Park.......... 41 Sale FC..................... 19 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to sweep aside...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans pinch glory with last-gasp try
Taunton Titans.....22 Darlington MP....... 20 By MIKE JAMOS TAUNTON mustered two tries at the death to somehow snatch a win from...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoVillagers in fine fettle on and off the pitch under Easter
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor are thriving on and off the pitch with director of rugby Nick Easter overseeing a “change of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoThe Green Machine nearly let 31-point lead slip
Wharfedale..... 31 Preston G.......... 21 By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield by beating Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDixon’s try-scoring feat caps a rout
Billingham..............53 Huddersfield..........29 By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM ran in nine tries in a highscoring clash yesterday. Huddersfield started brightly and scored first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine
Fylde.........................45 Hull Ionians............ 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor at the death has Tykes stunned!
Rotherham T....32pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts By DAVID BEDDOWS Triumph: Lloyd Hayes puts John Okafor in for a try for Rotherham. Below, Jack...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers out on a Lymm as hosts bounce back
Lymm........................43 Sheffield Tigers....24 By JOE SANTAMARIA LYMM managed to recover from their humbling at the hands of Leeds Tykes last week...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield repel late Otley rally in derby
Sheffield.................. 21 Otley.......................... 15 By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver treble in vain as Hull leave it late
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...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLewis full of pride for his Titans in bid for promotion
By BEN JAYCOCK Losing just one game all season would usually be more than enough to finish first, but Rotherham Titans...
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