National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoStudents top of class in a thriller
■By JACK TOZER Loughborough S....57 Cinderford...............50 THE Students emerged victorious in a 100-point thriller. It took just two minutes for the...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoAlex puts Borne back in business
■By HUW GRIFFIN Camborne................54 Barnstaple..............24 LEADERS Camborne bounced back from back-to-back defeats by thrashing Barnstaple. This was a head-to-head where Barnstaple...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoMagical Monty try is huge highlight for Lucs
■BY GEOFF VICKRESS Redruth............... 7 Luctonians.......58 LUCTONIANS had a real spring in their step as they treated Redruth to a real...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoMaddison backing his girls to find a big finish
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS boss Barney Maddison says his side are embracing the pressure of the PWR playoff race...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoHamilton makes all the difference
Oundle......................43 Esher.........................38 ■By BEN JAYCOCK OUNDLE outscored Esher in a thrilling try-fest, as Oundle edged home by five points. Starting smartly,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoArmstrong blitz is too hot to handle
Guernsey.................62 L Welsh.....................29 ■■By RORY MORROW GUERNSEY bulldozed London Welsh aside, with Anthony Armstrong scoring four tries. Rhydian George opened the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoMatt puts the gloss on top Bury win
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Strong men: Bury’s George Bretag-Norris breaks through the gain line and, below, Barnes loose forward Angus Farquhar breaks...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agopenalty seals it
ing line-out. five minutes in, Penfold the league Dorking.....................43 Westcombe Park..40 Hardwick is the hero as last-kick By KEVIN BEAL DELIGHTED...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoHawks’ survival bid gets big boost
Henley Hawks ......49 Havant .....................38 ■By ALISTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks secured a vital five-point victory over Havant in their bid to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoAdams helps plot huge win for Oaks
Old Albanians .......33 Sevenoaks .............39 ■By GEORGE DAVIS THIRTEENTH-PLACED Sevenoaks upset top-of-the-table chasers Old Albanians at Woollam’s Playing Field. An early...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoTales of the unexpected are wake-up call for Webb
■By BEN JAYCOCK Catch this: Henley scrum-half Leo Webb HENLEY scrum-half Leo Webb admits their campaign hasn’t gone to plan but...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoLions get tamed as Stortford maintain fine form
■By JEAN BULL Leicester L ......35 Bishop’s S ........59 AN ENTERTAINING game, in which the lead changed hands ten times, was...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoDogs display their mettle with late try
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Sale FC..................... 41 A GLORIOUS day at the Slade allowed for a fantastic game of...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoCrusaders on top after Tykes thriller
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..62 Leeds Tykes .......... 31 DINGS Crusaders and Leeds Tykes played out a high-scoring contest, with...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoTitle chase is as Club down hotting up the Titans
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......22pts Tries: Sloot 2, Harding 7, 65; Hughes 54 Conversion: Morley 2 Rotherham T ...15pts Tries: Hayes...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoTigers claw onto bonus point as hosts triumph
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............22 Sedgley Park ........20 SEDGLEY survived a frantic ending to hold onto a bonus point and...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoAlbion run riot as showdown looms
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion ..60 Rams ........................26 PLYMOUTH Albion moved to within one point of Rotherham at the top with...
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National League One
/ 6 months agoMarfo’s milestone day capped by win
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........43 Clifton ......................40 ROSSLYN Park secured a thrilling victory over Clifton to stay within reach of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoOllie at double to lead Dale to win in a thriller
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale.... 43 Hull..................... 31 Wharfedale dominated the early exchanges, with prop Jake Armstrong going over after 13 minutes....
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoDMP left stunned by Fylde try blitz
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......38 Fylde.........................52 FYLDE went one better than the draw in the first meeting with a handsome win...
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