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National League 2W
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoQuick start enough to give Dale a winning edge
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Rossendale............ 29 Billingham..............24 A STRONG first-half performance saw Rossendale clinch victory against Billingham in Rawtenstall. The home side...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHooper’s treble leads try-fest win
■By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe ............ 31 Sheffield .................55 SHEFFIELD overcame Scunthorpe in a try-fest with Christian Hooper helping himself to a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoSmith sinks Tigers right at the death
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...23 Hull Ionians ...........24 A LAST-GASP Ben Smith penalty gave Hull Ionians the narrowest of victories...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoStudents succeed but Marks drops in a hard test
nBy FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghboro S....... 54 Barnstaple.......40 LOUGHBOROUGH won to earn a much-needed win, despite an Arthur Marks-inspired effort from Barnstaple....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoPatient Hornets go Pointon to Patten
By WILLIAM HEAVER Old Redcliffians....27 Hinckley..................33 SECOND-half scores from George Patten and Ben Pointon secured Hinckley an away win, despite Old...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoVickery’s trickery nicks Horn victory
By ADAM CLEARY Lymm........................26 Hornets.....................32 HORNETS recorded an impressive bonus-point comeback, finished by Connor Vickery’s stylish winning-try. The hosts made a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoTable-toppers Vakalutukali isopened as Titans’ key
By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........31pts Taunton T..........38pts Held: Camborne’s Alex Ducker is tackled by Freddy Elliott and, right, Ratu Vakalutukali on the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLucs don’t look back in relentlesstry-scoring rally
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Luctonians..............55 LUCTONIANS railed to stretch a one-point lead to a comfortable final score-line at beaten-hosts Chester. Connor...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoReds hit back as Rovery takes over
■By JOSH THOMAS Redruth ................... 31 Cinderford .............. 19 CHRIS Rovery helped his Redruth side return to winning ways, with two...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoWoodman works to craft slick finish
■By ANDY WARD Syston .....................14 Exeter Uni ...............22 HARRY Woodman’s history-making try gave Exeter University the win, in their first ever...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoRaiders unbraced for pace of dogged Wolfpack
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds.......69 Guernsey..........14 BURY St Edmunds produced a clinical, ruthless and all-round thrilling performance, to consign Guernsey...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoHowe and Webb play to the whistle
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P......... 19 Henley Hawks.......25 LEO Webb’s individual brilliance and Toby Howe’s kicking both helped Henley Hawks to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoPedlar’s on the gas in last-gasp score
By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................41 Old Albanians........34 ANTHONY Pedlar’s late try saw Old Albanians suffer a huge blow to their title bid,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoJack and Joel climb up the hill and home
By DOUG MILLER Havant............... 48pts Barnes................38pts HAVANT clawed back from 21 points down, to inflict defeat on Barnes and lift themselves...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoBreeze has cool hands as Exiles
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........22 Canterbury.............. 21 LONDON Welsh earned a nail-biting home win over Canterbury, with Harry Breeze’s 79thminute try....
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agostorm to victory
The visitors took the lead in the 71st minute, with Charlie McGovern’s try, as the rolling maul again came to the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoOund worth rises with Ox changed
By PETER CROOT Oundle ..................... 71 Oxford H .................. 21 OUNDLE kept up the pace on the table’s top two, with...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoTrouble King joins Coyle with double
By COILIN DUFFY Sevenoaks .............14 Dorking ................... 44 momentum. BRACES both for Jasper King and Max Coyle earned Dorking a convincing...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHeroic fly-half Reynolds bets keen Canter to a marvel finish
News By BEN JAYCOCK CANTERBURY fly-half Frank Reynolds is aiming for a big finish to the National Two East season with...
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National Leagues
/ 2 months agoPriest settles thriller
National 1 B’ham Moseley..... 31 Rosslyn Park..........35 ■ By BEN MORRIS ROSSLYN Park edged a thrilling contest at Birmingham Moseley, running...
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National Leagues
/ 2 months agoRowntree’s aiming high with Otley
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...
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National Leagues
/ 2 months agoSheffield still on top
Nat 2 North Rossendale............26 Sheffield..................36 ■ By HARVEY ALLEN HAT-TRICK hero Christian Hooper helped his Sheffield side extend their invincible status...
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National Leagues
/ 2 months agoTigers down Scunthorpe
Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...
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National Leagues
/ 2 months agoHinckley hold the aces over beaten Taunton
Nat 2 West Hinckley.......... 47 Taunton T.........33 ■ By RORY MORROW HINCKLEY overcame Taunton Titans at Leicester Road to claim a...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPlymouth Albion 26-34 Blackheath: The Club rings proudly to prove three is a crowd
Blackheath kept up the pace in the promotion race, with a thoroughly deserved victory over nearest rivals Plymouth Albion.
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National League One
/ 2 months agoKing Cole merry as sole score for Titans leads side
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ......33 B Moseley ......... 7 LUKE COLE marked his 100th Rotherham appearance with a try, as the...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTykes hit Park out to land home win
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........45 Rosslyn Park .........38 LEEDS TYKES boosted their survival chances, coming out with a one-score win,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoSea of tries sees Sale on the seven
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................47 Dings Crusaders .. 12 SEVEN-TRY Sale FC sailed to a spectacular three-points, leaving Dings Crusaders still...
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