National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEastgate try seals Albion fourth spot
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............33 Rosslyn Park..........28 PLYMOUTH Albion secured fourth after an amazing finish saw them beat Rosslyn Park. Trailing...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond rack up 50 as Park cave in
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 50 Sedgley Park......... 18 AFTER a tightly contested first half, Richmond pulled away with six expansive second-half...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDean is the hero for Hull in tightest triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................37 Otley...................36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecords tumble as Ionians stay up
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............94 Huddersfield..........26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIrvine makes the Tykes’ difference
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes...........47 Sheffield..................42 THIS thrilling season finale was a high-scoring, entertaining match fitting of the teams who finished...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Leslie penalty seals victory for Tynedale
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................35 Tynedale.................36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s title delight for the Titans!
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........26pts Rotherham T....40pts Rotherham Titans are the champions! On a day to remember, the South Yorkshire side took...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTownsend is just terrific for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers... 21 Fylde......................... 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavidson proves so deadly for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............59 Lymm........................ 31 THE crowd were treated to 13 tries in an end-of season spectacular. Sam Dickinson opened...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘The most improved in the National Leagues’
By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes celebrate Cup joy in thrilling fashion
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............26 Esher................. 24 THIS was one of the games of the season in National Two. Champions against the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks are felled by the assured hosts
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............34 Sevenoaks.............. 21 CANTERBURY secured seventh position after a strong final display. Frank Morgan bagged the opening try...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMain man Mosley seals Dons’ fate
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................26 Wimbledon............. 19 A COMBATANT Wimbledon side battling to remain in the National Leagues pushed Dorking hard, but...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener has the Max impact as Hawks fly high
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.................24 Henley Hawks.......40 HENLEY celebrated their trip to Guernsey with a hard-fought win. Guernsey open the scoring when...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders finish the campaign ‘together’
By HENRY PARISH w Worthing............ 71pts N Walsham........ 19pts ECSTATIC Worthing coach Fred Pierrepont celebrated his side’s “togetherness” as the Raiders...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCombe end on top in rivals’ clash
■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P........ 44 Tonbridge J............33 LOCAL rivals Combe and TJs provided an 11- try festival to close the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCaptain retires in best possible way
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........28 Bury St Ed’s.............26 ALTHOUGH this midtable, end-of-season game could have led to a damp squib, credit...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWimbledon pay homage to stalwart Green
By BEN JAYCOCK Following a remarkable 45 years of service as a player, coach and administrator at Wimbledon, legend Jim Green...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Rhys kick clinches best-ever season
■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville........28 Hinckley...........27 RHYS Williams snatched a dramatic victory with a last-gasp penalty which helped Bournville complete their most...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJames leads Uni in stylish show
■By LUKE JARMYN Exeter Uni................38 Chester..................... 19 ENGLAND under-20 inter national Kane James put in a try-scoring man-of-the match show as...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents teach Hornets a lesson
■By ADAM CLEARY Loughborough S....62 Hornets....................... 5 LOUGHBOROUGH Students ended their season on a high as they romped to a ten-try...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTries galore as Jake leads the Crusaders title party
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C.............109pts Camborne............ 0pts With Dings stalwarts Charlie Taylor and Jake Holcombe reaching the milestones of 250 and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGrimes is four-most as Lucs go on rampage
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............64 Dudley K..................... 5 LUCTONIANS entertained an enthusiastic crowd as they secured their highest league position in national...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGritty Newport are down, but not out
■By WYN TIGLEY Newport (S)............26 Clifton.......................24 NEWPORT Salop and Clifton Rugby met for the season’s denouement, each embodying a distinct narrative...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoReds in the pink in Baa-baas show
■By MICK JACOBS Old Redcliffians....43 Redruth....................24 THERE was a ‘Barbarians-esque’ feel at Scotland Lane, the two sides trading 13 tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher waste no time in bouncing back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWorboys repays Easter’s support
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor secured promotion to the Championship last weekend and star man George Worboys thanks director of rugby Nick...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAmazing to finish in top spot, says Smith
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans go top with one game to play
National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T........14pts Rotherham T....36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoKalling-Smith aiming for top
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams centre Axel Kalling-Smith has come out second-best with both club and country this season but he can...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race
By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Billy Harding
The Blackheath, England Counties and former Rosslyn Park, London Scottish, Esher, Wasps, Ampthill & Coventry hooker, chooses the best XV he...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoMore local derbies in the north would help
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOwen’s delight as Old Reds get ahead of the game
By BEN JAYCOCK Old Redcliffians have exceeded expectations this season and are ahead of time in the club’s five-year plan. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLewis leads the Lions to a vital victory
By ANDY HASTINGS Leicester L ..... 43 Darlington MP 10 LEICESTER Lions are a step closer to safety with a convincing...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWalker leaves it late to triumph
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............22 Sale FC..................... 19 BISHOP’S Stortford just had enough to beat their visitors. The hosts struggled manfully...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams win in front of record crowd
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 19 Richmond ............... 13 RAMS edged a feisty final home game of the season as they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoChampions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .......... 0pts Chinnor..............52pts Tries: Walker 17, Curry 20, Hughes 22, 36, Passman 27, Warboys 38, 50,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Denham try makes it even in London
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.........29 Blackheath ............29 A TRY at the death rescued a draw for Blackheath at Rosslyn Park to...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStar man Sinclair makes difference
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans.....37 Cinderford............... 31 A BUMPER crowd were entertained to a foot-ofthe-table battle where the Titans came out...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSedgley savour a sweet swansong
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park.........47 Plymouth A.............29 IT was a swansong sendoff for Sedgley Park’s Danny Maher and Mark Goodman as...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoKieran pleased to watch his youthful side powering on
By BEN JAYCOCK With a late change in the club’s coaching staff and a youthful squad, the wheels could have come...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale take the wind out of Field’s sails
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....40 Huddersfield...17 PLAYING with the wind and down the slope, Huddersfield managed the first half well and led...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde knock Tykes off the top spot
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 18 Leeds Tykes........... 15 FYLDE put a dent in Leeds Tykes promotion charge with a win in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard is thorn in Billingham’s side
By JOE SANTAMARIA Lymm........................39 Billingham..............24 LYMM were able to power past a depleted Billingham side to banish memories of the 25-25...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLucky 13 at home as Titans run riot
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....67pts Preston G...........20pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans ended the season unbeaten at home in style, scoring ten...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians overcome as Otley take home victory
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................55 Hull Ionians............34 AFTER conceding an early penalty by Lewis Minikin, an Otley cross-field kick saw Ben Dinsdale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield back on winning form
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield..................39 Hull............................14 SHEFFIELD put last week’s shock defeat at Ionians well behind them with a seven-try domination of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers left licking their wounds
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................36 Sheffield Tigers....27 A CRACKING game was in the balance until the closing stages when Tynedale finally overcame...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde at risk of being left behind in tough group
By BEN JAYCOCK Fylde have failed to live up to last season’s second-place finish, with the Lancashire outfit languishing in fifth...
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