National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings ready for title race to go down to the wire
By BEN JAYCOCK In a bizarre turn of events last weekend, Dings Crusaders were thanking arch rivals Clifton for doing them...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWoods to step down as Tynedale coach
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Woods’ time as head coach of Tynedale is coming to an end because the RFU...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoYou must reward and value effort
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Watkins, head coach of Luctonians RFC, currently second in...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSupersub Holland proves a big hit for hosts
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath .....36 B Moseley .......12 THIS was a comfortable win for Blackheath, built on a firsthalf display that...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClementson leads major points spree
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................80 Bishop’s S............... 10 CHINNOR produced a dazzling performance to score 80 points at home for the second...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHayman! Max is Rams’ inspiration
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford..............14 Rams ........................38 RAMS secured a convincing win at Cinderford to bolster their push for promotion. It was...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHamilton the hero as Lions secure vital win
By MICK JACOBS Leicester L .......29pts Tries: Stubbs 5, Patrick 13, Hamilton 31, Cairns 51 Conversions: Lewis 6, 14, 32 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLuc who’s leading proud Park to a top triumph!
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......30 Rosslyn Park.........36 A CLINICAL Rosslyn Park took maximum points from their trip to Darlington after a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLamb loving life as Albion plan for the brightest future
By MARK STEVENS Head coach Ryan Lamb believes the foundations are being laid for a bright future ahead at Plymouth Albion....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans impress to keep pressure on leaders
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................29 Rotherham T.. 47 HULL earned a bonus point from a game where their deserved half-time lead was...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCam returns to haunt former club
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield..................34 A brace of first-half tries from former Huddersfield wingman Cameron Catleugh in an explosive ten-minute...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians drinking in last-chance saloon
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............26 Tynedale.................36 IONIANS’ session drinking at the last chance saloon is fast approaching closing time and, by...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNo stopping the Tykes as Brown leads the rout
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........78 Lymm........................ 17 LEEDS Tykes maintained their winning streak by making it 22 from 22 with another...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHappy Hoppers dig in for success
By TOM KELLY Preston G...........26pts Billingham........22pts PRESTON Grasshoppers just managed to get over the line in a penalty-strewn match against Billingham....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSkipper Davies’ treble in Barnes try spree
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.............. 47 Bury St Ed’s..... 34 A FOUR-try blast in the space of ten minutes was at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders repelled despite slow start
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............33 Guernsey................. 19 CANTERBURY triumphed in an early kick-off against Guernsey Raiders, despite starting slowly. It took until...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRoofe puts lid on Park comeback
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........33 Old Albanians........26 WESTCOMBE Park left it late to seal a thrilling win over Old Albanians. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBen hat-trick all in vain as Hawks are shot down
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............39pts Henley...............27 pts DORKING left it to the final quarter of an enthralling thirdv-fourth contest to seal a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEight-try romp keeps Vikings in bottom spot
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham..... 12 Esher.........................48 ROCK-bottom North Walsham were swept aside by high-flying Esher. In a bottom against top...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter Uni fight back to claim victory
By RORY MORROW Exeter Uni.........29 Newport (S).... 24 HOOKER Sol Moody bagged a first-half brace as Exeter University recovered to beat...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLeaders hand out lesson to students
By NATHAN EDWARDS Loughborough S.... 10 Dings Crusaders...43 DINGS Crusaders keep leading the pack in the National League 2 West with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville savour bonus-point glory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............46 Camborne................35 BOURNVILLE may be the unhappy travellers of National Two West, but they are a different proposition...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIce-cool kicking seals Old Reds’ joy
By JOSH THOMAS O Redcliffians..38pts Chester...............29pts OLD Redcliffians maintained their unbeaten run at Scotland Road with victory over Chester, who pushed...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDacey holds his nerve to earn Hinckley a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................23 Hinckley..................23 CALLUM Dacey’s lastgasp penalty gave Hinckley a share of the spoils and left Redruth wondering how...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity game plays huge role in development
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s hurray for Henry on a very special occasion
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........22 Blackheath ..... 13 ON the historic 160th anniversary of the oldest club fixture in world rugby,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCraven finds Max power for Park!
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........35 Leicester Lions ...... 7 ROSSLYN Park strolled to a comfortable Max Craven-inspired victory as they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLeaders triumph in war of attrition
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A .............. 5 Chinnor....................26 CHINNOR maintained their position at the top of the table with a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMulchrone is main man as super Sale impress
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams .................. 19pts Tries: Rossiter 5, Hayman 22, Humberstone 71 Conversions: Honey 6, 72 Penalties: 0 Drop goals:...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s joy for Johnson as late Louis
■By TOM MARKHAM penalty seals it Sedgley Park ........ 31 Darlington MP.......34 THERE was late drama at Park Lane as Louis...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMcNulty’s brace makes difference
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley...............26 Cinderford............... 14 MOSELEY just about had enough to see off battling Cinderford – thanks to Sam...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoVisitors profit from second-half surge
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....26 Bishop’s S................45 BISHOPS Stortford took the honours in a hardfought contest. The scores were level at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPowell plotting a big finish in ‘best this league has ever been’
By BEN JAYCOCK Coming down from the Championship, Richmond were expected to compete for promotion, but director of rugby Rob Powell...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoKivalu at the double as Titans make it ten in row
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T... 42 Hull Ionians..... 17 ROTHERHAM Titans shrugged off a slow start to rack up a tenth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVassallo stars as Otley are denied
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................26 Otley..........................22 A BITTERLY cold day did not prevent a cracking game between two well-matched sides as Tynedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavies’ late try grabs Tykes win
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale.............. 8 Leeds Tykes........... 12 AN eagerly anticipated match after Wharfedale’s impressive second-half perfor mance in the first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDrama as Smith’s big kick seals it
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde...................23pts Sheffield............22pts FYLDE picked up a massive victory at the Woodlands to down high-flying Sheffield by a single...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWhinn starts fightback as Tigers are finally tamed
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 30 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 BILLINGHAM came from behind and survived a late onslaught to tame Tigers. Billingham...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBattling Hull find Shard too sharp
By MO SHER Lymm........................28 Hull............................22 THE unerring boot of Thomas Shard led Lymm to victory against Hull in an engrossing affair...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoField flattened by happy Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................. 70 Huddersfield.......... 19 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers blew away a sorry Huddersfield at Lightfoot Green with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSeabourne up for challenge as Tykes face tough run-in
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Leeds Tykes director of rugby Pete Seabourne is relishing the challenge as his side make the final charge...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcRae’s hat-trick highlight on a very tough day
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......29 Dorking..............33 DORKING emerged victorious on a day when the home club remembered the 18 players...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury bounce back in emphatic style
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 41 North Walsham..... 12 CANTERBURY bounced back from a disappointing run of games to secure the win....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCulverhouse is over at the double
By STEVE MELBOURNE Guernsey.................33 Westcombe P......... 14 GUERNSEY kept alive their hopes of a top-half finish with a comfortable win over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSignorini inspires Oaks to top win
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks........22pts Wimbledon....... 13pts SUPER Sevenoaks Rugby secured an important five-point, 22-13 victory over rivals Wimbledon RFC at Knole...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOatley on point as flying Hawks takes honours
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......29 Worthing.................. 19 FOURTEEN points from fly-half Jordan Oatley helped Henley Hawks secure a try bonus point...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLear looking to build a bright future for Vikings
By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham have endured a tumultuous campaign at the foot of the table, having secured their first victory...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes made to battle all the way
By ADAM CLEARY Old Albanians........ 20 Barnes......................32 BARNES kept up their title charge with a bonus-point win away to Old Albanians....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTJs triumph in big blow for leaders
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............24 Esher......................... 20 TJs upset league leading Esher with a strong display, running in four tries in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoKucera sparks special win for Uni men
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni......... 20 Redruth............. 13 EXETER University held off a spirited fightback from Redruth to claim a fine...
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