National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp drop-goal missed in a slugfest
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........ 19pts Otley.................... 17pts BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians stand firm as defence is key to victory HULL
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 30 Chester..................... 19 HULL Ionians’ strong defence proved the key to victory as they ground out...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHome fires still burn after try-fest
By DAN WILSON Sheffield..................57 Harrogate................ 19 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive home form from last season with a nine-try demolition of Harrogate....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFlying start sets up Tykes victory
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........49 Hull............................ 16 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season by racking up a near...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoUni boys maintain top start to their campaign
By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 43 Macclesfield.. 24 EXETER University continued their unbeaten start to the season with a solid win....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRob makes sure opportunity Knox
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............34 Redruth....................22 BOURNVILLE banked their second home bonus-point win of the season but made hard work of subduing...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi is main man for the hosts
By BILL HOOPER Camborne................58 Taunton Titans.....25 JOSH MATAVESI gave a masterclass as the Cherry & Whites once again put in a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoWe’re Jamin! Hodgkins puts boot in to rivals
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians........39pts Clifton................. 15pts On the rampage: Luctonians No.8 Jack Goodwin charges through the tackles Power play: John White...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTop man Taylor strikes right at the death to seal it
By TOM JONES Hinckley.................. 17 Cinderford............... 19 TWO desperate sides were fighting for their first win of the season, and played...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGapper just great in quality display
By MO SHER Old Redcliffians....43 Devonport S.............. 5 A SCINTILLATING second-half performance from Old Redcliffians eased them to a bonus-point win,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTemperley has the right Kit for visitors
By MICK JACOBS Hornets..................... 20 Loughborough S....32 HIGH-FLYING Loughborough Students maintained their strong start to the season with victory at Hornets....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoArcher is on target as Barnes claim the victory
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............36 Colchester....... 20 JOSH Archer reaped the rewards of a disciplined Barnes pack to score four tries. Colchester...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTries galore in win for in-form Bury
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 61 Oxford H...................33 BURY began their home campaign with a very big win. Bury started...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWilliams’ super try crowns top show
By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury..............49 Worthing.................. 21 CANTERBURY produced a dominate performance to see off Worthing. They quickly opened the scoring through...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcGann calling all shots for Raiders
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................20pts Guernsey...........39pts GUERNSEY Raiders took the honours against hosts Havant in their first meeting in the league. With...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStrong Dorking finish so decisive in close contest
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........28 Dorking.....................43 DORKING came out on top in a fast and exciting game. OA made a fantastic...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSuperb TJs rattle up a half-century
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............50 Sevenoaks.............. 10 TERRIFIC conditions at the Slade, a bumper crowd for a well marketed ‘Super Saturday’,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Fombo try is the difference
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Westcombe P.........32 Henley Hawks.......29 WESTCOMBE Park edged out Henley in an 11-try thriller. Westcombe Park took the lead...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Moseley give Lions lesson in finishing
■By LUKE BROWN Leicester L ........ 7 B Moseley ....... 21 A WARM day at Westleigh Park offered the perfect conditions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFirst-half blitz sets tone for Club joy
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 10 Blackheath ............39 STORTFORD were brought down to earth with a thud by a strong, Blackheath...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans live up to their billing in rout
■By NICK JONES Darlington MP.......28 Rotherham T .........45 ON a lovely day for open expansive rugby, which is usually the perfect...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCrusaders hold off Albion assault on home soil
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders ..46 Plymouth A ............29 PLYMOUTH brought physicality to the park, opening the scoring with the metronomic...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHunt stars as go for a stroll the Dogs in Park
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 24pts Sedgley Park .. 18pts Tries: Walsh 14 Roberts 24, 53 Hunt 59 Conversions: Hunt 54,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams raid Esher to end home run
■By SAOPE SOKO Esher.........................24 Rams.........................43 HAVING lost to the promoted Sedley Park last week, Esher looked to maintain an impressive 12-match...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIce-cool Dennett seals rescue act
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 19 Richmond................ 21 RICHMOND emerged victorious from a brutal derby defeating rivals Rosslyn Park in dramatic...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRampant Lymm in show of strength on road
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 19 Lymm................. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDorrington leaves it late in triumph…
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................22 Preston G................. 20 FYLDE came from behind in the last minute, defeating their local foes. The home...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGaudie tally helps to close the Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................29 Wharfedale............35 AN enterprising match saw Wharfedale run out winners on an excellent day for open rugby. Harrogate...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes enjoy their run out in Otley to seal gritty win
■By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 20 Leeds Tykes...........24 LEEDS Tykes were made to work for their narrow win against neighbours in an...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians in derby-day demolition job in Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 18pts Hull Ionians......55pts THIS derby game was settled by half-time as a rampant Hull Ionians gave Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers tamed by familiar adversaries
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 13 Sheffield..................22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPoints shared as Evans slices wide
■By MO SHER Tynedale................. 19 Billingham.............. 19 IF there ever was a phrase to describe a typically combative, robust, National League...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBracken hat-trick makes it a dream debut
■By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S........ 50 Hinckley........... 21 ENGLAND age-group star Jack Bracken made a dream debut for Loughborough Students with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHolcombe sinks Reds with treble
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................36 Old Redcliffians....28 A DOMINANT second-half, led by their pack exerting serious pressure, underpinned a Clifton comeback from...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents teach Services a lesson
By MIKE YEATES Devonport S............ 19 Exeter Uni................59 A FAST start and a controlled finish saw Exeter University romp to an...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLucs ride luck to snatch win as kicking is off key
■By JACK TOZER Cinderford.........13pts Luctonians........15pts Smiler: James Mear scores Luctonians’ first try LUCTONIANS narrowly beat Cinderford in their first-ever league encounter...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAndrew leads way as Camborne survive yellows
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................35 Camborne................43 CAMBORNE did enough during the first half to ride out a spirited comeback by Redruth in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMacc add win to the club’s party
■By ALEX CLARK Macclesfield.......... 31 Bournville...............28 MACCLESFIELD put the icing on the cake of club celebrations with victory over Bournville. It...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTough Titans draw the Hornets’ sting
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....34 Hornets..................... 19 TAUNTON Titans overcame a slow start to run out winners over Hornets. They were...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBig guns in sights for Students’ challenge
By CIARA FEARN England U20s star: Jack Bracken LOUGHBOROUGH Students head coach Brad Jones is targeting a top-half finish in National...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMartinas stars for Islanders as Park pipped
■By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..........37 Westcombe P..26 NEWCOMER Martinas Dromantas shone as Guernsey Raiders saw off the challenge of Westcombe Park. Both...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes stormer leads TJs again
■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............26 Tonbridge J............48 TONBRIDGE Juddians made it two wins from two as they beat National League 2 new...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks swoop to grab late winner
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 20 Bury St Ed’s............. 17 A STIRRING second-half comeback from Henley Hawks saw them edge past a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStephens’ debut try sees off old rivals
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............29pts Barnes............... 24pts DORKING had to dig deep in another tight game between two old rivals, with the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAlbanian bounce back to edge out Harlequins
■By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................32 Old Albanian...........38 Old Albanian bounced back from their narrow opening round defeat to Henley with Michael...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks are toppled by a flying start
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 14 Canterbury..............27 CANTERBURY survived Sevenoaks’ second-half revival to take the Kent derby honours. The visitors dominated the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRudder returns to haunt Worthing
■By PETE MAYHEAD Worthing..................34 Havant......................40 HAVANT backed up last week’s performance with a hard-fought but controlled win in the Worthing sunshine....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCanterbury sign centre Kurt Heatherley
National League 2 East side Canterbury have signed 29-year-old former Auckland and Jersey Reds centre Kurt Heatherley.
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans lay a marker down with gritty win over Park
Rotherham T .. 31 Rosslyn Park.. 21 ■ By DAVID BEDDOWS NEWLY-promoted Rotherham Titans hit the ground running by taking the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers maul Esher in 20-minute blitz
Sedgley Park ........65 Esher........................24 ■ By TOM MARKHAM SEDGLEY Park demolished Esher on their return to National League One rugby in...
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