National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoJoy for Park is a tale of Titan woe
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........38 Taunton Titans..... 14 ROSSLYN Park returned to winning ways with a comfortable win over relegation-threatened Taunton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond prove too strong for Sale
By DARA KANE Richmond................ 31 Sale FC..................... 19 RICHMOND pulled off an impressive home victory against a Sale side that did...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoShanahan is craving home comfort from Blackheath
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath head coach James Shanahan says a supporter asked whether his side could drive around for an hour...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBaker’s late blow sinks the plucky strugglers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T...... 34 Huddersfield...32 ALATE Will Baker penalty deep into added time gave 14-man Sheffield Tigers an unlikely...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIndisciplined Fylde pay highest price
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................45 Fylde.........................22 TWO penalty tries and a red card cost an impressive Fylde side heavily in an entertaining...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDominant Dale prove too strong
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............3 9 Hull Ionians............ 19 DALE produced another dominant display to see off the challenge of Hull Ionians....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOh boy! Newborn the hero for Titans
By LUKE JARMYN Rotherham T....32pts Sheffield............ 14pts FLANKER Harry Newborn powered through in the corner for Rotherham’s fifth try as Titans...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMissed Billingham chances gift Hull the victory
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24. Hull............................ 30 BILLINGHAM were left to rue missed chances as Hull stole in to take the spoils....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPilkington helps to plot a Lymm party
By NICK DOYLE Lymm........................ 15 Otley.......................... 14 THERE was cause for great celebration as Lymm savoured their first league win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s six of the best as Tykes march on
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 14 Leeds Tykes...........45 THE Grasshoppers put up a fight in the rain, but Leeds Tykes showcased...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIn-form Fisher aiming to net a big catch for steel city club
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have enjoyed a miraculous improvement from last season, helped along the way by scrum-half Elliot Fisher, who...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoGuernsey get raided as recent form goes wanting
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 12 Dorking..............36 GUERNSEY Raiders’ good form of late came to a halt as Dorking eventually controlled the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFour-try Wallace helps seal thriller
By NATHAN EDWARDS Westcombe P.........47 North Walsham.....39 TOBY Wallace scored four tries in a 13-try thriller as Westcombe Park piled more...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks stand firm to pass TJs acid test
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Tonbridge J............22 DERBIES have their own quality and when two teams trace their rivalry back as long...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher hold off comeback as Hawks left wondering
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H.............26pts Esher................... 31pts ESHER underlined their promotion credentials with a hardfought victory over Henley Hawks at Dry...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMorgan’s late roll of the dice pays off for Wombles
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed’s.............27 Wimbledon............. 31 IN an open and flowing game, Ed Morgan’s last-gasp try gave Wimbledon a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJones inspires OA to see off Worthing
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........39 Worthing..................26 OA ran out winners against a competitive Worthing at Woollams. OA where quick out of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBrutal Barnes take win in Kent classic
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 20 Barnes......................29 BARNES and Canterbury met on a grey English day, and the rugby was limited as...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRoux’s pride as Dorking set to defy injury crisis
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite enduring a tumultuous, injury-hit season which included losing their club captain, Fred Dalton, Dorking look set to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLewis is Cherry on the cake in extra point win
By BILL HOOPER Camborne......... 31 Dudley K.............. 7 CAMBORNE made full use of the conditions and the slope in the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoWayward kicking blows the bonus
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Loughborough S....33 Redruth....................22 LOUGHBOROUGH produced a stunning second-half tur naround to defeat Redruth. Frustratingly for the men...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLeaders shrug off Whiteman red card
By ADAM CLEARY Newport (S).............. 5 Luctonians..............50 LUCTONIANS remain top of National League 2 West after a bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPinpoint Park puts students on course
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni......... 24pts Bournville......... 10pts EXETER came out on top in a fiercelycontested clash with Bournville. The Midlands...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHinckley rue second-half shutout as Clifton rally
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 31 Hinckley.................. 21 HINCKLEY were left licking their wounds after allowing a 11-point half-time lead evaporate...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets turn the tables on Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 13 Hornets.....................20 HORNETS deservedly avenged a heavy home defeat to Chester earlier in the season. Their...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders battle past Old Reds
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...35 Old Redcliffians.... 17 THIS Bristol derby commenced with all the traffic driven by the Reds, but...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoElswood: I’m lucky to be only missing three games
By BEN JAYCOCK Hornets fly-half Jamie Elswood has been ruled out for several weeks after a nasty leg injury became infected....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoReynolds: It’s fantastic to see George with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams director of rugby Seb Reynolds has praised England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft for his “refreshing” decision...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoChinnor fly-half Worboys weaves his magic
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.............31 Rosslyn Park.. 10 CHINNOR conjured another stunning performance under the lights to overcome an abrasive and competitive...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley shatter Lions’ winning run
By CONOR O’HARA Leicester Lions .... 10 B Moseley ..............20 LEICESTER Lions’ run of success came to an end against a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Rams get better of Bishop’s
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............14 Rams ........................26 BASEMENT side Bishop’s Stortford pushed high-flying Rams all the way before eventually coming up...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLaw’s delight as in-form Mowden see off Mond
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP 34pts Tries: Ree 2, 22, 48, Hadfield 8, 62, Ene 74 Conversions: Pascoe 3, 23 Richmond...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClub hold their nerve to edge out battling hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.............. 18 Blackheath ............30 BLACKHEATH emerged from a tense encounter to claim a vital victory over Cinderford at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSale put bite on high-flying Albion
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 31 Plymouth Albion..... 3 SALE FC made it three wins on the trot as they eclipsed...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMartin leads way for terrific Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....49 Sedgley Park.........14 SEVEN-TRY Taunton Titans produced a dominant display to beat visiting Sedgley Park. Man-of-the-match Dan...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s all pointing to success for Walker and his close-knit crew
By BEN CONEYBEARE Boss: Nick Easter AFTER four games of the season, Chinnor had won two, lost two, but since their...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoField are torn apart as in-form Tynedale run riot
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...19 Tynedale..........57 RELENTLESS Tynedale cruised to a nine-try demolition at rockbottom Huddersfield. The hard-working visitors, who had wrapped...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFaraimo hat-trick seals win for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................40 Preston G.................33 HULL came back from a 19-point deficit to record their eighth win in sensational style....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s tries aplenty as points are shared
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............38 Billingham..............38 HULL Ionians and Billingham shared the spoils in a thriller. It was Billingham who dominated...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCometh the hour, cometh Campbell
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............28pts Lymm................. 24pts SHEFFIELD hooker Rhodri Campbell became the hero of the hour as the Welshman muscled through...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDestructive Dale destroy Otley as record tumbles
By NICK DOYLE Otley.............................0 Wharfedale............41 IN-FORM Wharfedale recorded their highest ever league score against Otley in a demolition job, blowing them...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCharlie Capps a top Titans triumph
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................27 Rotherham T..........32 ROTHERHAM picked up a bonus-point win in a bruising encounter at Fylde to make it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDelighted Dixon is leaders’ hero
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........49 Sheffield Tigers...... 6 LEADERS Leeds Tykes produced a clinical second-half display, romping home to a commanding...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes
By BEN CONEYBEARE In any other league, in any other year, losing only a single game to this point in the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWagstaff treble proves in vain for visitors
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................23 Westcombe P... 19 WESTCOMBE hooker Taine Wagstaff scored a hat-trick for his side, but it was still...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking back on track in top win
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................42 Canterbury..............22 DORKING returned to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to Canterbury’s three, in a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhite-hot Tom puts the boot in
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Henley Hawks.......26 AN entertaining game saw eight tries shared equally but the boot of TJ’s Tom...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcgann’s calling shots for Raiders
By HENRY PARISH Worthing............28pts Guernsey........... 31pts PROUD Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds praised his side for “finding their identity again”...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoIt’s that man Sam to break hearts of stunned hosts
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon.............26 Old Albanians........28 OLD Albanians left it until the very last play of the match to secure a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSecond half ends hope for the hosts
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham..... 19 Sevenoaks..............35 AFTER an even first half of three tries apiece, Sevenoaks took control in the...
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