National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks pay penalty as Park cling on
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........22 Sevenoaks..............20 WESTCOMBE Park managed to hang on in a dramatic finale as Sevenoaks missed a lastgasp...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThree-try blitz puts Esher in the clear
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............19pts Esher...................38pts THREE well-worked tries from Esher’s back three in a purple patch midway through the first half...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders triumph over Dons in big basement clash
By ADAM CLEARY Worthing.................. 51 Wimbledon.............33 WORTHING came away with a bonus-point win against Wimbledon in a clash between two of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoProlific wing Macrae is aiming high with Dorking
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Following the highest finish in the club’s 102-year history last season, Dorking sit top of National 2 East...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFirst-half surge seals it for Hawks
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............33 Henley......................43 HOSTS Canterbury managed to sneak a bonus point, but the day belonged to Henley at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOAs halt losing run in fine style
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham....... 8 Old Albanian...........35 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in four with a solid performance at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam
Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLooking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward
By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIn-form Chinnor show why they are riding high
By RHYS PAUL Leicester L ...... 15 Chinnor.............40 CHINNOR maintained their top-of-the-table challenge with a comprehensive victory. The Lions started strongly...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHoney seals sweetest win in classic contest
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................22pts Tries: McRae 40, Jones 58, Kalling-Smith 74 Conversions: Honey 40, 58 Penalties: Honey 79 Tries: Daly...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLuis has a Ball as Stortford win dourest battle
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 13 Darlington MP......... 6 THE freezing cold conditions made handling difficult and, as far as could...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHosts pay price as visitors Sale away
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....32 Sale FC.....................56 A TAUNTON yellow card and three penalties against them saw three kicks to the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoThere’s no Luc as Smith steals show
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........49 Cinderford...............29 A LATE try denied Cinderford a second bonus point as Rosslyn Park secured a big...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoGarry’s laying down the Law in bid to find consistency
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In their ninth consecutive season in National One, Darlington Mowden Park’s director of rugby Garry Law possesses a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHigh-scoring games make it great ‘fun’ for Campbell
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two West has been the highest-scoring division in the National Leagues so far this season and Hinckley...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChester’s first half points the way to victory
By ADAM CLEARY Chester.............. 18 Bournville.......... 8 A DOMINANT firsthalf display laid the foundations for a Chester victory as they kept...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLarkins hails Cam focus for Uni clash
By BILL HOOPER Forward power: Camborne’s Jordan Nicholls is driven towards the try-line by Josh Matavesi Below: Adam Hughes fends off...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings delight after try-fest sinks spirited Salop
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...77 Newport (S)............ 12 DINGS Crusaders ran riot as they racked up a big victory over visitors...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPointon late show sees off Old Reds
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................32 Old Redcliffians....22 HINCKLEY continued their hot form on a freezing cold day at Leicester Road, beating Old...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSting in the tail for battling Hornets
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets..................... 17 Luctonians.............. 30 LEAGUE leaders Luctonians got the better of hosts Hornets in an enthralling encounter that...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAce Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students
By ROGER OPIE Clifton............... 48 Loughboro’ S...26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLong-server Evans lauds club’s family atmosphere
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Billingham prides itself on being one of the top family rugby clubs in then north of England, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard hits top form in Lymm’s vital win
By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm................. 46pts Preston G...........22pts LYMM moved seven points clear of the drop zone after a convincing victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPerfect ten for high-flying Esher
By OLLY PINHEY Esher.........................62 Worthing.................. 20 ESHER secured a sixth consecutive win with a ten-try rout over Worthing at Molesey Road....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcRae magic seals victory
Tonbridge J............36 Dorking.....................45 A HAT-TRICK for Tobermory McRae helped Dorking to victory over Tonbridge Juddians in a 13-try spectacular at Slade....
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Neil Shillingford
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Dudley Kingswinford director of rugby Neil Shillingford Steve Hill: How and why did you...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRogers at double as Bishop’s get better of Lions
■By JAMES JOHNSON Leicester L ......29 Bishop’s S........36 BISHOP’S Stortford deservedly won an entertaining contest against Leicester Lions at Westleigh Park....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBattering Rams finally sink Club
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............22 Rams ........................42 RAMS powered to a six- -try victory over Blackheath, largely thanks to a dominant...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRed card fails to halt Tigers’ march
■By NIGEL WILCE Ben Atk Cinderford.............. 19 Sedgley Park ........43 SEDGLEY Park were reduced to 14 men but still proved too...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAce Worboys takes the plaudits with star show
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor..............55pts Tries: Worboys 2, Walker 2, Passman 2, Merrick, Smith, Gillespie Conversions: Worboys 5 Richmond .........26pts Tries: Jones,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFive-try Titans grind out a crucial triumph on road
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......24 Taunton Titans ....33 TAUNTON Titans put in a spirited performance to down Darlington Mowden Park and...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDogs have their day in vital victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................45 Rosslyn Park.......... 12 SALE FC ran in six tries to claim a vital win over Rosslyn...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion fight back for dramatic win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 19 B Moseley............... 18 PLYMOUTH Albion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by scoring two...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWinger Walker revelling in the freedom of his new Park life
By EDDIE MCATEER With 16 tries from ten games, Rosslyn Park winger Charlie Walker is thriving in National One this season....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHolmes on hand to seal a success
By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Sheffield T..............47 Lymm........................35 SHEFFIELD Tigers put up a spirited second-half perfor mance to secure a bonus-point win over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull’s errors make it easier for Dale
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 10 Tynedale.................34 HULL’S line-out losses on their own throw and an inability to retain possession when in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes win the battle of top two
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Breakaway: Jacob Mounsey sets up Leeds’ first score and, below, Leeds’ Kieran Davies is in again PICTURES: Mike...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory lights up dour tussle to see Fylde home
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 14 Fylde.........................36 THERE have been some classic encounters featuring the two clubs in recent seasons. This...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield survive late Otley scare
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 41 Sheffield..................45 IN an entertaining game, Otley nearly pulled off a dramatic win, having been behind for...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale led to victory by Oliver’s army!
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................22 Wharfedale............35 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ woes at home continued with defeat against an efficient Wharfedale side. Dale’s Sam...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher’s six of the best shows his side’s steel
By OLLY PINHEY Most players visualise themselves taking over games, dominating their opposition and putting points on the board. Not many...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Hinckley add to misery for hosts
By ADAM CLEARY Dudley K........... 24 Hinckley...........38 BOTTOM-SIDE Dudley Kingswinford saw their misery continue with a home defeat to impressive Hinckley....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHone’s brace is highlight for Dings
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................ 12 Dings Crusaders...36 DINGS proved too strong for the University side as they took the honours,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoVictory is child’s play for students
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....82 Camborne................25 AS the second-placed Cambor ne travelled to Loughborough Students, the visitors could be heard saying:...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStraight down the Hatch for visitors!
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........22pts Clifton.................27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Murphys makes all the difference
By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....2 5 Hornets..................... 21 IN this local derby, Murphy siblings, Finn, and Harrison, starred for Old Redcliffians...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJones on song as leaders win again
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............42 Chester..................... 19 A VERY efficient Luctonians perfor mance against a game Chester side saw the home side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBen proves a sly Fox in top triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................40 Newport (Salop)...26 THREE tries from skipper Ben Fox laid the foundations for this win for the Reds....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChristmas to come early with Cornish encounter
By BEN CONEYBEARE The first time Camborne and Redruth played a rugby match against one another, back in 1887, Queen Victoria...
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