National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMax makes Hay as the main man
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 14 Rams.........................28 RAMS kept up the race for the title with a bonus-point win over DMP....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWinfield drop goal seals a big battle
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............40 Richmond................34 IN an exhilarating backand-forth clash, Cinderford clinched victory over Richmond. Joe Winfield’s early penalty gave Cinderford...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s cup finals all the way for coach Marcus and his men
By BEN JAYCOCK Bishop's Stortford secured an impressive win away at Sedgley Park last weekend to boost their survival bid, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAnother week and another cruel loss for Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...32 Fylde................. 34 A DRAMATIC late turnaround saw unlucky Huddersfield thwarted for a second week in a row....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDean a delight as Hull enjoy top win
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 21 Wharfedale............ 10 HULL’S first victory against a top-four side was based on a team effort of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s 12th time lucky for battling Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 31 Lymm........................ 19 AT the 12th time of asking, Hull Ionians pulled off a victory that...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSuper subs seal a superb success
By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield............27pts Tynedale........... 19pts SHEFFIELD pulled away from a dogged Tynedale side to record a bonus-point victory after key...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHawksworth helps to hand Tigers another triumph
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield Tigers....32 Preston G.................26 SHEFFIELD Tigers made it five wins from their last six games with a bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTop man Turpin robs the visitors
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........57 Billingham.............. 13 LEEDS Tykes remain unbeaten after another convincing victory over struggling Billingham. The visitors opened...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoA loss for Moss as Titans spoil party
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 13 Rotherham T..........34 JASON Moss made his 200th league appearance, but despite a Titanic performance, Otley couldn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMinikin ready to see battle going right down to wire
By BEN JAYCOCK Hull Ionians finished third in National Two North last year but are up against it at the wrong...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFoxes flounder in face of Combe fightback
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P..27 Canterbury....... 14 WESTCOMBE Park conjured an impressive second-half comeback as they downed Canterbury. A visiting side...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders hit back to stun the Saints
By HENRY PARISH Worthing..................32 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 ELATED Worthing head coach Fred Pierrepont paid homage to his team’s “outstanding reaction”...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOsborne on song in Dorking victory
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 50 Old Albanians........24 DORKING ran out comfortable winners as they outscored Old Albanians eight tries to four...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHeald buoyed by battling home triumph for Barnes
By RICH FENECH Barnes................36pts Guernsey........... 21pts JACK Heald was delighted to see Barnes come through a testing contest against Guernsey with...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPeters brace cuts down Oaks as Esher stay top
By ADAM CLEARY Esher......................... 41 Sevenoaks.............. 31 ESHER remain top of the table after a bonus-point win over a tough Sevenoaks...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings floored by rampant Juddians
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham..... 17 Tonbridge J............45 SEVEN-TRY Tonbridge Juddians were simply too good for North Walsham Vikings. Despite three...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDons fail to halt high-flying Hawks
By PHIL DAVIES Wimbledon.............22 Henley Hawks.......32 A LATE brace of tries from flanker David Aniebonam ensured Wimbledon had something to celebrate...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWe were hit by a World of pain, says Osborne
By BEN JAYCOCK Wimbledon head coach Collin Osborne says a big factor in their relegation fight is his players being unavailable...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBennett’s late brace seals big win for Dudley
By ROGER OPIE Dudley K............33 Clifton................27 LOWLY Dudley Kingswinford scored a late try to seal an unlikely victory over Clifton in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJennings tips the balance for Boro
By JOE SANTAMARIA Loughborough S....38 Exeter Uni................ 31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students avenged their November defeat to Exeter University in a thrilling 11-try...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIt’s seven heaven in OId Reds romp
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Old Redcliffians....47 Camborne................ 15 OLD Redcliffians ran in seven tries as they despatched visitors Camborne. The win capped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoArscott’s aces turn up heat on Lucs
By JOSH THOMAS Luctonians.......... 8pts Dings C............... 17pts DINGS Crusaders closed the gap on table-toppers Luctonians with a hardfought win at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDecalmer fires as Bourn make a break for safety
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............57 Newport (S)............ 17 NATHAN Decalmer’s brilliant hat-trick moved Bournville closer to safety, but shunted Newport nearer to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSumner builds for the future with new-look Bournville side
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a difficult season for Bournville in National Two West, the Midlanders have enjoyed high praise for a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoReds claim draw in thrilling finale
■ BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 17 Hornets..................... 17 HIGH drama in the 18th minute of time added on saw Redruth’s Tommy Phillips...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoWoods at double in Chester victory
■ By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Chester.....................38 CHESTER emerged as deserved winners over hosts Hinckley in a thrilling game played in...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoThis is probably the safest the sport has been
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSleepy Tigers are punished by alert visitors
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley P ........ 14 Bishop’s S........22 TIGERS suffered their third loss in a row at home as visitors...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley hold on in close encounter
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............32 Darlington MP.......28 MOSELEY just edged out their visitors in a close encounter. The hosts quickly...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s the happiest of days for Heath
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............22 Chinnor.................... 17 AN outstanding perfor mance from Blackheath helped to halt a sequence of four home...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion back on track as Ford feel the heat
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ..... 24pts Tries: Duncan 6, Mills 36, Cowan-Dickie, 46 Collier 79 Conversions: Putt 7, 10 Cinderford.............
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTop man Hoyt has final say on big day for the Rams
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................33 Leicester Lions .... 12 A SUPERB first-half performance set Rams on their way to a bonus-point...
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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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