National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHakimian leads the Hawks in emphatic away win
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............22 Henley...............27 HENLEY eased to a deserved win at Barn Elms as they displayed a higher level of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAdams’ hat-trick is in vain for Oaks
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 41 Sevenoaks..............38 AN attritional game with six tries apeice saw Dorking run out winners by the margin...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings punished as Raiders profit
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham..... 14 Guernsey.................22 GUERNSEY took their chances and punished their hosts who, in turn, failed to capitalise...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFoxes hold on but must improve their discipline
Canterbury........32pts Old Albanians..27pts By CARRICK BLAKE Danger men: Eoin O’Donoghue scores for Canterbury, and right, Frank Morgan runs in another try...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHarrison holds his nerve to deny visitors victory
Westcombe P.........34 Bury St Ed’s.............34 By JOHN VALLELY IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds visited Kent on the back of wins against Dorking...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoIn-form Es make it five wins on trot
By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon............. 14 Esher.........................34 ESHER made it five wins in a row after fighting off a comeback to win...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuick-start is key as TJs edge battle
By MO SHER Worthing..................33 Tonbridge J............43 A FRACTIOUS affair at Roundstone Lane went the way of the visitors, whose fast start...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOsborne still believes that Dons belong in National 2
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Last season Wimbledon won Regional 1 South Central, accumulating 105 points with a sole loss in their opening...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReturning from the ‘dead’ to play again
Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDorking offering ‘crucial help’
By LUKE JARMYM Dorking chief Armand Roux says that while the Surrey club is fighting for an unprecedented promotion to National...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes show their respect
Roughly every seven years, November 11 falls on a Saturday and last weekend National Two East club Barnes honoured the date...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Gareth Lewis
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Rotherham head coach Gareth Lewis, below. After 10 years of successful...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate rally falls just short as Moseley hold on
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ....... 19 Blackheath ..... 17 MOSELEY held on for victory despite a lastgasp rally from visitors...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStortford have to take it on the Chin
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................. 7 Chinnor....................26 A POWERFUL Chinnor side ran in four tries to claim victory in a tough...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBryant has Rams back in business
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................24 Cinderford.............. 10 STEVIE Bryant’s lastplay try earned Rams a bonus-point win as they snapped a three-match...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers roar as they see off rivals with derby win
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..26pts Tries: A Riley 12, Mallinson 40, Henderson 68 Conversions: Seals 40 Penalties: Seals 24, 59,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHastings at the double as leaders Albion toppled
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ...............36 Plymouth Albion..22 RICHMOND came back from a first-half deficit to beat league leaders Plymouth Albion. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBragman earns bragging rights
By TOM BULMER Rosslyn Park..........38 Darlington MP......... 7 ROSSLYN Park continued their recent run of form with a bonus point win...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans brought down to earth
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 17 Leicester Lions.....27 LEICESTER Lions came away with a win from a real arm wrestle at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMarkus makes his mark to hit 250 milestone
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Markus Burcham made his 250th appearance for Blackheath last Saturday in their 21-17 win over Richmond and continues...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans stay perfect after first-half blitz
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........28 Hull.............................. 9 ROTHERHAM racked up a tenth-straight win to set themselves up for next week’s top-of-thetable...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGrasshoppers find spring in their step
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Preston G.................38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRuthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale...... 31pts Sheffield T........ 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecord-breaking Fisher sparks a rout for Sheffield
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 71 Huddersfield.......... 19 SHEFFIELD scrumhalf Elliot Fisher scored a club record six tries as they demolished Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoClinical Smith has Otley on the rack
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 41 Otley.......................... 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes are not left out on a Lymm
By IAN ROBSON Lymm........................ 21 Leeds Tykes...........43 LEEDS Tykes continued their unbeaten start to the National League 2 North campaign with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreen shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation
By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCurry is too hot for Chester with
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Old Redcliffians....37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNext crop of talent just out of Luc!
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.................22pts Luctonians........27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........29 Bournville....... 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCoen keeps his cool to snatch it
By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)............29 Exeter Uni................ 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets dish out beating to Dudley
By MO SHER Hornets.....................54 Dudley K...................22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league
By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoThree cards can’t hamper Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Redruth...................... 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoReynolds’ masterclass too good for the Raiders
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey................. 10 Canterbury..............34 GUERNSEY Raiders endured a torrid afternoon as Canterbury eased to victory. The hosts did break...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEs extend run to four as Botterill leads the attack
By OLLY PINHEY Esher...................59pts N Walsham.......... 7pts Hat-trick man: Jame Botterill scoring one of his three tries for Esher ESHER won...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks too strong for visitors as good run continues
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 15 Worthing........... 10 SEVENOAKS toughed out a battling win over Worthing with all the Oaks points coming...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTJs are frustrated after fine opening
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 19 Wimbledon............. 12 AFTER taking a commanding 19-0 lead with their third try shortly after half-time,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLate drama sees Penfold pinch win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 25 Barnes......................22 BURY versus Barnes matches are always close affairs and this one did not...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoYoung pals leading the fightback in Oaks battle
By EDDIE McATEER After five games of the National 2 East season, Sevenoaks had just one win to their name. However,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Cade try seals battling triumph for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Leicester L ......23 Rosslyn Park..32 ROSSLYN Park overcame a fierce challenge from Leicester Lions to come away with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSmith’s hat-trick is the difference
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford.............. 14 B Moseley ..............34 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a dominant second-half performance to secure the win. The first...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans don’t make it easy for hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............38 Taunton Titans ....29 STORTFORD celebrated a hard-fought victory over Taunton. The hosts started fast and, after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLeo leads the hosts to a hard-fought victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 21pts Tries: Noot 5, Walliker 43, Hennessey 58 Conversions: Dalrymple 5, 43, Cooke 58 Richmond ............
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHalf-backs are on song as Albion claim top spot
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 17 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH claimed a hard-fought victory to claim four points and take top spot....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBack-to-back wins for Mowden boys
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......25 Sedgley Park......... 18 DARLINGTON made it back-to- back wins with a close victory over Sedgley Park....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSuper Sale inflict defeat on leaders
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................29 Rams......................... 17 SALE FC ripped the form book apart as the bottom side saw off league...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLeaders overcome toughest challenge so far
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....20 Wharfedale....... 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s the life of Riley for in-form William
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 17 Preston G................. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle,...
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