National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHinckley roar to victory with Rory!
National 2W By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Newport (S)............ 21 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways on an attritional after noon at a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSecond-half surge seals the success
National 2W By NATHAN EDWARDS O Redcliffians .......26 Loughborough S... 15 OLD Redcliffians overturned a five-point half-time deficit to beat Loughborough...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWaters relishes biggest battles ahead in race to clinch title
By BEN CONEYBEARE The battle for supremacy at the top of the National 2 East can feel like a staring contest,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcGann inspires Raiders to superb triumph
National 2E By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians.....26 Guernsey..........39 GUERNSEY ran out deserved winners with six tries to four against their hosts....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLate penalty from Adams seals win
National 2E By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............22 Bury St Ed’s............. 21 WHEN a match comes down to a singular denouement, which this...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHope’s hat-trick is not quite enough
National 2E By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon.............23 North Walsham.....23 NORTH Walsham fought back from a 14-point half-time deficit to secure a draw...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDelighted Derrick snatches victory at the death
National 2E By HENR PARISH Worthing...........29 Westcombe P..26 THREE turned out lucky for Worthing as Thomas Derrick struck at the death....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVery close for Ionians but there’s no cigar!
National 2N By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians......25pts Sheffield T........26pts Touching down: Oliver Butterworth scores for Sheffield Tigers, and right, James Sanderson...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes show their class to blow Hull away
National 2N By RICHARD GORE Hull............................22 Leeds Tykes...........58 HULL were outgunned by a very good Leeds side. But despite missing some...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a magnificent seven for Otley
National 2N By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................48 Huddersfield..........28 OTLEY secured their highest league score against Huddersfield with seven tries to bring local...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoArmstrong gives Dale the strength
National 2N By EDWIN WILLIAMS . Wharfedale............ 31 Billingham................ 7 WHARFEDALE got back to winning ways on their long-awaited return to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFord looks the right Guy to build a bright future
By BEN JAYCOCK It has been a frustrating season for Chester head coach Guy Ford in National Two West, but with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSpirit high at DMP despite long haul road trips
By EDDIE McATEER Darlington Mowden Park are the most northerly club in National One, with Sedgley Park the closest side to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMakin determined to lead struggling Ionians to safety
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In Joe Makin’s 15 years as a player and now head coach at Hull Ionians, he has witnessed...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2
By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCreed on hand to bag three to down Stortford
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .......38 Bishop’s S........ 13 WITH the wind behind them, Bishop’s Stortford kicked off for what was...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoOut-of-sorts Club fail to address run
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 10 Sale FC..................... 21 NOBODY will have left The Utilita feeling they’d witnessed a classic, but...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoChinnor too good for Cinderford
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.................0 Chinnor....................57 PROMOTION-chasing Chinnor proved far too strong for Cinderford as they produced a superbly efficient perfor mance...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStanton just in time to save Rosslyn battlers
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park . 24pts Tries: Henderson 6, Downham 53, Tansey 67, Pope 74 Conversions: Seals 53, 67 Rosslyn...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMowden secure impressive win on their travels
By NICK BURT Plymouth A ............17 Darlington MP.......28 DARLINGTON Mowden Park overcame a two-try deficit to win convincingly in the end....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRobson turns it on as Rams run riot
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................52 Taunton Titans..... 17 RAMS turned on the style to run in four tries in the final 12...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond floored by Bouchier belter
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 20 Leicester Lions..... 21 HAVING trailed 17-3, Leicester Lions had the last word when Luke Bouchier kicked...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBright, 45, in no mood to end 18-year rugby career
By BEN CONEYBEARE After 18 years of rugby shared between five clubs, it is to be expected that Mark Bright would...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans in show of strength on big day for Dunne
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 42 Tynedale............ 7 HARRY Dunne marked his 100th Rotherham appearance with a try as the promotion-chasing...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAnother thriller at Greenwood Road
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Otley.........................40 THE game finished five tries a piece, but Otley’s Gavin Stead was clinical with his boot...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde turn on the style to reach 50
By SIMON TAYLOR Lymm........................28 Fylde......................... 50 FYLDE outscored Lymm seven tries to four in a frantic encounter at Crouchley Lane. Greg...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers on the prowl as first 40 sets tone
By MO SHER Sheffield T........36pts Hull...................... 17pts FOR those doubting the motivation and desire of the two sides at Dore More,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPerfect Fisher helps reel in victory for Sheffield SHEFFIELD
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield ................. 31 Wharfedale............ 14 TWO quickfire second-half tries clinched yet another richly deserved bonus-point win for high-flying...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes shuffle pack but stay unbeaten
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........57 Huddersfield.......... 17 FRONTRUNNERS Leeds Tykes showed their squad depth as a rotated line-up amassed a convincing,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHome comforts at last for Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................ 44 Hull Ionians............35 A TYLER Spence hattrick gave Preston Grasshoppers their first home win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreen Machine flourishing in their modest surroundings
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The small village of Threshfield has a population of only 923, but is home to one of Yorkshire’s...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFive-try Camborne see off threat of Hornets
By BILL HOOPER Camborne......... 31 Hornets..............26 CAMBORNE produced some ferocious defence to ensure there was no sting in the tail of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLucs cut loose in students try fest
By NEIL EDWARDS Loughborough S.... 31 Luctonians.............. 50 LUCTONIANS remain at the top after a try bonanza in the Midlands, eventually...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSalop on the up after Vaka treble
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Newport (S)............43 Dudley K...................24 NEWPORT (Salop) moved off the foot of the table and leap-frogged Dudley Kingswinford with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCozens urges Clifton to turn it on for the full 80
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................40pts Chester.............. 24pts PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens called for Clifton to concentrate for the full 80 minutes after two...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate try drama sees Exeter edge past Old Reds
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................35 Old Redcliffians....34 THE fight between Exeter and Old Redcliffians was a tight battle yesterday but one...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPritchard hat-trick puts Reds on top
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............25 Redruth....................29 BOURNVILLE have suffered a spate of thefts from their Avery Fields clubhouse in recent weeks –...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLane’s twin strike sets up Dings win
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...55 Hinckley.................. 19 DINGS Crusaders ran in nine tries as they saw off the challenge of Hinckley...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSuccess is a real driving ambition for ace Cleverley
By OLLY PINHEY Every weekend Chester prop Dom Cleverley drives five hours from his Royal Naval base in Portsmouth to Chester...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWilstead leads the charge in Barnes triumph
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.............. 42 N Walsham...... 24 BARNES had the upper hand over North Walsham in an exciting and entertaining...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPark hold off big Dorking fightback
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........39 Dorking..................... 31 WESTCOMBE Park withstood a strong Dorking comeback to register their fifth win of the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJuddians shatter Bury’s run of form
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............27 Tonbridge J............36 TONBRIDGE Juddians inflicted Bury St Edmunds’ first defeat since September, but the home...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoReynolds delight as Raiders march on
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 49pts Wimbledon....... 21pts JORDAN Reynolds was a happy man as his Guernsey Raiders team came out on...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSkipper Simpson strikes late on to foil Raiders
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............36 Worthing..................33 CANTERBURY scored a dramatic late try against Worthing to ensure that Tom Best’s historic 300th apeparance...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEmery double as Hawks fell Oaks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......36 Sevenoaks.............. 17 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent five-try perfor mance in victory over a dogged...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSlick Esher put OAs to the sword
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 17 Esher.........................59 ESHER showed why they are top of the table with an impressive perfor mance...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWary Heald warns: Be careful what you wish for
By EDDIE McATEER Barnes are targeting the top three in National 2 East but aren’t thinking about promotion yet, says head...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoBuilding strong relationships is key to success
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBen making a Kell of an impression with Bury!
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Kelland took over the forwards coach responsibilities alongside his work in Bury St Edmunds’ second-row and has...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChester edge the tightest of clashes
Chester....................43 Camborne ..............40 By KIM HILL National 2 West CHESTER celebrated their first game since Christmas with a hardfought victory. Mike...
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