National Leagues
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoVenables hat-trick rescues the Tykes
By BRIAN TILLEY National 2North Tynedale................. 12 Leeds Tykes...........35 RUNAWAY leaders Leeds Tykes overcame a scare to beat Tynedale and preserve...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoIonians sunk by six-hitting hosts
By ADAM CLEARY National 2North Sheffield..................40 Hull Ionians............ 10 SHEFFIELD made it six wins on the bounce with a bonus-point victory...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoHooker Hocking snatches victory for Reds
By MO SHER National 2West Dudley K............ 14 Redruth............. 19 REDRUTH followed up the highs of two rip-roaring derby games against...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoShillabeer building for future in Devon
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DARTMOUTH RFC almost disbanded last season after struggling to raise 15 players for their fixtures, but...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHicken’s the hero as Oaks steal the points
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 31 Barnes...............27 A LATE try saw Sevenoaks snatch victory over Barnes in a seesaw game. Within ten...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFord’s high-flying Bury into top three
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......33pts Canterbury........ 14pts IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds overcame Canterbury to stretch their unbeaten run to nine...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCaptain Cook can’t halt Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......43 Westcombe P.........26 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent all-round performance to come away with a try-bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings are blown away by rampant Juddians
By NATHAN EDWARDS Tonbridge J.....59 N Walsham....... 12 TONBRIDGE Juddians had eight different try scorers as they ran out impressive victors...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEaster: Battle for promotion is vital
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter believes promotion/relegation is integral to British sport and says National One is...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEaster urges RFU not to divide National One
By LUKE JARMYN Nick Easter fears that RFU plans to split National One in two, with a north and south divide,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHuge crowd enjoy rebirth of Cornish derby battle
By BEN CONEYBEARE For 32 years, a sleeping giant lay dormant at the heart of Cornish rugby but on December 16,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMorgan: We’ll run our way out of trouble
By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon RFC are second bottom in National 2 East but fly-half Edward Morgan fancies their chances to stay...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSteel City seeing switch in power
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Sheffield have long played second fiddle to their city rivals, Sheffield Tigers, but the balance of power in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWinterbottom: New tackle law ‘unhelpful’
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Peter Winterbottom believes that the RFU’s new tackle height laws are pointless because community rugby never had a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions still roaring after vital victory secured
■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......25 Cinderford....... 20 LEICESTER Lions maintained hopes of survival with a vital and hard-fought win against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPope answers all of Park’s prayers
■By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........32 B Moseley ..............26 IT was a game of two halves as Sedgley Tigers hosted Bir...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHeath hold edge in tightest tussle
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 14 Blackheath ............ 18 APART from some typically robust defence, Stortford just couldn’t get going against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCarter earns a festive number one for hosts
■By LUKE JARMYN Chinnor.............. 21pts PICTURES: David Howlett Tries: Carter 26, Bourton 40, Brockschmidt 45 Rams .................... 7pts Conversions: Try: Worboys...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTop man Yates is toast of town
■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Sale FC..................... 19 DARLINGTON Mowden Park rounded off the year with a highly impressive home win...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoOld boy Henry is Mond big cheese
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 18 Richmond................22 RICHMOND snatched a win at the death in a thriller at The Rock. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Fenton tries make difference
By MIKE JAMOS Henry CTaunton Titans.....29 Plymouth A.............24 RATU VAKALUTUKALI led the team out as captain on his 150th appearance for...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPlaying in this league is so sweet for top scorer Honey
By EDDIE McATEER Title contenders Rams’ top scorer Fraser Honey believes National One is by far the best league in England...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitans’ second-half blitz destroys Dale’s challenge
By ANDREW MOSLEY Rotherham T..........33 Wharfedale.............. 7 ROTHERHAM laid claim to being the fittest team in the division with a late...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory hat-trick secures bragging rights
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde..................33 Preston G..........27 HAT-TRICK hero Ben Gregory inspired a Fylde fightback to come from 17-0 down to win...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Pilkington try breaks Field hearts
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........24 Lymm........................33 A RESILIENT Lymm came from behind to claim only their second win on the road in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a nasty taste in mouth for hosts
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 18 Hull............................23 SEVERAL hundred good folk sat down to a firstclass pre-match lunch. They, and those...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield savour Steel City honours
By MO SHER Sheffield............33pts Sheffield T....... 24pts THE Steel City bragging rights were once again claimed by Sheffield, the hosts...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTykes too good in top derby triumph
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Leeds Tykes...........47 LEEDS Tykes claimed the Yorkshire derby bragging rights with a convincing victory. Otley had...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way!
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Billingham.............. 12 A DOMINANT Tynedale pack secured victory for Tynedale after an even derby encounter in which...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStudents quick out of blocks to topple Hornets
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.....................27 Exeter Uni................33 HORNETS were outscored five tries to three as they went down to Exeter University at...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThorne’s red card fails to derail Dudley
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dudley K............ 17 Bournville.......... 3 DUDLEY Kingswinford overcame neighbours Bournville to pick up only their third win of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLucs run out as Old Reds steal it
By LUKE JARMYN Old Redcliffians.... 18 Luctonians.............. 17 OLD Redcliffians fly- -half Ashley Groves held his nerve to boot a late...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoClifton rescued by two-try Talbot
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 15 Dings Crusaders... 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKevern proud as gritty Reds hit back for a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............19pts Camborne..........19pts Left: Tyler Gendall of Redruth burrows his way over for a try. Right: Jack King of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey keen to make his mark on and off the pitch
By BEN CONEYBEARE If there are any career paths that rival the physical demands of professional rugby, serving in the armed...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFour-try surge is key for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................41 Loughborough S....28 HINCKLEY closed out the year in winning style with a ten-try contest against Loughborough Students...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAce Ivory leads Chester’s charge
By MATT HARROP Chester.....................36 Newport (S)............34 CHESTER edged to victory over Newport (Salop) in a high-scoring clash at Hare Lane. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks oust battling Raiders in mighty contest
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.......27 Guernsey..........17 SEVENOAKS got the better of Guernsey in a combative arm wrestle on a boggy Paddock. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAway-day joy for in-form Dorking
By HENRY PARISH Worthing.................. 18 Dorking.....................29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJuddians fall short in big derby tussle
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............24 Canterbury..............28 RIVALS Tonbridge Juddians and Canterbury served up another pre-Christmas cracker, with the visitors narrowly coming...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDrama as late kick downs the Dons
By EDDIE MCATEER Wimbledon.......20pts Barnes................21pts WIMBLEDON fell to an agonising defeat at the hands of Barnes as a lastminute penalty saw...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFaulkner hat-trick fires leaders to win over Park
By CONOR O’HARA Esher.........................43 Westcombe P.........36 HARRY Faulkner grabbed a hat-trick as Esher retained top spot with a tight victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings battered by seven-up Bury
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham....... 5 Bury St Ed’s.............45 BURY St Edmunds blew North Walsham away, winning by seven tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks home run shattered by OAs
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......24 Old Albanians........27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Paul Morris
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cinderford director of rugby Paul Morris Steve Hill: How and why did...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoA walk in the Park as Benji inspires visitors
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 0 Rosslyn Park..15 THREE unconverted tries for Rosslyn Park gave them a comfortable win in a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarboys claims it in dramatic style
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................27 Birmingham M......24 CHINNOR snatched a dramatic win deep into injury time when George Worboys kept his cool...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHosts celebrate a ‘must-win’ victory
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford..............40 Taunton Titans .... 31 CINDERFORD boosted their season with a thrilling win over Taunton in a must-win...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Hayman try seals fine success for Rams
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond .........40pts Tries: Jones 1, 48, Spring 17, Mpiko 58, Hitchcock 71, Kaye 77 Conversions: Burrage 18, 49,...
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