National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoYates leads the way as Park take maximum points
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Leicester Lions ...... 3 DARLINGTON Mowden Park returned to winning ways with a dominant display against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMead is in at the double for hosts
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............22 Sedgley Park........... 3 ALBION made it six from six at home this season with a hardearned...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFC weather storm to earn vital victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC....................... 8 Bishop’s S.................. 7 SALE secured the narrowest of victories in the tightest of contests. The...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoIs promotion to Championship far too big a gamble to take?
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath have aspirations to go as far as they can in the rugby pyramid, but head coach James...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHarrison helps the in-form Dalesmen
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............26 A LATE try from Rian Harrison secured a bonus-point win on the road for in-form...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians undone by late Otley scores
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Otley..........................39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher to the fore as hosts fall short
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 10pts Sheffield............33pts HULL found a welldrilled Sheffield side too much for them to handle in an entertaining...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoForeman holds his nerve to earn home side draw
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............25 Lymm........................25 Deadeye: Ryan Foreman BOTH sides walked away with two deserved points in what was a great...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans prove too good for Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G............ 7 Rotherham T.. 34 THERE was to be no early Christmas present for Preston Grasshoppers as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTerrier-like Tykes are back to showing Yorkshire grit
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON When Peter Seabourne took on the role of Leeds Tykes director of rugby last summer, the club had...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTry-star Ferguson fires up superb students
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni.........29 Clifton............... 24 EXETER University eventually came out on top in a tight encounter against Clifton at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRampant Walsh turns on the style
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....50 Chester.....................26 LOUGHBOROUGH Students produced some free-flowing rugby to come out on top in a high-scoring thriller...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds triumph in 11-try classic
By JACK TAYLOR Old Redcliffians ...45 Dudley K ..................29 IN terms of value for money, there was no better place to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCampbell joy as Dutton try wins it for Hinckley
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.......... 7pts Hinckley............12pts HINCKLEY head coach Chris Campbell was delighted as his side extended their unbeaten run to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIt’s looking Priddy good for Cam after Salop first
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Newport (S)............ 19 Camborne................40 CAMBORNE came away victorious after their first meeting with hosts Newport (Salop) at The...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLock holds key as Dings down Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth...................... 5 Dings Crusaders...26 DINGS Crusaders kept the pressure on leaders Luctonians with a superb bonus-point win at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBourn boost bid to stave off drop
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............24 Hornets..................... 12 BOURNVILLE leapfrogged Hornets in the table with a valuable but hard-earned bonus-point win. A brace...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoElswood on the money after making big step up
By OLLY PINHEY When Hornets achieved promotion to National Two West for the 2022-23 season, the whole team had to adapt...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPenfold pulls the strings as islanders flounder
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 10 Bury St Ed’s......40 GUERNSEY Raiders suffered a home battering as Bury St Edmunds proved to be...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCook keeps cool in dramatic finale
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...................... 16 Tonbridge J............ 12 TWO penalties in the final eight minutes earned Barnes a hardfought victory over...
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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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