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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoSoper on hand to win it for Hornets
■ By DESMOND HICKIE Chester ....................26 Hornets ....................27 JED Soper’s last-gasp try sealed a nail-biting win for Hornets, with hosts Chester...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoBrighty shines with a diamond display
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford ..............41 Barnstaple .............24 REEVE Brighty shone for Cinderford in a glossy win over top-four outfit Barnstaple....
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoIn-form Snelling ruffles feathers of Hawks
■ By PETER CROOT Oundle...............21 Henley H.............. 3 TOP tryscorer Grant Snelling helped Oundle to victory over Henley yesterday afternoon. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoGreen shoots are Oaks’ inspiration
■ By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............22 London Welsh........ 15 SEVENOAKS battled out a compelling victory over London Welsh. The Oaks took their...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoBattling Bury hearts broken by Brown
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........30 Bury St Edmunds..29 STAR man Max Brown kicked a penalty at the death to give...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoRaiders make up for lost time
■ By AMELIE CLAYDON Esher...................17pts Guernsey...........19pts GUERNSEY edged a dramatic contest at Molesey Road to strengthen their position in the National...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoEvans above! Dylan leaves it late to claim spoils
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant......................28 Canterbury.............. 21 WITH both sides on undefeated ‘runs’, something had to give, and it was the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoMcPhun has the last word for OAs
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians .......45 Dorking ....................38 LEADERS Old Albanians came from behind to win after Dorking gave them...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoBarnes celebrate second-half blitz
■ By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................26 Barnes .....................53 BARNES were victorious in a breathless, high-scoring encounter in a game that...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoSedgley Park too good for Stortford
■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoGulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoJuddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoClub see upside of stranger Dings
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoAxel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBrankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoLate Hobson try wins it for Otley
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................33 Darlington MP.......28 OTLEY secured their first league win against Darlington in what proved a tight game....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRodgers sticks the boot into his rivals
■ By GEORGE DAVIS Rossendale............ 17 Tynedale.................50 TYNEDALE cruised to a dominant win over Rossendale, making it five wins on the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBig Mac belief by savoured Davis and his boys!
■ By WILL JUDD Hot shot: Harry Oliver seals win for Macclesfield in the 78th minute and, right, Samuel Adu opens...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBrown tops the Bill for the victors
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............35 Hull............................24 BILLINGHAM produced a clinical attacking display to secure a deserved victory over Hull, with star...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoCallum helps Posa threat to the hosts
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoStudents’ heart hits Chester in a spirited showing
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........41 Chester..............12 EXETER UNIVERSITY recorded a convincing home victory over Chester, producing a composed performance to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoScoring must get Borne for Priddey
■By HUW GRIFFIN Lymm........................24 Camborne................34 BEN PRIDDEY continued his fine try-scoring form, as his hat-trick helped his Camborne side to a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoOld heads held up to hardened Reds
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Redcliffians.... 31 Redruth....................24 OLD REDCLIFFIANS notched their third home victory in four matches in a tight...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoTom Putts Titans in the green from tee!
■ By MIKE JAMOS Charge: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton and, below, referee signalling Taunton’s only try of the game scored very late...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoSyston’s King Stewart is the topic in Students’ loss
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................22 Loughborough S.... 15 TWO SECOND-HALF Luke Stewart tries put visitors Loughborough Students to the sword, and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoFinal horn eases Hinckley’s sweats
■By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................41 Barnstaple ............. 31 HINCKLEY’s first-half scores saw them avoid defeat, as visitors Barnstaple bruised their earlier advantage....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLucs are saved at disciplined hosts
■By CHLOE HOWE Hornets .................... 12 Luctonians .............14 SECOND-PLACED side Luctonians recorded their fourth successive win, edging a hard-fought nail-biter to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoRaiders back on track as Oxford lose again
■By HARVEY ALLEN Guernsey..........26 Oxford H.............. 3 GUERNSEY ended their six-game losing streak over bottom-placed Oxford Harlequins, who now are winless...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWelsh get the better of Esher
■By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........ 31 Esher.........................29 LONDON Welsh just edged out Esher in a real cracker in what was a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoHavant ‘Knighted’ on Joel’s big day
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................39 Westcombe Park..27 WITH RFU president Deborah Griffin in attendance to make a special presentation to Havant’s outstanding...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoSnelling Grants Oundle the win
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................15pts Oundle................21pts WITH the biggest crowd of the season, Barnes continued their recent history of being so close...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoDenham hat-trick helps Bury see off plucky Oaks
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..49 Sevenoaks..............24 BURY once again secured a bonus-point win – but the lack of shape, structure...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWilliams inspires impressive victory
■By COILIN DUFFY Canterbury .............40 Dorking ...................... 7 CANTERBURY delivered a dominant performance to secure a convincing victory over Dorking, strengthening...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoAl sounds a loud OA victory Horne
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley ..................... 17 Old Albanians .......26 OLD Albanians underlined their promotion credentials with a hard-fought win over Henley....
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLeaders Albion dull the roar of the Lions
Leicester L ......17 Plymouth A .... 47 By MALCOLM WRIGHT FORM side Plymouth Albion tightened their position at the summit, with...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoDown-stream TJs flooded by Rams
Tonbridge J ...........33 Rams ........................35 By GARETH WITHERS WHEN IT RAINS it clearly pours at Tonbridge Juddians’ Slade home, after an...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTitans capitalise in tantalising taunt
Bishop’s S ...............27 Rotherham T .........35 By JOHN ALLANSON ILL-DISCIPLINE was the key factor that let Bishop’s Stortford down, after travelling...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoPark shine to abandon Blackheath in darkness
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park ...36pts Tries: Stanton 22, King 37, Digby 43, Piper 63, Smith 79 Conversions: Johnston 23, 38,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLavender and Blacks gather at the back to battle on
Clifton ......................24 Sedgley Park ........ 10 By ROGER OPIE HOSTS CLIFTON displayed a defensive determination to keep Sedgley Park at bay,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLongstaff seals it at the end for Sale
Leeds Tykes ..........14 Sale FC..................... 19 By MARK DOCHERTY KILLER INSTINCT was the difference as Sale FC overcame strugglers Leeds Tykes,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoCrusaders keep on going until end
Dings Crusaders ..25 B Moseley .............. 19 By LILLEE O’CALLAGHAN DINGS CRUSADERS secured a slim victory over Birmingham Moseley, in a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHull hold on to see off Fylde in a true nail-biter
Hull.....................27 Fylde..................26 By RICHARD GORE THIS was a close game which went down to the final seconds and won by a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoCaudle deserves defensive Oscar!
Tynedale.................14 Sheffield Tigers...... 7 By BRIAN TILLEY FREEZING conditions produced a treacherous surface and a slippery ball, but Tynedale somehow managed...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBy George! Dale owe it to Hedgley
Wharfedale............32 Otley..........................14 By EDWIN WILLIAMS A LARGE crowd was treated to cracking, entertaining rugby, with the home team dominating for long...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoKieran is so cool as Dale edge key clash
Scunthorpe......... 7pts Rossendale......13pts By GARETH LYONS Well held: Jonny Leota is stopped short KIERAN Tyrer kept his nerve with two second-half...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDouble delight for Darlington as rivals stumble
Darlington MP.......45 Billingham..............35 By IAN MORRIS DARLINGTON Mowden Park overcame a sluggish start to complete the season double over local rivals...
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