National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTJs wrap up points with Kendrick name on drama
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........28 Tonbridge J ........... 31 TOM KENDRICK’S second-half brace helped Tonbridge Juddians to a nail-biting...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLavender & Blacks laugh last at Lions
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................54 Leicester Lions ....40 CLIFTON produced eight tries in a breathless encounter, to secure a crucial five-point...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoStortford ramp up their survival fight
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 31 Bishop’s S ...............36 BISHOP’S STORTFORD all but secured their National League 1 survival with a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoOnly fight will do for Ionians in tight-end for Otley
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....29 Otley...................27 HULL IONIANS were forced to work for their bonus-point win, against an Otley side pushing...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTyne turn Hull on side as hosts sink
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................25 Tynedale.................35 HULL’S BLISTERING start was overturned by visitors Tynedale, in a contest which was truly turned on...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoSheff half-century unrolls thrifty Bills
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ 7 Sheffield..................52 FORM side Sheffield underlined their title credentials with a dominant eight-try win at Billingham. The...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoGilliland grows on Fylde in three-flowing fill of tries
■By WILL JUDD Touchdown: Adam Lanigan scores for Fylde and, right, Oli Riddiough on the attack for Wharfedale PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoMagician Freeman tricks Mowden as Browne stars
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................66 Darlington MP........26 SAM FREEMAN pulled the strings for Preston Grasshoppers, as Jacob Browne’s hat-trick display helped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoSuper-sub Thomas steps up to save Redruth
By AVUYILE SAWULA Barnstaple.......21 Redruth.............21 BARNSTAPLE and Redruth shared the spoils in a highly entertaining Devon derby draw at Potting-ton Road....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoPitcher this! Lymm owe win to James
By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni................33 Lymm........................42 LYMM emerged victorious after taking control through clinical finishing and consistent goal-kicking. The visitors struck...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoStruggling Syston stun their hosts
By WILLIAM BULL Old Redcliffians.... 31 Syston......................38 OLD Redcliffians surrendered a commanding half-time lead as bottom side Syston produced a stunning...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoRuthless Hinckley hailed by coaches
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley............36pts Luctonians.......... 0pts THE was a huge win for Hinckley, which proved defence wins games! The hosts started...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoPolledri to the four as Cinderford savour success
By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............47 Chester.....................40 CINDERFORD emerged as victors over Chester in a 13-try thriller. The visitors were first to score...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSam James expects Redruth young guns to aim for biggest finish
Redruth inside centre Sam James relishes the challenge of the tightness of the National Two West table and reckons his side’s...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoThomas tees up Raiders for top triumph
By SAMANTHA EMMA Guernsey..........36 Havant...............26 GUERNSEY produced a strong second-half display to secure a 10-point home victory over Havant. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWill shows the way for buoyant Barnes
By RICH FENECH Barnes......................47 Westcombe Park..24 WILLIAM NICHOLSON helped inspire Barnes to victory over Westcombe Park. Ewan Murphy stormed through the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoIn-form Bury turn on promotion style
By MARK WILKIN-JONES London Welsh........22 Bury St Edmunds..64 BURY St Edmunds are firmly in the promotion hunt after a 10-try demolition...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoHayhow makes Hawks so happy
Henley............... 45pts Sevenoaks........26pts By ALISTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks put together arguably their best performance of the season with a six-try victory...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoDorking are in full Bloom as Tom packs a punch
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................30 Esher........................... 5 ESHER were ultimately unable to live with the power of Dorking’s forwards as they outmuscled...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoBradshaw digs deep to lift the burrowed Tykes out
■By WILLIAM BULL Leicester L ......29 Leeds Tykes ...33 LEEDS TYKES kept their survival chances alive with Albert Bradshaw’s try at...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTJs slayed as wild Titans make noise
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21 Rotherham T .........41 ROTHERHAM TITANS came out on top on their travels to Tonbridge...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoBishop’s bolt on a brace to Bolton try
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............34 Clifton ...................... 19 BISHOP’S STORTFORD sailed to a second-half showing of Clifton, with a three-try...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoHarding’s pair Blackheath to inspires triumph
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......21pts Tries: Harding 3, 33; Sloot 43 Conversions: Morley 3, 33, 43 Rams .................... 5pts Try: Stone...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoPrince Gwilliam leads with Taylor and Ly to follow DINGS
■By LILLEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings C..................... 19 Sedgley Park ...........0 DINGS CRUSADERS kept visitors Sedgley Park scoreless at Shaftesbury Park, battling hard...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSmith is aiming to host USA late show
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University full-back Corbin Smith has one eye on a home 2031 World Cup, positive about...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoZebras probed but hosts hold horses
By AVUYILE SAWULA Otley..........................32 Rossendale............26 HOME side Otley held on to a narrow win, despite Matthew Probert’s late try proving Rossendale’s...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTiger Bennett likes big Billingham win
By HARVEY ALLEN Sheffield Tigers....46 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD TIGERS mauled their visitors Billingham, winning to give Will Bennett a 300th game...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoIt’s always Scunny in dare-filled Hull fight
By ANDREW SMITH Scunthorpe.......41pts Hull......................32pts HOSTS Scunthorpe produced a clinical display to overcome Humberside rivals Hull, whose own late rally slashed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoPretty winger Roberts walks Tyne down sweet line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Fylde.........................26 A HAT TRICK of tries from Will Roberts assisted Tynedale in enhancing their playoff promotion hopes,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoKung-fu Pinder kick half-splits Hoppers
■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Preston G ................ 19 JACK PINDER’S pair of tries, either side of half-time, helped Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoMowden lose grip on Ionians’ Holden
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP ....... 19 Hull Ionians ........... 31 WESTLEIGH HOLDEN hit three to help Hull Ionians inflict a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run
■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoStudents are top of the class in tightest of tests
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborogh S.. 45 Hornets..............35 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to Epinal Way to play Hornets after they had suffered a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHappy Hinckley hit a half-century
By ANDY WARD Syston...................... 12 Hinckley.................. 51 HINCKLEY ran riot in the second half to bring the 50 up in one...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoJack makes it a really Goodwin!
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 15 Cinderford................11 THIS was a game of two halves as the home side persevered and eventually claimed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoThe Beers are on Louis as his treble seals win
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............27pts Barnstaple........19pts TEAMS CHESTER: Cleverley, Robson, Clarke, Powell-Jones, Joseph, Roebuck, Morris, Williams, Craven, Bagshaw, Vare, Hamilton, Ivory, Beer,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoO’Kane the real deal as Camborne turn on the style
By BILL HOOPER Camborne................52 Exeter Uni................ 12 FLY-HALF Rory O’Kane marshalled Camborne to a bonus-point win with another mature performance from...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoZac attack does all of the damage
■By RORY MORROW Lymm ......................... 7 Old Redcliffians ...25 OLD Redcliffians claimed an away win, after an excellent first half condemned...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoThomas Putts the seal on fightback
■By HUW GRIFFIN Redruth ................... 18 Taunton Titans ....20 TAUNTON produced a strong second-half performance to secure a narrow victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTop-scorer Sheppard is so happy to be a Hornet
■By CHRIS COLLYER Try machine: Hornets wing Josh Sheppard HORNETS top points scorer and hat-trick hero Josh Sheppard made his 50th...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoIn-form Fryatt is hat-trick hero for Combe
■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.47 Guernsey..........22 A FIRST-HALF hat-trick from Ben Fryatt laid the foundation for a convincing home win for...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoAdams’ anguish as Barnes hold on
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 8 Barnes...................... 10 SEVENOAKS and Barnes enjoyed an arm wrestle at Knole Paddock, edged by the visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoThunderbolt Holt drives Havant win
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................24 London Welsh........20 HAVANT overcame a 15-0 deficit to move up to eighth in the table. Scrum-half Ben...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoOundle on song in quest for glory
By PETER CROOT Statement win: Oundle celebrate PICTURES: Matt Fleming Lewis Finlay scores Oundle............... 45pts Old Albanians..14pts IN a much-anticipated top-of-the-table...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBotterill bags a hat-trick as Esher finally win in ’26
■By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................22 Henley Hawks....... 17 ESHER recorded their first win of 2026 with a scrappy victory. The ever-reliable James...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoGeorge Heads his team to triumph
■By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................24 Dorking ....................65 DORKING stormed to a big 11-try triumph at Oxford. George Head crossed inside...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoAndrews leads the way for Bury
■By ANDREW HERLIHY George Bury St Edmunds .27 Canterbury ............. 10 THIS proved a pulsating match between teams with contrasting styles...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoPoints machine Hayes at it again
National League 1 By DAVID BEADOWS Rotherham T .........47 Dings C..................... 12 LLOYD HAYES weighed in with 22 points as league...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHosts put up a Hull of a fight against leaders
National League 2 North By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 10 Sheffield.......... 24 HULL put up a brave fight against runaway league leaders...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoChiefs get relief after Lucs man Aikman’s heartache
National League 2 West By BEN MORRIS Barnstaple...... 24 Luctonians.......23 BARNSTAPLE were made to keep fighting by visitors Luctonians for a...
International Rugby
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