National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoQuick start enough to give Dale a winning edge
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Rossendale............ 29 Billingham..............24 A STRONG first-half performance saw Rossendale clinch victory against Billingham in Rawtenstall. The home side...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoHooper’s treble leads try-fest win
■By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe ............ 31 Sheffield .................55 SHEFFIELD overcame Scunthorpe in a try-fest with Christian Hooper helping himself to a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoSmith sinks Tigers right at the death
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...23 Hull Ionians ...........24 A LAST-GASP Ben Smith penalty gave Hull Ionians the narrowest of victories...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoStudents succeed but Marks drops in a hard test
nBy FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghboro S....... 54 Barnstaple.......40 LOUGHBOROUGH won to earn a much-needed win, despite an Arthur Marks-inspired effort from Barnstaple....
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoPatient Hornets go Pointon to Patten
By WILLIAM HEAVER Old Redcliffians....27 Hinckley..................33 SECOND-half scores from George Patten and Ben Pointon secured Hinckley an away win, despite Old...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoVickery’s trickery nicks Horn victory
By ADAM CLEARY Lymm........................26 Hornets.....................32 HORNETS recorded an impressive bonus-point comeback, finished by Connor Vickery’s stylish winning-try. The hosts made a...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoTable-toppers Vakalutukali isopened as Titans’ key
By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........31pts Taunton T..........38pts Held: Camborne’s Alex Ducker is tackled by Freddy Elliott and, right, Ratu Vakalutukali on the...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoLucs don’t look back in relentlesstry-scoring rally
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Luctonians..............55 LUCTONIANS railed to stretch a one-point lead to a comfortable final score-line at beaten-hosts Chester. Connor...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoReds hit back as Rovery takes over
■By JOSH THOMAS Redruth ................... 31 Cinderford .............. 19 CHRIS Rovery helped his Redruth side return to winning ways, with two...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoWoodman works to craft slick finish
■By ANDY WARD Syston .....................14 Exeter Uni ...............22 HARRY Woodman’s history-making try gave Exeter University the win, in their first ever...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoRaiders unbraced for pace of dogged Wolfpack
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds.......69 Guernsey..........14 BURY St Edmunds produced a clinical, ruthless and all-round thrilling performance, to consign Guernsey...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoHowe and Webb play to the whistle
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P......... 19 Henley Hawks.......25 LEO Webb’s individual brilliance and Toby Howe’s kicking both helped Henley Hawks to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoPedlar’s on the gas in last-gasp score
By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................41 Old Albanians........34 ANTHONY Pedlar’s late try saw Old Albanians suffer a huge blow to their title bid,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoJack and Joel climb up the hill and home
By DOUG MILLER Havant............... 48pts Barnes................38pts HAVANT clawed back from 21 points down, to inflict defeat on Barnes and lift themselves...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoBreeze has cool hands as Exiles
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........22 Canterbury.............. 21 LONDON Welsh earned a nail-biting home win over Canterbury, with Harry Breeze’s 79thminute try....
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agostorm to victory
The visitors took the lead in the 71st minute, with Charlie McGovern’s try, as the rolling maul again came to the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoOund worth rises with Ox changed
By PETER CROOT Oundle ..................... 71 Oxford H .................. 21 OUNDLE kept up the pace on the table’s top two, with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoTrouble King joins Coyle with double
By COILIN DUFFY Sevenoaks .............14 Dorking ................... 44 momentum. BRACES both for Jasper King and Max Coyle earned Dorking a convincing...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoHeroic fly-half Reynolds bets keen Canter to a marvel finish
News By BEN JAYCOCK CANTERBURY fly-half Frank Reynolds is aiming for a big finish to the National Two East season with...
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National Leagues
/ 7 months agoPriest settles thriller
National 1 B’ham Moseley..... 31 Rosslyn Park..........35 ■ By BEN MORRIS ROSSLYN Park edged a thrilling contest at Birmingham Moseley, running...
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National Leagues
/ 7 months agoRowntree’s aiming high with Otley
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...
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National Leagues
/ 7 months agoSheffield still on top
Nat 2 North Rossendale............26 Sheffield..................36 ■ By HARVEY ALLEN HAT-TRICK hero Christian Hooper helped his Sheffield side extend their invincible status...
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National Leagues
/ 7 months agoTigers down Scunthorpe
Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...
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National Leagues
/ 7 months agoHinckley hold the aces over beaten Taunton
Nat 2 West Hinckley.......... 47 Taunton T.........33 ■ By RORY MORROW HINCKLEY overcame Taunton Titans at Leicester Road to claim a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoPlymouth Albion 26-34 Blackheath: The Club rings proudly to prove three is a crowd
Blackheath kept up the pace in the promotion race, with a thoroughly deserved victory over nearest rivals Plymouth Albion.
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National League One
/ 7 months agoKing Cole merry as sole score for Titans leads side
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ......33 B Moseley ......... 7 LUKE COLE marked his 100th Rotherham appearance with a try, as the...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoTykes hit Park out to land home win
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........45 Rosslyn Park .........38 LEEDS TYKES boosted their survival chances, coming out with a one-score win,...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoSea of tries sees Sale on the seven
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................47 Dings Crusaders .. 12 SEVEN-TRY Sale FC sailed to a spectacular three-points, leaving Dings Crusaders still...
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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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