National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Lewis try saves the day
■By SIMON DAVIES Leicester Lions ....26 Rams ........................24 LEICESTER Lions bounced back from fivestraight defeats to beat the leaders in style....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarren and Crowe seals Park triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............33 Sedgley P ...............45 WARREN SEALS was the architect for Sedgley Park as they edged a thrilling...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBrilliance of sets tone for Browning Chinnor
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor..............53pts Tries: Browning 9, 13, 50, 54, Gillespie 59, 74, Hardwick 23, Clementson 44, Ryan 67 Conversions: Bourton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCinderford first-half shutout sets
■By THOMAS LLEWELLYN one for victory Cinderford.............. 20 Plymouth A ............ 12 CINDERFORD keep second in the table after keeping Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond rain on Sale’s parade
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 15 Richmond................24 THE blue and whites entered the Heywood Road turf looking to bounce back to...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSinclair steers the Titans around Park
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T...............40 Rosslyn Park.......... 17 TAUNTON Titans ran riot on home soil to leave Rosslyn Park departing with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoI’m enjoying seeing the big picture – Easter
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Oxfordshire-based Chinnor might not grab the headlines in a league filled with historic English rugby powerhouses and well-funded...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers on the loose as Field’s misery extended
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...25 Sheffield T...... 44 A DOMINANT firsthalf display from Sheffield Tigers saw bottom-placed Huddersfield slip to their fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde grit is in vain as Dale stand tall
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde.........................28 Tynedale.................34 TYNEDALE made it back-to-back wins as they condemned Fylde to their fourth defeat in a row....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans continue their perfect start
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 17 Rotherham T..........37 ROTHERHAM Titans made it seven wins out of seven with a bonus-point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPower of three for Peter in Hull’s joy
By MO SHER Hull......................40pts Billingham....... 24pts A SUPERB hat-trick from Peter Hudson-Kowalewicz secured Hull a well-deserved bonus-point win against Billingham, keeping...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSanderson makes his mark to set up Ionians
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............3 6 Wharfedale............23 HULL Ionians found their energy levels and confidence to storm into 19-0 lead in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWaddington gets Otley off to a flier
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................45 Lymm........................34 DESPITE getting the bonus point within the first quarter, it was harum scarum for Otley in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJukes too hot for Grasshoppers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........53 Preston G................. 21 A SCINTILLATING back three performance helped leaders Leeds Tykes see off Preston Grasshoppers....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver looks destined for the top after stirring start
By EDDIE McATEER Tynedale have started the season with one win and five losses, however in Jacob Oliver they have something...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFord proving to be the right Guy to lead Chester charge
By OLLY PINHEY Chester head coach Guy Ford is proud of how his side has adapted to National Two West after...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes helps give Worthing a second success
By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing.......... 46 Old Albanians.36 WORTHING got their second league win of the season after a resounding first-half performance...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury savour a first win on their travels
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon............. 31 Bury St Eds..............45 BURY St Edmunds secured their first away win of the season in an...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThrilling finale to a scrappy contest
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............29 Sevenoaks..............29 WHAT proved a scrappy, stop-start derby, not helped by an excessive amount of whistle from...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPierre proves Esher are back in title reckoning
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Esher.................. 46pts Henley................25pts Touchdown: Fergus Donnelly crossing the whitewash just before half time. Right, Henley’s Kaspar Strugar goes...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWyman sparks Westcombe as the Vikings stormed
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham....... 7 Westcombe P.........59 NATHAN WYMAN led the way as Westcombe Park turned on the style to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHat-tricks at the double for hosts
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 Guernsey................. 14 HAT-TRICKS from Craig Holland and Toby McRae sealed Dorking’s best performance of the season thus...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes hang on after sin-binnings
By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes......................39 Canterbury..............22 BARNES finished the game as comfortable winners despite a flurry of yellows that left them with...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTom shows different codes not Poles apart
By BEN CONEYBEARE Representing your country is one of the highest honours any rugby player can hope to receive, so to...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDMP hit ground running to see off hosts
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ....... 24 Darlingtn MP . 34 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were good value for their excellent win at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSix of the best for Rams pacesetters
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S ............... 10 RAMS ground out a hard-fought home success against Bishop’s Stortford to make...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion’s fast start too much for Sale
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............36 Sale FC..................... 10 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their recent run of fine form as they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStar Merrick leads way in Chinnor’s Park push
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ... 21pts Tries: Piper 24, Marfo 52, Jardine 74 Conversions: Wilstead 25, 53, 75 Chinnor............. 48pts...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions languish at basement after Moseley defeat
By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley ..............25 Leicester Lions .... 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSeven-up Club cruise to victory
Blackheath.............52 Cinderford............... 12 By GRAHAM COX A MAGNIFICENT seven tries helped Blackheath dominate from start to finish against Cinderford. Bill Harding,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers cling on for big Titans triumph
By TOM MARKHAM Matt Arm Sedgley Park.........32 Taunton T................28 SEDGLEY Park managed to hang on for a much-needed win over Taunton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHoney tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking’s perfect start to season continues
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 31 Dorking..............36 DORKING picked up another five points, making it 30 from 30 after an opening-half blitz...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener holds nerve to seal win
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................27 Tonbridge J............26 AN injury-time try from Ryan Crowley and a nerveless conversion from Max Titchener saw Henley...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTry-happy hosts in seventh heaven
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians............48 Wimbledon.............29 OLD Albanians got back to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to comfortably...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury hold edge in enthralling encounter
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......22pts Esher................... 17pts IT has been two years since these teams last met, and that proved...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoScintillating Sevenoaks turn on the second-half style
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............43 North Walsham..... 15 SEVENOAKS showed their quality with a big win over North Walsham. But for 60...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDan’s relishing Guernsey lifeline
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey................. 41 Worthing.................. 17 EX-JERSEY Red Dan Barnes, offered a rugby lifeline by Guernsey Raiders, gave himself the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes show why they’re contenders
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........33 Barnes......................48 BARNES showed why they are league contenders as they defeated a spirited Westcombe Park side....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDucker taking delight in Camborne’s rock-solid start
By OLLIE PINHEY The 2022-23 season saw Camborne return to the fourth tier of English rugby for the first time since...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup drop-goal fest inspires ace Shard
By BEN JAYCOCK Tom Shard took inspiration from George Ford’s trio of drop goals against Argentina as he stepped into the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond escape Lions’ den with five points
■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......22 Richmond ........35 RICHMOND made it three wins in a row edging Leicester Lions in an...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBishop’s victorious despite early blitz
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............29 B Moseley ..............22 HAVING surrendered a 17-point lead to Birmingham Moseley in the opening 20 minutes,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Chinnor blast past rivals
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................48 Cinderford.............. 17 CHINNOR produced a scintillating performance to overcome arch rivals Cinderford at Kingsley Road. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEdwards hits Heath as Sale pocket first win
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............... 19pts Blackheath ......14pts Tries: Walsh 19, Stout 58, Edwards 71 Conversions: Tries: Robins 60, 72 Fielding...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDuncan’s late score rubs salt in DMP’s wounds
■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 17 Plymouth A ............27 A LATE Craig Duncan try saw Plymouth Albion take maximum points from...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFenton triple not enough for Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton...................35 Rams.........................41 NOAH Fenton’s hattrick proved to not be enough for Taunton Titans, who failed to overcome the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWalker’s hat-trick downs Sedgley
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........67 Sedgley Park......... 15 ROSSLYN Park swept aside Sedgley Park at The Rock, running in 11 tries...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoElectric start to season for whitewash regular Wilko
By BEN JAYCOCK Plymouth Albion have discovered an unexpected try-scoring sensation in the form of 21-year-old hooker Harry Wilkinson. Wilkinson has...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBeech’s brace sees off prowling Tigers
By RICHARD GORE Hull.................... 24 Sheffield T....... 18 HULL edged out the visiting Sheffield Tigers in a dramatic finale after Sheffield...
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