National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoVictory seals best finish for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................34 Bournville...............28 Hinckley and Bournville played out a compelling game to end the season and secure the hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRovery in driving seat for Crusaders
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............20 Dings Crusaders...34 Dings Crusaders clinched runners-up spot with a hard-earned win over a defiant Luctonians, who themselves...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents sign off in best way possible
By DAVID ROBINSON Loughborough...53pts Clifton.................38pts A bumper crowd filled the stands for the second half of Loughborough’s double header, following on...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLast-gasp Bouchier penalty wins another for Lions
By LUKE JARMYN Hornets..................... 12 Leicester Lions........ 15 A last-minute nerve-jangling penalty by Leicester Lions’ fly-half Luke Bouchier secured the champions...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCurry too hot as Reds win a thriller
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............31 O Redcliffians........37 This was a thriller from start to finish with both teams looking to play...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStour’s family fun day is such big hit
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............48 Redruth....................28 Stourbridge's family fun day produced a try fest of 12 tries shared between two sides who...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years ago‘Ice cool’ Hodgson the hero in Vikings safety bid
By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham head coach Ryan Oakes believes fly-half and captain Matt Hodgson may be one of the best...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie treble as Hull ship 12 tries
By STEPHEN SMITH Hull ............................ 12 Cambridge .............82 Rampant Cambridge ran in 12 tries to rack up an impressive bonus-point victory...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLewis kicks hosts to thrilling victory
By BOBBY BRIDGE B Moseley ..............32 Taunton T ...............31 Birmingham Moseley fly-half Dan Lewis landed a nerveless penalty with 13 minutes...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes fall to defeat as Albion hit back
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...21 Plymouth A .....36 Leeds Tykes’ home defeat by Plymouth Albion summed up their season as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoReynolds joy as Rams keep title chances alive
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................................... 38pts Tries: McRae 4, Cole 11, Kalling-Smith 24, 50, Monye 58, C Stapley 63 Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor turn on style to topple battling Bishop’s
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............26 Chinnor....................34 Nine tries were the reward for the crowd as mid-table rivals Bishop’s Stortford and Chinnor...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFantastic Fantini fires MP to safety
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........25 Esher......................... 20 Darlington Mowden Park secured their survival with a dramatic win over relegation-threatened Esher. Although the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith steers Sale to crucial triumph
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 19 Sale FC.....................33 Sale FC kept their promotion hopes alive as they claimed a vital bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoNational One rated as ‘simply the best’
By BEN JAYCOCK Rams came into this weekend top of the table but after their slip up last time out against...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers have no answer to Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...38 Preston G............ 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoObonna hat-trick seals the victory
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 31 Harrogate................22 Blaydon just had enough to see off Harrogate, with Chidera Obonna grabbing a second-half hat-trick....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSin-bins aplenty as Fylde hold off Otley
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................28 Otley.......................... 10 Fylde rounded off their last home game this season with victory over Otley. Fylde lost...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark clinch promotion with top showing
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park...80pts Sheffield T........14pts Sedgley Park secured promotion to National 1 with a trouncing of Sheffield Tigers on...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield end their losing streak in superb style
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield.................. 51 Sheffield brought their losing streak to an end in dramatic style with an eight-try...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMinikin shines as Ionians romp home
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............59 Tynedale................... 7 THIS was a game that was more one-sided than expected, with third against fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDelight for Dale in another cracker!
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............39 Chester.....................22 Another cracking game of rugby at the Avenue was won by Wharfedale. Dale opened up where...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLeeson at double in Bury triumph
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 19 Bury St Eds.......35 Bury St Edmunds were physical and sharp as they claimed a bonus-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoIt’s a lucky 13 for classy Club aces
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............54 Worthing.................... 5 Blackheath ran in eight tries to trounce Worthing and maintain their perfect record for the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoStalwart Dudding in perfect send-off
By NICK PITSON Henley......................33 Canterbury..............24 Henley director of rugby Nigel Dudding was given the best possible send off as he stands...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDankert hails derby win as Juddians oust Oaks
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......22pts Sevenoaks.......... 6pts Tonbridge Juddians completed the league double over west Kent derby rivals Sevenoaks courtesy of...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFast-starting Vikings hold on for Hundred victory
By RICHARD HEWITT N Walsham.............. 31 Rochford H..............28 North Walsham staved off a Rochford Hundred fightback to hold on for victory...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoStruggling Wests go down fighting
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................... 7 Dorking.....................46 Battling Westcliff put up a fight before succumbing against visitors Dorking. A try from prolific...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes star Keller kills off OAs push
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 21 Barnes......................28 Barnes edged to victory over Old Albanians by one score in a very competitive...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions in different class to students
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L.......40 Exeter Uni........... 5 Leicester Lions proved too good and too strong for Exeter University. The Lions...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoKicking of Smith makes difference
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 31 Loughborough S....33 A cracking end-of-season game played under the Cornish sunshine saw the Students take a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWilliam Topps off victory for hosts
By ELIZABETH CARTWRIGHT Barnstaple..............47 Stourbridge............ 31 Bottom side Stourbridge produced a gutsy display at Barnstaple, but it still wasn’t enough. The...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoIt’s double delight as Lucs finish on a high
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians........35pts Clifton.................26pts The home support was bouncing with this result, with Luctonians completing a deserved double over second-in-the-league...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBox-office Bournville complete ‘Great Escape’
By ADAM DICKINSON Bournville...............46 Hornets.....................38 Bournville completed their ‘Great Escape’ in a manner to rival the thrills and spills of the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWilstead treble is highlight for Dings
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...64 Newport (S)............28 Dings gained revenge for defeat at Newport with a big win, as star man...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHosts notch their highest Nat tally
By MO SHER O Redcliffians........54 Hinckley..................26 Redcliffians turned on the style as they thrashed beleaguered Hinckley, securing their highest points tally...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCallard leaves Leeds Tykes after relegation
By JON NEWCOMBE Leeds Tykes have parted company with Jon Callard after the club’s relegation to National 2 North was confirmed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDale hit big six to secure safety
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield.......... 12 Wharfedale.....38 Wharfedale secured their place in National 2 North next season by seeing off Sheffield with...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath delight as they go back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHome comforts go on for Plymouth
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A .....33 B Moseley ...... 24 Plymouth Albion recorded their tenth home win of the season with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher give survival push a shot in arm
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher ........................ 31 Bishop’s S............... 13 Despite being on the back foot at half-time, a powerful second-half display...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFuture is bright for Fenton after brace
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans ....57 Rosslyn Park.........26 An 18-year-old schoolboy, in his first match for Taunton, scored two outstanding tries...
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National League One
/ 3 years ago‘Clinical’ Sale heap the pressure on the Rams
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC...............35pts Tries: Walsh 26, Bamber 36, Edwards 55, Brown 62, Robins 73 Conversions: Curtis 27, 37, 56,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCindy back in the winner’s circle at home to DMP
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford..............43 Darlington MP.......34 Cinderford put an end to their run of defeats with an impressive fightback against Darlington...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes down after away-day slump
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............75 Leeds Tykes........... 10 Leeds Tykes went down fighting as they failed in their quest to remain in...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor cut loose to ensure safety
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 41 Hull............................ 15 Chinnor made sure of National One rugby for another season with a convincing home...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCollins left in ‘shock’ after Lions claim league title
By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions head coach Gareth Collins says he went into shock at the full-time whistle last weekend when...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers triumph as Riley sees red
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G..........33 Blaydon............. 21 Preston Grasshoppers secured a bonus-point win over Blaydon despite looking unconvincing at times. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans late show topples Chester
By KIM HILL Chester.....................28 Rotherham T..........38 Two late tries earned Rotherham Titans a hard-fought victory at Chester. The visitors led 19-12...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians on top in 18-try Gate tussle
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................40 Hull Ionians............72 Hull Ionians came out on top after an entertaining game produced 18 tries at Harrogate....
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