National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........29 Bournville....... 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCoen keeps his cool to snatch it
By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)............29 Exeter Uni................ 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets dish out beating to Dudley
By MO SHER Hornets.....................54 Dudley K...................22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league
By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoThree cards can’t hamper Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Redruth...................... 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoReynolds’ masterclass too good for the Raiders
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey................. 10 Canterbury..............34 GUERNSEY Raiders endured a torrid afternoon as Canterbury eased to victory. The hosts did break...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEs extend run to four as Botterill leads the attack
By OLLY PINHEY Esher...................59pts N Walsham.......... 7pts Hat-trick man: Jame Botterill scoring one of his three tries for Esher ESHER won...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks too strong for visitors as good run continues
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 15 Worthing........... 10 SEVENOAKS toughed out a battling win over Worthing with all the Oaks points coming...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTJs are frustrated after fine opening
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 19 Wimbledon............. 12 AFTER taking a commanding 19-0 lead with their third try shortly after half-time,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLate drama sees Penfold pinch win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 25 Barnes......................22 BURY versus Barnes matches are always close affairs and this one did not...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoYoung pals leading the fightback in Oaks battle
By EDDIE McATEER After five games of the National 2 East season, Sevenoaks had just one win to their name. However,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Cade try seals battling triumph for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Leicester L ......23 Rosslyn Park..32 ROSSLYN Park overcame a fierce challenge from Leicester Lions to come away with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSmith’s hat-trick is the difference
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford.............. 14 B Moseley ..............34 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a dominant second-half performance to secure the win. The first...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans don’t make it easy for hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............38 Taunton Titans ....29 STORTFORD celebrated a hard-fought victory over Taunton. The hosts started fast and, after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLeo leads the hosts to a hard-fought victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 21pts Tries: Noot 5, Walliker 43, Hennessey 58 Conversions: Dalrymple 5, 43, Cooke 58 Richmond ............
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHalf-backs are on song as Albion claim top spot
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 17 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH claimed a hard-fought victory to claim four points and take top spot....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBack-to-back wins for Mowden boys
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......25 Sedgley Park......... 18 DARLINGTON made it back-to- back wins with a close victory over Sedgley Park....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSuper Sale inflict defeat on leaders
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................29 Rams......................... 17 SALE FC ripped the form book apart as the bottom side saw off league...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLeaders overcome toughest challenge so far
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....20 Wharfedale....... 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s the life of Riley for in-form William
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 17 Preston G................. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBeech lands the killer blow for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................34 Lymm........................27 HULL ran out winners in a thrilling game with Will Hall playing a starring role. Lymm...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoStar turn Holmes too good for Dale
By NICK DOYLE Otley.................... 31pts Tynedale...........26pts TYNEDALE scored three tries in the last ten minutes to secure two points but it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor leads the way as Titans stay in the hunt
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............24 Rotherham T..........49 ROTHERHAM kept up their pursuit of Leeds Tykes with a professional, efficient performance over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher at the right price for the hosts
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield..................34 Fylde.........................28 ELLIOT Fisher’s flawless kicking game brought 14 points in a victory against Fylde, as Sheffield bounced...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoEvans’ landmark moment is in vain
By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....35 Billingham..............25 BILLINGHAM left Dore Moor with little but pride to show for their efforts – and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAces in the pack lift Dudley off the bottom
By LUKE JACOBS Dudley Kings...26 Chester.............. 17 A POWERHOUSE forward-pack display was the crucial ingredient as Dudley Kingswinford grabbed a threetry...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents’ surge sees off Salop
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....38 Newport (S)............ 16 LOUGHBOROUGH Students overcame a slow start to get the better of fellow strugglers...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGroves glee after decisive penalty
By MO SHER Old Redcliffians.... 20 Clifton....................... 17 A TENSE local derby went the way of Old Redcliffians, but only after...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoReds hit back to stun Uni battlers
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............29pts Exeter Uni..........22pts THREE second-half tries from the Redruth pack turned this game on its head and gave...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Lucs stand firm to thwart Cam comeback
By ALEX SMITH Luctonians..............32 Camborne................26 LUCTONIANS extended their lead at the top of the table with an exhilarating win over Camborne...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGoss treble seals Crusaders victory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 17 Dings Crusaders...24 A WONDERFUL Gabe Goss hat-trick helped profligate Dings Crusaders to a bonus-point win, but...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDrama as Dacey try saves the day
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 17 Hornets..................... 17 A CALLUM Dacey try five minutes from time earned Hinckley a draw from a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes bag win to step up pressure at the top
By TOM McARTHUR Barnes...............36 Old Albanians.30 BARNES joined Dorking at the top of the table thanks to a narrow victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener hits top form for Hawks
By ADAM CLEARY Worthing..................23 Henley......................29 HENLEY made it seven wins from nine games with a hard-fought victory against a spirited Worthing...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCombe cling on to deny Raiders
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........25 Guernsey................. 19 TENTH-PLACED Westcombe Park came out on top in a tight game against Guernsey. Combe...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBattling Bury hold on to down Dorking in thriller
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............22pts Bury St Eds........23pts BURY St Edmunds ran out winners by a single point in a dramatic finale...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks finish with flourish to floor relegation rivals
By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon............. 19 Sevenoaks..............27 SEVENOAKS leapfrogged Wimbledon in the table after earning a crucial away win in a tightly-fought...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSix of the best as visitors pull away
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham..... 10 Canterbury..............54 CANTERBURY overwhelmed North Walsham in the second half with six unanswered tries to ease...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThompson’s twin strike fires Esher
By OLLY PINHEY Esher.........................48 Tonbridge J............ 31 ESHER triumphed over Tonbridge Juddians in an action-packed contest. Tonbridge had not played since...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSedgley Truck tops one club man honours
By JON NEWCOMBE Sedgley Park's Matt Riley became the player with most appearances for a single club either side of the...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Armand Roux
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Dorking director of rugby Armand Roux, below Armand Roux was a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers take the spoils as Lions let it slip
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park .28 Leicester L ......20 SEDGLEY Tigers got the better of Leicester Lions in a tight contest...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStedman steers Moseley home
By MO SHER B Moseley ..............22 Sale FC..................... 14 BASEMENT side Sale gave a gutsy performance at Billesley Common, but they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoToo little, too late as Rams fall short
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................36 Darlington MP....... 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park spoiled James Baker’s 400th game for Rams with a thrilling...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion power to victory over battling Club side
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ......28pts Tries: Rukhadze 13, Daly 40, 52, Oulton 55 Conversions: Jones 13, 40, 52, 55 Blackheath...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDead-eye Winfield adds gloss to away triumph
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ................. 7 Cinderford..............24 AN avalanche of second-half penalties helped Cinderford press home their advantage at Richmond. After...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans reeling as Chinnor hit back
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 21 Chinnor.....................53 CHINNOR produced a stunning second-half show to blow away hosts Taunton Titans. Taunton led...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSeven-up Park see off Stortford
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........48 Bishop’s S................22 ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to secure vistory over Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond still focused on quick return, says Bright
By EDDIE McATEER Richmond are looking to bounce straight back into the Championship following last season’s relegation, but they face stiff...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNew boss Lewis off to winning start with the Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 34 Otley...................32 ROTHERHAM Titans and their new coaching team were given a scare by battling Otley...
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