National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher holds his nerve for a point
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 19 Sheffield.................. 19 ALTHOUGH under the cosh for much of the game, Tynedale led until deep into...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGoatley hat-trick makes difference
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................39 Sheffield Tigers.... 41 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched a late victory over Preston. Tries from Joshua Redfern, William...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Tykes are showing true class
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........ 12pts Leeds Tykes.....29pts IMPRESSIVE Leeds Tykes made it eight games in a row unbeaten at Greenwood Road,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoInspirational Gregory adds to the misery for Field
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................6 2 Huddersfield.......... 19 CAPTAIN Ben Gregory inspired Fylde to their biggest win of the season with a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard on target to edge hosts home
By RORY MORROW Lymm........................ 31 Hull Ionians............ 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDazzling Dale on song to win again
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............35 Hull.............................. 6 WHARFEDALE played some scintillating rugby to take the five points against the team one position...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoProud Poole confident Rotherham on the rise
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Only two decades ago, Rotherham Titans were competing in the Premiership, and boasting stars like Samoa star Mike...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBorne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter claim the student honours
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................40 Loughborough S.... 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Gamble try seals tense tussle
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............32 Bournville............... 16 NEWPORT just had enough in the end for Bournville. The hosts took the lead...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders too strong for lively Luctonians
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............... 17pts Luctonians........ 15pts THE in-form Luctonians arrived undefeated at Shaftesbury Park. And the early indications suggested...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOrmsby makes it uncomfortable visit for Dudley
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.......................45 Dudley K..................... 7 CLIFTON welcomed their Black Country opponents to Station Road for the first time –...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets stung by late penalty try
By BEN JACOBS Hornets.....................36 Redruth....................38 A LATE penalty try sealed Redruth’s first back-to-back wins this season, lifting them into the top...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPack power holds key for Hinckley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 10 Hinckley..................22 WET conditions, and a greasy surface, meant the game was punctuated by knock-ons and dropped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLife’s so good for Grimes as Lucs make a positive mark
By BEN CONEYBEARE With an utterly faultless seven-game run to begin the National Two West season, it is difficult to resist...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDramatic finale as Esher oust Oaks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 18 Esher.........................22 ESHER scored two late tries to come from behind and snatch an away victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury cut loose for eye-catching win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............49 Worthing.................. 12 BURY St Edmunds racked up a convincing victory over a Worthing side hampered...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBenning bags winner as Dons suffer a late blow
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H.............23pts Wimbledon....... 19pts Flying high: Left, Hawks full back Toby Evans on the attack and right, Will...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMacmillan clinches derby victory over gutsy Park
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............25 Westcombe P......... 19 CANTERBURY fought back from a half-time deficit to edge to victory against battling visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders rocked as Barnes go top
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..................11 Barnes......................28 BARNES bossed an attritional tussle against Guernsey to pick up a victory that returned them to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing’s crowning glory for Dorking
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 10 Dorking.....................23 DORKING kept up their unbeaten start to the season, but they were made to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAllen aiming for long-term success at the Hawks
By OLLY PINHEY Luke Allen is in his first year as Henley Hawks’ director of rugby but knows exactly where he...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHeald: New tackle height law causing concussions
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Barnes director of rugby Jack Heald wants the RFU’s law change on tackle height to be scrapped. New...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBarrow: It’s our outstanding work ethic that sets us apart
By OLLY PINHEY Sedgley Park head coach Scott Barrow has credited their early season success to his squad’s outstanding work ethic....
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough boys determined to fight back to the top again
By BEN CONEYBEARE If you come as agonisingly close to glory as Loughborough Students did in the BUCS Super Rugby final...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLatvian brothers enjoying life at Wharfedale
By EDDIE McATEER National Two North side Wharfedale is the unlikely home of two brothers playing internationally for Latvia. Robbie, 28,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAfter Jersey, Biljon offered a chance at Rotherham
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his world turned upside down due to Jersey Reds’ suspension from the Championship, Harvey Biljon has...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBullett clear that Esher aiming for quick return
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In its centenary year, Esher, a club steeped in history and tradition, finds itself at a critical juncture....
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoLions knock over big boys but still have lot to learn
By BEN JAYCOCK The term ‘anyone can beat anyone on their day’ is an overused cliche in sport, but none is...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoClifton fly-half Cozens enjoys mixing playing with coaching
By BEN CONEYBEARE The heroics of George Ford and Owen Farrell at the Rugby World Cup have been a potent reminder...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSeabourne keen to spread word to rebuild Leeds
By EDDIE MCATEER Leeds Tykes have started the season with a bang as they sit top of National Two North with...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoTykes in charge and keep hold of top spot
By TED BROMWICH Leeds Tykes...30 Fylde ................. 17 LEEDS Tykes made it eight games unbeaten with another dominant performance over Fylde,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley boys have last laugh with late penalty
■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP27 B Moseley .......28 BIRMINGHAM Moseley snatched a dramatic late win at the Darlington Arena. Adam Balding’s...
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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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