National Leagues
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFeeney magic has Sale under a spell
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................36 Sale FC........................0 CHINNOR produced a sparkling second-half display to take the spoils. Chinnor took the lead after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPark Lane in Rams raid as Sedgley humbled
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P .........20pts Tries: M Riley 41, Maher 71 Conversions: Seals 42, 72 Penalties: Seals 2, 19 Rams...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRee to the rescue at the death for Darlington
■ By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......25 Cinderford.............. 20 DARLINGTON Mowden Park made it two wins in two after an incredible finish...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHennessey out to make up for lost time with Blackheath…
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Blackheath are back in National One where they belong and aren’t afraid of anyone according to centre Jake...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoThree out of three for Titans with stroll over Lymm
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...33 Lymm................. 10 ROTHERHAM made it three wins from three by comfortably beating a game but limited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Fylde survive late scare
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................32 Billingham..............26 DESPITE a late Billingham fightback, Fylde held out for all five points to continue their unbeaten...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFree-flowing Hull too good for Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Hull............................49 DOMINANT Hull cruised to a seven-try bonus point win on the road at Huddersfield. Going...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVenables holds key in biggest of battles
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Over: Benjamin Dixon goes in for Leeds and below, Sam Pocklington is in for Ionians to make it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoEarly mauling from Tigers is too much for Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield Tigers.... 31 SHEFFIELD Tigers had the game wrapped up within the hour, before Otley came back...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCollinson seals the ‘Battle of the Dales’
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................22 Wharfedale............24 TWO tries from Wharfedale hooker Robbie Collinson left Tynedale still looking for their first win of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBurrows puts side on the right track
By BEN MORRIS Sheffield..................36 Preston G................. 14 RYAN BURROWS delivered two tries for Sheffield, as Preston Grasshoppers fell to their second...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoParsons so proud of a landmark derby win
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield second-row Dominic Parsons marked his 200th club appearance with a dramatic derby victory over their crosstown rivals...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents teach the hosts a lesson
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 24pts Exeter Uni......... 43pts EXETER University coach Gareth Elliott was delighted his side were able to maintain...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDan guarantees his Old Reds’ are Frying high
By LUKE JARMYN O Redcliffians........22 Bournville............... 18 OLD REDCLIFFIANS got their first win of the season in a nail-biting victory inspired...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSecond-half blitz stuns the visitors
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................39 Camborne................ 31 CLIFTON produced a remarkable second-half comeback to stun their visitors. In spite of four tries...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIndisciplined Salop pay a heavy price
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Hornets.....................55 Newport (S)............ 12 HORNETS ran in seven unanswered tries, and nine in all, on a miserable, ill-disciplined...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIt’s Ole! as Spanish star Mario turns on the style
By JAMES GALLAGHER Dudley K.............. 7 L’borough S..... 46 SPANISH international Mario Pichardie scored a hat-trick as his Loughborough Students side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHampson’s drop goal seals victory
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 17 Dings Crusaders... 14 THIS was a free-flowing match, both sides moving the ball wide. That there...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSuper Seb proves a real inspiration
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 18 Luctonians..............45 A SUPERB, well-organised performance from Luctonians saw them record a resounding win on the road...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLucs buck a trend with the strongest of possible starts
By BEN JAYCOCK DUE to the bulk of Luctonians’ players working in trades or agricultural work, the Herefordshire side tend to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks flying high after sealing glory over Bury
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H.............37 pts Bury St Ed’s....... 21pts Roaring Rory: Henley Hawks’ Rory Mason scores their third, left, after...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOAs crank up the style to chop down the Oaks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 16 Old Albanians........ 51 SEVENOAKS hosted Old Albanian under the heat of the September sun at Knole...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBotterill stars in Esher statement
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Esher.........................29 Canterbury.............. 21 ESHER secured their first victory at Molesey Road of the season, with a bonus-point win....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking run riot as hosts left humbled
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham..... 14 Dorking.....................59 DORKING confirmed their promotion credentials with another impressive win giving them maximum points after...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTJs claim the spoils despite visitors’ fightback
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J.....36 Guernsey..........25 KEEN to put right the poor performance of the previous week, TJs ran in six...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoToulizak hat-trick sets tone in capital
By TONY MANN Wimbledon.............47 Westcombe P......... 41 IN an entertaining thriller in the capital, National League newboys Wimbledon came out on...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes Cook up away-day triumph
By TODD FLYNN Worthing..................28 Barnes...................... 51 BARNES’ Ben Cook produced an all-round try-scoring display as the fly-half gathered a haul of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFord keeps winning in the family at St Edmunds
By BEN JAYCOCK After his Bury St Edmunds side secured back-to-back victories to kickstart their National Two East season, Jacob Ford...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo many clubs, not enough players
If it ever turns out that the governing body at Twickenham has a monopoly on rugby wisdom, we are all up...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Ram raid floors visitors on a night to remember
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams .................29 Chinnor.............19 B Moseley .............. 21 Sedgley Park ....... 44 RAMS produced a second stunning comeback in...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s another stroll in Park for new boys
■By JON MEADOWS SEDGLEY Park made it two wins out of two with a top away triumph. The newly-promoted visitors were...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Kelly try is enough to take derby honours
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 24pts Rosslyn Park...31pts Tries: Caddy 9, Te Mete 15, Post 47 Conversions: Landray 9, 15, 47...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTierney secures tightest encounter
■By MO SHER A PULSATING, see-saw encounter, in the capital went the way of the visitors, Toby Tierney’s try four minutes...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoNathan proves to be Taylor-made to inspire victory
■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford..............23 Leicester Lions .... 17 THE first-ever meeting between these two teams went the way of Cinderford, as...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion on song in eight-try triumph
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............54 Taunton T................29 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded a comprehensive victory over their West country rivals Taunton Titans by...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoJoshua is the Reel deal for the victors
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 21 Darlington MP.......28 DARLINGTON Mowden Park opened their account for the season, with Sale still looking...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSedgley boss Barrow wants Park to do much better
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Sedgley Park marked their return to National One by beating former Championship side Richmond in a shock result...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s derby delight again – for Fylde!
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................27 Fylde......................... 41 FYLDE’S derby dominance continued with a win over Preston Grasshoppers after the visitors capitalised...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes triumph in cross-city clash
By BEN CROPPER Lanigan got his sec-Thomas Leeds Tykes........... 31 Otley.......................... 18 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMinikin is main man as Ionians celebrate
By RICHARD GORE Hull......................25pts Hull Ionians......30pts LEWIS Minikin steered Hull Ionians to victory in a classic derby game that ebbed and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoField find last-gasp try to break hearts of hosts
By NEIL ALLEN Lymm........................ 41 Huddersfield..........48 HUDDERSFIELD took the honours in the last few seconds to break Lymm hearts. After seven...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher helps net points for visitors
Sheffield Tigers....28 Sheffield..................32 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS AS much as a derby win is a ‘must’ in every teams calendar, after...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoForward power is key for the Titans
Wharfedale............ 19 Rotherham T..........34 ■ By JOHN CLARK ROTHERHAM turned on the second-half style down the slope to emerge victorious. Wharfedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJosh backs Byron to put Tigers in hunt for honours
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield Tigers lost their head coach four weeks into pre-season, but Adam Byron stepped up and led his...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOpening blast puts Guernsey on the right path
Guernsey..........36 Sevenoaks.......27 By MIKE MARSHALL AN early blitz within the first 12 minutes helped ensure Guernsey Raiders were victorious in a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWimbledon rue Roberts hat-trick
Barnes......................59 Wimbledon.............22 ■ By FRANK MCARTHUR BARNES emerged decisive winners in South West London despite a tight opening period, beating local...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury sweep aside poor Walsham
Bury St Ed’s............. 50 North Walsham..... 17 ■ By ANDREW HERLIHY BURY St Edmunds decisively dispatched of the visiting North Walsham...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoGeorge: OAs not clinical enough
O Albanians...... 31pts Henley H.............20pts ■ By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians head coach Dan George posed a conflicted figure following his...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMagnificent Morris’ four-try day secures victory
Canterbury..............45 Tonbridge J............ 19 ■ By CARRICK BLAKE NATHAN Morris’ sensational four tries ensured Canterbury left Merton Lane with a bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDominant Dorking crush the Raiders
Dorking.....................38 Worthing.................. 10 ■ By KEVIN BEAL DORKING sealed a fine win over Worthing Raiders with a sizzling performance in front...
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