National Leagues
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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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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Shard drop goal stuns Fylde
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 14 Lymm........................ 15 THOMAS Shard’s late drop goal earned Lymm their first ever win at Fylde in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHuddersfield are humbled at home
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 10 Leeds Tykes...........52 TABLE toppers Leeds maintained their 100% record with an eighttry romp at local rivals...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale fight back to take the honours
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale......33pts Sheffield............25pts A SECOND half blitz saw Wharfedale overturn a 13-point deficit to earn a fantastic five-point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPreston hop to victory in insipid clash at Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 15 Preston..................... 19 PRESTON Grasshoppers pulled off an unlikely win in an uneventful clash with Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBillingham inch past Otley in rain
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 10 Billingham.............. 12 AS the rain became worse, Billingham played the poor conditions better than Otley, as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham batter winless Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 19 Rotherham..............33 TYNEDALE crashed to their fifth straight defeat as they were battered into submission by the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTry scoring spree marks Super Sam’s injury return
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Taylor is benefitting from a change of playing style at Otley, touching down for four tries in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNew boss Elliott passing Exeter Uni test with flying colours
By BEN CONEYBEARE Filling the shoes of the man who transformed Exeter University into the most dominant collegiate side in the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcGann makes it profitable Raid for visitors
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon......22 Guernsey......... 34 GUERNSEY Raiders avoided making it three losses on the bounce as they recorded a victory...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking turn on second-half style
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................55 Westcombe Park.. 21 A COMBATIVE Westcombe Park side made Dorking work hard for their victory. Although outscored...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher inspired by mighty All Blacks
By MO SHER Esher......................... 50 Old Albanians........27 ESHER were obviously paying close attention to New Zealand’s scintillating performance in their World...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOsgood the centre of attention in gritty win
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge.........26pts Bury St Ed’s....... 17pts Full steam: Shadyn Osgood breaks through for his second half try for TJs...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMagic Morris hat-trick puts side back on track
By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing..................38 Canterbury..............45 CANTERBURY hooker Nathan Morris scored a hat-trick as the Kent side made amends for last week’s...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks flying high as Oaks downed
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 19 Henley......................46 HENLEY Hawks enjoyed a quality win over Sevenoaks. Oaks opened the scoring through the trusty...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSikorski takes lead as Barnes impress
By BILL CLARK North Walsham........0 Barnes......................36 IN-FORM Barnes cruised to victory at basement club North Walsham, a four-try second half delivering...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSevenoaks savour the World Cup spotlight
By EDDIE McATEER Sevenoaks fly-half Ben Adams is delighted to see his former teammate and close friend Pat Pellegrini play on...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley kicking ace boots the Titans into touch
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .......35 Taunton T ........22 THE kicking of Tighe Maxwell-Whitley helped Moseley hold off the challenge of...
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