National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents edge a top nine-try thriller
By SAM JACOBS O Redcliffians........32 Loughborough S....36 Loughborough took the honours in a pulsating game that swung one way and another...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets stung by Salop’s fast start
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)..... 34pts Hornets...............19pts Newport's recent rich vein of form continued with a bonus-point win over the visiting...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoAnderson almost everywhere as Dings triumph
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C.....................52 Stourbridge............ 12 Despite Stourbridge being a big side and showing great forward movement through Mark George,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBoyland’s four is the crowning glory
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Clifton....................... 71 Clifton put in a barnstorming performance in a game which saw 102 points scored...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs cut loose in second-half show
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............59 Exeter Uni................28 Luctonians powered past Exeter University, who more than contributed to an entertaining game. Charlie Grimes...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFour-try Fisher has rivals Tigers in his sights
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have survived in National Two North for the first time in their history and scrumhalf Elliot Fisher...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRochford look for a big finish to difficult campaign
By BEN JAYCOCK Rochford Hundred secured a prized win last weekend against Canterbury that boosted their survival bid after what has...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBournville battlers stay on track despite yellow peril
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite going down to 12 men at one stage, Bournville boosted their survival bid last weekend with a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPete Altham: Fylde’s deaf rugby player
Meet Pete Altham, a deaf PE teacher who is not letting his condition stop him from playing the sport he loves...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoOulton is ready to take the next step up
By BEN JAYCOCK Jack Oulton is revelling in his first season at third tier Plymouth Albion – and has set his...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHema’s hat-trick sparks fightback
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ............. 50 Rosslyn Park.........28 Camridge kept up the pressure at the top of the table with eight...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoGritty Sale see off stubborn Chinnor
By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC.....................27 Chinnor.................... 17 Sale made it back-to-back bonus-point victories, but they were made to work hard by...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStortford’s defence was key area in win – Rogers
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion............ 12pts Tries: Jones 30, Collier 40 Conversion: Putt 40 Bishop’s Stortford....... 24pts Tries: Moore 1, 28,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHayman treble leads the charge for in-form Rams
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley .............. 21 Rams ........................24 Hooker Max Hayman bagged a hat-trick of tries to help table-topping Rams...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWarboys’ points haul steers Titans
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................73 Hull............................ 18 For the first six minutes, Taunton did not have any possession and it was...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher leave it late to dent Cinderford
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford...............35 Esher.........................47 Cinderford suffered their second home defeat in a row to Esher. Mason Tonks was shown a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMowden hold on to tame the Tykes
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes..........25 Darlington MP....27 Leeds Tykes were left to rue a slow start to the second half as...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians register ‘massive’ triumph
By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T....... 10 Hull Ionians.... 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFylde are floored by doughty Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................23 Fylde......................... 12 Second-placed Fylde were made to look second best as they lost to mid-table Tynedale. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFisher lands huge haul for Sheffield
By DAVID BALHEIMER Sheffield.................64 Blaydon..................... 5 Scrum-half Elliot Fisher was the 34-point star of the show with four tries and seven...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoStewart’s four-timer fires Field to victory
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield....39pts Rotherham T....27pts Four tries from lightening winger Kian Stewart helped Huddersfield stun Yorkshire rivals Rotherham on an...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley race to Gate success with four-try flourish
By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 31 Harrogate................ 13 A storming spell of four tries in 11 minutes either side of half-time propelled...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLeaders Park hold off Dale fightback
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........35 Wharfedale............ 31 Sedgley Park kept up their 100% winning record after a high-scoring clash with Wharfedale...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHosts cling on as Hoppers hit back
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................37 Preston G................. 31 Chester captain Sean Green’s milestone 400th club appearance ended in a win, but the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBursey’s late try steals it for Bury
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 31 Bury St Ed’s......35 Bury St Edmunds battled to victory in a thrilling encounter with Sevenoaks at...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWalsham boost survival chances
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 15 North Walsham.....57 North Walsham stepped up their battle to beat the drop with a convincing win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMcLean sweeps Guernsey aside
By MIKE MARSHALL Worthing..................59 Guernsey................. 12 Full-back Matt McLean starred with three tries and seven conversions as Worthing trounced Guernsey to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes blow Juddians away to rack up a rout
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................33pts Tonbridge J........ 7pts Barnes produced one of their best displays of the season so far as they...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoClub class shows as the leaders hold off Hawks
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath............. 50 Henley......................28 Blackheath conjured a classy display to register a commanding victory over Henley Hawks. It was...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMcRae’s magic wins it for Dorking
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................36 Old Albanians........26 A storming five-try first-half display by Dorking was enough to seal victory over Old Albanians...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHundred heroes edge Canterbury
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H..............28 Canterbury..............26 Rochford Hundred came up with the perfect response to their 71-point drubbing against Barnes by...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRevived Salop have all eyes on survival
By BEN JAYCOCK Newport Salop are in a relegation battle in National Two West but after back-to-back wins in recent weeks,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBarnstaple take worst punishment in card-fest
By FREDDIE SMITH Barnstaple....... 13 Bournville........ 17 Bournville escaped a card-fest in Devon with a crucial win at the bottom of...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTee troubles see Newport lose out
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni................ 31 Newport (S)............28 Newport (Salop) will be licking their wounds on the way home after a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoThriller comes down to last kick
By ROB STEVENS Loughborough S....47 Dings Crusaders...45 Loughborough edged an absolute thriller over Dings in front of 500 fans on their...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions stay in pole position by edging rugged affair
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.................14pts Leicester L....... 24pts Wrestling match: Clifton’s Rhys Charalambous on the ball PICTURES: Ian Clark Leicester Lions cemented...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoNervy Hornets cling on to edge a blockbuster
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hornets.....................46 Hinckley.................. 41 Hornets took the spoils in a game which delivered 87 points on a thrilling afternoon...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGroves puts the boot into Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 13 O Redcliffians........ 14 The trusty boot of Ashley Groves kicked Old Redcliffians to a deserved win...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStour left sour by derby defeat
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............ 10 Luctonians.............. 17 Luctonians got the better of their local rivals at Stourton Park. Stourbridge started the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoAdded bulk puts Barnes back in running
By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes head coach Jack Heald feels his side’s much improved season is down to their shrewd front row...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMinikin happy to keep his eye on the pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite having barely watched any rugby his entire life, Lewis Minikin has gone on to have quite the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSeven-up Plymouth punish hosts Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 12 Plymouth A .....41 Seven-try Plymouth Albion were just too good for Hull as they cruised to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes are denied in dramatic finale
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 17 Leeds Tykes..........14 Bishop's Stortford snatched victory over Leeds Tykes with a try in the final...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor brushed aside by Titans
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................28 Taunton Titans ....50 Shai Bonnick and Sam Prior scored two tries apiece as Taunton Titans secured an...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams rack up six of the best to march on at top
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................. 43pts Tries: Hayhow 28, 39 Kalling-Smith 35, 80 Clow 53, Hayman 73, Jones 77 Conversions: Partington...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCambridge turn on style to end Cinderford’s run
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.............. 12 Cambridge ............. 17 Cinderford relinquished their unbeaten home record as a clinical Cambridge side took all...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark cling on for narrow home win
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......22 B Moseley .............. 21 Darlington Mowden Park saw out a narrow win over Birmingham Moseley after...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher toppled by title-chasing Sale
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher........................27 Sale FC.....................54 Sale FC dominated hosts Esher with eight tries to the visitors’ four as they continue...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate so glad to collect points
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........18 Sheffield T......... 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians hold out after late fright
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............41 Sheffield..................30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late...
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