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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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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoVisitors see red but still march on
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 6 Fylde.........................24 Fylde completed a bonus-point win despite picking up three yellow cards and a red. They...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDisputed try keeps Tigers on title track
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....20pts Sedgley P..........38pts League leaders Sedgley Park Tigers dug deep to preserve their 11-month unbeaten record in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers celebrate landmark day the perfect way
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................28 Otley..........................25 Preston Grasshoppers celebrated their 800th league game with a narrow, hardfought 28-25 win over Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoStewart hat-trick secures Field win
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 13 Huddersfield.......... 19 Winger Finn Stewart grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield celebrated victory at Blaydon....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOld Boys treated to narrow victory
By KIM HILL Chester.....................29 Tynedale.................27 Chester just had enough to take the honours in a very close contest. Tynedale took the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoAttfield treble buries Dorking
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s..... 47 Dorking............. 44 Bury edged to victory over Dorking in a desperately close clash. It...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCanterbury cling on in derby duel
By RICHARD PHELPS Canterbury..............33 Sevenoaks..............30 An intriguing Kent derby went the way of hosts Canterbury, Sevenoaks rallying late on at the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTry double in prop Holland’s show
By LUKE JARMYN Guernsey................... 7 Blackheath............. 17 Blackheath prop Archie Holland put in a man-of-the-match display as the leaders continued to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoAlex is on the March as Barnes blitz Hundred
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.......... 0pts Barnes...............71 pts Wrestle: Barnes getting a grip of things Right: Rochford’s Chris Dudman on the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCenturion Sam celebrates with his try double
By NICK PITSON Henley......................73 Westcliff................. 13 A Sam Lunnon double on his 100th appearance for Henley Hawks lead the way in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoForrest on charge to seal thrilling win
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........25 Worthing..................33 Worthing were made to work hard for the win and just came out on top...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMore awayday joy for Juddians
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham..... 17 Tonbridge J............20 This was as tight as the scoreline suggests, TJs holding on for their...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHome joy as Reds better Barum
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians.36 Barnstaple.......31 Old Redcliffians marked their first outing at Scotland Lane in three months with a narrow...
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