National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWorthy Worthing see ’Cliff go west
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 15 Worthing..................69 A clinical performance from an impressive Worthing side saw Westcliff play second fiddle throughout. The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOAs climb the table after bouncing back from blitz
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians..26pts Bury St Ed’s....... 11pts ld Albanians go second in the table as they stormed back to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBonuses all round as Hawks see off the Hundred
By NICK PITSON Henley......................32 Rochford H..............22 Henley Hawks did enough to see off a spirited and tenacious Rochford for a bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLate, late double denies Dorking
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............26 Dorking..................... 19 The game at the Slade proved a slow burner as TJs handed Dorking two...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSix-shooters end the losing streak
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham.....42 Sevenoaks..............28 North Walsham scored three tries in each half to defeat Sevenoaks and end a three-match...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPoland No 9 still keen to star for Sedgley
By BEN JAYCOCK Poland scrum-half Sam Stelmaszek is hoping to become a first team regular with his international side while also...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChinnor appoint Easter
National League One club Chinnor have landed a huge coup with the appointment of Nick Easter as their director of rugby....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHeroics of Asiedu aids Blood and Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 31 Chinnor..............27 Cambridge made it 14 games in a row unbeaten at Grantchester Road, but were pushed...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Taylor has Cinderford jubilant
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............24 Bishop’s S................22 Nathan Taylor denied the visitors a comeback as he scored all four tries for Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTyke That! Leeds hit back at death
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 21 Birmingham M....... 21 Birmingham Moseley were left to rue their ill-discipline as they succumbed to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher deliver thrashing to inflict more Hull woe
By TOM SANSOM Esher.................. 34pts Hull........................ 0pts Tries: Scott 19, Thompson 32, Hamilton 34, Vajner 62 Conversions: Morley 19, 32, 34,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStupple marks his landmark feat with gritty win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 10 Plymouth Albion made it four home wins on the bounce with a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale show heart to dispatch DMP
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Darlington MP....... 31 Sale FC came from behind to beat Darlington. The visitors deservedly opened the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans defeated as Rams shut shop
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................24 Rams.........................27 Nearly the upset of the season, although from kick-off it seemed very different as Rams...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon see red in loss to Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 31 Blaydon............. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark too strong for battling Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........26 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians cling on for Hoppers win
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G................. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley aces call a halt to Titans derby run
By NICK DOYLE Bonus ball: Duncan Darling svcores the fourth try for Otley Below, Otley’s Clark Wells extends their lead PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTurner turns on the style as Fylde topple Sheffield
By FRANK ARTHUR Sheffield.................... 5 Fylde.........................24 BEN Turner scored a beautiful brace as Fylde made it eight wins in nine matches...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley hold on to edge out Lucs
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................2 4 Luctonians.............. 20 Hinckley overcame a battling Luctonians side in a game that swung to and fro...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGutsy Dings keep title bid on track
By CONOR O’HARA Hornets.....................26 Dings Crusaders... 31 An absorbing encounter at the Nest went the way of the visitors as Dings...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBurrows blitz seals Bournville derby win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge......29pts Bournville........ 34pts Free-scoring winger Thomas Burrows bagged a hattrick for Bournville as they claimed the derby spoils...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions march on after major scare from Students
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....28 Leicester Lions.....34 Leicester Lions staged a second-half comeback as they edged out derby rivals Loughborough Students...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury run brought to sudden standstill
By GABRIEL RAMSAY Barnes...............32 Bury St Ed’s...... 14 Barnes solidified their push for promotion with a fantastic result over an in-form...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFoxes foxed by Albanian aces
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 20 Old Albanians........32 It was a tough day at the office for Canterbury with Old Albanians making...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz from the red and whites
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 North Walsham........0 Six first-half tries – a double from Austin Emens and one each for Johnny Ellis,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRecords sent tumbling as leaders go try crazy
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 94pts Westcliff............. 0pts Winging in: Jake Lloyd scores the eighth try for Blackheath PICTURES: Andy Wansbury The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoThriller as islanders seal it late on to sink Hundred
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H..............26 Guernsey.................40 An ideal afternoon for fast, running rugby saw 10 tries scored in an even and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWarriors prop Owlett beefs up Esher pack
Former Worcester prop Jack Owlett has joined National One side Esher. Owlett, 27, joins following the financial collapse of the Warriors...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBrady so strong on family values at Harrogate
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Brady has made over 200 appearances for Harrogate across a 10- year spell and feels it’s his...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHow Pope moved up the order at Bishop’s Stortford
By BEN JAYCOCK Having been a ball boy and running the water on as a kid, Austin Pope has made a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBurcham aiming to go out on a high at Blackheath
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Markus Burcham hopes to go out on a high this season by guiding Blackheath to the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLloyd’s hat-trick joy for rampant leaders
By Muhammed Sher Sevenoaks........11 Blackheath......52 National Two East league leaders Blackheath maintained their title charge at Sevenoaks as Jake Lloyd notched...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTitchener leads way with 94 pts
By BEN JAYCOCK Max Titchener believes Henley have only reached 70 per cent of their potential and claims his side has...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBaldwin back in the mix at 36 aiming for 300
By BEN JAYCOCK Rob Baldwin stood down from his post as Wharfedale director of rugby at start of this season to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley snatch it in penalty try drama
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley........29 Cambridge.......26 A LAST-GASP penalty try handed Moseley a nail-biting victory over title-chasing Cambridge at Billesley Common....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher off mark in basement battle
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................33 Esher......................... 41 ESHER produced a superb performance o beat fellow strugglers Chinnor and record their first win...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSix of the best as Mowden triumph
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......40 Taunton Titans..... 13 DARLINGTON Mowden Park turned in a season’s-best performance to run out bonus-point winners...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale stave off a spirited late Bishop’s fightback
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S..........22pts Sale Tries: Lloyd 14, Stannard 41, Powell 52 Conversions: Lloyd15 & 42 Penalties: Lloyd 60 FC...............29pts...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHull denied first win as visitors hit back for a draw
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 30 Cinderford............... 30 HULL were within a minute of claiming their first win of the season before...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAlbion overcome by Rams battlers
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................26 Plymouth A............. 14 A LAST-GASP Ellis Jones try helped Rams make it a perfect ten bonus-point wins...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark hit top form to topple Tykes
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........40 Leeds Tykes........... 12 ROSSLYN Park got back to winning ways following back-to-back losses as they picked...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIn-form Irvine is key man for Otley
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 12 Otley...................28 OTLEY enjoyed their trip to Blaydon as they eased to victory, with Callum Irvine pulling...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField felled by top Carleton hat-trick
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................57 Huddersfield.......... 14 FYLDE returned to winning ways with a superb second-half performance and a hattrick from Tom...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate victorious in basement battle
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................2 3 Preston G................. 17 ALTHOUGH this was a bottom-of-the-table clash, the sides produced enterprising rugby in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDefence delivers to earn win for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians......26pts Chester............... 10pts HULL Ionians proved too good for Chester as they consolidated their third-place status against...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTerrific Tigers make history with first Titans’ win
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.......... 14 Sheffield T.............. 19 SHEFFIELD Tigers dealt a blow to Rotherham’s promotion hopes with a shock...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoVictory helps Matt savour life of Riley
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........33 Tynedale.................28 TIGERS captain Matt Riley celebrated a win on his 400th appearance for the club, but...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Speres score seals tightest clash
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............26 Sheffield..................22 THIS may not have been a game of open fluent rugby, but it was still one...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWalker’s hat-trick sees Park hang on
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley............36 Rosslyn Park.. 47 A Charlie Walker hat-trick plus two tries from Charlie Piper and 12 points from...
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