National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLeeson double as Bury oust Hawks
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 41 Henley......................32 Bury St Edmunds and Henley Hawks served up an end-of-season try-scoring treat for...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOaks down Wests in storming show
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............62 Westcliff....................0 Sevenoaks thrashed visitors Westcliff to claim a bonus-point win and stave off the threat of relegation....
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOakes delight at Vikings last-day race to safety
By RICHARD HEWITT Canterbury........52pts N Walsham........38pts North Walsham Vikings picked up the bonus point they needed as they avoided relegation, despite...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHennessey hat-trick steers Club to Dorking win
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................38 Blackheath.............45 Blackheath ran out winners over hosts Dorking in a thrilling 12-try season finale at The Big...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoJuddians consign Hundred to drop
By GARETH WITHERS Rochford H..............26 Tonbridge J............27 Despite a valiant effort and four tries, battling Rochford Hundred dropped through the relegation...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoAce Davies boots Raiders to victory
By BEN MORRIS Worthing..................25 Barnes......................24 A last-gasp penalty from Alex Davies saw Worthing pip Barnes right at the death, ensuring the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoExeter just have enough to hold out
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni........34 Barnstaple.......26 Exeter University just edged out Barnstaple. The visitors struck first through Jonathon Kelly, who darted...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoVictory seals best finish for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................34 Bournville...............28 Hinckley and Bournville played out a compelling game to end the season and secure the hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRovery in driving seat for Crusaders
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............20 Dings Crusaders...34 Dings Crusaders clinched runners-up spot with a hard-earned win over a defiant Luctonians, who themselves...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents sign off in best way possible
By DAVID ROBINSON Loughborough...53pts Clifton.................38pts A bumper crowd filled the stands for the second half of Loughborough’s double header, following on...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLast-gasp Bouchier penalty wins another for Lions
By LUKE JARMYN Hornets..................... 12 Leicester Lions........ 15 A last-minute nerve-jangling penalty by Leicester Lions’ fly-half Luke Bouchier secured the champions...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCurry too hot as Reds win a thriller
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............31 O Redcliffians........37 This was a thriller from start to finish with both teams looking to play...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStour’s family fun day is such big hit
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............48 Redruth....................28 Stourbridge's family fun day produced a try fest of 12 tries shared between two sides who...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years ago‘Ice cool’ Hodgson the hero in Vikings safety bid
By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham head coach Ryan Oakes believes fly-half and captain Matt Hodgson may be one of the best...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie treble as Hull ship 12 tries
By STEPHEN SMITH Hull ............................ 12 Cambridge .............82 Rampant Cambridge ran in 12 tries to rack up an impressive bonus-point victory...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLewis kicks hosts to thrilling victory
By BOBBY BRIDGE B Moseley ..............32 Taunton T ...............31 Birmingham Moseley fly-half Dan Lewis landed a nerveless penalty with 13 minutes...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes fall to defeat as Albion hit back
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...21 Plymouth A .....36 Leeds Tykes’ home defeat by Plymouth Albion summed up their season as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoReynolds joy as Rams keep title chances alive
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................................... 38pts Tries: McRae 4, Cole 11, Kalling-Smith 24, 50, Monye 58, C Stapley 63 Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor turn on style to topple battling Bishop’s
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............26 Chinnor....................34 Nine tries were the reward for the crowd as mid-table rivals Bishop’s Stortford and Chinnor...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFantastic Fantini fires MP to safety
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........25 Esher......................... 20 Darlington Mowden Park secured their survival with a dramatic win over relegation-threatened Esher. Although the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith steers Sale to crucial triumph
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 19 Sale FC.....................33 Sale FC kept their promotion hopes alive as they claimed a vital bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoNational One rated as ‘simply the best’
By BEN JAYCOCK Rams came into this weekend top of the table but after their slip up last time out against...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers have no answer to Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...38 Preston G............ 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoObonna hat-trick seals the victory
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 31 Harrogate................22 Blaydon just had enough to see off Harrogate, with Chidera Obonna grabbing a second-half hat-trick....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSin-bins aplenty as Fylde hold off Otley
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................28 Otley.......................... 10 Fylde rounded off their last home game this season with victory over Otley. Fylde lost...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark clinch promotion with top showing
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park...80pts Sheffield T........14pts Sedgley Park secured promotion to National 1 with a trouncing of Sheffield Tigers on...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield end their losing streak in superb style
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield.................. 51 Sheffield brought their losing streak to an end in dramatic style with an eight-try...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMinikin shines as Ionians romp home
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............59 Tynedale................... 7 THIS was a game that was more one-sided than expected, with third against fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDelight for Dale in another cracker!
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............39 Chester.....................22 Another cracking game of rugby at the Avenue was won by Wharfedale. Dale opened up where...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLeeson at double in Bury triumph
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 19 Bury St Eds.......35 Bury St Edmunds were physical and sharp as they claimed a bonus-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoIt’s a lucky 13 for classy Club aces
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............54 Worthing.................... 5 Blackheath ran in eight tries to trounce Worthing and maintain their perfect record for the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoStalwart Dudding in perfect send-off
By NICK PITSON Henley......................33 Canterbury..............24 Henley director of rugby Nigel Dudding was given the best possible send off as he stands...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDankert hails derby win as Juddians oust Oaks
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......22pts Sevenoaks.......... 6pts Tonbridge Juddians completed the league double over west Kent derby rivals Sevenoaks courtesy of...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFast-starting Vikings hold on for Hundred victory
By RICHARD HEWITT N Walsham.............. 31 Rochford H..............28 North Walsham staved off a Rochford Hundred fightback to hold on for victory...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoStruggling Wests go down fighting
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................... 7 Dorking.....................46 Battling Westcliff put up a fight before succumbing against visitors Dorking. A try from prolific...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes star Keller kills off OAs push
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 21 Barnes......................28 Barnes edged to victory over Old Albanians by one score in a very competitive...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions in different class to students
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L.......40 Exeter Uni........... 5 Leicester Lions proved too good and too strong for Exeter University. The Lions...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoKicking of Smith makes difference
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 31 Loughborough S....33 A cracking end-of-season game played under the Cornish sunshine saw the Students take a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWilliam Topps off victory for hosts
By ELIZABETH CARTWRIGHT Barnstaple..............47 Stourbridge............ 31 Bottom side Stourbridge produced a gutsy display at Barnstaple, but it still wasn’t enough. The...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoIt’s double delight as Lucs finish on a high
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians........35pts Clifton.................26pts The home support was bouncing with this result, with Luctonians completing a deserved double over second-in-the-league...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBox-office Bournville complete ‘Great Escape’
By ADAM DICKINSON Bournville...............46 Hornets.....................38 Bournville completed their ‘Great Escape’ in a manner to rival the thrills and spills of the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWilstead treble is highlight for Dings
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...64 Newport (S)............28 Dings gained revenge for defeat at Newport with a big win, as star man...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHosts notch their highest Nat tally
By MO SHER O Redcliffians........54 Hinckley..................26 Redcliffians turned on the style as they thrashed beleaguered Hinckley, securing their highest points tally...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCallard leaves Leeds Tykes after relegation
By JON NEWCOMBE Leeds Tykes have parted company with Jon Callard after the club’s relegation to National 2 North was confirmed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDale hit big six to secure safety
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield.......... 12 Wharfedale.....38 Wharfedale secured their place in National 2 North next season by seeing off Sheffield with...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath delight as they go back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHome comforts go on for Plymouth
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A .....33 B Moseley ...... 24 Plymouth Albion recorded their tenth home win of the season with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher give survival push a shot in arm
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher ........................ 31 Bishop’s S............... 13 Despite being on the back foot at half-time, a powerful second-half display...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFuture is bright for Fenton after brace
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans ....57 Rosslyn Park.........26 An 18-year-old schoolboy, in his first match for Taunton, scored two outstanding tries...
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National League One
/ 3 years ago‘Clinical’ Sale heap the pressure on the Rams
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC...............35pts Tries: Walsh 26, Bamber 36, Edwards 55, Brown 62, Robins 73 Conversions: Curtis 27, 37, 56,...
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