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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith’s kick levels in the Nick of time
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 10 Chinnor..................... 10 A last-minute penalty from full-back Nick Smith salvaged a draw for Chinnor at Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSix of the best as Rams oust Tykes
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes........... 10 Rams.........................36 Clinical Rams scored six tries as they picked up a ninth straight bonus-point victory...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTarrant bags four tries as Cambridge cut loose
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge........38pts Tries: Tarrant, 13, 17, 34, 38, Hoppe 31, Asiedu 78 Conversions: James 18, 32, 35, 39 Esher.....................
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National League One
/ 3 years agoClinical Albion run in five tries to topple Mowden
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion...36 Darlington MP........24 Plymouth Albion made it four wins from their last five games with a comfortable...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSecond-half push seals Sale victory
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Hull.............................. 7 Sale FC had to be patient but they ran out dominant winners against bottom-of-the-table...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTry-star Rogers downs the Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Bishop’s S................ 31 Will Rogers bagged the winning try with 12 minutes remaining as Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMalthouse leading by example for Otley high flyers
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Otley head coach Kyle Dench believes the leadership of new club captain Adam Malthouse has played...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField dig deep to take the honours
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 20 Wharfedale............ 14 Fourteen-man Huddersfield dug deep to claim their second win of the season in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans earn derby bragging rights
By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield.................. 14 Rotherham T..........39 Rotherham deservedly took the spoils against city neighbours Sheffield in the first ever league...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoImpressive Park show their title credentials
By CHRIS PAINE Sedgley Park... 30pts Fylde................... 20pts Sedgley Park emerged victorious after securing the victory in a game which lived...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers roar back to notch up third win of campaign
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield Tigers....34 Blaydon....................22 Sheffield Tigers fought back from an early Zac Thompson try to secure a third win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSpence’s double joy for Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 17 Preston G................. 12 An out-of-sorts Tynedale did just enough to edge past Preston at a rainy...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoCroft hat-trick has Harrogate wilting
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................45 Harrogate................ 19 In many ways this match was conditioned by the elements. It began with a 20-minute...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLeaders cruise to big home triumph
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 50 N Walsham......... 3 A comfortable home win for Blackheath – their fifth at Well Hall this...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoGritty Dorking see off Raiders threat
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 17 Guernsey................. 13 Dorking held firm to take the honours in a tightly-contested game against Guernsey at...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRochford pay the penalty in defeat
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.............. 17 Bury St Eds..............23 Rochford Hundred paid the penalty for their indiscipline as they crashed to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes batter visitors in stunning first half show
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................37pts Canterbury........26pts No stopping Canterbury No. 7 Cameron Murray PICTURES: Jonathan Knight Replacement scrum half James Crabtree eludes...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoNoot scoots clear to seal victory with late OAs try
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 3 Old Albanians........ 15 Battling Old Albanians came away with a solid victory following an attritional clash...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoJuddians run riot to down Westcliff
By DICK DAVIES Westcliff................. 13 Tonbridge J............48 Four tries in each half added up to a comfortable win for Tonbridge Juddians...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLate Lewis drama steals it for Hawks
By CONOR O’HARA Worthing..................26 Henley...................... 30 Ross Lewis scored a dramatic late winner as Henley Hawks snatched victory from the jaws...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLeading Lions still team to beat
By MO SHER Barnstaple....... 10 Leicester L.......26 League leaders Leicester Lions maintained their fine start to the campaign with victory over...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBen provides Lucs with missing Link
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni.................. 3 Luctonians..............33 Luctonians proved too strong for their hosts in what was a hearty middle-table clash....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoAlec leads Chase for happy Hornets
By JASON SISCA Hornets.....................33 Newport (S)............ 19 Alec Chase's second-half brace secured Hornets their second win of the season after a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton’s victory a warning to rivals
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 34pts Hinckley............ 13pts With the top six teams in the league separated by only six points, any...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents celebrate half-century as Reds beaten
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....57 Old Redcliffians.... 30 The Students from Loughborough proved too strong in the end for their visitors....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTrewin wonder try crowns fine show
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................36 Bournville............... 17 This proved to be a proverbial game of two halves, but Redruth had done enough...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLate Donoghue score seals win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............24 Dings Crusaders...29 Dings edged out Stourbridge after being down 14 men for much of the contest. Top...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAustin has stepped up to keep Cinderford kicking on
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Cinderford director of rugby Paul Morris says he is ‘blessed’ to have Michael Austin, with the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHoney’s eager to show he’s ready for next level
By BEN JAYCOCK Deadeye Fraser Honey hopes to put himself in the shop window for a Championship club by leading Redruth...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Mowden win thrills big crowd
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.. 29 Leeds Tykes.... 20 Darlington Mowden Park notched their third win of the season in front...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStortford turn on style in Albion win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................ 31 Plymouth A............. 19 Bishop's Stortford cut loose in the second half against Plymouth Albion as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark fall short in dramatic climax
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........22 Cambridge..............24 Cambridge survived a late scare at The Rock as Rosslyn Park missed a penalty chance...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher undone as visitors run riot after the break
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................25pts Tries: Rawstron-Rudd 16, Bullock 26, Fosagbon 74 Conversions: Morley 16, 26 Penalties: Morley 8, 42 Cinderford........ 42pts...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Rams rack up a nifty fifty to sink Moseley
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 50 Birmingham Mos..25 Rams racked up a half century as they recorded an eighth straight win with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor punished by ruthless Sale
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 18 Sale FC.....................37 Sale claimed another bonus-point success as they punished Chinnor errors to wrap-up a convincing...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans stave off Hull comeback
By RICHARD PRICE-PIERCE Hull............................28 Taunton Titans.....36 Hull briefly threatened to pull off their first win of the season before Taunton Titans...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRelief as Blaydon get off the mark
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............32 Sheffield........... 19 Blaydon picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFaultless Fylde brush rivals aside
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................43 Tynedale................. 10 League leaders Fylde made it eight from eight with a win over Tynedale, despite losing...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans steady ship with home victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........27 Huddersfield............ 3 Rotherham Titans got back to winning ways against spirited Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Stung by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBattling Dale push Tigers all the way
By JOHN CLARK On the attack: Valu Tane Bentley breaks from the maul to score for the Tigers Cobin Thunder has...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoChester show a cutting edge to thwart Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................. 13 Chester.....................29 Chester made more of their opportunities to record what eventually became a comfortable win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley edge derby tussle with Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 10 Otley.......................... 16 Otley took the derby bragging rights by beating Harrogate in an entertaining game –...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMagic Minikin on song for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Sheffield Tigers......16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury hold on in the tightest of tests
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......29 Sevenoaks...... 24 Bury just had enough to see off Sevenoaks in a real see-saw battle....
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoReynolds’ boot is saviour for hosts
By OLLIE DUNN Canterbury.............. 31 Rochford H.............. 12 Canterbury recovered from a slow start to get the better of Rochford. A...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoVisitors stunned by second-half Raid
By MO SHER Guernsey.................36 Worthing.................. 31 A stunning second-half performance from Guernsey saw them beat Worthing. The visitors made a superb...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBaldwin leads battling Blackheath to top victory
By NICK PITSON Henley.................. 6pts Blackheath....... 15pts Blackheath’s Jake Lloyd goes over for a try Blackheath took the spoils in a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTonbridge hit their stride to secure bonus-point win
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Barnes......................22 A hugely entertaining encounter at the Slade ebbed and flowed until TJs pulled clear in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoVikings too strong in basement battle
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham.....49 Westcliff................... 5 The Vikings had little trouble disposing of their rivals in this match between the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHome discomfort for frustrating OA
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........26 Dorking.....................36 Dorking took the honours with a hard-fought win at Old Albanians, who are continuing to...
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