National Leagues
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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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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs hold out in Students tussle
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 29 Loughborough S.... 17 An absorbing game at Mortimer Park ended in a home win for Luctonians...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLeonard leads the way for Newport
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............ 31 Stourbridge............24 Hosts Newport (Salop) held their nerve to consign basement side Stourbridge to yet another...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoArscott’s delight at ‘best ever’ Crusaders
By BAZ JOHNSON D Crusaders...... 50pts Redruth.............. 19pts Dings Crusaders gained revenge over visitors Redruth to keep up the pressure on...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBattling Bourn go down fighting against leaders
By BILLY PAGE Bournville................. 7 Leicester Lions.....26 League leaders Leicester Lions racked up their 18th victory of the season, but they...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBrown sees red as Clifton triumph
By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hornets..................... 19 Clifton.......................24 Clifton full-back Zac Ward scored the his side’s bonus-point try and didn’t miss a kick...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley cling on for superb victory
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 22 Exeter Uni................ 19 Hinckley backed up their win over Old Redcliffians with victory over top-five challengers...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoScoring machine Ireland on target in derby
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland became the all-time top points scorer in National Two North last weekend in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMcRae enjoying ‘fantastic’ time at Dorking
By BEN JAYCOCK Potent winger Toby McRae recently scored 12 tries in two games and is part of a Dorking side...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFantini in the right place at right time for DMP
By BEN JAYCOCK Yaree Fantini was delighted to play his part in Darlington Mowden Park ending their four-game losing streak with...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAnger as new owners close down Warriors
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoNational One standard is rising all the time -Rossiter
By BEN JAYCOCK Jak Rossiter believes the standard of National One is increasing so much that any of the current top...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSickener for Titans as hosts fight back
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .......38 Taunton T ........36 An incredible second-half comeback earned Cinderford a narrow win over luckless Taunton Titans....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBaker shines as Rams run amok
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 50 Chinnor.................... 31 Man-of-the-match James Baker tur ned in a standout perfor mance as Rams ran...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFantini fuels Park to success at last
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 53 Hull............................ 16 Darlington Mowden Park notched their first win of 2023 in emphatic fashion as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie bags a hat-trick in thrilling win for hosts
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......40pts Tries: Arden 3, Brownlie 40, 62, 79, Duffin 41, Brownhill 46 Conversions: Arden 4, 40, 47,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds hit back to topple gutsy Students
By BILL HOOPER Redruth ................... 26 Exeter Uni............... 20 An improved second-half performance from Redruth saw them take the spoils with...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs cut loose to down Barnstaple
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............45 Barnstaple.............. 17 Luctonians were comfortable winners against a gallant Barnstaple side, running in seven tries and spurning...
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