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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoEarly tries pave way for Barum away joy
By BILLY PAGE Bournville........ 14 Barnstaple.......37 Barnstaple registered an impressive away win as they ran out easy winners at Avery Fields....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents suffer as Dings claim spoils
By MICK DAVIS Dings Crusaders...48 Loughborough S....24 Windy conditions meant that taking full advantage when it was in your favour was...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHelicopter fails to stop Redruth
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians...... 14 Redruth.................... 26 The forward-based intent from the visitors showed from the start and multiple rumbling...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoConstant at double as Lions tame rivals
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L........27pts Clifton................. 14pts Devon Constant scored tries towards the end of each half as Lions’ perseverance won...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoUni boys run away with win as their fitness tells
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)............22 Exeter Uni................ 50 Newport are fast learning that to compete with the better teams determination, grit...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets defeated despite good rally
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................24 Hornets..................... 19 Hinckley had to dig deep to gain the five points in a very scrappy game...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLuctonians claim the derby glory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............36 Stourbridge............ 19 Luctonians sent local rivals Stourbridge home empty-handed following a sound performance in this derby. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHenderson out to be top of the tree
By BEN JAYCOCK Goal: Rhys Henderson National Two North top try scorer Rhys Henderson has set himself a goal of beating...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoConfident Roux targets top six finish for Dorking
Dorking are playing in their first ever season in the National Leagues but their director of rugby Armand Roux has claimed...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton working hard to reach the next level
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton have made a strong start to the season in National Two West campaign but director of rugby...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoReturn to Paddock brings the best out of Oaks
By BEN JAYCOCK Sevenoaks made their long-awaited return to Knole Paddock last weekend and celebrated it with a 26-17 win over...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAllsopp snatches win for Moseley
By ANDY MITCHELL B'ham Moseley............32 Darlington MP.. 30 Ollie Allsopp won this eight-try thriller with the last kick of the game...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCam leave it late in comeback win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............40 Cinderford...............29 Cambridge nudged up to second with a hard-fought win over Cinderford, eventually putting it beyond doubt...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoOld boy Lloyd is a menace to Tykes
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 13 Bishop’s S................27 Leeds Tykes old boy Connor Lloyd came back to haunt his former side...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoReynolds joy as Rams overcome big rival Park
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.... 21pts Tries: Penalty 2, Buckingham 69, 78 Conversions: Bradbury 70 79 Rams...................29pts Tries: Rossiter 14, Robson...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAlbion onslaught leaves winless Hull floundering
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A.............45 Hull.............................. 5 Plymouth Albion continued their recent run of good form with a comfortable seven tries...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrown treble as Sale stop the rot
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................35 Esher......................... 21 Sale FC bounced back from two straight defeats with an impressive bonus-point win against...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMarshall magic as Chinnor hit back
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 21 Chinnor..................... 31 Hooker Reece Marshall bagged a cracking quartet of tries as Chinnor fought back...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSeven-up Fylde put Dale to sword
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................. 43 Wharfedale....... 3 Fylde produced another clinical display against Wharfedale to cement their position at the top...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWorkman magic ends home woes
By TRP REPORTER Huddersfield..........24 Blaydon...................... 7 Huddersfield ended a six-match losing run with a bonus-point victory over fellow strugglers Blaydon. In...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Tigers topple the Titans
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........25 Rotherham T.......... 17 In-form Sedgley Park made it seven wins from seven with a narrow victory...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDefence is key for Otley boss Dench
By MIKE INGLEY Otley....................28pts Preston G........... 15pts Otley's superb second-half performance saw off a determined Preston Grasshoppers side that never gave...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians defence holds firm to see off home threat
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Sheffield..................19 Hull Ionians............26 The first league fixture between these two clubs for 17 years produced a fascinating and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers hold on to seal Gate triumph
By TIM THORLEY Sheffield Tigers.... 16 Harrogate................ 10 SHEFFIELD Tigers edged past Harrogate to notch their second win of the season....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWynn inspires key Chester success
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 14 Chester..................... 21 Tynedale were made to pay for some sloppy errors as they lost to a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes turn it on after the interval
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............28 Rochford H......... 3 This was the proverbial gamed of two halves, the first one was error-strewn by...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHeath stay in the Black with a rout
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............48 Guernsey................. 19 The two highest-scoring sides at the start of the afternoon, produced a further 11 tries,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOsborne’s late try in vain as Bury hold on… just!
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking............... 16pts Bury St Ed’s....... 17pts Danger man: Will Attfield breaks the Dorking line Right: Darragh Chambers carries...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTJs run riot after early red card sets the tone
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............45 North Walsham....... 7 A red card to North Walsham’s William Howard 90 seconds into the game...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHenley rally to see off gritty Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff.................24 Henley......................38 Westcliff put in a gutsy performance, but ultimately had to accept second fiddle against efficient opposition,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes’ hat-trick is so, so Worth it
By BRIAN QUINN Worthing..................38 Old Albanians........ 20 Worthing played with 14 men for over an hour in their incident-laden win over...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCurry the hero after Reds keep nerve
By GEOFF SIBLEY Barnstaple....... 14 O Redcliffians. 20 The visitors survived a late Barnstable surge to claim a deserved victory from...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets stung by nine-try defeat
By ROGER ROPIE Clifton.......................63 Hornets..................... 17 Clifton ran in nine tries against a Hornets side that, in spite of the scoreline,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents beaten despite late rally
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni................26 Hinckley..................29 A torrid affair at Topsham saw Hinckley hold off a late Exeter fightback to claim...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoSeven-up Redruth punish Crusaders
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 49pts D Crusaders...... 19pts Redruth romped to a bonus-point win against the previously unbeaten league leaders in...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBournville crumble as the Lions revel in try blitz
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....57 Bournville............... 14 Lions showed their class as they ran in nine tries against Bournville on their...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTom puts boot in on Luctonians
By MARTA GOMEZ-SANTOS Loughborough S....27 Luctonians..............24 The students claimed a fiercely-fought victory on a sunny afternoon at Epinal Way. Fast out...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoMorton double secures victory
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............27 Newport...................37 James Morton came off the bench to score two tries as Newport claimed a hard-fought away...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHayes happy to be part of the ‘hunted’
By BEN JAYCOCK On target: Richard Hayes scores for Rotherham RICHARD Hayes is enjoying a stellar season with Rotherham Titans, who...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBishop’s edge out battling Moseley
Bishop’s S.........29 Moseley............23 By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop's Stortford came from behind at half-time to see off the challenge of visitors Moseley....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAlbion late show foils Chinnor bid
Chinnor.....................22 Plymouth Albion... 30 By JACK JOHNSON Plymouth Albion completed a fine comeback to claim a superb win on the road...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale miss chance to steal the points
Cinderford...............27 Sale FC.....................26 By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford survived a late penalty scare to edge to a one-point win over visitors Sale...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoReynolds full of praise as Rams hold on for win
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams...................29pts Tries: McRae 9, Collis 24, Seers 31, Stapley 42 Conversions: Seers 10, 25, 43 Penalties: Seers 47...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPerfect Park topple hosts to go six from six
Darlington MP.......28 Rosslyn Park..........33 By TOM BULMER Rosslyn Park maintained their perfect start to the season with a bonus-point win against...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans hold firm to triumph at Esher
Esher......................... 21 Taunton Titans.....29 By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Taunton Titans defended superbly to hold off Esher and secure victory on the road....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoDavies try seals a treble for Tykes
Hull............................22 Leeds Tykes...........27 By RICHARD PRICE-PIERCE Leeds Tykes secured a third successive win as a last-minute try dashed Hull’s hopes. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFive tries for Rhys as Park dominate
Blaydon............. 15 Sedgley P........ 42 By CHRIS NUNN Rhys Henderson ran in five super tries as Sedgley romped to victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley in charge as they power home
Chester.....................22 Otley......................... 24 By DESMOND HICKIE The game turned largely on three Otley charge downs worth 14 points to the visitors....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoChristian’s treble seals big triumph
Harrogate................22 Sheffield..................47 By TIM THORLEY Christian Hooper scored three tries as Sheffield claimed a convincing victory. The visitors started strongly and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans fall as Briders hails ‘best of season’
Rotherham T.... 16pts Fylde................... 41pts By DAVID BEDDOWS FYLDE punctured Rotherham’s long unbeaten home record and cemented top spot in the...
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