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National League One
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Brownlie on song for hosts
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ..... 34 Darlington ....... 15 Cambridge made it ten points from ten since New Year’s Day as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoOh, brother! Josh is the top McNulty
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley ..............29 Chinnor....................37 Brotherly love was put to one side as Josh McNulty ran in a hattrick...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPutt at double as Albion snatch win
Plymouth A ............ 17 Cinderford.............. 10 By NICK BURT A superb late try by Plymouth Albion fullback Tom Putt saw the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Esher try is a real heart-breaker for Tykes
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ... 24pts Tries: Daves 1, Williams 11, Pleasants 25, Mounsey 33 Conversions: Maxwell-Whiteley 11, 26 Esher...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBishop’s blitzed as Rams storm to home victory
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S............... 14 A sublime opening quarter helped to fire Rams to a bonus-point home win...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFast start paves the way for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........38 Hull............................28 Rosslyn Park claimed a deserved bonus-point win at The Rock, despite a spirited performance...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrown bags two as Sale hang on
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans .... 14 Sale FC..................... 19 Sale FC held on to edge a tight contest away to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRodgers reigns as Dale topple Titans
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Rotherham T.......... 10 A superb performance in gale-force conditions saw Tynedale register their first-ever league victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon downed by dominant Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............22 Blaydon...................... 3 Wharfedale bossed Blaydon in tricky conditions but were denied a bonus-point try by the visitors’...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilner steers Field home against 14 man Preston
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 19 Preston G................. 13 Will Milner steered Huddersfield to their third win on the bounce in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWilkinson late show fires Fylde to victory
By ELLIOT BURROW Dream start: Thomas Grimes breaks for Fylde Cole. Above: Potts scores for Fylde on his home debut PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield thwarted by gritty Chester
By CONOR O’HARA Sheffield.................... 7 Chester..................... 10 Chester managed to overcome Sheffield in an attritional battle from start to finish. Two...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers turn on the style in Gate clash
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........39 Harrogate.................. 7 League leaders Sedgley Park were too strong for visiting Harrogate as they ran in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoEllis puts boot in as Henley are seen off
By ASHLEY BRANDON Barnes............... 31 Henley............... 21 Barnes bounced back from last week’s loss with a convincing win against Henley. Despite...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDorking dominate through forwards
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................29 Sevenoaks.................0 Dorking ran out comfortable winners in a game where forward superiority was the order of the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFethney shines in first game in row
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham..... 20 Guernsey................. 12 North Walsham Vikings won consecutive home games for the first time this season...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFour-star Curtis guides Raiders to huge victory
By RICHARD PHELPS Worthing..................68 Rochford H................ 3 Raiders were in scintillating form at Roundstone Lane, Curtis Barnes scoring four of their...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWinless West no match for impressive Conquest
By NICK CROWE Westcliff........... 12pts Bury St Ed’s.......63pts On a poignant day at The Gables, with a large pre-match memorial lunch...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSelf strikes to seal bonus-point win
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 31 Old Albanians.......... 5 Wet and muddy conditions did not exactly allow for flowing rugby and...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHeath go further clear with big win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............40 Canterbury.............. 12 Blackheath recorded a resounding win to extend their winning home record to eight matches and...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBarnstaple produce a slick late showpiece
By JASON SISCA Barnstaple.......29 Newport (S)....... 3 A slick second-half performance from Barnstaple saw them prevail against Newport, the contest suffering...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLuctonians suffer with yellow cards
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....23 Luctonians................ 3 Heavy rain produced a sodden playing surface with a stiff breeze blowing down the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents rally to sting the Hornets
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....24 Hornets..................... 17 With a strong breeze but no rain, this was set to be an entertaining...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue dominates as Dings sink Bournville
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............29 Dings Crusaders... 41 Dings Crusaders picked up a five-point win in a hard-fought battle at Avery Fields...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoVisitors see red as sub Mackenzie seals bonus
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 24pts Hinckley.............. 5pts This promised to be a titanic battle between two evenly matched sides and it...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWill sparkles on debut for Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................24 Old Redcliffians.... 15 With uncertainty over pitch fitness and a possible switching to an alternative venue right...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoEarly start gives academics lift-off
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............ 15 Exeter Uni................59 Exeter University made the long trip to the Midlands without reading the kick-off time...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoInoke has a new lease of life with Hartpury
By BEN JAYCOCK Fijian-born prop Mua Inoke is enjoying a career revival at Hartpury University and says his rejections in the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoEducation links pay dividends for North Walsham
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two East side North Walsham have developed strong local educational links in recent years and are starting...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce takes job at Titans after exit from Hull
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams hold on after late Hull blitz
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 19 Rams ................ 24 Hull fought to the final whistle to gain a losing bonus point and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale savour most thrilling of victories
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................45 Plymouth A ............35 Sale edged out Plymouth Albion in a 12-try thriller played in slippery conditions....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Rogers try breaks Park hearts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 12 Darlington MP....... 10 The blustery and damp conditions made the kind of running rugby both...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorris full of praise as his Cinderford dig deep
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........23pts Tries: Baker 20, Porter 51, Wilcox 77 Conversions: Austin 21 Penalties: Austin 6, 68 Leeds T .................
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher do club legend Basil proud on 100th birthday
By TOM SANSOM Esher ........................24 B Moseley .............. 14 Esher secured a crucial win in their opening match of a milestone...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoImmanuel’s effort brings no reward
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T ................. 8 Cambridge .............36 If possession and effort won games, then Taunton would have been outright...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEaster eggs side on to top triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................48 Rosslyn Park ......... 12 Chinnor produced a sensational display to blow away high-flying Rosslyn Park and begin...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate show spirit in big home reverse
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........... 0 Fylde..................52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians make up for some lost time
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............37 Wharfedale............24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIt’s a magnificent seven for Otley!
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................25 Sheffield.................... 3 Otley got their seventh consecutive win when they defeated Sheffield. The hosts opened the scoring...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField pack a punch in tightest of tussles
By DESMOND HICKIE Fightback: Chester’s Kyle Josep brings it back to a one point game PICTURES: Mike Inkley Chester............... 19pts Huddersfield.......
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIreland on song as Tigers make it tough for Dale
By DAVID ROBSON Sheffield T..............26 Tynedale................... 7 Hungry Sheffield Tigers began 2023 with a bang as they romped to a bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHedley proves to be hat-trick hero
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 19 Rotherham T..........47 Rotherham showed their class as they stormed to victory at Blaydon, with Jack Hedley...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark pressure too much for Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................... 7 Sedgley Park.........46 As half-time approached in this meeting between the league leaders and a team...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRaiders survive as late kick fails
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 19 Worthing........... 21 A missed conversion with the last kick of the game denied Sevenoaks a draw...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSamir dents TJs promotion hopes
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed’s............. 31 Tonbridge J............ 10 Bury began the New Year with a bang, running in five...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCanterbury run in a great eight
By NICK CROWE Canterbury..............52 Westcliff................. 14 Canterbury eased relegation fears with a comprehensive victory over a determined but outplayed Westcliff team,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCooper frustrated by Bury’s slow start to season
By BEN JAYCOCK Prop Ben Cooper has been left frustrated by Bury St Edmunds form this season. Having come into the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale sink Tykes with second-half showing
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes .... 15pts Tries: Jukes (6), Turagabeci (20) Conversions: Maxwell-Whiteley (9) Penalties: Maxwell-Whiteley (6) Drop goals: None...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoGordon gives Park the Matt finish
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........48 Esher ........................32 Rosslyn Park ended the calendar year with an impressive bonus-point win. Park opened...
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