National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue drama as Dings steal win
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 26 Dings Crusaders... 27 Dings Crusaders conjured a dramatic single-point victory over Bristol rivals Clifton. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce bags first victory for Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...52 Hull Ionians.....25 Rampant Rotherham produced their best showing in months to hand head coach Gary Pearce...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTynedale stunned by a Blaydon blitz
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Blaydon.................... 31 Rock bottom Blaydon stunned Tynedale with a five-try salvo to record only their second win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDerby delight for fast-starting Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 21 Harrogate.................11 A dominant first-half display by Wharfedale was enough to seal victory in a gritty derby...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilestone for Ireland in Tigers’ derby win
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............ 21pts Sheffield T........ 30pts Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland fittingly secured victory at Sheffield in the dying...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Park survive a scare against Chester
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 31 Chester..................... 18 Sedgley Park Tigers continued their unbeaten start to the season but were pressed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSmith snatches thriller for Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 32 Preston G................. 29 A late Greg Smith penalty was the difference as Fylde edged a thriller...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Stead score seals it for Otley
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 22 Otley.......................... 29 Otley brought an end to Huddersfield’s five-game winning streak in a highly-charged West Yorkshire...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWorthing’s late raid does the damage
By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing............35pts Dorking...............26pts Worthing Raiders emerged victorious over Dorking in an entertaining back-and-forth contest thanks to a two-try sucker...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath turn on first-half style to extend lead
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath............. 36 Sevenoaks.............. 12 A devastating first period was followed by a largely forgettable second, as another bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTitchener has Max power for Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 32 Old Albanians.......... 8 Henley outside-half Max Titchener scored 17 points as the Hawks comfortably overcame Old...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBursey’s hat-trick Burys the Vikings!
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham..... 12 Bury St Eds..............47 Bury's victory proved to be as as comprehensive as the scoreline suggests....
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMcLean targets 3,000 points for Worthing
By BEN JAYCOCK Potent points scorer Matthew McLean scored his 150th try in 300 appearances for Worthing last weekend and is...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors name and Championship hopes gone
Worcester Warriors have withdrawn their application process to compete in the Championship for the 2023/24 season, with new owners Atlas also...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoArmstrong confident Guernsey can climb the table
By BEN JAYCOCK Anthony Armstrong is calling for more consistency from his Guernsey team after their Jekyll and Hyde first half...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRossiter’s double leads the way as Rams go top
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.................21pts Tries: McTurk 19, Hadfield 27, Pascoe 50 Conversions: Minogue 20, 28, 51 Rams................................ 43pts Tries: Haffar...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBishop’s move comes just too late to grab win
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................33 Bishop’s S...............29 Chinnor dug in to secure back-to-back home wins for the first time in ten months...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCinderford are reduced to ashes
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley...............39 Cinderford...............28 Birmingham Moseley inflicted a third successive defeat on Cinderford with a formidable first hour at...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTry hat-trick for prop happy Harry
By NICK BURT Plymouth A............. 51 Leeds Tykes........... 12 An eighth consecutive home win saw Plymouth Albion comprehensively beat Leeds Tykes...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFlying start to ten-try romp
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge.......66 Hull..................... 10 Cambridge got back to winning ways with a straightforward five-pointer against Hull. Victory was the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoYates has the Will power for Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........ 43 Blaydon............... 0 Harrogate won the battle of the basement clubs to kick-start their drive to remain...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMacNab helps seal historic Dale victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.......... 20 Wharfedale............27 Scrum-half Henry MacNab scored two tries as Wharfedale deservedly claimed a first ever win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten leaders have to work hard
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield T................ 3 Sedgley Park.........26 A rampant second-half display from Sedgley Park helped the league leaders continue their...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDelight for Dench as his Otley impress
By NICK DOYLE Otley....................28pts Fylde...................27pts Fylde came to Yorkshire looking to maintain their promotion credentials, and when Greg Smith’s grubber-kick put...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians back to winning ways in six-try triumph
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 21 Hull Ionians............36 After two successive defeats, Ionians bounced back to winning ways in impressive style with...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLewis leaves it late for Field
By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield.......... 24 Huddersfield...26 Lewis Bradley's try deep into stoppage time saw Huddersfield fight back and win against Yorkshire...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOA’s race clear to win a classic
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............33 O Albanians.....40 Old Albanians emerged victorious from an 11-try thriller which neither side deserved to lose. This...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath fightback to boost title charge
By CONOR O’HARA Worthing.................. 20 Blackheath.............28 A rousing second-half performance – coupled with abject Worthing indiscipline – saw Blackheath take a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDorking hit a ton in rout of Westcliff
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking................... 108 Westcliff................... 3 A depleted Westcliff were unable to stem the flood as Dorking ran in 16...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoPeerless Reed too good for weakened Raiders
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s...... 45pts Guernsey...........28pts Guernsey battled hard despite the absence of 16 regular first-team players following the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoReynolds try snatches dramatic derby-day win
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............29 Canterbury.............. 31 A scintillating game at the Slade went down to the wire after Tonbridge Juddians...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHodgson the hero for Walsham
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.......26 N Walsham...... 44 Second-from-bottom North Walsham were deserving winners over disappointed Rochford. The home team had...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoSting of Hornets proves too great
By MO SHER Barnstaple....... 12 Hornets............. 24 Hornets took a huge step towards retaining their National Two status by beating fellow...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoNewport conquer in-form Crusaders
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)......32pts Dings C...............26pts The form book was well and truly thrown out of the window as Newport...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoOld Reds hand out a lesson in Exeter
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni......... 20 O Redcliffians.30 A mouth-watering line-up last Saturday saw a huge clash between red and green...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions show bite with seven-try rout
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....47 Hinckley.................... 7 At Westleigh Park there was a local derby between Leicester Lions and Hinckley Hornets....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHenderson has Fylde in sight
By BEN JAYCOCK Leading National Leagues try scorer Rhys Henderson has been in the right place at the right time this...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTable topping Lions fill Collins with pride
By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions have lost just once in their last 25 games and head coach Gareth Collins believes the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSix-hitting Tykes see off fellow strugglers
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...36 Hull..................... 12 Leeds Tykes beat visitors Hull to register their first win since the reverse...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSpeare points way to Albion success
By NICK BURT Plymouth A ............28 Chinnor.................... 12 A late try by winger Kyle Speare’s earned Plymouth Albion a bonus-point win...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale hero Walsh weaves his magic
By TOM BARRY Sale FC.....................24 Cinderford.............. 17 Sale FC got their promotion bid back on track with a home win against...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHosts hit by a Rams raid as final flurry steals win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......27pts Tries: Maka 4, Brownlie 12, 22 Conversions: James 5, 13, 23 Penalties: James 42, 57 Rams...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley unable to cling on after Stedman treble
By ANDY MITCHELL B Moseley ..............34 Bishop’s S...............34 A perfect first-half performance was followed by a wretched second period as three...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark’s late surge floors Mowden
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 31 Darlington MP....... 21 Rosslyn Park ran in two late tries to hit back from 14...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans strike back to topple Esher
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....27 Esher......................... 18 Taunton Titans overcame a 15-point deficit to down visitors Esher. The home side conceded...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRFU creating a big divide in the game says Honey
By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU’s decision to lower the tackle height to ‘waistline and below’ next season for all levels below...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley hold out after Chester’s late surge
By NICK DOYLE Otley...................36 Chester..............22 Otley regained fourth spot in the first half – after holding off a second-half Chester rally....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDore Moor fortress as strong as ever
By MO SHER Sheffield T..............34 Preston G.................22 The fortress that is Dore Moor claimed yet another victim as the Tigers notched...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWearmouth seals a top Dale tussle
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 21 Wharfedale............ 20 The two Dales produced a pulsating match which ebbed and flowed throughout. But it...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield send out warning to rivals
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield............ 21pts Harrogate.......... 10pts Sheffield RUFC have moved up to ninth in the table after they overcame Harrogate...
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