National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlackheath again slow out of blocks
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............48 Tonbridge J............ 19 FOR the second week in succession, Blackheath found themselves under early pressure and needing...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHenley battle back to take all honours
By JIM EVANS Dorking..................... 14 Henley...................... 19 HENLEY came from behind to secure the victory at Dorking. The hosts started with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoReed in at the double as Bury show all their class
By CARRICK BLAKE Ruaraidh Williams from B St Eds player and right, Tom Williams on the charge down PICTURES: Phillipa Hilton...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRochford recover from a big loss to earn top draw
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.............. 21 Old Albanians........ 21 AFTER the trouncing at Bury last week, Rochford needed a good result...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAdams turns on the style for Oaks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............3 3 Guernsey.................26 A HIGHLY determined Sevenoaks team won the day thanks to a great all-round team display....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBarnes is just too strong for visitors
By STEPHEN DAVIS Worthing..................57 North Walsham.....22 NORTH Walsham’s relegation plight was further deepened at as the Raiders ran riot, with Curtis...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers tamed at last by Rodgers
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale............ 14 Sedgley Park.....11 LEADERS Sedgley Tigers were sent crashing to their first defeat of the season by...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGrasshoppers ease their relegation fears
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.......... 34pts Harrogate.......... 17pts PRESTON Grasshoppers hung on to a crucial bonus-point victory over relegation rivals Harrogate....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoReeves grabs victory with late, late penalty
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................34 Hull Ionians............32 CHESTER snatched victory over Hull Ionians in a topsy-turvy match with the lead fluctuating until...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoOn-song Sale fight back to deny Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 12 Sale FC.............. 19 Basement side Hull came within minutes of an historic victory against third-placed Sale...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans toppled as Bishop’s hit form
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............39 Taunton T ................. 7 Bishop's Stortford were in imperious form as they brushed aside Taunton Titans...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCracking quartet for quick-fire Park
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......33 Plymouth A ............26 Darlington Mowden Park made it four wins in a row with a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEaster delight as battling Chinnor dig in for big win
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..............26pts Tries: Hodson 8, 43, Heathman 14, Marshall 53 Conversions: Price 15, 44, 54 Cinderford........22pts Tries: Adderly-Jones 22,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTry star Asiedu strikes again as ’Bridge run riot
By MO SHER Esher ........................22 Cambridge .............56 Nana Kwaku Asiedu bagged a hat-trick of tries to take his tally for the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRossiter’s treble fires up the Rams
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................52 Leeds Tykes..........24 Jak Rossiter returned to the Rams side in stunning fashion as his hat-trick helped...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark cling on to edge out Moseley
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park......... 21 B Moseley .............. 19 Rosslyn Park got back to winning ways at The Rock with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans in double derby delight
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...36 Sheffield...........26 Rotherham completed a league double over their South Yorkshire neighbours in a derby that produced...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHoppers hold off the Tynedale tide
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................40 Tynedale.................34 A ruthless Preston Grasshoppers edged Tynedale in a thriller at Lightfoot Green Lane. Robert Parker...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers claw their way to success
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................26 Sheffield T..............28 Sheffield Tigers held on for a hard-fought win at Crow Trees. Ten minutes of early...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde seal fine draw to cage the Tigers
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................... 19pts Sedgley P.......... 19pts There was nothing to separate the top-two teams in the league as the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCards cost Chester as Harrogate take advantage
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 21 Chester..................... 17 In a hard-fought tie at Rudding Lane, Harrogate emerged victorious to aid their quest...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIonians secure Yorkshire glory
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 41 Otley..........................35 This fixture was to settle the division’s best Yorkshire team, and it did not...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoOscar’s Canny double for Dale
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale............32 Huddersfield.......... 31 Oscar Canny’s firsthalf double helped Wharfedale secure victory over Huddersfield by the tightest of margins....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRuthless Guernsey edge out Dorking
By ADAM DICKINSON Guernsey.......... 31 Dorking..............27 Guernsey Raiders held off a spirited Dorking comeback to win an entertaining encounter in the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFree-scoring Bury batter Rochford
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............52 Rochford H................ 7 Bury St Edmunds were in rampant form as they thrashed Rochford Hundred....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHosts see red in Barnes reverse
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 15 Barnes......................38 Canterbury slumped to a second successive defeat as they picked up a red card en...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders chief delighted at key Hawks triumph
By NICK PITSON Henley............... 24pts Worthing........... 34pts Worthing Raiders overcame a spirited Henley Hawks at Dry Leas in an entertaining game...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoVikings overcome as Blackheath hit back in style
By RICHARD HEWITT N Walsham..............25 Blackheath.............35 A hard-fought game saw North Walsham lead for 60 minutes before falling to a narrow...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSeven-up OAs in big win over Oaks
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians............49 Sevenoaks................ 8 Old Albanians got back to winning ways with a seven-try victory over a Sevenoaks...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJuddians pile on misery for Wests
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............55 Westcliff................... 3 Tonbridge Juddians ran in nine tries to inflict another heavy defeat on visitors Westcliff....
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoBournville savour a most vital victory
By BILLY PAGE Bournville........52 Redruth.............40 Bournville claimed a huge win in their battle against the drop, beating Redruth in a breathless...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoLions come alive after early scares
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L..............40 Barnstaple.............. 12 Leicester Lions emerged victorious after Barnstaple put up some impressive first-half resistance. The visitors...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoStudents edge a top nine-try thriller
By SAM JACOBS O Redcliffians........32 Loughborough S....36 Loughborough took the honours in a pulsating game that swung one way and another...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoHornets stung by Salop’s fast start
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)..... 34pts Hornets...............19pts Newport's recent rich vein of form continued with a bonus-point win over the visiting...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoAnderson almost everywhere as Dings triumph
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C.....................52 Stourbridge............ 12 Despite Stourbridge being a big side and showing great forward movement through Mark George,...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoBoyland’s four is the crowning glory
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Clifton....................... 71 Clifton put in a barnstorming performance in a game which saw 102 points scored...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoLucs cut loose in second-half show
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............59 Exeter Uni................28 Luctonians powered past Exeter University, who more than contributed to an entertaining game. Charlie Grimes...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFour-try Fisher has rivals Tigers in his sights
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have survived in National Two North for the first time in their history and scrumhalf Elliot Fisher...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRochford look for a big finish to difficult campaign
By BEN JAYCOCK Rochford Hundred secured a prized win last weekend against Canterbury that boosted their survival bid after what has...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoBournville battlers stay on track despite yellow peril
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite going down to 12 men at one stage, Bournville boosted their survival bid last weekend with a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPete Altham: Fylde’s deaf rugby player
Meet Pete Altham, a deaf PE teacher who is not letting his condition stop him from playing the sport he loves...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoOulton is ready to take the next step up
By BEN JAYCOCK Jack Oulton is revelling in his first season at third tier Plymouth Albion – and has set his...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHema’s hat-trick sparks fightback
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ............. 50 Rosslyn Park.........28 Camridge kept up the pressure at the top of the table with eight...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoGritty Sale see off stubborn Chinnor
By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC.....................27 Chinnor.................... 17 Sale made it back-to-back bonus-point victories, but they were made to work hard by...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoStortford’s defence was key area in win – Rogers
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion............ 12pts Tries: Jones 30, Collier 40 Conversion: Putt 40 Bishop’s Stortford....... 24pts Tries: Moore 1, 28,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHayman treble leads the charge for in-form Rams
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley .............. 21 Rams ........................24 Hooker Max Hayman bagged a hat-trick of tries to help table-topping Rams...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWarboys’ points haul steers Titans
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................73 Hull............................ 18 For the first six minutes, Taunton did not have any possession and it was...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEsher leave it late to dent Cinderford
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford...............35 Esher.........................47 Cinderford suffered their second home defeat in a row to Esher. Mason Tonks was shown a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMowden hold on to tame the Tykes
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes..........25 Darlington MP....27 Leeds Tykes were left to rue a slow start to the second half as...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIonians register ‘massive’ triumph
By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T....... 10 Hull Ionians.... 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an...
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