National Leagues
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCinders floored by old Matt magic
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......33 Cinderford............... 15 Darlington Mowden Park ran out bonus point winners as Garry Law’s side ran in...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCurtis choker for Rams as he sets up first loss
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.................. 24pts Tries: Marris 22, 36, Rossiter 64, Henderson 72 Conversions: Partington 23, 37 Sale FC...............27pts Tries: Walsh...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRobinson catches Hull dozing to set up victory
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 15 Chinnor.....................29 Hull lost a game where they were slow to start, but fought their way back...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes’ character sparks fightback
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 17 Cambridge.............. 17 Leeds director of rugby Jon Callard was delighted at his team’s “performance, showing...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHolland on form as Park stroll home
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........52 Taunton Titans........0 ROSSLYN Park produced their most complete performance of the season at The Rock as...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon snatch dramatic late draw
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............22 Preston G..........22 Replacement hooker Charlie Smith snatched a late draw for Blaydon against Preston Grasshoppers. Preston started...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMagnificent seven for perfect Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 20 Sheffield T...............11 Fylde made it seven from seven at home this season with victory over Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField showing signs of progress
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........38 Tynedale................. 14 An improving Huddersfield stood firm to claim their third win of the season with an...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans get back on track after rocky run
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....26pts Chester............... 21pts Rotherham put a rocky run of results behind them to edge out Chester and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIoanians hold firm against strong Gate resistance
By MO SHER Hull Ionians............24 Harrogate................ 17 In-form Hull Ionians were made to work hard against struggling Harrogate as they withstood...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoCash hits jackpot as Sedge win big
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........47 Sheffield.................. 17 A Cash Chilvers hattrick ensured Sedgley Park snared all five points from Park Lane...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate drama as Wells fells Dale
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............27 Otley..........................28 Otley won this thrilling encounter with one of the last moves of the game through a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBournville handed lesson by students
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............36 Exeter Uni................52 Exeter University blew the hosts away with a comprehensive first-half performance to pick up the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders fall as Hinckley rise up
By IAN HADRELL Dings Crusaders... 20 Hinckley.................. 31 In an entertaining game for the hardy fans who braved the cold, Hinckley...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoReds give Hornets a fatal sting in the tale
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians..30pts Hornets...............25pts Old Redcliffians made it two wins on the spin after grinding out a narrow victory...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton’s second-half blitz catches Redruth cold
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 18 Clifton...................... 44 Clifton turned the game on its head after half-time, scoring 30 unanswered second-half points...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGordon-Oke holds his nerve for Barn
By MO SHER Barnstaple..............36 Loughborough.......33 A pulsating encounter was settled by a last-gasp penalty from Tyler Gordon-Oke, handing Barnstaple a victory....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoNewport lack Luc at Mortimer Park
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............27 Newport (S).............. 5 Luctonians enjoyed a fine home win against a game Newport, despite being down to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLloyd’s treble batters Barnes
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath......36 Barnes................. 5 The scoreline makes it look an emphatic win, but Barnes tested Blackheath as hard as...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCulverhouse seals impressive victory
By MIKE PHILLIPS Guernsey.................34 Canterbury.............. 17 Guernsey continued their impressive inaugural National Two East season with a dominant bonus point victory...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWorthy Worthing see ’Cliff go west
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 15 Worthing..................69 A clinical performance from an impressive Worthing side saw Westcliff play second fiddle throughout. The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoOAs climb the table after bouncing back from blitz
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians..26pts Bury St Ed’s....... 11pts ld Albanians go second in the table as they stormed back to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBonuses all round as Hawks see off the Hundred
By NICK PITSON Henley......................32 Rochford H..............22 Henley Hawks did enough to see off a spirited and tenacious Rochford for a bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLate, late double denies Dorking
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............26 Dorking..................... 19 The game at the Slade proved a slow burner as TJs handed Dorking two...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSix-shooters end the losing streak
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham.....42 Sevenoaks..............28 North Walsham scored three tries in each half to defeat Sevenoaks and end a three-match...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPoland No 9 still keen to star for Sedgley
By BEN JAYCOCK Poland scrum-half Sam Stelmaszek is hoping to become a first team regular with his international side while also...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChinnor appoint Easter
National League One club Chinnor have landed a huge coup with the appointment of Nick Easter as their director of rugby....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHeroics of Asiedu aids Blood and Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 31 Chinnor..............27 Cambridge made it 14 games in a row unbeaten at Grantchester Road, but were pushed...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Taylor has Cinderford jubilant
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............24 Bishop’s S................22 Nathan Taylor denied the visitors a comeback as he scored all four tries for Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTyke That! Leeds hit back at death
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 21 Birmingham M....... 21 Birmingham Moseley were left to rue their ill-discipline as they succumbed to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher deliver thrashing to inflict more Hull woe
By TOM SANSOM Esher.................. 34pts Hull........................ 0pts Tries: Scott 19, Thompson 32, Hamilton 34, Vajner 62 Conversions: Morley 19, 32, 34,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStupple marks his landmark feat with gritty win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 10 Plymouth Albion made it four home wins on the bounce with a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale show heart to dispatch DMP
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Darlington MP....... 31 Sale FC came from behind to beat Darlington. The visitors deservedly opened the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans defeated as Rams shut shop
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................24 Rams.........................27 Nearly the upset of the season, although from kick-off it seemed very different as Rams...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon see red in loss to Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 31 Blaydon............. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark too strong for battling Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........26 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians cling on for Hoppers win
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G................. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley aces call a halt to Titans derby run
By NICK DOYLE Bonus ball: Duncan Darling svcores the fourth try for Otley Below, Otley’s Clark Wells extends their lead PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTurner turns on the style as Fylde topple Sheffield
By FRANK ARTHUR Sheffield.................... 5 Fylde.........................24 BEN Turner scored a beautiful brace as Fylde made it eight wins in nine matches...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley hold on to edge out Lucs
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................2 4 Luctonians.............. 20 Hinckley overcame a battling Luctonians side in a game that swung to and fro...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGutsy Dings keep title bid on track
By CONOR O’HARA Hornets.....................26 Dings Crusaders... 31 An absorbing encounter at the Nest went the way of the visitors as Dings...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBurrows blitz seals Bournville derby win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge......29pts Bournville........ 34pts Free-scoring winger Thomas Burrows bagged a hattrick for Bournville as they claimed the derby spoils...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions march on after major scare from Students
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....28 Leicester Lions.....34 Leicester Lions staged a second-half comeback as they edged out derby rivals Loughborough Students...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury run brought to sudden standstill
By GABRIEL RAMSAY Barnes...............32 Bury St Ed’s...... 14 Barnes solidified their push for promotion with a fantastic result over an in-form...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFoxes foxed by Albanian aces
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 20 Old Albanians........32 It was a tough day at the office for Canterbury with Old Albanians making...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz from the red and whites
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 North Walsham........0 Six first-half tries – a double from Austin Emens and one each for Johnny Ellis,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRecords sent tumbling as leaders go try crazy
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 94pts Westcliff............. 0pts Winging in: Jake Lloyd scores the eighth try for Blackheath PICTURES: Andy Wansbury The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoThriller as islanders seal it late on to sink Hundred
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H..............26 Guernsey.................40 An ideal afternoon for fast, running rugby saw 10 tries scored in an even and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWarriors prop Owlett beefs up Esher pack
Former Worcester prop Jack Owlett has joined National One side Esher. Owlett, 27, joins following the financial collapse of the Warriors...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBrady so strong on family values at Harrogate
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Brady has made over 200 appearances for Harrogate across a 10- year spell and feels it’s his...
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