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National League One
/ 3 years agoStortford turn on style in Albion win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................ 31 Plymouth A............. 19 Bishop's Stortford cut loose in the second half against Plymouth Albion as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark fall short in dramatic climax
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........22 Cambridge..............24 Cambridge survived a late scare at The Rock as Rosslyn Park missed a penalty chance...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher undone as visitors run riot after the break
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................25pts Tries: Rawstron-Rudd 16, Bullock 26, Fosagbon 74 Conversions: Morley 16, 26 Penalties: Morley 8, 42 Cinderford........ 42pts...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Rams rack up a nifty fifty to sink Moseley
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 50 Birmingham Mos..25 Rams racked up a half century as they recorded an eighth straight win with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor punished by ruthless Sale
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 18 Sale FC.....................37 Sale claimed another bonus-point success as they punished Chinnor errors to wrap-up a convincing...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans stave off Hull comeback
By RICHARD PRICE-PIERCE Hull............................28 Taunton Titans.....36 Hull briefly threatened to pull off their first win of the season before Taunton Titans...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRelief as Blaydon get off the mark
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............32 Sheffield........... 19 Blaydon picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFaultless Fylde brush rivals aside
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................43 Tynedale................. 10 League leaders Fylde made it eight from eight with a win over Tynedale, despite losing...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans steady ship with home victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........27 Huddersfield............ 3 Rotherham Titans got back to winning ways against spirited Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Stung by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBattling Dale push Tigers all the way
By JOHN CLARK On the attack: Valu Tane Bentley breaks from the maul to score for the Tigers Cobin Thunder has...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoChester show a cutting edge to thwart Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................. 13 Chester.....................29 Chester made more of their opportunities to record what eventually became a comfortable win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley edge derby tussle with Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 10 Otley.......................... 16 Otley took the derby bragging rights by beating Harrogate in an entertaining game –...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMagic Minikin on song for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Sheffield Tigers......16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury hold on in the tightest of tests
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......29 Sevenoaks...... 24 Bury just had enough to see off Sevenoaks in a real see-saw battle....
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoReynolds’ boot is saviour for hosts
By OLLIE DUNN Canterbury.............. 31 Rochford H.............. 12 Canterbury recovered from a slow start to get the better of Rochford. A...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoVisitors stunned by second-half Raid
By MO SHER Guernsey.................36 Worthing.................. 31 A stunning second-half performance from Guernsey saw them beat Worthing. The visitors made a superb...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBaldwin leads battling Blackheath to top victory
By NICK PITSON Henley.................. 6pts Blackheath....... 15pts Blackheath’s Jake Lloyd goes over for a try Blackheath took the spoils in a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTonbridge hit their stride to secure bonus-point win
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Barnes......................22 A hugely entertaining encounter at the Slade ebbed and flowed until TJs pulled clear in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoVikings too strong in basement battle
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham.....49 Westcliff................... 5 The Vikings had little trouble disposing of their rivals in this match between the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHome discomfort for frustrating OA
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........26 Dorking.....................36 Dorking took the honours with a hard-fought win at Old Albanians, who are continuing to...
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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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