National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoNo slack for Macc attack in conquest
By TONY WILKINSON Scunthorpe.............14 Macclesfield..........66 MACCLESFIELD have strengthened their spot at fourth in the table with a ruthless 52-point victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoRedfern opens door for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Rossendale............ 15 SHEFFIELD TIGERS clinched their campaign’s first home win, with a battling bonus point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSeven deadly wins has Darlo daring to dream
By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP..57pts Preston G...........35pts In the clear: Jacob Butterill breaks the line to score DMP’s first try and,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTynedale show spirit of 66 to do Hall-Lyon proud
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................66 Hull............................26 TYNEDALE showed their collective team spirit in a slaying of hapless Hull. A try after only...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoAnother Dale in the office is Fylde away
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............39 Fylde.........................43 ANOTHER cracker at the Avenue finished dramatically with Fylde taking five points back over the Pennines....
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSheff’s talent pool too deep for Bills
By GORDON ROWE Sheffield..................58 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD retained their 100% record, in a simply dominant drubbing of Billingham, in their season’s...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoLeaders race to a success after very slow start
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 43 Hornets..............18 CAMBORNE produced a much better second-half performance, scoring 33 unanswered points to maintain their grip...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoLate Webb penalty seals tight tussle
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S.... 31 Taunton Titans.....24 THE students welcomed Taunton Titans to Epinal Way, with familiar faces Dan Martin...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoGroves guides the Reds to heavy rout
By ANDY WARD Syston........................ 7 Old Redcliffians....39 OLD Redcliffians made their first-ever visit to Barkby Road and departed with a full...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoHayes so happy to cheer on his Beer
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 46pts Cinderford.........37pts CHESTER head coach Rhys Hayes hailed “an unbelievable performance” from his side as they edged...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoDacey calls the shots as visitors edge out hosts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............22 Hinckley..................26 CALLUM Dacey inspired Hinckley to a memorable victory. Hinckley were sharper in the first half and...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoLymm are made to work by strugglers
By COILIN DUFFY Lymm........................48 Exeter Uni................40 LYMM remain fourth in the table after a win over second-from-bottom Exeter University, in a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoLee snatches it for Barnstaple
By JOSH THOMAS Redruth....................26 Barnstaple..............27 A LATE try from Ryan Lee helped Barnstaple Chiefs come from behind to snatch a nail-biting...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBattling visitors caught by a late Frost
By PETER CROOT Oundle...............31 Canterbury...... 24 OUNDLE took time to get the better of Canterbury. It was the visitors who hit...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoFombo puts the hosts in control
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..36 Barnes......................26 A SPIRITED Barnes fightback was not quite enough to take the win from Combe who...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoKnight keeps his cool to steal draw
By DOUG MILLER Havant......................45 Guernsey.................45 IN a thrilling match, hosts Havant secured a draw with a Joel Knight penalty in the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoAdams seals dramatic Oaks win
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks........27pts Henley................26pts SEVENOAKS like to make winning look hard. This was certainly no exception. Despite maintaining two-thirds of...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBury make it a day to remember for Williams
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..47 London Welsh........42 THIS was a historic occasion at the GKIPA Haberden, as Bury welcomed iconic...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoHardwick hands Dorking the win
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher......................... 15 Dorking.....................29 DORKING stifled a spirited second-half Esher fightback to claim a top away triumph. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoLeaders wake up to show their class
By NEIL HOPPER Oxford H...................14 Old Albanians........53 OXFORD Harlequins started this top versus bottom clash full of intent and energy. Their...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTenacious Titans too much for Juddians’ troubles
■ By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..38 Tonbridge J ....28 PROMOTION hopefuls Rotherham Titans put a poor first half behind them...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoMarfo slithers in to stun the Dogs
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................24 Rosslyn Park .........27 BEN MARFO produced a late moment of magic for Rosslyn Park, as...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTigers take grip in gripping Crusade
■ By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........29 Dings Crusaders ..22 SEDGLEY PARK ran away victorious over evenly-matched Dings Crusaders in...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoRams silenced by battling Blackheath in shock win
■ By RICHARD ASHTON Rams .................... 7pts Try: Clow 7 Conversion: Cooke 8 Blackheath ......26pts Tries: Harding 14, 29; Hollister 18,...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoBishop’s turn out late but Clifton turn on the style
■ By KATY TINGLEY Clifton ......................55 Bishop’s S ...............29 DESPITE a delayed arrival, Bishop’s Stortford forged a half-time lead – only...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoAlbion hold fort to climb up to third
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............36 B Moseley............... 21 PLYMOUTH ALBION moved up to third in the table with a hard...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoLions come back to combat Tykes
■ By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 19 Leicester Lions.....24 LEICESTER LIONS showed great resilience to come back from a two-score half-time...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoLions’ last bite is the taste of tight loss for Tigers
■ By MIKE BROWN Billingham.......35 Sheffield T.......31 BILLINGHAM produced a thrilling second-half comeback to edge out Sheffield Tigers, in an equally...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHoppers heroic as lead swaps hands
■ By KEN MOORE Preston G.................46 Wharfedale............41 PRESTON Grasshoppers displayed considerable resilience to come out eventual victors, in an all-action encounter,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSlog on the Fylde for tenacious Tyne
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 19 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE showed their tenacity to secure an impressive, yet narrow, win against a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoScunny go to Hull and back for first win
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull......................25pts Scunthorpe.......27pts DESPITE a late barrage from Hull RUFC, last-placed Scunthorpe held on to the slenderest of...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoMowden Park hold on tightly to upset Ionians
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 17 Darlington MP........36 DARLINGTON MOWDEN Park gained a deserved victory by taking their chances and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoPerfect Sheff let discipline drop
■ By TOM BARRY Macclesfield..........25 Sheffield..................41 UNBEATEN Sheffield held on to their perfect record, but were forced to dig deep by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoEleventh heaven for battling Otley
■ By MO SHER Rossendale............32 Otley..........................43 IF you were after entertainment on Saturday afternoon, Newchurch Road was the place to be,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoVictory Borne out of pure precision and power
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........26 Camborne........ 43 EXETER University fell to a defeat at home to Camborne in an end-to-end...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoSellick leaves it late for the hosts
■ By COILIN DUFFY Barnstaple..............28 Chester..................... 21 HENRY Sellick dug deep to power Barnstaple to victory at fortress Pottington Road, as...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoJones plays the Lucs starring role
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford............... 10 Luctonians..............35 LUCTONIANS took the glory against an underwhelming Cinderford. The home side opened the scoring...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoRead all about it! Tom’s the top man
■ By ED HARTLEY Hornets...............35pts L’ghborough S...... .14pts Fast start: Huw Morgan runs in an intercept try in the third minute...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoBumpy derby crowd treated to a real feisty affair
■ By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................37 Syston......................28 A feisty game of local derby rugby finished up with Hinckley beating Syston in front...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoWicks works his magic for winners
■ By MATT BROWN Old Redcliffians....26 Lymm........................29 LYMM secured their first away win since the opening weekend of the season as...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoTom Putts seal on dominant display
■ By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.... 44 Redruth.................... 15 THE triumphant Titans dominated throughout to beat Redurth. Reece Malone opened the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoMemories are made of this for Reds ace Groves
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Deadeye: Old Redcliffians fly-half Ash Groves OLD Redcliffians’ skilful fly-half Ash Groves made his 200th appearance for...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoMcGann guides Raiders to more success
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Guernsey..........38 Westcombe P..22 GUERNSEY secured a fifth win in a row in a high-scoring contest. Coming off...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoLate Barnes blast cuts down Oaks
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................43 Sevenoaks..............24 SEVENOAKS were in the match until the last quarter, when Barnes turned on the after-burners...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoTom helps Bury Hoppe to victory
■ By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............40 Bury St Edmunds..43 BURY St Edmunds staged a remarkable recovery, coming from behind to win a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoLeaders show true class as Oundle are humbled
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians. 49pts Oundle................28pts Speedster: Alex Ricci scores his 69th minute try for Old Albanians PICTURES: Paul...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoStar man Blades helps stick knife into sorry Quins
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................77 Oxford H..................... 7 THERE was total domination in all areas of the game as Dorking ran...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoEsher battered by Benning’s brace
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................47 Esher......................... 12 BRACES from Toby Howe and Will Benning helped Henley snap a five-game losing streak...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoSouto leads way in dream debut
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........46 Havant......................32 WITH some players back from injury and with a point to prove; Welsh clicked....
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoFryatt backing Goddington Dene boys to be challengers
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Westcombe Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt WESTCOMBE Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt believes his side have every reason...
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