National Leagues
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoSellick seals the deal as hosts are tested
■By HUW GRIFFIN Barnstaple...... 34 Exeter Uni.........22 BARNSTAPLE were victorious in an entertaining affair as Exeter University suffered their tenth defeat...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoPeart Smith treble scant consolation
■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....33 Hinckley..................57 HINCKLEY had too much for Loughborough as they rattled up a half-century of points, despite...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoIt’s Goodall the way for the hosts!
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............35 Syston........................ 7 LUCS bounced back from last week’s defeat with a well-structured victory over Syston. Early enterprise...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoIn-form Cam are Borne winners
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............18pts Camborne..........28pts CAMBORNE were pushed all the way by a brave Redruth side in a game played in...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoWoods proves unstoppable in top derby win
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.................... 44 Lymm........................29 CHESTER earned the bragging rights in the Cheshire derby against Lymm. The home side began...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoSam’s the man to seal the success
■By ETHAN GEORGE Cinderford ..............33 Old Redcliffians ...20 CINDERFORD came out on top against a stylish Old Redcliffians team. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoTeen ace Whitlock savours super day
■By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans ....29 Hornets .................... 21 TEENAGER Matthew Whitlock scored a first hat-trick in his first season in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoPowell puts the icing on Dorking’s cake
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..............29 Guernsey..........12 DORKING ran out comfortable-looking winners in a game where the heavy pitch sapped energy and contributed...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoIt’s all level after Snelling’s treble
■By PETER CROOT Oundle......................29 Bury St Edmunds..29 OUNDLE and Bury provided a game to test everyone’s nerves in a close match...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoHero Wainwright wins it for Esher
■By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................37 Westcombe Park..35 MIKE Brown’s Esher claimed their first victory at home under their new boss in a...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBury get bragging rights at a Canter
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks........17pts Canterbury........39pts THE agricultural east outshined the commercial west as Canterbury took the honours in this Kent derby....
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoMax is main man as late penalty seals outcome
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................24 Barnes...................... 21 HENLEY snapped a five-game losing streak in stunning fashion against Barnes thanks to a Max...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoChristmas comes early for leaders
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Albanians .......57 London Welsh ....... 17 OLD Albanian ran in nine tries to give their supporters an...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoQuins struggle to hold the Knights
■By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................26 Havant .....................48 A PHYSICAL Havant side picked apart a lack lustre Oxford Harlequins that never...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTree-top Titans hit Park with a rocking round
■ By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T ..40 Sedgley Park .15 ROTHERHAM TITANS maintained a tight grip on top spot with an...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoStortford come in for sleeping Ton
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........24 Bishop’s S ...............26 BISHOP’S STORTFORD took hosts Tonbridge Juddians all the way to the...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoIt’s a Mose wonder full-time of the year
■ By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............38 Clifton ........................ 7 HOSTS BIRMINGHAM Moseley dazzled even themselves with a late flurry of...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoLet it Clow, let it it Clow, let Clow! Zach’s full of fire!
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park ...29pts Tries: Digby 8, Mehson 10, 39; Marfo 26, Orchard 66 Conversions: James 9, 67 Rams...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoHealthy first half helps Heath hold out hiking Tykes
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............36 Leeds Tykes ..........28 HOSTS BLACKHEATH crossed six times to claim maximum spoils, before two late...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoDings all sing from the same win sheet
■ By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..41 Leicester Lions ....22 DINGS CRUSADERS produced a convincing performance to secure a sensational victory...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoBrickfield dreams building for Albion
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion ..24 Sale FC.....................14 PLYMOUTH ALBION kept up their unbeaten home record, with a persistent collective...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHoppers’ fall gives Ionians a guarantee for a win
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....41 Preston G............ 7 HOME SIDE HULL Ionians claimed a simply comprehensive win over Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoOliver twists tongue tied Otley into knots
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................34 Macclesfield..........55 A FINE FOUR-TRY showing from Harry Oliver went a long way to help Macclesfield in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTigers burn bright to send Hull home
■ By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....22 Hull...............................0 LUCKLESS Hull’s woes continued, as they left at Dore Moor with a double-pointless performance...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoAnother day to remember for Sheffield in twelve run
■ By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP..28pts Sheffield............29pts Full stretch: William Smith touches down for Sheffield and, right, Jacob Oliver beats Felix...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoChristmas Tyne comes early with Bills put to paid
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................41 Billingham.................0 TYNEDALE produced a ruthless first-half display to secure a dominant victory over Billingham, at Corbridge....
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoWharfe’s kick-mass ends Greens’ dream
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Scunthorpe ............28 FOR THOSE who think kicks win matches, look no further than Wharfedale’s narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoAway danger is no stranger for Fylde!
■ By AMELIA LINE Rossendale ............ 10 Fylde ........................57 FEARLESS FYLDE continued their 100% away record with a clean sweep second...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoWard’s hat-trick creates buzz for Hornets
■ By PADDY WARNER Exeter Uni.........38 Hornets............. 54 HORNETS underlined their top-five credentials with an emphatic victory at Exeter University, pulling...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoWebb holds nerve to save Students
■ By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....28 Chester.....................28 THE honours finished even in this highly entertaining encounter, with a late Ben Webb...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoReds hold on to topple the Titans
■ By AVUYILE SAWULA Old Redcliffians....28 Taunton Titans.....26 FOUR tries in the first half proved enough for Old Redcliffians to edge...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoMatavesi sees red but Cam in charge
■ By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........29pts Luctonians........15pts IN-FORM Camborne came out on top in this top-of-the-table clash, which at times had very...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way for Hutchings
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................39 Barnstaple.............. 17 SYSTON celebrated their first ever meeting with Barnstaple with a convincing victory. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoNathan plots a Taylor-made win
■ By ADAM CLEARY Lymm .......................33 Cinderford ..............43 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Lymm in the table with an impressive bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoMawson double is Redruth highlight
■ By RORY MORROW Redruth ...................27 Hinckley.................. 10 REDRUTH roared to a bonus-point victory, recovering from an early concession to comfortably...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoBarnes leave it late to maintain title tilt
■ By BEN SHEARD Guernsey..........21 Barnes...............29 TITLE-CHALLENGERS Barnes secured a late yet impressive victory at Guernsey thanks to tries from Ross...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoWilliams breaks the Henley hearts
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........36 Henley......................32 HENLEY came close to upsetting the form book as a late try from Hywel...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoMatt adds finish to Oaks success
■ By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 61 Oxford H................... 19 OAKS enjoyed a highly convincing victory over Oxford Harlequins. Sevenoaks were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoThis Bury win was worth the wait!
■ By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......20pts Dorking...............17pts Winer: Try scorer Andrew Denham and, below, it’s scrum-time PICTURES: Ellen Affleck AN...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoClinical Oundle rewarded for top defensive effort
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..24 Oundle...................... 31 OUNDLE’S defence and ability to take their chances was the differences in this...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoMcPhun settles leaders’ nerves
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant ..................... 19 Old Albanians .......33 IN a match they appeared to be winning comfortably at one...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoCanterbury ruin Botterill’s big day
■ By WILLIAM BULL Esher ........................29 Canterbury .............33 ESHER were edged out by Canterbury in a dramatic encounter, despite a memorable...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoNo refrain from Park with King finishing Lions off
■By MALCOM WRIGHT Leicester L ......13 Rosslyn Park ..26 ROSSLYN PARK kept up the pressure on table-toppers Rotherham Titans, with a...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoMose’s sea of tries splits rocked Tykes
■By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes .......... 17 B Moseley ..............42 SUPERB BIRMINGHAM Moseley sailed to a convincing triumph with a six-try...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoPerfectly done for presentable Albion
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Plymouth A ............50 PLYMOUTH ALBION opened up a 50-point presentation to give Sedgley Park...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoChristmas is early with bonus Sale to celebrate!
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............26pts Tries: Mintern 17, Thunder 26, Dixon 51, Birchall 73 Conversions: Green 27, 52, 74 Blackheath ......21pts...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoChess-like strategy sees Bishops overthrow Dings
■By ROB WALKER Bishop’s S ...............33 Dings C.....................26 BISHOP’S STORTFORD did just enough for the victory, after battling through a feisty...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoRams pull a cracker in crack of the Titans
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 31 Rotherham T .........35 RAMS presented table-topping Rotherham Titans with a late fright, before ultimately being...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoJuddians juggling act is just enough
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 12 Tonbridge J ...........28 VISITORS Tonbridge Juddians’ hard fight saw them hold on for a deserved-win,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoDean is the hero as Hull secure win No.2
By RICHARD GORE Hull.................... 24 Otley...................18 HULL won a game that saw the lead change hands several times to secure just...
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