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National League One
/ 8 months agoTaylor’s last-gasp kick is difference
■ By JON MEADOWS Birmingham M ...... 31 Rams ........................24 TOMMY Taylor’s last-minute penalty deflated Rams’ second-half resurgence and secured maximum...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoLacey-Babalola brace holds key
■ By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........26 Rotherham T .........36 PARK fell to a physical Rotherham Titans side in a tense...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoRaubitschek keeps Bills on right track
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 18 Billingham.............. 19 BEN RAUBITSCHEK’S try 20 minutes from time proved enough to guide Billingham to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoWharfedale go on an 11-try blitz
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............52 Rossendale............ 17 HOSTS WHARFEDALE emphasised their greater class with an 11-try demolition of visitors Rossendale. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoIonians delight in dramatic double
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........19pts Hull Ionians......21pts HULL IONIANS’ win at Tynedale was left hanging in the balance, after a lead...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoTigers roar once more to avenge Mowden show
■ By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......27 Sheffield Tigers....46 SHEFFIELD TIGERS inflicted a stunning defeat on fourth-placed Darlington Mowden Park, avenging last...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoMacclesfield pull out all the stops
■ By CHLOE HOWE Macclesfield .........45 Hull............................ 19 MACCLESFIELD rose to second place after taking the points against Hull, in a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoSheffield keep winning run going
■ By JEAN BULL Sheffield .................29 Fylde ........................ 17 SHEFFIELD added an impressive victory to their 16-game winning run, overcoming both...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoWhite steps up to steal it for Lucs
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............26 Taunton Titans..... 19 LUCTONIANS downed visitors Taunton Titans with Joe White’s try at the death, with...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoHornets buzz away from limping hosts
■ By COILIN DUFFY Lymm........................ 21 Hinckley..................48 HINCKLEY produced a powerful second-half display to overpower Lymm, with a 27-point away success....
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoStudent spines chilled by Old Reds’ theft of classic
■ By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S... 49pts Old Redcliffians... 50pts All action: Ollie Stratton claims the kick-off for Old Redcliffians Renco...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoPriddey’s hat-trick is just the trick in magic victory
■ By BILL HOOPER Camborne................59 Syston...................... 19 TRIPLE-TRY wizard Ben Priddey and AJ Hussell’s late scoring spell helped table-toppers Camborne see...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoSoper on hand to win it for Hornets
■ By DESMOND HICKIE Chester ....................26 Hornets ....................27 JED Soper’s last-gasp try sealed a nail-biting win for Hornets, with hosts Chester...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoBrighty shines with a diamond display
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford ..............41 Barnstaple .............24 REEVE Brighty shone for Cinderford in a glossy win over top-four outfit Barnstaple....
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoIn-form Snelling ruffles feathers of Hawks
■ By PETER CROOT Oundle...............21 Henley H.............. 3 TOP tryscorer Grant Snelling helped Oundle to victory over Henley yesterday afternoon. The...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoGreen shoots are Oaks’ inspiration
■ By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............22 London Welsh........ 15 SEVENOAKS battled out a compelling victory over London Welsh. The Oaks took their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoBattling Bury hearts broken by Brown
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........30 Bury St Edmunds..29 STAR man Max Brown kicked a penalty at the death to give...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoRaiders make up for lost time
■ By AMELIE CLAYDON Esher...................17pts Guernsey...........19pts GUERNSEY edged a dramatic contest at Molesey Road to strengthen their position in the National...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoEvans above! Dylan leaves it late to claim spoils
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant......................28 Canterbury.............. 21 WITH both sides on undefeated ‘runs’, something had to give, and it was the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoMcPhun has the last word for OAs
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians .......45 Dorking ....................38 LEADERS Old Albanians came from behind to win after Dorking gave them...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoBarnes celebrate second-half blitz
■ By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................26 Barnes .....................53 BARNES were victorious in a breathless, high-scoring encounter in a game that...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoSedgley Park too good for Stortford
■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoGulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoJuddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoClub see upside of stranger Dings
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoAxel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoBrankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoLate Hobson try wins it for Otley
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................33 Darlington MP.......28 OTLEY secured their first league win against Darlington in what proved a tight game....
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoRodgers sticks the boot into his rivals
■ By GEORGE DAVIS Rossendale............ 17 Tynedale.................50 TYNEDALE cruised to a dominant win over Rossendale, making it five wins on the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoBig Mac belief by savoured Davis and his boys!
■ By WILL JUDD Hot shot: Harry Oliver seals win for Macclesfield in the 78th minute and, right, Samuel Adu opens...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoDale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoBrown tops the Bill for the victors
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............35 Hull............................24 BILLINGHAM produced a clinical attacking display to secure a deserved victory over Hull, with star...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoCallum helps Posa threat to the hosts
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoStudents’ heart hits Chester in a spirited showing
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........41 Chester..............12 EXETER UNIVERSITY recorded a convincing home victory over Chester, producing a composed performance to...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoScoring must get Borne for Priddey
■By HUW GRIFFIN Lymm........................24 Camborne................34 BEN PRIDDEY continued his fine try-scoring form, as his hat-trick helped his Camborne side to a...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoOld heads held up to hardened Reds
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Redcliffians.... 31 Redruth....................24 OLD REDCLIFFIANS notched their third home victory in four matches in a tight...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoTom Putts Titans in the green from tee!
■ By MIKE JAMOS Charge: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton and, below, referee signalling Taunton’s only try of the game scored very late...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoSyston’s King Stewart is the topic in Students’ loss
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................22 Loughborough S.... 15 TWO SECOND-HALF Luke Stewart tries put visitors Loughborough Students to the sword, and...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoFinal horn eases Hinckley’s sweats
■By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................41 Barnstaple ............. 31 HINCKLEY’s first-half scores saw them avoid defeat, as visitors Barnstaple bruised their earlier advantage....
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoLucs are saved at disciplined hosts
■By CHLOE HOWE Hornets .................... 12 Luctonians .............14 SECOND-PLACED side Luctonians recorded their fourth successive win, edging a hard-fought nail-biter to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoRaiders back on track as Oxford lose again
■By HARVEY ALLEN Guernsey..........26 Oxford H.............. 3 GUERNSEY ended their six-game losing streak over bottom-placed Oxford Harlequins, who now are winless...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoWelsh get the better of Esher
■By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........ 31 Esher.........................29 LONDON Welsh just edged out Esher in a real cracker in what was a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoHavant ‘Knighted’ on Joel’s big day
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................39 Westcombe Park..27 WITH RFU president Deborah Griffin in attendance to make a special presentation to Havant’s outstanding...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoSnelling Grants Oundle the win
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................15pts Oundle................21pts WITH the biggest crowd of the season, Barnes continued their recent history of being so close...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoDenham hat-trick helps Bury see off plucky Oaks
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..49 Sevenoaks..............24 BURY once again secured a bonus-point win – but the lack of shape, structure...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoWilliams inspires impressive victory
■By COILIN DUFFY Canterbury .............40 Dorking ...................... 7 CANTERBURY delivered a dominant performance to secure a convincing victory over Dorking, strengthening...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoAl sounds a loud OA victory Horne
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley ..................... 17 Old Albanians .......26 OLD Albanians underlined their promotion credentials with a hard-fought win over Henley....
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