National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 4 years ago30-point ace Sam proves a winner
By JON BATHAM Guernsey.......... 12 Esher..................57 ESHER skipper Adam Bullet hailed teammate Sam Morley as “a different level of player” after...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams pay penalty as Lewis wins it
By RICH ASHTON Rams..................26 Moseley.............27 National League 1 RAMS slipped to a narrow home defeat against an entertaining encounter at Old...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSterland’s late try seals extra point
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Old Albanian........... 14 PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoStortford hold on in fierce contest
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........24 Blackheath............. 19 STORTFORD claimed a vital victory in a hardfought match between two sides battling to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAffleck double as Westcliff buried
By ANDREW HERHILY Bury St Edmunds.. 61 Westcliff....................0 BURY shrugged off two defeats by West Country opposition to claim a huge...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBrownlie’s treble secures points
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........27 Cambridge..............38 NATIONAL One’s leading try scorer Benjamin Brownlie scored a hattrick in 24 minutes to secure...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes treble fails to prevent Caldy victory
By SHAUN WREN Worthing............ 17pts Redruth..............22pts Delight: Redruth celebrate as Richard Brown scores the winning try WING ace Curtis Barnes scored...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy claim a huge win to break clear at the top
By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park.... 17pts Tries: A Ellis 33, Holland 54 Conversions: Leonard 34, 55 Penalties: Leonard 55 Caldy................... 18pts...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNel steers Clifton to bonus-point triumph
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............24 Clifton.......................38 A TOPSY turvy game ended with a bonus point for Canterbury, but it was Clifton who...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSuper Gray steals the show as Sale march on
By STEVE SMITH Sale...........................32 Cinderford............... 17 SALE boss Jonathan Keep heaped praise on second-row forward Nick Gray after his side continued...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHooker Anderson claims try double
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...40 Henley Hawks......... 5 DINGS produced a superb all-round performance to seal their sixth win on the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoAlbion boosted by forward power
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion...34 Tonbridge Judd.... 21 ALBION secured a vital five points in their battle to avoid relegation as...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoChinnor captain Ryan forced to retire through concussion
Chinnor captain Caolan Ryan has made the decision to retire after enduring ongoing concussion problems in the last two years. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHat-trick ace Fin so close to victory
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff..........26 Guernsey..........27 DESPITE never taking the lead, another spirited Westcliff performance saw them deservedly pick up two points...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams are sunk by four-star Nathan
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........38 Rams.................. 17 NATHAN Taylor scored four tries to earn Cinderford a bonus-point win over rivals Rams. Cinderford...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJake sees Lions to five-try triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Barnstaple................ 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark survive late scare to hold on
By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP.......22 Tonbridge Judd.... 20 MOWDEN Park held on for a narrow win as Garry Law’s side ran...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSecond-half rally fails to save Bury
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.......................47 Bury St Edmunds..34 CLIFTON were convincing winners in a contest in which the scoreline did not reflect...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoLate surge sees off plucky Albion
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............48 Plymouth Albion...24 PLUCKY Plymouth Albion picked up a potentially priceless try bonus point but ended up blown...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit OAs show great spirit in defeat
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian..... 31pts Esher...................40pts Dive: Cam Wilkins scores for Esher OLD Albanian head coach Dan George, a participant...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBlow for Park as club end sorry run of defeats
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath....... 31pts Tries: Lloyd 5, 33, 48, Holland 25, 40 Conversions: Gabbitass 6, 26, 49 Rosslyn Park... 24pts...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes pay the Price as Dings steal it
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................23 Dings Crusaders... 30 TOM Price signed off a man-of-the-match performance by kicking the extras from the winning...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................52 Taunton Titans..... 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRed for Mundicha as Hawks beaten
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......24 Rochford Hund.......27 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a thoroughly deserved victory over Henley Hawks. They were good value...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDean at double to frustrate Tykes
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Leeds Tykes...........27 CHINNOR produced a scintillating first-half to record a bonus-point victory over relegation-threatened Tykes. They ran...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRedruth’s man of Steele leads rout
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................49 Canterbury.............. 10 REDRUTH maintained the pressure on Esher at the top of the table with a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWill strikes to end relegation worries
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley................... 17 Bishop’s Stort........29 PROP Will Roberts bagged a second-half brace of tries to help Bishop’s Stortford to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoField hits treble to topple Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.......... 31 Rotherham...... 47 TYNEDALE’S six-match winning streak was brought to a juddering halt by high-flying Rotherham, thanks...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoTitle bid hit as Hinckley triumph
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 31 Worthing...........26 HINCKLEY weathered a late fight back from title-chasing Worthing to take their first win since...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents on a roll with Smith flying
By LILY PATEY Loughborough.......55 Harrogate...................0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students flourished in the sun. Good early set play saw the home side get on...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCraven swoops at death in thriller
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 17 Wharfedale............ 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull heroes stand firm to hold off gritty Park
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 24pts Sedgley Park... 19pts Try time: Keane Naylor touches down for Hull John Blanchard goes into score...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFired-up Fofie turns on the style for I’s
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............45 Fylde.........................36 THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby. Hull Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers a dominant force in the Field
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Huddersfield.......... 13 SHEFFIELD eased to a comfortable bonus-point win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Robbie Davidson’s try...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStour take a bite out of Bournville
By WILF ALEXANDER Stourbridge............ 61 Bournville...............24 FREE-SCORING Stourbridge produced another scintillating display, running in nine tries to claim the spoils. Much...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIn-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 43 Blaydon............... 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBragging rights go to the Lions
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....26 Hinckley.................. 17 LEICESTER Lions claimed the derby bragging rights with victory over Hinckley. Ben Young opened...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTry-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place
By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoDavidson sinks Gate in dying moments
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............23 Harrogate................ 21 HARROGATE almost clung on for their fourth win of the season, but Tom Davidson landed...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEarly yellow is key to outcome
By WILL FREEGARD Guernsey................. 15 Bury St Edmunds.. 20 CALLUM ROBERTS’ early yellow card proved pivotal as Guernsey lost a tight...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMaasi leads the charge for Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Birm Moseley ........45 Plymouth Albion ..28 MOSELEY entertained their home fans with seven tries to bolster their midtable...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoRotherham wake up late to seal the victory
By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 17 Rotherham...... 34 ROTHERHAM recovered from conceding two early tries to take the honours at Chester. The...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoA victory full of controversy!
By OLIVER LOCK Bournville...............26 Loughborough.......24 BOURNVILLE snatched a dramatic bonus-point win as they came from behind to win a first-ever encounter...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTynedale keep up momentum
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....22 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE’S sparkling late-season form continued with a narrow bonus-point win on the road in South...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRobbie grabs hat-trick on glory day for Stapley family
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................38pts Tries: Henderson 7, R Stapley 16, 36, 70; Rossiter 50, Bird 80 Conversions: Humberstone 8, 17,...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoStour find a perfect response to setback
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge.... 45 Blaydon.............38 STOUR kept their promotion prospects alive, but were given a real run for their money...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRowland is in right place at right time
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........29 Esher.................. 30 DANIEL Rowland was Esher’s hero as they left Rugby Park at the top of the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark hold on to ease relegation fears
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ........22 Darlington MP ......23 LEEDS Tykes left to rue the absence of a regular kicker as...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoRhys runs riot again in massive Park rout
By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park... 80pts Huddersfield...... 5pts Breakaway: Jamie Harrison steps through the Huddersfield defence on the way to score...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjuries unable to stop the Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......33 Chester..............28 INJURY-HIT Rotherham dug deep to see off a lively Chester team who made them work hard...
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