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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale given rough ride by their hosts
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 16 Tynedale.................26 ALTHOUGH Tynedale were the form team coming into this encounter, Harrogate made it tough for...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoClarkson’s early blitz sinks visitors
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................36 Hull Ionians............26 A STRONG first-half showing put Blaydon on the way to victory. Within five minutes Ewan...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTreble from Henderson leads Park to victory
By ETHAN LONGSTAFF Sedgley Park... 50pts Stourbridge...... 12pts RHYS Henderson scored a hat-trick as Sedgley Park Tigers kept their promotion hopes...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucs ensure derby bragging rights claimed
By PAUL SUMNER Bournville............... 12 Luctonians..............35 LUCTONIANS secured a bonus-point victory against neighbours Bournville. Their greater experience was clears to see...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSturgess repeats hat-trick heroics
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................62 Sheffield Tigers.... 17 MATT Sturgess scored his second hat-trick in as many weeks, to make it back-to-back...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNick stays Sharpe to seal Field’s win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........24 Loughborough S.... 20 A LATE Nick Sharpe try brought Huddersfield’s losing streak to a dramatic end in...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCurry is too hot as Hull march on
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale..... 12 Hull.................... 43 A CLINICAL and efficient Hull team secured a bonus point after just 30 minutes...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFlurry of cards is costly for Raiders
By MIKE BARBER Guernsey......... 24 Clifton................26 AN 87th minute penalty try following 15 minutes of reset scrums, three yellow cards and...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBackchat proves costly for Albion
By NICK BURT Plymouth Alb.. 12 Chinnor.............. 19 A LATE Plymouth fightback was not quite enough to prevent Chinnor claiming victory...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarum beaten as OAs enjoy visit
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple.............. 12 Old Albanian...........36 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in several weeks with an impressive second-half performance...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoStortford suffer with ill-discipline
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Bishop’s Stort........ 15 Cinderford............... 20 CINDERFORD held off a much-improved Bishop’s Stortford second-half charge to claim a narrow...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSecond-half rally boosts leaders
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..32 Redruth....................38 REDRUTH demonstrated their pedigree as they produced a fighting second-half comeback to claim victory....
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDouble hat-tricks boost title hopes
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 10 Cambridge..............59 EIGHT tries from Cambridge including hattricks for winger Josef Green and full-back Joseph Tarrant...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCurtis downs Hawks in huge 13-try romp
By SHAUN WREN Worthing............57pts Henley Hawks..28pts Hat-trick hero: Curtis Barnes of Worthing scoring his third try of the game RAIDERS saw...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCairns delight as Caldy secure bonus point win
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes..... 13pts Tries: Hardwick 51, Jukes 80 Penalties: Venables 26 Caldy...................28pts Tries: Jones 9, Murray 55, Aigbokhae...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSupersub Archie helps to see off Lions
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...24 Leicester Lions..... 17 DINGS made it four wins in a row thanks to a threetries-to-two victory...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCarpenter claims a try hat-trick as Sale triumph
By ALEX THROWER Sale FC.....................36 Darlington MP........ 14 A HAT-TRICK of tries from full-back Joe Carpenter helped Sale to victory at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSeven-up Barnes shine in the sun
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund......... 7 Barnes......................46 BARNES took full advantage of perfect conditions for running rugby to score seven tries...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark hit top form in eight-try romp
By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park..........47 Moseley................... 14 PARK were back to their fast-paced attacking best as they put eight tries past...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBest sees red but 14 men triumph
By JON BATHAM Canterbury.............. 30 Hinckley..................24 CANTERBURY overcame the sending off of inside-centre Tom Best to win a thriller. Best saw...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSeven-up Titans are winners again
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....43 Blackheath.............28 A CROWD of over 500 spectators was treated to an 11-try bonanza with Titans returning...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThornton scores four tries on debut
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.................. 81 Westcliff............ 7 DEBUTANT Liam Thornton made his mark as he ran in four tries to ease...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCrusaders battle for bonus point
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 19 Dings Crusaders... 31 DINGS took advantage of some indiscipline by the home side to seal victory...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPaddy’s big boot a winner for Tykes
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 21 Leeds Tykes....22 PADDY Case will likely have been handed the keys to the city of Leeds...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAlex’s four tries as Lions show class
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....33 Rochford Hund....... 17 ALEX Wilcockson scored four tries as Lions showed their class against a testing...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEvergreen Royle punishes Albion
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................47 Plymouth Albion...28 FIVE first-half tries without reply put Caldy in complete control of this game. However, Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCardinals dig in to lift promotion hopes
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 24pts Esher................... 41pts PETER Winterbottom paid tribute to Esher’s character and composure as they claimed a huge...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCarter doubles up as losing run ends
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Tonbridge Judd.... 10 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a well-deserved bonus-point victory over the bottom side....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks defy late rally for narrow victory
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks....... 12 Canterbury.............. 10 HAWKS overcame a gritty Canterbury side in a committed contest. Both sides scored...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHappy Henry leaves it late to secure the spoils
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford........10pts Tries: Jerrum 27, Lane 59 Rosslyn Park.. 13pts Tries: Robinson 68 Conversions: Holland 69 Penalties: Holland 51,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDominant visitors see off Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................28 Bury St Edmunds..48 BURY deserved to win an exciting game that,-from the first half, looked as though...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRobins holds his nerve as Rams pay the penalty
By SJ SMITH Sale...........................22 Rams......................... 21 JAMES Robins kept his nerve to slot a last-minute winning penalty as Sale overturned a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEight-try romp secures top spot
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................54 Guernsey................. 17 REDRUTH climbed back to the top of the table thanks to this eighttry win. The...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRichie’s four-try side claim victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 20 Cambridge..............22 CAMBRIDGE held their nerve to secure a bonus point win to keep pace with...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBannister leaves it late to claim win
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian.... 14 Westcliff.......... 18 WESTCLIFF will probably say they have underperformed many times this season and this...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEgodo and Liam inspire fightback
By PAUL SMITH Moseley...................22 Taunton Titans..... 20 FLANKER Liam Munro and centre Anthony Egodo inspired Birmingham Moseley to a thrilling come-from-behind...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRare try for Dunn is icing on cake
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........53 Huddersfield... 19 TYNEDALE made it four wins on the bounce with an impressive nine-try demolition of struggling...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoPocklington puts on a masterclass
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............52 Bournville................. 5 THE fixture between these sides back in October produced a nail-biting thriller as Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGordon puts side ahead in a flash
By DES HICKIE Chester.....................34 Harrogate................ 14 CHESTER comfortably beat strugglers Harrogate, with the result pretty much settled after half-an-hour. The hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStunning late try seals win for leaders
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 20pts Rotherham........ 17pts A LAST-MINUTE try from Mike Adlard secured a stunning win for Hull as they...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHarrison on hand to break hearts of hosts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 13 Sedgley Park......... 15 SEDGLEY Park turned around a 13-point halftime deficit to claim victory over a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers hold on as Students hit back
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 20 Loughborough S.... 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a late Loughborough revival to claim their 10th win...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale destroyed as Stour hit top form
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 60 Wharfedale............27 STOUR improved their promotion prospects after a 10-try demolition of Wharfedale. The hosts started the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSturgess inspires Fylde’s top show
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................79 Blaydon............. 31 FYLDE produced a ruthless display to destroy a spirited Blaydon side. Tom Grimes got the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes punished despite late rally
By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes...............25 Worthing...........26 TWO tries in the dying moments saved Barnes from any embarrassment, but Worthing held on to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAces pay the price despite big effort
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 10 Hull.....................27 HARROGATE put up a much improved performance against a Hull side packed with semi-professional players...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChaplin leads as Tigers are tamed
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................26 Sheffield Tigers.... 14 BLAYDON produced a dominant first-half display, with superiority in both backs and forwards, to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents denied by late penalty
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 31 Tynedale.................32 LOUGHBOROUGH ran in five tries but failed to claim victory at Epinal Way. Tynedale opened...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRelief for Byron as his Titans win ugly
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 17pts Stourbridge...... 10pts RESILIENT Titans fought off a strong challenge from visitors Stourbridge to maintain their 100...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wharfedale pipped by visitors
By STEPHEN RHODES Wharfedale............ 10 Luctonians.............. 16 A THOROUGHLY enjoyable game at The Avenue in bright and breezy conditions saw visitors...
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