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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers roar back to see off Ionians
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........27 Hull Ionians............ 21 TIGERS fought back from conceding an early converted try to claim victory. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGardner caps convincing win
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......33 Barnstaple................ 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTom’s treble for seven-up Fylde
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............33 Fylde.........................47 WHAT a crazy game this was in the Birmingham sunshine. The Fylde pack hardly ventured into...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSims sees Lions to bonus point
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................35 Leicester Lions..... 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLloyd’s late try seals big victory
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..... 7 Chester.............. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFantastic Callum try aids huge triumph
By JON BATHAM Guernsey..........57 Hinckley........... 17 CALLUM Roberts scored one of the tries of any season as Guernsey romped to victory...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNew boys sparkle as Esher see off leaders
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................32pts Redruth.............. 12pts Catch me if you can: Esher’s Tomasz Pozniak rides the last takle and runs on...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoFrost far too hot as hosts turn up heat
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 41 Chinnor................ 3 CAMBRIDGE blew away Chinnor in a superlative second half inspired by star man Kieran...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWalker claims a bonus point in thriller
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 31 Clifton.......................57 WITH Clifton 19 points ahead after six minutes, the home crowd had every reason to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy’s joy of six in promotion push
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 21 Caldy.........................40 SIX tries from Caldy secured another bonuspoint win in a game they never looked...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFoxes hit back as Barnes are rattled
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 21 Barnes............... 12 CANTERBURY returned to winning ways against Barnes. The start for Canterbury was exciting but...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMoseley cling on against strugglers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........27 Moseley................... 30 BIRMINGHAM Moseley clung on to claim a narrow victory, despite a spirited second-half riposte...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBrowne leaves it late to strike
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..25 Henley Hawks.......25 BURY and Henley fought out a draw in a ding-dong match that could...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSuper start is crucial as visitors Sale to victory!
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort..33pts Sale.....................35pts Tries: Smith 16, Stannard 26 & 38, J Ayrton 49, M Ayrton 58 Conversions: Orchard...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHarry’s late try sinks Old Boys
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...46 Old Albanian........... 41 A TRY in the final act of the game by wing Harry Rowson...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHarry Hones his skills to secure thrilling victory
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 19 Cinderford............... 30 CINDERFORD held the edge in what proved to be a fantastic game with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMatt lands two as leaders are given a beating
REGIONAL PREMIER ROUND-UP SECOND place Preston Grasshoppers took the honours 27 -12 over North Premier league leaders Otley through tries from...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTom Putts final nail in the Heath coffin
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth Albion...24 Blackheath.............22 A LAST-GASP try from replacement hooker Harry Wilkinson and conversion from Tom Putt in the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoNo stroll with Park as Rams dig deep
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................36 Darlington MP.......32 RAMS came from behind to snatch a helter-skelter win in a thrilling 10-try shoot-out. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoConstant thrives as Lions triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Canterbury.................0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCampbell joy as his side power to victory
By PETER GREAVES Hinckley............ 15pts Esher................... 13pts Muddy hell: Hinckley players celebrate after Andrew Weaver touches down for the home side’s...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDings race to win as sides share 14 tries
By IAN BOWYER Dings Crusaders...53 Rochford Hund.......32 DINGS roared to a resounding victory at windswept Shaftesbury Park. The home side played...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDraw specialists are held yet again
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes........................ 6 Bury St Edmunds.... 6 A REAL war of attrition at a wet and wild Barn Elms...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAlex leads from front for Clifton
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian............. 7 Clifton.......................52 WHEN a tight head prop scores a hat-trick these days he receives congratulation rather...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWhite puts boot in to seal victory
By PETER STEPHENS Blackheath ............ 12 Tonbridge Judd ... 16 A STUBBORN defence and, not for the first time, the mighty...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSix of the best as Redruth dominate
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............40 Westcliff............ 0 REDRUTH ran in six unanswered tries as they dispatched a willing but outgunned Westcliff on...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoLaw celebrates seven-try romp
By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP .......42 Chinnor .................... 17 GARRY Law’s Mowden Park side ran in seven tries as they produced...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMulch scores last-gasp try to claim huge win for Sale
By SJ SMITH Sale .................... 21pts Tries: Mulchrone (19, 80), Priestley-Nangle (77) Conversions: James Robins (20, 78, 80) Rosslyn Park ......
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCairns hails Caldy’s defiance as visitors pay the penalty
By JOHN LYON Caldy .......................... 9 Cambridge ................0 CALDY claimed victory in the tightest of matches as Ben Jones kicked three...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams up to fourth with tight triumph
By JOHN WHITE Rams.................. 17 Bishop’s St......... 5 RAMS climbed to fourth in the National One table with a hard-fought 17-5...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDelight for Blaydon comes at the double
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............36 Bournville........ 14 BLAYDON secured the double over Bounrnville with a convincing win. The home side started brightly...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBarrow’s boys turn up heat to nil hosts
By ELLIOT BURROW Happy days: Sedgley celebrate a memorable win Star man: Matt Gallagher scored a hat trick PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMinikin takes control in Ionians’ victory
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 15 Wharfedale.............. 3 HULL Ionians’ better control of the ball saw them gain victory in terrible...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMatt produces a Riley crucial role
By DES HICKIE Chester..................... 30 Loughborough.......24 CHESTER just held the edge in a game played by two teams of contrasting styles,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoForest at double in chase for the title
By PETER EDWARDS Barnstaple......... 6 Worthing........... 21 JACK FOREST’s two tries helped Worthing see off struggling hosts Barnstaple to keep their...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCiaran shows he’s got Moore class
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............74 Harrogate................ 17 CLASS act Ciaran Moore marked his return to Stourbridge ranks by running in five tries...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCrow inspires the Hawks to big win
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......23 Guernsey....................0 HENLEY Hawks gained a comfortable bonus point victory at Dry Leas. So dominant were the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucky for hosts as Titans miss out
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians....... 10 Rotherham....... 10 ROTHERHAM were left to rue a missed last kick of the game from a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark run ends as Rams pull off shock away win
By RICHARD ASHTON Rosslyn Park.... 13pts Tries: Traynor 17, Piper 76 Penalty: Holland 40 Rams................... 17pts Tries: Grundy 35, Bird 53,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy close gap at the top but Davies is cool
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 12 Caldy.........................23 GARETH Davies remained coy about Caldy’s promotion challenge as they closed the gap to leaders...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoAlbion are burnt by Cinderford
By NICK BURT Plymouth Albion... 13 Cinderford............... 20 A WORKMANLIKE performance brought a well-deserved victory for Cinderford. Conditions were not ideal...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans toppled in 13-try score spree
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....40 Sale........................... 50 A CROWD of 420 were treated to a 13-try bonanza with Sale edging the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRodgers stars as Tynedale cut loose
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........38 Chester.............. 14 TYNEDALE produced a five-try flourish to see off Chester and record backto-back victories. The Northumbrians...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAces out of Luc against familiar foe
By BEN JAYCOCK Harrogate...................0 Luctonians.............. 21 HARROGATE’S 75-0 loss against the same opposition last week could have been a serious morale...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents given runaround by Hull
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S.......0 Hull............................39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students faced Hull on Epinal Way with the wind blowing, so both sides opted...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHornets provide a sting for Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff.......... 12 Hinckley...........22 A LAST-MOVE penalty denied Westcliff a bonus point which they richly deserved, in a match...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMinogue’s class has Titans still in the hunt
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........40pts Hull Ionians...... 12pts Titans’ time: Kieran Curran goes in for his second try Callum Bustin dives over...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders sing to seal deal in points-fest
By SHAUN WREN Worthing.................. 50 Dings Crusaders...39 IT WAS an incredibly open game, which saw 89 points and 13 tries as...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon are routed as Tigers go on the prowl
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 31 Blaydon.......................0 THE final result may give the impression it was an easy afternoon, but it...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSuperb drive gives Wolfpack the win
By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..27 Leicester Lions..... 21 THE Wolfpack began the game with a point to prove, and they...
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