National Leagues
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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