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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDings cling on as Hinckley hit back
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Dings Crusaders...34 DINGS Crusaders held off a spirited Hinckley fightback to register a narrow win at Leicester...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRampant Reds keep up pressure
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................59 Rochford Hund......... 5 REDRUTH produced some sunshine rugby as they ran in nine tries against Rochford Hundred...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGables agony for injury-hit Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff.......... 19 Canterbury.......33 CANTERBURY were made to battle hard for a victory over injury-hit Westcliff at The Gables....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull not fazed by earliest of scares
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................57 Blaydon............. 17 A COMPREHENSIVE maximum-points victory against a hard-working Blaydon side was not achieved without some early...
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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 agoTeenage ace Sam proves a real Titan
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....43 Chinnor.....................29 TAUNTON No.6 Ratu Vakalutukali played in three different positions and still scored three tries in...
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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 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 2E
/ 4 years agoBillings makes his Mark in tight win
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......33 Hinckley..................26 ROCHFORD Hundred followed up last week’s great result against Henley with an excellent bonus-point win....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLosing run ends as Chiefs triumph
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.......23 Barnes............... 14 BARNSTAPLE ended an 18-game losing streak with a performance that demonstrated how well their young...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man with four-try showing
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 19 Stourbridge.....36 DAN RUNDLE grabbed four tries as Stourbridge proved too good for hosts Blaydon. Within three...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChilvers is Park’s king of the Cashel
By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park.........26 Chester.....................22 SEDGLEY PARK remain in the hunt for promotion following another bonus-point win, with Chester their...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull still on course as Bourns beaten
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville............... 14 Hull............................40 TABLE-TOPPING Hull maintained their title charge with another win. Bourns made a good start, but...
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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 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans still in the hunt as Poole impresses
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham....... 47pts Loughborough...17pts Crash landing: Tom Lewis dives in at the corner for Rotherham Late try for Loughborough...
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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 2N
/ 4 years agoField victorious in big basement battle
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 13 Huddersfield.......... 21 HUDDERSFIELD took the honours – and deservedly so – in a tense bottom-of-the-table clash....
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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 2N
/ 4 years agoMewburn keeps the Tigers at bay
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 21 Sheffield Tigers.... 17 THIS game was as every bit as close as the scoreline suggests....
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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 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 2N
/ 4 years agoDale duel proves delight for fans
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............37 Tynedale.................42 A FEAST of rugby was served up by the two Dales who made the best of...
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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 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 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde feel the relief as victory secured
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................35 Luctonians.......22 FYLDE managed to hold on to beat Luctonians after playing the last 20 minutes with 14...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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