National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans get historic derby win over Field
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......26 Huddersfield... 12 ROTHERHAM were made to work hard by Huddersfield before securing a ninth-straight win in a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks gatecrash Murphy milestone
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple................ 5 Henley Hawks.......26 HENLEY Hawks spoiled the party as Jake Murphy’s 100th appearance for Barnstaple ended in...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoMorgan hat-trick downs Westcliff
By RICHARD COMPTON Canterbury..............52 Westcliff................. 15 FRANK Morgan’s hattrick of tries helped Canterbury to an emphatic bonus-point win over basement boys...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHosts way off target in Clif-hanger defeat
By SHAUN WREN Worthing............23pts Clifton................ 24pts On the way: Clifton celebrate a try WORTHING were left to rue missed opportunities as...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher win away as Bury pay the penalty
By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..36 Esher.........................40 ESHER laid the foundations for a high-scoring victory at Bury St Edmunds with a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDings cling on as Hinckley hit back
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...32 Hinckley..................22 DINGS returned to winning ways, but there were nervous moments as Hinckley battled back to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s floored as Caldy kick on
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 20 Caldy......................... 31 A FAST start was the key for Caldy as they carved out a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoReds on the rack as Hundred rally
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Redruth....................34 LEADERS Redruth were given a run for their money in a close encounter at Rochford...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoAlbion hit the Max in seven-try show
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion...49 Darlington MP.......22 PLYMOUTH Albion produced their best performance of the season as they ran in seven...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoMcPhun double in Albanian triumph
By BRIAN QUINN Guernsey............ 7 Old Albanian....38 ELLIOTT McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTykes hold nerve to win a ‘dog-fight’ with rivals
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes..... 21pts Tries: Robinson 30, 60 Conversions: Lloyd 31 Penalties: Lloyd 9, 17, 52 Tonbridge......... 19pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMissed kick costly for Chinnor as leaders cling on
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park..........28 Chinnor.....................27 ROSSLYN Park ground out an enthralling 28-27 win over Chinnor at The Rock. Phil Cokanasiga...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years ago11-try Titans in rampant form
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough......... 5 Rotherham.............. 71 ROTHERHAM Titans ran in 11 tries in a dominant display against Loughborough Students at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAgony for West in Bury reverse
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................... 9 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 A DISPLAY of wholehearted commitment in atrocious conditions went unrewarded as Westcliff...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoLucs edge out top-five Fylde
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 15 Fylde......................... 14 LUCTONIANS became the first side from outside the top five to topple one of...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks hang on to deny Dings
By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley Hawks.......33 Dings Crusaders...22 IT WAS a classic case of a game of two halves as Henley Hawks...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHome side hold on to win Dales derby clash
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale......... 24 Wharfedale..... 13 THE brave spectators who battled through the tail-end of Storm Arwen to Corbridge were...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHammett puts seal on Barnes success
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............33 Barnstaple......... 8 BARNES took control of the second half to secure a comfortable 33-8 win over Barnstaple...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoParker’s the star as Hornets bite
SW Premier THE battle of the giants took place this weekend with the leagues two unbeaten sides Hornets and Exeter University...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWorthing storm to gutsy win over Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............. 10pts Worthing........... 24pts We’re in! Worthing celebrate a try, PICTURES: Simon Bryant/Iktis Photo Richard Brown ploughs over...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoPack power drives Cambridge’s advance
By WARREN MUGGLETON CAMBRIDGE are seeing the fruits of their recruitment labours in their National 1 form, says director of rugby...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRed card fails to halt the Hinckley charge
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................22 Rochford Hun......... 17 HINCKLEY came back from a red card for hooker Adam Johnson to earn a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoYoung shines as Lions oust OAs
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 14 Leicester Lions..... 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoChinnor storm to Taunton success
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..............22 Taunton T........... 5 CHINNOR produced one of their best home performances of the season as they beat...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoClifton stave off comeback threat
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................22 Canterbury.............. 19 CLIFTON managed to cling on for a narrow victory in a competitive tussle with Canterbury....
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTykes fight back for first away win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge.............. 15 Leeds Tykes........... 17 LEEDS Tykes left Grantchester Road with their first away victory of the season...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWhite boots TJs to nervy victory
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 12 Plymouth Albion... 10 FOUR penalties from the boot of fly-half Tom White saw TJs record...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMills eyes up promotion as Park move to summit
By JOHN LYON Caldy................... 20pts Tries: Penalty 39, Barlow 80 Conversions: Jones 80 Penalties: Jones 5, 23 Rosslyn Park....26pts Tries: Marfo...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCinderford knocked off top spot by superb Sale
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford............... 15 Sale........................... 19 CINDERFORD surrendered top spot as they went down to their first home defeat of...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBlackheath leave it late to put boot into Bishop
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 16 Bishop’s St......... 6 BLACKHEATH left it late to secure victory over Bishop’s Stortford in a game...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoField find their form to push Gate aside
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield....23pts Harrogate............ 7pts THE resurgence of Huddersfield has continued with a well-deserved threetry victory against Yorkshire rivals Harrogate....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDorking downed by Sevenoaks
London & South East Premier LEADERS Dorking went down for the first time this season, losing 8-6 at Sevenoaks. The hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStroll in the Park for ever-reliable Collins
By STEVE SMITH Chester..................... 14 Sedgley Park.........42 STEVE Collins had a perfect day from the tee as Sedgley Park put their...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoStudents stay top after key Exmouth win
South West Premier LEADERS Exeter University overcame third-placed visitors Exmouth 27-7 in one of their sternest tests of the campaign so...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHoward hat-trick as Park run amok
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park .........55 Blackheath ............ 14 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over London rivals Blackheath to keep up...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWarren’s kicking Seals it for Park
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud ......24 Darlington MP ....... 30 AN enthralling game of rugby at the Slade ended with Darlington...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBattling Rams topple the Foresters in a tight clash
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ............. 22pts Tries: O Taylor 17, Bird 43, Penalty 54 Conversions: Humberstone 44 Penalties: Humberstone 3 Cinderford...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSlick Cambridge put out-of-sorts Albion to sword
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion .....0 Cambrdge ............... 17 CAMBRIDGE’S long cross-country trek to Devon was handsomely rewarded with a fully...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s shine in Moseley bashing
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........33 Moseley..................... 3 BISHOP’S Stortford produced a dominant display as they beat visiting Birmingham Moseley by 30...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy hit back in battle of new boys
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 31 Caldy.........................36 CALDY edged to victory over Taunton Titans in a tight battle of the promoted...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoVisitors are Owen it all to Randell!
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............26 Luctonians.......38 LUCTONIANS held out for a hard-fought victory at Blaydon. Despite the long journey north, they were...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents benefit from ‘non-contest’
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 15 Loughborough.......24 THIS was an excellent game of rugby for 30 minutes until Loughborough front-row injuries resulted...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHarry has Dunne good for the hosts
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............38 Tynedale................. 14 NEW head coach Adam Byron got off to a winning start as Rotherham put Tynedale...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders run in ten tries to trounce Westcliff
By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 60 Westcliff............ 5 GUERNSEY Raiders were never going to be able to expect or extract sympathy from...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde dig deep to see off Ionians
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................28pts Hull Ionians...... 12pts Through: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Ben...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoYoung gets his kicks for Lions
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 14 Leicester Lions..... 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDavidson’s proving a real delight to Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 20 Chester..................... 10 WHARFEDALE just did enough to hold on to claim a fine win in another...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCanny Clifton halt Bury’s run
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds..25 Clifton.......................33 CLIFTON produced a masterclass in game management to end Bury St Edmunds’ unbeaten home...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSimple for Simon as Hull have edge
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 17 Hull............................22 HULL emerged victorious in a battle between two teams with promotion aspirations. In a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHinckley’s hero Wilson puts boot in on Raiders
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........26 Hinckley...........28 JOSEPH Wilson kicked 13 points as Hinckley ended Worthing’s home run at Roundstone Lane. Wilson gave...
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