National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 years agoInjuries unable to stop the Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......33 Chester..............28 INJURY-HIT Rotherham dug deep to see off a lively Chester team who made them work hard...
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National League One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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