National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThompson tames Tigers at the death
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....27 A LAST-MINUTE try from Callum Thompson clinched victory for 14- man Huddersfield in the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHosts turn on style in six-try win over OAs
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 41pts Old Albanian..... 21pts Flying: Harri Lang gets away from his man, and dives over PICTURES: Gary...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStour still show they are team to beat
By MICK PALMER Bourneville......22 Stourbridge.....52 LEAGUE leaders Stourbridge remain unbeaten after a clinical performance at local rivals Bournville. The home side...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoPrice is right for Dings in dramatic draw
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 21 Barnes...................... 21 AN 80th-minute try from scrum-half Tom Knight, converted by centre Tom Price, earned...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAway run rolls on for in-form Reds
By BILL HOOPER Canterbury..............22 Redruth....................26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred... 15 Henley Hawks...........37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoChinnor send out warning to rivals
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ... 12 Chinnor .............29 CHINNOR underlined their title credentials with an eye-catching win at Leeds Tykes....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull run riot with second-half blitz
By BRUCE WILKIE Hull............................ 41 Wharfedale.............. 8 HULL produced a scintillating second-half showing to blow Wharfedale away. Playing with the wind,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHeaney stays calm as Stour hit the top
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge......32pts Sedgley Park... 31pts SUPER Stourbridge pulled off a prized victory over top-ofthe-table Sedgley Park after scrumhalf Michael...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks hit peak form to topple the leaders
By NICK PITSON Henley................. 43 Worthing.............26 HENLEY Hawks scored six tries to topple league leaders Worthing in a pulsating and open...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoJakobsen strikes at the death to deny the Field
By WILL TRINDER Loughborough.......33 Huddersfield..........29 LOUGHBOROUGH hosted Huddersfield with both sides eagerly searching for a win to swing their season’s momentum....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFast start fires Lions to victory
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....32 Dings......................... 15 AN ELECTRIC start helped put Leicester on course for victory over Dings Crusaders. Lions...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMorell sparkles as Bournville tumble
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 17 Bournville................11 LUCTONIANS picked up a well-deserved first home victory of the season in front of a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSimmers is on boil for Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................40 Guernsey................. 17 CLIFTON turned in arguably their best performance of the season to defeat Guernsey. The Channel...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCarleton heroics tames the Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 12 Fylde.........................43 FOUR second-half tries from Tom Carleton helped high-flying Fylde to their eighth win of...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHambly hails patience as Reds oust Bury boys
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............. 31pts Bury St Edm...... 18pts Final flourish: Luke Barnes dives over for Redruth’s bonus point try THREE...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLightning start sets tone for Harrogate
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.......... 31 Harrogate.........38 ROCK-BOTTOM Harrogate stunned Tynedale when a scintillating start saw the visitors have the four-try-bonus point...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes bounce back in solid win over Rochford
By MIKE McDERMOTT Barnes......................23 Rochford H.............. 15 BARNES were always in control as they secured victory over Rochford Hundred in a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher down West with 12-try romp
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................... 7 Esher......................... 80 WESTCLIFF succumbed to another heavy defeat in their nightmare season, but they can take...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThrilling climax as OAs clinch points
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian...........45 Barnstaple.............. 21 OLD Albanian came out on top against Barnstaple in a slow-burner of a game...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTykes are downed by Royle double
By JOHN LYON Caldy ................. 31 Leeds Tykes ...28 CALDY edged a thrilling see-saw game, but only after they were given...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians bow to four-try Brownlie
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............45 Tonbridge Jud ...... 21 CAMBRIDGE stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a wellworked win...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans hit for six in Blackheath blitz
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............42 Taunton Titans .... 19 A VASTLY improved performance saw Blackheath bag six tries against Taunton to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoAustin makes Hay with a brace as Park march on
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley .............. 8pts Tries: McNulty 28 Penalties: O’Brien 7 Rosslyn Park ...29pts Tries: Ellis 13, Saunders 34, Hay...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTrio of late Albion tries snatches dramatic victory
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor ....................36 Plymouth Albion .. 41 PLYMOUTH Albion scored three tries in the final six minutes to stun...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDancer waltzes in for a vital hat-trick
By SAM JESS Cinderford...............55 Bishop’s Stort........39 JOE Dancer grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Cinderford were forced to come from behind...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSale hit the max in Mowden win
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 15 Sale...........................32 SALE FC extended their recent run of good form with a bonus-point win over...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIonians cut loose to see off Blaydon
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 51 Blaydon.................... 19 HULL IONIANS overcame a spirited Blaydon to record a comfortable win, scoring nine...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoChester hold their nerve to beat Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians......... 7 Chester...............11 A COMPOSED Chester worked doggedly to secure the winning points against a young Lucs team,...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTigers left caged by the elements
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................24 Sheffield Tigers.... 18 TYNEDALE did just enough to claim victory in this grueling game rearranged from...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoStourbridge teach students a lesson
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......22 Stourbridge............38 LOUGHBOROUGH hosted a rearranged fixture with Stourbridge. With the wind howling, both sides opted for a...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoDavies strikes late on as the Tykes get off bottom
By BEN CROPPER Leeds...................... 27 Tries: Jukes 11, Dixon 30, Valentine 39, Davies 79 Conversions: Davies 39 Blackheath........... 25 Tries: Foster...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTaunton’s mid-game blip almost proves costly
By MIKE AMOS Taunton...................22 Moseley................... 19 FROM the kick-off, Taunton went through 15 phases before Moseley got hands on the ball....
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHenley lack any home comforts as they fall flat
By NICK PITSON Henley............... 21 Hinckley...........38 HENLEY received a wake-up call as they surprisingly lost to Hinckley. The visitors were good...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWestcliff go west in OA thrahsing
By NICK CROWE Westcliff....................0 Old Albanian...........89 WESTCLIFF’S challenging season got no better as they were comprehensively beaten at The Gables by...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoChinnor’s early blitz is too much for TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge........ 15 Chinnor............. 34 CHINNOR proved too strong for a Tonbridge Juddians side who yet again allowed the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWarren Seals fine Darlington draw
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............26 Darlington MP.......26 IT was deja vu all over again on the pitch and on the scoreboard at...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy find long trip to their liking
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth................... 7 Caldy.........................26 CALDY made light of a 300-mile coach journey on the morning of the match, securing...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDylan proves a Flashman as gritty Park end Cinderford run
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park....38pts Tries: Ellis 8,68, Flashman 24, Lovell 36, Spencer 47, Piper 74 Conversions: Holland 8, 36, 47,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMagic Johnson makes difference as Rams home rule goes
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 21 Sale FC.....................32 RAMS lost their unbeaten home record as Sale produced an efficient all-round performance to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers edge it in tightest of tussles
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro St.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....33 SHEFFIELD Tigers just had the edge to hold out hosts Loughborough in a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStuttering Sedge are still too strong
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........38 Luctonians................ 7 THE Tigers maintained their position at the top of the table with a mixed...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoIslanders winning run grinds to a halt
By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 21 Redruth.............27 REDRUTH ended Guernsey Raiders’ run of seven straight wins, with a tight 27-21 victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCharlie Capps top derby win for Titans!
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 20pts Hull...................... 15pts Duel: Rotherham’s Charlie Capps takes on Simon Humberstone Made it! Loma Kivalu crashes over...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury shrug off their false start
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..40 Hinckley..................25 IN the first-ever league meeting of these two sides, Bury overcame a slow start...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMorton try seals remarkable fightback by visitors
By PAUL SUMNER Bourneville.............43 Hull Ionians............46 HULL Ionians travelled to Bournville for the first meeting between these two clubs – but...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks swoop with late show
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 10 Henley Hawks....... 19 HENLEY Hawks scored three second-half tries to see off the determined challenge of...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBeaten Blaydon get Phil of Mills!
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 20 Fylde ........................40 PHIL Mills led the way as Fylde took the honours at Blaydon. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDowding decides thriller for Raiders
By PATRI MARKS Worthing.......... 34 Barnes...............32 WHAT an incredible game of rugby! Nine tries, bonus points and last-minute drama. Ken Dowding’s...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Harrogate are only just denied
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate ................11 Chester .................... 14 HARROGATE started this match with a catastrophic list of injury unavailabilities. Before the...
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