National Leagues
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHughes hat-trick spurs ten-try Sale
By STEVE SMITH Sale ..........................66 Tonbridge Judd.... 10 ANDREW Hughes scored a hat-trick as Sale FC maintained the pressure on leaders...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMaycock guides Gate to success
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 12 Harrogate.........29 HARROGATE emerged victorious after winning this basement battle. The visitors broke the deadlock when Jack...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury’s late push breaks Hundred hearts
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 18 Bury St Edmunds..24 BURY St Edmunds showed their class in the final quarter of a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoThorpe thrilled as Chinnor’s pack power sees off rivals
By SAM JESS Cinderford.............24 Tries: Forrester 31, Angell 65, Stuart-Smith 72 Conversions: Boughton 32, 66, 73 Penalties: Boughton 20 Chinnor................... 31...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders late show floors Crusaders
By JON BATHAM Guernsey................. 31 Dings Crusaders... 17 TWO tries in the final five minutes saw Guernsey return to winning ways...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoVeteran Sam’s the man to inspire Caldy’s away success
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley....................11 Caldy......................... 15 VETERAN second-row Sam Dickinson starred as Caldy held off a late onslaught to secure a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoVowles kick seals thrilling away win
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian...........26 Hinckley..................28 NERVELESS Rory Vowles kicked a lastgasp conversion as Hinckley snatched victory at Old Albanian. Alex...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s edge to basement victory
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 12 Leeds Tykes............. 7 BISHOP’S Stortford narrowly came out on top in a low-scoring basement battle...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRudder steers Raiders to victory
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........33 Canterbury....... 19 JEROME Rudder’s hattrick helped secure a bonus-point victory as Worthing made it backto-back wins. With...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark march on at top with huge win
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park..........68 Taunton Titans..... 21 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over Taunton Titans at The Rock to cement...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFarquhar’s late show steals win for Barnes
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 14 Barnes............... 17 BARNES saved the best until last as flanker Angus Farquhar powered over the line...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDuncan dares in Albion’s triumph
By NICK BURT Plymouth................. 31 Bishop’s Stort........ 17 FULL-BACK Craig Duncan bagged two tries as Plymouth Albion held off Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSalter full of praise for his Clifton Lions tamers
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.................40pts Leicester Lions...22pts First blood: Clifton flanker Harry Bate scores the first try early in the game PICTURES:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians denied by late Rams raid
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 19 Rams.........................22 RAMS scored a try with less than four minutes on the clock to take...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEight in a row for Esher as Crusaders fall short
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................37 Dings Crusaders...32 ESHER started 2022 with an eighth consecutive win as the home side fended off a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCairns full of praise as Royle nicks it for Caldy
By GARETH DAVIES Caldy...................26pts Tries: J Dickinson 6, B Jones 35, Penalty 58, Royle 69 Conversions: B Jones 36, 70 Cinderford...........
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNixon’s hat-trick can’t halt Hawks
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............27 Henley Hawks..29 SHAE Nixon’s second-half hat-trick for Hinckley proved to be in vain as Henley Hawks held...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHema breaks Sale hearts to seal Cambridge win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge.............. 17 Sale........................... 14 IT’S now only one defeat in 12 matches for Cambridge after they edged out...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoLeaders hold off spirited Tykes bid
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 19 LEADERS Rosslyn Park were given a fright as Leeds Tykes almost caused...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoGosling hat-trick downs Darlington
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Darlington MP....... 14 CAPTAIN George Gosling scored a hat-trick of tries to lead Taunton Titans to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChester refuse to bow to pressure
By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 18 Luctonians....... 13 CHESTER overcame the blustery conditions – as well as Luctonians – to claim the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoReikiti is a Bourn winner for visitors
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 17 Bournville...............24 BOURNVILLE’S sound tactical game and boosting the stand-out player in centre Ma’asi Reikiti made all...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSuper Fylde start is student stunner
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......28 Fylde.........................32 FYLDE held the edge in this contest after setting a blistering early pace. The away side’s...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAdlard the hat-trick hero as Hull shine
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 48pts Stourbridge........ 5pts HULL recorded their biggest winning margin of the season against third-placed Stourbridge in what...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRikki’s Stout defence crucial for Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.............. 13 Sedgley Park......... 12 ROTHERHAM survived a second-half onslaught to notch a big win against promotion rivals...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMinnikin holds his nerve to earn point
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 18 Hull Ionians............ 18 A MAGNIFICENT touchline conversion from Lewis Minnikin 10 minutes into added time salvaged...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRed card fails to stop Raiders
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 14 Worthing.................. 20 BURY ST Edmunds were left to rue their missed opportunities as they...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale undone by class of Broadley
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 9 Sheffield Tigers.... 13 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched an improbable victory with a try in the 74th minute....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoMcPhun gives hosts the slip
By JON BATHAM Canterbury................ 3 Old Albanian........... 12 SCRUM-HALF Elliott McPhun produced a wet conditions master-class to lead Old Albanian to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMoseley battle to overdue victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 17 Moseley............22 TWO tries in the third quarter turned this game in Moseley’s favour and gave the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoField find form to secure a vital win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...35 Blaydon............. 19 RELIEVED Huddersfield claimed a well-deserved bonus-point win in this bottom-of-the-table clash. Two tries each from...
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National League One
/ 5 years ago‘Immense’ Caldy bring a halt to Sale home record
By STEVE SMITH Sale..................... 21pts Tries: Metcalf 5, 79 Conversions: Robins 6 Penalties: Robins 26, 40, 48 Caldy...................26pts Tries: Titherington 23,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHigh-flying Reds miss out on try bonus point
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple......... 3 Redruth............. 19 LEAGUE-LEADERS Redruth claimed their 12th win of the campaign in front of a large...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoTry-star hookers help Cinderford surge to victory
By ANNA WASH Cinderford...............26 Moseley................... 13 HOOKERS Nathan Taylor and Jack Preece stole the show for Cinderford, scoring all four tries...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSix of best for classy Clifton
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................23pts Clifton.................29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoWalker at double for Cambridge
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 19 Cambridge..............24 TWO second-half tries by Billy Walker helped Cambridge break the resistance of hosts Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRecord crowd for big Titans triumph
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....35 Plymouth Albion...25 A RECORD crowd of 1,200 saw Taunton Titans get the better of Plymouth Albion...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBlackburn sparks a rout for Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale......... 48 Bournville........ 12 TYNEDALE ended their 2021 home programme with a scintillating seven-try demolition of Bournville, making...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoSpirited Harrogate seen off by Titans
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate................ 10 Rotherham..............26 THIS was expected to be a one-way contest, but two teams, at opposite ends of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers show their bite in big mauling
By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers....27 Luctonians.................0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoNew-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde
By RICHARD GORE Hull......................22pts Fylde................... 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoThe Green Machine thankful for Viner try
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............ 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSecond-half surge seals it for Raiders
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 12 Worthing..................52 A HAUL of 40 unanswered second-half points earned Worthing a win at Westcliff after a...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCambridge beat leaders in thriller
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............34 Rosslyn Park..........29 CAMBRIDGE saw off table-topping Rosslyn Park in a ten-try thriller where the lead changed hands...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHeatley treble sets the tone for Stour
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge............42 Hull Ionians............ 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLoan ace makes a mark for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 15 Dings Crusaders......0 A MUCH-CHANGED Redruth side were made to battle hard for their win by a...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoJuddians agony as Titans cling on
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 21 Taunton Titans.....24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStudents receive a lesson off Sedgley
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 14 Sedgley Park.........43 LOUGHBOROUGH’S final home game of the year ended in a heavy defeat by Sedgley...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDisciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher...................26pts Canterbury...............0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrilliant Johnson boots Sale into second with Club win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.......28pts Tries: Holland 12, Lloyd 22, Hennessey 47 Conversions: Gabbitass 22, 47 Penalties: Gabbitass 17, 55, 80 Sale.......................
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