National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBlaydon’s brave bid falls short in Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............33 Blaydon............. 21 CHESTER won this match less comfortably than the scoreline suggests. They dominated the first hour,...
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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 agoIn-form Caldy conjure second-half surge to thwart Rams
By JOHN MALLON Caldy......................... 20 Rams........................... 3 CALDY maintained their impressive league form with a comprehensive victory against a muchchanged Rams....
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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 agoBishop’s battle to Chinnor triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 19 Bishop’s Stort........23 BISHOP’S Stortford pulled off an impressive victory as they deservedly beat Chinnor to pull...
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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 agoResurgent Park topple high-flyers
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......26 Cinderford................. 7 DARLINGTON Mowden Park bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat at Plymouth with an...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoTry-star Howman fires powerful Clifton to victory
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Rochford Hund......... 5 CLIFTON cruised to a fifth successive win as they racked up a half-century of...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHawks downed by ruthless Lions
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 30 Leicester Lions.....36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes make OA pay for mistakes
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 19 Barnes......................35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSix-hitting Hinckley turn on the style
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.......... 46 Barnstaple....... 13 HINCKLEY put on a magnificent show for a bumper crowd, running in six tries...
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National League 2N
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 years agoRams raid boost for Blackheath
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 13 Blackheath............. 17 BLACKHEATH repelled a ferocious late assault to inflict defeat on Rams at Old Bath...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 years ago’Bridge stunned as Titans hit back
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....26 Cambridge..............26 A LAST-MINUTE try and conversion by Jack Walsh earned Taunton a draw as they came...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 years agoHigh-five for Sale in Moseley shut-out
By CIARAN THOMAS Sale................... 24 Moseley.............. 0 SALE FC made it five straight wins as a determined defensive display kept Birmingham...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPark power up their defence in bid to reach Championship
By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park are in a “good place” but want to “get better” in the hunt for promotion, says...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMoseley sign Lewis
NEWS EXTRA FLY-HALF Dan Lewis has joined Birmingham Moseley on a permanant deal. Lewis, 25, played 18 games for Coventry before...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 years agoJobling’s first-half treble has Hull joyful
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 19 Hull.....................38 HULL’S power was the difference as they steamrollered over Blaydon’s line on six occasions to...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoYouthful Harrogate take heart in loss
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate.................. 7 Sheffield Tigers....27 AN horror injury list forced Harrogate to field inexperienced players, all of whom showed...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoIonians leave it late to pass Lucs test
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 18 Luctonians................ 7 THIS was not a classic. Luctonians, on the back of three successive victories,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStour run comes to an end as Fylde shine
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................... 15pts Stourbridge...... 10pts Touchdown: Scott Rawlings goes in for Fylde’s second try Response: Stefan Thorp scores Stourbridge’s...
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