National Leagues
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Club Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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 League 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 One
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 Leagues
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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