National Leagues
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National League One
/ 5 years agoPark stand firm to boss Sale battle
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ......... 20 Sale FC..................... 15 ROSSLYN Park managed to emerge victorious after a titanic battle with...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDale and Ionians get pulses racing
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............ 14 Hull Ionians ........... 14 A PULSATING match ended with both sides taking a share of...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoEvans keeps cool in derby drama
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21 Blackheath ............23 THE first league derby between these two Kent rivals more than lived...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBlaydon win case for the defence
By MICK PALMER Bournville ..............26 Blaydon ...................27 FANTASTIC defence and a great spirit saw Blaydon take five points at Bournville after...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRoyle flourish seals Caldy’s comeback in Cambridge tie
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......22pts Tries: Asiedu 15, Frost 24, Hema 64 Conversions: Rayner 25, 65 Penalties: Rayner 19 Caldy ..................22pts...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCallum is yet again Bustin with class
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ......37 Luctonians ......22 ROTHERHAM were given a good test by Luctonians before coming through to claim a...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoMagnificent seven for Cinderford after an early Tykes flurry
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford .............. 50 Leeds Tykes .......... 12 CINDERFORD recovered from a slow start to find their groove in...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRams raid breaks Bishop’s resolve
By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford.............. 19 Rams......................... 21 ROBBIE Stapley’s try and Steffan James’ conversion seven minutes from time helped Rams...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoAce Putt powers Albion to first win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Alb.........34 Moseley................... 12 PLYMOUTH Albion bagged their first win of the season at the sixth time of...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills
NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRochford on a roll as Dings fall to defeat
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford...........22 Dings C.............. 17 ROCHFORD backed up last week’s excellent win at Old Albanian, with a powerful performance...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoThompson kick steals it for OA
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.......................32 Old Albanian...........33 MORGAN Thompson’s late conversion saw Old Albanian snatch a dramatic one-point victory at Clifton. Two...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBury hit form to bash Barnes
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............63 Barnes......................25 BURY St Edmunds turned on the style to beat bogey team Barnes in a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoReynolds crosses in Canterbury late show
By SIMON SMITH Canterbury....... 30 Leicester L.......27 CANTERBURY left it late as they edged past Leicester Lions to record a thrilling...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRams fend off fight back to end Rosslyn’s unbeaten run
By RICH ASHTON Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Bird 8, 25 Guttridge 21 Conversions: Atkins 9, 22, 26 Penalties: Atkins 31 Rosslyn...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTynedale left to rue missed penalties
By DES HICKIE Chester .............32 Tynedale ......... 31 THIS match was tight, as the score suggests. It finished with four tries...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoMoseley battle back in fine style after Juddians’ fast start
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley ..............34 Tonbridge J ........... 21 LED by superb displays from Andy Bulumakau and Tom Benjamin, Birmingham...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCaldy claim draw in dramatic climax
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................27 Chinnor.....................27 CHINNOR and Caldy traded late penalties as a superb match ended in a thrilling draw. The...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoWill power earns Park first triumph
By DAVID JONES Darlington MP........33 Bishop’s S’ford......22 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finally notched their opening win of the season at home to...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSmith’s try double is a clincher for Guernsey
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Barnes............... 19 Guernsey..........26 TWO tries from Ethan Smith set the stage for Guernsey as they squeezed past Barnes...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSam steals win in frantic finale
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanian........... 21 Rochford H..............22 A LAST-GASP penalty from Sam Cappaert snatched victory for Rochford Hundred in a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHeads try puts seal on victory
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 10 Canterbury..............22 CANTERBURY notched their second win of the season as they got the better of fellow...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoVowles is hat-trick hero for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley...........66 Westcliff............ 5 RORY Vowles bagged a hat-trick as Hinckley ran in ten tries to register their first...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoEight tries see Reds put Clifton to sword
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 49pts Clifton................. 12pts Why you wear a gumshield: Jack Oulton swallow dives over for a Redruth try...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHawks pack power past a battling Esher
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 31 Esher......................... 21 HENLEY Hawks eased to a bonus-point victory over Esher at Dry Leas. The foundation...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders edge it with McClean try
By IAN HADDRELL Dings Crusaders ..33 Worthing .................35 LEADERS Worthing kept up their excellent start to the season with a narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers show their bite in comeback
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T.............. 19 Bournville............... 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers preformed an heroic turnaround with three tries in the final quarter...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSeven heaven as Lions topple Bury
By BRIAN DAVIES Leicester L .............49 Bury St Eds .............26 LEICESTER Lions ran in seven tries as they brushed aside Bury...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHull forwards give students a lesson
By RICHARD PIERCE Hull............................26 Loughborough....... 19 HULL kicked off with Liam Regardsoe celebrating his 100th game and he was quickly into...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTitans are too strong as Ionians fall short
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians..... 24pts Rotherham........27pts IN A classic game of two halves, Hull Ionians dominated the first half to...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrownlie try edges visitors to victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 9 Cambridge ...... 15 CAMBRIDGE made it back-to-back wins as they inflicted a fifth narrow defeat...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoLea’s first-half hat-trick puts Stour on way to a rout
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge............ 61 Huddersfield..........22 STOURBRIDGE maintained their flawless start to the season with an emphatic nine-try victory over Huddersfield....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCinderford go top as Albion slip up
By SAM JESS Cinderford ..............36 Plymouth ................ 12 CINDERFORD went top of the table as they kept up their unbeaten start...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCarleton shines to see off Wharfedale
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde ........................48 Wharfedale ............ 18 TOM CARLETON helped himself to a hattrick as Fylde stayed unbeaten at home....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSeven-up Sale on song in Titans win
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale ..........................53 Taunton...................28 SALE FC ran riot and scored seven tries as they breezed past Taunton Titans for...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoSecond-half blitz spurs Sedgley on
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 16 Sedgley Park ........66 BLAYDON started well with an early Nathan Horsfall penalty, but it wasn’t...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes hit back with dramatic late show
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 17pts Barnes................ 17pts Wet and wild: Esher on the attack, left and Barnes, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoWorthing rout Rochford to stay at summit
By SHAUN WREN Worthing.................. 17 Rochford.....................0 TRIES from forwards Jon Whittall and Nathan Jibulu kept Worthing’s unbeaten home run going and...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDings defence is key to away win
By JOHN WHITE Canterbury.................0 Dings......................... 17 CANTERBURY slipped to their second defeat in a row, shipping three tries against a Dings...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoReturning Raiders keep up with pace
By ANDREA HARRIS Guernsey................. 17 Leicester L................ 5 TWO second-half tries saw the Raiders chalk up a fourth straight win to...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCallum finds way to Bust Fylde open
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............28 Fylde......................... 13 ROTHERHAM inflicted a first defeat of the season on joint-league leaders Fylde in a typically-tight...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoReece roars in to seal Tynedale fate
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..................11 Hull............................ 17 TYNEDALE had to be content with a losing bonus point after matching Hull most of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCollins is on hand to celebrate in style
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park... 20pts Bournville........... 6pts Threat: More Sedgley menace Job done: Rhys Henderson goes over for Sedgley’s third...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBishop’s off target as Park edge win
By MYLES McDEVITT Rosslyn Park .. 14 Bishop’s S ........ 13 BISHOP’S Stortford missed two penalty chances in the closing stages...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBen proves the missing Link as Lucs take spoils
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 10 Luctonians.............. 12 LUCTONIONS dug deep for their first win of the season in a tight contest...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoChinnor hold off Heath backlash
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor ....................34 Blackheath ............28 CHINNOR produced a masterclass for 65 minutes before withstanding a late Blackheath comeback as...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoChester’s waiting game finally over
By STEVE SMITH Chester ....................35 Sheffield .................24 CHESTER’S longawaited first win of the season came to an end in style as...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoKingdom’s a hero as Titans hit back
By MIKE AMOS Taunton................... 18 Rams ........................ 17 TAUNTON conjured a magnificent comeback from 17-3 down to snatch victory with the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDale succeed in braving elements
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............23 Blaydon ..................... 8 WHARFEDALE were able to celebrate a hardfought home win in difficult conditions. Blaydon...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoJuddians fail to halt march of high-flying Cinderford
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ..... 12pts Penalties: White 3, 10, 36, 48 Cinderford ........ 21pts Tries: Penalty 30, Baldwin 77...
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