National Leagues
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2E
/ 5 years agoBonus on the road for battling Hinckley
By MIKE BARBER Clifton................ 20 Hinckley........... 13 CLIFTON came through a difficult test against Hinckley as the newcomers threw everything at...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHoney seals a sweet success
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................22 Old Albanian........... 21 FRASER Honey’s nerveless conversion three minutes from time kept up Redruth’s winning start to...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoWolfpack keep Chiefs at bay
By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmds....... 16 Barnstaple................ 9 BURY St Edmunds bounced back from their narrow defeat at Dings with...
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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 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff no match for Hawks
By NICK CROWE Westcliff............ 7 Henley...............36 A PATCHED-UP Westcliff fought tooth and nail, but came up short against a strong Henley...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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 agoHat-trick hero Brownlie leads the way in masterful display
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............32 Moseley .................... 7 CAMBRIDGE delivered an 80-minute masterclass in game management at Grantchester Road to register...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoLate Hull points so harsh on the hosts
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate ........ 13 Hull Ionians ....36 HULL Ionians may look to have taken the honours convincingly. But it...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoTykes undone as Sale bounce back
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale FC..................... 21 Leeds Tykes........... 17 SALE FC made it three home wins on the spin as they...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCaldy power puts Park on back foot
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................27 Darlington MP........22 CALDY’S power against Darlington Mowden Park’s fizz was always going to be a clash of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStour so strong in top start to season
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 30pts Tynedale............. 5pts STOURBRIDGE’S scintillating start to the season continues to gather force following this commanding victory...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff suffer Barnes blitz
By DAVID DOONAN Barnes......................46 Westcliff................. 12 INJURY-RAVAGED Westcliff were blown away by Barnes in a one-way first half. A string of...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrownlie hat-trick fails to stop hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .............. 41 Cambridge ............. 26 CINDERFORD kept up their unbeaten start, but Cambridge made them work hard...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCallum helps put Ionians in cruise control
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ........... 31 Huddersfield.......... 17 HULL IONIANS were always well in control to gain a bonus point...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders rule roost as Chiefs slip up
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 17 Guernsey.................27 GUERNSEY Raiders took advantage of Barnstaple errors as they eased to victory at Pottington Road....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRosslyn ride high after away victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ........17 Rosslyn Park ......... 28 ROSSLYN Park made it four wins out of four with a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoNaylor so Keane to seal Hull’s win
By RICHARD GORE Hull RUFC................. 31 Chester .................... 10 HULL proved far too strong in the forwards for Chester as they...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSale stave off gutsy Albion comeback to claim points
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC...............38pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 8, Walsh 12, Brown 32, Hughes 40, O’Donnell 62, Morris 78 Conversions: Johnson 8,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoRotherham add to Blaydon’s pain
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 17 Rotherham .............49 ROTHERHAM came from behind to secure a big victory at Blaydon. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoIn-form Rams rack up fourth win on trot to go top of table
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................29 Leeds Tykes ...........11 RAMS moved top of the standings with a five-try win against a battling...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBig day for Lucs ruined by Students
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ......22 Loughboro L ....28 LUCTONIANS were unable to celebrate their first home game since February 2020 in...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoHeath undone by Caldy’s late show
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath..............16 Caldy..........................18 A TRY in the 78th minute from Martin Gerrard secured a first win of the season...
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