National Leagues
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLeaders survive a scare to secure key bonus point
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond……27 Canterbury……10 LOWLY Canterbury briefly held a two-point lead against Richmond but the league leaders were stung into...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoZebras toppled by Johnson’s crossing
■By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………….20pts Otley ………………14pts HULL coach Gary Pearce believes his side’s narrow victory over Otley now has them...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury click with own route 66
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds…66 Old Redcliffians …22 THESE two sides finally met at the third time of asking, but...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDarlington ensure that the ship Sales away
■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP34 Sale FC………………15 DARLINGTON Mowden Park emphatically registered their first win over visitors Sale FC on an...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDefiant Lucs give Tigers shock mauling
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….22 Sedgley Park 13 LUCTONIANS edged past high-flying Sedgley Park with an impressive performance at Mortimer Park....
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton’s brave 13 grind it out
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………………20 Henley Hawks ……10 CLIFTONduly completed the double over the league leaders with a convincing display. Storm...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFearsome pack power OEs win
■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionions …………6 Old Elthamians ….26 OLD Elthamians claimed a bonus-point victory at Brantingham Park by dint of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFoden removes Hoppers’ spring
■By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………27 Preston GH …………14 CHESTER came from 11 points down to claim a bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoAlbanian pride as dogged show so nearly halts Reds
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth ……………21pts Old Albanian ….12pts On the run: Jack Oulton of Redruth makes a break Fraser Honey kicks...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAlbion increase Moseley fears
■By PAUL SMITH Moseley………………14 Plymouth Albion…26 THREE tries from their powerful pack, in which veteran back-rower Herbie Stupple put in an...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe leaves Field with a Stour taste
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge………14 Huddersfield………14 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears after a dogged draw with Stourbridge at Stourton Park. With a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff celebrate spirited display and bonus point
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ………12 Tonbridge J …19 WESTCLIFF’S grit and determination won them a potentially crucial bonus point, while at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub come out on top in battle of elements
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ……12 Cambridge…………3 THE conditions ranged from difficult to almost impossible in this contest as Blackheath edged out...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTaunton in full flow after early dismissal
■By TOM HOLMES Barnes ……………10 Taunton T ………45 AN excellent second half performance allowed Taunton to take apart 14- man Barnes...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBooth to take the reins at struggling Ospreys
NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have named Toby Booth as the new head coach on a three-year deal, starting this summer. Booth, 50,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents in no need of lesson
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S …32 Fylde ………………….30 LOUGHBOROUGH Students won a thriller against high-flying Fylde to close the gap at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIt’s Crame game as Rams edge the Titans
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………25 Rotherham ……20 RAMS put a testing week behind them to secure a bonus-point home victory against...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe joyful with clinical kicking
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley …………….17 Wharfedale …………7 JOE Wilson kicked the crucial points as Hinckley held on for an important home...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoVillagers Nick it to keep up the chase at the top
■By JACK JOHNSON Diving in: Jason Worrall scores Chinnor’s first try PICTURES: Simon Cooper MATT Williams hailed his Chinnor side as...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRight-Royle showing has Ravers rocking on
■By JOHN LYON Caldy …………103 Scunthorpe ……0 NICK Royle scored four times as Caldy ran in a scintillating 17 tries against...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoAlbion turn on style as Cambridge dominated
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth ……..49 Cambridge ……10 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to seventh place in the National 1 standings with a...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoLions squeeze past Albanian
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian…………8 Leicester Lions ….10 LEICESTER Lions edged a low-scoring affair at Woolams as Harry Glynn sealed the...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoS&E distanced from the drop
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..43 Bournemouth……..19 FOR Sutton it was the rare moment when the sequel was better than...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoEsher take Friday-night spoils as Barnes fall
By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….34 Barnes …………..10 DEFENCE was the order of the day for Esher as they dominated Barnes from...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoComeback sees Caldy lengthen winning run
By GEOFF BERKELEY Sedgley Park ….10pts Caldy ………………29pts Tries: Cheshire 8, Ailes 80 Tries: Collister 19, Barker 23, Dickinson 26, 79...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoChester hit 100 as sorry Scunthorpe try to forget
By ALICE BATCHELOR Chester ……..109 Scunthorpe ..12 CHESTER ran riot at bottom side Scunthorpe as Mark Dixon scored a hattrick in...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoJohnson steals show at Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston GH …………..3 Hinckley …………….33 HINCKLEY piled further relegation fears on a young Preston Grasshoppers side as a...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoCaldy grit extends run to 22 unbeaten
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………….7pts Caldy………………..15pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns lavished praise on his team after a pivotal win against Fylde...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHull run amok as winds lift them higher
By RICHARD GORE Hull……………….34 Sheffield T……21 HULL made the most of the first-half winds at their backs to run up a...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHawks hit the front in bonus triumph
By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley…………..29 Westcliff…………5 HENLEY Hawks had to contend with both Storm Dennis and a resolute Westcliff defence to climb...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoFour-try Owsley seals the glory
By RHODRI MORGAN Worthing …………….10 Clifton ………………..24 CLIFTON secured a comfortable win with the addition of a bonus point over Worthing...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoSix of the best is enough for St Eds
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..12 Bury St Edmunds 36 BURY wrapped up a league double over Sutton & Epsom...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRichmond hang on against 14 men
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ……7 Richmond …………….9 RICHMOND were given an almighty scare by battling Elthamians before hanging on for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRobbins decides relegation clash
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …….26 Hull Ionians ……….10 WING Ben Robbins’ two tries helped relegation battlers Rotherham Titans to an...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRosslyn win battle of the Parks and keep pressure on at top of the table
By WARREN MUGGLETON Scramble: Park touch down for the claim their first try of the afternoon PICTURE: David Whittam KIERAN Power...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoChinnor in seventh heaven at Canterbury
By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR dug deep to overcome Canterbury and Storm Dennis to extend their unbeaten away run to seven games....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford stalemate after Club fightback
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort ……10 Blackheath …………10 A PENALTY try 15 minutes from time earned Blackheath a draw away to...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Fatialofa on feet again WORCESTER lock Michael Fatialofa has taken his first steps after a serious spinal injury. Fatialofa spent four...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoJuddians win but fall from summit
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ……….26 Old Albanian ……..24 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame the conditions and a second-half fightback to down Clifton,...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTries flow as Blood & Sand get bonus
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……37 Sale FC …………31 CAMBRIDGE bounced back from defeat at Rosslyn Park with a bonus-point win that was...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCinderford splurge destroys Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……….10 Cinderford …………58 CINDERFORD came away from Brantingham Park with a resounding 58-10 victory, scoring nine...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams edge home in ten-try thriller
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………….35 Bishop’s Stor………31 RAMS returned to winning ways with a dramatic 35-31 victory against Bishop’s Stortford in...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCooke serves Club put boot up treat as into Albion
By GRAHAM COX First blow: Blackheath No6 Tom Baldwin scores the first try of the game PICTURES: Felix Ursell BLACKHEATH claimed...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Richmond as leaders roll on
By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND scored seven converted tries and a penalty to secure an emphatic win over visitors Rotherham Titans. However,...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFour on the spin for Chin with five-try blitz
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………33 Old Elth’s…………3 JASON Worrall scored two tries as Chinnor made it four wins in a row...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCant hit for nine as DMP surge
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP……64 Canterbury …………14 CANTERBURY were competitive in the first half of this game, but a 36-point second...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley in the tries as Scunthorpe blown away
By ALICE KNIGHT Hinckley……….47 Scunthorpe ……5 HINCKLEY romped to a convincing bonus-point win against Scunthorpe despite playing over a quarter of...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPark keep up the pressure
By DAVE LAWRENCE BEN Howard’s try was the pick of the bunch in a game of two halves as Rosslyn Park...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDogged Otley taught lesson
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Students …47 Otley……………………33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put last week’s defeat in Hull behind them as they secured a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Baker’s return offers ray of light By ALEX BYWATER WITH just one win in the whole campaign it has been a...
International Rugby
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