National Leagues
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHodgson fluffs his lines late on
By DAVID LAWRENCE OLD Elthamians held on for a hard-fought victory in the Midlands with hosts Moseley missing two late penalties...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRich bank more points at home
By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND showed their class with a five-try blitz late on to thrash Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors got off...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFight for survival will bring best out of Titans
By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBell rings thrice as Tyne smash half-century
By BRIAN TILLEY AN eight-try spree against rock bottom Scunthorpe gave Tynedale their first maximum points win since the beginning of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGaudie double as Greens rise
By ANDREW SMITH TWO tries from Sam Gaudie helped Wharfedale secure the points in an all-Yorkshire clash at Dore Moor. The...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLuct late show stuns Students
By RYAN STEVENS AFTER a great run of success at home against Sheffield Tigers, the students planned to extend their run...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years ago90 up for leaders but Hull push it all the way
By JOHN LYON IN a gritty and tough encounter Caldy preserved their 100 per cent record with a win over Hull....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley close gap as Povoas powers on
By CHARLIE BAXTER TWO tries from man of the match Henry Povoas saw Hinckley come from behind to convincingly beat inform...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDerby glory for Clifton as visiting Reds falter
By WYN TINGLEY CLIFTON rose to the occasion as they emphatically claimed bragging rights with a six-try triumph over Old Redcliffians...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester back to winning ways in style
By STEVE SMITH CHESTER ended their dismal run of four consecutive defeats in spectacular style, finally getting their first win of...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBournemouth rise from dead
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF saved some face against Bournemouth despite throwing away a 15-point lead as nothing could ultimately separate the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilkinson trio as Stour run ragged
By NICK PULLEN PROMOTION prospects Fylde put Stour to the sword with a stunning first-half show to go 45-0 in front...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSt Eds consign Dings to defeat
By JOHN WHITE DINGS fell to their third straight defeat, outscored five tries to four against Bury St Edmunds at Shaftesbury...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIonians Rammed aside by visitors
By MALLY KNOWLES VICTORY for Rams at Hull Ionians’ Brantingham Park took them to the top of National League 1, if...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRelegation looms for lowly Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL HUDDERSFIELDpushed Preston closer to relegation after a 25-15 win in a match marred by off-theball incidents. Preston started...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions prove Constant threat at the Barn Elms
By ALICE CLARKE A SECOND-HALF double from Devon Constant helped Leicester Lions to their third win in four as they saw...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIt’s May’s day as Villagers edge it
By JACK JOHNSON LAURENCE May held his nerve to land a lastminute conversion and earn Chinnor the narrowest of victories over...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years ago-flying Hawks are halted by Redruth
Develish: Jack Simmons of Redruth dives over in Hellfire Corner for a try Stopped: Hawks’ Reuben Norvill is tackled by Dean...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHornets sting stuns hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY'S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFour-midable Carleton shines
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLeaders survive a scare to keep rolling
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFive-star Students brush off exam woe
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLeicester fall short in late fightback bid
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClassy Crickmay shows his scoring touch
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….17 Huddersfield..28 PROP Josh Crickmay’s try double helped Huddersfield to a bonus-point win at winless Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoPerfect day for heady Hawks
By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale strike late to peg back Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h……….26 Wharfedale ……..26 A LAST-MINUTE try earned Wharfedale a share of the spoils against Preston Grasshoppers as...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth show Dings the way
By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBarton on target as Foresters do double
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……..20 Darlington MP..14 CINDERFORD came good in the final quarter of the match to earn themselves a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoIce-cool Collins kicks Park home
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins' boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTarrant late show for Blood & Sand
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ..25 Cambridge ……….28 CAMBRIDGE completed a storming second-half comeback to edge an eight-try thriller at College...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans find their pride in game for the purists
By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTitans say wham bam, thanks Sam
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ……….22 B’ham Moseley ..20 ROTHERHAM Titans earned themselves a lifeline near the foot of the table with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLeaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams
By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE:...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff turn on style on the road
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThe Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIn-form Albion hit the heights again
By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSelway’s treble delights Villagers
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPack power steers Hull to battling triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………..27 Chester …………16 HULL’S props laid the foundation for victory with some immense scrummaging which resulted in two...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClinical Albion on the rise as Scaysbrook delivers
By PADDY MARSH A GREAT defensive performance from Plymouth Albion enabled them to come out on top against Old Elthamians in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCliff sink bogey side as Dartnell seals it
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF prevailed against their bogey side with two late tries getting them out of jail in a match...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub do the double to hurt Park’s promotion bid
A CONTROLLED, disciplined performance led to a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury benefit from Esher profligacy
By MATT BALDWIN A LACK of killer instinct proved to be the difference as Bury St Edmunds defeated Esher in a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley get back on track
By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs reap rewards in the high winds
By BRIAN QUINN OLD ALBANIANS ran up the scoreboard against their namesakes as they scored five to topple Old Redcliffians. It...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley get back on track
By TOM HALLAMGRAVELLS MOSELEY’S eight-game losing streak came to an emphatic end as they blew away Cinderford in a bonus-point victory....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWarren Seals it for Darlington
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON head coach Garry Law made his first appearance of the season and helped them to victory against...
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