National Leagues
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National League One
/ 5 months agoHealthy first half helps Heath hold out hiking Tykes
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............36 Leeds Tykes ..........28 HOSTS BLACKHEATH crossed six times to claim maximum spoils, before two late...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoDings all sing from the same win sheet
■ By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..41 Leicester Lions ....22 DINGS CRUSADERS produced a convincing performance to secure a sensational victory...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoBrickfield dreams building for Albion
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion ..24 Sale FC.....................14 PLYMOUTH ALBION kept up their unbeaten home record, with a persistent collective...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHoppers’ fall gives Ionians a guarantee for a win
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....41 Preston G............ 7 HOME SIDE HULL Ionians claimed a simply comprehensive win over Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoOliver twists tongue tied Otley into knots
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................34 Macclesfield..........55 A FINE FOUR-TRY showing from Harry Oliver went a long way to help Macclesfield in...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoTigers burn bright to send Hull home
■ By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....22 Hull...............................0 LUCKLESS Hull’s woes continued, as they left at Dore Moor with a double-pointless performance...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoAnother day to remember for Sheffield in twelve run
■ By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP..28pts Sheffield............29pts Full stretch: William Smith touches down for Sheffield and, right, Jacob Oliver beats Felix...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoChristmas Tyne comes early with Bills put to paid
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................41 Billingham.................0 TYNEDALE produced a ruthless first-half display to secure a dominant victory over Billingham, at Corbridge....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoWharfe’s kick-mass ends Greens’ dream
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Scunthorpe ............28 FOR THOSE who think kicks win matches, look no further than Wharfedale’s narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoAway danger is no stranger for Fylde!
■ By AMELIA LINE Rossendale ............ 10 Fylde ........................57 FEARLESS FYLDE continued their 100% away record with a clean sweep second...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWard’s hat-trick creates buzz for Hornets
■ By PADDY WARNER Exeter Uni.........38 Hornets............. 54 HORNETS underlined their top-five credentials with an emphatic victory at Exeter University, pulling...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWebb holds nerve to save Students
■ By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....28 Chester.....................28 THE honours finished even in this highly entertaining encounter, with a late Ben Webb...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoReds hold on to topple the Titans
■ By AVUYILE SAWULA Old Redcliffians....28 Taunton Titans.....26 FOUR tries in the first half proved enough for Old Redcliffians to edge...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMatavesi sees red but Cam in charge
■ By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........29pts Luctonians........15pts IN-FORM Camborne came out on top in this top-of-the-table clash, which at times had very...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way for Hutchings
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................39 Barnstaple.............. 17 SYSTON celebrated their first ever meeting with Barnstaple with a convincing victory. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoNathan plots a Taylor-made win
■ By ADAM CLEARY Lymm .......................33 Cinderford ..............43 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Lymm in the table with an impressive bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMawson double is Redruth highlight
■ By RORY MORROW Redruth ...................27 Hinckley.................. 10 REDRUTH roared to a bonus-point victory, recovering from an early concession to comfortably...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoBarnes leave it late to maintain title tilt
■ By BEN SHEARD Guernsey..........21 Barnes...............29 TITLE-CHALLENGERS Barnes secured a late yet impressive victory at Guernsey thanks to tries from Ross...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoWilliams breaks the Henley hearts
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........36 Henley......................32 HENLEY came close to upsetting the form book as a late try from Hywel...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoMatt adds finish to Oaks success
■ By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 61 Oxford H................... 19 OAKS enjoyed a highly convincing victory over Oxford Harlequins. Sevenoaks were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoThis Bury win was worth the wait!
■ By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......20pts Dorking...............17pts Winer: Try scorer Andrew Denham and, below, it’s scrum-time PICTURES: Ellen Affleck AN...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoClinical Oundle rewarded for top defensive effort
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..24 Oundle...................... 31 OUNDLE’S defence and ability to take their chances was the differences in this...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMcPhun settles leaders’ nerves
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant ..................... 19 Old Albanians .......33 IN a match they appeared to be winning comfortably at one...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoCanterbury ruin Botterill’s big day
■ By WILLIAM BULL Esher ........................29 Canterbury .............33 ESHER were edged out by Canterbury in a dramatic encounter, despite a memorable...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoNo refrain from Park with King finishing Lions off
■By MALCOM WRIGHT Leicester L ......13 Rosslyn Park ..26 ROSSLYN PARK kept up the pressure on table-toppers Rotherham Titans, with a...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoMose’s sea of tries splits rocked Tykes
■By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes .......... 17 B Moseley ..............42 SUPERB BIRMINGHAM Moseley sailed to a convincing triumph with a six-try...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoPerfectly done for presentable Albion
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Plymouth A ............50 PLYMOUTH ALBION opened up a 50-point presentation to give Sedgley Park...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoChristmas is early with bonus Sale to celebrate!
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............26pts Tries: Mintern 17, Thunder 26, Dixon 51, Birchall 73 Conversions: Green 27, 52, 74 Blackheath ......21pts...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoChess-like strategy sees Bishops overthrow Dings
■By ROB WALKER Bishop’s S ...............33 Dings C.....................26 BISHOP’S STORTFORD did just enough for the victory, after battling through a feisty...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoRams pull a cracker in crack of the Titans
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 31 Rotherham T .........35 RAMS presented table-topping Rotherham Titans with a late fright, before ultimately being...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoJuddians juggling act is just enough
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 12 Tonbridge J ...........28 VISITORS Tonbridge Juddians’ hard fight saw them hold on for a deserved-win,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoDean is the hero as Hull secure win No.2
By RICHARD GORE Hull.................... 24 Otley...................18 HULL won a game that saw the lead change hands several times to secure just...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoOscar’s on song as Dale dominate
By AVUYILE SAWULA Scunthorpe............... 5 Tynedale.................47 TYNEDALE got back to winning ways yesterday after dominating Scunthorpe at Heslam Park. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHosts humbled by hat-trick man Sam
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 12 Hull Ionians............39 BILLINGHAM were left to rue a promising start as Hull Ionians produced a ruthless...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoWill helps to Hunt Tigers on the prowl
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde...................36pts Sheffield T........12pts FYLDE outscored Sheffield Tigers by six tries to two and deserved their maximum league points....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoSheffield singing in the rain with another success
By STEPHEN BULL Sheffield..................38 Wharfedale............ 13 SHEFFIELD continued their unbeaten season with another bonus-point victory over a gallant Wharfedale. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLate Owain brace seals the spoils…
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................32 Rossendale ............20 PRESTON edged out fellow Lancashire side Rossendale despite being reduced to 13 men....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLeake leads way for big Macc win
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........38 Darlington MP .......24 THIS was the big clash of the weekend, with second and third coming...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoNo gentle let down as good Lucs lose their calm
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.......26 Loughboro S....17 SPIRITED Loughborough Students fought from 26 points down, though lucky Luctonians held out to win...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRuth unlocked by impressive Chester
By WILLIAM BULL Chester.....................39 Redruth....................28 CHESTER claimed back-to-back victories, emerging from a dominant first half with an 11-point romp of Redruth....
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoShattered Cinders slip to lose the ball
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............14 Camborne................ 19 LEAGUE LEADERS Camborne emerged victorious against a determined Cinderford side who slipped to an unfortunate...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoBarn show no room for error in stable home run
By ADAM CLEARY Barnstaple........19pts Lymm..................12pts Power play: Viliame Kotobalavu on his way to scoring Barnstaple’s first try and, right, the maul...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoHungry Hinckley find their stomach for a festive feast
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................24 Exeter Uni................ 17 HINCKLEY found their festive fight as they gave supporters plenty to cheer about in...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSound finish from homely Hornets
■By JACK TREGONNING Hornets .................... 18 Old Redcliffians ... 15 HORNETS dispatched their old rivals the Old Reds, in what turned...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoTitans ooze points to pop Syst open
■By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans .... 51 Syston .....................28 TAUNTON TITANS turned on the style and hit Syston for 50 in...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoDorking follow the Roux script to perfection
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..............41 Havant............... 10 DIRECTOR of Rugby Armand Roux’s prematch prediction that “It will be hard going for...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoSnelling strikes a treble for hosts
■ By PETER CROOT Oundle......................41 Sevenoaks..............36 GRANT Snelling grabbed a hat-trick to secure Oundle the win. Sevenoaks struck first with an...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoEoin hooks the hat-trick for hosts
■ By MATT BROWN Canterbury..............34 Guernsey................... 8 EOIN O’Donoghue grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Canterbury beat Guernsey. The Raiders made...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoDefence wins the day for Welsh
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.................. 0pts London Welsh.... 7pts THIS was a contest that matched the conditions as determined London Welsh...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHats off to Hema as Bury add to Henley’s woes
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 18 Bury St Ed’s.............54 A SECOND-HALF onslaught from Bury St Edmunds condemned Henley Hawks to their...
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