National Leagues
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National League One
/ 6 years agoUp-tempo Blood and Sand end home woe
By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE deservedly took four points for their first home win since March against a Rosslyn Park side looking...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoShepherd secures bonus-point glory
By BILL HOOPER TWO second-half tries from full-back Matt Shepherd put Redruth on the road to a deserved bonuspoint win. Bury...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDaly duo helps Club win ugly
By GRAHAM COX THIS wasn’t the prettiest of matches and both sides will look back and rue the missed opportunities that...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDMP soar past faltering OE’s
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park comfortably overcame Old Elthamians, who simply ran out of steam in the last quarter. OE’s...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHalf-century for Caldy as Jones at the double
By COLIN FREE A MUSCULAR Otley side provided stout opposition at Paton Field as they held Caldy for 20 minutes before...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark life awake after the break
By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park took advantage of extraordinary Chester generosity to come from 17-0 down at half-time and win on...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSperes points Greens attack
By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Wharfedale cruised to an away win in the all-Yorkshire clash at Lockwood Park. Two quick-fire tries midway...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoIreland puts a steer on the Dore Moor ship
By MATTHEW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers overcame a sluggish start to come out on top in a nervy game at Dore Moor,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoForceful Fylde keep unbeaten run going
By STEFFAN JAMES FYLDE continued their winning record with a bonus-point win away on the road at struggling Midlands side Hinckley....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStour fly out of the traps in seven-try win
By MARTYN SMITH SUPER Stourbridge were on top form on home turf to put Scunthorpe to the sword in a thrilling...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLavender & Blacks as sharp as a knife again
By WYN TINGLEY FINLAY Sharp scored twice to help Clifton continue their imperious start to the season and inflict further misery...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoThird successive win for Students
By JONATHAN BUSH LOUGHBOROUGH Students are starting to climb the table, after a third win on the trot was secured in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoFive-star S&E ease to victory
By JACK FRANCKLIN SUTTON & EPSOM secured a hard-fought away victory against struggling Barnes to clinch their second victory of the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents come of age to hold off Lucs rally
By GEOFF VICKRESS THERE is no way to describe this game at Mortimer Park other than a game of two halves,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde respond to Dan’s double
By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus-point drubbing of Stourbridge. However, it was far...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark not Lambs to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park maintained their strong start as they hung on to overcome Hinckley. The visitors had opened the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoKian causes more woe for Hoppers at the death
By JOHN LE PAGE IN A game they dominated in all areas for much of the contest, Preston Grasshoppers failed to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBeaumont steps up after brave resistance
By NICK DOYLE OTLEY withstood a second-half siege before a late Alex Beaumont try saw them edge past Chester by the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRavers soar high thanks to early try blitz
By RICHARD GORE TWO tries in the first three minutes set Caldy on their way an impressive bonuspoint win away at...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff are undone by Bourne supremacy
By ADAM HUNTER BOURNEMOUTH scored their first league points of the season, defeating fellow strugglers Westcliff at Chapel Gate. Both clubs...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRampant Tyne are on Cloud Nine
By MAL YATES TYNEDALE produced a brilliant nine-try showing to comfortably overcome Scunthorpe. After an initial Scunthorpe foray into the visitor’s...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWalsh powers Bury to victory
By NEIL IRELAND BURY St Edmunds maintained their 100 per cent home record but only just after a hard-fought match. Despite...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEx-Titan Irvine sets up DMP victory
By GUY WILLIAMS FORMER Rotherham player Callum Irvine returned to Clifton Lane to play a crucial role in Darlington Mowden Park’s...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Tigers roar past wasteful Dale
By JOHN CLARK WHARFEDALE were overpowered by a determined Sheffield Tigers outfit who were superior in the scrummage, effective in mauls...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBrown late show rescues Reds
By NICK PITSON A LAST-MINUTE try from Richard Brown gave Redruth a deserved draw at Henley after the home side had...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBishop’s prayers go unanswered
By JOHN ALLANSON RICHMOND held on to secure a crucial victory away at Bishop’s Stortford in a tight and tense second...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions work hard but fall short of a bonus point
By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head coach Gareth Collins was disappointed his side were unable to pick up a bonus point...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFive-star Villagers build momentum
By NIGEL WILCE CHINNOR edged past Cinderford with a strong second-half performance that earned them a bonus-point victory. The home side...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDerby not dampened by testing conditions
By GEOFF SIBLEY AS TYPHOON Hagibis wreaked havoc across Japan and left Scotland’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread –...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMulchrone in for two as Sale exorcise demons
By LUKE JARMYN FERGUS Mulchrone scored twice as Sale FC put the demons of last season to bed with an emphatic...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRoberts’ kicking on form to down Sutton
By JOHN CROYSDILL ON A DAY of deteriorating weather, Sutton & Epsom had the rare pleasure of hosting Esher in the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDan’s the man as Park cash in to punish Albion
By WARREN MUGGLETON DAN Laventure’s lucky break secured a bonuspoint win for Rosslyn Park as they saw off Plymouth Albion at...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs can’t convert as Titans edge it
By MIKE AMOS THIS was a game in which no-one could predict the outcome and it went to the very last...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMartin gets Blood and Sand back on track
By STEVEN MCBRIDE JAMES Martin scored twice as Cambridge finally got their campaign on track and secured their second National League...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRaiders brought to a Juddering halt
By CHRIS HUGHES TONBRIDGE Juddians extended their 100 per cent record at the top of the league as they hammered Worthing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThe joy of six as Rams go wild
By RICHARD ASHCROFT RAMS returned to winning ways with a clinical victory at home to struggling Hull Ionians. The hosts ran...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBy George! OEs blitz Moseley
By JON EDWARDS GEORGE Perkins and Nathan Morris scored two tries apiece as rampant Old Elthamians stormed to an emphatic bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoJoy of six as in-form Park stay on a roll
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC……………13 Rosslyn Park…46 ROSSLYN Park scored six tries to make it four wins from five following a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents hold firm as Sheffield falter
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers…37 L’boro Studs…40 A TRY-FEST in Sheffield gave Loughborough Students a bonus-point win over the Tigers. Loughborough...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWorthing swept aside by Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley……………63 Worthing……………7 HENLEY produced a scintillating performance at Dry Leas. Their speed and skill was too much for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoI’s in the mire while Club are rampant
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……44 Hull Ionions……19 BLACKHEATH cruised in a one-sided contest, where at times they showed their class but at...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury’s joy is muted by injury to sub Kodie
By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes……………10 Bury St Ed’……………12 BURY edged a close- fought affair away to a Barnes side which has struggled...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNo home comfort for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……………14 Old Elthamians……………25 CAMBRIDGE fell to a second successive home defeat as Old Elthamians ground out a win...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClash of the Titans ends with bonus haul by TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge……………68pts Taunton……………31pts Leap of faith: Tonbridge Juddians’ Murray Galbraith-Lowe goes over to score his third try and Taunton...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHill’s happy as 80-minute display downs blunt Rams
By DAN BROOKES Hand off: Richmond flanker Toby Saysell PICTURES: Tom Soulsby Held: No way through for Richmond wing Dan Walker...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThompson centenary try seals great day
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 39 Bournem’……………14 IF OAs can replicate their home form in away fixtures, their stature in this...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley conquer Titans in ‘game of two halves’
By PAUL SMITH Moseley……………15 Rotherham……………11 DESPITE spurning a hatful of second-half chances, tries from Aaron Crofts and Oli Morris edged Birmingham...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHoney penalty is sweet for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………26 Dings C……………23 AN injury-time penalty from Fraser Honey gave 14-man Redruth victory against a plucky Dings side...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford heartbroken by Worrall late show
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor……………32 Bishop’s Sto……29 JASON Worrall’s late try decided an action-packed contest as Chinnor made it back-to-back home wins...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff wonder if the tide will turn
By NICK CROWE Westcliff……………18 Old Redcliff’s 23 WESTCLIFF’S frustrating start reached a new level as they were edged out in a...
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