National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoConfidence back for lively Chester
By STEVE SMITH Chester ............26 Wharfedale ....14 CHESTER made it backto- back wins as they overcame Wharfedale to secure a bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoIt’s seventh heaven as Ruth stay in the race
By BILL HOOPER Red danger: Redruth’s Harry Davey dives over in the corner for a try, left, while Matt Shepherd is...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGrandstand finish earns Stour points
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ....13 Tynedale ........10 STUBBORN Stour snatched victory with the last kick to stay within striking distance of...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoA first-half blitz deepens mire for Reds
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ....47 Bournemouth..12 A WHIRLWIND first half by Bury completely destroyed struggling Bournemouth, with the hosts...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawks comeback Bolsters title tilt
By MATT BALDWIN Esher ................13 Henley..............34 A THOMAS James sinbin turned out to be the difference between the sides as Henley...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans overcome scare to top pile
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ......27 Taunton T’ns..45 A SUPERB second-half performance earned Taunton Titans a bonuspoint victory over Dings at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde quick to put the record straight
■By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ................33 Loughborough S.....7 FYLDE returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion after a comprehensive bonus-point victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTaunton are relentless in impressive Barnes win
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton ..........48 Barnes ..............19 AFTER five days of continuous rain, a forward battle was expected at Taunton but...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField end drought in classic battle
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.32 Stourbridge ....31 HUDDERSFIELD ended their losing streak with a fiercely committed performance. Stourbridge snatched two bonus points...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton rise from the dead to haunt sorry Hawks
■By NICK PITSON Held up: Henley’s Jake Albon is stopped in his tracks Power up: Henley’s Xavier Andre breaks through PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth run riot as theyleave Albanians wanting
■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian ....5 Redruth ............30 HARSH weather was at play as Redruth turned Old Albanian over on home...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions roar in the rain as Sutton keep at bay
■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep ......7 Leicester L......23 LEICESTER Lions secured a deserved victory over Sutton on a rainy afternoon...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoShanahan gets one over on Bloods
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......24 Blackheath ....25 FORMER Cambridge coach James Shanahan came away from Grantchester Road with five points as Blackheath...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHone try secures points for Cinder
■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ......18 Bishop’s Sto....13 CINDERFORD overcame a strong challenge from Bishop’s Stortford in a game of few scoring...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBy George! Wing Perkins leads raid
■By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s .31 Hull Ionians ......0 A DOMINANT Old Elthamians scrum laid the platform for an emphatic bonus...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFast start does the trick as Plymouth grab the spoils
■By PATRICK MARSH Pressure: Connor Eastgate of Plymouth Albion touches down PICTURES: Pinnacle IN a classical game of two halves, Plymouth...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRivals are laughing at the rain in slick show
■By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....24 Hinckley ..........19 PLAYING conditions remained good considering the rainfall on Thursday. Wharfedale got off to the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRuthless Richmond take no pity on bottom side
■By ANDY WILLIAMS Canterbury .... 0 Richmond ....50 TRY doubles for Thomas Hodgson and Jesse Liston helped league leaders Richmond to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPall hangs over sad Scunthorpe
■By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ......7 Caldy ................68 IT HAS been a difficult week, as the Scunthorpe players and supporters had to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHayhow’s hat-trick guns down poor Titans
■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham ......16 Rams ................28 RAMS centre Connor Hayhow scored a thrilling hat-trick at Clifton Lane as the Berkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley made to sweat by Hull
TEAMS ■By NICK DOYLE Otley ................27 Hull....................23 OTLEY saw off a determined Hull side to secure a third straight win. Brett...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoA tale of two halves at Sale
■By RICHARD BAKER Sale ..................18 Darlington M ....8 A REJUVENATED Sale scored 18 second-half points to overpower Darlington Mowden Park in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark keep their nerve as Lucs roar back
■By BEN PARSONS Sedgley Park 40 Luctonians ....34 SEDGLEY Park held off a spirited comeback from Luctonians to secure victory in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoMcLean shines as Worthing edge Esher
■By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ........20 Esher ................15 MATHEW McLean helped himself to 15 points to engineer a close-fought victory for Worthing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHodson strikes to salvage draw
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park.27 Chinnor ............27 JOSH HODSON’S 80thminute try gave Chinnor a 27-27 draw against Rosslyn Park. Craig Holland...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTynedale’s title claim underlined by Clarke
■By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale............19pts Sheffield T ........18pts A LAST-DITCH drive over the line scored by 19-year-old No.8 Ethan Clarke and converted...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoJuddians’ tale of two halves
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J.....42 Westcliff............5 WESTCLIFF arrived at the Slade in perilous league form and were not able to affect...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCarnegie on verge of elusive first win – Bustin
■By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA CALLUM Bustin believes it is only a matter of time before Yorkshire Carnegie get their first...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester stay composed to clinch victory
■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G h ..10 Chester ..........27 A DOMINANT forward display gave Chester a hard-fought win at Preston. They...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders halt late comeback
■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Dings Crus.......33 DINGS crushed Bournemough hearts in the dying moments of an enthralling contest as they...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMax-imum pain for unlucky Ionians
■By CHRIS HUGHES Hull Ionians….20 Rotherham T ..20 MAX Titchener missed two late penalties but Hull Ionians still climbed off the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoThe luck of the Irish for Tigers
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s ..12 Hull ………………….9 MARK Ireland’s penalty after the clock turned red was the difference between the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHome comforts for rampant Rams
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….29 Cinderford ……..7 RAMS ended their twomatch losing streak and maintained their 100 per cent home record...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Waters waltzes to joy
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughb’gh ……23 Sedgley Park..18 THE stellar kicking performance of Owen Waters proved the difference as Loughborough Students edged...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHalf-back duo lead Park to comeback triumph
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Bundle: Rosslyn Park’s Thomas Vaughan-Edwards scores their third try PICTURES: MI News & Sport Ltd ROSSLYN Park head...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFishy day for Field as Pike scores hot hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..33 Huddersfield ..18 A HAT-TRICK from Guy Pike helped Tynedale to maximum points against a Huddersfield side...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoYes we Cam! Fairytale finish seals bonus for leaders
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ….25 Old Eltham’s 12 RICHMOND skipper Cam Mitchell scored his side’s fourth try on a milestone day...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSet-piece supremacy has Ravers rocking on
■By COLIN FREE Caldy ………………25pts Fylde………………..18pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns attributed his side’s hard-fought victory over Fylde to their dominance...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCliffie class sinks Sale as Moseley keep rolling
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….29 Sale ………………24 BIRMINGHAM Moseley maintained their perfect home record but were made to work hard for...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHoppers lose the spring from their step
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..27 Preston G’s ….17 HINCKLEY achieved a crucial win to leapfrog Preston Grasshoppers in the table after...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWoes continue for Canterbury
■By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………28 Canterbury……20 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a hard-fought bonus-point win over Canterbury. Tries from Chris...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRundle runs riot to break record with trio of tries
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….43 Wharfedale ….19 DAN Rundle hit a blistering hat-trick to score in his ninth consecutive National League 2...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoAnscombe pulling the strings for Raiders
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………..10 Worthing ……..24 WORTHING Raiders made fewer mistakes throughout a game played in driving rain and everincreasing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub cope with filthy conditions
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 Bishop’s Sto ..14 A MATCH, the pattern of which was very much dictated by the filthy...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill’s coming to Allianz
SONNY BILL Williams is set to play at Saracens next season but he won’t be wearing another famous black shirt. Instead,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff revival falls just short
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..15 Henley…………..26 ANOTHER gallant and fighting performance by Westcliff ultimately failed to find reward. Early Westcliff pressure...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHartley in talks to end his career
NORTHAMPTON Saints are in discussions with former England skipper Dylan Hartley to call time on his career. The Saints hooker hasn’t...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoKingdom agony over late kick
■By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher …………….10 Taunton…………..8 IT ALL came down to one kick as Esher won a nailbiter over Taunton Titans...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilliams on move to cut the budget?
SARACENS are searching for a winger suggesting they are not confident of hanging onto Liam Williams. Williams, who helped Saracens complete...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBarnes find their form after Hind grabs treble
■By TOM HOLMES Barnes…………..41 Bournem’th ….17 ALEXANDER Hind scored a hat-trick of tries as Barnes ended a run of five straight...
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