National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWharfedale fend off Tigers revival
■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield........20 Wharfedale....22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRoutine task for ruthless Sedgley
Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge......7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians maintain perfect record at Taunton
■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton..........10 Tonbridge......22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSafety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees hit the hive in standout win
■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians... 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings barrage Reds in early blitz
■By JOHN WHITE Dings................22 Redcliffians..17 A SUPERB first-half performance paved the way for Dings’ victory over Old Redcliffians at Shaftesbury Park....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFive-star OEs stay in the title battle
■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBattling Ionians have an eye on nationals
■By NICK DOYLE Otley................24 Hull Ionians..29 IONIANS overcame a 17- point deficit to maintain their ambition of returning to National League...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton battle to points in scrappy contest
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton..............24 Bury..................22 CLIFTON took the spoils in a game that will be remembered more for the excitement of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson seals dramatic victory
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Dead-eye: Chris Johnson kicks the winning goal PICTURE: Gareth Lyons TEAMS TYNEDALE: Parker; Passman, Checksfield, Burden, Beaumont;...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd is up to 20 with his timely double
By BEN JONES Blackheath ….31 Cinderford …….7 JAKELloyd scored his 19th and 20th tries of the season in a dominant bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDefiant Cornish calm the opening storm
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford take a victory to the Bank
By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 Bishop’s Sto 16 A TOMMY Banks penalty with the final kick of the match denied Caldy...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGuernsey benefit from Bird in hand
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood & Sand left heartbroken again
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Rotherham ….24 CAMBRIDGE once again contrived to lose a game they could and should have won as...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSalt’s red leaves a bitter taste for Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….14 Otley …………….25 ALEX Salt’s early red card cost Hinckley as they were comfortably overturned by Otley at...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPatience required by eager Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmpthill take a big stride towards title as OE’s falter
By WARREN KAY Power: Mama Molitika scores for Ampthill PICTURES: Iain Frankish, Actuance Photography THE top-of-the-table clash resulted in Ampthill’s biggest...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders stunned by hungry Tigers
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .27 Sedgley Park 34 SEDGLEY Park became the first side to win at Hull this season...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoNine-tr y Albanian tur n it on when needed
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPower urges Park to cut out the errors after win
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher ………….13 Rosslyn Park 17 KIERAN Power vowed to get less errors from his side as Rosslyn Park...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpence score has Preston hopping
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams pile up points with easy victory
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams ………………….42 pts Taunton Titans 21pts MERCILESS Rams went through the 40- point barrier for the 12th time...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion making the most of home comforts
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 42 Darlingt’n MP 29 PLYMOUTH extended their winning run at home to six matches with victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson effort shocks Lions at the death
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes treble is trumped by Bar nes’ hero
By MATT LONG Barnes ……….28 Worthing ……26 OLIVER Smith’s dramatic late try clinched victory for Barnes. Despite a Curtis Bar nes...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoloney shines in Moseley rout
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor ………….7 Bir Moseley….41 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a powerfully dominant display to dispatch a poor Chinnor. The visitors’...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOwen in for two as Chester close gap
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCanterbury send Geese over edge
By MATTHEW BALDWIN L Wild Geese .13 Canterbury ….45 A RUTHLESS secondhalf display by Canterbury consigned the Wild Geese to relegation....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSale get sunk by five-star Students
By AMY WALMSLEY L’boro Stu…….33 Sale FC …………17 CAMERON Jordan’s try double inspired Loughborough Students to a five-try win over Sale...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPassman double downs struggling Blues
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs finally crack 12 men of Dings
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStooke proving versatility playing blindside
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BATH enforcer Elliott Stooke insists his recent stint on the blindside flank has put him in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour star Rundle rumbles in for four
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton stars in South thrashing
By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford secure derby-day spoils
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto ..24 Cambridge ……..6 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a crucial win over local rivals Cambridge to move further...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNervy time before Macc stride home
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..31 Sheff Tigers ..17 MACCLESFIELDsecured their first win since December, as they boosted their survival chances with a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoA Red tide rises with bonus-try onslaught
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….33pts Old Albanian ……15pts Reaching out: Jake Clemson of Redruth dives over for a try THREE tries...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLowes set for return at Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA EALING TRAILFINDERS have been talking to former Yorkshire Carnegie boss Jimmy Lowes about a coaching role...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers find way through as Dale frustrate
By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..21 Tynedale ……….5 GRASSHOPPERS moved two places up the table by exacting revenge for a close...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDenham the latest hero for super Rams
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………..19 Rams …………..48 RAMPANT Rams underlined their title credentials with a comfortable eight tries to three victory...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMcKibbin to be a ref
LONDONIrish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin will be retiring at the end of the season to join the referee coaching ranks in Australia....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHomage to Ionians as they hold on with 13
By LUKE JARMYN Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury survive the blitz to nip home
Worthing ……..22 Bury St Eds ….24 By DAVE MOORE JAID Wiltshire was the hero for Bury St Edmunds as his two-try...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOwen to Coventry
DONCASTER centre Will Owen has signed for Championship rivals Coventry with immediate effect. The 25-year-old, who has spent the last two...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton tries top-and-tail Fylde’s triumph
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………54 Stourbridge ..10 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with this victory. A profitable...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKelly treble proves a winner for Bees
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli ..33 LI Wild Geese 12 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees threw themselves a relegation lifeline at...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley power play proves decisive
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….35 P’boro Lions……5 OTLEY ran away with the game in the first half, scoring five converted tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoShay has Chester in cruise control
By CONNOR McLOUGHLIN Chester…………59 S Leicester……12 SHAY Owen grabbed a hat-trick of scores as Chester cruised past South Leicester. The No.8...
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