National Leagues
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCarlisle not your average Joe for leaders
By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’ians ..40 Plymouth Alb 29 FLY-HALF Joe Carlisle kicked 20 points as leaders Old Elthamians won an...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBirmingham’s Bok masters Students
By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….30 L’boro Stu……..29 SOUTH African back-row Graham Geldenhuys notched a try double to help Moseley claim a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEarly blitz does damage for DMP
Darlington MP 24 Esher …………….17 By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park scored three tries in the first 30 minutes to demeoralise...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSix-try Cant too good for troubled Raiders
By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ….38 Guernsey ……..15 SAM Sterling’s double helped inspire Canterbury to a six-try win over Guernsey Raiders to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps ramp it up ahead of pivotal title contest
By GUY WILLIAMS DOUIBLE HIT: Dan Preston- Routledge and Luis Ball stop an Ampthill attack PICTURES: Gareth Siddons AMPTHILL maintained their...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate Kingdom kick wins the day
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….20 Barnes…………..19 TAUNTON Titans used their get-out-of-jail card in the form of a Gary Kingdom penalty with...
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National League One
/ 7 years ago13-man Sale fall as Club triumph with late drama
By ANDREW SMITH TWO late penalty tries gave Blackheath a bonus-point win in an incident-packed encounter at Heywood Road. Sale, who...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley suffer as Park run in early hat-trick
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Pk……31 Hinckley ……….10 SEDGLEY Park led from the start to secure a bonus point win. Three early...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians on fire in a ten-try thriller
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..24 Tonbridge J ..40 UNDER glowering skies, but fortunately dry conditions, a feast of ten tries were...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThe joy of six as Park still right in the mix
By MATT LONG ROSSLYN Park remain in the hunt for promotion after defeating Chinnor in a tight affair at the Rock....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoConstant double makes Lions purr
By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton still rally despite Barnes hat-trick
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………..35 Henley …………40 CLIFTON showed great character in playing 50 minutes of this encounter with 14 players after...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRavers silenced by clinical Foresters
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……27 Caldy…………….25 CINDERFORD edged Caldy in a very tense encounter that remained in the balance right up...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCalle Rivas magic seals bonus point
By LUKE JARMYN On the line: Ryan Parkinson goes into score for Sale PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Sale… 32pts Tries: Parkinson 20,...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlackmore hat-trick inspires win
By PAT SHERRY Ampthill… 59 Caldy… 7 CALDY arrived at Dillingham Park for this re-arranged match on the type of day...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFirst-half barrage sinks nervy Mose
Moseley… 27 Rosslyn Park 45 A CLINICAL five-try first half saw Rosslyn Park take advantage of their game in hand on...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDepleted Macc no match for the Hoppers
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 14 Preston G… 50 MACCLESFIELD were without a glut of regulars and Preston came ready to take...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThree for Holland as Titans suffer
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor… 48 Rotherham… 35 CHINNOR and Rotherham Titans were determined to give the paying public their money’s worth...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarelessTynedale still have enough
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale… 31 Peterboro L… 5 DESPITE producing one of their sloppiest performances, Tynedale still had too much firepower...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian enjoy winning feeling
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 22 Dings… 12 IT’S been a while since Albanian tasted victory so this would have been...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNervous times as Tigers face drop
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T… 3 Sedgley Park 49 SEDGLEY Park gave Tigers a lesson in finishing with seven converted tries...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCozens dashes Bees’ dreams
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli… 28 Clifton… 28 BRAVE Bees suffered a belated blow to their survival hopes when Clifton...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHeadache for Chester as Dacey dashes in for four
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley… 35pts Chester… 7pts Hat-trick try: Callum Dacey scores the third of his four tries for Hinckley PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoChance to make up ground in the chase
Preview Henley v Taunton Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SOMETHING has got to give today when two inform teams with play-off ambitions meet...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMighty Minikin toasts a try treble in big points haul
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 59 S Leicester… 10 HULL Ionians won this re-arranged fixture at a canter, scoring nine tries...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField’s 14 broken by Wellock’s late dash to the line
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 13 Wharfedale… 24 AN 80th minute try by wingman Ralph Wellock brought Huddersfield’s eight game unbeaten run...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester back on track with victory
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJoshua’s on fire from the tee for Barnes
By RICHARD LEWIS Barnes…………20 Dings C …………15 TWO late penalties from Joshua Hammett were enough for Barnes to come from behind...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion back on track as Roth splinter under the pressure
By PADDY MARSH Going over: Jon Dawe gets it down for Plymouth PICTURES: Pinnacle PLYMOUTH Albion bounced back from a heavy...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers happy after another win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….24 Preston G ……27 PRESTONGrasshoppers’ upturn in form continued in a game of fluctuating fortunes at...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury heartbreak at Kingdom kick
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……22 Taunton T ……24 GARY Kingdom’s nerveless penalty on 78 minutes snatched victory for Taunton....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDramatic Lespierre double downs Esher as OEs stay top
Esher ………… 17 Old Elth’s ……34 By PHILIP BENDON DOMINIC Lespierre showed sublime skill to score two late tries as league...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions’ resolve broken by late scores
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions….19 Sedgley P’k….33 TWO late tries by Sedgley Park were enough to battle past a spirited Peterborough...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees are stung by Sterling Sam
By WILL REILLY Canterbury ….38 B & Solihull ……9 CANTERBURY powered to a convincing win over Birmingham & Solihull as Sam...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd stuns Caldy with electric treble
By JAMES BROOKS Blackheath ….46 Caldy…………….32 A SECOND-HALF blitz from Blackheath took the game away from Caldy in an enthralling encounter....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNot at their best but Ionians go top of table
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians……34pts Fylde………………….22pts ?MARTYN Wood admitted his Hull Ionians charges were not at the top of their game...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEdwards hat-trick sees TJs to island success
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey ……17 T Juddians ….35 CHARLES Edwards ran in a hat-trick as Tonbridge Juddians got the better of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRayment to the rescue for Williams
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……10 Cinderford ……6 RICHIE Williams demanded a big reaction from his side after last week’s defeat at...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMorris stays cool to seal dramatic draw
S’bridge ……26 Chester ……26 By DAVE LAWRENCE REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Joshua Morris held his nerve to slot over the last gasp conversion...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHall comes up trumps as Hawks march on
By NICK PITSON Henley………………21pts Redruth………………17pts Flat out effort: Henley’s Alex Bradley dives over the line Off-load: Henley’s David Hyde gets the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBrilliant Bingham strikes to clinch victory
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………37 Moseley ……….30 SPANISH international Emiliano Calle Rivas ran the show as Sale secured another impressive bonuspoint...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley risk it at the last but fall short
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……25 Otley …………….22 OTLEY’S bold bid to snatch a late victory came up dramatically short. Having fought...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton’s defence holds firm under fire
By YASH MUDUMBAI LI Wild Geese 26 Clifton ……….30 CLIFTON won an enthralling encounter away at London Irish Wild Geese by...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale find an extra gear in success
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….44 S Leicester ….20 WHARFEDALE’S late surge gave way to a scoreline that belied a close game of...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams get back to winning ways
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….31 O Redcliffians15 THE RAMS returned to winning ways as they bounced back from defeat last week...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WALES & SWANSEA CENTRE KEVIN HOPKINS Swansea was my club for 13 years (1982- 1993, making 179 appearances) and...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian fightback thwarted by Jack
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian34 Worthing ……34 JACK Forrest earned Worthing a draw after a remarkable comeback had seen Old Albanian...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SEAN LONSDALE EXETER FLANKER It was back in mid- September, on the morning of Exeter’s home game with Sale, that Sean...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSuper Spencer strikes twice for Amps….
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….34 Bishop’s S ……24 SPENCER Sutherland scored twice as Ampthill kept the pressure on Old Elthamians at...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor fall just short of comeback
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………26 Darling’on MP 31 DARLINGTON Mowden Park came away with the spoils after withstanding a heroic fightback from...
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