National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoReds on song in battle of the Boys
By BEN RODEN Old Red’ians 37 Old Albanian 15 OLD Redcliffians came out on top in the Old Boys game as...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoForesters on fire with pack power
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMcMenamin the hero for Leicester
By ROSS BARNETT South Leicester 30 Hinckley 25 SOUTH Leicester secured their fifth win of the season thanks to a lastminute...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate try reward for bold Juddians tactics
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 27 Bury St Ed 15 TOM Chapman’s score deep into injury-time gave Tonbridge Juddians the bonus...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDavis stamp can’t keep Albion down
By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBeaumont on the money for Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley 48 Macclesfield 26 OTLEY survived a mini revival at the start of the second half to run...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHowe off as hosts edge fiery encounter
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 29pts Birmingham 25pts Making a splash: Jack Simmons dives over to score for Redruth. Right: Harry O’Brien...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBragging rights promotion tilt
By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLewis’ kicking does the business for Lions
By STEVE SMITH Sedgeley Park 19 Leicester Lions 20 DANIEL Lewis’ late penalty saw Leicester Lions come from behind to edge...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp Thomas kick downs Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 14 Guernsey 16 AN OWEN Thomas penalty with the final kick of the match gave Guernsey a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz sees OEs back
By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFighting display leaves Hawks soaring
By NICK PITSON Henley… 42 Old Red’ians…31 THE Dry Leas crowd was treated to ten tries as Henley Hawks got back...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDeadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise
By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes stays calm to steady Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton… 24 Redruth… 15 CLIFTON’S mid season form continued to improve in a game where they enjoyed territorial...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents stutter to Stortford loss
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoKicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track
By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGeese inspired by marvellous Moore
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Wild Geese… 31 Dings… 24 SKIPPER Scott Moore’s excellent all-round performance set Wild Geese on their way to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCinderford in the frame with Alex!
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPack power sees Dale beat leaders
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBattling Bury run into red wall of defiance
By SIMON LORD Bury SE… 3 Rams… 19 RAMS’ promotion juggernaut powered on but they were forced to work over time...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile
By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTom Terrific gives strugglers a boost
By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCanterbury responseis ideal tonic says Pratt
By BRAD HARPER Canterbury… 26pts Taunton… 24pts Full stretch: Canterbury’s Sam Rogers scores and, right, Taunton’s Nik Mason attemps to break...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWarren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset
By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIn-form visitors are snow match for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders’ fans go wild for Batiste clincher
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey… 22 Barnes… 21 LAYTON Batiste’s try five minutes into overtime notched his side a late victory and...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoResilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy
By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFive-star Dale led by Passman and Pike
By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTonbridge race to nine-try rampage
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 12 Tonbridge… 57 DESPITE the scoreline, Albanians were adequate in many areas of an ultimately one-sided...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs show their mettle in victory
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc get knifed as Park edge a thriller
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees see daylight in show of power
By NICK PULLEN Birmingham… 18 Worthing… 0 BEES produced a dogged defensive display to pull off a prized victory and boost...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBradley keeps his cool at the death
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC… 13 Rotherham… 12 SALE FC withstood a savage Rotherham onslaught to eke out a 13- 12...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers enjoy sweet revenge
By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPitch side saliva test to improve concussion diagnosis
By MATT WALKER NEWS EXTRA A SIMPLE pitch side saliva test could in future make almost instant decisions as to whether...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour not good en-Hough in loss
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSharpe cuts Blues open in striking win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersf’d …37 Macclesf’d …19 FLUENT Huddersfield made it three wins on the bounce in an entertaining game that...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoReds run all the way to handy win
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians37 London Irish …22 REDCLIFFIANS played their trademark running rugby and achieved the maximum five points in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford press home advantage
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….29 Sale ………………15 LATE tries from Nick Hankin and Jack Scantlebury confirmed victory for Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFoden provides a fitting farewell
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………31 Sheffield T ….27 ENGLAND international Ben Foden signed off from his stint with boyhood club Chester...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMatt’s the Barnes man of Steele!
By MATT FORD Barnes …………24 Bury St Ed ……24 MATT Steele’s try in virtually the last play of the game completed...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSisi’s set to seize his new chance with Italy
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RENAISSANCE man David Sisi admits he can barely believe his stroke of good fortune after being...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde keep pace with the leaders
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….14 Leicester L……13 FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions. It looked...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEWCASTLE FALCONS SCRUM-HALF HALL CHARLTON IWAS part of the new generation of Newcastle players coming through immediately after the...
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National League One
/ 7 years ago‘Bridge joyous as late try confirms vital win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……28 Esher …………….20 A LAST-GASP bonus point try and a conversion from the touch line rubberstamped a crucial...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCentury maker Ben can toast a good day
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….36 O Albanian ……21 RAMS got a revenge victory over OAs with four unanswered tries before the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAbrahams keeps cool in late drama
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……21 B Moseley ……20 ROTHERHAM grabbed the narrowest of wins in a highly-dramatic climax at Clifton Lane, with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTynedale saved by the Bell in eight try battle
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….28 Tynedale ………35 TYNEDALE recovered from a ten-point first half deficit to seal a five-try victory...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoStruminski strikes to calm the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….27 Birmingham….17 THIS was another game where the crowd were entertained up to the last few minutes...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudent fightback held off in thriller
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……45 L’boro St……….36 CINDERFORD saw off a determined challenge from the Students in a 13- try encounter. The...
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