National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRampant Reds in no mood to fold
■By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff’s 22 Taunton …17 REDS recorded a first ever league win over Taunton, coming back to overturn...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs clinging on to hopes of play-offs
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…31 Worthing …28 TONBRIDGE had to survive a second Worthing comeback to take maximum points at The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFantastic Fin leads Blood & Sand to vital win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……29 Darlington MP15 CAMBRIDGE did the double over Darlington Mowden Park and picked up a crucial bonus-point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc get attacked as Hinck go to full power
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley……….24 Macclesfield 22 THREEtries in six minutes from Hinckley ensured a home win over Macclesfield. It was the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWasteful Club rue missed chances
By DES DIAMOND Blackheath ….12 Bishop’s Stort 21 IN A game where Blackheath had 70 per cent possession and 70 per...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde falter to lose ground at the top
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….14 Fylde …………….13 WHARFEDALE sprung a surprise by beating promotion- chasing Fylde. Wharfedale started with great confidence...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoElementary for three-try Watson
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………29 L’boro Stu……..50 ON A day when Chinnor guaranteed another season in National One, Loughborough Students showed great...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIonians victorious but lose ground
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .22 Preston G ……..15 THE immovable force met the unstoppable object in a titanic forward battle...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeaders ‘get out of jail’ as comeback stuns Park
By WARREN KAY Lethal: Josh Sharp scores for Ampthill Ampthill PICTURES: Tim Bartlett AMPTHILL produced a dramatic fightback victory in the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPassman inspires Dale with five tries at home
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..36 Sheffield T……19 YET another hat-trick for teenager Morgan Passman – his fifth treble of the season...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion feeling gr-eight as valiant Moseley falter
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …54 Birm Mose ….28 IN FRONT of a bumper crowd of 3,556, Plymouth Albion produced one...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOwen the hero for charging Chester
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….57pts Huddersfield ……10pts SHAY Owen scored a hat-trick as Chester strengthened their promotion bid by securing a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs keep up title tilt with stunning triumph
By JOHN MALLON Caldy ………………9 O Elthamians 40 OLD Elthamians plunged Caldy further into the relegation mire and maintained their push...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRundle rumbles for three as Stour soar
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 60 Otley …………..17 DAN Rundle scored a hattrick as nine-try Stourbridge put Otley to the sword. The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFine Foresters fell first-time visitors
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……36 Rotherham……19 CINDERFORD secured a vital win over first-time visitors Rotherham Titans in an excellent game of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRoaring Leicester win battle of Lions
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….29 Leicester L……52 LEICESTER Lions scored eight tries to race past struggling Peterborough Lions. Leicester made a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLambert strikes a double to see off Barnes
■By MIKE MARSH Barnes…15 Clifton…22 AN Alex Lambert double helped Clifton to victory as they beat Barnes at Barn Elm Sports...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOwen holds his Water to sink Sale
By NIGEL SCOTT Esher …………….31 Sale FC …………29 OWEN Waters’ nerveless conversion gave bottomof- the-table Esher a pivotal bonus-point win over...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHandy Andy! Park enjoy life of Riley
By THOMAS WILLIAMS S Leicester……10 Sedgley P ……42 FULL-BACK Andrew Riley scored twice as Sedgley Park came from behind to down...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees inch near safety at Bury
■By SAM WHYTE Bury St Ed’s…26 Birmin’m & S…29 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull got a vital win in their quest for survival...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoShingler signing indicates Ealing ambition
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA EALING Trailfinders have pulled off a coup for next season with the signing of former Cardiff...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMaestro Malcolm sets up the winner
■By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …27 Dings …22 THE Great Escape is still on – for a while yet anyway. There has...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChecksfield tries steer Dale home
■By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Tynedale........27 TYNEDALE fought back from 21-5 down to squeeze home. For a game played in perfect...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPower pack on form to keep the Amps in top spot
■By LUKE JARMYN IT WAS a case of men vs boys as league leaders Ampthill ended their hoodoo of never winning...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc still believe after Hall’s spree
■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 45 Peterborough 31 MYLES Hall scored four tries as Macclesfield kept their slim chances of survival alive...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBergmanas piles the pressure on struggling Caldy
■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..29 Caldy................5 ROTHERHAM’S 15th win of the season not only earned them a maximum of five points but...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIt’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester....24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents crash back to earth as Club rule
■By ALINA MENUKHIN Loughboro’......19 Blackheath....53 FOLLOWING a strong performance against Sale earlier this month, there were high hopes of Loughborough repeating...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStreetwise Chester in charge of key battles
Fylde......................19pts Chester................27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSurvival in sight for in-form Sale
■By STEVE SMITH Sale..................31 Chinnor............22 SALE took a giant step towards safety with a bonus-point win against mid-table Chinnor to move...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSix-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge
■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley........19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEsher hit by late Moseley maul
■By BRIAN DICK Moseley..........29 Esher................27 LAURENCE Cowen’s mauled try two minutes from time gave Birmingham Moseley their third bonus point victory...
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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 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 agoGrayson inspires young Saints to cup glory
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON fly-half James Grayson led his team to the first trophy of the season as Saints overcome Saracens in...
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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 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 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 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 2E
/ 7 years agoCanterbury save Best until last to until last to
■By BRAD HARPER Oh yes! Canterbury’s Tom Best scores the winning try and, right, Henley’s Jake Albon touches down PICTURES: Phillipa...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGeese caught flapping by ace Raiders
■By AMY ADDISON-DUNNE LI Wild Geese 38 Guernsey......47 GUERNSEY Raiders won the day in a high-scoring contest as they bettered London...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders Rammed aside at home
■By JANE CARRYMORE Worthing..........7 Rams................53 RAMS ran in no less than nine tries as they put in a performance to remember,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate Oulton miss proves costly
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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