National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoRaiders’ revenge as slick passing pays off
By STEVE WHITEMAN Colchester....... 21 Guernsey..........29 GUERNSEY avenged their home defeat earlier in the season by beating Colchester 21-29. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoBarnes do their work early for win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 31 Barnes...................... 41 CELEBRATIONS to mark Ben Cooper’s 150th cap for Bury fell flat as...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoFive-try flurry sees Dorking home
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................43 Havant...................... 17 FIVE tries in the third quarter of this pulsating game saw Dorking take control after...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoTJ’s close in on title as Curtis runs amok
By ALISTAIR BEYNON On the attack: Shaydn Osgood seals the win for TJ’s while, below, Will Benning defends for Henley PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoTwin hat-tricks for Canterbury in fun 10-try rout
By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................29 Canterbury..............66 A SUNNY Horspath Road saw a confident Canterbury efficiently dismantle their hosts in a ten-try...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoMighty Oaks edge brave Worthing
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............38 Worthing..................29 SEVENOAKS secured a high-octane victory over Worthing at a sunny Knole Paddock. The hard ground felt...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoAlexander proves great at the death
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........48 Old Albanians........ 50 OLD Albanians squeezed another victory in their impressive winning run at Westcombe Park....
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoGanley plans to ditch grey London for life in the sun
By BEN JAYCOCK Fighting for Esher: Prop Conor Ganley SUNSHINE-hunting prop Conor Ganley hopes to help Esher survive in National One...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoSale maul Lions and survive a dogged fightback
■By HOLLY DAISY Leicester L ...... 31 Sale FC..............37 SALE held off a second-half fightback from the Leicester Lions to secure...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoRichmond show their class in romp
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Richmond ............... 50 LEAGUE leaders Richmond handed Sedgeley Park a second-half beating at Park...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoNo sympathy as Darlo crushed
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............69 Darlington MP .......14 WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoRosslyn make Albion pay in second-half comeback
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ..... 24pts Rosslyn Park ...30pts Tries: Williams 16, Boughton 40, Hill 65 Conversions: Putt 16, 40,...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoBishop’s pack lead the way as Esher flounder
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............52 Esher ........................28 BISHOP’S Stortford’s powerful pack proved the difference as they took advantage of some...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoBlackheath ease to convincing win
nBy BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...26 Blackheath.............43 A POOR start for the visitors, kicking the ball dead from the start, was probably...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoSensational Rams down the Titans
nBy RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................30 Rotherham T.......... 19 A SENSATIONAL Rams’ performance saw the hosts stun second-placed Rotherham Titans in an againstthe-odds...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoHamish Ferguson wants strong finish for Bishop’s Stortford to put a gloss on a tough year
By Ciara Fearn Bishop's Stortford lock Hamish Ferguson is optimistic his team can produce a strong finish to a difficult season...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoMinikin makes the hosts pay for slow start
nBy BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....33 TYNEDALE paid the price for a woeful first half, and although they improved in the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoDale celebrate a magnificent seven
nBy EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale........... 44 Lymm........................27 WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter. There was...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoRoss is top of the Bill with a late try
nBy MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Chester.....................23 BILLINGHAM secured a dramatic victory after a tense and thrilling encounter. Chester started the game in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoArcher on target as the Tigers triumph
nBy RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 21pts Sheffield T........29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoPack takes the Tykes forward in promotion bid
nBy BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Fylde......................... 15 LEEDS Tykes took a giant step towards their promotion target with a forward-orientated win...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoMaycock’s magic is key for Gate
nBy NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Harrogate................24 HARROGATE secured the bonus-point win in the first half, taking them out of the immediate...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoIn-form Fisher is the hat-trick hero
nBy MIKE PILLBEAN Sheffield..................40 Preston G................. 18 SHEFFIELD turned on the style in difficult conditions to grab yet another five-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoCoach thanks crowd for lifting Havant over line
■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................25pts Oxford H............. 19pts Holding firm: Havant’s Will Perry fighting for a cross field kick against Quins Harry...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoHeartache for Barnes after late penalty drama
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................24 Old Albanians........26 IN a cracking open game played partially in an electrical storm, OAs deservedly won 24-26...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoTheo flies in with a brace to seal it for Dorking
nBy RORY MORROW Guernsey..........29 Dorking..............31 THEO WILLIAMSON’S second-half double helped Dorking come from behind to edge out Guernsey. Guernsey struck first...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoPark blitz blows the Oaks down
nBy STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............28 Westcombe P......... 41 WESTCOMBE Park enjoyed a compelling victory over Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock after a 20-minute...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoNervous Worthing seal it at the death
nBy ABI BENCE Worthing..................32 Colchester..............24 IN what was a must-win match for Worthing, with Colchester six points ahead of them in...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoCanterbury cling on in a nail-biter
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Canterbury.............. 31 Henley......................28 CANTERBURY triumphed in a nail-biting clash with Henley thanks in part to the boot of...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoTJs come out on top in 12-try thriller
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 41 Bury St Edmunds..34 TJs took maximum points from a high-quality game that was only secured...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoBarnes must gain an edge to take the National Two East title they crave
By George Wellbelove Promotion-chasing Barnes are looking to create history as they arrive full throttle into the final stages of the...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoFogerty finds the way for Old Reds’ success
■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 24 O Redcliffians.32 OLD Redcliffians got the better of Exeter University in a hard-fought battle. The...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoStudents have to work hard to win
■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....49 Devonport S............45 LOUGHBOROUGH Students marked their return to Epinal Way with a narrow victory over Devonport....
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoRandell adds to Bournville’s woes
■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Luctonians..............38 OWEN Randell broke Bournville’s hearts with an opportunist late try that nudged the chocolate men closer...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoLate tries so crucial in Clifton title bid
■By JOSH THOMAS Hornets.............. 24pts Clifton.................36pts CLIFTON kept the pressure on leaders Camborne after they scored twice in the final five...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoHero Hennessy at the helm as hosts triumph
■By BILL HOOPER Camborne................26 Cinderford............... 14 CAMBORNE put their defeat at Luctonians behind them, overcoming a rugged Cinderford to maintain the...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoVowles lights up a game for purists
■By MO SHER Redruth...................... 8 Hinckley.................. 17 WITH both sides in a comfortable mid-table position – separated by just a point...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoSinclair try ‘one of the season’s best’
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....38 Macclesfield..........33 THIS proved an end-toend game in which both teams scored five tries. The Titans opened...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoCameron hat-trick decisive as Park hold edge
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ..29 B Moseley .......22 ROSSLYN Park held off a late charge by Moseley to secure a...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoIt’s many happy returns for Luckas
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........38 Sedgley Park ........29 WINGER Luckas Sableman-Blue marked his return to Rotherham Titans with a try...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoHalf-century Sale celebrate success
■By GARETH DANIELS Harry G Sale FC.....................54 Dings Crusaders ..38 SALE notched up a half-century of points to beat Dings in...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoLions take a large leap to securing survival
■By JOE SANTAMARIA Esher .................. 15pts Tries: Vajner 15, Walters 48 Conversion: Morley 49 Penalty: Morley 38 Leicester Lions...26pts Tries: Allen...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoIn-form Josh playing it Smart to inspire the hosts
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............39 Rams ........................33 THIS was a breathless encounter with an undercurrent of molten lava that threatened to...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoSmith treble does so much damage
■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP....... 12 Bishop’s S................ 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were looking to bounce back from their heavy loss...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoMagnificent Mond are just too strong
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................54 Plymouth A................0 TOP-of-the-table Richmond put in a real statement performance in beating a shell-shocked Plymouth Albion by...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoBills land big shock as Lymm downed at home
■ By ETHAN BENTS Lymm.................22 Billingham.......35 STRUGGLERS Billingham claimed a surprise victory over high flyers Lymm at Crouchley Lane. Billingham were...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoVerity magic turns bruising contest
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 15 Wharfedale............ 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoTigers show the fight to beat drop
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoTykes forwards and ref’s whistle defeat Chester
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 26 Leeds Tykes........... 41 THIS was a match of contrasts, with the first-half exciting and hotly contested,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHarrogate hopes left in balance after loss
■By MARK GARRETT Steal: Tynedale with a critical turnover and, below, Tynedale scrum-half James Telford clearing the ruck PICTURES: Daniel Kerr...
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