National Leagues
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoThis Bury win was worth the wait!
■ By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......20pts Dorking...............17pts Winer: Try scorer Andrew Denham and, below, it’s scrum-time PICTURES: Ellen Affleck AN...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoClinical Oundle rewarded for top defensive effort
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..24 Oundle...................... 31 OUNDLE’S defence and ability to take their chances was the differences in this...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoMcPhun settles leaders’ nerves
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant ..................... 19 Old Albanians .......33 IN a match they appeared to be winning comfortably at one...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoCanterbury ruin Botterill’s big day
■ By WILLIAM BULL Esher ........................29 Canterbury .............33 ESHER were edged out by Canterbury in a dramatic encounter, despite a memorable...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoNo refrain from Park with King finishing Lions off
■By MALCOM WRIGHT Leicester L ......13 Rosslyn Park ..26 ROSSLYN PARK kept up the pressure on table-toppers Rotherham Titans, with a...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoMose’s sea of tries splits rocked Tykes
■By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes .......... 17 B Moseley ..............42 SUPERB BIRMINGHAM Moseley sailed to a convincing triumph with a six-try...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoPerfectly done for presentable Albion
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........26 Plymouth A ............50 PLYMOUTH ALBION opened up a 50-point presentation to give Sedgley Park...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoChristmas is early with bonus Sale to celebrate!
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............26pts Tries: Mintern 17, Thunder 26, Dixon 51, Birchall 73 Conversions: Green 27, 52, 74 Blackheath ......21pts...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoChess-like strategy sees Bishops overthrow Dings
■By ROB WALKER Bishop’s S ...............33 Dings C.....................26 BISHOP’S STORTFORD did just enough for the victory, after battling through a feisty...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoRams pull a cracker in crack of the Titans
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 31 Rotherham T .........35 RAMS presented table-topping Rotherham Titans with a late fright, before ultimately being...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoJuddians juggling act is just enough
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 12 Tonbridge J ...........28 VISITORS Tonbridge Juddians’ hard fight saw them hold on for a deserved-win,...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoDean is the hero as Hull secure win No.2
By RICHARD GORE Hull.................... 24 Otley...................18 HULL won a game that saw the lead change hands several times to secure just...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoOscar’s on song as Dale dominate
By AVUYILE SAWULA Scunthorpe............... 5 Tynedale.................47 TYNEDALE got back to winning ways yesterday after dominating Scunthorpe at Heslam Park. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoHosts humbled by hat-trick man Sam
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 12 Hull Ionians............39 BILLINGHAM were left to rue a promising start as Hull Ionians produced a ruthless...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoWill helps to Hunt Tigers on the prowl
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde...................36pts Sheffield T........12pts FYLDE outscored Sheffield Tigers by six tries to two and deserved their maximum league points....
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoSheffield singing in the rain with another success
By STEPHEN BULL Sheffield..................38 Wharfedale............ 13 SHEFFIELD continued their unbeaten season with another bonus-point victory over a gallant Wharfedale. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoLate Owain brace seals the spoils…
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................32 Rossendale ............20 PRESTON edged out fellow Lancashire side Rossendale despite being reduced to 13 men....
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoLeake leads way for big Macc win
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........38 Darlington MP .......24 THIS was the big clash of the weekend, with second and third coming...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoNo gentle let down as good Lucs lose their calm
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.......26 Loughboro S....17 SPIRITED Loughborough Students fought from 26 points down, though lucky Luctonians held out to win...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoRuth unlocked by impressive Chester
By WILLIAM BULL Chester.....................39 Redruth....................28 CHESTER claimed back-to-back victories, emerging from a dominant first half with an 11-point romp of Redruth....
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoShattered Cinders slip to lose the ball
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............14 Camborne................ 19 LEAGUE LEADERS Camborne emerged victorious against a determined Cinderford side who slipped to an unfortunate...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoBarn show no room for error in stable home run
By ADAM CLEARY Barnstaple........19pts Lymm..................12pts Power play: Viliame Kotobalavu on his way to scoring Barnstaple’s first try and, right, the maul...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoHungry Hinckley find their stomach for a festive feast
By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................24 Exeter Uni................ 17 HINCKLEY found their festive fight as they gave supporters plenty to cheer about in...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoSound finish from homely Hornets
■By JACK TREGONNING Hornets .................... 18 Old Redcliffians ... 15 HORNETS dispatched their old rivals the Old Reds, in what turned...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoTitans ooze points to pop Syst open
■By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans .... 51 Syston .....................28 TAUNTON TITANS turned on the style and hit Syston for 50 in...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoDorking follow the Roux script to perfection
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..............41 Havant............... 10 DIRECTOR of Rugby Armand Roux’s prematch prediction that “It will be hard going for...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoSnelling strikes a treble for hosts
■ By PETER CROOT Oundle......................41 Sevenoaks..............36 GRANT Snelling grabbed a hat-trick to secure Oundle the win. Sevenoaks struck first with an...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoEoin hooks the hat-trick for hosts
■ By MATT BROWN Canterbury..............34 Guernsey................... 8 EOIN O’Donoghue grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Canterbury beat Guernsey. The Raiders made...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoDefence wins the day for Welsh
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.................. 0pts London Welsh.... 7pts THIS was a contest that matched the conditions as determined London Welsh...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoHats off to Hema as Bury add to Henley’s woes
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 18 Bury St Ed’s.............54 A SECOND-HALF onslaught from Bury St Edmunds condemned Henley Hawks to their...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoCook condemns leaders to defeat
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians ....... 31 Westcombe P ........40 CONDITIONS were not ideal for a game of running rugby,...
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National League 2E
/ 10 months agoEsher run riot in free-scoring show
■ By NEIL HOPPER Oxford H .................. 17 Esher ........................76 ESHER were straight out of the blocks with a Fergus Donnelly...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoRams on the loose as they hunt down the Lions
By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ..... 24 Rams .................38 RAMS deservedly took the points in a game where their pack proved...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoTykes take step up but TJs take a hike
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 31 Leeds Tykes ..........38 LEEDS Tykes ultimately took the spoils, as heavy weather conditions restricted...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoHard-sell for Sale in Moseley show
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .............. 13 Sale FC..................... 15 IT might well have been on the mind of the referee...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoPumped-up Plymouth kick Titans in tight test
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ......22pts Try: Cornish 68 Conversion: Jenkins 68 Penalties: Jenkins 13, 32, 39, 59, 80 Rotherham T...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoHarding does the hard yards for hardened Heath
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 31 Sedgley Park .......... 3 BLACKHEATH’S simply sensational second-half show, and a fourth hat-trick of the...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoClifton’s Andersen hands fairytale win
By LUKE JARMYN Dings Crusaders ..24 Clifton ......................35 HOOKER Tom Andersen produced a blistering brace, to help assist his Clifton side...
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National League One
/ 10 months agoBlues reign to rain over Park parade
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........27 Bishop’s S ...............28 RAIN-soaked Rosslyn Park were poured by misery, following their agonising defeat to...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoCassidy kicks the visitors to tensest of triumphs
By NICK DOYLE Otley...................20 Fylde................. 24 TWO penalty kicks by Danny Cassidy secured the win for Fylde in a close-fought game....
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoIt’s no fluke that Luke was the star
By AVUYILE SAWULA Scunthorpe............. 19 Billingham..............27 BILLINGHAM showed class and composure to seal victory against Scunthorpe. The team from Greenwood Road...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoIn-form Tigers seal three on the spin
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....36 Preston G................. 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ improving form continued with their third win on the bounce in...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoLeaders forced to graft by gritty Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale............. 8pts Sheffield............14pts BATTLING Tynedale became the first team to deny runaway league leaders Sheffield maximum points this...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoHosts unable to plug a Leake as Dan gets three
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 15 Macclesfield..........43 A STRONG Macclesfield side dominated play in the second half and ran out worthy winners,...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoIonians show no mercy in thrashing
By TOM SANSOM Rossendale ...............0 Hull Ionians ...........53 ROSSENDALE were put to the sword by Hull Ionians, as the visitors ran...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoHull denied by a late Ward penalty
By NEIL MORRIS Darlington MP .......27 Hull............................24 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were able to savour a hard-fought home win over Hull. The...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoBorne pip the action but Barn identity is thrilling
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 34 Barnstaple.......22 CAMBORNE made hard work of their victory over Barnstaple, who threatened dearly for the win...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoForesters luck out but Lough look up
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S.... 17 Cinderford...............38 CINDERFORD took no prisoners as they inflicted a comprehensive defeat on Loughborough Students, who...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoOld Reds hold their heads in nervy end
By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....29 Exeter Uni................20 OLD REDCLIFFIANS earned maximum returns as they saw off Exeter University by nine points....
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoHearts in Chester stung by Hornets
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............26pts Hinckley............55pts AS this scoreline might suggest, Hinckley were simply dominant in this try-fest conquest of well-beaten Chester....
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