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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes pulls the strings for Hawks
By PAUL NICHOLAS Henley..............60 Guernsey ........28 DANIEL Barnes scored 21 points as Henley secured an emphatic 60-28 bonus-point victory at home...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester crumble as title race heats up
By CHRIS PRATT Sedgley Park ....45pts Chester....................7pts A STUNNING secondhalf performance by Sedgley Park saw them run in 38 points and...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJack’s double lifts Barnes to safety
By WILL ALSOP Birming’ & S......5 Barnes..............41 BARNES stormed to a six-try victory, securing their place in National Two South in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField keep play-off hopes alive in thriller
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD bounced back from last week’s disappointment at Chester to claim maximum points. The try bonus win maintains...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSecond-half salvo enough to see off Edmunds
By JACK WILLIAMS Canterbury ....35 Bury St E..........23 CANTERBURY scored 21 second-half points to secure a home victory against Bury St...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDebut delight as Roberts bags two
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........27 Wharfedale ....21 TWO debut tries for teenager Will Roberts took Tynedale to victory in a Yorkshire...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams wrap up the title in fine style at Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................21pts Rams......................45pts THE large crowd of Rams supporters who travelled down the M4 to Bristol arrived with the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoArnold bows out on a high in epic
By ANTON JONES Preston G ........40 Stourbridge....34 IN Paul Arnold’s 450th and final appearance, Preston Grasshoppers edged out Stourbridge. Hoppers took...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWatt a performance! Dan does damage
By CIAN CHEESBROUGH L Irish WG ......5 Old Albanian 61 OLD Albanian scored nine tries in a dominant performance against bottom-of-the-table...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKingdom comes good at the death
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ..........32 Dings ................30 WHAT a way to close the season off at the Commsplus Stadium with a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHarry hat-trick sets up fightback victory
By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor............23 Blackheath ....33 HARRY Fry helped himself to a hat-trick while Chinnor old boy Leo Fielding kept the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders now on verge of survival
By PHIL JONES Worthing ........39 Old R ................33 WORTHING are just one point from safety after they edged out Old Redcliffians...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2E
/ 7 years agoEight-try romp as Hawks show no mercy
■By NICK PITSON Henley…52 LI Wild Geese …0 HENLEY bounced back from last week’s defeat at Canterbury, scoring eight tries without...
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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 agoRams take charge as they go for promotion
■By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams…28pts Redruth…10pts Run in: Miles Lloyd scores the first Rams’ try. Right: Redruth No.9 Jack Oulton box kicks...
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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 agoCanterbury stay calm to halt OAs revival
■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian …5 Canterbury …19 CANTERBURY’S class outweighed Albanian endeavour in this breathless affair. Interestingly, all the points...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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