National Leagues
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWilliams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker
By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAsiedu double settles mid-table bun fight
By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThree in a row as Tynedale continue to fire
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRoberts inspires Esher to vital win
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBurnhill too hot to handle for Stour
By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents upset the odds in thriller
By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders shocked by perfect Preston
By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMatavesi: French victory has us all believing
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIce-cold Greg denies Dale at the last
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester pile more misery on limp Lions
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMcLean strikes late for Raiders in draw
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoClassy Collins dazzles as Sedgley soar
By MARK COOPER Sedgley P …43 S Leicester.24 SOUTH Leicester were on the receiving end of a firsthalf blitz as Sedgley...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFast-starting Bury too good for Bees
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull …17 Bury St Ed …33 BURY blew bottom-of-thetable Bees away in the opening quarter and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester back on track with tight win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.15 Chester …21 A STIRRINGsecond-half display saw Chester claim their tenth win of the campaign. Bouncing back from...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton cut loose to see off Barnes
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …44 Barnes …24 CLIFTONplayed some of their best rugby of the season in the final quarter to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc attack cuts through Hinckley
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 33 Hinckley …21 MARSHALLGadd’s Macclesfield secured a huge bonus-point win over Hinckley to move offthe bottom of...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGrimes at the double to end OAs’ run
By RICHARD JONES Canterbury …24 Old Albanian.12 CHARLIE Grimes’ two tries ensured Canterbury kept up pace with the Rams at the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams stay top thanks to fine win in Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Rams…32pts High jump: Jamie Gutteridge claims the ball for Rams. Right: Redruth’s Sam Stevens driven over...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings debutant Clark offto a flying start
By JOHN WHITE Dings C …38 Guernsey …1 DINGS made it back-toback bonus-point wins after battling past valiant Guernsey at Shaftesbury...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz seals it for Hawks
By ELLA JERMAN LI Wild Geese 15 Henley Hawks38 HENLEY ran in four second-half tries to get back to winning ways...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHull rally again to secure another victory
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians....31 Otley................21 LEAGUEleaders Hull Ionians rallied from an early setback for a second week on the spin...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSouth end run of six defeats in shock win
By ROSS BARNETT South Leic..........35pts Huddersfield......29pts SOUTH Leicester ended a six-game losing streak with an impressive victory over high-flyers Huddersfield. Matthew...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes’ boot is crucial as Bury downed
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 13 Clifton..............17 CHRIS Rovery and Will Pomphrey scored secondhalf tries to earn Clifton a rare...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero Harrison is the difference
By NICK PULLEN Stourb’dge …36 Sedgley P....29 STOURBRIDGE stopped a recent run of poor results with a thrilling victory over Sedgley...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years ago14-man Reds clinch tight affair
By MATT LONG Barnes..............12 Redruth............14 JACK Oulton starred as Redruth battled to victory away at Barnes. Despite being a mandown for...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPassman stars in Tynedale success
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale........32 Leicester L......17 TYNEDALE did enough to record back to back wins for the first time this season,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders plummet while Geese soar
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey........17 London IWG....20 LONDON Irish Wild Geese were good value for their win as they inflicted a sixth...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBroadley hat-trick wins it for Tigers
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale....26 Sheff Tigers …35 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ backs were the key as they put in a sparkling display to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRampant Rams too good for poor Worthing
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams................41 Worthing........12 BEN Henderson scored two mores tries in his fine season as the Rams surged to an...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoA double Best and delight for Shepherd
By NICK PITSON Henley..................29pts Canterbury..........32pts Lowe and behold: Henley’s Marcus Lowe can find no way through the Canterbury defence, left, as...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTaunton judder to a halt in Tonbridge
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 46 Taunton........17 TAUNTONcontinued their poor run of form, slipping to a third successive defeat at the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEsher in bottom two as Williams dazzles
By BRADLEY WEST Esher................21 B’ham Mose..38 FLY-HALF James Williams starred as Birmingham Moseley beat Esher to leapfrog their fellow strugglers in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDerby-day delight for dominant Dings
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff’s 13 Dings Cru’s....32 HARRY Tovey scored two tries as Dings Crusaders romped to an impressive derby-day...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half Park blitz sinks Albion
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 21 Rosslyn Park..35 PLYMOUTH Albion slipped to their fourth successive defeat when they were beaten by...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSting in the tail is too much for Bees
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians32 Birm & Soli......15 TWO late tries secured Old Albanians the points in a scrappy contest against...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford Duff up blunt Cinderford
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........0 Bishop’s Stor..11 BISHOP’S Stortford gained a well-deserved victory over a strangely out of sorts Cinderford team. The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoNagle-Taylor’s brings Titans late show vital win
By JOHN MALLON ROTHERHAM director of rugby Martin Jenkinson heaped praise on Seb Nagle- Taylor as the Titans came out of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDutch courage by Holland is a Chinnor winner
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor........28 Sale................21 ANOTHER match in this most competitive and evenly balanced of seasons went down to the wire...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents edged as Tarrant runs riot on return
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath....39 L’boro Studs..32 JOE Tarrant collected 19 points on his return to action, as Blackheath held on to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps dig in to resist DMP surge
By WARREN KAY Ampthill..........40 DMP..................29 AN entertaining afternoon at Olne Field saw Ampthill claim the majority of 69 points in a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoAway joy for Fylde following scrappy tussle
By CONNOR SMITH Chester..............7 Fylde................16 CHESTER lost their first game in five matches as they were downed at home to Fylde....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoElthamians ruin the Ayrton party
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......17 Old Eltham’s..20 THREE tries from highflying Old Elthamians spoiled the party at Grantchester Road as Cambridge co-captain...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSuperb Hinckley in seventh heaven
By DEAN THOMPSON Hinckley..........49 Preston G..........5 HINCKLEY ran in seven tries as they brushed aside the challenge of Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup agony is providing motivation says Amor
NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor has named his 12-man squad for the opening round of the World Sevens Series which takes place...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions hit back for courageous win
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions..14 Macclesfield..12 PETERBOROUGH Lions fought back from 12-0 down at half-time to eventually see off Macclesfield and...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClassy Chinnor strike late at Mose
By STEVE MAHER B Moseley ……33 Chinnor…………40 CHINNOR came from almost 20 points down to secure a dramatic lastminute win at...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury’s 12 cannot keep out Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………20 Bury St Ed’s ….20 REDRUTH came from behind to snatch a draw in the 18th minute of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSuper Sale teach Students a lesson
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………38 Loughbor’h S 31 SALE ran in three second-half tries to come from behind and beat an...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPritchard miss lets OEs off the hook in edgy draw
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians 13pts Tries: Dockery 13 Conversions: White 37 Penalties: White 5, 49 Leading the charge: Ben King...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeaders crumble as Cinderford salvage draw
By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD recovered from a 22-7 deficit at halftime to earn themselves a draw against league leaders Blackheath. In...
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