National Leagues
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLeaders rely on late blitz to seal triumph
By JON EDWARDS A THREE-TRY burst in the final 15 minutes of this closely-fought contest secured leaders Elthamians a crucial bonus...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWild Geese hit for six by flying Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………39 LI Wild Geese..3 FIVEspectacular secondhalf tries finally saw Redruth home to a comfortable bonus-point win. Wild Geese...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy hold nerve in basement battle
By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….15 Cambridge ……12 CALDY beat relegation rivals Cambridge after they turned the game round with a dominant...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees off bottom in basement win
By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham & Soli..39 Guernsey ……..10 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees were the convincing winners of the basement battle, Matt...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCallum teaches Students a lesson
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington ……47 Loughboro’ S..30 CALLUM Mackenzie grabbed a hat-trick for Darlington Mowden Park as they overturned a halftime...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOAs are edged in intense Taunton tussle
By DICK TAUNTON Titans were required to dig deep to find the wherewithal to overcome a determined Old Albanian side on...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDurable Burcham brings up his 150
By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH skipper Markus Burcham has his eyes on promotion after achieving a remarkable personal record of consecutive league...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDesperation motivates TJs to stay
By GARETH WITHERS On the attack: Tonbridge launch a raid. Rams threaten the line PICTURES: Paul Clarke TONBRIDGE Juddians head coach...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSmith at the double as Dings hold on
Dings …………..21 Bury St Eds..14 By JOHN WHITE DINGS returned to winning ways with a hard-fought two-try-to-one victory over Bury St...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRundle hat-trick wrecks South’s big day
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester……19 Stourbridge….34 STOURBRIDGE ran out convincing winners at South Leicester, ruining the hosts’ 100th anniversary celebrations. Dan...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFive-star Cant in West Country win
Clifton …………..17 Canterbury ….39 By ROGER OPIE CANTERBURY showed strong defence in this bonus-point win, allowing Clifton few chances and taking...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs open up a gap with big win
■By ALINA MENUKHIN NATIONAL One bottom side Loughborough Students looked to build momentum on home turf following last week’s win, but...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz seals comeback
■By DAVE MOORE Blackheath …22 Cambridge…27 BLACKHEATHsaw their title bid take a hit on Saturday afternoon as Cambridge put in one...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCase for a defence as Albion roll on and up
■By JOHN BUTCHER PLYMOUTH ALBION head coach Kieran Hallett is targeting a top half finish in National One after his side...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoThree for Linney as Stotford keep winning
■By KEALAN HUGHES Esher …14 B Stortford …27 JOSS Linney scored a hattrick for Bishop’s Stortford as they extended their winning...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeventh-heaven for ruthless Cant
■By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury …46 Redruth…14 CANTERBURY were in seventh heaven after a Sam Rogers brace helped them to a comfortable...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds hit for halfcentury by St Eds
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …57 Old Redcliffs …7 BURY swept aside a hapless Old Boys side amid bitterly cold...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRuthless Juddians keep it tight at the top
■By MATT LONG Barnes…17 Tonbridge J …29 TONBRIDGEJuddians put in a clinical performance as they surpassed Barnes 29-17 to move third...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPrescott holds nerve to seal win
■By DARREN SMITH LI Wild Geese 22 Worthing …19 LIAM Prescott held his nerve to knock over a penalty in the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years ago17 up as Rams run riot at Raiders
■By KATIE DAUNT MAKE that a record 17 straight wins. The league leaders showed no sympathy for injury-wrecked Raiders with this...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFylde go level at top with five-try victory
■By SIMON MOYLE IT WAS a familiar tale at Solstice Park where highflying Fylde comprehensively outplayed the Lions in a convincing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoZebras keep up top four pressure with win
■By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …14 Otley …30 OTLEY maintained their push towards the top of the National 2 North table...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHowe off as hosts edge fiery encounter
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 29pts Birmingham 25pts Making a splash: Jack Simmons dives over to score for Redruth. Right: Harry O’Brien...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Thomas kick downs Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 14 Guernsey 16 AN OWEN Thomas penalty with the final kick of the match gave Guernsey a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHawks grind out battling triumph
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus 10 Henley H 13 HENLEY dug deep to secure a late win against a Crusaders side...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWoodward stars in Taunton victory
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton 27 London IWG 3 TAUNTON overcame an early setback to down London Irish Wild Geese in tricky...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBridge down leaders in war of attrition
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 7 Hull Ionians 3 STOURBRIDGE produced an excellent defensive display to claim victory over table-topping Hull Ionians....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMcMenamin the hero for Leicester
By ROSS BARNETT South Leicester 30 Hinckley 25 SOUTH Leicester secured their fifth win of the season thanks to a lastminute...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBeaumont on the money for Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley 48 Macclesfield 26 OTLEY survived a mini revival at the start of the second half to run...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLewis’ kicking does the business for Lions
By STEVE SMITH Sedgeley Park 19 Leicester Lions 20 DANIEL Lewis’ late penalty saw Leicester Lions come from behind to edge...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField tame Tigers to keep up the chase
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 33pts Sheffield Tgrs 17pts Unstoppable: Huddersfield’s Richard Piper’s eyes light up as he spots the line PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale down Hoppers in smash and grab
By ANTON JONES Preston Grasshoppers 14 Wharfedale 15 A LATE Harry Bullough score saw Wharfedale sneak victory on the road, pushed...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFour-try Fylde earn their keep
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde 31 Tynedale 5 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion after putting four tries past...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTim’s at thetreble to teach Titans a lesson
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham 23 L’boro Stu 29 BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Loughborough Students, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season as...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCroft on song for in-form Chester
By JEREMY RYAN Chester 24 P’boro Lions 5 CHESTER strengthened their promotion bid with a bonus-point victory over Peterborough Lions in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRecord breaking Rams march on in style
By CAM TEMPLE Rams 48 Barnes 14 THER ams broke their club winning streak record with a 16th victory in a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoForesters on fire with pack power
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOliver’s simply the Best in fightba
By BRADLEY WEST Worthing 21 Canterbury 34 OLIVER Best starred as Canterbury pulled off a dramatic late comeback to beat Worthing....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDavis stamp can’t keep Albion down
By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds on song in battle of the Boys
By BEN RODEN Old Red’ians 37 Old Albanian 15 OLD Redcliffians came out on top in the Old Boys game as...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBragging rights promotion tilt
By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLate try reward for bold Juddians tactics
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 27 Bury St Ed 15 TOM Chapman’s score deep into injury-time gave Tonbridge Juddians the bonus...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz sees OEs back
By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIn-form visitors are snow match for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFive-star Dale led by Passman and Pike
By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc get knifed as Park edge a thriller
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDeadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise
By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers enjoy sweet revenge
By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents stutter to Stortford loss
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStour not good en-Hough in loss
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...
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