National Leagues
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCollins and Harrison help
By LEE SIMS Sedgley P…80 Sheffield T…19 SEDGLEY Park head into their promotion play-off in fine form after racking up 80...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoSorry, but this Shields talk just smacks of desperation
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Pinning his colours: Brad Shields was part of the New Zealand U20...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSedgley run riot
Bubbling: Sale celebrate winning the title PICTURES: Ian Palfreyman Looking for gaps: Sam Stelmaszek tries to break through There was no...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley sunk by five-star Ampthill on road
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …36 Birmingham Moseley ...5 AMPTHILL reiterated their league status over Birmingham Moseley at Dillingham Park as they...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFive-try Stour too good for Otley
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…31 Otley………5 STOURBRIDGE shrugged off their ill-discipline to record a comfortable victory over mid-table Otley. The hosts started...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy end season with Stortford win
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …18 Bishop’s Stort…28 CALDY and Bishop’s Stortford rounded off tremendous debut seasons in National One with Stortford...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale edge closer to safety with win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…30 Macclesfield…21 WHARFEDALE crept closer to safety as they downed Macclesfield at the Avenue. The result keeps Wharfedale...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMorley magic too much for Fylde
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…29 Fylde …7 ROSS Stewart signed off as Cambridge director of rugby with five perfunctory points against relegated...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
EHREN PAINTER NORTHAMPTON TIGHT-HEAD PROP Ehren Painter’s first two Premiership matches for Northampton could hardly have been more contrasting. Making his...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark ditch the arrogance to secure their survival
By NEALE HARVEY Opener: Nick Lovell scores Park’s first try PICTURES: David Whittam HEAD coach Kieran Power vowed to improve Rosslyn...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBarnstaple down despite success
By DAVE REED Barnstaple……17 Wimbledon…14 BARNSTAPLE won this battle at the bottom but they and Wimbledon were relegated from National 2...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRecord crowd sees Cov consign Hull to the drop
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry …38 Hull Ionians …21 CHAMPIONS Coventry wrapped up their season on a winning note in front of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRice is boiling hot with fine brace
By CALLUM BURNS Broadstreet…21 Taunton T……26 BROADSTREET came close to a shock victory to sign off their time in National 2...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents survive despite defeat to Mowden
By OSCAR MORTIMER L’boro St …17 Darlington MP24 THEY may have lost but a losing bonus point was still enough for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChinnor demolish Clifton in very fine display
By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor…52 Clifton……14 SOUND second-half performance by Chinnor will give them confidence ahead of facing Sedgley Park in the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher sparkle to whitewash OEs
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians0 Esher …30 ESHER ended the season in some style with a fourtry victory and performance every...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoReds save the best till last to beat drop
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians…34pts Redruth………12pts Touchdown: Old Redcliffians crash over Held: Redruth wing Lewis Vinnicombe is stopped PICTURES: John White...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIll-discipline costs Club on travels
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A…29 Blackheath …5 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their pursuit of a third-place finish in National One as...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWorthy champions toast title with victory
By DANIEL BOULTON Cinderford …34 Canterbury …12 CHAMPIONS Cinderford celebrated their successful season with a comfortable win over Canterbury to conclude...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCoventry are set to sparkle now says Nilsen
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA TOP-CLASS facilities and a host of impressive new signings will ensure Coventry thrive in next season’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCooke saves the Geese from drop
By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG…19 Worthing……26 JACK Cooke’s late try secured Geese’s league survival despite losing to a resurgent Worthing at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley snatch late win to down Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon…36 Hinckley…40 MARK Deaville’s last-gasp try helped Hinckley see off a spirited comeback from Blaydon. For 40 minutes...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRams smash an easy half-century
By CAMERON TEMPLE Red’nsians……51 Henley……0 THE Rams were dominant throughout as they thrashed Henley, scoring a half-century with no reply at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester survive late Dale fightback
By TOM GALLAGHER Chester…34 Tynedale…33 CHESTER held off a late fightback from Tynedale to win by a single point and finish...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years ago14-man TJs do double over the Bury
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …38 Bury St Ed……26 TONBRIDGE Juddians secured a sixth-place finish with their 17th win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField score six to wrap up season
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD’S first season back in National Two North came to a lively end with a six-try win at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSizzling Students serve up a dream dozen
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….38 L’boro S…………81 LOUGHBOROUGH Students eased their relegation fears with an incredible 12-try thrashing of fellow strugglers...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill launch second-half romp
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians….16 Ampthill ……….42 HULL Ionians succumbed to a resurgent Ampthill side for a result that virtually condemned...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPlymouth recover to pile on pressure
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian .21 Plymouth A ….24 ALBANIANS’ search for survival became a little more desperate when they allowed...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNew-look Saints can help my England bid – Hill
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY FORGOTTEN Northampton tighthead Paul Hill is banking on new coaches and the arrival of All Black...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoVisitors in Luc as victory ensures survival
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….10 Luctonians ….24 LUCTONIANS went to Cross Green needing a win to ensure their survival, and got...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield down as Park shine in sun
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P’k….75 Sheffield …….14 SEDGLEY Park ran riot at as they scored ten tries against Sheffield at Park...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWorthing dig deep to claim crucial away win
By DAVE HUGHES Barnstaple……22 Worthing …….36 WORTHING had to dig deep as they secured a bonus-point victory over a spirited Barnstaple....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSalt the star as Hinckley triumph
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….40 Chester…………24 ALEXANDERSalt scored a first-half hat-trick for Hinckley as they romped to a bonus-point victory against Chester....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams end Clifton winning streak
By ROGER OPIE Clifton ………….19 Red’sians…….29 CLIFTON’S five match winning run came to an end as they lost to Redengsians in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc hit back for triumph over the Bridge
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesf’ld ….50 Stourbridge….33 MACCLESFIELD recovered from a slow start to show flair and skill as they defeated Stourbridge...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford clinch title after fightback
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….19 Cinderford……24 CINDERFORD clinched the National 2 South title as they battled back from 14...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWin takes Sale within reach of league title
By HARRY EVERETT Sale……………………45pts Huddersfield ……10pts SALE are just one win away from promotion to National One but director of rugby...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOwen brace inspires Geese victory
By NICK PITSON Henley………….19 LI Wild Geese 36 GEORGE Owen scored two tries as London Irish Wild Geese ease their relegation...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMellor at the double for clinical Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T .23 Leicester L ….10 TWO tries from Tigers wingman Greg Mellor firmly ensured National 2 North...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRogers at the double in perfect send off
By JAMIE ASHBEE Send-off: Tom Rogers scores Canterbury’s opening try on his last home game before retiring PICTURES: Phillipa Hilton CANTERBURY’S...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Basil brushes off Caldy challenge
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher…………….42 Caldy…………….28 BASIL STRANG’S secondhalf try saw a revived Esher cruise to victory over Caldy at Molesey Road....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bean hits five in South win
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….48 Blaydon ……….34 SOUTH Leicester record a thrilling victory over Blaydon as winger Myles Bean scored...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDeparting trio help Reds to home victory
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …….36 Broadstreet 24 REDRUTH had the tryscoring bonus point secured by half-time in what proved to be...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCambridge trump careless Bishops
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….27 Cambridge……33 BISHOP’S Stortford coughed up the ball too much and with it derby bragging rights...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWoodhead wins it for Wharfedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …….22 Wharfedale….24 WHARFEDALE moved out of the drop zone with a dramatic win at highflying Tynedale. The...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPerfect ten helps Juddians to win
By KEITH BROOKING T Titans ……….26 T Juddians ….66 TONBRIDGE Juddians produced a sensational away performance as they ran in ten...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub front row pack a big punch
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….28 Old Eltham’ns 23 ON a damp dark day in December it was the Elthamian backs that...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDons win to keep survival bid alive
By MATT BALDWIN Wimbledon ….55 O Redcliffians17 WIMBLEDON kept their chances of survival alive with a fine eight-try victory over an...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSupreme Seals puts Park into uncharted waters
By JOHN WILKINSON Fast and furious: Darlington score, right and, left, a Coventry attack is stopped PICTURES: Nick Meredith MOWDEN Park...
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