National Leagues
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd’s double gets ball rolling for Club
By STEVE JACKSON BLACKHEATH scrumhalf Stef Liebenberg bossed the game for an hour on his return to Grantchester Road as former...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton’s brave 14 still good enough to win it
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …31 B’ham & Soli …22 CLIFTON played the entire second half with 14 players, but it was...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoKpoku provides a scare for Caldy
By JOHN MALLON THERE was relief at the final whistle as Caldy continued their unbeaten home run despite a spirited second-half...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRobinson quality proves decisive for TJs
By SIMON LORD A LAST-MINUTE Will Robinson penalty denied Bury St Edmunds a losing bonus point in this lowscoring match that...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRayment pops up to damp Amps’ spirits
By WARREN KAY ALEXRayment’s try on the stroke of half-time proved decisive as Cambridge got the better of Ampthill in difficult...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers run into wall of defiance by Dale
By JOHN CLARK THIS White Rose v Red Rose derby was eagerly anticipated with both teams on 11 points – and...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes battle but Rams rumble on
By DAVID SAUNDERS LEAGUE leaders Rams pulled themselves over the line with a dogged performance to beat a valiant Barnes side...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCallum leaves it late to stun Mose
By DAVE LAWRENCE MOSELEY’S miserable season continued as their visitors from the North East snatched a last-gasp try to secure victory....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDay to remember for legend Wilson
By MALCOLM KNOWLES THIS comfortable victory was a fitting result for Sam Wilson, who made his 200th senior appearance and also...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTitans and Wild Geese defy rain
By MAX MATHEWS TAUNTON overcame a spirited Wild Geese side in a topsy-turvy encounter which saw more than a point a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClub hit top form to ease past Park
By GRAHAM COX A FINAL tally of three tries to nil and quite possibly Blackheath’s best period of rugby this season...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions roar at last with four-try blitz
By ROSS BARNETT LEICESTERLions secured their first win of the season thanks to a four-try second-half performance. Devon Constant opened the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoNo honey for Bees following last-gasp winner
By CIARAN THOMAS REDRUTH came from behind to make it three wins in a row, although they survived a late scare...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeaders Caldy suffer on long journey south in Albion loss
By PADDY MARSH Young flier: Jon Dawe goes over for Plymouth’s fourth try PICTURES: Sean Hernon/PPAUK Held: Cam Setter of Plymouth...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc’s victory sealed by super Davies
By BEN JAYCOCK JORDAN Davies pulled the strings as Macclesfield came from behind. Otley opened the scoring early on with a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks on the march but Dings fight hard
Diving over: Try for Henley’s David Hyde Right: Henley’s Alex Bradley tussles with Dings PICTURES: Steve Karpa By NICK PITSON HENLEY...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLogan leads Esher fightback to end Cinderford away run
By WILL BECKMAN GRAHAM Logan’s secondhalf try earned Esher their second win of the season after a tight contest against Cinderford...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDerby day delight as Hinckley pull clear
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT LEADERS Hinckley still remain the only undefeated side in the division following this victory over neighbours South Leicester...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLaser-guided Young sees off the Raiders
By KIERAN JACKSON CANTERBURY won their fourth match of the season as they overcame Worthing in a competitive affair at the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoNo way through for Chinnor attack
By JOHN ASHFIELD CHINNOR welcomed back old rivals Bishops Stortford to a wet and cold Kingsey Road for a fierce error-strewn...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoYoung strikes late to lift depleted Lions
By SIMON MOYLE PETERBOROUGH finally found their winning ways against previously unbeaten Chester. Fly-half Ben Young’s try three minutes from time...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJones double in vain for Old Reds
By BRIAN QUINN ALBANIANS took four league points this week after Tom Bednall amassed 14 points and his side took chances...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans teach the Students a lesson
By RYAN STEVENS ROTHERHAM Titans appear to have recovered from a slow start to life in National One as they made...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRodgers injury is Tynedale concern
By BRIAN TILLEY AT the fifth time of asking, Tynedale got their first win of the season with a nine-try demolition...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGuernsey shine to down Clifton
By MEGAN JONES GUERNSEY moved above opponents Clifton in the table after a convincing win under the lights at Footes Lane....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoJack the lad fires Sale as Odogwu shines
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM JACK Moorhouse’s late try tipped a closely fought match in favour of Sale FC, who are now unbeaten...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField turn on style with rush of tries
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELDcruised to their fourth win on the bounce with an inspired second-half performance. Going in locked at 10-10...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoYOUNGGUNS
OSPREYS FLY-HALF JOSH THOMAS Ask 18-year-old Josh Thomas who his role models are and you quickly get an idea that this...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM BACK ROW ED WILLIAMSON ALL roads travelled led to where I am now, in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIreland the star as Tigers grab points
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde .24 Sheffield T .25 INDISCIPLINE proved costly for Fylde as they slipped to a narrow defeat at...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEmery double is spur for Hawks
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians 15 Henley .31 A TRY double from Henley’s Tom Emery ensured a bonus-point victory for the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor dig in as Cinderford pack kept at arm’s length
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 21pts Tries: Lane 16 Conversions: Hemming 17, Smith 60 Penalties: Hemming 6, 25, 74 Drop goals: N/A...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions in a spin as hosts’ fast start pays off
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester .34 Peterboro’h L 27 SOUTH Leicester held off a second-half fightback from Peterborough to record their...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth scorch to victory in feast of tries
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 50 Clifton.36 REDRUTH took the spoils in a 14-try thriller at the Recreation Ground. Clifton made the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans stand tall as Dolly stays cool to seal late victory
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham .32 Sale .27 ROTHERHAM earned a maximum five points for the first time following victory after an...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHarrison the hero in Sedgley massacre
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Park .58pts Macclesfield 17pts TEAMS SEDGLEY PARK: Riley A, Lowthion, Bedlow, Riley M (Simpson 54), Harrison, Glasse,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams on a charge for handsome pointshaul
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams.47pts Bury 21pts Running free: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams, left Not this time: There’s no way through...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBenoy inspires Cambridge win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 32 Plymouth A .26 CAMBRIDGE registered their first bonus-point victory of the season while Plymouth went home...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp penalty try denies Hoppers
By NICK DOYLE Otley .28 Preston G 25 LATE drama is becoming a theme at Otley as a penalty try in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAgony for Canterbury as kick slides wide
By KEITH BROOKING IT was first v fourth with both teams having won three and lost one, so it was always...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHall strikes late to break Park hearts
By KEVIN ROBINSON D’lington MP 34 Rosslyn Pk 33 A LATE try saw Darlington Mowden Park squeezed past Rosslyn Park in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSubstance over style for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES HULL Ionians emerged victorious from this tight, tetchy Yorkshire derby between two sides more intent on not losing...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMcLean’s day as Raiders strike late
By JAMES COOK Worthing .51 Birmingham Solihull . 37 MATT McLean was the star man as Worthing Raiders triumphed in a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoKing and White at double in OE’s success
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham 38 B’ham Mos 27 BEN King and Tom White scored two tries apiece as Elthamians won...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley keep cool to pull clear
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge’.24 Hinckley.33 EARLY-SEASON pacesetters Hinckley pulled off a huge victory at Stourton Park after producing a grandstand finish...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs hold on after vital kick missed
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge 27 Old Albanians22 TWO sides who went into the game with three wins from four served up...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Tynedale match off due to MRSA outbreak By JON NEWCOMBE TYNEDALE have suspended all senior rugby activity until further notice after...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LEE STARLING THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, ESHER AND EALING BACK ROW My wife is American and did not have a great...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoA’s stay strong to fend off Heath efforts
By WARREN KAY Ampthill .33 Blackheath .22 AMPTHILL remained resolute as they held off a battling Blackheath for victory. A’s started...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBolster pulls the strings as Dings stroll it
By JOHN WHITE Dings .52 Wild Geese.8 DINGS ran in eight tries to record an emphatic victory over the Wild Geese...
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