All posts tagged "Chester"
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National League 2N
/ 11 months agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 11 months agoCrossland helps Otley overcome 16-point deficit
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................24 Otley.........................40 OTLEY thoroughly deserved their bonus-point win with a dominant second-half performance in which their pack and...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoCleverley out for revenge when Navy battle Army
■By BEN JAYCOCK Competitor: Chester prop Dom Cleverley WHILE most of his teammates were relieved Chester would be rejoining National Two...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoDale lack power to halt Chester cruise
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................29 Chester..................... 31 DESPITE the narrow scoreline Chester were on top for most of the game, and it...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoChester made to graft by brave Gate
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................29 Harrogate................26 THIS closely contested match was in doubt until the last play as Harrogate made Chester work...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaope Soko adds weight to Worthing survival bid
By Ben Jaycock Zimbabwe international Saope Soko has come out of retirement to help keep Worthing in the National Leagues but...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester’s late tries break the Ionians
■ By DESMOND HICKIE End to end: Andy McMinime scores a breakaway try and, inset, Alan Hudson brings Ionians level PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGoatley celebrates landmark with try
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 19 Chester..................... 14 A SECOND-HALF try from Barney Goatley was enough to give a resurgent Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoWilliams lays early platform for hosts
By KIM HILL Chester.....................25 Fylde......................... 19 CHESTER ensured they got their centenary year off to the best-possible start with victory over...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLife at the top suits us, says Lymm flyer Nathan
By BEN JAYCOCK Sprint for home: Lymm full-back Nathan Beesley LYMM have proven surprise title challengers during their second season in...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Chester Owen, Coventry
Chester Owen, Coventry Back Rower Chester Owen bounced back from his release by boyhood club Leicester Tigers, starring for Coventry this...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight
By MO SHER Lymm........................52 Chester.....................26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight
By MO SHER Lymm........................52 Chester.....................26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight
By MO SHER Lymm........................52 Chester.....................26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester crumple as pack play it hard
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 31 Sheffield..................43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale keep plucky Chester at bay…
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............2 2 Chester..................... 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoKolbe’s majesty is a delight to behold
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CHESLIN Kolbe won the “man of the match” award for his two-try contribution to South Africa’s victory...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSecond-half blitz wins it for Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................47 Billingham..............22 CHESTER pulled away for a conclusive win with a fine second-half performance, scoring 25 unanswered points....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIvory out to make sure Chester hit right notes
By CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Chester centre Ben Ivory DYNAMIC outside centre Ben Ivory is out to “redefine what Chester are all...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoEliah helps Tykes respond in style
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........75 Chester..................... 31 ELECTRIC winger Eliah Chitiyo guided Leeds Tykes back to winning ways with a memorable...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................39 Hull............................ 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester toil as the hosts fail to crack
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Chester..................... 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoInspirational Ivory helps Chester coast to victory
Chester.....................46 Tynedale................. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE CHESTER secured a seven-try triumph against a Tynedale side that stayed in the fight but...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
RHYS HAYES, THE CHESTER HEAD COACH AND FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE & ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDebut man Chell leads Gate to their first win
■By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................22 Chester.................... 16 HARROGATE secured their first victory of the season with a narrow win over Chester in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoWilliams sparks rout for Chester as Tigers caged
■By MO SHER Chester.....................59 Sheffield Tigers.... 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ tough start to the season continued at Hare Lane, Chester running in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMacclesfield travelling in right direction -Blackburn
■By DANNY ROBERTSHAW NEWLY promoted Macclesfield have so far held their own in the fourth tier, despite being over two hours...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJordan’s treble is just great for Fylde
By WILL JUDD Fylde.................. 47pts Chester.............. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers are tamed in late, late show
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................27 Sheffield Tigers....26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians stand firm as defence is key to victory HULL
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 30 Chester..................... 19 HULL Ionians’ strong defence proved the key to victory as they ground out...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoVilikesa Nairau leads the charge in Coventry’s power pack
By Tom Riley Coventry .......... 45pts Tries: Anstey 17, Ball 21, Nairau 28, Kvesic 34, Ma’asi 37, Opoku 76, Lane 80...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRampant Lymm in show of strength on road
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 19 Lymm................. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers grounded after missing late conversion
Preston G................. 30 Chester.....................32 ■ By TOM KELLY CHESTER made a winning return to the National 2 North, where they edged...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLymm joyous over away-day success
Hull Ionians............27 Lymm........................39 ■ By BRIAN NORMAN LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago‘Full circle’ moment for Hayes with Chester gig
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Rhys Hayes in action last season for Caldy RHYS Hayes has hung up his boots and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStudents too good for Esher
■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTykes out to get it right this time
National 2 North BY BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCoventry are quick to get in the swing
COVENTRY reclaimed the Harry Walker Memorial Trophy with a nine-try demolition against Birmingham Moseley.
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Letters
/ 1 year agoLETTER: Macclesfield shows RFU doesn’t care about players
I strongly feel that the RFU is killing our rugby clubs as they have shown a serious lack of care towards...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNATIONAL 2 NORTH
Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMacclesfield ready for the long haul…
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to new Macclesfield director of rugby Matt Coleridge, bottom, about the challenges his newly promoted side will...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoConcern over refereeing
By BEN JAYCOCK Chester fourth official Martin Buck was part of the elite refereeing group between 2007-12 and believes the standards...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoFive-star Oxfordshire power into last four
By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up OXFORDSHIRE scored five tries with their best performance of the campaign to grab a 34-27...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoCamborne make impact but top two dominate final line-up
NATIONAL 2 WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS After Dings Crusaders’ National...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry denied by powerful Pirates
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ..........................12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoImbalance of northern sides may push up travel costs
By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE his side being shifted back to National Two North, Chester fourth official Martin Buck said it doesn’t...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJames leads Uni in stylish show
■By LUKE JARMYN Exeter Uni................38 Chester..................... 19 ENGLAND under-20 inter national Kane James put in a try-scoring man-of-the match show as...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAmazing to finish in top spot, says Smith
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJenson speeds up to sink Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................20 Loughborough S....38 LOUGHBOROUGH’S fine win at Chester, six tries to two, reflected their enterprise and use of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBurns impressed by the new generation
By PAUL EDDISON IF those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it, then the future is promising for...












