All posts tagged "Chester"
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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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers enjoy easy win over Morley
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers celebrated in style with a 57-3 win over relegation bound Morley. Hoppers crossed for nine tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers are promoted as Ilkley are the latest victims
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT PRESTON Grasshoppers are champions of the Northern Premier and will return to National Two North next season after...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBeckett the fall guys as Trent end losing run
■ By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP THE league season has been extended by a week because of rearrangements, Leeds Beckett bearing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPlatt-Hughes in unstoppable form
■ By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park 45 Chester …0 CENTRE Ashley Platt- Hughes scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Sedgley...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThree on spin for in-form Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Hudd’field 10 Chester 19 CHESTER’S resurgence continued with their third win on the bounce in a tight contest...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlaydon battered by Chester surge
Chester 29 Blaydon 7 By THOMAS GALLAGHER DESPITE the testing conditions, Chester ran riot at Hare Lane as they piled on...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCraven delight in Chester triumph
By LEE SIMS Chester……24 Sheffield …5 TWO tries either side of half-time handed Chester a bonus-point victory at Hare Lane as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers closing in on title triumph
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers look to have the league sewn up after they increased their lead to 10 points following a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBattling Dale hold out for key victory
By ED WILLIAMS3 A DEFENSIVEbattle was just edged by Wharfedale as they secured a narrow victory over Chester. The visitors set...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers look almost out of sight now
Northern Premier WITH four games postponed due to the weather, on top of other matches still to be caught up, the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers keep top spot after rally
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers still top the table but they had to come from behind, beating relegation strugglers Birkenhead Park 32-12...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers tighten grip on top spot
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers further consolidated their hold of the top of the table beating Wirral 14-7 in an ill-tempered match...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAley is the key for South once again
By BRAD HARPER S Leicester 21 Chester 20 SOUTH Leicester claimed their eighth victory this season after a second-half fightback against...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSale rampant to keep pace at top
By TOM GALLAGHER Chester 10 Sale 40 SALE extended their winning run to six games over Chester with a comprehensive victory...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers ‘ fine spell ended by Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tig…10 Chester …………13 A LIAM McGovern penalty eight minutes from time was enough to deny Tigers their...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBonus-point success as Park turn screw
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………7 Sedgley P ….31 SEDGLEY Park are up to fourth in the table after a resounding bonus-point...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJordan, Lamprey lead Preston charge
Northern Premier PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS stretch their lead at the top by a point following a 53-0 win at home to Pocklington....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoChester are beaten up by Blaydon blitz
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …29 Chester …14 THREE tries in an eightminute purple patch midway through the second half secured a...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoRobins ensures Sheffield wait for first win
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield 14 Chester 24 FOURTEEN points from the boot of fly-half Liam McGovern ensured Chester claimed their first...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoManning seeing double to get past TJs
■By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 24 Tonbridge J 20 CHINNOR held on for a hard-fought victory after a thrilling encounter with Tonbridge...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHull comeback does not phase Lymm
Northern Premier LYMM held off a spirited Hull fightback as they won 28-19 to remain top of the table, winning five...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBennett late show gives Lucs win
By STEVE SMITH Chester …31 Luctonians…15 WINGER Craig Ross scored a superb brace as Chester made it back-toback home wins against...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoClegg hails spirit after Otley hold off Chester
Otley 31pts Chester 16pts By NICK DOYLE OTLEYwithstood a second half resurgence by Chester to come out comfortable winners in West...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBacks the difference as
Sheffield 17 Stourbridge 38 By ANDREW SMITH Bridge triumph STOURBRIDGE chalked up their third bonus point win on the bounce to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLate Bennett kick gives Chester win
By STEVE SMITH Chester…25 Macclesf’d …22 CHESTER’S substitute fly-half Callum Bennett kicked a late penalty to secure a narrow home victory...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoChester blitzed by eight-try Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 52 Chester 21 TYNEDALE had the four-try bonus point wrapped up before halftime with an eight-try demolition...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHigh-flying Caldy earn the bragging rights after taking league by storm
Threat: Sale flier Jack Moorhouse CALDY were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoPower lines give Yorkshire an early surge
By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire 26 Cheshire 17 YORKSHIRE made an inspired start to their County Championship campaign with a deserved three-try...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoA fitting finale as Bown bows out
By BEN JAMES Chester 22 Scunthorpe 8 CHESTER finished their season on a high as they ran in four tries to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDefeated Dale fail to quell Chester charge
By BEN JAMES Chester…22 Wharfedale …15 TRIES from Freeman Payne, James Preston and Alexander Reed ensured Chester kept up their fine...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedingensians Ram past Clifton
By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWaterloo and Morley strife intensifies as drop looms
NATIONAL 3 ROUND-UP THERE were two important relegation clashes in National Three North, but with Morley and Waterloo both going down,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSecond half grit ensures Chester victory
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …26 Chester…37 CHESTER centre Tom Foden came off the bench to inspire a second-half comeback and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoOrder your Rugby World Cup guide
The World Cup is the greatest rugby show on earth and it’s being staged right here in the UK from September...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: The day South Africa was cleared for take-off
It’s 20 years ago today that President Nelson Mandela presented Francois Pienaar with the World Cup at Ellis Park to bring down...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland U18s beat France in South Africa
England U18s are two wins from two games in South Africa after beating France 23-6 in George. Under the imposing gaze...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Sleightholme – former Bath, Northampton & England wing
Scoring my first England try at Twickenham as we sealed the 1996 Five Nations title is probably my highlight. Not bad...















