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Records tumble as Ionians stay up

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………94 Huddersfield……….26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to stay in National 2 […]

Main man Mosley seals Dons’ fate

28 April 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………26 Wimbledon…………. 19 A COMBATANT Wimbledon side battling to remain in the National Leagues pushed Dorking hard, but despite having the better […]

Esher waste no time in bouncing back up

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a big win last weekend […]

Esher on top to seal title triumph

14 April 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Esher……………….50pts Dorking……………28pts Super Esher ran out comfortable winners in this pulsating end-to-end top-of-the-table clash to secure the National 2 East title and […]

A tale of two halves for Sherwood’s improving side

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK It’s been a season of two halves for Tonbridge Juddians, and director of rugby Seb Sherwood is looking to build on a […]

King rules roost at double in comeback

7 April 2024 0 comments

Dorking……………36pts Tonbridge J……33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating top-of-the-table clash with Tonbridge […]

Botterill hat-trick sets up title thriller

7 April 2024 0 comments

Worthing………………22 Esher……………………. 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game which could well see […]

Esher set to bounce back to third tier

1 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK After the National League took a pause over Easter, Peter Winterbottom’s Esher are looking on course to earn promotion back to the […]

Oaks hold out in thrilling encounter

24 March 2024 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..28 Dorking…………………26 SEVENOAKS edged a crunch encounter against Dorking. Deep into the final throes of the match, and the Oaks enjoying a […]

Having strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success down to their squad […]

Ben hat-trick all in vain as Hawks are shot down

17 March 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………39pts Henley……………27 pts DORKING left it to the final quarter of an enthralling thirdv-fourth contest to seal a bonus point win over […]

McRae’s hat-trick highlight on a very tough day

10 March 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……29 Dorking…………..33 DORKING emerged victorious on a day when the home club remembered the 18 players who were lost in […]

We need to take more control, says Ford

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bury St Edmunds have seen their National Two East title hopes shattered away in recent weeks with five defeats on the spin […]

Osborne on song in Dorking victory

25 February 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking………………… 50 Old Albanians……..24 DORKING ran out comfortable winners as they outscored Old Albanians eight tries to four in an enthralling match […]

Heald buoyed by battling home triumph for Barnes

25 February 2024 0 comments

By RICH FENECH Barnes…………….36pts Guernsey……….. 21pts JACK Heald was delighted to see Barnes come through a testing contest against Guernsey with five points in the […]

Guernsey get raided as recent form goes wanting

18 February 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 12 Dorking…………..36 GUERNSEY Raiders’ good form of late came to a halt as Dorking eventually controlled the game and came away […]

Roux’s pride as Dorking set to defy injury crisis

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Despite enduring a tumultuous, injury-hit season which included losing their club captain, Fred Dalton, Dorking look set to at least match their […]

Dorking back on track in top win

11 February 2024 1 comment

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………42 Canterbury…………..22 DORKING returned to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to Canterbury’s three, in a game inspired by Daragh […]

Oaks looking to grow much taller as young talent blossoms

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Adam Bowman’s youthful Sevenoaks pulled off a surprise victory over title challengers Bury St Edmunds last weekend to push away from the […]

Waters relishes biggest battles ahead in race to clinch title

4 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE The battle for supremacy at the top of the National 2 East can feel like a staring contest, and last weekend we […]

Park hold off big Dorking fightback

28 January 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………39 Dorking………………… 31 WESTCOMBE Park withstood a strong Dorking comeback to register their fifth win of the season. The home side […]

Wary Heald warns: Be careful what you wish for

28 January 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Barnes are targeting the top three in National 2 East but aren’t thinking about promotion yet, says head coach Jack Heald. The […]

Ben making a Kell of an impression with Bury!

21 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Kelland took over the forwards coach responsibilities alongside his work in Bury St Edmunds’ second-row and has created a formidable pack […]

Late Christie try breaks hearts of hosts

21 January 2024 0 comments

Dorking……………………33 Barnes…………………….38 By KEVIN BEAL National 2 East BARNES took the spoils with an 80th-minute try to seal victory in a contest that saw the […]

It’s points aplenty in big Dorking win

14 January 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………59 North Walsham…..33 A BATTLING North Walsham side made Dorking work hard in a match where both sides looked to play expansive […]

McRae proud to be top of the pile

7 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking winger Toby McRae proudly ended 2023 as the top try scorer in the sport. The 25-year-old scored an incredible 42 tries […]

Winterbottom: New tackle law ‘unhelpful’

17 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Peter Winterbottom believes that the RFU’s new tackle height laws are pointless because community rugby never had a problem with high tackles […]

Away-day joy for in-form Dorking

17 December 2023 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing……………… 18 Dorking…………………29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the end of the calendar […]

Three-try blitz puts Esher in the clear

10 December 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………19pts Esher……………….38pts THREE well-worked tries from Esher’s back three in a purple patch midway through the first half were enough to sink […]

Prolific wing Macrae is aiming high with Dorking

10 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Following the highest finish in the club’s 102-year history last season, Dorking sit top of National 2 East with aspirations of an […]

Looking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with chasing the phantoms of […]

McRae magic seals victory

3 December 2023 0 comments

Tonbridge J…………36 Dorking…………………45 A HAT-TRICK for Tobermory McRae helped Dorking to victory over Tonbridge Juddians in a 13-try spectacular at Slade. It didn’t take long […]

Adams’ hat-trick is in vain for Oaks

26 November 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking………………… 41 Sevenoaks…………..38 AN attritional game with six tries apeice saw Dorking run out winners by the margin of a single penalty. […]

Harrison holds his nerve to deny visitors victory

26 November 2023 0 comments

Westcombe P………34 Bury St Ed’s………….34 By JOHN VALLELY IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds visited Kent on the back of wins against Dorking and Barnes, but were […]

Dorking offering ‘crucial help’

19 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYM Dorking chief Armand Roux says that while the Surrey club is fighting for an unprecedented promotion to National One, they have a […]

Hawks swoop in for share of points

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks……. 18 Dorking………………… 18 HENLEY Hawks and Dorking shared the spoils in an unrelentingly physical encounter at a sodden Dry Leas. […]

Young pals leading the fightback in Oaks battle

19 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER After five games of the National 2 East season, Sevenoaks had just one win to their name. However, since beating North Walsham […]

Barnes bag win to step up pressure at the top

12 November 2023 0 comments

By TOM McARTHUR Barnes……………36 Old Albanians.30 BARNES joined Dorking at the top of the table thanks to a narrow victory over Old Albanians. Barnes scored […]

Battling Bury hold on to down Dorking in thriller

12 November 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………22pts Bury St Eds……..23pts BURY St Edmunds ran out winners by a single point in a dramatic finale as they continued their […]

Coach to Coach with Armand Roux

5 November 2023 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Dorking director of rugby Armand Roux, below Armand Roux was a player at and is […]

King’s crowning glory for Dorking

5 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians…….. 10 Dorking…………………23 DORKING kept up their unbeaten start to the season, but they were made to work hard by an […]

Bullett clear that Esher aiming for quick return

22 October 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In its centenary year, Esher, a club steeped in history and tradition, finds itself at a critical juncture. It’s a year of […]

Hat-tricks at the double for hosts

15 October 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………59 Guernsey…………….. 14 HAT-TRICKS from Craig Holland and Toby McRae sealed Dorking’s best performance of the season thus far. Nine tries, seven […]

Dorking’s perfect start to season continues

8 October 2023 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 31 Dorking…………..36 DORKING picked up another five points, making it 30 from 30 after an opening-half blitz left Canterbury stunned. Henry […]

Barnes blown away as Dorking make fast start

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….29pts Dorking…………… 31pts Full stretch: Henry Anscombe scores Dorking’s fourth try, slipping through Josh Davies’ grip PICTURES: Jonathan Knight A THREE-TRY onslaught […]

Dorking run riot as hosts left humbled

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham….. 14 Dorking…………………59 DORKING confirmed their promotion credentials with another impressive win giving them maximum points after three, with North Walsham […]

Dominant Dorking crush the Raiders

10 September 2023 0 comments

Dorking…………………38 Worthing……………… 10 ■ By KEVIN BEAL DORKING sealed a fine win over Worthing Raiders with a sizzling performance in front of an impressive home […]

Dons taught a lesson by ruthless Dorking

3 September 2023 0 comments

Wimbledon…….22pts Dorking……………57pts ■ By MO SHER Charge: Dorking’s Fred Dowson races through Thomasz Pozniak scores the first try for Wimbledon PICTURES: Gary House TEAMS WIMBLEDON: […]

Dorking look like they are ready to rule

13 August 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Pre-season round-up DORKING’S summer recruitment has had many neutral observers tipping them for honours this season, and they backed up the chatter […]