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Richmond show their class in romp

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■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ……..26 Richmond …………… 50 LEAGUE leaders Richmond handed Sedgeley Park a second-half beating at Park Lane. The visitors’ upfront […]

No sympathy as Darlo crushed

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■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley …………..69 Darlington MP …….14 WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington squad that travelled to […]

Blackheath ease to convincing win

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nBy BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…26 Blackheath………….43 A POOR start for the visitors, kicking the ball dead from the start, was probably the only error they […]

Sensational Rams down the Titans

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nBy RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….30 Rotherham T………. 19 A SENSATIONAL Rams’ performance saw the hosts stun second-placed Rotherham Titans in an againstthe-odds 30-19 bonus-point victory at […]

Dale celebrate a magnificent seven

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nBy EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale……….. 44 Lymm……………………27 WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter. There was some fast open rugby […]

Ross is top of the Bill with a late try

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nBy MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..29 Chester…………………23 BILLINGHAM secured a dramatic victory after a tense and thrilling encounter. Chester started the game in frantic style, with Richard […]

Archer on target as the Tigers triumph

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nBy RICHARD GORE Hull…………………. 21pts Sheffield T……..29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move away from the bottom […]

Maycock’s magic is key for Gate

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nBy NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 17 Harrogate…………….24 HARROGATE secured the bonus-point win in the first half, taking them out of the immediate relegation zone. Otley started […]

In-form Fisher is the hat-trick hero

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nBy MIKE PILLBEAN Sheffield………………40 Preston G…………….. 18 SHEFFIELD turned on the style in difficult conditions to grab yet another five-point win at home. It was […]

Park blitz blows the Oaks down

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nBy STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..28 Westcombe P……… 41 WESTCOMBE Park enjoyed a compelling victory over Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock after a 20-minute surge from half-time put […]

Nervous Worthing seal it at the death

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nBy ABI BENCE Worthing………………32 Colchester…………..24 IN what was a must-win match for Worthing, with Colchester six points ahead of them in the table, the home […]

Canterbury cling on in a nail-biter

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■By JOE SANTAMARIA Canterbury………….. 31 Henley………………….28 CANTERBURY triumphed in a nail-biting clash with Henley thanks in part to the boot of Frank Reynolds on his […]

Students have to work hard to win

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■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S….49 Devonport S…………45 LOUGHBOROUGH Students marked their return to Epinal Way with a narrow victory over Devonport. The Students were looking […]

Randell adds to Bournville’s woes

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■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………27 Luctonians…………..38 OWEN Randell broke Bournville’s hearts with an opportunist late try that nudged the chocolate men closer to relegation. The Luctonians […]

Hero Hennessy at the helm as hosts triumph

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■By BILL HOOPER Camborne…………….26 Cinderford…………… 14 CAMBORNE put their defeat at Luctonians behind them, overcoming a rugged Cinderford to maintain the suspense at the top […]

Vowles lights up a game for purists

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■By MO SHER Redruth…………………. 8 Hinckley……………… 17 WITH both sides in a comfortable mid-table position – separated by just a point – this was always […]

It’s many happy returns for Luckas

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■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ………38 Sedgley Park ……..29 WINGER Luckas Sableman-Blue marked his return to Rotherham Titans with a try as the promotion contenders […]

Half-century Sale celebrate success

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■By GARETH DANIELS Harry G Sale FC…………………54 Dings Crusaders ..38 SALE notched up a half-century of points to beat Dings in a high-scoring encounter. The […]

Smith treble does so much damage

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■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP……. 12 Bishop’s S……………. 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were looking to bounce back from their heavy loss at Leicester against another […]

Magnificent Mond are just too strong

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■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond…………….54 Plymouth A…………….0 TOP-of-the-table Richmond put in a real statement performance in beating a shell-shocked Plymouth Albion by eight tries to nil. […]

Verity magic turns bruising contest

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■By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 15 Wharfedale………… 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win over Preston Grasshoppers in […]

Tigers show the fight to beat drop

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■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….38 Otley……………………..23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game at Dore Moor. A […]

Harrogate hopes left in balance after loss

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■By MARK GARRETT Steal: Tynedale with a critical turnover and, below, Tynedale scrum-half James Telford clearing the ruck PICTURES: Daniel Kerr Harrogate………. 31pts Tynedale………..33pts IT […]

Ionians no match for Sheffield steel

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By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………….. 6 S heffield………………45 SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven tries to nil. Their […]

Fylde in dominant win as cards fly

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By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….35 Hull………………………. 13 FYLDE proved far too strong for Hull, cruising to a dominant win. Things opened brightly for the visitors, Fynlay […]

Injury mars fine Oaks comeback

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By ED MARRIAGE Colchester…………..23 Sevenoaks…………..27 SEVENOAKS staged a storming second-half fightback to win a thrilling match against relegation rivals Colchester. Oaks drew first blood through […]

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