National League One

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Lights go out on Sale’s festive cracker

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC………….. 30 B Moseley……..25 BIRMINGHAM Moseley’s wait for their second win in National One goes on after a narrow defeat […]

Sloot rescues the Club from Lions

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….22 Leicester Lions….. 19 NOAH Sloot’s try with just two minutes remaining rescued Blackheath from a calamitous spell post-interval when Leicester […]

DMP and Sedge play out a thriller

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By TOM WEST Darlington MP…….37 Sedgley Park………37 BOTH DMP and Sedgley had penalty chances to win it at the death, but neither could convert […]

Titans let slip victory as Obonna’s try seals win

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By TIMOTHY FORRESTER RICHMOND had to wait until the last minute of the game to secure a thrilling victory over Rotherham Titans yesterday afternoon. […]

Stortford’s crusade to Dings ends in narrow defeat

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By BAZ JOHNSON Dings…………………….39 Bishop’s S……………. 31 AN early error from Dings gave a scrum to the visitors in the middle of the pitch […]

Albion withstand Esher’s pressure

15 December 2024 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 31 Plymouth A………….34 PLYMOUTH Albion held off Esher’s second-half fightback to take a bonus-point win. In an absorbing encounter, Thomas Putt’s […]

Park wise to the charge of Rams

15 December 2024 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……….27 Rams…………………….26 ROSSLYN Park held off a second-half charge by Rams to claim a bonus-point victory. The hosts got off to […]

Luc Jones talks up National League One as ‘one of the best in UK’

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones believes the entertainment value of National One reflects what used to make the Championship so great before teams […]

College looks to conquer the world

8 December 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with a 72-19 victory over […]

Ollivent seals win with very last kick

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T………. 15 Blackheath…………. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick of the game. With […]

Happy hosts back to winning ways

8 December 2024 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….24 Darlington MP…….14 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded their first win in six with a hard-earned victory over bottom club Darlington. The win […]

Nugent is the in a battle of difference attrition

8 December 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams………………… 5pts Try: Duda 72 Richmond………… 7pts Try: Pim 4 Conversion: Grieve 5 RAMS slipped to a second straight narrow defeat as […]

Lions savour first back-to back wins

8 December 2024 0 comments

By JAKE WILSON Leicester L…………..22 Dings……………………. 15 THE Lions made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season in a game that can only […]

Pope expecting to play a major role in a highly eventful month

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTIN Pope and his partner, Izzie, are expecting a baby any minute, but the inside centre has shown his commitment to Bishop’s […]

Rogers has the Will to inspire win

8 December 2024 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………. 14 Sale FC………………….. 7 IN appalling conditions, both sides moved the ball around impressively, but a number of scoring chances […]

Clinical Moseley too good for blunt Darlington

1 December 2024 0 comments

National League 1 ■ By DAVID ROBINSON Darlington MP…. 7 Birm Moseley. 24 AFTER a cagey start that suggested a close game, a clinical Birmingham […]

Chandler: I just love running out at big stadium

24 November 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ■By PAUL EDDISON CHANDLER Cunningham-South hits as hard as any tackler in rugby, but even the powerful Harlequins back-rower admits he gets a […]

Rams downed for first time by Rotherham Titans

24 November 2024 0 comments

By David Beddows, Photos courtesy of Dennis Dixon Rotherham T ……… 21 Rams …………………… 14 A huge defensive effort helped Rotherham Titans inflict a first […]

Charlie celebrates happiest birthday

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC………………… 12 Leicester L …………. 15 LEICESTER Lions secured just their second win of the season with victory at Sale FC. […]

Burgess puts boot in to secure Heath success

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 16pts Try: Etete 55 Conversion: Burgess 56 Penalties: Burgess 17, 22, 40 Dings ……………….. 7pts Try: Williams 72 Conversion: Boulton […]

Opening blitz sets visitors on the road to victory

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By RORY MORROW Esher …………………… 14 Bishop’s Stortford…….31 BISHOP’S Stortford earned a bonus-point win as their five tries comfortably saw off Esher. The visitors stormed […]

Classy Richmond claim top spot

24 November 2024 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond……………. 21 Sedgley Park……….. 6 RICHMOND pulled back from a 3-0 half-time deficit to score three second-half tries and claim a four-point […]

Park survive late scare to triumph

24 November 2024 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……….33 Plymouth A………….29 ROSSLYN Park just edged out Plymouth in a close encounter. The hosts opened the scoring when Sam Kennaugh […]

Terrific Rotherham Titans celebrate toughest triumph

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Joe Barnes Taylor Sedgley Park .30 Rotherham ……35 Rotherham secured a bonus-point victory in a tough tussle against Sedgley Tigers. Titans opened the scoring […]

Allsopp proves an Ollie good fellow for Birmingham Moseley!

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Rhys Stratton B Moseley …………..27 Rosslyn Park ………26 Birmingham Moseley scored at the death through Ollie Allsopp to record a thrilling win over Rosslyn […]

Hosts are over the Hill and far away

17 November 2024 0 comments

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……………33 Darlington MP ……. 19 TOBY HILL provided the spark as Bishop’s Stortford beat Darlington MP. The visitors hit the […]

A brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher

17 November 2024 0 comments

■By MIKE DAVIS Leicester L ……. 31pts Tries: Romano 7, Allen 11, Sterland 24, Murdoch 47, Tebbatt 80 Conversions: Bouchier 8, 12, 48 Tries: Rawstron-Rudd […]

Rampant Rams are ten out of ten

17 November 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….33 Blackheath…………. 14 RAMS made it a perfect ten league wins to start the campaign as they won an epic war with […]

Visitors celebrate Pim’s contribution

17 November 2024 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth…………….. 15 Richmond…………….20 RICHMOND kept up the pressure on Rams at the top of the table with a hard-earned but deserved victory […]

Mose fail to spark as Jones leads by example

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……. 42 B Moseley ……. 14 CONFIDENT Richmond ran up another six tries in a lively Friday game against Birmingham Moseley. […]

Park withstand a late Stortford rally

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ……… 18 Bishop’s S …………… 15 A PHYSICAL affair at The Rock on Friday saw Rosslyn Park come away with […]

Hayes holds his nerve at the death

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham …………. 18 Plymouth ……………. 17 A LAST-GASP penalty from Lloyd Hayes snatched an unlikely victory for Rotherham against a shell-shocked Plymouth. […]

Club hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56 Sale FC……………27pts Tries: Walsh […]

DMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP …….36 Leicester Lions ….29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a Darlington Mowden Park side […]

Esher save their best until late on

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 51 Dings…………………….32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for Esher, Thomas Walker converting. […]

In-form Rams run rings around Park

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….40 Sedgley Park………22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with a home success against […]

Park run rampant to tame battling Lions

27 October 2024 0 comments

By GARETH COLLINS Leicester L ….. 24 Rosslyn Park . 48 AN entertaining 11try game between two attack-minded sides went the way of Rosslyn Park […]

Dogs snap up stylish victory

27 October 2024 0 comments

By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC…………………33 Esher ……………………22 SALE saw off second-bottom Esher in an entertaining clash to make it two wins on the bounce. The […]

Henderson treble in vain for Tigers

27 October 2024 0 comments

By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ……..24 Blackheath …………36 BLACKHEATH flexed their muscles as they barged past Sedgley Park with a resounding win yesterday. Sedgley Park […]

Hayes makes hay as the sun shines on Titans

27 October 2024 0 comments

By JON MEADOWS B Moseley …….. 19pts Tries: Edwards 43, Porter 72, Brough 80 Conversions: Jolly 44, 73 Rotherham T … 30pts Tries: Cooke 28, […]

Richmond stretch unbeaten run in feast of tries

27 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …………… 31 Richmond ……………43 AN 11-try thriller saw unbeaten Richmond deservedly win by the odd try with an extremely well-organised […]

Hayman’s double extends record

27 October 2024 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth…………….. 16 Rams……………………. 21 RAMS maintained their unbeaten record this season, but they were pushed all the way by a Plymouth side […]

Late surge sees Dings romp clear

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings…………………….46 Darlington…………… 20 DINGS fully justified being favourites with a big win over Darlington Mowden Park. On paper it was Dings game […]

Rogers inspires shock win for the visitors

20 October 2024 0 comments

Rotherham T . 34 Bishop’s S ……. 45 By DAVID BEDDOWS BISHOP’S Stortford sprung one of the surprises of the National One season to become […]

Wardle’s a wizard for super Sedgley

20 October 2024 0 comments

Sedgley Park …….. 41 Plymouth A …………26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR SEDGLEY Tigers secured a much-needed victory over Plymouth. The visitors started strongly with early tries […]

Matt puts gloss on Heath victory

20 October 2024 0 comments

Blackheath …………50 Esher ……………………27 By GRAHAM COX BLACKHEATH produced some superb handling and great offloading, particularly in a second half, which resembled Sevens rugby at […]

Richmond are still not at full potential – Powell

20 October 2024 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond …….. 43pts Tries: Monson 4, McMillan 19, Woollard 23, Litchfield 51, Obonna 63, Schwarz 68, O’Meara 78 Conversions: Grieve 5, 52, […]

Visitors Sale away with the win in tight battle

20 October 2024 0 comments

Darlington MP …….34 Sale FC ………………..38 By BILL JENKINS SALE FC edged out hosts Darlington in the narrowest of contests. The visitors were quick out […]

Murray shines so bright on debut

20 October 2024 0 comments

Rams…………………….24 B Moseley…………….. 7 By RICHARD ASHTON RAMS withstood a physical battle to record a magnificent seventh straight victory. The hosts took an eighth-minute lead […]