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Sheffield survive late Otley scare

26 November 2023 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 41 Sheffield………………45 IN an entertaining game, Otley nearly pulled off a dramatic win, having been behind for most of the game. […]

Dale led to victory by Oliver’s army!

26 November 2023 1 comment

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..22 Wharfedale…………35 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ woes at home continued with defeat against an efficient Wharfedale side. Dale’s Sam Gaudie missed a penalty […]

Fisher’s six of the best shows his side’s steel

26 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Most players visualise themselves taking over games, dominating their opposition and putting points on the board. Not many though would ever dream […]

In-form Hinckley add to misery for hosts

26 November 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Dudley K……….. 24 Hinckley………..38 BOTTOM-SIDE Dudley Kingswinford saw their misery continue with a home defeat to impressive Hinckley. The visitors took the […]

Hone’s brace is highlight for Dings

26 November 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni……………. 12 Dings Crusaders…36 DINGS proved too strong for the University side as they took the honours, with Harry Hone crossing […]

Victory is child’s play for students

26 November 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S….82 Camborne…………….25 AS the second-placed Cambor ne travelled to Loughborough Students, the visitors could be heard saying: “Let’s stick it to […]

Straight down the Hatch for visitors!

26 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville………22pts Clifton……………..27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided a tense encounter at […]

Magic of the Murphys makes all the difference

26 November 2023 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians….2 5 Hornets………………… 21 IN this local derby, Murphy siblings, Finn, and Harrison, starred for Old Redcliffians as their brace of […]

Jones on song as leaders win again

26 November 2023 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..42 Chester………………… 19 A VERY efficient Luctonians perfor mance against a game Chester side saw the home side record yet another bonus-point […]

Ben proves a sly Fox in top triumph

26 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..40 Newport (Salop)…26 THREE tries from skipper Ben Fox laid the foundations for this win for the Reds. It was Fox who […]

Christmas to come early with Cornish encounter

26 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE The first time Camborne and Redruth played a rugby match against one another, back in 1887, Queen Victoria sat on the English […]

Hakimian leads the Hawks in emphatic away win

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………22 Henley……………27 HENLEY eased to a deserved win at Barn Elms as they displayed a higher level of intensity and purpose than […]

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. […]

Vikings punished as Raiders profit

26 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham….. 14 Guernsey……………..22 GUERNSEY took their chances and punished their hosts who, in turn, failed to capitalise on their opportunities. The […]

Foxes hold on but must improve their discipline

26 November 2023 0 comments

Canterbury……..32pts Old Albanians..27pts By CARRICK BLAKE Danger men: Eoin O’Donoghue scores for Canterbury, and right, Frank Morgan runs in another try PICTURES: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY […]

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 […]

In-form Es make it five wins on trot

26 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon…………. 14 Esher…………………….34 ESHER made it five wins in a row after fighting off a comeback to win convincingly away at Wimbledon. […]

Quick-start is key as TJs edge battle

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Worthing………………33 Tonbridge J…………43 A FRACTIOUS affair at Roundstone Lane went the way of the visitors, whose fast start proved to be vital. […]

Osborne still believes that Dons belong in National 2

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Last season Wimbledon won Regional 1 South Central, accumulating 105 points with a sole loss in their opening match against Camberley. The […]

Returning from the ‘dead’ to play again

26 November 2023 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having been resuscitated four times […]

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 […]

Barnes show their respect

19 November 2023 0 comments

Roughly every seven years, November 11 falls on a Saturday and last weekend National Two East club Barnes honoured the date with a series of […]

Coach to Coach with Gareth Lewis

19 November 2023 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Rotherham head coach Gareth Lewis, below. After 10 years of successful coaching at Huddersfield RUFC […]

Late rally falls just short as Moseley hold on

19 November 2023 0 comments

By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ……. 19 Blackheath ….. 17 MOSELEY held on for victory despite a lastgasp rally from visitors Blackheath. The match began […]

Stortford have to take it on the Chin

19 November 2023 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………….. 7 Chinnor………………..26 A POWERFUL Chinnor side ran in four tries to claim victory in a tough encounter at Bishop’s Stortford. […]

Bryant has Rams back in business

19 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………………24 Cinderford………….. 10 STEVIE Bryant’s lastplay try earned Rams a bonus-point win as they snapped a three-match losing run with victory […]

Tigers roar as they see off rivals with derby win

19 November 2023 0 comments

By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..26pts Tries: A Riley 12, Mallinson 40, Henderson 68 Conversions: Seals 40 Penalties: Seals 24, 59, 64 Sale FC…………… 11pts […]

Hastings at the double as leaders Albion toppled

19 November 2023 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……………36 Plymouth Albion..22 RICHMOND came back from a first-half deficit to beat league leaders Plymouth Albion. The visitors led by two […]

Bragman earns bragging rights

19 November 2023 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Rosslyn Park……….38 Darlington MP……… 7 ROSSLYN Park continued their recent run of form with a bonus point win over Darlington Mowden Park. […]

Titans brought down to earth

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans….. 17 Leicester Lions…..27 LEICESTER Lions came away with a win from a real arm wrestle at Taunton. The home side […]

Markus makes his mark to hit 250 milestone

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Markus Burcham made his 250th appearance for Blackheath last Saturday in their 21-17 win over Richmond and continues to enjoy playing under […]

Tynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….28 Hull Ionians…..25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with Hull Ionians yesterday. The […]

Titans stay perfect after first-half blitz

19 November 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T……….28 Hull………………………… 9 ROTHERHAM racked up a tenth-straight win to set themselves up for next week’s top-of-thetable tie against Leeds. Titans […]

Grasshoppers find spring in their step

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..24 Preston G……………..38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on the spin. The game […]

Ruthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged

19 November 2023 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…… 31pts Sheffield T…….. 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won the match and gained […]

Record-breaking Fisher sparks a rout for Sheffield

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield……………… 71 Huddersfield………. 19 SHEFFIELD scrumhalf Elliot Fisher scored a club record six tries as they demolished Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. The home […]

Clinical Smith has Otley on the rack

19 November 2023 0 comments

By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………………. 41 Otley…………………….. 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith continuing his fine form […]

Tykes are not left out on a Lymm

19 November 2023 0 comments

By IAN ROBSON Lymm…………………… 21 Leeds Tykes………..43 LEEDS Tykes continued their unbeaten start to the National League 2 North campaign with a bonus-point win away […]

Green shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation

19 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when head coach Mark Luffman […]

Curry is too hot for Chester with

19 November 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………28 Old Redcliffians….37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at Chester. The home side […]

Next crop of talent just out of Luc!

19 November 2023 0 comments

By WYN TIGLEY Clifton……………..22pts Luctonians……..27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and Blacks improved throughout the […]

Bournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne………29 Bournville……. 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again cost the visitors dear […]

Coen keeps his cool to snatch it

19 November 2023 0 comments

By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)…………29 Exeter Uni……………. 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge victorious from a helter-skelter […]

Hornets dish out beating to Dudley

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Hornets…………………54 Dudley K……………….22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to the foot of the […]

Hornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a rugby team can have. […]

Three cards can’t hamper Hinckley

19 November 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 31 Redruth…………………. 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to Redruth. Playing down the […]

Reynolds’ masterclass too good for the Raiders

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey…………….. 10 Canterbury…………..34 GUERNSEY Raiders endured a torrid afternoon as Canterbury eased to victory. The hosts did break the deadlock early on […]

Es extend run to four as Botterill leads the attack

19 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher……………….59pts N Walsham………. 7pts Hat-trick man: Jame Botterill scoring one of his three tries for Esher ESHER won their fourth game in […]

Oaks too strong for visitors as good run continues

19 November 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 15 Worthing……….. 10 SEVENOAKS toughed out a battling win over Worthing with all the Oaks points coming from the trusty boot […]

TJs are frustrated after fine opening

19 November 2023 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 19 Wimbledon…………. 12 AFTER taking a commanding 19-0 lead with their third try shortly after half-time, TJs will no doubt […]

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