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Late drama sees Penfold pinch win

19 November 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…………. 25 Barnes………………….22 BURY versus Barnes matches are always close affairs and this one did not disappoint. After a cagey […]

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 […]

Late Cade try seals battling triumph for Park

12 November 2023 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Leicester L ……23 Rosslyn Park..32 ROSSLYN Park overcame a fierce challenge from Leicester Lions to come away with a win. The visitors […]

Smith’s hat-trick is the difference

12 November 2023 0 comments

By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford………….. 14 B Moseley …………..34 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a dominant second-half performance to secure the win. The first half was responsible for […]

Titans don’t make it easy for hosts

12 November 2023 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………38 Taunton Titans ….29 STORTFORD celebrated a hard-fought victory over Taunton. The hosts started fast and, after several phases, won a […]

Leo leads the hosts to a hard-fought victory

12 November 2023 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 21pts Tries: Noot 5, Walliker 43, Hennessey 58 Conversions: Dalrymple 5, 43, Cooke 58 Richmond ……… 17pts Tries: Kerr 24, […]

Half-backs are on song as Albion claim top spot

12 November 2023 0 comments

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor……………….. 17 Plymouth A …………22 PLYMOUTH claimed a hard-fought victory to claim four points and take top spot. Albion’s half-backs Oulton and […]

Back-to-back wins for Mowden boys

12 November 2023 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….25 Sedgley Park……… 18 DARLINGTON made it back-to- back wins with a close victory over Sedgley Park. The visitors led 10-15 […]

Super Sale inflict defeat on leaders

12 November 2023 0 comments

By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC…………………29 Rams……………………. 17 SALE FC ripped the form book apart as the bottom side saw off league leaders Rams. The Dogs […]

Leaders overcome toughest challenge so far

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes….20 Wharfedale……. 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to maintain their unbeaten record. […]

It’s the life of Riley for in-form William

12 November 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 17 Preston G…………….. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle, inspired by William Riley. […]

Beech lands the killer blow for Hull

12 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….34 Lymm……………………27 HULL ran out winners in a thrilling game with Will Hall playing a starring role. Lymm started well and raced […]

Star turn Holmes too good for Dale

12 November 2023 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….. 31pts Tynedale………..26pts TYNEDALE scored three tries in the last ten minutes to secure two points but it was Otley who ran […]

Okafor leads the way as Titans stay in the hunt

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………24 Rotherham T……….49 ROTHERHAM kept up their pursuit of Leeds Tykes with a professional, efficient performance over struggling Hull Ionians. The […]

Fisher at the right price for the hosts

12 November 2023 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield………………34 Fylde…………………….28 ELLIOT Fisher’s flawless kicking game brought 14 points in a victory against Fylde, as Sheffield bounced back from a difficult […]

Evans’ landmark moment is in vain

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers….35 Billingham…………..25 BILLINGHAM left Dore Moor with little but pride to show for their efforts – and a landmark achievement for […]

Aces in the pack lift Dudley off the bottom

12 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JACOBS Dudley Kings…26 Chester………….. 17 A POWERHOUSE forward-pack display was the crucial ingredient as Dudley Kingswinford grabbed a threetry win to hoist themselves […]

Students’ surge sees off Salop

12 November 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S….38 Newport (S)………… 16 LOUGHBOROUGH Students overcame a slow start to get the better of fellow strugglers Newport (Salop). The game […]

Groves glee after decisive penalty

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Old Redcliffians…. 20 Clifton………………….. 17 A TENSE local derby went the way of Old Redcliffians, but only after a gripping 80 minutes […]

Reds hit back to stun Uni battlers

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………..29pts Exeter Uni……….22pts THREE second-half tries from the Redruth pack turned this game on its head and gave the hosts a much-needed […]

In-form Lucs stand firm to thwart Cam comeback

12 November 2023 0 comments

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians…………..32 Camborne…………….26 LUCTONIANS extended their lead at the top of the table with an exhilarating win over Camborne in a game that […]

Goss treble seals Crusaders victory

12 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville…………… 17 Dings Crusaders…24 A WONDERFUL Gabe Goss hat-trick helped profligate Dings Crusaders to a bonus-point win, but they made hard work […]

Drama as Dacey try saves the day

12 November 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 17 Hornets………………… 17 A CALLUM Dacey try five minutes from time earned Hinckley a draw from a to-and-fro encounter with Hornets. […]

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 […]

Titchener hits top form for Hawks

12 November 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Worthing………………23 Henley………………….29 HENLEY made it seven wins from nine games with a hard-fought victory against a spirited Worthing side. Henley made a […]

Combe cling on to deny Raiders

12 November 2023 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………25 Guernsey…………….. 19 TENTH-PLACED Westcombe Park came out on top in a tight game against Guernsey. Combe took an early lead […]

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 […]

Oaks finish with flourish to floor relegation rivals

12 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon…………. 19 Sevenoaks…………..27 SEVENOAKS leapfrogged Wimbledon in the table after earning a crucial away win in a tightly-fought clash. Both sides had […]

Six of the best as visitors pull away

12 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham….. 10 Canterbury…………..54 CANTERBURY overwhelmed North Walsham in the second half with six unanswered tries to ease to a fourth win […]

Thompson’s twin strike fires Esher

12 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….48 Tonbridge J………… 31 ESHER triumphed over Tonbridge Juddians in an action-packed contest. Tonbridge had not played since October 14 and the […]

Sedgley Truck tops one club man honours

5 November 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Sedgley Park’s Matt Riley became the player with most appearances for a single club either side of the English Channel in the […]

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 […]

Tigers take the spoils as Lions let it slip

5 November 2023 0 comments

By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park .28 Leicester L ……20 SEDGLEY Tigers got the better of Leicester Lions in a tight contest at Park Lane. Both […]

Stedman steers Moseley home

5 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER B Moseley …………..22 Sale FC………………… 14 BASEMENT side Sale gave a gutsy performance at Billesley Common, but they left the Midlands with […]

Too little, too late as Rams fall short

5 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………………36 Darlington MP……. 41 DARLINGTON Mowden Park spoiled James Baker’s 400th game for Rams with a thrilling win at Old Bath […]

Albion power to victory over battling Club side

5 November 2023 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ……28pts Tries: Rukhadze 13, Daly 40, 52, Oulton 55 Conversions: Jones 13, 40, 52, 55 Blackheath …… 15pts Tries: Holland […]

Dead-eye Winfield adds gloss to away triumph

5 November 2023 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond …………….. 7 Cinderford…………..24 AN avalanche of second-half penalties helped Cinderford press home their advantage at Richmond. After a tightly-contested first half, […]

Titans reeling as Chinnor hit back

5 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans….. 21 Chinnor…………………53 CHINNOR produced a stunning second-half show to blow away hosts Taunton Titans. Taunton led 14-12 at half-time and […]

Seven-up Park see off Stortford

5 November 2023 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……….48 Bishop’s S…………….22 ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to secure vistory over Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors opened […]

Richmond still focused on quick return, says Bright

5 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Richmond are looking to bounce straight back into the Championship following last season’s relegation, but they face stiff competition in National One. […]

New boss Lewis off to winning start with the Titans

5 November 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 34 Otley……………….32 ROTHERHAM Titans and their new coaching team were given a scare by battling Otley before coming through to […]

Fisher holds his nerve for a point

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 19 Sheffield……………… 19 ALTHOUGH under the cosh for much of the game, Tynedale led until deep into added on time They […]

Goatley hat-trick makes difference

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..39 Sheffield Tigers…. 41 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched a late victory over Preston. Tries from Joshua Redfern, William Archer, and a Barney […]

Unbeaten Tykes are showing true class

5 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…….. 12pts Leeds Tykes…..29pts IMPRESSIVE Leeds Tykes made it eight games in a row unbeaten at Greenwood Road, but were pushed hard […]

Inspirational Gregory adds to the misery for Field

5 November 2023 0 comments

By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde…………………….6 2 Huddersfield………. 19 CAPTAIN Ben Gregory inspired Fylde to their biggest win of the season with a second-half hat-trick against bottom […]

Shard on target to edge hosts home

5 November 2023 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Lymm…………………… 31 Hull Ionians………… 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited Hull Ionians side. Ionians’ […]

Dazzling Dale on song to win again

5 November 2023 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………35 Hull………………………… 6 WHARFEDALE played some scintillating rugby to take the five points against the team one position below them in the […]

Proud Poole confident Rotherham on the rise

5 November 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Only two decades ago, Rotherham Titans were competing in the Premiership, and boasting stars like Samoa star Mike Umaga and England international […]

Borne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne…….. 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in this entertaining encounter. The […]

Exeter claim the student honours

5 November 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni…………….40 Loughborough S…. 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off on the right foot […]

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