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Albion’s fast start too much for Sale

8 October 2023 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …………36 Sale FC………………… 10 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their recent run of fine form as they ran in six tries […]

Star Merrick leads way in Chinnor’s Park push

8 October 2023 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park … 21pts Tries: Piper 24, Marfo 52, Jardine 74 Conversions: Wilstead 25, 53, 75 Chinnor…………. 48pts Tries: Goss 5, Feeney […]

Lions languish at basement after Moseley defeat

8 October 2023 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley …………..25 Leicester Lions …. 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions a fifth consecutive defeat, […]

Seven-up Club cruise to victory

8 October 2023 0 comments

Blackheath………….52 Cinderford…………… 12 By GRAHAM COX A MAGNIFICENT seven tries helped Blackheath dominate from start to finish against Cinderford. Bill Harding, in his first Club […]

Tigers cling on for big Titans triumph

8 October 2023 0 comments

By TOM MARKHAM Matt Arm Sedgley Park………32 Taunton T…………….28 SEDGLEY Park managed to hang on for a much-needed win over Taunton Titans. The game started […]

Honey tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level

8 October 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of rugby Seb Reynolds’ dynamic […]

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 […]

Titchener holds nerve to seal win

8 October 2023 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….27 Tonbridge J…………26 AN injury-time try from Ryan Crowley and a nerveless conversion from Max Titchener saw Henley Hawks come back from […]

Try-happy hosts in seventh heaven

8 October 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians…………48 Wimbledon………….29 OLD Albanians got back to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to comfortably beat Wimbledon. It was […]

Bury hold edge in enthralling encounter

8 October 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…….22pts Esher………………. 17pts IT has been two years since these teams last met, and that proved to be a high-scoring […]

Scintillating Sevenoaks turn on the second-half style

8 October 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..43 North Walsham….. 15 SEVENOAKS showed their quality with a big win over North Walsham. But for 60 minutes this match was […]

Dan’s relishing Guernsey lifeline

8 October 2023 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey…………….. 41 Worthing……………… 17 EX-JERSEY Red Dan Barnes, offered a rugby lifeline by Guernsey Raiders, gave himself the perfect tonic by scoring […]

Barnes show why they’re contenders

8 October 2023 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………33 Barnes………………….48 BARNES showed why they are league contenders as they defeated a spirited Westcombe Park side. The visitors had won […]

Ducker taking delight in Camborne’s rock-solid start

8 October 2023 0 comments

By OLLIE PINHEY The 2022-23 season saw Camborne return to the fourth tier of English rugby for the first time since their relegation 30 years […]

World Cup drop-goal fest inspires ace Shard

8 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Tom Shard took inspiration from George Ford’s trio of drop goals against Argentina as he stepped into the pocket last weekend and […]

Richmond escape Lions’ den with five points

1 October 2023 0 comments

■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ……22 Richmond ……..35 RICHMOND made it three wins in a row edging Leicester Lions in an entertaining contest. The visitors […]

Bishop’s victorious despite early blitz

1 October 2023 0 comments

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………29 B Moseley …………..22 HAVING surrendered a 17-point lead to Birmingham Moseley in the opening 20 minutes, Bishop’s Stortford steadily fought […]

Clinical Chinnor blast past rivals

1 October 2023 0 comments

■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………..48 Cinderford………….. 17 CHINNOR produced a scintillating performance to overcome arch rivals Cinderford at Kingsley Road. The hosts were on the front […]

Edwards hits Heath as Sale pocket first win

1 October 2023 0 comments

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC…………… 19pts Blackheath ……14pts Tries: Walsh 19, Stout 58, Edwards 71 Conversions: Tries: Robins 60, 72 Fielding 63 Penalties: Ffitch 29, […]

Duncan’s late score rubs salt in DMP’s wounds

1 October 2023 0 comments

■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP……. 17 Plymouth A …………27 A LATE Craig Duncan try saw Plymouth Albion take maximum points from their longest away trip […]

Fenton triple not enough for Titans

1 October 2023 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton……………….35 Rams…………………….41 NOAH Fenton’s hattrick proved to not be enough for Taunton Titans, who failed to overcome the visiting Rams at Hyde […]

Walker’s hat-trick downs Sedgley

1 October 2023 0 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……….67 Sedgley Park……… 15 ROSSLYN Park swept aside Sedgley Park at The Rock, running in 11 tries in a brilliant attacking […]

Electric start to season for whitewash regular Wilko

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Plymouth Albion have discovered an unexpected try-scoring sensation in the form of 21-year-old hooker Harry Wilkinson. Wilkinson has found a home at […]

Beech’s brace sees off prowling Tigers

1 October 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………….. 24 Sheffield T……. 18 HULL edged out the visiting Sheffield Tigers in a dramatic finale after Sheffield were adjudged to have […]

Late Shard drop goal stuns Fylde

1 October 2023 0 comments

By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………………. 14 Lymm…………………… 15 THOMAS Shard’s late drop goal earned Lymm their first ever win at Fylde in a nerve-wracking afternoon at […]

Huddersfield are humbled at home

1 October 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 10 Leeds Tykes………..52 TABLE toppers Leeds maintained their 100% record with an eighttry romp at local rivals Huddersfield. The home side […]

Dale fight back to take the honours

1 October 2023 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale……33pts Sheffield…………25pts A SECOND half blitz saw Wharfedale overturn a 13-point deficit to earn a fantastic five-point victory over worthy opponents Sheffield. […]

Preston hop to victory in insipid clash at Ionians

1 October 2023 0 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 15 Preston………………… 19 PRESTON Grasshoppers pulled off an unlikely win in an uneventful clash with Hull Ionians at Brantingham Park. […]

Billingham inch past Otley in rain

1 October 2023 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 10 Billingham………….. 12 AS the rain became worse, Billingham played the poor conditions better than Otley, as Jobe Roxby’s 64th minute […]

Rotherham batter winless Tynedale

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 19 Rotherham…………..33 TYNEDALE crashed to their fifth straight defeat as they were battered into submission by the vast Rotherham forwards in […]

Try scoring spree marks Super Sam’s injury return

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Taylor is benefitting from a change of playing style at Otley, touching down for four tries in four games coming into […]

New boss Elliott passing Exeter Uni test with flying colours

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Filling the shoes of the man who transformed Exeter University into the most dominant collegiate side in the country was always going […]

McGann makes it profitable Raid for visitors

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon……22 Guernsey……… 34 GUERNSEY Raiders avoided making it three losses on the bounce as they recorded a victory at Wimbledon RFC, which […]

Dorking turn on second-half style

1 October 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………55 Westcombe Park.. 21 A COMBATIVE Westcombe Park side made Dorking work hard for their victory. Although outscored by eight tries to […]

Esher inspired by mighty All Blacks

1 October 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Esher……………………. 50 Old Albanians……..27 ESHER were obviously paying close attention to New Zealand’s scintillating performance in their World Cup win over Italy […]

Osgood the centre of attention in gritty win

1 October 2023 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge………26pts Bury St Ed’s……. 17pts Full steam: Shadyn Osgood breaks through for his second half try for TJs Right: Alex Reid surging […]

Magic Morris hat-trick puts side back on track

1 October 2023 0 comments

By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing………………38 Canterbury…………..45 CANTERBURY hooker Nathan Morris scored a hat-trick as the Kent side made amends for last week’s defeat to push themselves […]

Hawks flying high as Oaks downed

1 October 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 19 Henley………………….46 HENLEY Hawks enjoyed a quality win over Sevenoaks. Oaks opened the scoring through the trusty boot of Ben Adams. […]

Sikorski takes lead as Barnes impress

1 October 2023 0 comments

By BILL CLARK North Walsham……..0 Barnes………………….36 IN-FORM Barnes cruised to victory at basement club North Walsham, a four-try second half delivering a win which keeps […]

Sevenoaks savour the World Cup spotlight

1 October 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Sevenoaks fly-half Ben Adams is delighted to see his former teammate and close friend Pat Pellegrini play on the World Cup stage […]

Moseley kicking ace boots the Titans into touch

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JON MEADOWS B Moseley …….35 Taunton T ……..22 THE kicking of Tighe Maxwell-Whitley helped Moseley hold off the challenge of Taunton Titans. He converted […]

Club come good in dramatic finale

24 September 2023 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …………43 Darlington MP……. 13 BLACKHEATH asserted themselves in the final quarter to seal victory over Darlington Mowden Park in a knife-edge […]

Hosts hold nerve to take tight clash

24 September 2023 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford………….. 15 Sale FC………………… 12 CINDERFORD squeezed past Sale in a match that remained in the balance right up until the final […]

Pack power pays off as Rams get past Park

24 September 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………… 31pts Tries: Clow 8, 43, McRae 19, Hayman 32, 56 Conversions: Honey 9, 33, 44 Rosslyn Park …20pts Tries: Walker […]

Rich pickings in 14-try spectacle

24 September 2023 0 comments

■ By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond…………….50 Bishop’s S…………….40 RICHMOND came out on top after a roller-coaster game of 14 tries against Bishop’s Stortford. The home side […]

In-form Albion down Lions with Wilkinson treble

24 September 2023 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …………45 Leicester Lions …. 21 PLYMOUTH Albion extended their run of successive victories to three with a win over newly-promoted […]

Fly-half seals win for battling Tigers

24 September 2023 0 comments

■ By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park………27 Chinnor………………… 21 HOSTS Sedgley Tigers edged out a defiant Chinnor in a tight encounter at Park Lane. Chinnor were […]

Mowden Park match-winner Ree targeting a top-six finish

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON When it comes to rugby journeys, Joshua Ree’s trek from Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island to joining Darlington Mowden Park in […]

Billingham show grit in tough win over Sheffield

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham……. 16 Sheffield………..14 BILLINGHAM showed nerve and steel to overcome a stubborn Sheffield at home. The hosts started the game brightly, however […]

Lymm seal first fourth tier victory

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Lymm……………………33 Tynedale……………..26 LYMM recorded their first win of the season with a hard-earned victory over winless Tynedale who took home two losing […]

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