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Taylor trifecta too much for Preston

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JOHN FREEMAN Preston G……………..26 Otley…………………….. 41 IT was a case of too little, too late for Preston Grasshoppers, who were overwhelmed at home by […]

Unbeaten Tykes put the heat on Hull

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes…..41pts Hull…………………. 11pts Threat: Thomas Williams beats Billy Addyand Below, Ben Dixon goes into score after half-time PICTURES: Gareth Lyons LEEDS […]

Rotherham keep streak alive in Yorkshire derby

24 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…………..43 Huddersfield………. 15 ROTHERHAM shook off a shaky start to get the better of Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield and chalk up a fourth […]

Tigers run wild as I’s hunted down

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….49 Hull Ionians………….. 5 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first home win of the campaign in style with a six-try demolition of […]

Hodgson boots Wharfedale to win

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JD CLARK Wharfedale…………27 Fylde…………………….26 A LATE kick from the calm boot of Ryan Hodgson saw Wharfedale snatch victory in the final minute with a […]

Seabourne tasked with steadying falling Tykes

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The 32-year journey of Leeds Tykes has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s a story marked by name changes, yo-yoing between leagues, […]

Late blitz secures Newport victory

24 September 2023 0 comments

By GLYN CASTLEGINE Newport (S)…………22 Hinckley……………… 21 GEORGE Castledine’s heroic late score secured Newport (Salop) a hard-fought win over the visiting Hinckley after a majestic […]

Fiji ace Matavesi puts the boot into Chester

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne…….. 34 Chester…………..26 JOSH Matavesi’s late penalty from 48 metres ensured Camborne were triumphant in a pulsating victory over Chester. Alex Ducker […]

Dudley downed in tense 13-try thriller

24 September 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni…………….52 Dudley K……………….34 SPECTATORS were treated to a 13-try thriller at Topsham this week, as Exeter University overcame newly promoted Dudley […]

Loughborough battered as Ford goes for three

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborougn S….24 O Redcliffians……..45 THOMAS Ford’s heroic hat-trick saw Loughborough Students outmuscled by Old Redcliffians. It was Loughborough who got off to […]

Late Nowell score devastates Clifton

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 31 Redruth……………….. 31 FRANKIE Nowell’s late try has left Clifton disappointed after nearly having opponents Redruth dead and buried numerous times […]

150-up for Smith as Dings triumph

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C…………… 19pts Hornets…………….. 5pts DINGS Crusaders marked captain Matt Smith’s 150th appearance for the club with a convincing win over the […]

Luctonians keep form in tight affair

24 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………29 Luctonians…………..38 LUCTONIANS made it four straight bonus point victories but they were pushed all the way by Bournville in an entertaining […]

Spain flanker Super Mario’s hat-trick tears up fourth tier

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Rather than scoring a hat-trick in Loughborough Students’ big win last weekend, Mario Pichardie should have been turning out for Spain at […]

Second half Bury scoring blitz sees off Oaks

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds…….52 Sevenoaks……. 16 BURY St Edmunds raised their game in the second half to cruise to victory over Sevenoaks. The […]

Pozniak snatches late win for Dons

24 September 2023 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..29 Wimbledon………….32 WIMBLEDON held off a battling Canterbury outfit to claim a win on the road. The key to the win and […]

Esher cling on for win over Raiders

24 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Guernsey…………….. 14 Esher……………………. 19 ESHER returned to the mainland with the points in the bag after they overcame Guernsey in a see-saw […]

Barnes blown away as Dorking make fast start

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….29pts Dorking…………… 31pts Full stretch: Henry Anscombe scores Dorking’s fourth try, slipping through Josh Davies’ grip PICTURES: Jonathan Knight A THREE-TRY onslaught […]

It’s the White and Lunnon show as Hawks soar

24 September 2023 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley…………………. 41 N Walsham………….. 14 A BRACE of tries each from Scotty White and Sam Lunnon saw Henley Hawks power to a […]

Joy for Juddians as OAs crumble

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 21 Tonbridge J…………39 TONBRIDGE Juddians turned in a superb performance to get the better of Old Albanian. The Juddians scrum […]

Park off mark with Worthing success

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P……… 31 Worthing……………… 21 WESTCOMBE Park put a string of narrow defeats behind them to register the first win since their […]

Ambitious Roux vows: We’re not finished yet

24 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Having secured the highest ever finish in their 102-year history, Dorking director of rugby Armand Roux is setting his sights on an […]

Lions are tamed on own patch as Heath respond

17 September 2023 0 comments

By MICK WILSON Leicester L …….. 3 Blackheath …. 34 BLACKHEATH bounced back from the disappointment of losing their long-standing home record last week by […]

Late penalty seals Albion’s late glory

17 September 2023 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 21 Plymouth A …………24 STORTFORD started slowly and, apart from periods of stout backsto-the-wall defence offered little. Plymouth could have […]

Feeney magic has Sale under a spell

17 September 2023 0 comments

■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………..36 Sale FC……………………0 CHINNOR produced a sparkling second-half display to take the spoils. Chinnor took the lead after Keston Lines crashed over. […]

Park Lane in Rams raid as Sedgley humbled

17 September 2023 0 comments

By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ………20pts Tries: M Riley 41, Maher 71 Conversions: Seals 42, 72 Penalties: Seals 2, 19 Rams ………………41pts Tries: Hoadley 10, […]

Ree to the rescue at the death for Darlington

17 September 2023 0 comments

■ By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….25 Cinderford………….. 20 DARLINGTON Mowden Park made it two wins in two after an incredible finish at the Darlington Arena. […]

Hennessey out to make up for lost time with Blackheath…

17 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Blackheath are back in National One where they belong and aren’t afraid of anyone according to centre Jake Hennessey. In his third […]

Three out of three for Titans with stroll over Lymm

17 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…33 Lymm…………….. 10 ROTHERHAM made it three wins from three by comfortably beating a game but limited Lymm team. A combination […]

Unbeaten Fylde survive late scare

17 September 2023 0 comments

By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde…………………….32 Billingham…………..26 DESPITE a late Billingham fightback, Fylde held out for all five points to continue their unbeaten start to the season. […]

Free-flowing Hull too good for Field

17 September 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 12 Hull……………………….49 DOMINANT Hull cruised to a seven-try bonus point win on the road at Huddersfield. Going in at the break […]

Venables holds key in biggest of battles

17 September 2023 0 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Over: Benjamin Dixon goes in for Leeds and below, Sam Pocklington is in for Ionians to make it a tight last ten […]

Early mauling from Tigers is too much for Otley

17 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield Tigers…. 31 SHEFFIELD Tigers had the game wrapped up within the hour, before Otley came back with four tries to […]

Collinson seals the ‘Battle of the Dales’

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Wharfedale…………24 TWO tries from Wharfedale hooker Robbie Collinson left Tynedale still looking for their first win of the season in a […]

Burrows puts side on the right track

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN MORRIS Sheffield………………36 Preston G…………….. 14 RYAN BURROWS delivered two tries for Sheffield, as Preston Grasshoppers fell to their second defeat in their opening […]

Parsons so proud of a landmark derby win

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield second-row Dominic Parsons marked his 200th club appearance with a dramatic derby victory over their crosstown rivals Sheffield Tigers last weekend. […]

Students teach the hosts a lesson

17 September 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……….. 24pts Exeter Uni……… 43pts EXETER University coach Gareth Elliott was delighted his side were able to maintain their unbeaten record at […]

Dan guarantees his Old Reds’ are Frying high

17 September 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN O Redcliffians……..22 Bournville…………… 18 OLD REDCLIFFIANS got their first win of the season in a nail-biting victory inspired by Dan Fry. Sam […]

Second-half blitz stuns the visitors

17 September 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..39 Camborne……………. 31 CLIFTON produced a remarkable second-half comeback to stun their visitors. In spite of four tries by speedster Alex Ducker, […]

Indisciplined Salop pay a heavy price

17 September 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Hornets…………………55 Newport (S)………… 12 HORNETS ran in seven unanswered tries, and nine in all, on a miserable, ill-disciplined afternoon for Newport (Salop), […]

It’s Ole! as Spanish star Mario turns on the style

17 September 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Dudley K………….. 7 L’borough S….. 46 SPANISH international Mario Pichardie scored a hat-trick as his Loughborough Students side ran riot on the […]

Hampson’s drop goal seals victory

17 September 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 17 Dings Crusaders… 14 THIS was a free-flowing match, both sides moving the ball wide. That there were only three tries […]

Super Seb proves a real inspiration

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 18 Luctonians…………..45 A SUPERB, well-organised performance from Luctonians saw them record a resounding win on the road to maintain their unbeaten […]

Lucs buck a trend with the strongest of possible starts

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DUE to the bulk of Luctonians’ players working in trades or agricultural work, the Herefordshire side tend to be slow starters – […]

Hawks flying high after sealing glory over Bury

17 September 2023 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H………….37 pts Bury St Ed’s……. 21pts Roaring Rory: Henley Hawks’ Rory Mason scores their third, left, after Lailand Gordon opened PICTURES: […]

OAs crank up the style to chop down the Oaks

17 September 2023 0 comments

By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 16 Old Albanians…….. 51 SEVENOAKS hosted Old Albanian under the heat of the September sun at Knole Paddock and romped home. […]

Botterill stars in Esher statement

17 September 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Esher…………………….29 Canterbury………….. 21 ESHER secured their first victory at Molesey Road of the season, with a bonus-point win. Esher’s backs showed their […]

Dorking run riot as hosts left humbled

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham….. 14 Dorking…………………59 DORKING confirmed their promotion credentials with another impressive win giving them maximum points after three, with North Walsham […]

TJs claim the spoils despite visitors’ fightback

17 September 2023 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…..36 Guernsey……….25 KEEN to put right the poor performance of the previous week, TJs ran in six tries to secure a […]

Toulizak hat-trick sets tone in capital

17 September 2023 0 comments

By TONY MANN Wimbledon………….47 Westcombe P……… 41 IN an entertaining thriller in the capital, National League newboys Wimbledon came out on top against fellow newly-promoted […]

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