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Barnes Cook up away-day triumph

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By TODD FLYNN Worthing………………28 Barnes…………………. 51 BARNES’ Ben Cook produced an all-round try-scoring display as the fly-half gathered a haul of 18 points to help […]

Albion on song in eight-try triumph

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By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….54 Taunton T…………….29 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded a comprehensive victory over their West country rivals Taunton Titans by running in eight tries. […]

It’s derby delight again – for Fylde!

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By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..27 Fylde……………………. 41 FYLDE’S derby dominance continued with a win over Preston Grasshoppers after the visitors capitalised on a weak defensive […]

Tykes triumph in cross-city clash

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By BEN CROPPER Lanigan got his sec-Thomas  Leeds Tykes……….. 31 Otley…………………….. 18 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season, pulling away late to […]

Minikin is main man as Ionians celebrate

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By RICHARD GORE Hull………………….25pts Hull Ionians……30pts LEWIS Minikin steered Hull Ionians to victory in a classic derby game that ebbed and flowed throughout. Hull started […]

Fisher helps net points for visitors

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Sheffield Tigers….28 Sheffield………………32 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS AS much as a derby win is a ‘must’ in every teams calendar, after both teams failed to […]

Forward power is key for the Titans

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Wharfedale………… 19 Rotherham T……….34 ■ By JOHN CLARK ROTHERHAM turned on the second-half style down the slope to emerge victorious. Wharfedale enjoyed the slope in […]

Wimbledon rue Roberts hat-trick

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Barnes………………….59 Wimbledon………….22 ■ By FRANK MCARTHUR BARNES emerged decisive winners in South West London despite a tight opening period, beating local rivals Wimbledon. A well-worked […]

Bury sweep aside poor Walsham

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Bury St Ed’s…………. 50 North Walsham….. 17 ■ By ANDREW HERLIHY BURY St Edmunds decisively dispatched of the visiting North Walsham in a contest with […]

George: OAs not clinical enough

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O Albanians…… 31pts Henley H………….20pts ■ By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians head coach Dan George posed a conflicted figure following his side’s comeback victory over […]

Dominant Dorking crush the Raiders

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Dorking…………………38 Worthing……………… 10 ■ By KEVIN BEAL DORKING sealed a fine win over Worthing Raiders with a sizzling performance in front of an impressive home […]

Esher remain on promotion path

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Westcombe P………27 Esher…………………….42 ■ By JOHN DVALLELY WESTCOMBE Park’s late fightback was not enough to overcome promotion contenders Esher. Winger James Botterill got the visitors […]

Old boy Pointon’s star of the show

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Loughborough S…. 31 Hinckley………………40 ■ By JAMES GALLAGHER HINCKLEY made it back-to-back wins to start the season as they toppled hosts Loughborough Students. The opening […]

Harley’s hat-trick fails to save Salop

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Newport (S)…………29 Chester…………………32 ■ By GLYN CASTLEDINE CHESTER held off a determined second-half surge from Newport (Salop) as they claimed a narrow win on the […]

Bournville blitz seals success as Kings lose way

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Bournville……………29 Dudley K……………….22 ■ By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE punished Dudley Kingswinford’s indiscipline with 19 unanswered points in an 11-minute purple patch while the visitors were […]

Hornets stung by surging students

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Exeter Uni…………….68 Hornets………………… 19 ■ By HANNAH BURTON EXETER University poked the Hornets nest as they cruised to a huge home triumph. Exeter’s William Smears […]

Old Reds toppled by Grimes treble

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Luctonians…………..47 O Redcliffians…….. 15 ■ By GEOFF VICKRESS CHARLIE Grimes bagged a hat-trick as 14man Luctonians beat a game Old Redcliffians outfit. Old Reds were […]

Ice cool Warren seals win for super Sedge

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By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ……..32 Richmond …….. 31 NEWLY-PROMOTED Sedgley Tigers hosted recently-relegated Richmond in what turned out to be a nail-biting last-kick encounter. […]

Winfield wins it with vital late kick

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………28 Cinderford………….. 30 CINDERFORD were quicker in thought and action for much of the first half and, despite Stortford’s pack enjoying […]

Issy so busy in big back row battle

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By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………..22 Darlington MP……. 10 THIS was a contest which emerged into a battle between two strong back-rows. Among the stellar names competing […]

Late Rams blitz seals victory in

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By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………………… 50 B Moseley …………..36 THE impressive Rams weathered an early storm before coming back to beat Birmingham Moseley 50-36 in […]

Red-hot Redfern earns Tigers draw

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Fylde…………………….26 Sheffield Tigers….26 ■ By STUART MCCRACKEN FYLDE and Sheffield Tigers had to settle for a draw on the opening day after an entertaining affair. […]

Fofie floors Field with last-gasp try

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Huddersfield………. 31 Hull Ionians…………39 ■ By ANDREW SMITH A RELIEVED Hull Ionians claimed their first bonus-point victory of the campaign in an 11-try thriller. A […]

Happy Hull leave it late to get rare win

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Otley……………………..27 Hull……………………….32 ■ By NICK DOYLE HULL left it late to clinch victory in the dying moments. They took an early lead with two penalties […]

Oliver hat-trick is is vain for hosts

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Tynedale……………..38 Preston G……………..43 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS PRESTON Grasshoppers overcame a sloppy start to pick up a deserved away win to start their campaign at […]

Exeter rally past physical Chester

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Chester…………………32 Exeter Uni……………. 41 ■ By DESMOND HICKIE FANS were treated to an enthralling ten-try contest to start the league season, with both Chester and […]

Link does the trick to see off Dudley

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Dudley K………………. 21 Luctonians………….. 31 ■ By CHRIS EVANS A BEN Link hat-trick ensured Luctonians dampened Dudley Kingswinford’s first National League since their promotion with […]

Relief for Clifton as Newport fall short

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Clifton…………….. 19pts Newport (S)…… 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter seemed to indicate they […]

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