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Gritty Sale see off stubborn Chinnor

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By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC…………………27 Chinnor……………….. 17 Sale made it back-to-back bonus-point victories, but they were made to work hard by a spirited Chinnor side. […]

Warboys’ points haul steers Titans

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By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T…………….73 Hull………………………. 18 For the first six minutes, Taunton did not have any possession and it was all Hull pressing for […]

Esher leave it late to dent Cinderford

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By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford……………35 Esher…………………….47 Cinderford suffered their second home defeat in a row to Esher. Mason Tonks was shown a red in the 33rd […]

Mowden hold on to tame the Tykes

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes……….25 Darlington MP….27 Leeds Tykes were left to rue a slow start to the second half as they were defeated by […]

Ionians register ‘massive’ triumph

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By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T……. 10 Hull Ionians…. 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an all-important clash with third-placed […]

Fylde are floored by doughty Dale

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..23 Fylde……………………. 12 Second-placed Fylde were made to look second best as they lost to mid-table Tynedale. The visitors were outgunned in […]

Fisher lands huge haul for Sheffield

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By DAVID BALHEIMER Sheffield……………..64 Blaydon………………… 5 Scrum-half Elliot Fisher was the 34-point star of the show with four tries and seven conversions as Sheffield crushed […]

Leaders Park hold off Dale fightback

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By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park………35 Wharfedale………… 31 Sedgley Park kept up their 100% winning record after a high-scoring clash with Wharfedale at Park Lane. The […]

Hosts cling on as Hoppers hit back

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By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………37 Preston G…………….. 31 Chester captain Sean Green’s milestone 400th club appearance ended in a win, but the hosts were made to […]

Bursey’s late try steals it for Bury

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By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 31 Bury St Ed’s……35 Bury St Edmunds battled to victory in a thrilling encounter with Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock. Bury looked […]

Walsham boost survival chances

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 15 North Walsham…..57 North Walsham stepped up their battle to beat the drop with a convincing win over gallant hosts Westcliff […]

McLean sweeps Guernsey aside

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By MIKE MARSHALL Worthing………………59  Guernsey…………….. 12 Full-back Matt McLean starred with three tries and seven conversions as Worthing trounced Guernsey to stay on the tail […]

McRae’s magic wins it for Dorking

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By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………36 Old Albanians……..26 A storming five-try first-half display by Dorking was enough to seal victory over Old Albanians at the Big Field. […]

Hundred heroes edge Canterbury

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H…………..28 Canterbury…………..26 Rochford Hundred came up with the perfect response to their 71-point drubbing against Barnes by edging out Canterbury in […]

Tee troubles see Newport lose out

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By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni……………. 31 Newport (S)…………28 Newport (Salop) will be licking their wounds on the way home after a tough loss against Exeter’s […]

Thriller comes down to last kick

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By ROB STEVENS Loughborough S….47 Dings Crusaders…45 Loughborough edged an absolute thriller over Dings in front of 500 fans on their annual ‘dads and lads’ […]

Groves puts the boot into Redruth

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 13 O Redcliffians…….. 14 The trusty boot of Ashley Groves kicked Old Redcliffians to a deserved win against a lacklustre Redruth […]

Stour left sour by derby defeat

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By MILES EDGE Stourbridge………… 10 Luctonians………….. 17 Luctonians got the better of their local rivals at Stourton Park. Stourbridge started the better team with 15 […]

Seven-up Plymouth punish hosts Hull

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By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 12 Plymouth A …..41 Seven-try Plymouth Albion were just too good for Hull as they cruised to victory on the road. […]

Tykes are denied in dramatic finale

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 17 Leeds Tykes……….14 Bishop’s Stortford snatched victory over Leeds Tykes with a try in the final ten minutes of a […]

Chinnor brushed aside by Titans

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By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor………………..28 Taunton Titans ….50 Shai Bonnick and Sam Prior scored two tries apiece as Taunton Titans secured an impressive victory at Chinnor. […]

Park cling on for narrow home win

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By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….22 B Moseley ………….. 21 Darlington Mowden Park saw out a narrow win over Birmingham Moseley after a nervy finish. Three […]

Esher toppled by title-chasing Sale

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By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher……………………27 Sale FC…………………54 Sale FC dominated hosts Esher with eight tries to the visitors’ four as they continue their quest for top […]

Gate so glad to collect points

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By TIM THORLEY Harrogate………18 Sheffield T……… 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to secure their place at […]

Ionians hold out after late fright

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By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………41 Sheffield………………30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late flourish from the visitors, […]

Visitors see red but still march on

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By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………….. 6 Fylde…………………….24 Fylde completed a bonus-point win despite picking up three yellow cards and a red. They stopped Dale scoring by […]

Disputed try keeps Tigers on title track

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By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T….20pts Sedgley P……….38pts League leaders Sedgley Park Tigers dug deep to preserve their 11-month unbeaten record in an eventful and competitive […]

Hoppers celebrate landmark day the perfect way

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By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..28 Otley……………………..25 Preston Grasshoppers celebrated their 800th league game with a narrow, hardfought 28-25 win over Otley at Lightfoot Green Lane. […]

Stewart hat-trick secures Field win

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon……………….. 13 Huddersfield………. 19 Winger Finn Stewart grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield celebrated victory at Blaydon. The home side started […]

Old Boys treated to narrow victory

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By KIM HILL Chester…………………29 Tynedale……………..27 Chester just had enough to take the honours in a very close contest. Tynedale took the lead with a Jake […]

Attfield treble buries Dorking

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s….. 47 Dorking…………. 44 Bury edged to victory over Dorking in a desperately close clash. It was Dorking who set […]

Canterbury cling on in derby duel

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By RICHARD PHELPS Canterbury…………..33 Sevenoaks…………..30 An intriguing Kent derby went the way of hosts Canterbury, Sevenoaks rallying late on at the Marine Travel Ground – […]

Try double in prop Holland’s show

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By LUKE JARMYN Guernsey………………. 7 Blackheath…………. 17 Blackheath prop Archie Holland put in a man-of-the-match display as the leaders continued to put daylight between themselves […]

Forrest on charge to seal thrilling win

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By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..25 Worthing………………33 Worthing were made to work hard for the win and just came out on top of two evenly-matched mid-table […]

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