National Leagues

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Oh, brother! Josh is the top McNulty

By DAVID LAWRENCE  B Moseley …………..29 Chinnor………………..37 Brotherly love was put to one side as Josh McNulty ran in a hattrick of tries to guide […]

Fast start paves the way for Park

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ………38 Hull……………………….28 Rosslyn Park claimed a deserved bonus-point win at The Rock, despite a spirited performance from visitors Hull. The […]

Brown bags two as Sale hang on

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans …. 14 Sale FC………………… 19 Sale FC held on to edge a tight contest away to Taunton Titans. Taunton were […]

Rodgers reigns as Dale topple Titans

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..24 Rotherham T………. 10 A superb performance in gale-force conditions saw Tynedale register their first-ever league victory over the Titans. It was […]

Blaydon downed by dominant Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………22 Blaydon…………………. 3 Wharfedale bossed Blaydon in tricky conditions but were denied a bonus-point try by the visitors’ dogged defence. The game […]

Sheffield thwarted by gritty Chester

By CONOR O’HARA Sheffield……………….. 7 Chester………………… 10 Chester managed to overcome Sheffield in an attritional battle from start to finish. Two tries from visiting lock […]

Dorking dominate through forwards

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………29 Sevenoaks……………..0 Dorking ran out comfortable winners in a game where forward superiority was the order of the day in wet and […]

Fethney shines in first game in row

By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham….. 20 Guernsey…………….. 12 North Walsham Vikings won consecutive home games for the first time this season to boost their survival […]

Self strikes to seal bonus-point win

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 31 Old Albanians………. 5 Wet and muddy conditions did not exactly allow for flowing rugby and it was TJs’ dominance […]

Heath go further clear with big win

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….40 Canterbury………….. 12 Blackheath recorded a resounding win to extend their winning home record to eight matches and increase their lead at […]

Luctonians suffer with yellow cards

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..23 Luctonians……………. 3 Heavy rain produced a sodden playing surface with a stiff breeze blowing down the slope. Playing down the […]

Will sparkles on debut for Clifton

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..24 Old Redcliffians…. 15 With uncertainty over pitch fitness and a possible switching to an alternative venue right up to shortly before […]

Early start gives academics lift-off

By MILES EDGE Stourbridge………… 15 Exeter Uni…………….59 Exeter University made the long trip to the Midlands without reading the kick-off time and arrived not long […]

Rams hold on after late Hull blitz

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 19 Rams ……………. 24 Hull fought to the final whistle to gain a losing bonus point and give the in-form Rams […]

Sale savour most thrilling of victories

By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC…………………45 Plymouth A …………35 Sale edged out Plymouth Albion in a 12-try thriller played in slippery conditions. Josh Brown opened the […]

Late Rogers try breaks Park hearts

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 12 Darlington MP……. 10 The blustery and damp conditions made the kind of running rugby both teams like to play […]

Immanuel’s effort brings no reward

By MIKE AMOS Taunton T …………….. 8 Cambridge ………….36 If possession and effort won games, then Taunton would have been outright winners. Man-of-the-match Immanuel Feyi-Wabosa […]

Easter eggs side on to top triumph

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor………………..48 Rosslyn Park ……… 12 Chinnor produced a sensational display to blow away high-flying Rosslyn Park and begin the Nick Easter era […]

Gate show spirit in big home reverse

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……….. 0 Fylde………………52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde ran out worthy winners. […]

Ionians make up for some lost time

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………37 Wharfedale…………24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in the home as they […]

Otley

It’s a magnificent seven for Otley!

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..25 Sheffield……………….. 3 Otley got their seventh consecutive win when they defeated Sheffield. The hosts opened the scoring with an Elliot Fisher […]

Hedley proves to be hat-trick hero

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon……………….. 19 Rotherham T……….47 Rotherham showed their class as they stormed to victory at Blaydon, with Jack Hedley completing a hat-trick. The […]

Park pressure too much for Hoppers

By KEN MOORE Preston G………………. 7 Sedgley Park………46 As half-time approached in this meeting between the league leaders and a team languishing in the nether […]

Raiders survive as late kick fails

By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 19 Worthing……….. 21 A missed conversion with the last kick of the game denied Sevenoaks a draw against Worthing. In windy […]

Canterbury run in a great eight

By NICK CROWE Canterbury…………..52 Westcliff…………….. 14 Canterbury eased relegation fears with a comprehensive victory over a determined but outplayed Westcliff team, prevailing by eight tries […]