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Fylde looking to get better in defence

9 October 2022 0 comments

Fylde have scored a whopping 206 points in their opening five games as they sit top of National 2 North but joint head coach Alex […]

I’m loving it, says rejuvenated Rossiter

9 October 2022 1 comment

The National League’s top try scorer Jak Rossiter is back enjoying his rugby again and is thankful everything “is now back to normal”. Rossiter, 29, […]

Sam’s the man for victorious Moseley

2 October 2022 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley……….. 43 Hull…………………26 SUPERCHARGED Sam Pointon claimed a hattrick as Moseley took the spoils in this enthralling clash that saw visitors Hull […]

In-form Cambridge end top Sale start

2 October 2022 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…………..32 Sale FC………………… 19 CAMBRIDGE ended Sale’s unbeaten record – and extended their own – in a superb encounter at Grantchester Road. […]

Davies denies late winner for Chinnor

2 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..2 7 Chinnor…………………24 LEEDS Tykes put in a gutsy performance to make it back-to-back league wins with a narrow 27-24 triumph. […]

Smith secures last-gasp win in thrilling encounter

2 October 2022 2 comments

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park….33pts Tries: Marfo 3, Walker 10, Spencer 23, Penalty try 49, Smith 80 Conversions: Holland 4, 11, 24 Penalties: 0 Drop […]

Harry the hero as Albion savour home success

2 October 2022 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….45 Esher…………………….29 Harry Wilkinson who scored four tries, all from close range but all that needed finishing. Esher are still looking […]

Cole stokes top triumph for Rams

2 October 2022 2 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….40 Darlington MP……. 15 RAMS maintained their perfect start to the season with a comfortable home success against 14-man Darlington. It was […]

Titans pay heavy penalty in defeat

2 October 2022 1 comment

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans….. 12 Cinderford……………23 TAUNTON paid the price for giving away too many penalties as Cinderford took full advantage. The visitors were […]

Gate joy at ending winless stretch

2 October 2022 0 comments

By TIM THORLEY Huddersfield… 15 Harrogate………29 HARROGATE came out on top in this battle of the bottom two to register their first victory since January. […]

Ionians denied by Park in key tussle

2 October 2022 1 comment

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park……… 18 Hull Ionians………… 10 SEDGLEY Park edged to a narrow win over Hull Ionians at Park Lane in a match-up […]

Fisher helps hosts to Roses honours

2 October 2022 0 comments

By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield………………38 Preston G…………….. 17 SHEFFIELD of Yorkshire came out on top in this Roses battle as they romped to a bonus-point triumph […]

Five-star Fylde stay top of the standings

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………… 42pts Blaydon……………. 7pts Fylde cemented their place at the top of the table with a comfortable home win over Blaydon. The […]

Three and easy as Chester see off Tigers threat

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 15 Chester…………………37 CHESTER’S improving early season form continued with their third win on the bounce – this time at the […]

Titans triumph with last-gasp try

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………23 Rotherham T……….29 ROTHERHAM claimed a dramatic victory with the last play of a tense game at Wharfedale. Tom Mann had earlier […]

Drop-goal drama as Otley snatch it

2 October 2022 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Otley……………………..25 A DROP goal in the tenth minute of added-on time by Otley fly- -half Eddie Crossland decided a pulsating match […]

Battling Bury can’t stop Blackheath’s fast start

2 October 2022 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath…… 46pts Bury St Eds……..28pts Up and at ‘em: Blackheath’s Marcus Burcham charges for the line PICTURES: Andrew Wansbury IN-FORM Blackheath maintained […]

Clifton able to shrug off red card in try romp

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………. 48pts Exeter Uni………. 14pts CLIFTON’S pack dominated to set the platform for a convincing win over the students of Exeter University. […]

Rampant Park run up a Hull of a score

25 September 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 19 Rosslyn Park…..66 Hull could not to match the speed and precision of Rosslyn Park and, despite having the better of […]

Stortford stunned by a Rams raid

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort…….. 10 Rams…………………….40 With the visiting pack dominant from the word go, things looked ominous from the start for Bishop’s Stortford. […]

Chinnor break duck in late show

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………38 Moseley………………. 21 Chinnor scored four tries in the final 16 minutes to secure their first win of the season in a […]

Comeback win sees Sale remain as early top Dogs

25 September 2022 1 comment

By ALEX THROWER Sale FC…………… 31pts Tries: Penalty 32, Mulchrone 38, Dixon 44, Edwards 52 Conversion: Penalty 32, Robins 39, 45, 52 Penalty: Robins 64 […]

Austin powers Cindy to come roaring back

25 September 2022 0 comments

By ANNA WASH Cinderford…………… 41 Plymouth Albion…28 A hat-trick of tries contributed to a 26-point haul as Mike Austin led Cinderford to a comeback victory […]

Park suffer again in one-point loss

25 September 2022 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP……. 31 Cambridge…………..32 For the second week running, Mowden Park fell to a one-point home defeat, this time at the hands […]

Tykes off mark as kicks are the key

25 September 2022 1 comment

By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher…………………….24 Leeds Tykes………..26 Leeds Tykes came away with a much-needed first win of the season as two conversions were the difference in […]

Tynedale lose their unbeaten record

25 September 2022 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….37 Tynedale………… 7 Rotherham inflicted a first defeat of the season on Tynedale in a much more competitive encounter than the scoreline […]

Grasshoppers spring to victory

25 September 2022 1 comment

By JOHN LE PAGE Preston G’h………….32 Huddersfield………. 12 With both sides precariously placed in the table and yet to record a victory, this was a […]

Main Mann Tom blitzes Blaydon

25 September 2022 1 comment

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………………. 7 Wharfedale…………46 Wharfedale raced to a comprehensive success at Crow Trees. Blaydon, though, started the better started and from the second […]

Fylde edge win to stay in pole position

25 September 2022 0 comments

MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 31pts Fylde……………… 34pts RECENT encounters between these two sides have produced hard fought, high scoring affairs and yesterday’s match was no […]

Vare’s try ultimately proves vital in low-score affair

25 September 2022 1 comment

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………….. 8 Sheffield……………….. 5 This was tight, as the score suggests. Neither side ever looked comfortably in control. Even when Chester went […]

Aces mauled by sizzling Sedgley

25 September 2022 0 comments

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate…………….10 Sedgley Park………..41 Sedgley Park ran out easy winners to increase Harrogate’s woes. The initial stages of the game had both sides […]

Zebras maul the off-colour Tigers

25 September 2022 1 comment

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield Tigers…… 8 Otley scored their first try bonus win of the season in a match they gradually took hold of. […]

Hat-trick for Jake in Heath try spree

25 September 2022 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 12 Blackheath……57 Blackheath showed their class as they humbled Canterbury by 45 points. The new boys in National 2 East were […]

Reed-Affleck duo act sinks West

25 September 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLILY Bury St Edmunds..38 Westcliff……………..28 Bury St Edmunds marked Yasin Browne’s 100th appearance for the club with victory over Westcliff. Westcliff enjoyed the […]

Callum treble puts island in the sun

25 September 2022 1 comment

By MO SHER Guernsey……………..58 North Walsham….. 21 The Raiders registered their first win of the season in style, romping past North Walsham with Callum Roberts […]

Hawks swoop as Vooght vroom topples leaders

25 September 2022 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks..29pts Barnes……………. 12pts Going through: Henley’s Ewan Fenley breaks away to score HENLEY Hawks claimed a bonus point win against table-toppers […]

Samson too strong as OAs see off Juddians

25 September 2022 1 comment

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..32 Tonbridge Judd…. 20 Old Albanian coach Dan George will be happier with his charges’ display of discipline and urgency and […]

Worthing’s worthy win in tight tussle

25 September 2022 0 comments

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….28 Worthing………………33 The old cliche of a game of two halves was played out at Magnolia Road as both sides battled […]

Oaks’ late rally matches rivals

25 September 2022 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Sevenoaks…………..26 Dorking…………………26 A tense afternoon at Sevenoaks saw a draw between two old rivals promoted from London SE Premier last season. Dorking […]

Return of Vaka inspires Fishes

25 September 2022 0 comments

By PHIL GUTTUS Newport…………25 Barnstaple……. 18 Newport secured their second home bonus-point win in a hard-fought battle with Barnstaple. On a perfect playing surface, with […]

Hornets in history lesson for Students

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JOSHUA THOMAS Hornets…………………40 Loughborough S….38 Hornets earned their first-ever victory in the National 2 West after coming from 31-14 down to beat Loughborough. The […]

Crusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings……………… 45pts Bournville……… 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over battling Bournville at Shaftesbury […]

Hinckley get the monkey off their backs with win

25 September 2022 1 comment

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 31 Redruth………………..25 Hinckley got their first home win of the season in an exciting game at home to Redruth. The visitors […]

Lions claw their way beyond Lucs

25 September 2022 0 comments

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians…………..37 Leicester Lions…..43 Leicester Lions maintained their 100% start, but were pushed all the way in the end by a resolute Luctonians. […]

Finlay is too Sharp for Old Redcliffians

25 September 2022 0 comments

By MATT OAKLEY Old Redcliffians…… 3 Clifton………………….. 41 Finlay Sharp scored a hat-trick as Clifton blew away Old Redcliffians. The visitors made the ideal start […]

Moseley blitz sinks Esher’s battlers

18 September 2022 2 comments

Moseley…………35 Esher…………….. 24 By PAUL SMITH Birmingham Moseley edged an eight-try thriller after skipper Ollie Stedman capped a virtuoso display with a second-half try double. […]

Six-try Park see off Chinnor threat

18 September 2022 1 comment

Rosslyn Park……….42 Chinnor………………… 14 By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ran in six tries on the way to a comprehensive Friday night victory over Chinnor at […]

In-form hosts are in seventh heaven

18 September 2022 0 comments

Cambridge…………..39 Taunton Titans….. 14 By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge made it three wins from three with a seven-try salvo against Taunton Titans at Grantchester Road. Titans […]

Linney brace kick-starts Stortford’s big comeback

18 September 2022 1 comment

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.,…….24pts Tries: Craggs 4, Passman 13, Fantini 17, Checksfield 74 Conversions: Ledingham 18, Minogue 75 Bishop’s Stortford……….25pts Tries: Wrafter 37, Rayment […]

Taylor’s twin strike tees up a win for Cinderford

18 September 2022 1 comment

Leeds Tykes……….. 12 Cinderford……………24 By BEN CROPPER A dominant forward display from Cinderford ensured they returned to Gloucestershire with maximum points from their trip to […]

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