National Leagues

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Chester toil as the hosts fail to crack

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By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Chester………………… 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in the opening moments for […]

Dale fall to bottom after Fylde’s rout

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Fylde…………………….45 AFTER a bright start which saw them race into a 12-0 lead, Tynedale crashed to another heavy home defeat. which […]

Decalmer score is hosts’ killer blow

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By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………27 Hinckley……………… 19 BOURNVILLE produced a performance of two distinct halves as they returned to winning ways in this frenetic Midlands derby. […]

Hosts capitalise as Exeter implode

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By ALEX GREGGOR Camborne…………….54 Exeter Uni…………….24 EXETER University implode as Camborne’s promotion charge continues. Things started perfectly for the hosts who led after two minutes […]

Hosts take heart in battling defeat

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By ED MARRIAGE Colchester…………..25 Dorking…………………38 DORKING out-scored bottom club Colchester six tries to four, but not for the first time this season there were encouraging […]

Leaders turn on second-half class

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………40 Westcombe P……….. 5 IN-FORM TJs remain at the top of the table with a perfect 40-point haul after being involved […]

Happy Havant look here to stay!

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By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….37pts Old Albanian…..29pts THE first fixture between these two sides for 15 years was well worth the wait as a bumper crowd […]

Wardle’s a wizard for super Sedgley

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Sedgley Park …….. 41 Plymouth A …………26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR SEDGLEY Tigers secured a much-needed victory over Plymouth. The visitors started strongly with early tries […]

Matt puts gloss on Heath victory

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Blackheath …………50 Esher ……………………27 By GRAHAM COX BLACKHEATH produced some superb handling and great offloading, particularly in a second half, which resembled Sevens rugby at […]

Murray shines so bright on debut

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Rams…………………….24 B Moseley…………….. 7 By RICHARD ASHTON RAMS withstood a physical battle to record a magnificent seventh straight victory. The hosts took an eighth-minute lead […]

Park’s lightning start downs Dings

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Rosslyn Park………. 61 Dings…………………….24 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park were on fire to start the match – and Dings simply didn’t have an answer. An […]

Nat helps Lymm keep up pressure

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Lymm……………………53 Otley……………………..22 By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Lymm continued to flex their muscles at Beechwood, comfortably easing past an Otley side which remained competitive but […]

Hoppers are so committed to win

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Preston G……………..45 Hull……………………….29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from Harry Holden and Jacob […]

Priddey hat-trick powers Cambs to glory

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By PAUL BOLTON Bournville…….. 12 Camborne………40 CAMBORNE demonstrated why they are favourites to win promotion to National One by ending Bournville’s eight-match unbeaten home record […]

Clifton stun with dominant display

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..52 Macclesfield………. 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries for the second successive […]

Redruth’s late rally short of the mark

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By JACK TOZER Cinderford……………23 Redruth……………….. 19 CINDERFORD narrowly beat Redruth thanks to an impressive first-half performance while the visitors left it too late to come […]

Hornets in historic win over uni boys

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By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni……….33pts Hornets……………37pts DESPITE an excellent second-half comeback, Hornets held on to beat a stubborn Exeter University outfit. The uni boys started […]

Nine-try bonus haul as Hinckley show no mercy

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By LIAM PHILLIPS Hinckley………………55 Devonport S…………22 HINCKLEY secured back-to-back home wins in an entertaining afternoon hosting Devonport Services. Hinckley came flying out of the blocks, […]

Barnes hang on to claim victory this time

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By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………33 Havant…………… 21 BARNES shrugged the memory of recent lastgasp defeats as they claimed a see-saw victory over Havant. In the first […]

Bonus time again in nervy Bury win

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds…………..32 Worthing………………29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price for missed chances. The […]

Titchener puts boot in to Oaks

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By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….26 Sevenoaks………….. 20 A FAULTLESS kicking display from Max Titchener was the difference for Henley Hawks as they were made to battle […]

Poullet’s double boost for Raiders

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By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian…..14pts Guernsey………..37pts GUERNSEY Raiders lived up their name as they sealed an emphatic away win against Old Albanian. No.8 Joshua Poullet […]

Rams aiming to join elite

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By Jon Newcombe Rams are confident they would add significant value to the Championship if they became part of a revamped Tier 2 league. The […]

Jolly successful day for Moseley

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■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley …………..28 Sedgley Park ……..26 BIRMINGHAM Moseley blow away Sedgley Park’s early advances as they hosted the visitors from Manchester. Sedgley […]

Bishop’s close to breaking Rams unbeaten run

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■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …………….. 6 Rams …………………… 10 BISHOP’S Stortford gave a strong performance against top-ofthe table Rams under difficult conditions. Handling errors […]

Deadlock for frustrated Dings

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■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders… 31 Richmond……………. 31 DINGS Crusaders were unable to make their home advantage count as they hosted Richmond for a draw […]

Hosts continue their winning ways

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■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….29 Blackheath………….23 PLYMOUTH took their winning run to four matches with a narrow victory over Blackheath who returned to London […]

Visitors leave it late to keep on winning

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■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….36 Sheffield ……………..38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while Hull earned two bonus […]

Irvine calls shots as Hoppers halted

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■By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..45 Preston G……………..22 CALLUM IRVINE led the way as Otley saw off the Grasshoppers. Having dominated territorially, Irvine’s penalty opened the scoring […]

Johnston heroics count for nothing

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■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..32 Lymm……………………37 LYMM secured their sixth consecutive victory with a thrilling win over Tynedale, despite an exceptional five-try performance from beaten hooker […]

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