National Leagues

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Sedgley made to work by Students

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By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………27 Loughborough……. 19 SEDGLEY Park continued their impressive run with a win against the hard-working Loughborough Students. Andy Riley scored first […]

Lions power to Hawks triumph

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By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..38 Henley Hawks……. 12 LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley Hawks. Lions were soon […]

Hopes are high after eight-try win

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By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford…………… 50 Darlington MP……. 14 CINDERFORD maintained their hopes of a best-ever finish in National One with a convincing eight-try win. The […]

Hull battle hard to get closer to dream

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By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………….26pts Hull………………….28pts Success: Hull players celebrate Reece Dean’s match winning try Ben Gregory touches down for Flyde PICTURES: Gareth Lyons LEADERS Hull […]

Sam’s speed too much for Bridge

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By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………42 Stourbridge…………28 THERE may have been little at stake in terms of league position in this clash between these arch rivals. […]

Woodward leads Clifton try charge

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund……. 14 Clifton…………………..85 CLIFTON ran in 15 tries as they well and truly trounced hosts Rochford Hundred. It was an ideal […]

Bonus-point win for defiant Tykes

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..42 Plymouth Albion…36 LEEDS held firm to secure a vital bonus-point win to keep their National One survival mission on track. […]

Barnes pip OAs in dramatic finish

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By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….38 Old Albanian………..36 BARNES secured a thrilling two-point victory after sharing ten tries with Old Albanian in a dramatic contest. It looked […]

Dale go Hunting for the victory

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By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…..37 Huddersfield… 31 WHARFEDALE emerged worthy winners in a pulsating contest. But full credit to the visitors from Huddersfield, who kept going […]

Esher battle to bonus triumph

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By BEN GODDARD Canterbury……..11 Esher………………33 TITLE-CHASING Esher left it late to secure what could be a vital bonus point after being made to work for […]

Leaders march on with Bury victory

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By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher…………………….43 Bury St Edmunds..22 ESHER are still flying high after notching another victory on home turf, this time over visitors Bury St […]

Park’s title hopes ended by rout

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By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………55 Rosslyn Park………. 19 CHINNOR produced their best performance of the season to steamroll Rosslyn Park and all but end their visitors’ […]

Stubborn Stour dig deep for vital glory

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By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge……37pts Fylde……………….33pts GRITTY Stour survived a disastrous start to produce a pulsating victory over promotion-rivals Fylde in what proved a fabulous advert […]

Clifton snatch draw after Sargent treble

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………….. 31pts Worthing………… 31pts Jump for joy: Kieran Leeming touches down to score Worthing’s second try THERE was frustration for Clifton and […]

Bournville left with a bitter taste in mouth

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By ETHAN LONGSTAFF Chester…………………48 Bournville…………… 31 CHESTER struck a cruel blow to Bournville’s survival hopes as they romped to a six-try bonus-point triumph. The visitors, […]

Norville bags hat-trick for classy Hawks

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By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….48 Barnstaple………….. 17 HENLEY Hawks halted a three-match losing streak with a much-needed victory over Barnstaple. In perfect conditions for running […]

Jones fails in bid to serenade Lucs

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By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………….. 20 Hull Ionians………… 21 HULL Ionians just hung on to victory after a lastminute kick from Tom Jones of Luctonians from […]

Dings cling on as Hinckley hit back

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By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………29 Dings Crusaders…34 DINGS Crusaders held off a spirited Hinckley fightback to register a narrow win at Leicester Road. Dings took the […]

Max double ends Albion resistance

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By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP…….25 Plymouth Albion…22 MOWDEN Park made it three wins from three and put further distance from the National One relegation battle. […]

Tigers take control as Gate fade away

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By BILL BARRACK Sheffield Tigers….62 Harrogate……………… 8 SHEFFIELD Tigers recovered from a shaky start to power their way to victory over struggling Harrogate. The visitors […]

Rampant Reds keep up pressure

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..59 Rochford Hund……… 5 REDRUTH produced some sunshine rugby as they ran in nine tries against Rochford Hundred to keep alive their […]

Ryan’s last-gasp kick steals victory

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd….29 Leeds Tykes………..27 A LAST-gasp kick from Ryan Taylor-Dennehy won the game for Tonbridge on an entertaining afternoon that saw the […]

Sharpe seals win in Nick of time

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By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…36 Rotherham……. 31 A LATE Nick Sharpe try stunned title-chasing Titans in an 11-try Yorkshire thriller. Huddersfield, who led for much of […]

Hull not fazed by earliest of scares

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By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………57 Blaydon…………. 17 A COMPREHENSIVE maximum-points victory against a hard-working Blaydon side was not achieved without some early scares. But a second-half […]

Six-try Stileman stuns the Raiders

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian….36 Guernsey……….28 TOM Stileman scored a stunning six tries as Old Albanian came from behind to beat Guernsey. The right wing […]

In-form Students take the honours

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By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…….43 Wharfedale………… 12 THE Students taught their opponents a real lesson as they produced an excellent all-round performance to take the spoils. […]

Barnes toppled by ruthless Lions

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By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………………. 10 Leicester Lions…..28 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical display to edge a highly competitive clash with Barnes. The Lions’ victory owed […]

Gourley inspires Caldy to 15th win

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By JOHN LYON Caldy……………………. 31 Bishop’s Stort…….. 18 AFTER last week’s epic top-of-the-table encounter with Rosslyn Park, Caldy went looking for their 15th win on […]

Dan’s the man with four-try showing

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………. 19 Stourbridge…..36 DAN RUNDLE grabbed four tries as Stourbridge proved too good for hosts Blaydon. Within three minutes the visitors had […]

30-point ace Sam proves a winner

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By JON BATHAM Guernsey………. 12 Esher………………57 ESHER skipper Adam Bullet hailed teammate Sam Morley as “a different level of player” after the fly-half ’s 30-point […]

Rams pay penalty as Lewis wins it

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By RICH ASHTON Rams………………26 Moseley………….27 National League 1 RAMS slipped to a narrow home defeat against an entertaining encounter at Old Bath Road. The hosts […]

Chilvers is Park’s king of the Cashel

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By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park………26 Chester…………………22 SEDGLEY PARK remain in the hunt for promotion following another bonus-point win, with Chester their latest victims. The hosts, […]

Stortford hold on in fierce contest

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort……..24 Blackheath…………. 19 STORTFORD claimed a vital victory in a hardfought match between two sides battling to put their relegation worries […]

Hull still on course as Bourns beaten

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By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville…………… 14 Hull……………………….40 TABLE-TOPPING Hull maintained their title charge with another win. Bourns made a good start, but Hull took the lead […]

Affleck double as Westcliff buried

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By ANDREW HERHILY Bury St Edmunds.. 61 Westcliff………………..0 BURY shrugged off two defeats by West Country opposition to claim a huge victory over Westcliff. Bury […]

Brownlie’s treble secures points

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..27 Cambridge…………..38 NATIONAL One’s leading try scorer Benjamin Brownlie scored a hattrick in 24 minutes to secure five points on the […]

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