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Titans still in the hunt as Poole impresses

3 April 2022 2 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham……. 47pts Loughborough…17pts Crash landing: Tom Lewis dives in at the corner for Rotherham Late try for Loughborough PICTURES: Mike Inkley SKIPPER […]

Barnes treble fails to prevent Caldy victory

3 April 2022 0 comments

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………… 17pts Redruth…………..22pts Delight: Redruth celebrate as Richard Brown scores the winning try WING ace Curtis Barnes scored a hattrick of tries […]

Caldy claim a huge win to break clear at the top

3 April 2022 0 comments

By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park…. 17pts Tries: A Ellis 33, Holland 54 Conversions: Leonard 34, 55 Penalties: Leonard 55 Caldy………………. 18pts Tries: Royle 5, Titherington […]

Field victorious in big basement battle

3 April 2022 1 comment

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate……………. 13 Huddersfield………. 21 HUDDERSFIELD took the honours – and deservedly so – in a tense bottom-of-the-table clash. Early Harrogate pressure led […]

Nel steers Clifton to bonus-point triumph

3 April 2022 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..24 Clifton…………………..38 A TOPSY turvy game ended with a bonus point for Canterbury, but it was Clifton who took the win and […]

Super Gray steals the show as Sale march on

3 April 2022 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale………………………32 Cinderford…………… 17 SALE boss Jonathan Keep heaped praise on second-row forward Nick Gray after his side continued their hunt for promotion […]

Mewburn keeps the Tigers at bay

3 April 2022 1 comment

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 21 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 THIS game was as every bit as close as the scoreline suggests. Tigers made a lively […]

Hooker Anderson claims try double

3 April 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…40 Henley Hawks……… 5 DINGS produced a superb all-round performance to seal their sixth win on the trot. This victory was […]

Albion boosted by forward power

3 April 2022 1 comment

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion…34 Tonbridge Judd…. 21 ALBION secured a vital five points in their battle to avoid relegation as they overcame the determined […]

Dale duel proves delight for fans

3 April 2022 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………37 Tynedale……………..42 A FEAST of rugby was served up by the two Dales who made the best of the conditions and played […]

Billings makes his Mark in tight win

3 April 2022 0 comments

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….33 Hinckley………………26 ROCHFORD Hundred followed up last week’s great result against Henley with an excellent bonus-point win. However, the visitors fought […]

Teenage ace Sam proves a real Titan

3 April 2022 1 comment

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..43 Chinnor…………………29 TAUNTON No.6 Ratu Vakalutukali played in three different positions and still scored three tries in his team’s bonus point […]

Fylde feel the relief as victory secured

3 April 2022 1 comment

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde………………35 Luctonians…….22 FYLDE managed to hold on to beat Luctonians after playing the last 20 minutes with 14 men. There was only […]

Losing run ends as Chiefs triumph

3 April 2022 0 comments

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple…….23 Barnes…………… 14 BARNSTAPLE ended an 18-game losing streak with a performance that demonstrated how well their young squad is coming together. […]

Chinnor captain Ryan forced to retire through concussion

30 March 2022 0 comments

Chinnor captain Caolan Ryan has made the decision to retire after enduring ongoing concussion problems in the last two years. The 30-year-old is a popular […]

Field hits treble to topple Tynedale

27 March 2022 1 comment

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………. 31 Rotherham…… 47 TYNEDALE’S six-match winning streak was brought to a juddering halt by high-flying Rotherham, thanks to a hat-trick of […]

Hat-trick ace Fin so close to victory

27 March 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff……….26 Guernsey……….27 DESPITE never taking the lead, another spirited Westcliff performance saw them deservedly pick up two points against a highly-efficient Guernsey […]

Rams are sunk by four-star Nathan

27 March 2022 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……..38 Rams……………… 17 NATHAN Taylor scored four tries to earn Cinderford a bonus-point win over rivals Rams. Cinderford started the brightest with […]

Students on a roll with Smith flying

27 March 2022 1 comment

By LILY PATEY Loughborough…….55 Harrogate……………….0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students flourished in the sun. Good early set play saw the home side get on the board early with […]

Jake sees Lions to five-try triumph

27 March 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnstaple……………. 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive […]

Park survive late scare to hold on

27 March 2022 1 comment

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP…….22 Tonbridge Judd…. 20 MOWDEN Park held on for a narrow win as Garry Law’s side ran in four tries to […]

Craven swoops at death in thriller

27 March 2022 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 17 Wharfedale………… 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester to grab it back […]

Second-half rally fails to save Bury

27 March 2022 0 comments

By MIKE BARBER Clifton…………………..47 Bury St Edmunds..34 CLIFTON were convincing winners in a contest in which the scoreline did not reflect their dominance. Having raced […]

Late surge sees off plucky Albion

27 March 2022 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…………..48 Plymouth Albion…24 PLUCKY Plymouth Albion picked up a potentially priceless try bonus point but ended up blown away by a late […]

Hull heroes stand firm to hold off gritty Park

27 March 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 24pts Sedgley Park… 19pts Try time: Keane Naylor touches down for Hull John Blanchard goes into score for Sedgley Park PICTURES: […]

Injury-hit OAs show great spirit in defeat

27 March 2022 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian….. 31pts Esher……………….40pts Dive: Cam Wilkins scores for Esher OLD Albanian head coach Dan George, a participant for much of the […]

Blow for Park as club end sorry run of defeats

27 March 2022 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……. 31pts Tries: Lloyd 5, 33, 48, Holland 25, 40 Conversions: Gabbitass 6, 26, 49 Rosslyn Park… 24pts Tries: Saunders 13, Ellis […]

Fired-up Fofie turns on the style for I’s

27 March 2022 2 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………45 Fylde…………………….36 THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby. Hull Ionians used power play to […]

Barnes pay the Price as Dings steal it

27 March 2022 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….23 Dings Crusaders… 30 TOM Price signed off a man-of-the-match performance by kicking the extras from the winning try as Dings claimed […]

Bonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown

27 March 2022 1 comment

By JOHN LYON Caldy…………………….52 Taunton Titans….. 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was served up by two […]

Tigers a dominant force in the Field

27 March 2022 2 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….33 Huddersfield………. 13 SHEFFIELD eased to a comfortable bonus-point win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Robbie Davidson’s try in added-on time was […]

Red for Mundicha as Hawks beaten

27 March 2022 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks…….24 Rochford Hund…….27 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a thoroughly deserved victory over Henley Hawks. They were good value for their win, and […]

Dean at double to frustrate Tykes

27 March 2022 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………36 Leeds Tykes………..27 CHINNOR produced a scintillating first-half to record a bonus-point victory over relegation-threatened Tykes. They ran in five tries in […]

Stour take a bite out of Bournville

27 March 2022 0 comments

By WILF ALEXANDER Stourbridge………… 61 Bournville……………24 FREE-SCORING Stourbridge produced another scintillating display, running in nine tries to claim the spoils. Much of the damage was […]

Redruth’s man of Steele leads rout

27 March 2022 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..49 Canterbury………….. 10 REDRUTH maintained the pressure on Esher at the top of the table with a bonus-point win. The visitors took […]

Will strikes to end relegation worries

27 March 2022 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley………………. 17 Bishop’s Stort……..29 PROP Will Roberts bagged a second-half brace of tries to help Bishop’s Stortford to a bonus-point victory and […]

In-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon

27 March 2022 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…… 43 Blaydon…………… 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent run of form. From […]

Title bid hit as Hinckley triumph

27 March 2022 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……….. 31 Worthing………..26 HINCKLEY weathered a late fight back from title-chasing Worthing to take their first win since overcoming another side at […]

Rotherham wake up late to seal the victory

20 March 2022 1 comment

By DES HICKIE Chester………….. 17 Rotherham…… 34 ROTHERHAM recovered from conceding two early tries to take the honours at Chester. The hosts scored after just […]

A victory full of controversy!

20 March 2022 1 comment

By OLIVER LOCK Bournville……………26 Loughborough…….24 BOURNVILLE snatched a dramatic bonus-point win as they came from behind to win a first-ever encounter with Lough -borough in […]

Tynedale keep up momentum

20 March 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….22 Tynedale……………..24 TYNEDALE’S sparkling late-season form continued with a narrow bonus-point win on the road in South Yorkshire Adam Todhunter’s try […]

Stour find a perfect response to setback

20 March 2022 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…. 45 Blaydon………….38 STOUR kept their promotion prospects alive, but were given a real run for their money by a battling Blaydon […]

Rhys runs riot again in massive Park rout

20 March 2022 0 comments

By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park… 80pts Huddersfield…… 5pts Breakaway: Jamie Harrison steps through the Huddersfield defence on the way to score one of his three […]

Davidson sinks Gate in dying moments

20 March 2022 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………23 Harrogate……………. 21 HARROGATE almost clung on for their fourth win of the season, but Tom Davidson landed a last-gap penalty to […]

Robbie grabs hat-trick on glory day for Stapley family

20 March 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………38pts Tries: Henderson 7, R Stapley 16, 36, 70; Rossiter 50, Bird 80 Conversions: Humberstone 8, 17, 51, Nicholls 80 Chinnor…………..22pts […]

Rowland is in right place at right time

20 March 2022 0 comments

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………..29 Esher……………… 30 DANIEL Rowland was Esher’s hero as they left Rugby Park at the top of the table as his try […]

Park hold on to ease relegation fears

20 March 2022 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ……..22 Darlington MP ……23 LEEDS Tykes left to rue the absence of a regular kicker as Darlington Mowden Park escaped […]

Bragging rights go to the Lions

20 March 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..26 Hinckley……………… 17 LEICESTER Lions claimed the derby bragging rights with victory over Hinckley. Ben Young opened the scoring with a […]

Try-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place

20 March 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21 tries this season to […]

Early yellow is key to outcome

20 March 2022 0 comments

By WILL FREEGARD Guernsey…………….. 15 Bury St Edmunds.. 20 CALLUM ROBERTS’ early yellow card proved pivotal as Guernsey lost a tight game with Bury St […]

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