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Caldy’s joy of six in promotion push

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd…. 21 Caldy…………………….40 SIX tries from Caldy secured another bonuspoint win in a game they never looked like losing as they […]

Aces pay the price despite big effort

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By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……… 10 Hull…………………27 HARROGATE put up a much improved performance against a Hull side packed with semi-professional players and who top the […]

Foxes hit back as Barnes are rattled

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By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 21 Barnes…………… 12 CANTERBURY returned to winning ways against Barnes. The start for Canterbury was exciting but error-strewn and didn’t deliver […]

Moseley cling on against strugglers

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..27 Moseley………………. 30 BIRMINGHAM Moseley clung on to claim a narrow victory, despite a spirited second-half riposte from struggling Leeds Tykes. […]

Chaplin leads as Tigers are tamed

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..26 Sheffield Tigers…. 14 BLAYDON produced a dominant first-half display, with superiority in both backs and forwards, to claim victory. The first […]

Browne leaves it late to strike

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..25 Henley Hawks…….25 BURY and Henley fought out a draw in a ding-dong match that could have gone either way. […]

Students denied by late penalty

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By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough……. 31 Tynedale……………..32 LOUGHBOROUGH ran in five tries but failed to claim victory at Epinal Way. Tynedale opened the scoring when Hutton […]

Relief for Byron as his Titans win ugly

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By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….. 17pts Stourbridge…… 10pts RESILIENT Titans fought off a strong challenge from visitors Stourbridge to maintain their 100 per cent home record […]

Injury-hit Wharfedale pipped by visitors

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By STEPHEN RHODES Wharfedale………… 10 Luctonians………….. 16 A THOROUGHLY enjoyable game at The Avenue in bright and breezy conditions saw visitors Luctonians take the spoils […]

No stroll with Park as Rams dig deep

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By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….36 Darlington MP…….32 RAMS came from behind to snatch a helter-skelter win in a thrilling 10-try shoot-out. The visitors raced into a […]

Tigers roar back to see off Ionians

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By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………27 Hull Ionians………… 21 TIGERS fought back from conceding an early converted try to claim victory. The visitors dominated the opening […]

Tom’s treble for seven-up Fylde

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By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville……………33  Fylde…………………….47 WHAT a crazy game this was in the Birmingham sunshine. The Fylde pack hardly ventured into the Bourns half but […]

Lloyd’s late try seals big victory

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By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield….. 7 Chester………….. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in West Yorkshire. With the […]

Gardner caps convincing win

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….33 Barnstaple……………. 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored five tries and ran […]

Sims sees Lions to bonus point

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By SHAUN WREN Worthing………………35 Leicester Lions….. 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison Sims delivered a man […]

Fantastic Callum try aids huge triumph

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By JON BATHAM Guernsey……….57 Hinckley……….. 17 CALLUM Roberts scored one of the tries of any season as Guernsey romped to victory over injury-hit Hinckley. Winger […]

Forest at double in chase for the title

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By PETER EDWARDS Barnstaple……… 6 Worthing……….. 21 JACK FOREST’s two tries helped Worthing see off struggling hosts Barnstaple to keep their National 2 South title […]

Crow inspires the Hawks to big win

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By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks…….23 Guernsey………………..0 HENLEY Hawks gained a comfortable bonus point victory at Dry Leas. So dominant were the Hawks that the visitors […]

Constant thrives as Lions triumph

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By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Canterbury……………..0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming a bonus-point win. On […]

Campbell joy as his side power to victory

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By PETER GREAVES Hinckley………… 15pts Esher………………. 13pts Muddy hell: Hinckley players celebrate after Andrew Weaver touches down for the home side’s second try of the […]

Alex leads from front for Clifton

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…………. 7 Clifton…………………..52 WHEN a tight head prop scores a hat-trick these days he receives congratulation rather than the opprobrium he […]

Delight for Blaydon comes at the double

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………….36 Bournville…….. 14 BLAYDON secured the double over Bounrnville with a convincing win. The home side started brightly and took the lead […]

Six of the best as Redruth dominate

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….40 Westcliff………… 0 REDRUTH ran in six unanswered tries as they dispatched a willing but outgunned Westcliff on a pitch that held […]

Law celebrates seven-try romp

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By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP …….42 Chinnor ……………….. 17 GARRY Law’s Mowden Park side ran in seven tries as they produced their best performance of […]

Matt produces a Riley crucial role

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By DES HICKIE Chester………………… 30 Loughborough…….24 CHESTER just held the edge in a game played by two teams of contrasting styles, with Matthew Riley’s craft […]

Rams up to fourth with tight triumph

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By JOHN WHITE Rams……………… 17 Bishop’s St……… 5 RAMS climbed to fourth in the National One table with a hard-fought 17-5 home win against Bishop’s […]

Ciaran shows he’s got Moore class

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By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…………74 Harrogate……………. 17 CLASS act Ciaran Moore marked his return to Stourbridge ranks by running in five tries as hapless Harrogate were […]

Cunning Foxes lure Barnstaple to trap

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By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..52 Barnstaple…………..22 CANTERBURY got back to winning ways emphatically against Barnstaple. The hosts opened their account with a try through Aaron Cooper. […]

Hawks swoop in for six-try success

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By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher……………………. 17 Henley Hawks…….39 HENLEY Hawks brought Esher’s winning streak to an end in a decisive six-try win. The visitors started strong, […]

Old Albanian deny fightback of hosts

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….27 Old Albanian……….. 31 THIS fast and exciting match ended as a closerun thing with Rochford fighting back after being down […]

Ice-cool Thomas’ pen seals it late on

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By JON BATHAM Guernsey……….28 Barnes……………26 OWEN Thomas’ trusty boot proved the difference as Guernsey edged out Barnes in a thriller. The Raiders’ fly-half found himself […]

Six-try romp is good for Blood

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By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…… 34 Blackheath…….. 7 CAMBRIDGE made light of the conditions at Grantchester Road to dominate Blackheath in both halves. Prop Billy Walker […]

Rodgers stars as Tynedale cut loose

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….38 Chester………….. 14 TYNEDALE produced a five-try flourish to see off Chester and record backto-back victories. The Northumbrians were always in control, […]

Moseley staying power sinks TJs

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud……. 16 Moseley……………….39 FOR 70 minutes this game hung on a knifeedge before a three-try blitz from the visitors firmly put […]

Aces out of Luc against familiar foe

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By BEN JAYCOCK Harrogate……………….0 Luctonians………….. 21 HARROGATE’S 75-0 loss against the same opposition last week could have been a serious morale killer. They lost again […]

Bishop’s move seals checkmate

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort……..36 Darlington MP…….26 BISHOP’S Stortford roared back to claim an impressive comefrom-behind win over Darlington. Stortford had the bulk of possession […]

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