National Leagues

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Minnikin holds his nerve to earn point

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 18 Hull Ionians………… 18 A MAGNIFICENT touchline conversion from Lewis Minnikin 10 minutes into added time salvaged an unlikely draw for […]

Moseley battle to overdue victory

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By GRAHAM COX Blackheath…… 17 Moseley…………22 TWO tries in the third quarter turned this game in Moseley’s favour and gave the visitors a much- -needed […]

Dale undone by class of Broadley

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By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………….. 9 Sheffield Tigers…. 13 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched an improbable victory with a try in the 74th minute. Wharfedale did dominate the […]

Duncan dares in Albion’s triumph

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By NICK BURT Plymouth…………….. 31 Bishop’s Stort…….. 17 FULL-BACK Craig Duncan bagged two tries as Plymouth Albion held off Bishop’s Stortford in atrocious conditions. The […]

Field find form to secure a vital win

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By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…35 Blaydon…………. 19 RELIEVED Huddersfield claimed a well-deserved bonus-point win in this bottom-of-the-table clash. Two tries each from Tom Hodson and Lewis […]

Juddians denied by late Rams raid

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud……. 19 Rams…………………….22 RAMS scored a try with less than four minutes on the clock to take the spoils in an […]

Gosling hat-trick downs Darlington

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By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..24 Darlington MP……. 14 CAPTAIN George Gosling scored a hat-trick of tries to lead Taunton Titans to victory at home to […]

Red card fails to stop Raiders

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By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 14 Worthing……………… 20 BURY ST Edmunds were left to rue their missed opportunities as they were edged out by […]

Walker at double for Cambridge

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort…….. 19 Cambridge…………..24 TWO second-half tries by Billy Walker helped Cambridge break the resistance of hosts Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors started […]

Six of best for classy Clifton

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By JOHN WHITE Dings……………….23pts Clifton……………..29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING Clifton made it six […]

Bishop’s battle to Chinnor triumph

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By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor………………… 19 Bishop’s Stort……..23 BISHOP’S Stortford pulled off an impressive victory as they deservedly beat Chinnor to pull away from the bottom […]

Resurgent Park topple high-flyers

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By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….26 Cinderford…………….. 7 DARLINGTON Mowden Park bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat at Plymouth with an impressive home win over […]

Second-half surge seals it for Raiders

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 12 Worthing………………52 A HAUL of 40 unanswered second-half points earned Worthing a win at Westcliff after a first half stalemate. The […]

Loan ace makes a mark for Reds

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 15 Dings Crusaders……0 A MUCH-CHANGED Redruth side were made to battle hard for their win by a determined Dings Crusaders. It […]

Disciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top

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By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher……………….26pts Canterbury……………0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher a clean sheet against […]

Blackburn sparks a rout for Tynedale

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……… 48 Bournville…….. 12 TYNEDALE ended their 2021 home programme with a scintillating seven-try demolition of Bournville, making their first visit to […]

Spirited Harrogate seen off by Titans

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By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate……………. 10 Rotherham…………..26 THIS was expected to be a one-way contest, but two teams, at opposite ends of the league gave fans […]

Hawks downed by ruthless Lions

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By NICK PITSON Henley…………………. 30 Leicester Lions…..36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at Dry Leas. Leicester took […]

Tigers show their bite in big mauling

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By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers….27 Luctonians……………..0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The hosts played the wet […]

Barnes make OA pay for mistakes

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 19 Barnes………………….35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win with a home defeat […]

New-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde

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By RICHARD GORE Hull………………….22pts Fylde………………. 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas Grimes in for a […]

Cambridge beat leaders in thriller

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By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…………..34 Rosslyn Park……….29 CAMBRIDGE saw off table-topping Rosslyn Park in a ten-try thriller where the lead changed hands eight times at Grantchester […]

The Green Machine thankful for Viner try

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By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 12 Wharfedale………… 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional encounter Lockwood Park. The […]

Juddians agony as Titans cling on

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud……. 21 Taunton Titans…..24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more heartbreak at the Slade. […]

Heatley treble sets the tone for Stour

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By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge…………42 Hull Ionians………… 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having their perfect record blotted […]

Students receive a lesson off Sedgley

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By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough……. 14 Sedgley Park………43 LOUGHBOROUGH’S final home game of the year ended in a heavy defeat by Sedgley Park. The first ten […]

Morgan hat-trick downs Westcliff

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By RICHARD COMPTON Canterbury…………..52 Westcliff…………….. 15 FRANK Morgan’s hattrick of tries helped Canterbury to an emphatic bonus-point win over basement boys Westcliff. The outside centre […]

Youthful Harrogate take heart in loss

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By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate……………… 7 Sheffield Tigers….27 AN horror injury list forced Harrogate to field inexperienced players, all of whom showed great promise. Having played […]

Esher win away as Bury pay the penalty

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By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..36 Esher…………………….40 ESHER laid the foundations for a high-scoring victory at Bury St Edmunds with a superb first-half performance. The […]

Ionians leave it late to pass Lucs test

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By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 18 Luctonians……………. 7 THIS was not a classic. Luctonians, on the back of three successive victories, came with high expectations, […]

Dings cling on as Hinckley hit back

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By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…32  Hinckley………………22 DINGS returned to winning ways, but there were nervous moments as Hinckley battled back to claim a well-deserved try […]

Bishop’s floored as Caldy kick on

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort…….. 20 Caldy……………………. 31 A FAST start was the key for Caldy as they carved out a victory at Bishop’s Stortford. […]

Stour run comes to an end as Fylde shine

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By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde………………. 15pts Stourbridge…… 10pts Touchdown: Scott Rawlings goes in for Fylde’s second try Response: Stefan Thorp scores Stourbridge’s only try PICTURES: Mike […]

Reds on the rack as Hundred rally

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun………28 Redruth………………..34 LEADERS Redruth were given a run for their money in a close encounter at Rochford Hundred. The visitors led […]

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