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Titans get historic derby win over Field

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By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….26 Huddersfield… 12 ROTHERHAM were made to work hard by Huddersfield before securing a ninth-straight win in a mud-spattered Yorkshire derby. The […]

’Bridge stunned as Titans hit back

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By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..26  Cambridge…………..26 A LAST-MINUTE try and conversion by Jack Walsh earned Taunton a draw as they came back from 26-12 down […]

High-five for Sale in Moseley shut-out

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By CIARAN THOMAS Sale………………. 24 Moseley………….. 0 SALE FC made it five straight wins as a determined defensive display kept Birmingham Moseley scoreless. Defences were […]

Moseley sign Lewis

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NEWS EXTRA FLY-HALF Dan Lewis has joined Birmingham Moseley on a permanant deal. Lewis, 25, played 18 games for Coventry before Covid having come through […]

Hawks gatecrash Murphy milestone

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By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple……………. 5 Henley Hawks…….26 HENLEY Hawks spoiled the party as Jake Murphy’s 100th appearance for Barnstaple ended in a comprehensive defeat. Wet […]

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. […]

Agony for West in Bury reverse

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 9 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 A DISPLAY of wholehearted commitment in atrocious conditions went unrewarded as Westcliff agonisingly failed to break […]

Hawks hang on to deny Dings

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By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley Hawks…….33 Dings Crusaders…22 IT WAS a classic case of a game of two halves as Henley Hawks did just enough to […]

Hammett puts seal on Barnes success

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By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes……………33 Barnstaple……… 8 BARNES took control of the second half to secure a comfortable 33-8 win over Barnstaple at a windswept Barn […]

Worthing storm to gutsy win over Reds

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….. 10pts Worthing……….. 24pts We’re in! Worthing celebrate a try, PICTURES: Simon Bryant/Iktis Photo Richard Brown ploughs over for Redruth WORTHING coped […]

Dorking downed by Sevenoaks

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London & South East Premier LEADERS Dorking went down for the first time this season, losing 8-6 at Sevenoaks. The hosts snatched the result with […]

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions edge to a two-point […]

Chinnor storm to Taunton success

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By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………..22 Taunton T……….. 5 CHINNOR produced one of their best home performances of the season as they beat Taunton Titans to close […]

Clifton stave off comeback threat

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..22 Canterbury………….. 19 CLIFTON managed to cling on for a narrow victory in a competitive tussle with Canterbury. The home side looked […]

Tykes fight back for first away win

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By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge………….. 15 Leeds Tykes……….. 17 LEEDS Tykes left Grantchester Road with their first away victory of the season following a massive second-half […]

Field find their form to push Gate aside

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By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield….23pts Harrogate………… 7pts THE resurgence of Huddersfield has continued with a well-deserved threetry victory against Yorkshire rivals Harrogate. In a tightly-contested first-half […]

White boots TJs to nervy victory

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd…. 12 Plymouth Albion… 10 FOUR penalties from the boot of fly-half Tom White saw TJs record their first win in […]

11-try Titans in rampant form

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By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough……… 5 Rotherham………….. 71 ROTHERHAM Titans ran in 11 tries in a dominant display against Loughborough Students at Epinal Way. The visitors […]

Lucs edge out top-five Fylde

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By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………….. 15 Fylde……………………. 14 LUCTONIANS became the first side from outside the top five to topple one of the leading teams with […]

Away run rolls on for in-form Reds

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By BILL HOOPER Canterbury…………..22 Redruth………………..26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed the opening phases, scoring […]

Hawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred… 15 Henley Hawks………..37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased to victory. Rochford fought […]

Chinnor send out warning to rivals

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes … 12 Chinnor ………….29 CHINNOR underlined their title credentials with an eye-catching win at Leeds Tykes. The visitors produced a […]

Visitors are Owen it all to Randell!

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………….26 Luctonians…….38 LUCTONIANS held out for a hard-fought victory at Blaydon. Despite the long journey north, they were soon into their stride […]

Howard hat-trick as Park run amok

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By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ………55 Blackheath ………… 14 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over London rivals Blackheath to keep up their unbeaten run at […]

Students benefit from ‘non-contest’

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By BILL BARRACK Harrogate……………. 15 Loughborough…….24 THIS was an excellent game of rugby for 30 minutes until Loughborough front-row injuries resulted in uncontested scrums. Up […]

Harry has Dunne good for the hosts

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By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…………..38 Tynedale…………….. 14 NEW head coach Adam Byron got off to a winning start as Rotherham put Tynedale to the sword. After […]

Fylde dig deep to see off Ionians

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By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………….28pts Hull Ionians…… 12pts Through: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Ben Bell scores for Hull […]

Bishop’s shine in Moseley bashing

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort……..33 Moseley………………… 3 BISHOP’S Stortford produced a dominant display as they beat visiting Birmingham Moseley by 30 points. The home side […]

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