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Rams raid breaks Bishop’s resolve

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By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford………….. 19 Rams……………………. 21 ROBBIE Stapley’s try and Steffan James’ conversion seven minutes from time helped Rams to a hard-fought victory […]

Redruth run riot to add to Westcliff woe

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 7 Redruth………………..57 REDRUTH underlined their title credentials with a ruthless display at Westcliff. A performance of clinical efficiency gave their embattled […]

Ace Putt powers Albion to first win

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By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Alb………34 Moseley………………. 12 PLYMOUTH Albion bagged their first win of the season at the sixth time of asking after a totally […]

Nine-try Worthing in a Barn stormer

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By TIM MACKEW Worthing………………53 Barnstaple………….. 21 WORTHING turned up the pace to score nine tries as Barnstaple endured a difficult away day. Despite initial errors, […]

Dan’s the man as Raiders snatch it

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By ANDREA HARRIS Guernsey…………….. 17 Henley…………………. 16 DANIEL Rice was the Guernsey hero as his last-minute penalty sealed a dramatic win over Henley Hawks. The […]

Hawks pack power past a battling Esher

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By NICK PITSON Henley…………………. 31 Esher……………………. 21 HENLEY Hawks eased to a bonus-point victory over Esher at Dry Leas. The foundation of the win was […]

Caldy claim draw in dramatic climax

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By JOHN LYON Caldy…………………….27 Chinnor…………………27 CHINNOR and Caldy traded late penalties as a superb match ended in a thrilling draw. The visitors started like a […]

Raiders edge it with McClean try

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By IAN HADDRELL Dings Crusaders ..33  Worthing ……………..35 LEADERS Worthing kept up their excellent start to the season with a narrow victory over Dings Crusaders. […]

Will power earns Park first triumph

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By DAVID JONES Darlington MP……..33 Bishop’s S’ford……22 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finally notched their opening win of the season at home to Bishop’s Stortford. An end-to-end […]

Seven heaven as Lions topple Bury

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By BRIAN DAVIES Leicester L ………….49 Bury St Eds ………….26 LEICESTER Lions ran in seven tries as they brushed aside Bury St Edmunds 49-26 to […]

Tigers show their bite in comeback

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By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T………….. 19 Bournville…………… 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers preformed an heroic turnaround with three tries in the final quarter to clinch victory. The […]

Hull forwards give students a lesson

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By RICHARD PIERCE Hull……………………….26 Loughborough……. 19 HULL kicked off with Liam Regardsoe celebrating his 100th game and he was quickly into the action as the […]

Sam steals win in frantic finale

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By NICK HALLETT Old Albanian……….. 21 Rochford H…………..22 A LAST-GASP penalty from Sam Cappaert snatched victory for Rochford Hundred in a thrilling end to their […]

Cinderford go top as Albion slip up

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By SAM JESS Cinderford …………..36 Plymouth ……………. 12 CINDERFORD went top of the table as they kept up their unbeaten start with a hard-fought victory […]

Heads try puts seal on victory

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By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 10  Canterbury…………..22 CANTERBURY notched their second win of the season as they got the better of fellow strugglers Barnstaple. The expectant […]

Seven-up Sale on song in Titans win

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By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale ……………………..53 Taunton……………….28 SALE FC ran riot and scored seven tries as they breezed past Taunton Titans for a bonus-point victory at […]

Carleton shines to see off Wharfedale

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By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde ……………………48  Wharfedale ………… 18 TOM CARLETON helped himself to a hattrick as Fylde stayed unbeaten at home. The visitors dominated the […]

Vowles is hat-trick hero for Hinckley

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By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………..66  Westcliff………… 5 RORY Vowles bagged a hat-trick as Hinckley ran in ten tries to register their first win of the season […]

Second-half blitz spurs Sedgley on

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By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ………………. 16 Sedgley Park ……..66 BLAYDON started well with an early Nathan Horsfall penalty, but it wasn’t long before Sedgley got […]

Callum finds way to Bust Fylde open

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By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…………..28 Fylde……………………. 13 ROTHERHAM inflicted a first defeat of the season on joint-league leaders Fylde in a typically-tight contest between two promotion […]

Bonus on the road for battling Hinckley

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By MIKE BARBER Clifton……………. 20 Hinckley……….. 13 CLIFTON came through a difficult test against Hinckley as the newcomers threw everything at the Lavender and Blacks […]

Reece roars in to seal Tynedale fate

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………………11 Hull………………………. 17 TYNEDALE had to be content with a losing bonus point after matching Hull most of the way and going […]

Honey seals a sweet success

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..22 Old Albanian……….. 21 FRASER Honey’s nerveless conversion three minutes from time kept up Redruth’s winning start to the season. Old Albanian […]

Wolfpack keep Chiefs at bay

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By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmds……. 16 Barnstaple……………. 9 BURY St Edmunds bounced back from their narrow defeat at Dings with a hard-fought victory over […]

Chinnor hold off Heath backlash

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By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor ………………..34 Blackheath …………28 CHINNOR produced a masterclass for 65 minutes before withstanding a late Blackheath comeback as they secured back-to-back bonus-point […]

Injury-hit Westcliff no match for Hawks

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff………… 7 Henley……………36 A PATCHED-UP Westcliff fought tooth and nail, but came up short against a strong Henley side in atrocious conditions […]

Kingdom’s a hero as Titans hit back

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By MIKE AMOS Taunton………………. 18 Rams …………………… 17 TAUNTON conjured a magnificent comeback from 17-3 down to snatch victory with the last kick of the […]

Chester’s waiting game finally over

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By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………..35 Sheffield ……………..24 CHESTER’S longawaited first win of the season came to an end in style as they recorded a bonus-point […]

Barnes hit back with dramatic late show

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By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher………………. 17pts Barnes……………. 17pts Wet and wild: Esher on the attack, left and Barnes, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson BARNES staged an impressive […]

Dale succeed in braving elements

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By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …………23 Blaydon ………………… 8 WHARFEDALE were able to celebrate a hardfought home win in difficult conditions. Blaydon did have the upper […]

Worthing rout Rochford to stay at summit

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By SHAUN WREN Worthing……………… 17 Rochford…………………0 TRIES from forwards Jon Whittall and Nathan Jibulu kept Worthing’s unbeaten home run going and kept them top of […]

Dings defence is key to away win

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By JOHN WHITE Canterbury……………..0 Dings……………………. 17 CANTERBURY slipped to their second defeat in a row, shipping three tries against a Dings side that chalked up […]

Tykes undone as Sale bounce back

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By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale FC………………… 21 Leeds Tykes……….. 17 SALE FC made it three home wins on the spin as they came from behind to […]

Returning Raiders keep up with pace

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By ANDREA HARRIS Guernsey…………….. 17 Leicester L……………. 5 TWO second-half tries saw the Raiders chalk up a fourth straight win to stay on the coat-tails […]

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