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Villagers Nick it to keep up the chase at the top

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By JACK JOHNSON Diving in: Jason Worrall scores Chinnor’s first try PICTURES: Simon Cooper MATT Williams hailed his Chinnor side as Nick Selway’s try earned […]

Joe joyful with clinical kicking

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley …………….17 Wharfedale …………7 JOE Wilson kicked the crucial points as Hinckley held on for an important home win against Wharfedale. It […]

Leaders survive a scare to secure key bonus point

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond……27 Canterbury……10 LOWLY Canterbury briefly held a two-point lead against Richmond but the league leaders were stung into response and managed to […]

Right-Royle showing has Ravers rocking on

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By JOHN LYON Caldy …………103 Scunthorpe ……0 NICK Royle scored four times as Caldy ran in a scintillating 17 tries against a struggling Scunthorpe side […]

Darlington ensure that the ship Sales away

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP34 Sale FC………………15 DARLINGTON Mowden Park emphatically registered their first win over visitors Sale FC on an icecold day in the […]

Zebras toppled by Johnson’s crossing

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………….20pts Otley ………………14pts HULL coach Gary Pearce believes his side’s narrow victory over Otley now has them looking higher up the […]

Fearsome pack power OEs win

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionions …………6 Old Elthamians ….26 OLD Elthamians claimed a bonus-point victory at Brantingham Park by dint of a pack of forwards […]

Defiant Lucs give Tigers shock mauling

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….22 Sedgley Park 13 LUCTONIANS edged past high-flying Sedgley Park with an impressive performance at Mortimer Park. It was a dominant […]

Albion increase Moseley fears

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By PAUL SMITH Moseley………………14 Plymouth Albion…26 THREE tries from their powerful pack, in which veteran back-rower Herbie Stupple put in an eye-catching display, steered Plymouth […]

Foden removes Hoppers’ spring

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………27 Preston GH …………14 CHESTER came from 11 points down to claim a bonus-point victory on the road and inflict further […]

Club come out on top in battle of elements

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ……12 Cambridge…………3 THE conditions ranged from difficult to almost impossible in this contest as Blackheath edged out Cambridge in a low-scoring […]

Joe leaves Field with a Stour taste

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge………14 Huddersfield………14 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears after a dogged draw with Stourbridge at Stourton Park. With a gale-force wind at their […]

Booth to take the reins at struggling Ospreys

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have named Toby Booth as the new head coach on a three-year deal, starting this summer. Booth, 50, joined Harlequins as assistant […]

Albion turn on style as Cambridge dominated

23 February 2020 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth ……..49 Cambridge ……10 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to seventh place in the National 1 standings with a comprehensive victory over a […]

Lions squeeze past Albanian

23 February 2020 0 comments

By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian…………8 Leicester Lions ….10 LEICESTER Lions edged a low-scoring affair at Woolams as Harry Glynn sealed the points in adverse conditions […]

S&E distanced from the drop

23 February 2020 1 comment

By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..43 Bournemouth……..19 FOR Sutton it was the rare moment when the sequel was better than the original as they […]

Esher take Friday-night spoils as Barnes fall

23 February 2020 0 comments

By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….34 Barnes …………..10 DEFENCE was the order of the day for Esher as they dominated Barnes from start to finish to […]

Comeback sees Caldy lengthen winning run

23 February 2020 0 comments

By GEOFF BERKELEY Sedgley Park ….10pts Caldy ………………29pts Tries: Cheshire 8, Ailes 80 Tries: Collister 19, Barker 23, Dickinson 26, 79 Conversions: Roberts 19, 23, […]

Chester hit 100 as sorry Scunthorpe try to forget

23 February 2020 0 comments

By ALICE BATCHELOR Chester ……..109 Scunthorpe ..12 CHESTER ran riot at bottom side Scunthorpe as Mark Dixon scored a hattrick in a comprehensive 109-12 victory […]

NEWS EXTRA

16 February 2020 0 comments

Fatialofa on feet again WORCESTER lock Michael Fatialofa has taken his first steps after a serious spinal injury. Fatialofa spent four weeks in London’s St […]

Richmond hang on against 14 men

16 February 2020 2 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ……7 Richmond …………….9 RICHMOND were given an almighty scare by battling Elthamians before hanging on for their tenth successive league […]

Juddians win but fall from summit

16 February 2020 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ……….26 Old Albanian ……..24 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame the conditions and a second-half fightback to down Clifton, but ultimately dropped a […]

Robbins decides relegation clash

16 February 2020 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …….26 Hull Ionians ……….10 WING Ben Robbins’ two tries helped relegation battlers Rotherham Titans to an essential win over Yorkshire […]

Johnson steals show at Hoppers

16 February 2020 1 comment

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston GH …………..3 Hinckley …………….33 HINCKLEY piled further relegation fears on a young Preston Grasshoppers side as a comfortable triumph left their […]

Rosslyn win battle of the Parks and keep pressure on at top of the table

16 February 2020 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Scramble: Park touch down for the claim their first try of the afternoon PICTURE: David Whittam KIERAN Power praised his Rosslyn Park […]

Caldy grit extends run to 22 unbeaten

16 February 2020 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………….7pts Caldy………………..15pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns lavished praise on his team after a pivotal win against Fylde in wet conditions at […]

Chinnor in seventh heaven at Canterbury

16 February 2020 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR dug deep to overcome Canterbury and Storm Dennis to extend their unbeaten away run to seven games. Ehize Ehizode’s eighthminute try […]

Hull run amok as winds lift them higher

16 February 2020 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………….34 Sheffield T……21 HULL made the most of the first-half winds at their backs to run up a lead that proved insurmountable […]

Stortford stalemate after Club fightback

16 February 2020 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort ……10 Blackheath …………10 A PENALTY try 15 minutes from time earned Blackheath a draw away to Stortford in gale force […]

Hawks hit the front in bonus triumph

16 February 2020 1 comment

By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley…………..29 Westcliff…………5 HENLEY Hawks had to contend with both Storm Dennis and a resolute Westcliff defence to climb to the top of […]

Four-try Owsley seals the glory

16 February 2020 0 comments

By RHODRI MORGAN Worthing …………….10 Clifton ………………..24 CLIFTON secured a comfortable win with the addition of a bonus point over Worthing as they continue to […]

Six of the best is enough for St Eds

16 February 2020 0 comments

By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..12 Bury St Edmunds 36 BURY wrapped up a league double over Sutton & Epsom as they ran in […]

Three-try Hawks fly high yet again

9 February 2020 0 comments

By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian……….16 Henley …………………20 A TESTING few weeks for Old Albanian began with a close fought, creditable loss to high-flying Henley Hawks […]

NEWS EXTRA

9 February 2020 1 comment

Baker’s return offers ray of light By ALEX BYWATER WITH just one win in the whole campaign it has been a year to forget for […]

Dogged Otley taught lesson

9 February 2020 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Students …47 Otley……………………33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put last week’s defeat in Hull behind them as they secured a high-scoring home victory against […]

Hateful-eight for hyped Fylde

9 February 2020 0 comments

By EMILY WATLING Chester ………………15 Fylde ………………….51 FYLDE romped to a dominant victory on their travels against Chester, scoring eight tries as they controlled the […]

Caldy live up to bill in second half blitz

9 February 2020 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………32pts Sedgley Park ….11pts DIFFICULT conditions were always going to limit the ability of either team to play error free rugby […]

Rundle springs again to down Hoppers

9 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN TRY machine Dan Rundle raced over for a hat-trick as Stourbridge heaped more misery on relegationthreatened Preston Grasshoppers. Although Hoppers started in […]

Field shake things up at the bottom

9 February 2020 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield Tigers …10 Huddersfield ………27 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears with an unexpected bonus-point win away at promotion-chasing Sheffield Tigers. Fly-half Mark […]

Battle of the Dales edged by Wharfe

9 February 2020 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……………26 Wharfedale ……….34 A FINE all-round display saw Wharfedale emerge victorious in the Dales derby, as they dominated both territory and […]

Tries flow as Blood & Sand get bonus

9 February 2020 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……37 Sale FC …………31 CAMBRIDGE bounced back from defeat at Rosslyn Park with a bonus-point win that was clearer than the final […]

Harbison heroics has hot hosts feeling rosy

9 February 2020 0 comments

By ALLY MCDOWALL Barnes…………… 29 Old Redcliff’s…10 BARNES ran out 29-10 victors to heap further misery on struggling Old Redcliffians and extend the visitors’ losing […]

Cinderford splurge destroys Ionians

9 February 2020 1 comment

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……….10 Cinderford …………58 CINDERFORD came away from Brantingham Park with a resounding 58-10 victory, scoring nine tries in the process, […]

Titans conquer to hit top spot

9 February 2020 2 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………………10 Taunton………………36 TAUNTON usurped Tonbridge Juddians’ position at the top of the table after beating Clifton in an entertaining game at […]

Rams edge home in ten-try thriller

9 February 2020 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………….35 Bishop’s Stor………31 RAMS returned to winning ways with a dramatic 35-31 victory against Bishop’s Stortford in a 10-try humdinger at […]

A job well Dun for Crusaders

9 February 2020 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………….39 Sutton & Epsom …21 DINGS came through a tough encounter with Sutton & Epsom but it was far from plain […]

Cooke serves Club put boot up treat as into Albion

9 February 2020 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX First blow: Blackheath No6 Tom Baldwin scores the first try of the game PICTURES: Felix Ursell BLACKHEATH claimed the spoils in an […]

Barnesstorming Curtis the late saviour

9 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……… 29 Worthing ………34 CURTIS Barnes was the hero as a spectacular late rally from Worthing broke Westcliff ‘s hearts in […]

Seventh heaven for Richmond as leaders roll on

9 February 2020 2 comments

By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND scored seven converted tries and a penalty to secure an emphatic win over visitors Rotherham Titans. However, the Yorkshire team never […]

Reds with make it 10 the win to on the spin

9 February 2020 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH director of rugby Nigel Hambly was delighted with his side’s win over Tonbridge Juddians but believes his players could have done […]

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