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TJs whack Worthing to return to the top

26 January 2020 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians bounced back from defeat at Taunton last time out to claim all five points at a canter against south coast […]

Fight for survival will bring best out of Titans

26 January 2020 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could work in their favour. […]

Esher condemn Sutton to bottom

26 January 2020 0 comments

By MATT BALDWIN ESHER took advantage of a tiring Sutton & Epsom side late on to turn a close game into a convincing victory at […]

Bell rings thrice as Tyne smash half-century

26 January 2020 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY AN eight-try spree against rock bottom Scunthorpe gave Tynedale their first maximum points win since the beginning of November, the bottle uncorked […]

Titans triumph as OAs edged out

26 January 2020 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN THE narrowest of margins gave Taunton victory over Old Albanians at Woollams as they were made to work tirelessly for the spoils. […]

Gaudie double as Greens rise

26 January 2020 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH TWO tries from Sam Gaudie helped Wharfedale secure the points in an all-Yorkshire clash at Dore Moor. The Greens eased relegation worries […]

Leicester fall short in late fightback bid

19 January 2020 1 comment

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale in the East Midlands. […]

Leaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE: Paul Clark and Tim […]

Perfect day for heady Hawks

19 January 2020 2 comments

By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing of mid-table Worthing. Tonbridge’s […]

The Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale

19 January 2020 3 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a scintillating Rosslyn Park win […]

Redruth show Dings the way

19 January 2020 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent secondhalf performance that their […]

In-form Albion hit the heights again

19 January 2020 0 comments

By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in a heavy defeat to […]

Lions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery

19 January 2020 0 comments

By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26 to Old Albanians at […]

Selway’s treble delights Villagers

19 January 2020 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s Stortford. Chinnor’s dominance at […]

Titans find their pride in game for the purists

19 January 2020 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat at Tonbridge Juddians as […]

Fylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation

19 January 2020 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug test. The Cumbrian centre […]

Hawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly

19 January 2020 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury St Edmunds in seven […]

Westcliff turn on style on the road

19 January 2020 2 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank so did the hopes […]

Pack power steers Hull to battling triumph

19 January 2020 1 comment

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………..27 Chester …………16 HULL’S props laid the foundation for victory with some immense scrummaging which resulted in two penalty tries. Chester put […]

Clifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow

19 January 2020 0 comments

By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby Lane as a Harry […]

Hornets sting stuns hosts

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY’S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored with their first attack […]

Four-midable Carleton shines

19 January 2020 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over Tynedale. Carleton became the […]

Leaders survive a scare to keep rolling

19 January 2020 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game Luctonians, who despite the […]

Five-star Students brush off exam woe

19 January 2020 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one test with a five-try […]

Classy Crickmay shows his scoring touch

19 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….17 Huddersfield..28 PROP Josh Crickmay’s try double helped Huddersfield to a bonus-point win at winless Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe started encouragingly, with a […]

Dale strike late to peg back Hoppers

19 January 2020 0 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h……….26 Wharfedale ……..26 A LAST-MINUTE try earned Wharfedale a share of the spoils against Preston Grasshoppers as a mixture of good […]

Barton on target as Foresters do double

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……..20 Darlington MP..14 CINDERFORD came good in the final quarter of the match to earn themselves a much-needed victory and complete […]

Ice-cool Collins kicks Park home

19 January 2020 2 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins’ boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting to prove their promotion […]

Tarrant late show for Blood & Sand

19 January 2020 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ..25 Cambridge ……….28 CAMBRIDGE completed a storming second-half comeback to edge an eight-try thriller at College Meadow for their fifth […]

Titans say wham bam, thanks Sam

19 January 2020 1 comment

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ……….22 B’ham Moseley ..20 ROTHERHAM Titans earned themselves a lifeline near the foot of the table with a tight win over […]

No Hopper freedom in William Wallace win

12 January 2020 0 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL SHEFFIELDTigers edged a tight affair against Preston Grasshoppers with the game played in atrocious weather conditions in the north. A low-scoring affair […]

Chest are down on their Luc in defeat

12 January 2020 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH LUCTONIANS recorded their second straight away victory as they moved away from the relegation danger zone with a bonus-point win against Chester […]

Three wins on the spin as Hinckley rise

12 January 2020 0 comments

By LYNDON EDNEY HINCKLEY made it three victories in a row as David Peck, Jamie Skerrit and Luke Coltman fired them to a valuable victory […]

Hudd not bored by classy Milner

12 January 2020 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD finally brought their losing streak to an end with a well-deserved bonus point win. Two tries in each half with a […]

Ensians hold on for derby delight

12 January 2020 3 comments

By JACK JOHNSON RAMS withstood Chinnor’s second-half comeback to overcome their local rivals on a pulsating evening. The Oxfordshire side hosted their first Friday night […]

Stour eyes right on the eight-ball

12 January 2020 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN SUPERB Stour overwhelmed an out of sorts Otley and would have easily won by a wider margin had the match not been […]

Four in a row for Blood & Sand

12 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham revival at Grantchester Road. […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

12 January 2020 0 comments

THE FORMER NEW ZEALAND, BLUES, CHIEFS, WORCESTER, MUNSTER, SALE SHARKS AND COVENTRY CENTRE. SAM TUITUPOU WINNING Super Rugby in 2003 as a young buck playing […]

Sale at a Canter in simple home win

12 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE BARNES SALE FC bounced back from their defeat at Old Elthamians to claim a precious bonus-point victory to move up the table and […]

Clinical Albion on the rise as Scaysbrook delivers

12 January 2020 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH A GREAT defensive performance from Plymouth Albion enabled them to come out on top against Old Elthamians in a match between two […]

TJs battle conditions to stay at the summit

12 January 2020 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS maintained their slender lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win in difficult conditions against Bournemouth. Top […]

Club do the double to hurt Park’s promotion bid

12 January 2020 0 comments

A CONTROLLED, disciplined performance led to a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The Club started the contest […]

Redruth riot as Worthing blank

12 January 2020 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER MATT SHEPHERD’S brace of second-half tries helped secure a bonuspoint win for Redruth and stretch their winning run to five. It was […]

Moseley get back on track

12 January 2020 2 comments

By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for captain Cameron Mitchell, two […]

Free-flowing Lions hit six

12 January 2020 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road. The visitors were practically […]

Moseley get back on track

12 January 2020 1 comment

By TOM HALLAMGRAVELLS MOSELEY’S eight-game losing streak came to an emphatic end as they blew away Cinderford in a bonus-point victory. The result means Cinderford […]

Barnes seal valuable win to cast Dings aside

12 January 2020 0 comments

By SAMUEL DRAPER BARNES earned their fifth win of the season by overpowering Dings in a tight bottom-half encounter. A Jamie Collins try put the […]

Warren Seals it for Darlington

12 January 2020 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON head coach Garry Law made his first appearance of the season and helped them to victory against Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors […]

Hawks lay down the gauntlet in Titans win

12 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK PITSON HENLEY kept up the pressure on leaders Tonbridge with a bonus-point win over third-placed Taunton at Dry Leas. In an excellent advert […]

Beattie calls time at 34

12 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career with a three-year stint […]

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