National Leagues

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………………. 7 Sheffield………………38 A HAT-TRICK from Will Smith helped Sheffield maintain their 100 per cent winning start to the season. They outgunned […]

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

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By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Lymm……………………28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in a thriller at Tigers’ […]

Devonport out of Luc in hunt for win

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By MO SHER Devonport S………… 21 Luctonians…………..39 BASEMENT side Devonport Services belied their lowly league position by giving early pacesetters Luctonians a thorough examination at […]

Macc fight back to level the scores

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By BEN DAVIS Macclesfield……….34 Old Redcliffians….34 MACCLESFIELD’S return to National 2 has so far been impressive with seven points from three games, but Old Redcliffians […]

Students continue unbeaten season

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By SAM SMITH Action-packed: Jack Howells goes over for try and, PICTURES: Peter Charlish below, Ralfie Willot scores L’ghborough S.49pts Camborne……….31pts LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed Camborne […]

Redruth dish out a lesson in driving

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BY BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..45 Exeter Uni……………. 30 REDRUTH came out on top in a thriller against the students from Exeter. Playing down the slope, Exeter […]

Titanic effort leads Taunton to victory

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By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..27 Bournville……………20 TAUNTON’S four tries came from Ratu Vakalutukali, Harry Wright, Jermaine Jones and Rocky Prowse with conversions by Reece Malone […]

New boys put to the sword again

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By EDWARD MARRIAGE Colchester………….. 19 Old Albanians……..38 OLD Albanians proved too strong for league new boys Colchester, who are still searching for their first win […]

McRae’s treble spearheads win

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By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………47 Bury St Edmunds..27 DORKING outscored Bury St Edmunds by six tries to three with wing Toby McRae sealing the victory and […]

Graham double seals maximum

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By ADAM CLEARY Sevenoaks……………. 5 Barnes………………….26 BARNES recorded a bonus-point win at Sevenoaks after an impressive display saw them leave Kent with the maximum haul. […]

Barnes hat-trick sinks old mates

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By GARETH WITHERS Worthing……………….. 5 Tonbridge J…………38 TONBRIDGE Juddians maintained their perfect start to the season as they collected a fourth bonus point win of […]

Dings Crusaders enjoy away-day success

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By Joe Barnes-Taylor Sedgley Park ………11 Dings C………………… 20 Sedgley Tigers hosted Dings Crusaders yesterday and the first half saw Dings wait out the Tigers’ […]

Richmond run riot to remain perfect

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By Timothy Forrester Richmond…………….48 Darlington MP……… 7 Richmond maintained their impressive start to the season with a thumping home win to add to two away […]

Nathan Beesley stars in great Lymm start

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By Joe Santamaria Lymm……………………49 Fylde……………………. 14 Lymm continued their strong start to the season with a third victory in as many matches. Fylde were made […]

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

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By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..27 Sheffield Tigers….26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After dramatic late losses to […]

Last-gasp drop-goal missed in a slugfest

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By MIKE BROWN Billingham…….. 19pts Otley……………….. 17pts BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter. Both teams struggled for […]

Home fires still burn after try-fest

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By DAN WILSON Sheffield………………57 Harrogate……………. 19 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive home form from last season with a nine-try demolition of Harrogate. Sheffield’s expansive style of […]

Flying start sets up Tykes victory

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By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..49 Hull………………………. 16 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season by racking up a near half-century of points in […]

Rob makes sure opportunity Knox

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By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………34 Redruth………………..22 BOURNVILLE banked their second home bonus-point win of the season but made hard work of subduing a travel-weary Redruth. The […]

Matavesi is main man for the hosts

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By BILL HOOPER Camborne…………….58 Taunton Titans…..25 JOSH MATAVESI gave a masterclass as the Cherry & Whites once again put in a storming first-half performance, helping […]

Gapper just great in quality display

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By MO SHER Old Redcliffians….43 Devonport S………….. 5 A SCINTILLATING second-half performance from Old Redcliffians eased them to a bonus-point win, consigning their visitors to […]

Temperley has the right Kit for visitors

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By MICK JACOBS Hornets………………… 20 Loughborough S….32 HIGH-FLYING Loughborough Students maintained their strong start to the season with victory at Hornets. The visitors struck first. […]

Williams’ super try crowns top show

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By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury…………..49 Worthing……………… 21 CANTERBURY produced a dominate performance to see off Worthing. They quickly opened the scoring through Harvey Furneaux, but Worthing […]

McGann calling all shots for Raiders

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By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….20pts Guernsey………..39pts GUERNSEY Raiders took the honours against hosts Havant in their first meeting in the league. With Havant attacking from the […]

Superb TJs rattle up a half-century

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By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………50 Sevenoaks………….. 10 TERRIFIC conditions at the Slade, a bumper crowd for a well marketed ‘Super Saturday’, a minis curtain-raiser and […]

Last-gasp Fombo try is the difference

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By DAVID BALLHEIMER Westcombe P………32 Henley Hawks…….29 WESTCOMBE Park edged out Henley in an 11-try thriller. Westcombe Park took the lead after four minutes, Harry […]

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