National Leagues

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Dean the hero for brilliant Hull

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ………20 Hull………22 HULL struck an agonising blow to Warren Spragg’s Fylde after pulling off a shock win at the Woodlands. Fylde, […]

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Park keep up chase in style

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 47 Otley ………19 SEDGLEY Park continued their promotion push with a dominant seventry bonus-point victory over Otley. Two tries in […]

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Win at last for relieved Westcliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly deserved victory over an […]

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Taunton remains Gary’s Kingdom

By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in an extremely hard-fought match. […]

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Hayhow inspires rampant Rams

By RICHARD LEWIS Canterbury …22 Rams ………48 CONNOR Hayhow helped himself to a double as Rams continued their strong start to the campaign with a […]

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Hammett says god dammit as Raiders rule

By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes …………..31 Worthing ……..32 WORTHING Raiders scored four tries to win a hugely dramatic back-andforth clash at unlucky Barnes. The hosts won […]

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Dozing Lions awaken to roar

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……27 Old Redcliff ……7 LEICESTER Lions withstood the early pressure from their visitors to eventually turn the game around and deliver […]

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So close but oh so far for Cliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..17 Old Albanians 19 WESTCLIFF were left to heavily rue two late penalty misses as Old Albanian prevailed in an extremely […]

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Clinical Caldy wrap it up early

By JOHN LYON Caldy…………….49 Preston G ……..21 FIFTEEN minutes in, this match was effectively over as Caldy raced into a 21-0 lead. Two line-out steals […]

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Lucs pay heavy price for errors

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……25 Fylde …………….27 LUCS gained a deserved bonus point against the leaders but they should have had more to show for their […]

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Hawks comeback Bolsters title tilt

By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….13 Henley…………..34 A THOMAS James sinbin turned out to be the difference between the sides as Henley came back to defeat […]

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Students in no mood to hold back on Scunny

By RYAN STEVENS L’borough……..57 Scunthorpe……11 THE STUDENTS trounced bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe after taking an early lead. In the first few minutes Bamidele Fadahunsi got the scoreboard […]

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Titans overcome scare to top pile

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ……27 Taunton T’ns..45 A SUPERB second-half performance earned Taunton Titans a bonuspoint victory over Dings at Shaftesbury Park. After taking […]

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Tigers are roaring as Swatkins dashes in

By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield T ……..21pts Otley ………………….6pts TIGERS wing Pete Swatkins sprinted 30 metres to collect replacement Sam Waddington’s offload and score a sliding […]

Dacey turns tables with

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley ……..36 Huddersfield 33 A LAST-MINUTE winner ensured Hinckley took all five points against a very good and powerful Huddersfield side. They […]

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Confidence back for lively Chester

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………26 Wharfedale ….14 CHESTER made it backto- back wins as they overcame Wharfedale to secure a bonus-point triumph at Hare Lane. […]

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Grandstand finish earns Stour points

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ….13 Tynedale ……..10 STUBBORN Stour snatched victory with the last kick to stay within striking distance of the early-season pacesetters. In […]

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Morgan’s magic sees off Albion

By TOM BULMER Darlington M 49 Plymouth Alb 22 MORGAN Passman celebrated his first-team debut with four tries at the Darlington Arena, as Mowden blew […]

Tarrant delivers to end home run

By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley 10 Cambridge 45 @therugbypaper MOSELEY’S perfect home record was blown away by a rampant Cambridge side as they stormed to a […]

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By George! Wing Perkins leads raid

■By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s .31 Hull Ionians ……0 A DOMINANT Old Elthamians scrum laid the platform for an emphatic bonus point victory at rainswept […]

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Fylde quick to put the record straight

■By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….33 Loughborough S…..7 FYLDE returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion after a comprehensive bonus-point victory against the Students. After surrendering […]

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Field end drought in classic battle

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.32 Stourbridge ….31 HUDDERSFIELD ended their losing streak with a fiercely committed performance. Stourbridge snatched two bonus points through a penalty try […]

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A tale of two halves at Sale

■By RICHARD BAKER Sale ………………18 Darlington M ….8 A REJUVENATED Sale scored 18 second-half points to overpower Darlington Mowden Park in a scrappy game. Mowden […]

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Hodson strikes to salvage draw

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park.27 Chinnor …………27 JOSH HODSON’S 80thminute try gave Chinnor a 27-27 draw against Rosslyn Park. Craig Holland kicked 17 points for […]

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McLean shines as Worthing edge Esher

■By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ……..20 Esher …………….15 MATHEW McLean helped himself to 15 points to engineer a close-fought victory for Worthing over Esher and deliver […]

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Juddians’ tale of two halves

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…..42 Westcliff…………5 WESTCLIFF arrived at the Slade in perilous league form and were not able to affect their standings after Tonbridge […]

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Crusaders halt late comeback

■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Dings Crus…….33 DINGS crushed Bournemough hearts in the dying moments of an enthralling contest as they downed the hosts 33- […]

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Pall hangs over sad Scunthorpe

■By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ……7 Caldy …………….68 IT HAS been a difficult week, as the Scunthorpe players and supporters had to deal with the sad […]