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James the saviour to seal late thriller

20 October 2019 0 comments

By MATT BALDWIN THOMAS James was the late hero as his last-gasp try gave Esher victory in a scintillating game at Molesey Road. The game’s […]

Bacon looks crisp as Titans prevail

20 October 2019 0 comments

By JACK JOHNSON ROTHERHAM Titans ended a two-match losing run as a heroic defensive effort earned victory at Chinnor. The visitors came from behind twice […]

Half-century for Caldy as Jones at the double

20 October 2019 0 comments

By COLIN FREE A MUSCULAR Otley side provided stout opposition at Paton Field as they held Caldy for 20 minutes before the visitors took the […]

Shepherd secures bonus-point glory

20 October 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER TWO second-half tries from full-back Matt Shepherd put Redruth on the road to a deserved bonuspoint win. Bury St Edmunds started the […]

Pack power steers five-star Albion

20 October 2019 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH INJURY-HIT Plymouth Albion produced their best display of the season to record a five-try victory over Sale FC, who contributed fully to […]

Park life awake after the break

20 October 2019 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park took advantage of extraordinary Chester generosity to come from 17-0 down at half-time and win on a wet, error-strewn afternoon […]

Yet more late heroics as Foresters dent the leaders

20 October 2019 0 comments

By TIM FORRESTER CINDERFORD are getting used to producing late shows, according to director of rugby Paul Morris, after another last-gasp effort was enough to […]

Speres points Greens attack

20 October 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Wharfedale cruised to an away win in the all-Yorkshire clash at Lockwood Park. Two quick-fire tries midway through the first half […]

Back row brilliance sparks Mose to battling win

20 October 2019 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH LED by outstanding backrowers Buster Lawrence and Morgan Monks, Birmingham Moseley fought to victory over Canterbury. But the visitors went desperately close […]

Ireland puts a steer on the Dore Moor ship

20 October 2019 0 comments

By MATTHEW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers overcame a sluggish start to come out on top in a nervy game at Dore Moor, moving up to 21 […]

Up-tempo Blood and Sand end home woe

20 October 2019 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE deservedly took four points for their first home win since March against a Rosslyn Park side looking to make ground at […]

Forceful Fylde keep unbeaten run going

20 October 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES FYLDE continued their winning record with a bonus-point win away on the road at struggling Midlands side Hinckley. The high-flying northwesters can […]

Daly duo helps Club win ugly

20 October 2019 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX THIS wasn’t the prettiest of matches and both sides will look back and rue the missed opportunities that could have put a […]

Stour fly out of the traps in seven-try win

20 October 2019 0 comments

By MARTYN SMITH SUPER Stourbridge were on top form on home turf to put Scunthorpe to the sword in a thrilling performance at Stourton Park. […]

DMP soar past faltering OE’s

20 October 2019 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park comfortably overcame Old Elthamians, who simply ran out of steam in the last quarter. OE’s playmaker Tom White orchestrated […]

Third successive win for Students

20 October 2019 1 comment

By JONATHAN BUSH LOUGHBOROUGH Students are starting to climb the table, after a third win on the trot was secured in tight fashion at home […]

Monkey off Tyne’s back in home win

20 October 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY TWOtries by hooker Dan Lowdon helped Tynedale to their first home win of the season at Corbridge. But the game was marred […]

Lavender & Blacks as sharp as a knife again

20 October 2019 0 comments

By WYN TINGLEY FINLAY Sharp scored twice to help Clifton continue their imperious start to the season and inflict further misery on lowly Bournemouth at […]

Five-star S&E ease to victory

20 October 2019 1 comment

By JACK FRANCKLIN SUTTON & EPSOM secured a hard-fought away victory against struggling Barnes to clinch their second victory of the season so far. Two […]

Devon proves a constant threat

20 October 2019 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE DEVON Constant scored twice as Leicester Lions withstood a late Dings fight-back to secure a bonus-point victory at Shaftesbury Park and their […]

Sorry Lions tamed by merciless Titans outfit

20 October 2019 0 comments

By NICK CROWE A GALLANT Westcliff succumbed to a highly-disciplined and formidable Taunton side at Aviation Way, fighting tooth and nail but ultimately falling well […]

Discipline costs TJs in historic Hawks win

20 October 2019 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians’ head coach Peter Dankert was left to rue his side’s ill-discipline after Henley Hawks clinched a memorable away victory at […]

Raiders bashed as eight try OAs run riot

20 October 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN OLD Albanian stormed home with eight tries to extinguish the faint hopes of Worthing Raiders and cruise to their fourth win of […]

Clinical Tigers roar past wasteful Dale

13 October 2019 0 comments

By JOHN CLARK WHARFEDALE were overpowered by a determined Sheffield Tigers outfit who were superior in the scrummage, effective in mauls and rucks and speedy […]

Westcliff are undone by Bourne supremacy

13 October 2019 0 comments

By ADAM HUNTER BOURNEMOUTH scored their first league points of the season, defeating fellow strugglers Westcliff at Chapel Gate. Both clubs had targeted the showdown […]

Walsh powers Bury to victory

13 October 2019 1 comment

By NEIL IRELAND BURY St Edmunds maintained their 100 per cent home record but only just after a hard-fought match. Despite spending a significant proportion […]

Brown late show rescues Reds

13 October 2019 0 comments

By NICK PITSON A LAST-MINUTE try from Richard Brown gave Redruth a deserved draw at Henley after the home side had worked their way into […]

Lions work hard but fall short of a bonus point

13 October 2019 2 comments

By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head coach Gareth Collins was disappointed his side were unable to pick up a bonus point in their win over […]

Derby not dampened by testing conditions

13 October 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY AS TYPHOON Hagibis wreaked havoc across Japan and left Scotland’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread – at Scotland Lane conditions […]

Roberts’ kicking on form to down Sutton

13 October 2019 1 comment

By JOHN CROYSDILL ON A DAY of deteriorating weather, Sutton & Epsom had the rare pleasure of hosting Esher in the league era. The hosts […]

Ex-Titan Irvine sets up DMP victory

13 October 2019 2 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS FORMER Rotherham player Callum Irvine returned to Clifton Lane to play a crucial role in Darlington Mowden Park’s winning try. The visitors […]

OAs can’t convert as Titans edge it

13 October 2019 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS THIS was a game in which no-one could predict the outcome and it went to the very last kick. Old Albanian fly-half […]

Bishop’s prayers go unanswered

13 October 2019 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON RICHMOND held on to secure a crucial victory away at Bishop’s Stortford in a tight and tense second half. The hosts made […]

Students come of age to hold off Lucs rally

13 October 2019 1 comment

By GEOFF VICKRESS THERE is no way to describe this game at Mortimer Park other than a game of two halves, as Loughborough Students hung […]

Raiders brought to a Juddering halt

13 October 2019 0 comments

By CHRIS HUGHES TONBRIDGE Juddians extended their 100 per cent record at the top of the league as they hammered Worthing at Roundstone Lane. After […]

Five-star Villagers build momentum

13 October 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE CHINNOR edged past Cinderford with a strong second-half performance that earned them a bonus-point victory. The home side made the better start […]

Fylde respond to Dan’s double

13 October 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus-point drubbing of Stourbridge. However, it was far from straightforward for Warren […]

Mulchrone in for two as Sale exorcise demons

13 October 2019 2 comments

By LUKE JARMYN FERGUS Mulchrone scored twice as Sale FC put the demons of last season to bed with an emphatic bonuspoint win against Blackheath. […]

Park not Lambs to the slaughter

13 October 2019 2 comments

By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park maintained their strong start as they hung on to overcome Hinckley. The visitors had opened the try-scoring through full-back Rory […]

Dan’s the man as Park cash in to punish Albion

13 October 2019 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON DAN Laventure’s lucky break secured a bonuspoint win for Rosslyn Park as they saw off Plymouth Albion at the Rock. The visitors […]

Kian causes more woe for Hoppers at the death

13 October 2019 2 comments

By JOHN LE PAGE IN A game they dominated in all areas for much of the contest, Preston Grasshoppers failed to finish with a win […]

Martin gets Blood and Sand back on track

13 October 2019 0 comments

By STEVEN MCBRIDE JAMES Martin scored twice as Cambridge finally got their campaign on track and secured their second National League 1 victory of the […]

Beaumont steps up after brave resistance

13 October 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE OTLEY withstood a second-half siege before a late Alex Beaumont try saw them edge past Chester by the narrowest of margins. That […]

The joy of six as Rams go wild

13 October 2019 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHCROFT RAMS returned to winning ways with a clinical victory at home to struggling Hull Ionians. The hosts ran in six tries on […]

Ravers soar high thanks to early try blitz

13 October 2019 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE TWO tries in the first three minutes set Caldy on their way an impressive bonuspoint win away at Hull. Hull were caught […]

By George! OEs blitz Moseley

13 October 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS GEORGE Perkins and Nathan Morris scored two tries apiece as rampant Old Elthamians stormed to an emphatic bonus-point victory over Birmingham Moseley. […]

Rampant Tyne are on Cloud Nine

13 October 2019 0 comments

By MAL YATES TYNEDALE produced a brilliant nine-try showing to comfortably overcome Scunthorpe. After an initial Scunthorpe foray into the visitor’s half, the Tynedale forwards […]

Joy of six as in-form Park stay on a roll

6 October 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC……………13 Rosslyn Park…46 ROSSLYN Park scored six tries to make it four wins from five following a hardfought bonus-point victory at […]

Honey penalty is sweet for Redruth

6 October 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………26 Dings C……………23 AN injury-time penalty from Fraser Honey gave 14-man Redruth victory against a plucky Dings side who pushed them all […]

I’s in the mire while Club are rampant

6 October 2019 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……44 Hull Ionions……19 BLACKHEATH cruised in a one-sided contest, where at times they showed their class but at other points lacked control […]

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