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Pomphrey shines in last-ever game

28 April 2019 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton ……………17 Old Redcliffs ….0 CLIFTON’S second-half performance and fitness earned them a clear victory in this Bristol cross-city derby game played […]

Gr-eight win at Students sees Amps as champs

28 April 2019 1 comment

By RYAN STEVENS Winning feeling: Ampthill celebrate PICTURES: Iain Frankish AMPTHILL director of rugby Mark Lavery revelled in “a truly historic day” as his side […]

Guernsey heat up before Siam Cup

28 April 2019 0 comments

By KATIE DAUNT AN EIGHTH win of a tough season for Jordan Reynolds’ Raiders and the perfect fillip for his side ahead of their ‘biggie’ […]

Esher denied their great escape despite triumph

28 April 2019 0 comments

By DES DIAMOND Blackheath …22 Esher …………24 A BOISTEROUS end of season crowd saw a lacklustre Blackheath succumb to a courageous display by doomed Esher. […]

O’Neill inspires Hawks to fivetry win

28 April 2019 0 comments

By NICK PITSON IT WAS typical end of season fayre at Dry Leas – blustery conditions, plenty of endeavour but a lot of mistakes as […]

Deadly Dom has prolific farewell for OEs

28 April 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians…31 Rotherham……12 DOM Lespierre signed off his Elthamians career with a try-double as OEs finished a memorable campaign the way it […]

City Men’s unbeaten run taken by Rams

28 April 2019 1 comment

By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ……….14pts Rams ………………….31 pts Held: Canterbury’s Harvey Young tackles Conor Corrigan Threat: Double try scorer Ricky Mackintosh on the break PICTURES: […]

Wharfedale stretch clear in dominant second half

21 April 2019 1 comment

■By ED WILLIAMS Ace: Blakeney-Edwards WHAREFDALE coach Jon Feeley praised his side’s big effort in the sun as they overwhelmed Stourbridge in the second half […]

Alexander’s just great for Preston

14 April 2019 0 comments

By WILL REILLY S Leicester ….34 Preston G’hop 51 ALEXANDER Hurst scored a hat-trick as Grasshoppers romped to victory in a high-scoring affair. The teams […]

Barlow try takes Caldy to brink of survival

14 April 2019 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy …………….31 Rosslyn Park20 RELEGATION scrappers Caldy’s centre Mike Barlow scored a catch-and-drive try with back-row turned hooker Callum Ridgway in support […]

OEs keep up their promotion charge

14 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stor19 O Elthamians 28 OLD Elthamians kept their slim promotion hopes alive as they got the better of Bishop’s Stortford with […]

Club leave it late to grab bonus try

14 April 2019 0 comments

By BEN JONES Blackheath ….28 Rotherham……7 BLACKHEATH put on a dominant performance as they claimed victory against fifth-placed Rotherham Titans. The hosts raced into the […]

Six tries for Rams as they demolish the Bees

14 April 2019 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….38 B’ham & Soli 24 THERams battled through to victory against Birmingham & Solihull, fresh off being crowned National 2 South […]

Tom’s thrilled as Esher take it to the final game

14 April 2019 0 comments

Oh so Simp-le: Esher’s George Simpson breaks to score his second try PICTURES: Guy Pedleham ESHER head coach Tom Williams praised his side’s character as […]

Wild Geese sunk by nine-try Bury

14 April 2019 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….53 LI Wild Geese 7 BURY strolled to victory with a nine-try demolition of London Irish Wild Geese on […]

Ampthill just one point away from clinching title

14 April 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……57 Sale …………….12 AMPTHILL need just one more point to clinch promotion to the Championship after a thumping victory over Sale. […]

Maslen caps fine comeback victory

14 April 2019 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….33 Worthing ……36 DINGS surrendered a 26-7 lead to crash to defeat against Worthing at Shaftesbury Park. The visitors made a […]

Blood & Sand in trouble as Mose hang on

14 April 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……21 B Moseley ……22 IN A titanic battle at Grantchester Road Birmingham Moseley took on the role of iceberg and put […]

Eight for Hawks as they maintain last push

14 April 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 21 Henley…………50 HENLEYHawks, with vast Championship experience, were always in front in this tired end-of-season encounter. Both sides looked fatigued […]

Liam’s late show is the difference

14 April 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……29 DMP ………………26 CINDERFORD edged past Darlington Mowden Park as a late penalty kicked by Liam Hemming proved to be the […]

Sterling at the double as Cant go for broke

14 April 2019 0 comments

By MUHAMMED SHER Barnes ………………22pts Canterbury……….31pts Smart move: Canterbury scrum-half Dan Smart tries to wiggle free from Barnes’ Matt Steele, PROMOTION hopefuls Canterbury were pushed […]

Mugford sends Students down

14 April 2019 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….29 L Students ……20 A PENALTY from Plymouth Albion fly-half Dan Mugford deep in injury time denied a Loughborough Students […]

Half-century for Redcliffs in derby hit-out

14 April 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Reds ……51 Redruth ……24 SOMERSET’S Old Redcliffians won this West County derby and completed the double over Redruth with a try-scoring […]

Top prop Kruger signs on for the Scarlets

14 April 2019 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON SOUTH African international Werner Kruger has become the latest player to put pen to paper to agree a new deal with the […]

Chester charge salutes White’s farewell

14 April 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair. The first quarter was […]

Watson hat-trick for ace Juddians

14 April 2019 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 55 Clifton …………12 A STELLAR attacking performance from Tonbridge Juddians saw them run in 55 points against Clifton, scoring nine […]

Defences reign in Yorkshire face-off

14 April 2019 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….12 Huddersfield 17 THIS Yorkshire derby was a tale of contrasting fortunes each side of the interval. Nearly all the action […]

Francis at the double for Titans

14 April 2019 1 comment

By KATIE DAUNT TAUNTON Titans racked up a half-century of points at Footes Lane as they continued to finish their season strongly and poured more […]

Dominant Park in charge throughout

14 April 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….12 Sedgley Park 28 STEPHEN Collins starred as Sedgley Park secured bragging rights in Lancashire with this bonus-point win. It proved […]

Nine-try epic as Hinckley shade Tigers

14 April 2019 0 comments

By JASON WILLIAMS Hinckley……….37 Sheffield Tig 34 THE tries came thick and fast as these two sides put on an entertaining match for their supporters. […]

Champions Ionians can relax for closing test

14 April 2019 1 comment

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and held his feelings in […]

Century of points as the traffic jam eases

14 April 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions 35 Tynedale ……66 THE start was delayed by more than an hour due to Tynedale having travel issues on the […]

Unstoppable Dan is Stour’s wizard

14 April 2019 2 comments

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….48 Macclesfield 22 STOUR speed merchant Dan Rundle stole the show with a hat-trick of tries as already-relegated Macclesfield struggled to lay […]

Sale are safe with win against Albion

7 April 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ………………31 Plymouth A ….22 SALE finished strongly to record a bonus-point victory over Plymouth Albion and secure their spot in National […]

Watt a performance! Dan does damage

7 April 2019 0 comments

By CIAN CHEESBROUGH L Irish WG ……5 Old Albanian 61 OLD Albanian scored nine tries in a dominant performance against bottom-of-the-table London Irish Wild Geese. […]

Henri Packs in four as Tigers soar

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JASON MATTHEWS Sheffield T ….53 Peterboro’ L….19 FOUR tries from winger Henri Packard ensured Sheffield Tigers came away with all five points against Peterborough […]

Kingdom comes good at the death

7 April 2019 0 comments

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….32 Dings …………….30 WHAT a way to close the season off at the Commsplus Stadium with a cracking local derby that […]

Macc down but leaders march on

7 April 2019 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 26 Hull Ionians ..47 HULL Ionians took full advantage of Chester’s slip-up to take the sole lead at the top of […]

Raiders now on verge of survival

7 April 2019 0 comments

By PHIL JONES Worthing ……..39 Old R …………….33 WORTHING are just one point from safety after they edged out Old Redcliffians in an instant-classic on […]

Win not enough for doomed South

7 April 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….38 S Leicester ….41 SOUTH Leicester ended a seven-game losing streak with a bonus-point win but results elsewhere see them relegated. […]

Aviss try secures derby joy for Lions

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHN BRINDLEY Leicester L……14 Hinckley ……….10 THOMAS Aviss’ secondhalf try enabled Leicester Lions to edge Hinckley in a closely-fought local derby. The scrum-half finished […]

Chester crumble as title race heats up

7 April 2019 0 comments

By CHRIS PRATT Sedgley Park ….45pts Chester………………..7pts A STUNNING secondhalf performance by Sedgley Park saw them run in 38 points and keep title-chasing Chester to […]

Field keep play-off hopes alive in thriller

7 April 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD bounced back from last week’s disappointment at Chester to claim maximum points. The try bonus win maintains the West Yorkshire side’s […]

Debut delight as Roberts bags two

7 April 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..27 Wharfedale ….21 TWO debut tries for teenager Will Roberts took Tynedale to victory in a Yorkshire derby. Tynedale always had […]

Arnold bows out on a high in epic

7 April 2019 1 comment

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..40 Stourbridge….34 IN Paul Arnold’s 450th and final appearance, Preston Grasshoppers edged out Stourbridge. Hoppers took an early lead through […]

Harry hat-trick sets up fightback victory

7 April 2019 0 comments

By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………23 Blackheath ….33 HARRY Fry helped himself to a hat-trick while Chinnor old boy Leo Fielding kept the scoreboard ticking over in […]

Second-half blitz keeps Caldy alive

7 April 2019 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP14 Caldy…………….22 CALDY live to fight another day in National One, in this dour game at DMPRFC’s Arena HQ. An interval […]

Students run riot in bid for survival

7 April 2019 1 comment

By RYAN STEVENS L Students ……43 Esher …………….29 THIBAUD Flament and Will Brown each scored two tries as Loughborough Students powered past Esher in their […]

Duncan’s highly Touted after his hat-trick

7 April 2019 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………23 Tonbridge J ..37 A DEPLETED Redruth side gave Tonbridge a good run for 65 minutes before the greater impact from the […]

Amps close on title as Bercis haunts former team Moseley

7 April 2019 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Six of the best: Ampthill get over the line PICTURES: Harish Chavda AMPTHILL took another giant stride towards the title with a […]

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