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Second-half salvo enough to see off Edmunds

7 April 2019 0 comments

By JACK WILLIAMS Canterbury ….35 Bury St E……….23 CANTERBURY scored 21 second-half points to secure a home victory against Bury St Edmunds and stay second […]

Leake doubles up in Titans fightback

7 April 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T ..41 B Stortford……35 ROTHERHAM winger Dan Leake scored two exciting tries as the Titans finished their home season on a […]

Rams wrap up the title in fine style at Clifton

7 April 2019 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………..21pts Rams………………….45pts THE large crowd of Rams supporters who travelled down the M4 to Bristol arrived with the hope of returning triumphant […]

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 […]

Elementary for three-try Watson

31 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………29 L’boro Stu……..50 ON A day when Chinnor guaranteed another season in National One, Loughborough Students showed great skill to seal a […]

Leaders ‘get out of jail’ as comeback stuns Park

31 March 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Lethal: Josh Sharp scores for Ampthill Ampthill PICTURES: Tim Bartlett AMPTHILL produced a dramatic fightback victory in the top-ofthe- table clash with […]

Lambert strikes a double to see off Barnes

31 March 2019 1 comment

■By MIKE MARSH Barnes…15 Clifton…22 AN Alex Lambert double helped Clifton to victory as they beat Barnes at Barn Elm Sports Centre. But Barnes had […]

Albion feeling gr-eight as valiant Moseley falter

31 March 2019 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …54 Birm Mose ….28 IN FRONT of a bumper crowd of 3,556, Plymouth Albion produced one of their best performances […]

Bees inch near safety at Bury

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By SAM WHYTE Bury St Ed’s…26 Birmin’m & S…29 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull got a vital win in their quest for survival as they held off […]

OEs keep up title tilt with stunning triumph

31 March 2019 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON Caldy ………………9 O Elthamians 40 OLD Elthamians plunged Caldy further into the relegation mire and maintained their push for promotion with a […]

Maestro Malcolm sets up the winner

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …27 Dings …22 THE Great Escape is still on – for a while yet anyway. There has been no shortage of […]

Fine Foresters fell first-time visitors

31 March 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……36 Rotherham……19 CINDERFORD secured a vital win over first-time visitors Rotherham Titans in an excellent game of rugby. Both defences were […]

Eight-try romp as Hawks show no mercy

31 March 2019 1 comment

■By NICK PITSON Henley…52 LI Wild Geese …0 HENLEY bounced back from last week’s defeat at Canterbury, scoring eight tries without reply. The scoreline was […]

Owen holds his Water to sink Sale

31 March 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL SCOTT Esher …………….31 Sale FC …………29 OWEN Waters’ nerveless conversion gave bottomof- the-table Esher a pivotal bonus-point win over Sale. Esher made the […]

Rams take charge as they go for promotion

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams…28pts Redruth…10pts Run in: Miles Lloyd scores the first Rams’ try. Right: Redruth No.9 Jack Oulton box kicks PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS […]

Shingler signing indicates Ealing ambition

31 March 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA EALING Trailfinders have pulled off a coup for next season with the signing of former Cardiff Blues playmaker Steven Shingler. […]

Canterbury stay calm to halt OAs revival

31 March 2019 1 comment

■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian …5 Canterbury …19 CANTERBURY’S class outweighed Albanian endeavour in this breathless affair. Interestingly, all the points were scored at one […]

Macc get attacked as Hinck go to full power

31 March 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley……….24 Macclesfield 22 THREEtries in six minutes from Hinckley ensured a home win over Macclesfield. It was the away side who got […]

Rampant Reds in no mood to fold

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff’s 22 Taunton …17 REDS recorded a first ever league win over Taunton, coming back to overturn a half-time deficit. The […]

Fylde falter to lose ground at the top

31 March 2019 2 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….14 Fylde …………….13 WHARFEDALE sprung a surprise by beating promotion- chasing Fylde. Wharfedale started with great confidence and scored within the […]

TJs clinging on to hopes of play-offs

31 March 2019 0 comments

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…31 Worthing …28 TONBRIDGE had to survive a second Worthing comeback to take maximum points at The Slade. They move a […]

Ionians victorious but lose ground

31 March 2019 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .22 Preston G ……..15 THE immovable force met the unstoppable object in a titanic forward battle at Brantingham Park, with […]

Passman inspires Dale with five tries at home

31 March 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..36 Sheffield T……19 YET another hat-trick for teenager Morgan Passman – his fifth treble of the season – steered Tynedale to […]

Owen the hero for charging Chester

31 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….57pts Huddersfield ……10pts SHAY Owen scored a hat-trick as Chester strengthened their promotion bid by securing a dominant bonus-point victory against […]

Rundle rumbles for three as Stour soar

31 March 2019 2 comments

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 60 Otley …………..17 DAN Rundle scored a hattrick as nine-try Stourbridge put Otley to the sword. The home side started brightly […]

Roaring Leicester win battle of Lions

31 March 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….29 Leicester L……52 LEICESTER Lions scored eight tries to race past struggling Peterborough Lions. Leicester made a rapid start and, after […]

Fantastic Fin leads Blood & Sand to vital win

31 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……29 Darlington MP15 CAMBRIDGE did the double over Darlington Mowden Park and picked up a crucial bonus-point victory in the process at […]

Handy Andy! Park enjoy life of Riley

31 March 2019 1 comment

By THOMAS WILLIAMS S Leicester……10 Sedgley P ……42 FULL-BACK Andrew Riley scored twice as Sedgley Park came from behind to down South Leicester. Sedgley have […]

Wasteful Club rue missed chances

31 March 2019 0 comments

By DES DIAMOND Blackheath ….12 Bishop’s Stort 21 IN A game where Blackheath had 70 per cent possession and 70 per cent territory it was […]

Checksfield tries steer Dale home

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……26 Tynedale……..27 TYNEDALE fought back from 21-5 down to squeeze home. For a game played in perfect running rugby conditions, it […]

Late Oulton miss proves costly

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………20 Barnes…………..22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had gone into half-time with […]

Macc still believe after Hall’s spree

24 March 2019 3 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 45 Peterborough 31 MYLES Hall scored four tries as Macclesfield kept their slim chances of survival alive with a bonus-point victory. […]

It’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester….24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live with the rampant West […]

Streetwise Chester in charge of key battles

24 March 2019 1 comment

Fylde………………….19pts Chester…………….27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to their promotion hopes. “We […]

Six-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley……..19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an early lead with a […]

Safety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St….37 Cinderford……17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were seven points up after […]

Wharfedale fend off Tigers revival

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield……..20 Wharfedale….22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack Blakeney-Edwards was off target […]

Albion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth……..17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom Vaughan-Edwards scored either side […]

Routine task for ruthless Sedgley

24 March 2019 0 comments

Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge……7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the perfect start when scrumhalf […]

Five-star OEs stay in the title battle

24 March 2019 1 comment

■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge……..3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge at College Meadow. The […]

Power pack on form to keep the Amps in top spot

24 March 2019 2 comments

■By LUKE JARMYN IT WAS a case of men vs boys as league leaders Ampthill ended their hoodoo of never winning at the Darlington Arena […]

Bergmanas piles the pressure on struggling Caldy

24 March 2019 1 comment

■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..29 Caldy…………….5 ROTHERHAM’S 15th win of the season not only earned them a maximum of five points but it also increased the […]

Juddians maintain perfect record at Taunton

24 March 2019 1 comment

■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton……….10 Tonbridge……22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort to keep their perfect […]

Students crash back to earth as Club rule

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ALINA MENUKHIN Loughboro’……19 Blackheath….53 FOLLOWING a strong performance against Sale earlier this month, there were high hopes of Loughborough repeating it. However, plans fell […]

Bees hit the hive in standout win

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians… 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after blowing Old Albanians away […]

Survival in sight for in-form Sale

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By STEVE SMITH Sale………………31 Chinnor…………22 SALE took a giant step towards safety with a bonus-point win against mid-table Chinnor to move nine points clear of […]

Dings barrage Reds in early blitz

24 March 2019 1 comment

■By JOHN WHITE Dings…………….22 Redcliffians..17 A SUPERB first-half performance paved the way for Dings’ victory over Old Redcliffians at Shaftesbury Park. The home side controlled […]

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