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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 […]

Johnson seals dramatic victory

17 March 2019 1 comment

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Dead-eye: Chris Johnson kicks the winning goal PICTURE: Gareth Lyons TEAMS TYNEDALE: Parker; Passman, Checksfield, Burden, Beaumont; Outson, Kelemeti; Elliott, Batey […]

Canterbury send Geese over edge

10 March 2019 1 comment

By MATTHEW BALDWIN L Wild Geese .13 Canterbury ….45 A RUTHLESS secondhalf display by Canterbury consigned the Wild Geese to relegation. Geese took the lead […]

Leaders stunned by hungry Tigers

10 March 2019 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .27 Sedgley Park 34 SEDGLEY Park became the first side to win at Hull this season with an accomplished performance […]

TJs finally crack 12 men of Dings

10 March 2019 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but eventually eased to a […]

Spence score has Preston hopping

10 March 2019 1 comment

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston Grasshoppers. Having thoroughly deserved […]

Johnson effort shocks Lions at the death

10 March 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end in dramatic style. The […]

Owen in for two as Chester close gap

10 March 2019 2 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this was never going to […]

Passman double downs struggling Blues

10 March 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster Morgan Passman kept up […]

Lloyd is up to 20 with his timely double

10 March 2019 0 comments

By BEN JONES Blackheath ….31 Cinderford …….7 JAKELloyd scored his 19th and 20th tries of the season in a dominant bonus-point win for Blackheath over […]

Stour star Rundle rumbles in for four

10 March 2019 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style. Wing wizard Dan Rundle […]

Stortford take a victory to the Bank

10 March 2019 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 Bishop’s Sto 16 A TOMMY Banks penalty with the final kick of the match denied Caldy a vital victory in […]

Carleton stars in South thrashing

10 March 2019 0 comments

By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by crossing for ten tries. […]

Blood & Sand left heartbroken again

10 March 2019 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Rotherham ….24 CAMBRIDGE once again contrived to lose a game they could and should have won as a street-wise Titans outfit […]

Ampthill take a big stride towards title as OE’s falter

10 March 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Power: Mama Molitika scores for Ampthill PICTURES: Iain Frankish, Actuance Photography THE top-of-the-table clash resulted in Ampthill’s biggest crowd of the season […]

Power urges Park to cut out the errors after win

10 March 2019 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher ………….13 Rosslyn Park 17 KIERAN Power vowed to get less errors from his side as Rosslyn Park saw off Esher in […]

Defiant Cornish calm the opening storm

10 March 2019 1 comment

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy g ame. Key to […]

Albion making the most of home comforts

10 March 2019 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 42 Darlingt’n MP 29 PLYMOUTH extended their winning run at home to six matches with victory over Darlington in a […]

Guernsey benefit from Bird in hand

10 March 2019 1 comment

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they won the war againsty […]

Moloney shines in Moseley rout

10 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor ………….7 Bir Moseley….41 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a powerfully dominant display to dispatch a poor Chinnor. The visitors’ day was capped off […]

Patience required by eager Hawks

10 March 2019 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir mingham. They won the […]

Sale get sunk by five-star Students

10 March 2019 1 comment

By AMY WALMSLEY L’boro Stu…….33 Sale FC …………17 CAMERON Jordan’s try double inspired Loughborough Students to a five-try win over Sale FC. Sale got off […]

Nine-tr y Albanian tur n it on when needed

10 March 2019 0 comments

By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both teams played attractive running […]

Stooke proving versatility playing blindside

10 March 2019 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BATH enforcer Elliott Stooke insists his recent stint on the blindside flank has put him in a perfect position to […]

Rams pile up points with easy victory

10 March 2019 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams ………………….42 pts Taunton Titans 21pts MERCILESS Rams went through the 40- point barrier for the 12th time this season as they […]

Barnes treble is trumped by Bar nes’ hero

10 March 2019 0 comments

By MATT LONG Barnes ……….28 Worthing ……26 OLIVER Smith’s dramatic late try clinched victory for Barnes. Despite a Curtis Bar nes hat-trick for Worthing, it […]

Salt’s red leaves a bitter taste for Hinckley

10 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….14 Otley …………….25 ALEX Salt’s early red card cost Hinckley as they were comfortably overturned by Otley at Leicester Road. The No.8 […]

Ravers silenced by clinical Foresters

3 March 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……27 Caldy…………….25 CINDERFORD edged Caldy in a very tense encounter that remained in the balance right up until the final whistle. […]

Stortford secure derby-day spoils

3 March 2019 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto ..24 Cambridge ……..6 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a crucial win over local rivals Cambridge to move further clear of relegation. Cambridge’s […]

Six-try Cant too good for troubled Raiders

3 March 2019 1 comment

By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ….38 Guernsey ……..15 SAM Sterling’s double helped inspire Canterbury to a six-try win over Guernsey Raiders to maintain their position in […]

Lowes set for return at Ealing

3 March 2019 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA EALING TRAILFINDERS have been talking to former Yorkshire Carnegie boss Jimmy Lowes about a coaching role next season. The west […]

Late Kingdom kick wins the day

3 March 2019 0 comments

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….20 Barnes…………..19 TAUNTON Titans used their get-out-of-jail card in the form of a Gary Kingdom penalty with two minutes to go […]

McKibbin to be a ref

3 March 2019 0 comments

LONDONIrish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin will be retiring at the end of the season to join the referee coaching ranks in Australia. The 33-year-old joined London […]

Juddians on fire in a ten-try thriller

3 March 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..24 Tonbridge J ..40 UNDER glowering skies, but fortunately dry conditions, a feast of ten tries were provided – in-form Juddians […]

Owen to Coventry

3 March 2019 1 comment

DONCASTER centre Will Owen has signed for Championship rivals Coventry with immediate effect. The 25-year-old, who has spent the last two seasons at Doncaster, has […]

Clifton still rally despite Barnes hat-trick

3 March 2019 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………..35 Henley …………40 CLIFTON showed great character in playing 50 minutes of this encounter with 14 players after losing two props through […]

A Red tide rises with bonus-try onslaught

3 March 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….33pts Old Albanian ……15pts Reaching out: Jake Clemson of Redruth dives over for a try THREE tries in the final ten […]

Denham the latest hero for super Rams

3 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings …………..19 Rams …………..48 RAMPANT Rams underlined their title credentials with a comfortable eight tries to three victory over Dings at Shaftesbury […]

Hinckley suffer as Park run in early hat-trick

3 March 2019 0 comments

By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Pk……31 Hinckley ……….10 SEDGLEY Park led from the start to secure a bonus point win. Three early tries put them in […]

Bury survive the blitz to nip home

3 March 2019 0 comments

Worthing ……..22 Bury St Eds ….24 By DAVE MOORE JAID Wiltshire was the hero for Bury St Edmunds as his two-try performance edged them to […]

Constant double makes Lions purr

3 March 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring after seven minutes after […]

Kelly treble proves a winner for Bees

3 March 2019 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli ..33 LI Wild Geese 12 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees threw themselves a relegation lifeline at the expense of fellow […]

Nervy time before Macc stride home

3 March 2019 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..31 Sheff Tigers ..17 MACCLESFIELDsecured their first win since December, as they boosted their survival chances with a bonus-point win. Tom Lewis […]

Carlisle not your average Joe for leaders

3 March 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’ians ..40 Plymouth Alb 29 FLY-HALF Joe Carlisle kicked 20 points as leaders Old Elthamians won an eight-try thriller at College […]

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