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Caldy hold nerve in basement battle

10 February 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….15 Cambridge ……12 CALDY beat relegation rivals Cambridge after they turned the game round with a dominant second-half performance. Cambridge started […]

Callum teaches Students a lesson

10 February 2019 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington ……47 Loughboro’ S..30 CALLUM Mackenzie grabbed a hat-trick for Darlington Mowden Park as they overturned a halftime deficit to secure a […]

Griffiths hat-trick propels Hawks onwards

10 February 2019 0 comments

By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing ……..19 Henley …………42 FLYING wing George Griffiths registered a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon to help fire Henley Hawks to a big […]

Durable Burcham brings up his 150

10 February 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH skipper Markus Burcham has his eyes on promotion after achieving a remarkable personal record of consecutive league appearances. Burcham, 28, made […]

Wild Geese hit for six by flying Reds

10 February 2019 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………39 LI Wild Geese..3 FIVEspectacular secondhalf tries finally saw Redruth home to a comfortable bonus-point win. Wild Geese took an early lead […]

Bees off bottom in basement win

10 February 2019 1 comment

By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham & Soli..39 Guernsey ……..10 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees were the convincing winners of the basement battle, Matt Dight’s hat-trick leading them […]

Rundle hat-trick wrecks South’s big day

10 February 2019 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester……19 Stourbridge….34 STOURBRIDGE ran out convincing winners at South Leicester, ruining the hosts’ 100th anniversary celebrations. Dan Rundle opened the scoring […]

OAs are edged in intense Taunton tussle

10 February 2019 1 comment

By DICK TAUNTON Titans were required to dig deep to find the wherewithal to overcome a determined Old Albanian side on a damp afternoon in […]

Flying Fylde go top of the pile

10 February 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….21 Hinckley …………8 FYLDE moved to the top with a hard-fought win against George Chuter’s Hinckley. It proved to be far […]

Desperation motivates TJs to stay

10 February 2019 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS On the attack: Tonbridge launch a raid. Rams threaten the line PICTURES: Paul Clarke TONBRIDGE Juddians head coach Pete Dankert hailed an […]

Perfect Passman inspires the Dale

10 February 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 28 Tynedale ………46 MORGAN Passman scored a hat-trick as Tynedale turned on the style in a convincing win at Sedgley […]

Smith at the double as Dings hold on

10 February 2019 0 comments

Dings …………..21 Bury St Eds..14 By JOHN WHITE DINGS returned to winning ways with a hard-fought two-try-to-one victory over Bury St Eds at Shaftesbury Park. […]

Forward power too much for tame Tigers

10 February 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………20 Sheffield T………14 OTLEY subdued Sheffield Tigers with three rolling maul tries and a penalty in a game that went to […]

Five-star Cant in West Country win

10 February 2019 1 comment

Clifton …………..17 Canterbury ….39 By ROGER OPIE CANTERBURY showed strong defence in this bonus-point win, allowing Clifton few chances and taking their own at the […]

I’s wilt in the heat of title battle at Chester

10 February 2019 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH CHESTER completed a stunning turnaround against Hull Ionians at Hare Lane as they leapfrogged the Yorkshire side in the standings. The I’s […]

Reds are Caven a ball in nervy win

10 February 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..23 Barnes…………..15 WITH Reds looking to bounce back after a fiftypoint mauling in their last game, a windswept pitch proved to […]

Borrowdale at the double in Field breeze

10 February 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH AN EARLY brace of tries for lock Guy Borrowdale set Huddersfield on the way to their sixth consecutive win. Despite spirited resistance […]

YOUNG GUNS

10 February 2019 0 comments

NIC DOLLY SALE HOOKER As unusual routes to the top of English rugby go, Nic Dolly’s takes some beating. Brought up in Sydney, Dolly looked […]

Hugo on song as Park hold on to get key win

10 February 2019 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park..31 Sale ………………26 HUGO Ellis’ brace saw Rosslyn Park beat Sale with a dominant first half but leaky second. Bam Fadahunsi […]

Macc attacked by rampant Dale

10 February 2019 2 comments

By BENJAMIN JAYCOCK Macclesfield..13 Wharfedale….34 NINETEEN second-half unanswered points from Wharfedale was enough to ease to a bonus-point victory and heap the pressure on relegation […]

Elliot steers Club back to right path

10 February 2019 0 comments

By STEVE MATHER Birm Moseley 17 Blackheath ….27 A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH performance from Elliot Clements-Hill saw Blackheath get their season back on track with a bonus-point […]

Preston shut out toothless Lions

10 February 2019 2 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..29 Leicester L’s ….0 PRESTON Grasshoppers ran out comfortable winners against Leicester Lions. Hoppers took the lead as early as […]

Stortford run riot in 13-try thriller

10 February 2019 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto.57 Plymouth Alb 24 DESPITE the strong wind, both sides played running rugby and served up a cracking game. Stortford attacked […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

10 February 2019 1 comment

THE FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, SARACENS AND DUNGANNON LOCK PADDY JOHNS WHEN you get one cap you just want to get another, and then another, so […]

Amps maintain promotion push by felling Foresters

10 February 2019 1 comment

By NIGEL WILCE Determination: Ampthill’s Jon Kpoku drives on to score a try in the first half PICTURES: Gary Learmoth AMPTHILL kept their promotion challenge […]

Nagle-Taylor’s timely treble bails out poor Titans

10 February 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..22 Esher …………..12 AN OUTSTANDING second half hat-trick by Rotherham No.8 Seb Nagle- Taylor, rescued the Titans and set up a win […]

Ruthless Juddians keep it tight at the top

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By MATT LONG Barnes…17 Tonbridge J …29 TONBRIDGEJuddians put in a clinical performance as they surpassed Barnes 29-17 to move third in the National League […]

Prescott holds nerve to seal win

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By DARREN SMITH LI Wild Geese 22 Worthing …19 LIAM Prescott held his nerve to knock over a penalty in the very last minute to […]

17 up as Rams run riot at Raiders

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By KATIE DAUNT MAKE that a record 17 straight wins. The league leaders showed no sympathy for injury-wrecked Raiders with this romp at Footes Lane, […]

Fylde go level at top with five-try victory

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By SIMON MOYLE IT WAS a familiar tale at Solstice Park where highflying Fylde comprehensively outplayed the Lions in a convincing 38-7 victory. The game […]

Zebras keep up top four pressure with win

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …14 Otley …30 OTLEY maintained their push towards the top of the National 2 North table with a win away […]

OEs open up a gap with big win

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By ALINA MENUKHIN NATIONAL One bottom side Loughborough Students looked to build momentum on home turf following last week’s win, but fell to defeat against […]

Second-half blitz seals comeback

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By DAVE MOORE Blackheath …22 Cambridge…27 BLACKHEATHsaw their title bid take a hit on Saturday afternoon as Cambridge put in one of the performances of […]

Case for a defence as Albion roll on and up

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By JOHN BUTCHER PLYMOUTH ALBION head coach Kieran Hallett is targeting a top half finish in National One after his side recorded their seventh win […]

Three for Linney as Stotford keep winning

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By KEALAN HUGHES Esher …14 B Stortford …27 JOSS Linney scored a hattrick for Bishop’s Stortford as they extended their winning run to four matches […]

Seventh-heaven for ruthless Cant

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury …46 Redruth…14 CANTERBURY were in seventh heaven after a Sam Rogers brace helped them to a comfortable 46- 14 victory against […]

Reds hit for halfcentury by St Eds

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …57 Old Redcliffs …7 BURY swept aside a hapless Old Boys side amid bitterly cold conditions but on a […]

Dale down Hoppers in smash and grab

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston Grasshoppers 14 Wharfedale 15 A LATE Harry Bullough score saw Wharfedale sneak victory on the road, pushed all the way by […]

Four-try Fylde earn their keep

27 January 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde 31 Tynedale 5 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion after putting four tries past Tynedale in a 31-5 […]

Tim’s at thetreble to teach Titans a lesson

27 January 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham 23 L’boro Stu 29 BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Loughborough Students, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season as they won their first […]

Croft on song for in-form Chester

27 January 2019 1 comment

By JEREMY RYAN Chester 24 P’boro Lions 5 CHESTER strengthened their promotion bid with a bonus-point victory over Peterborough Lions in a thriller. Meanwhile, following […]

Foresters on fire with pack power

27 January 2019 2 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in testing conditions at Dockham […]

Davis stamp can’t keep Albion down

27 January 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries despite playing the second […]

Bragging rights promotion tilt

27 January 2019 1 comment

By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6, 35, 70 Blackheath 22pts […]

Record breaking Rams march on in style

27 January 2019 1 comment

By CAM TEMPLE Rams 48 Barnes 14 THER ams broke their club winning streak record with a 16th victory in a row, overcoming Barnes, as […]

Second-half blitz sees OEs back

27 January 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring 20 unanswered second-half points […]

Oliver’s simply the Best in fightba

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BRADLEY WEST Worthing 21 Canterbury 34 OLIVER Best starred as Canterbury pulled off a dramatic late comeback to beat Worthing. Fly-half Best scored a […]

Reds on song in battle of the Boys

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BEN RODEN Old Red’ians 37 Old Albanian 15 OLD Redcliffians came out on top in the Old Boys game as they sealed a comfortable […]

Late try reward for bold Juddians tactics

27 January 2019 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 27 Bury St Ed 15 TOM Chapman’s score deep into injury-time gave Tonbridge Juddians the bonus point they needed to […]

Howe off as hosts edge fiery encounter

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 29pts Birmingham 25pts Making a splash: Jack Simmons dives over to score for Redruth. Right: Harry O’Brien of Birmingham & Solihull […]

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