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Reynolds delighted as Rams go top of the tree!

23 December 2018 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams… 40 Li Wild Geese 12 RAMS blew away their opponents with an explosive first-half performance to go into Christmas top of […]

Leake at the double as Titans get revenge over Darlington

23 December 2018 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham… 25 DMP… 13 TWO tries by Rotherham’s right winger Dan Leake, his first scores at Clifton Lane this season, ensured that […]

Ritchie keeps his nerve to lift Bury

23 December 2018 1 comment

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed… 24 O Albanians… 22 A LAST-GASP penalty by Cam Ritchie snatched the win to deny former coach Gavin Hogg […]

Caldy stunned by Hughes late show

23 December 2018 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON Caldy… 20 Sale… 23 A CONVERTED try in the final few minutes from Andrew Hughes saw Sale take the win against Caldy […]

Clifton revenge as Lambert seals it

23 December 2018 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE Dings… 13 Clifton… 22 CLIFTON were deserved winners in the Bristol derby, outscoring their Dings counterparts by four tries to two at […]

Albion are made to sweat by Esher

23 December 2018 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A… 19 Esher…16 PLYMOUTH Albion stretched their winning run to three games with a narrow victory over Esher in front of […]

TJs take honours in classic holiday face-off

23 December 2018 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J… 23 Canterbury… 18 FORthe second year in succession TJs showed west is best when it comes to Kent Christmas derbies, […]

Dramatic finish as Park hit back to win it

23 December 2018 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St… 25 Rosslyn Park 27 LATE tries from Gregor Gillanders and Benji Marfo turned this game on its head as Rosslyn […]

Comeback Reds hand out a fright to Taunton

23 December 2018 0 comments

By DICK MACEY Taunton… 35pts Redruth… 33pts Blocked: Taunton’s Jared Hayler tries to power to the line THIS is always a humdinger between these two […]

Classy Chinnor overpower Esher

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By KEN VAUGHAN TRIES from Will Bordill, Greg King and George Oliver helped Chinnor to an impressive home win over Esher. Esher deservedly opened the […]

Hoppers refuse to let the weather dictate

16 December 2018 2 comments

■By ANTON JONES Preston G …25 S Leicester…0 HOPPERS ended comfortable winners in the miserable conditions, despite South enjoying periods of possession. Persistent rain and […]

Warren Seals it with drop goal

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP10 Cinderford …7 WARREN Seals’ last-gasp drop goal handed Darlington Mowden Park the points in a tight and tense battle with […]

Titans join the promotion rat race with key Club victory

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Done it! Alex Dolly kicks the winning penalty for Rotherham PICTURES: Gareth Lyons HEAD coach Joe Barker hailed Rotherham Titans’ “best win […]

Mind the gap for Dings as Raiders close in

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By MAX WEBSTER Worthing…10 Dings …0 WORTHING Raiders came through their mid-table clash with Dings Crusaders unscathed after securing a comfortable 10-0 win as Jack […]

OEs overcome major hurdle to grow lead at the summit

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’s …17 B Stortford …3 OLD Elthamians extended their lead at the top of the table after a hard-fought victory over […]

Hill top as Reds claim shock win

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth …17 Old Redcliff’s 27 OLD Redcliffians did their chances of avoiding relegation a power of good with a gutsy win in […]

Moseley’s superb form continues

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley …15 Cambridge …6 SECOND-HALF tries from James Williams and Sam Brown saw Birmingham Moseley overcome Cambridge and claim a third […]

Bees no match for ruthless Rams

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli …0 Rams …53 JOINT-BOTTOM Bees were ruthlessly brushed aside by top-of-the-table Rams, who reeled off their 14th win from […]

Four in a row for rocking Rosslyn

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By YASHAS MUDUMBAI ROSSLYNPark overcame torrential rain and a dogged Caldy to win their fourth consecutive match in the league. Four tries and a starring […]

Juddians exploit sin-bins in six-try victory

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By WYN TINGLEY A BITTERLY cold and windy day at Station Road saw Clifton fail to build on the momentum from their previous three. Tonbridge […]

Fabulous Foster inspires awesome Ampthill

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By STEVE SMITH FULL-BACK Will Foster scored a brace as Ampthill claimed a bonus-point win against Sale FC on their travels. The visitors opened the […]

Hawks roll on thanks to second-half blitz

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley …33pts Old Albanian …12pts Driving through: Xavier Andre scores Henley’s second try, left A superb second-half performance from Henley Hawks saw […]

Mackintosh can’t stop rain for Barnes

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By MATT LONG CANTERBURY took another big step towards their promotion target with a comfortable 38-5 bonus point victory over Barnes as Ricky Mackintosh ran […]

Rare win for Bury as Irish see red

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By MAX MATHEWS LI Wild Geese …5 Bury St Eds …26 BURY St Edmunds ground out an attritional bonus-point victory over 14-man London Irish Wild […]

Relentless Titans destroy Islanders

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By DICK MACEY Taunton …60 Guernsey …14 THE TITANS extended a warm welcome to the Channel Islanders on their first visit to the cider county […]

Fylde in touch at the top with win on road

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Pk …14 Fylde …22 FYLDE are up to fourth in the National 2 North table thanks to an impressive win on […]

Smith’s penalties clinch it for Otley

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By NICK DOYLE Otley …6 Chester …0 THIS was a tight game in difficult circumstances after the referee had declared the pitch fit to play. […]

Macclesfield add to Bridge’s woes

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 27 Stourbridge…22 MACCLESFIELD took a major step towards safety with a huge victory. Stourbridge have now won just one of their […]

Scoreless Ioniansget what they deserved

16 December 2018 2 comments

■By CHARLES RICHARDSON Leicester L …17pts Hull Lonians …0pts IONIANS head coach Martyn Wood had no excuses after his league-leading side were comfortably beaten by […]

Students taught a lesson by ace Albion

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S …6 Plymouth A …34 PLYMOUTH Albion completed a handsome win at bottom side Loughborough Lightning, running in five tries to […]

Classy Ireland makes the Tigers growl

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …12 Hinckley …3 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from two consecutive victories by edging out high-flying Hinckley at Dore Moor. They […]

Ollie is the Best for flying Canterbury

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By SIMON LORD AIDEN Moss and Sam Kenny scored either side of half-time as Canterbury held on to beat Bury St Edmunds in a tight […]

Watt shines as OA’s stuff Geese

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …56 LI Wild Geese …0 DAN Watt scored a try and eight conversions in a superb individual display as Old […]

Hawks battle to priceless victory

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …10 Henley…17 LUKE Allen’s Henley Hawks won for the 11th time but it proved a very hard slog for the visitors […]

Drama at the end as Macc stunned by Hull

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…18 Macc’field …16 VISITORS Macclesfield may feel aggrieved to have been defeated, having held a 16-6 lead with the scoreboard clock […]

Hosts victorious in scrappy clash

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …18 Tynedale …3 ITWAS not a day for fastflowing back play, more an occasion for the purist as Wharfedale defeated Tynedale […]

Palmer holds his nerve in key kick

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester…13 Otley …14 TRIES from Stephen Nolson and Declan Dunn were enough for Otley to see off the challenge of South […]

Lions joy as Tigers tamed by stunning fightback

9 December 2018 2 comments

■By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions …28 Sheff Tigers …27 AN exciting finish saw Peterborough Lions come from 27-7 down to win and pick up a […]

Six tries but Stort hurt by late line decision

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……20 Rotherham……22 STRUGGLING Bishop’s Stortford came desperately close to a vital win in the relegation battle, but were pipped by a […]

Johnson rescues late draw for Fylde

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARRENSpragg admitted the thrilling encounter played out between his Fylde outfit and Huddersfield was more for the spectators than the teams themselves. […]

Albion stop the rot with nervy win

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….14 Sale FC ……………7 PLYMOUTH Albion halted a run of five successive defeats with a hard-earned victory over Sale FC […]

Searing comeback wins day for Chester

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …24 Sedgley P …12 CHESTER scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to secured a magnificent comeback and a bonus […]

Crucial victory for climbing Esher

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By BRADLEY WEST Esher …………….17 L’Boro Studs …14 JACK Walsh pulled the strings as Esher secured a crucial victory over Loughborough Students in a nervy […]

Hamilton strikes to win it for hosts

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By JAMES STEVENS Hinckley…26 Leic Lions…19 A SEVEN-TRY thriller in Leicestershire saw Hinckley complete a stirring fightback with a try 12 minutes from time. After […]

Heath off top but Tarrant kicks Chinnor into touch

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX On the rampage: Blackheath’s Tom Straddwick PICTURES: Helen Watson FORTHE second week running Blackheath will be grateful to their two props Tom […]

Stour come up short once more

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…32 Preston G …38 STOURBRIDGE continued their slide down the table with an eighth defeat of the season. Preston took an early […]

Second victory of the season for Bees

9 December 2018 2 comments

■By DAVID DOONAN Barnes …10 Birming’m & S15 BIRMINGHAM and Solihull overturned the form book and secured their second win of the season against Barnes. […]

Brown at the double as five-star OE’s roll on at the top

9 December 2018 2 comments

■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ….12 Old Elthams’ ……32 THIS match went the way of the form book, with Old Elthamians gaining a bonus-point victory over […]

Rampant Reds put Raiders away

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs…33 Worthing …22 ON a windy day at Scotland Lane, Old Redcliffians blew Raiders away in a confrontational contest. First on […]

Gritty Caldy edge mid-table tussle

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 DMP …………………8 CALDY emerged victorious from their match against Darlington Mowden Park in a game where the weather was a […]

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