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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 […]

Redruth judder to a halt in Tonbridge

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 Redruth …7 IT wasn’t a winter classic but a dogged and determined Tonbridge Juddians performance saw them emerge deserved […]

Mose in the mire as Amps charge

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….25 B’ham Mose….17 MOSELEY arrived at Dillingham Park confident after two good victories in their last two matches, but ended up […]

A Dunne deal as Titans move up to fifth

2 December 2018 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…20 Cinderford …3 CENTRE Harry Dunne claimed two tries as Rotherham Titans ground out a seventh win in nine at the expense […]

Ice-cold Greg denies Dale at the last

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a win over a tough […]

Dockery in again for five-star OEs

2 December 2018 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s 34 Caldy …7 OLD Elthamians produced one of their best performances of the season so far to record an emphatic […]

Leicester pile more misery on limp Lions

2 December 2018 3 comments

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions head coach Andy Key […]

Blackheath hold nerve to top pile

2 December 2018 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St…15 Blackheath …16 BLACKHEATH grabbed their tenth win of the season but only just, as lowly Bishop’s Stortford made the high-flyers […]

Classy Collins dazzles as Sedgley soar

2 December 2018 0 comments

By MARK COOPER Sedgley P …43 S Leicester.24 SOUTH Leicester were on the receiving end of a firsthalf blitz as Sedgley Park Tigers scored five […]

Marfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak

2 December 2018 1 comment

By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their five-game unbeaten run ended […]

Chester back on track with tight win

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.15 Chester …21 A STIRRINGsecond-half display saw Chester claim their tenth win of the campaign. Bouncing back from last week’s first defeat […]

Williams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker

2 December 2018 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth with star turn James […]

Macc attack cuts through Hinckley

2 December 2018 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 33 Hinckley …21 MARSHALLGadd’s Macclesfield secured a huge bonus-point win over Hinckley to move offthe bottom of the table. Hinckley are […]

McLean strikes late for Raiders in draw

2 December 2018 0 comments

By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet conditions at Roundstone Lane. […]

Asiedu double settles mid-table bun fight

2 December 2018 1 comment

By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day at the Northern Echo […]

Fast-starting Bury too good for Bees

2 December 2018 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull …17 Bury St Ed …33 BURY blew bottom-of-thetable Bees away in the opening quarter and never looked back. The […]

Roberts inspires Esher to vital win

2 December 2018 0 comments

By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed win in a high-scoring […]

Clifton cut loose to see off Barnes

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton …44 Barnes …24 CLIFTONplayed some of their best rugby of the season in the final quarter to power to an impressive […]

Students upset the odds in thriller

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the performance of their season […]

Grimes at the double to end OAs’ run

2 December 2018 0 comments

By RICHARD JONES Canterbury …24 Old Albanian.12 CHARLIE Grimes’ two tries ensured Canterbury kept up pace with the Rams at the top of the table. […]

Matavesi: French victory has us all believing

2 December 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi after the freshly re-signed […]

Rams stay top thanks to fine win in Redruth

2 December 2018 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Rams…32pts High jump: Jamie Gutteridge claims the ball for Rams. Right: Redruth’s Sam Stevens driven over the try-line by Ed […]

Dings debutant Clark offto a flying start

2 December 2018 2 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings C …38 Guernsey …1 DINGS made it back-toback bonus-point wins after battling past valiant Guernsey at Shaftesbury Park, but it wasn’t […]

Second-half blitz seals it for Hawks

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ELLA JERMAN LI Wild Geese 15 Henley Hawks38 HENLEY ran in four second-half tries to get back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory […]

Titans claim derby honours in style

2 December 2018 2 comments

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …49 O Redcliffians17 THE TITANS were pushed hard in this local derby but were eventually able to pull away thanks to […]

Three in a row as Tynedale continue to fire

2 December 2018 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on Sheffield Tigers’ defensive frailties […]

Burnhill too hot to handle for Stour

2 December 2018 1 comment

By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half. They opened the scoring […]

Leaders shocked by perfect Preston

2 December 2018 1 comment

By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half side Preston Grasshoppers, who […]

Rampant Rams too good for poor Worthing

25 November 2018 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams…………….41 Worthing……..12 BEN Henderson scored two mores tries in his fine season as the Rams surged to an emphatic win against Worthing […]

A double Best and delight for Shepherd

25 November 2018 1 comment

By NICK PITSON Henley………………29pts Canterbury……….32pts Lowe and behold: Henley’s Marcus Lowe can find no way through the Canterbury defence, left, as David Hyde makes a […]

Taunton judder to a halt in Tonbridge

25 November 2018 2 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 46 Taunton……..17 TAUNTONcontinued their poor run of form, slipping to a third successive defeat at the hands of a rampant […]

Derby-day delight for dominant Dings

25 November 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff’s 13 Dings Cru’s….32 HARRY Tovey scored two tries as Dings Crusaders romped to an impressive derby-day victory at Old Redcliffians […]

Sting in the tail is too much for Bees

25 November 2018 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians32 Birm & Soli……15 TWO late tries secured Old Albanians the points in a scrappy contest against Birmingham & Solihull. Birmingham, […]

Away joy for Fylde following scrappy tussle

25 November 2018 0 comments

By CONNOR SMITH Chester…………..7 Fylde…………….16 CHESTER lost their first game in five matches as they were downed at home to Fylde. The visitors made it […]

Superb Hinckley in seventh heaven

25 November 2018 1 comment

By DEAN THOMPSON Hinckley……….49 Preston G……….5 HINCKLEY ran in seven tries as they brushed aside the challenge of Preston Grasshoppers. The visitors put the first […]

Esher in bottom two as Williams dazzles

25 November 2018 1 comment

By BRADLEY WEST Esher…………….21 B’ham Mose..38 FLY-HALF James Williams starred as Birmingham Moseley beat Esher to leapfrog their fellow strugglers in the table. Williams kicked […]

Lions hit back for courageous win

25 November 2018 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions..14 Macclesfield..12 PETERBOROUGH Lions fought back from 12-0 down at half-time to eventually see off Macclesfield and draw level on points […]

Second-half Park blitz sinks Albion

25 November 2018 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 21 Rosslyn Park..35 PLYMOUTH Albion slipped to their fourth successive defeat when they were beaten by Rosslyn Park, who thoroughly […]

Hull rally again to secure another victory

25 November 2018 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians….31 Otley…………….21 LEAGUEleaders Hull Ionians rallied from an early setback for a second week on the spin to claim all five […]

Stortford Duff up blunt Cinderford

25 November 2018 1 comment

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……..0 Bishop’s Stor..11 BISHOP’S Stortford gained a well-deserved victory over a strangely out of sorts Cinderford team. The home side had first […]

South end run of six defeats in shock win

25 November 2018 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT South Leic……….35pts Huddersfield……29pts SOUTH Leicester ended a six-game losing streak with an impressive victory over high-flyers Huddersfield. Matthew Cooke got South Leicester […]

Nagle-Taylor’s brings Titans late show vital win

25 November 2018 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON ROTHERHAM director of rugby Martin Jenkinson heaped praise on Seb Nagle- Taylor as the Titans came out of a cracking game at […]

Hat-trick hero Harrison is the difference

25 November 2018 2 comments

By NICK PULLEN Stourb’dge …36 Sedgley P….29 STOURBRIDGE stopped a recent run of poor results with a thrilling victory over Sedgley Park. Stour snatched an […]

Dutch courage by Holland is a Chinnor winner

25 November 2018 0 comments

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor……..28 Sale…………….21 ANOTHER match in this most competitive and evenly balanced of seasons went down to the wire as Chinnor came out […]

Passman stars in Tynedale success

25 November 2018 4 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……..32 Leicester L……17 TYNEDALE did enough to record back to back wins for the first time this season, despite cold conditions making […]

Students edged as Tarrant runs riot on return

25 November 2018 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath….39 L’boro Studs..32 JOE Tarrant collected 19 points on his return to action, as Blackheath held on to beat Loughborough in this […]

Broadley hat-trick wins it for Tigers

25 November 2018 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….26 Sheff Tigers …35 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ backs were the key as they put in a sparkling display to defeat Wharfedale. The Wharfedale […]

Barnes’ boot is crucial as Bury downed

25 November 2018 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 13 Clifton…………..17 CHRIS Rovery and Will Pomphrey scored secondhalf tries to earn Clifton a rare win on the road […]

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