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Club are sitting pretty ahead of break

4 November 2018 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 41 Sale 24 TENtries in total, seven of them for the hosts, leaves Blackheath at the helm as National League One […]

Best late show is enough for ‘Bury victory

4 November 2018 2 comments

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey 13 Canterbury 15 A LATE score from Tom Best was enough as Canterbury battled past Guernsey in an even contest in […]

Rayner stays cool to kick clincher

4 November 2018 2 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 23 Bishop’s Stort 22 FOR the second season running, this fixture was settled by a last-ditch penalty as Laurence Rayner scored […]

It’s the joy of six for lethal Hawks

4 November 2018 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley 47 Clifton 12 A RUTHLESS performance from Henley Hawks saw them secure their sixth successive victory in a seven-try bonus point […]

High wind denies last-gasp winner

4 November 2018 1 comment

By STEPHEN TRENCHARD Chinnor 33 Rosslyn Park 33 A TITANIC battle in Oxfordshire ended all square, despite Rosslyn Park battering away at the Chinnor line […]

Early blitz powers Rams to success

4 November 2018 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams 33 Dings Crus 15 A DOMINANT first-half showing helped the Rams en route to a comfortable victory over Dings Crusaders. The […]

Club are clinical to sink the leaders

28 October 2018 0 comments

Caldy …17 Blackheath …25 ■By JOHN MALLON BLACKHEATH were victorious against Saturday morning’s leaders Caldy who were left to rue the mistakes that cost them […]

Hoppers sneak an 11-try thriller

28 October 2018 0 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G’s 33338 Sheffield T’s …33 IN A thrilling end-to-end fixture Preston overcame Sheffield Tigers with the 11th try of the game. […]

Amps ease away against Stortford

28 October 2018 0 comments

Bishop’s Stort 10 Ampthill …29 By JOHN ALLANSON A BRAVE performance by a Stortford side already decimated by injuries, losing two further players to sickness […]

Wharf Jack-ed up to silence South

28 October 2018 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT South Leics …19 Wharfedale 322 IT’S now four losses on the bounce for South Leicester as Wharfedale edged to victory in wintry […]

Five-star effort from Titans to to deny Albion losing bonus

28 October 2018 1 comment

■By GUY WILLIAMS Try time: Harry Dunne goes over to score in the corner PICTURES: Gareth Lyons ROTHERHAM’S vibrant form achieved their fifth consecutive win […]

Cinderford learning their lessons to see off Blood & Sand

28 October 2018 1 comment

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …14 Cambridge …9 CINDERFORD still have a lot to learn in National One according to director of rugby Paul Morris who […]

DMP suffer more home heartbreak

28 October 2018 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP21 Chinnor…23 FOR the second consecutive home game, DMP lost the contest by two points on the last play of the […]

Ollie is the Best man to see off the Bees

28 October 2018 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN Birmingham …17 Canterbury343331 CANTERBURY clinched a convincing victory at Portway as Bees slumped to bottom spot in the process. That was after […]

Park withstand Student fightback

28 October 2018 1 comment

■By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 39 L’boro S…31 POWERFUL forward play proved decisive as Rosslyn Park notched up a bonus-point victory over spirited Loughborough Students. […]

Clifton made to pay by the Geese

28 October 2018 2 comments

■By ROGER OPIE Clifton 312 L Irish WG …22 THE Wild Geese recorded their second successive win over West Country opposition in a scrappy game […]

Williams on fire to pull the strings for Mose

28 October 2018 2 comments

■By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham Mose…31 Sale …22 JAMES Williams’ 26-point haul helped guide Birmingham Moseley to only their second win of the season, as they […]

Islanders kicking themselves in loss

28 October 2018 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …26 Guernsey 320 TONBRIDGE Juddians looked like they were marching to victory after four first-half tries gave them a convincing […]

Ruddock run-in is enough to down Dings…

28 October 2018 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings C …5 Barnes …10 BARNES made it three wins in a row with a workmanlike performance against Dings Crusaders at Shaftesbury […]

Ruth have nowhere to Hyde in late defeat

28 October 2018 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…16pts Henley …20pts Last-gasp delight: Henley Hawks players celebrate as referee, James Milliner awards them the try in the last play of […]

Rams raid up front is too much for Reds

28 October 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Reds …21 Rams …38 A STRONG showing by the Rams pack proved decisive as Old Recliffians had little answer to their […]

Hudd in seventh heaven to move second

28 October 2018 2 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…43 Hinckley …8 IN-FORM Huddersfield scaled new heights with a seven-try demolition of a lacklustre Hinckley. An outstanding performance from the hosts […]

Mason doubles up for half-ton Titans

28 October 2018 1 comment

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …50 Bury St E …0 ON A bitterly cold day, Taunton Titans ran out convincing winners against Bury St Edmunds and […]

Leaders fire back for simple victory

28 October 2018 1 comment

■By ADAM SMITH Fylde …29 Hull Ionians…41 A POOR second half saw Fylde fall to a heavy defeat against Hull Ionians. Two quickfire Lewis Minikin […]

Watt is the big deal at Raiders

28 October 2018 0 comments

By JACK THOMPSON Worthing …16 Old Albanian …21 DANIEL Watt proved to be the difference for Old Albanian as they claimed a narrow triumph at […]

Macc attack has Lions well-tamed

28 October 2018 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 35 Leicester L’s …24 FOURTEEN-MAN Macclesfield got just a second win of the campaign by downing Leicester Lions. Macc opened the […]

Tigers prevail in battle of beasts at Sedgley

28 October 2018 1 comment

■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 31 P’boro Lions …29 SEDGLEY Park Tigers got back to winning ways with a narrow bonus-point triumph over Peterborough Lions. […]

Nolson at the treble to shatter Dale hearts

28 October 2018 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …32pts Tynedale…17pts OTLEY left it until the second half before turning on the style, Stephen Nolson running in a hat-trick and […]

Battling victory is enough to send OEs top

28 October 2018 1 comment

O Elthamians 22 Esher …10 By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians moved to the top of the table after this hard-fought victory over a resolute Esher […]

Home sweet home as Stour are felled

28 October 2018 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Chester …27 Stourbridge…22 CHESTER held off a second-half fightback from Stourbridge to claim a fourth successive home victory at Hare Lane. The […]

Irish off the mark as Baker strikes at death

21 October 2018 2 comments

By MATT LONG LI Wild Geese 33 Redruth…………28 LONDONIrish Wild Geese secured their first victory of the season after beating Redruth 33-28 in a nervy […]

Rampant Rams still top thanks to big Ben

21 October 2018 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams………………….33pts Tonbridge…………18pts Full stretch: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams. Right: Hugo Watson on his way to scoring for Tonbridge PICTURES: Paul Clark […]

Jack stars to leave Bees feeling very Jolly

21 October 2018 0 comments

By LEON PICKARD Guernsey ……19 B’ham & Soli……28 A LATE flurry saw Birmingham and Solihull down Guernsey in a lively and tensely-fought encounter in the […]

Martin’s magic is key for Lions’ late rally

21 October 2018 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……26 Preston G ……..24 A LATE Aaron Martin try made it three wins on the bounce for Leicester Lions as they […]

Bradley double helps Hawks fly

21 October 2018 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley H ……….31 Worthing R……22 A DOMINANT performance from the Henley forwards set up this bonus-point victory over Worthing at Dry Leas. […]

Minikin holds his nerve for Ionians

21 October 2018 2 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES THE Ionians v Chester match at Brantingham Park was as close to the proverbial game of two halves as it is possible […]

OAs no match for Titans powerpack

21 October 2018 1 comment

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …21 T’nton Titans 35 TAUNTON Titans demonstrated the reason for their name for much of this encounter, a big pack […]

High-flying Field tame Lions easily

21 October 2018 1 comment

By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 14 Huddersfield…43 IT WAS another disappointing day at Solstice Park for the Lions who lost convincingly to highflying Huddersfield in a […]

Macc’s attack is a danger but Dale survive

21 October 2018 0 comments

By STEVE RHODES ON A sunny but breezy afternoon at the Avenue, Wharfedale ran out winners in a closely fought and entertaining game. Macclesfield opened […]

Ampthill cut loose in easy eight-try thrashing

21 October 2018 2 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill …54 Cinderford …10 AMPTHILL produced their best performance of this season scoring eight tries in a home hammering of Cinderford. A’s […]

Wilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley

21 October 2018 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley…………….16pts Fylde ……………………5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you go: Ref George Richardson […]

Davis strikes late to deny Stortford

21 October 2018 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …23 Bishop’s S …19 A GALLANT Bishop’s Stortford side had a prized victory snatched from them when Plymouth replacement Paul […]

Nazir gives Otley local bragging rights

21 October 2018 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley …………..31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a dogged away victory in […]

Students finally claim maiden win

21 October 2018 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS CHARLIE Reed produced a superb display as Loughborough Students secured their first win of the season against Darlington Mowden Park. Henri Lavin […]

Park punished for wasteful first half

21 October 2018 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..22 Sedgley Park 19 SEDGLEY Park paid the penalty for refusing at least half a dozen straightforward pots at goal to […]

Club hang on despite leaky defence in thriller

21 October 2018 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a more one-sided game, but […]

Stour survive in a 15-try barnburner

21 October 2018 0 comments

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored in an extraordinary 15-try […]

Nerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick

21 October 2018 0 comments

By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ……….20 Old Elth’s ……20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with Old Elthamians in a […]

A Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late

21 October 2018 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……22 Caldy…………….27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted down with his 12th […]

Esher eased aside by Titans

21 October 2018 1 comment

By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher …………….15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to start a seven-try rout […]

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