National Leagues

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Sedgley run riot

Bubbling: Sale celebrate winning the title PICTURES: Ian Palfreyman Looking for gaps: Sam Stelmaszek tries to break through There was no let-up in the second […]

Five-try Stour too good for Otley

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…31 Otley………5 STOURBRIDGE shrugged off their ill-discipline to record a comfortable victory over mid-table Otley. The hosts started the game like a […]

Dale edge closer to safety with win

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…30 Macclesfield…21 WHARFEDALE crept closer to safety as they downed Macclesfield at the Avenue. The result keeps Wharfedale nine points clear of […]

Lions promoted after Hull triumph

By PAUL JONES North v Midlands Hull………22 Peterborough 31 PETERBOROUGH deservedly took the honours and promotion following an away win at Hull in the North […]

YOUNG GUNS

EHREN PAINTER NORTHAMPTON TIGHT-HEAD PROP Ehren Painter’s first two Premiership matches for Northampton could hardly have been more contrasting. Making his home debut towards the […]

Barnstaple down despite success

By DAVE REED Barnstaple……17 Wimbledon…14 BARNSTAPLE won this battle at the bottom but they and Wimbledon were relegated from National 2 South after Old Redcliffians’ […]

Reds save the best till last to beat drop

By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians…34pts Redruth………12pts Touchdown: Old Redcliffians crash over Held: Redruth wing Lewis Vinnicombe is stopped PICTURES: John White Media OLD Redcliffians coach […]

Cooke saves the Geese from drop

By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG…19 Worthing……26 JACK Cooke’s late try secured Geese’s league survival despite losing to a resurgent Worthing at Hazelwood. Geese took a […]

Caldy end season with Stortford win

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …18 Bishop’s Stort…28 CALDY and Bishop’s Stortford rounded off tremendous debut seasons in National One with Stortford coming out winners on […]

Rams smash an easy half-century

By CAMERON TEMPLE Red’nsians……51 Henley……0 THE Rams were dominant throughout as they thrashed Henley, scoring a half-century with no reply at Old Bath Road. The […]

Morley magic too much for Fylde

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…29 Fylde …7 ROSS Stewart signed off as Cambridge director of rugby with five perfunctory points against relegated Fylde but the Lancashire […]

Rams end Clifton winning streak

By ROGER OPIE Clifton ………….19 Red’sians…….29 CLIFTON’S five match winning run came to an end as they lost to Redengsians in a game which was […]

Cambridge trump careless Bishops

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….27 Cambridge……33 BISHOP’S Stortford coughed up the ball too much and with it derby bragging rights as a committed and […]

Owen brace inspires Geese victory

By NICK PITSON Henley………….19 LI Wild Geese 36 GEORGE Owen scored two tries as London Irish Wild Geese ease their relegation fears with a 36-19 […]

Salt the star as Hinckley triumph

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….40 Chester…………24 ALEXANDERSalt scored a first-half hat-trick for Hinckley as they romped to a bonus-point victory against Chester. Mike Craven’s early score, […]

Sizzling Students serve up a dream dozen

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….38 L’boro S…………81 LOUGHBOROUGH Students eased their relegation fears with an incredible 12-try thrashing of fellow strugglers Fylde. Jack Stapley was […]

Perfect ten helps Juddians to win

By KEITH BROOKING T Titans ……….26 T Juddians ….66 TONBRIDGE Juddians produced a sensational away performance as they ran in ten tries to down Taunton […]

Ampthill launch second-half romp

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians….16 Ampthill ……….42 HULL Ionians succumbed to a resurgent Ampthill side for a result that virtually condemned them to relegation. All […]

Dons win to keep survival bid alive

By MATT BALDWIN Wimbledon ….55 O Redcliffians17 WIMBLEDON kept their chances of survival alive with a fine eight-try victory over an in-form Old Radcliffians. Gav […]

Plymouth recover to pile on pressure

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian .21 Plymouth A ….24 ALBANIANS’ search for survival became a little more desperate when they allowed a 14-point first-quarter advantage […]

Woodhead wins it for Wharfedale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …….22 Wharfedale….24 WHARFEDALE moved out of the drop zone with a dramatic win at highflying Tynedale. The Yorkshire side were trailing […]