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Heath back to haunt old club as Albion record falls

25 March 2018 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 21pts Tries: Flack 5, Salter 40, Raumakita 47 Conversions: Shepherd 5, 40, 47 Coventry 24pts Tries: Stevens 14, Tolmie 19, […]

Clifton edge ninetry extravaganza

25 March 2018 0 comments

By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing …24 Clifton…36 CLIFTON claimed one of their best wins of the season on Saturday as they scored the majority of nine […]

DMP come out on top in a thriller in the north east

25 March 2018 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 41 Bishop’s St 35 DMPRFC were made to fight for this five-point win at the Northern Echo Arena, with visitors Bishop […]

Two-try Niall has Esher on the right course

25 March 2018 1 comment

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde 17 Esher 32 ESHER travelled to Fylde in desperate need of a win and a five-minute spell just after half-time ensured […]

Jordan hat-trick enough for a draw

25 March 2018 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro St 34 Blackheath 34 JORDAN Olowofela scored a brilliant hattrick but Tom Chapman’s late try ensured it was honours even between […]

Pritchard kicks Amps past Park

25 March 2018 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 31 JAMES Pritchard’s kicking secured victory for Ampthill against a determined but unlucky Rosslyn Park at The Rock. […]

Howells sticks by decision to quit Romania

25 March 2018 0 comments

By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA LYNN Howells won’t be reconsidering his position as Romanian coach even after the Oaks squeezed into the World Cup finals. […]

Chester rush has sorry Tigers by the tail

25 March 2018 0 comments

By TOM GALLAGHER Chester 59 Sheff Tigers 7 CHESTER pulled further away from Tigers with this victory at Hare Lane. They opened the scoring after […]

Sale’s promotion push stepped up

25 March 2018 1 comment

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 6 Sale 20 A BATTLING Sale side left Wharfedale with the four points after edging an attritional encounter. Dale dominated possession […]

Old Reds seal vital win in Midlands battle

25 March 2018 0 comments

By DAVE MOORE Broadstreet …20 Old Redcliffs.23 OLD Redcliffians sealed a nervy away win at Broadstreet to boost their chances of escaping relegation and deepen […]

Riley hat-trick has Blaydon in retreat

25 March 2018 1 comment

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 24 Sedgley Park 52 A FIRST-HALF scoring blitz that produced three tries in a four-minute spell laid the foundations for a […]

Five-star Rams dominate Titans

25 March 2018 2 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 31 Taunton T’s 15 REDINGENSIANS put in a commanding display to earn victory over Taunton at Old Bath Road and aid […]

Sheffield looking doomed as Macc hit back

25 March 2018 2 comments

By TONY GIBSON Sheffield 17 Macclesfield 21 STRUGGLING Sheffield look destined for relegation following this defeat. This was despite striking first after a break allowed […]

Bonus point sees Juddians go sixth

25 March 2018 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .32 Barnstaple…14 AN entertaining first half and an efficient second saw Tonbridge Juddians please the large home crowd with a […]

Riley’s late dash puts Stour in with shout

25 March 2018 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 37pts South Leicester 26pts STUBBORN Stourbridge kept their slim hopes of promotion alive but were given a real battle by South […]

Villagers hold off Redruth surge to triumph

25 March 2018 0 comments

By DOUG HUMPHRIES Chinnor…34 Redruth…33 CHINNOR were able to hold off a late fightback from Redruth to claim the points and strengthen their hold on […]

Ionians arrive late and pay the penalty

25 March 2018 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 42 Hull Ionians 26 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try victory over Hull in […]

Otley revival choked by Bramwell strike

25 March 2018 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley 27 Tynedale 38 TYNEDALE ran out worthy winners scoring twice in the first ten minutes. James Spencer opened their account when […]

Seven-try Foresters march on past Dons

25 March 2018 2 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …45pts Wimbledon…8pts Flying flanker: Mathew Bennet scores the second try for Cinderford. LEAGUE LEADERS Cinderford extended their winning run to 20 […]

Jones holds his nerve for Caldy

25 March 2018 0 comments

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 21 B Moseley 20 BEN Jones sprung Paton Field into ecstasy as he confirmed a special win in the last play […]

Lucs pull victory out of the ashes

25 March 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …33 Hinckley…32 LUCTONIANS showed true grit to come from behind and wrestle an important win from opponents who probably believed they […]

Points shared as Hawks held at home

25 March 2018 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley …30 Canterbury .30 HENLEY and Canterbury shared 60 points at Dry Leas in an evenly-contested match in which both teams will […]

Second-half blitz from Cambridge

25 March 2018 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 50 Old Albanian 26 CAMBRIDGE survived a scare and overturned a 14-point half-time deficit, scoring 38 unanswered second-half points to take […]

Field ease tension with two late tries

25 March 2018 1 comment

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.29 Leicester L…12 IN a pulsating final quarter of four tries and three yellow cards, Huddersfield pushed on to record their third […]

Agony for Stour as Farrell hits late, late clincher

18 March 2018 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…26 Sheff Tigers .28 STOUR’S promotion plans went up in smoke as Sheffield Tigers secured a prized double. The lead continually changed […]

Chinnor keep up the pace with fine victory

18 March 2018 0 comments

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor …41 Barnstaple… 12 A HAT-TRICK from Mike McDonald helped Chinnor to a thrilling seven-try victory over struggling Barnstaple to keep pace […]

Field’s day as fingers freeze in the chiller

18 March 2018 0 comments

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …15pts Huddersfield …26pts THE near-Arctic conditions made handling and ball retention difficult in the extreme. Both sides deserve credit for battling […]

Cinderford make it 19 straight wins

18 March 2018 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …40 O Redcliffians12 CINDERFORD won their 19th game in a row with a comfortable six-try triumph against Old Redcliffians at the […]

Coe keeps the Sedgley challenge going

18 March 2018 1 comment

By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley P …24 Otley …21 PARK gained ground on Sale at the top of the table with a hard-fought victory. Otley started […]

Juddians survive a late fightback

18 March 2018 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .22 Broadstreet …14 TONBRIDGE Juddians fought off a spirited comeback from bottom side Broadstreet to claim a much-needed victory. The […]

Blizzard can’t halt Macclesfield rush

18 March 2018 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Luctonians… 12 THIS was a big game for the Blues if they were to put distance between themselves and the […]

Clifton are now edging closer to survival

18 March 2018 0 comments

By WYN TINGLEY Clifton… 29 Bury St Eds …7 CLIFTON produced one of their finest performances of the season so far as they ran in […]

Caldy are fall guys as 9-try Coventry land title

18 March 2018 0 comments

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …12 Coventry …55 COVENTRY became deserved National One champions at Paton Field, romping to victory over an injury-blighted Caldy as they […]

Tynedale are out of sight in the snow

18 March 2018 1 comment

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …14 Tynedale …33 TYNEDALE handled the conditions better on a day when spectators could not see through the wind and snow […]

Rapid start helps hosts overcome Canterbury

18 March 2018 0 comments

By THOMAS HUNT Swooping in: Worthing go over to score, left, and Frank Morgan touches down for the visitors PICTURES: Warwick Baker TWO early tries […]

Blood & Sand downed by dogged Darlington

18 March 2018 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Battering ram: Jack Payne scores DMP’s opening try PICTURES: Chris Fell Caught red-handed: Jake McCloud wins a key lineout for Cambridge CAMBRIDGE […]

Owen shines as Redruth upset by Geese

18 March 2018 0 comments

By BENJAMIN BONNER LI Wild Geese39 Redruth …32 LONDON Irish Wild Geese came from behind with 14 unanswered points to spring a surprise and beat […]

Shepherd holds nerve to keep Albion in clear

18 March 2018 2 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 17 Bishop’s St 10 PLYMOUTH Albion defied the bitter cold to complete the league double over Bishop’s Stortford, a victory […]

Study of Einstein could fix Eddie’s breakdown woes!

18 March 2018 0 comments

Halted: England’s Chris Robshaw goes down in the tackle against France PICTURE: Getty Images Isn’t it strange how every time the RFU think they have […]

Ligament injuryputs Dragons prop out forseason

18 March 2018 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES prop Leon Brown will miss the rest of the season after suffering a toe injury. The Dragons tight-head suffered […]

Just a week for Harrison

18 March 2018 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON back row Teimana Harrison has been banned for one week after being sent off in last week’s Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat by Bath. The 25-year-old, […]

Rams see yellow to gift Reds the victory

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth …25pts Redingensians …19pts A THRILLING game was only decided in the dying moments when Redruth’s Jake Clemson just beat the […]

Moseley grit just gives them edge

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By STEPHEN MATHER B’ham Mose …14 Cambridge …13 MOSELEYemerged with a hard-fought win from a scrappy affair. On a day when handling errors were […]

Barrett on song to kick Dale to victory

11 March 2018 1 comment

■ By WILLIAM DALE S’ffeld Tiger …0 Wharfedale …16 FLY-HALF Thomas Barrett kicked 11 of Wharfedale’s 16 points as they battled to a hard-fought victory […]

Kicking the difference as Clifton victorious

11 March 2018 2 comments

■ By JOHN HARRISON Canterbury …17 Clifton …24 CLIFTON scored an unexpected victory over Canterbury as the Two South strugglers recorded their seventh win of […]

Fylde defeat ends season of struggle

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …36 Fylde …5 A SPIRITED performance by Fylde, particularly in a second half where they limited a previously rampant Blackheath […]

South come from behind to triumph

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By THOMAS BROWN South Leics …26 Luctonians…20 TRIES for Myles Bean, Joseph Collingham and Will Cave helped South Leicester to a bonus-point victory over […]

Geese fail to take chances in defeat

11 March 2018 1 comment

■ By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T…31 LI Wild Geese 24 TAUNTON held on in the end after ill-discipline nearly cost them the points against London […]

Albion starved of the ball as Amps shut off revival

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By WARREN KAY Ampthill…33pts Tries:- Bercis (19), Johnson (32), Weightman (70), Pritchard (78) Conversions:- Pritchard (20, 33, 40, 79) Plymouth Alb …28pts Tries:- Shepherd […]

Spencer double gets Dale through

11 March 2018 1 comment

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …35 Macclesfield…12 AFTER a shaky start on a heavy pitch, Tynedale settled down to cruise to a comfortable win over […]

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