Tag: Chester

Chester crumple as pack play it hard

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 31 Sheffield………………43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an enthralling encounter. The home […]

Dale keep plucky Chester at bay…

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………2 2 Chester………………… 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the end settled for the […]

Second-half blitz wins it for Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………47 Billingham…………..22 CHESTER pulled away for a conclusive win with a fine second-half performance, scoring 25 unanswered points. Billingham had a spirited […]

Eliah helps Tykes respond in style

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..75 Chester………………… 31 ELECTRIC winger Eliah Chitiyo guided Leeds Tykes back to winning ways with a memorable hat-trick, as part of […]

Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………39 Hull………………………. 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull side which lacked penetration, […]

Chester toil as the hosts fail to crack

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Chester………………… 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in the opening moments for […]

DREAM TEAM

RHYS HAYES, THE CHESTER HEAD COACH AND FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE & ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… […]

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..27 Sheffield Tigers….26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After dramatic late losses to […]

Rampant Lymm in show of strength on road

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………….. 19 Lymm…………….. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven tries to three. Impressive […]

Lymm joyous over away-day success

Hull Ionians…………27 Lymm……………………39 ■ By BRIAN NORMAN LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against Hull Ionians yesterday. The […]

Students too good for Esher

■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers […]

NATIONAL 2 NORTH

Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North as newly promoted Harrogate […]

Concern over refereeing

By BEN JAYCOCK Chester fourth official Martin Buck was part of the elite refereeing group between 2007-12 and believes the standards of officiating outside the […]

Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ………… 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ……………………..12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51 Martin 5, Trinder 32 […]

James leads Uni in stylish show

■By LUKE JARMYN Exeter Uni…………….38 Chester………………… 19 ENGLAND under-20 inter national Kane James put in a try-scoring man-of-the match show as Exeter finished the season […]

Jenson speeds up to sink Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………20 Loughborough S….38 LOUGHBOROUGH’S fine win at Chester, six tries to two, reflected their enterprise and use of the ball that came […]

Chester succumb to second-half blitz

Bournville…………… 50 Chester…………………38 By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a row – in a […]

Luctonians title hopes suffer blow

Chester…………………39 Luctonians………….. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE THIS was a big win for Chester, five tries to two against title contenders Luctonians. The visitors had the […]

Ice-cool kicking seals Old Reds’ joy

By JOSH THOMAS O Redcliffians..38pts Chester……………29pts OLD Redcliffians maintained their unbeaten run at Scotland Road with victory over Chester, who pushed the hosts all the […]

Four-most Harry too hot for Dudley

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………55 Dudley K………………. 31 CHESTER eventually ran away with their win over Dusley Kingswinford thanks to a four-try perfor mance from scrum-half […]

Woods at double in Chester victory

■ By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 31 Chester…………………38 CHESTER emerged as deserved winners over hosts Hinckley in a thrilling game played in heavy conditions at Leicester […]

Hornets turn the tables on Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 13   Hornets…………………20 HORNETS deservedly avenged a heavy home defeat to Chester earlier in the season. Their success was built on […]

Pack power pays dividends for Reds

By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 19 Chester………………….. 7 REDRUTH ground out a win over Chester on a heavy pitch thanks to some old-fashioned forward play. The […]

Chester edge the tightest of clashes

Chester………………..43 Camborne …………..40 By KIM HILL National 2 West  CHESTER celebrated their first game since Christmas with a hardfought victory. Mike Byrne opened the scoring […]