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Fiji ace Matavesi puts the boot into Chester

24 September 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne…….. 34 Chester…………..26 JOSH Matavesi’s late penalty from 48 metres ensured Camborne were triumphant in a pulsating victory over Chester. Alex Ducker […]

Harley’s hat-trick fails to save Salop

10 September 2023 0 comments

Newport (S)…………29 Chester…………………32 ■ By GLYN CASTLEDINE CHESTER held off a determined second-half surge from Newport (Salop) as they claimed a narrow win on the […]

Hornets stung by surging students

10 September 2023 0 comments

Exeter Uni…………….68 Hornets………………… 19 ■ By HANNAH BURTON EXETER University poked the Hornets nest as they cruised to a huge home triumph. Exeter’s William Smears […]

Exeter rally past physical Chester

3 September 2023 0 comments

Chester…………………32 Exeter Uni……………. 41 ■ By DESMOND HICKIE FANS were treated to an enthralling ten-try contest to start the league season, with both Chester and […]

Riley back as Park lead the field

21 May 2023 1 comment

Now that the National Two North season has run its course, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby Paper’s 2022-23 […]

Roebuck aims to rise high for Sale

14 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium IN-FORM Sale winger Tom Roebuck hopes to help fire his boyhood team […]

Titans late show topples Chester

2 April 2023 0 comments

By KIM HILL Chester…………………28 Rotherham T……….38 Two late tries earned Rotherham Titans a hard-fought victory at Chester. The visitors led 19-12 at half-time, but Chester […]

Blaydon dominate to take the spoils

26 March 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..36 Chester………………… 17 Blaydon proved far too strong as they eased to victory over Chester. The hosts were soon on top and […]

Cards cost Chester as Harrogate take advantage

5 March 2023 0 comments

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……………. 21 Chester………………… 17 In a hard-fought tie at Rudding Lane, Harrogate emerged victorious to aid their quest to avoid relegation. Harrogate […]

Otley hold out after Chester’s late surge

29 January 2023 2 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….36 Chester…………..22 Otley regained fourth spot in the first half – after holding off a second-half Chester rally. Otley’s first try came […]

Two-try Chester shake off Tigers

22 January 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………..23 Sheffield T …………. 17 Chester edged to victory by scoring two tries to one in a close encounter with Sheffield Tigers. […]

Sheffield thwarted by gritty Chester

15 January 2023 0 comments

By CONOR O’HARA Sheffield……………….. 7 Chester………………… 10 Chester managed to overcome Sheffield in an attritional battle from start to finish. Two tries from visiting lock […]

Lions roar to keep a firm grip at summit

11 December 2022 0 comments

By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni………. 19pts Leicester L…….. 31pts LEICESTER Lions maintained their spot at the top of the table as they overcame a Exeter […]

Blaydon see red in loss to Chester

27 November 2022 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………….. 31 Blaydon…………. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home victory. The game came […]

Smith hat-trick stops Cardiff’s away run

20 November 2022 1 comment

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Flanker Ben Smith scored a hat-trick as Loughborough University beat Cardiff 31-10 to return to the top of BUCS Super […]

Leading Lions still team to beat

6 November 2022 0 comments

By MO SHER Barnstaple……. 10 Leicester L…….26 League leaders Leicester Lions maintained their fine start to the campaign with victory over Barnstaple, registering their eighth […]

Wynn inspires key Chester success

23 October 2022 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 14 Chester………………… 21 Tynedale were made to pay for some sloppy errors as they lost to a slick Chester outfit inspired […]

Shameful evidence of slow strangulation

16 October 2022 2 comments

MAY I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all the minor counties blazers on the RFU Council that have voted through the latest amendments to the […]

Three and easy as Chester see off Tigers threat

2 October 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 15 Chester…………………37 CHESTER’S improving early season form continued with their third win on the bounce – this time at the […]

Long sparkles to secure comeback

18 September 2022 0 comments

Huddersfield………. 17 Chester…………………23 By ANDREW SMITH A SECOND-half revival spearheaded by Gethin Long saw Chester grind out their first win of the campaign on the […]

Collins seals late win for Sedgley

11 September 2022 1 comment

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 19 Sedgley P……………. 20 THIS was a tight game, Sedgley squeezing past Chester with a last-gasp penalty. In the first half, […]

National Two is to be split in to three

29 May 2022 1 comment

THE RFU have confirmed the structural changes to level three for the 2022/23 season with National Two set to be split into three leagues. The […]

Minkin’s hat-trick is a perfect finale

1 May 2022 2 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………47 Chester………………… 19 Ionians completed the season on a high with a comfortable home win. It was a scintillating start from […]

Study ranks every British horse racecourse – Top 20 revealed

8 April 2022 1 comment

With around 7 million visitors attending horse race events in the UK and Ireland in 2019, it’s set to be a record year for attendances […]

Craven swoops at death in thriller

27 March 2022 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 17 Wharfedale………… 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester to grab it back […]

Rotherham wake up late to seal the victory

20 March 2022 1 comment

By DES HICKIE Chester………….. 17 Rotherham…… 34 ROTHERHAM recovered from conceding two early tries to take the honours at Chester. The hosts scored after just […]

Injuries unable to stop the Titans

13 March 2022 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….33 Chester…………..28 INJURY-HIT Rotherham dug deep to see off a lively Chester team who made them work hard to maintain their 100 […]

Gordon puts side ahead in a flash

6 March 2022 0 comments

By DES HICKIE Chester…………………34 Harrogate……………. 14 CHESTER comfortably beat strugglers Harrogate, with the result pretty much settled after half-an-hour. The hosts were on top within […]

Wasps score nine to condemn Sale’s woes

27 February 2022 2 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale ………………14 Wasps …………53 WASPS gained an important five points in the battle for the Premier 15’s top four with a nine-try […]

Lloyd’s late try seals big victory

27 February 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield….. 7 Chester………….. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in West Yorkshire. With the […]

Matt produces a Riley crucial role

20 February 2022 1 comment

By DES HICKIE Chester………………… 30 Loughborough…….24 CHESTER just held the edge in a game played by two teams of contrasting styles, with Matthew Riley’s craft […]

Rodgers stars as Tynedale cut loose

13 February 2022 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….38 Chester………….. 14 TYNEDALE produced a five-try flourish to see off Chester and record backto-back victories. The Northumbrians were always in control, […]

Bennett ensures Tigers have Will power

30 January 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 10 Chester………………….. 7 SHEFFIELD Tigers held out for a narrow victory in a fiercely committed mid-table clash in which Will […]

Bourns capitalise on Chester fouls

5 December 2021 0 comments

By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville……………22 Chester………………… 14 ON a very cold day, Chester visited Avery Fields for the first time and got off to a near-perfect […]

Stroll in the Park for ever-reliable Collins

28 November 2021 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Chester………………… 14 Sedgley Park………42 STEVE Collins had a perfect day from the tee as Sedgley Park put their run of two straight […]

Davidson’s proving a real delight to Dale

21 November 2021 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 20 Chester………………… 10 WHARFEDALE just did enough to hold on to claim a fine win in another exciting clash at the […]

Chester hold their nerve to beat Lucs

7 November 2021 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……… 7 Chester……………11 A COMPOSED Chester worked doggedly to secure the winning points against a young Lucs team, who grafted hard throughout […]

Injury-hit Harrogate are only just denied

31 October 2021 0 comments

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate …………….11 Chester ……………….. 14 HARROGATE started this match with a catastrophic list of injury unavailabilities. Before the match, they would probably […]

Naylor so Keane to seal Hull’s win

26 September 2021 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull RUFC…………….. 31 Chester ……………….. 10 HULL proved far too strong in the forwards for Chester as they emerged victorious. Chester opened […]

Stourbridge play the waiting game

19 September 2021 0 comments

By DES HICKIE Chester ………………..27 Stourbridge ………..36 STOURBRIDGE came from behind to secure victory with a strong second-half display. The visitors took early control, with […]

Munnelly proves one El of a winner

5 September 2021 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Chester ………………. 14 Hull Ionians ………. 29 ELLIOT MUNNELLY scored one and provided an assist as Hull Ionians got their season off […]

The Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country

18 July 2021 0 comments

South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country

RFU plan National Leagues shake-up

4 October 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY RADICAL plans to salvage lower league rugby in the New Year could see National One and Two sides pooled in a regionalised […]

Dejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation by RFU

15 April 2020 0 comments

Otley are seething at their relegation from National League Two North under the RFU’s formula

Dejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation

12 April 2020 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON OTLEY chairman of rugby Peter Clegg is livid that his side were relegated from National 2 North based on the RFU’s ‘best […]

Rapid Young rode his own Chariot of Fire

5 April 2020 1 comment

OF ALL England’s postwar speed merchants, none came closer to emulating Eric Liddell as an international rugby player and Olympian than John Young. Long before […]

10-try Chester outgun Scunny

15 March 2020 1 comment

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe…………18 Chester ………………64 BOTTOM side Scunthorpe were no match for top-half side Chester in this one, despite surprisingly opening the scoring early […]

Pack power fuels second half blitz

8 March 2020 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….14 Chester ………………19 CHESTER walked away with a win at the Avenue after their tireless forwards delivered a brilliant display. The […]

Foden removes Hoppers’ spring

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………27 Preston GH …………14 CHESTER came from 11 points down to claim a bonus-point victory on the road and inflict further […]

Park stand up to Chester questions

2 February 2020 1 comment

By HARRY GRAY Sedgley Park……27 Chester ………………14 SEDGLEY PARK saw off a second-half fightback from Chester as they secured an eventually assured National League 2 […]

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