Rugby
Tynedale men taste Twickers glory
RECOVERING from 10 points behind, Northumberland lifted their first silverware in five years with a barnstorming performance at rugby headquarters at Twickenham at the weekend.
Last updated 5 June 2013
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Festival success for Tynedale youngsters
TYNEDALE RFC U12 rounded off their season in style by coming away with silverware from Alnwick’s Minis Festival.
Last updated 22 May 2013
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Rivalry is renewed
TRIPS to Sussex, Oxford and Doncaster are on the cards for Tynedale Rugby Club 1stXV next season, as promotion and relegation issues have now been settled.
Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tigers roar to plate victory
TYNEDALE Lions roared their way to victory, the U11 team scooping the plate trophy at the established, annual Tynedale Sevens.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Season ends with a whimper for Tynedale
WITH the pressure of possible relegation finally off, Tynedale were expected to sign off the season in champagne style on Saturday.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Tynedale end campaign with heavy defeat
OLD ALBANIANS 57-17 TYNEDALE
TYNEDALE ended the season with a disappointing 40-point reversal at Old Albanians - but they will be consoled by the fact they will be playing National League One rugby again next year.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Heroic P&S succeed in survival struggle
THEY left it to the last day of the season, but Prudhoe and Stocksfield survived the drop with a 13-5 success over third placed Redcar.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Mountain holds his nerve to kick Tynedale to safety
FOR an hour of this crunch encounter with fellow strugglers Wharfedale, it seemed Tynedale were to be sucked back into the relegation mire.
Last updated 1 May 2013
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Tynedale aim to climb table in season finale
WITH their safety secured, the pressure will be off Tynedale when they travel to fifth placed Old Albanians on Saturday in the last game of the season.
Last updated 26 April 2013
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Bonus point lifts defeated Tyne up the league table
FOR the third away game running, Tynedale scored more tries than their opponents but still ended up on the losing side.
Last updated 24 April 2013
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Victory keeps Ponteland in their place in league
PONTELAND put in an excellent performance to overturn a six point deficit and end a rotten run of five defeats.
Last updated 24 April 2013
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Dramatic win for Tynedale
TYNEDALE 32-31 WHARFEDALE
IN the most dramatic of circumstances, Tynedale secured their National League One status.
Last updated 22 April 2013
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Brown clinches Falcons deal
RUGBY UNION: HAVING started the campaign on the sidelines for up to 12 weeks, a fledgling rugby player from Prudhoe has enjoyed a remarkable few months.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Tynedale face tough visit to Esher
TYNEDALE’S fight to beat the dreaded drop will be taken to second placed Esher tomorrow.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Prudoe pay a heavy penalty for missed kicks
A PENALTY miss in the final minute cost Prudhoe and Stocksfield a vital three points.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Red hot display wipes out lingering relegation fears
IN the rare glare of sunshine, Tynedale sent temperatures rising even higher as they sizzled in their 10-try demolition of eighth placed Blackheath.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Tynedale suffer narrow defeat at Esher
ESHER 21-17 TYNEDALE
TYNEDALE again ended up on the losing side by a narrow margin - but the bonus losing point moved them up one place to ninth in National League One.
Last updated 15 April 2013
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Tynedale face tough test at Esher
TYNEDALE’S fight to beat the dreaded drop will be taken to second placed Esher on Saturday.
Last updated 12 April 2013
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Tynedale are caught off guard by Fylde fightback
FOR the seventh time this season, Tynedale went down by just a couple of points at Fylde.
Last updated 10 April 2013
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Thumping win lifts Tynedale well away from drop zone
TYNEDALE 62-22 BLACKHEATH
Last updated 8 April 2013
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This week in... 1970
Friday, June 19th, 1970Boreholes were to be sunk on a site destined for old people's flats at West Wylam.
Work was due to start on the houses at the end of August, but Prudhoe Urban Council decided to sanction the test drilling after fears the properties' foundations would need reinforcing because of subsidence.



