National League 2N
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National League 2N news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoNational Two North Dream Team: Sheffield’s seven show their steel
Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National Two North reporters to select the 2025/26 Team of the Season
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoElectric Watts is spark for Ionians
HULL Ionians and Fylde have been playing each other for 20 years and their 30th meeting was just as entertaining as...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoHyndman stars in a thrilling end to the season
By MIKE BROWN Preston G..........28 Billingham.......38 A GRIPPING contest unfolded in front of 450 spectators as Billingham edged out Tynedale in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoSpensley boots Otley to safety
By NICK DOYLE Tyler Arm Otley..........................42 Sheffield..................36 OTLEY played their hearts out to beat Sheffield and retain their National 2 status...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoRossendale savour strong finish to their season
By AVUYILE SAWULA clean through. ing for too many col- play. Rossendale............82 Hull............................24 ROSSENDALE ran riot to maintain their place in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoHalf-century finish for happy hosts
By NEIL MORRIS Darlington MP.......50 Scunthorpe.............43 DARLINGTON just did enough to win a high-scoring encounter. Scunthorpe started fast with a try...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoTynedale in good play-off shape
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............20 Tynedale ................45 TYNEDALE ran out very worthy winners in the battle of the Dales and played...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoTigers hearts are broken by Keogh
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...34 Macclesfield .........38 MACCLESFIELD fullback Austen Keogh snatched a dramatic late win with the last play...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoDefeat adds to Hull’s growing fears
By RICHARD GORE Sheffield T.......35 Hull..................... 19 HULL failed to capitalise on a tremendous second-half revival to falter in the last...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoRobinson heroics prove to be in vain
By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe.............43 WILLIAM Robinson’s hat-trick for Scunthorpe proved in vain as Wharfedale’s wonderful first half was enough for them...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoTynedale shine to boost play-off bid
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 19 Tynedale.................62 TYNEDALE delivered a ruthless attacking display to overpower Billingham in a high-scoring encounter, strengthening their...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoFreeman fires happy Hoppers to top home finale
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................53 Hull Ionians............ 17 THE final home game of the season couldn’t have gone any better for...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoSamson has strength to lead Macc to victory
By TOM BARRY Macc lads: Manu Shute takes on the Otley defence and, right, Kyle Smith makes a break PICTURES: Pete...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTyne’s tide turner Will still simply their best!
Tynedale ......... 44pts Scunthorpe ......19pts ■By BRIAN TILLEY Tyne on top: Will Roberts breaks in the first minute to score, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoIonians rejoice but Bills leave in-voice
■By BRIAN NORMAN and closed the half with HULL IONIANS left it late to seal a home win against Billingham, who...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRenouf’s wing-shaking pair brings Hull goods away
Otley ......................... 12 Hull............................22 ■By NICK DOYLE ALEC RENOUF’s try-scoring exploits played a huge hand in Hull’s away win at Otley....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDouglas doubles and Checks Field
Darlington MP .......42 Macclesfield .........41 ■By IAN MORRIS BEN DOUGLAS’ pair of tries and Liam Checksfield’s hat-trick proved pivotal for Darlington...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPeter Southern: Tynedale can fight their way back to National One
Tynedale director of rugby Peter Southern thinks his club have what it takes to fight their way back into National One...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSheffield show steel as they take the National League 2 North title
Dominic Parsons admits it was a moment that felt years in the making as Sheffield sealed promotion to National One last...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDarlington Mowden Park U11s set for exciting trip to visit Irish giants Munster
Darlington Mowden Park and board member Neil Morris are flying the flag for grassroots rugby and have excitedly announced a trip...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoVaro rules with rapid two-score hit proving decisive
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 31 Darlington MP.36 JOELI VARO’s two-try return saw Darlington Mowden Park climb back to defeat at Hull....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBillingham too good for Scunny
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 31 Scunthorpe............. 17 HOSTS BILLINGHAM produced a dominant second-half display to secure a convincing win over Scunthorpe....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoFree-man Sam is Hoppers’ rescuer
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................39. Sheffield Tigers....37 SAM FREEMAN’s late heroics snatched the victory for Preston Grasshoppers, in a back-and-forth affair...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoPosa sets Sheff the stage for fine finish
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield............31pts Tynedale...........21pts SHEFFIELD’s head coach Anthony Posa poured praise on his “special group” as they put a nervy...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDorrington duo guide Fylde to a
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................43. Otley..........................26 SECOND-HALF tries from brothers Ben and Jacob Dorrington, as well as David Fairbrother, saw Fylde record...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoFairbrother end
His effort, however, was cancelled out, on the hour-mark, after an Otley scrum was drove over by Scott Irvine. In a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRogers boots up to buckle Ionians
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ...........29 Rossendale ............38 FINLAY ROGERS’ fine goal-kicking helped his Rossendale side claim a valuable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoGleeing Macc pack stand up to Wharfe
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........52 Wharfedale ............ 31 GLEE was felt on the sun-baked Macclesfield fields, after the third-placed outfit ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoOllie at double to lead Dale to win in a thriller
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale.... 43 Hull..................... 31 Wharfedale dominated the early exchanges, with prop Jake Armstrong going over after 13 minutes....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDMP left stunned by Fylde try blitz
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......38 Fylde.........................52 FYLDE went one better than the draw in the first meeting with a handsome win...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoQuick start enough to give Dale a winning edge
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Rossendale............ 29 Billingham..............24 A STRONG first-half performance saw Rossendale clinch victory against Billingham in Rawtenstall. The home side...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHooper’s treble leads try-fest win
■By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe ............ 31 Sheffield .................55 SHEFFIELD overcame Scunthorpe in a try-fest with Christian Hooper helping himself to a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoSmith sinks Tigers right at the death
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...23 Hull Ionians ...........24 A LAST-GASP Ben Smith penalty gave Hull Ionians the narrowest of victories...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoOnly fight will do for Ionians in tight-end for Otley
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....29 Otley...................27 HULL IONIANS were forced to work for their bonus-point win, against an Otley side pushing...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTyne turn Hull on side as hosts sink
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................25 Tynedale.................35 HULL’S BLISTERING start was overturned by visitors Tynedale, in a contest which was truly turned on...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSheff half-century unrolls thrifty Bills
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ 7 Sheffield..................52 FORM side Sheffield underlined their title credentials with a dominant eight-try win at Billingham. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoGilliland grows on Fylde in three-flowing fill of tries
■By WILL JUDD Touchdown: Adam Lanigan scores for Fylde and, right, Oli Riddiough on the attack for Wharfedale PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoMagician Freeman tricks Mowden as Browne stars
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................66 Darlington MP........26 SAM FREEMAN pulled the strings for Preston Grasshoppers, as Jacob Browne’s hat-trick display helped...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSmith is aiming to host USA late show
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University full-back Corbin Smith has one eye on a home 2031 World Cup, positive about...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoZebras probed but hosts hold horses
By AVUYILE SAWULA Otley..........................32 Rossendale............26 HOME side Otley held on to a narrow win, despite Matthew Probert’s late try proving Rossendale’s...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTiger Bennett likes big Billingham win
By HARVEY ALLEN Sheffield Tigers....46 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD TIGERS mauled their visitors Billingham, winning to give Will Bennett a 300th game...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoIt’s always Scunny in dare-filled Hull fight
By ANDREW SMITH Scunthorpe.......41pts Hull......................32pts HOSTS Scunthorpe produced a clinical display to overcome Humberside rivals Hull, whose own late rally slashed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoPretty winger Roberts walks Tyne down sweet line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Fylde.........................26 A HAT TRICK of tries from Will Roberts assisted Tynedale in enhancing their playoff promotion hopes,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoKung-fu Pinder kick half-splits Hoppers
■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Preston G ................ 19 JACK PINDER’S pair of tries, either side of half-time, helped Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoMowden lose grip on Ionians’ Holden
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP ....... 19 Hull Ionians ........... 31 WESTLEIGH HOLDEN hit three to help Hull Ionians inflict a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run
■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoStudents are top of the class in tightest of tests
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborogh S.. 45 Hornets..............35 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to Epinal Way to play Hornets after they had suffered a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHappy Hinckley hit a half-century
By ANDY WARD Syston...................... 12 Hinckley.................. 51 HINCKLEY ran riot in the second half to bring the 50 up in one...
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