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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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFour-try Fisher has rivals Tigers in his sights
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have survived in National Two North for the first time in their history and scrumhalf Elliot Fisher...
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/ 3 years agoPete Altham: Fylde’s deaf rugby player
Meet Pete Altham, a deaf PE teacher who is not letting his condition stop him from playing the sport he loves...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians register ‘massive’ triumph
By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T....... 10 Hull Ionians.... 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFylde are floored by doughty Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................23 Fylde......................... 12 Second-placed Fylde were made to look second best as they lost to mid-table Tynedale. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFisher lands huge haul for Sheffield
By DAVID BALHEIMER Sheffield.................64 Blaydon..................... 5 Scrum-half Elliot Fisher was the 34-point star of the show with four tries and seven...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoStewart’s four-timer fires Field to victory
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield....39pts Rotherham T....27pts Four tries from lightening winger Kian Stewart helped Huddersfield stun Yorkshire rivals Rotherham on an...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley race to Gate success with four-try flourish
By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 31 Harrogate................ 13 A storming spell of four tries in 11 minutes either side of half-time propelled...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLeaders Park hold off Dale fightback
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........35 Wharfedale............ 31 Sedgley Park kept up their 100% winning record after a high-scoring clash with Wharfedale...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHosts cling on as Hoppers hit back
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................37 Preston G................. 31 Chester captain Sean Green’s milestone 400th club appearance ended in a win, but the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMinikin happy to keep his eye on the pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite having barely watched any rugby his entire life, Lewis Minikin has gone on to have quite the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate so glad to collect points
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........18 Sheffield T......... 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians hold out after late fright
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............41 Sheffield..................30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoVisitors see red but still march on
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 6 Fylde.........................24 Fylde completed a bonus-point win despite picking up three yellow cards and a red. They...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDisputed try keeps Tigers on title track
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....20pts Sedgley P..........38pts League leaders Sedgley Park Tigers dug deep to preserve their 11-month unbeaten record in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHoppers celebrate landmark day the perfect way
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................28 Otley..........................25 Preston Grasshoppers celebrated their 800th league game with a narrow, hardfought 28-25 win over Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoStewart hat-trick secures Field win
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 13 Huddersfield.......... 19 Winger Finn Stewart grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield celebrated victory at Blaydon....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOld Boys treated to narrow victory
By KIM HILL Chester.....................29 Tynedale.................27 Chester just had enough to take the honours in a very close contest. Tynedale took the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoScoring machine Ireland on target in derby
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland became the all-time top points scorer in National Two North last weekend in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce bags first victory for Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...52 Hull Ionians.....25 Rampant Rotherham produced their best showing in months to hand head coach Gary Pearce...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTynedale stunned by a Blaydon blitz
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Blaydon.................... 31 Rock bottom Blaydon stunned Tynedale with a five-try salvo to record only their second win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDerby delight for fast-starting Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 21 Harrogate.................11 A dominant first-half display by Wharfedale was enough to seal victory in a gritty derby...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilestone for Ireland in Tigers’ derby win
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............ 21pts Sheffield T........ 30pts Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland fittingly secured victory at Sheffield in the dying...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Park survive a scare against Chester
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 31 Chester..................... 18 Sedgley Park Tigers continued their unbeaten start to the season but were pressed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSmith snatches thriller for Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 32 Preston G................. 29 A late Greg Smith penalty was the difference as Fylde edged a thriller...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Stead score seals it for Otley
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 22 Otley.......................... 29 Otley brought an end to Huddersfield’s five-game winning streak in a highly-charged West Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoYates has the Will power for Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........ 43 Blaydon............... 0 Harrogate won the battle of the basement clubs to kick-start their drive to remain...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMacNab helps seal historic Dale victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.......... 20 Wharfedale............27 Scrum-half Henry MacNab scored two tries as Wharfedale deservedly claimed a first ever win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten leaders have to work hard
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield T................ 3 Sedgley Park.........26 A rampant second-half display from Sedgley Park helped the league leaders continue their...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDelight for Dench as his Otley impress
By NICK DOYLE Otley....................28pts Fylde...................27pts Fylde came to Yorkshire looking to maintain their promotion credentials, and when Greg Smith’s grubber-kick put...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians back to winning ways in six-try triumph
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 21 Hull Ionians............36 After two successive defeats, Ionians bounced back to winning ways in impressive style with...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLewis leaves it late for Field
By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield.......... 24 Huddersfield...26 Lewis Bradley's try deep into stoppage time saw Huddersfield fight back and win against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHenderson has Fylde in sight
By BEN JAYCOCK Leading National Leagues try scorer Rhys Henderson has been in the right place at the right time this...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley hold out after Chester’s late surge
By NICK DOYLE Otley...................36 Chester..............22 Otley regained fourth spot in the first half – after holding off a second-half Chester rally....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDore Moor fortress as strong as ever
By MO SHER Sheffield T..............34 Preston G.................22 The fortress that is Dore Moor claimed yet another victim as the Tigers notched...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWearmouth seals a top Dale tussle
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 21 Wharfedale............ 20 The two Dales produced a pulsating match which ebbed and flowed throughout. But it...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield send out warning to rivals
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield............ 21pts Harrogate.......... 10pts Sheffield RUFC have moved up to ninth in the table after they overcame Harrogate...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField crown a mid-season revival with top triumph
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........33 Hull Ionians............ 17 Huddersfield's mid-season revival scaled new heights with a barnstorming win over third-place Ionians. First-half...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRhys runs riot as visitors thrashed
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........75 Blaydon.......................0 Unbeaten Sedgley Park demolished bottom-placed Blaydon with a blistering display. They took the lead after...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDorrington double secures success
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 30 Rotherham T..........23 Fylde maintained their lead at the top of table and their unbeaten home record...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield topple misfiring Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G ......... 18 Sheffield ......... 24 Sheffield hung on to claim a well-fought victory over a wasteful...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIn-form Fylde see off Blaydon threat
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon................... 12 Fylde ........................ 31 Fylde kept up the pressure at the top of the table with a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Chester shake off Tigers
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................23 Sheffield T ............. 17 Chester edged to victory by scoring two tries to one in a close...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRodgers reigns as Dale topple Titans
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Rotherham T.......... 10 A superb performance in gale-force conditions saw Tynedale register their first-ever league victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon downed by dominant Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............22 Blaydon...................... 3 Wharfedale bossed Blaydon in tricky conditions but were denied a bonus-point try by the visitors’...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilner steers Field home against 14 man Preston
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 19 Preston G................. 13 Will Milner steered Huddersfield to their third win on the bounce in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWilkinson late show fires Fylde to victory
By ELLIOT BURROW Dream start: Thomas Grimes breaks for Fylde Cole. Above: Potts scores for Fylde on his home debut PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSheffield thwarted by gritty Chester
By CONOR O’HARA Sheffield.................... 7 Chester..................... 10 Chester managed to overcome Sheffield in an attritional battle from start to finish. Two...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers turn on the style in Gate clash
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........39 Harrogate.................. 7 League leaders Sedgley Park were too strong for visiting Harrogate as they ran in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce takes job at Titans after exit from Hull
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate show spirit in big home reverse
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........... 0 Fylde..................52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde...















