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 agoVictory helps Matt savour life of Riley
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........33 Tynedale.................28 TIGERS captain Matt Riley celebrated a win on his 400th appearance for the club, but...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Speres score seals tightest clash
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............26 Sheffield..................22 THIS may not have been a game of open fluent rugby, but it was still one...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMalthouse leading by example for Otley high flyers
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Otley head coach Kyle Dench believes the leadership of new club captain Adam Malthouse has played...
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/ 3 years agoField dig deep to take the honours
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 20 Wharfedale............ 14 Fourteen-man Huddersfield dug deep to claim their second win of the season in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans earn derby bragging rights
By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield.................. 14 Rotherham T..........39 Rotherham deservedly took the spoils against city neighbours Sheffield in the first ever league...
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/ 3 years agoImpressive Park show their title credentials
By CHRIS PAINE Sedgley Park... 30pts Fylde................... 20pts Sedgley Park emerged victorious after securing the victory in a game which lived...
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/ 3 years agoTigers roar back to notch up third win of campaign
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield Tigers....34 Blaydon....................22 Sheffield Tigers fought back from an early Zac Thompson try to secure a third win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSpence’s double joy for Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 17 Preston G................. 12 An out-of-sorts Tynedale did just enough to edge past Preston at a rainy...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoCroft hat-trick has Harrogate wilting
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................45 Harrogate................ 19 In many ways this match was conditioned by the elements. It began with a 20-minute...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRelief as Blaydon get off the mark
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............32 Sheffield........... 19 Blaydon picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they...
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/ 3 years agoFaultless Fylde brush rivals aside
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................43 Tynedale................. 10 League leaders Fylde made it eight from eight with a win over Tynedale, despite losing...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans steady ship with home victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........27 Huddersfield............ 3 Rotherham Titans got back to winning ways against spirited Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Stung by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBattling Dale push Tigers all the way
By JOHN CLARK On the attack: Valu Tane Bentley breaks from the maul to score for the Tigers Cobin Thunder has...
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/ 3 years agoChester show a cutting edge to thwart Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................. 13 Chester.....................29 Chester made more of their opportunities to record what eventually became a comfortable win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley edge derby tussle with Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 10 Otley.......................... 16 Otley took the derby bragging rights by beating Harrogate in an entertaining game –...
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/ 3 years agoMagic Minikin on song for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Sheffield Tigers......16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHenderson out to be top of the tree
By BEN JAYCOCK Goal: Rhys Henderson National Two North top try scorer Rhys Henderson has set himself a goal of beating...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSeven-up Fylde put Dale to sword
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................. 43 Wharfedale....... 3 Fylde produced another clinical display against Wharfedale to cement their position at the top...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoWorkman magic ends home woes
By TRP REPORTER Huddersfield..........24 Blaydon...................... 7 Huddersfield ended a six-match losing run with a bonus-point victory over fellow strugglers Blaydon. In...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Tigers topple the Titans
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........25 Rotherham T.......... 17 In-form Sedgley Park made it seven wins from seven with a narrow victory...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDefence is key for Otley boss Dench
By MIKE INGLEY Otley....................28pts Preston G........... 15pts Otley's superb second-half performance saw off a determined Preston Grasshoppers side that never gave...
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/ 3 years agoIonians defence holds firm to see off home threat
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Sheffield..................19 Hull Ionians............26 The first league fixture between these two clubs for 17 years produced a fascinating and...
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/ 3 years agoTigers hold on to seal Gate triumph
By TIM THORLEY Sheffield Tigers.... 16 Harrogate................ 10 SHEFFIELD Tigers edged past Harrogate to notch their second win of the season....
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/ 3 years agoWynn inspires key Chester success
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 14 Chester..................... 21 Tynedale were made to pay for some sloppy errors as they lost to a...
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/ 3 years agoHayes happy to be part of the ‘hunted’
By BEN JAYCOCK On target: Richard Hayes scores for Rotherham RICHARD Hayes is enjoying a stellar season with Rotherham Titans, who...
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/ 3 years agoFive tries for Rhys as Park dominate
Blaydon............. 15 Sedgley P........ 42 By CHRIS NUNN Rhys Henderson ran in five super tries as Sedgley romped to victory at...
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/ 3 years agoOtley in charge as they power home
Chester.....................22 Otley......................... 24 By DESMOND HICKIE The game turned largely on three Otley charge downs worth 14 points to the visitors....
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/ 3 years agoChristian’s treble seals big triumph
Harrogate................22 Sheffield..................47 By TIM THORLEY Christian Hooper scored three tries as Sheffield claimed a convincing victory. The visitors started strongly and...
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/ 3 years agoTitans fall as Briders hails ‘best of season’
Rotherham T.... 16pts Fylde................... 41pts By DAVID BEDDOWS FYLDE punctured Rotherham’s long unbeaten home record and cemented top spot in the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHappy Jake puts boot in to guide Tynedale to win
Wharfedale............22 Tynedale.................29 By JOHN CLARK Tynedale were deserved winners of this competitive match between the two Dales in good playing conditions....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBirthday boy Sam enjoys triple treat
Hull Ionians............58 Huddersfield.......... 17 By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians produced a 10-try demolition of struggling Huddersfield to gain a bonus point...
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/ 3 years agoHoppers hold on for a vital victory
Preston G.................24 Sheffield T.............. 18 By KEN MOORE In a stop-start game littered with penalties, Hoppers managed to hold on for...
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/ 4 years agoIonians turn up the heat to sink Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley ……………………10 Hull Ionians ……….15 Hull Ionians had the better of Otley in a physical encounter. Ionians director...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde looking to get better in defence
Fylde have scored a whopping 206 points in their opening five games as they sit top of National 2 North but...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGate joy at ending winless stretch
By TIM THORLEY Huddersfield... 15 Harrogate.........29 HARROGATE came out on top in this battle of the bottom two to register their...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIonians denied by Park in key tussle
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park......... 18 Hull Ionians............ 10 SEDGLEY Park edged to a narrow win over Hull Ionians at Park...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFisher helps hosts to Roses honours
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield..................38 Preston G................. 17 SHEFFIELD of Yorkshire came out on top in this Roses battle as they romped...
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/ 4 years agoFive-star Fylde stay top of the standings
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.................. 42pts Blaydon................ 7pts Fylde cemented their place at the top of the table with a comfortable home...
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/ 4 years agoThree and easy as Chester see off Tigers threat
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 15 Chester.....................37 CHESTER’S improving early season form continued with their third win on the bounce –...
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/ 4 years agoTitans triumph with last-gasp try
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............23 Rotherham T..........29 ROTHERHAM claimed a dramatic victory with the last play of a tense game at Wharfedale....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDrop-goal drama as Otley snatch it
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................22 Otley..........................25 A DROP goal in the tenth minute of added-on time by Otley fly- -half Eddie Crossland...
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/ 4 years agoTynedale lose their unbeaten record
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......37 Tynedale............ 7 Rotherham inflicted a first defeat of the season on Tynedale in a much more competitive...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGrasshoppers spring to victory
By JOHN LE PAGE Preston G’h.............32 Huddersfield.......... 12 With both sides precariously placed in the table and yet to record a...
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/ 4 years agoMain Mann Tom blitzes Blaydon
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon...................... 7 Wharfedale............46 Wharfedale raced to a comprehensive success at Crow Trees. Blaydon, though, started the better started...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde edge win to stay in pole position
MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians...... 31pts Fylde.................. 34pts RECENT encounters between these two sides have produced hard fought, high scoring affairs and...
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/ 4 years agoVare’s try ultimately proves vital in low-score affair
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester....................... 8 Sheffield.................... 5 This was tight, as the score suggests. Neither side ever looked comfortably in control....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAces mauled by sizzling Sedgley
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................10 Sedgley Park...........41 Sedgley Park ran out easy winners to increase Harrogate’s woes. The initial stages of the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoZebras maul the off-colour Tigers
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 Otley scored their first try bonus win of the season in a match they...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde run amok as they keep top spot
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................. 74 Harrogate........... 5 IT WAS points galore at The Woodlands, as home side Fylde ran in 12...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLong sparkles to secure comeback
Huddersfield.......... 17 Chester.....................23 By ANDREW SMITH A SECOND-half revival spearheaded by Gethin Long saw Chester grind out their first win of...















