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
/ 4 years agoTitans flex their muscles in rout
Rotherham T.......... 50 Blaydon...................... 3 By DAVID BEDDOWS LLOYD Hayes shone again as promotion -chasing Rotherham eased back to form with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFortunate Makin try keeps Hull unbeaten
Wharfedale...... 13pts Hull Ionians...... 20pts By ED WILLIAMS A really entertaining game of rugby was just edged by the visitors thanks...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHoppers crushed as Sedgley give a reality check
Sedgley Park......... 50 Preston G................... 8 By VINNY MORLEY SEDGLEY Park returned to the form that saw them fall just short...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLast-gasp Adcock try deflates Otley
Sheffield.................. 20 Otley.......................... 18 By STEPHEN SMITH MATTHEW Adcock’s stunning late winner sent his team-mates into wild celebrations as Sheffield came...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTynedale hang on despite rapid start
Tynedale................. 41 Sheffield Tigers....34 By BRIAN TILLEY LEADING 29-0 after 25 minutes, Tynedale finished up hanging on before claiming their third...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRegional Premier
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT 1 North East DONCASTER Phoenix take over at the top the table following a 19-82 win away to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTynedale edge to victory at Blaydon
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............26 Tynedale.......... 30 TYNEDALE earned bragging rights with a narrow win at north-east rivals Blaydon. The hosts may...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCollins seals late win for Sedgley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 19 Sedgley P................ 20 THIS was a tight game, Sedgley squeezing past Chester with a last-gasp penalty....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFast start key for Green Machine
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.................. 7 Wharfedale............24 WHARFEDALE caught Harrogate cold, scoring two tries in the first eight minutes as they raced...
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/ 4 years agoTownsend early red card costly for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T........ 14pts Sheffield............35pts Newly-promoted Sheffield stormed to a five try victory in a fiercely contested city derby....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHistoric first triumph for Ionians over the Titans
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............27 Rotherham T..........22 WHAT a cracking game. This was as good an advert for local rugby as...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBoot of Rowntree secures late spoils
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................25 Huddersfield..........22 OTLEY claimed local bragging rights with a late penalty in a closely fought match. Huddersfield scored...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBragging rights secured by Fylde
By MO SHER Preston G................... 6 Fylde.........................22 FYLDE picked up a bonus-point win at near rivals Preston Grasshoppers, the home side’s...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIonians’ power proves so decisive
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 21 Hull Ionians.... 34 Hull Ionians outmuscled their hosts to open their season with a win. The...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCarleton stays so calm to seal win
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................34 Chester.....................29 Fylde opened their campaign with a hard-fought victory over Chester, with Tom Carleton to the fore....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers roar on with second-half strikes
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield T.............. 20 TRIES from Angus Hughes and Louis Townsend in the space of two second-half...
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/ 4 years agoHayes the hero as Titans hit early form
By DAVE BEDDOWS Rotherham T....67pts Harrogate.......... 15pts Rotherham have served early notice of their intentions this season with a nine-try beating...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMaher magic adds the sparkle to
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........38 Otley.......................... 15 THE Tigers grabbed all five points from this season opener – but it wasn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoA1 delays sum up day for Sheffield
By STEVE HULL Tynedale.................36 Sheffield ................. 14 SHEFFIELD never recovered from being held up on the A1 to delay the kick-off...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoOscar is a Canny operator for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............57 Preston G................. 18 WHARFEDALE opened their season with an 11-try festival, spearheaded by Oscar Canny. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers must look to edge the tight matches, insists Barrow
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 NORTH Sedgley Park Tigers missed out on the title by just four points last season –...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull ace Humberstone bows out as a winner
■By BEN JAYCOCK Hot shot: Simon Humberstone kicks a penalty for Hull Inset, winning the league title Having played the sport...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLanigan sets the scene for victory
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................38 Tynedale..........26 FYLDE rounded off the season with a hard-fought win over Tynedale. After a disjointed start to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTries aplenty in top comeback triumph
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............55 Huddersfield..........33 IT’S never a dull moment when Bourns take to the field, with 14 tries to enjoy,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMinkin’s hat-trick is a perfect finale
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............47 Chester..................... 19 Ionians completed the season on a high with a comfortable home win. It was...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon end tough campaign on a high
By LILY PATEY Loughborough....20pts Blaydon............... 22pts UNDER normal circumstances, Blaydon would have been making the trip down to Loughborough with the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSuper Gal sets new record in Gate smash
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........66 Harrogate................ 10 SUPER Sedgley hooker Matt Gallagher secured a personal record in the demolition of bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBroadley’s late burst seals win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....43 Stourbridge............28 JAMIE BROADLEY brought the curtain down in style in a scintillating game of freerunning rugby....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBoot of Davidson delivers for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............38 Rotherham.............. 19 WHARFEDALE took the honours by scoring four tries to three, with Tom Davidson’s boot accounting...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucs put champs in their place!
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 24 Hull....................... 7 LUCTONIANS fully deserved this victory over the league champions who came looking to consolidate...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChester held on home soil by Fylde
By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 20 Fylde.................. 20 AS the scoreline suggests, this match was close throughout. A strong easterly wind largely...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents hold off late Bourns’ rally
By LILY PATEY Loughborough....... 19 Bournville............... 16 LOUGHBOROUGH took the honours in a game in which the wind played its part....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRiley sets the tone for Park’s success
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield............ 7 Sedgley Park.........35 TWO first-half tries from Andy Riley laid the foundations for a solid Sedgley Park...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull clinch promotion in thrilling derby win
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 31pts Hull Ionians......29pts IN a match that had everything, Hull yet again raised their game to win...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans maintain play-off charge in top win
By ETHAN GEORGE Sheffield Tigers....22 Rotherham.............. 41 ROTHERHAM Titans overcame a half-time deficit to record a comfortable bonus-point win against Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMoseley leaves it late to take glory
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 31 Luctonians..............24 STOURBRIDGE picked up maximum points following a dogged derby contest in front of their highest...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale find a fitting finale for Outson
By CHRIS NUNN Tynedale.................27 Blaydon....................24 TYNEDALE just shaded the North East derby to give captain Matty Outson a fitting send-off at...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSorry end to a sorry season for Gate
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate......... 18 Wharfedale.....56 THIS was a sorry end to an already disappointing Harrogate season. They were outplayed by...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSedgley made to work by Students
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........27 Loughborough....... 19 SEDGLEY Park continued their impressive run with a win against the hard-working Loughborough Students....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull battle hard to get closer to dream
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................26pts Hull......................28pts Success: Hull players celebrate Reece Dean’s match winning try Ben Gregory touches down for Flyde PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLate Clayton try seals scorcher of a win for Bourns
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............36 Tynedale................. 31 BOURNVILLE emerged victorious in what proved a highly entertaining encounter in hot conditions. Tynedale scored...
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/ 4 years agoSam’s speed too much for Bridge
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............42 Stourbridge............28 THERE may have been little at stake in terms of league position in this clash...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucs beat all odds to see off Tigers
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 31 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 LUCTONIANS were able to overturn a halftime deficit and being forced down to...
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/ 4 years agoDale go Hunting for the victory
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....37 Huddersfield... 31 WHARFEDALE emerged worthy winners in a pulsating contest. But full credit to the visitors from...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon savour a top home finale
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................38 Chester..................... 19 BLAYDON produced a dominant display to send their visitors packing. The hosts were soon ahead...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull not fazed by earliest of scares
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................57 Blaydon............. 17 A COMPREHENSIVE maximum-points victory against a hard-working Blaydon side was not achieved without some early...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIn-form Students take the honours
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......43 Wharfedale............ 12 THE Students taught their opponents a real lesson as they produced an excellent all-round performance...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGallagher pulls all the strings for Park
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 14 Sedgley Park.........45 AFTER holding their own for the first half hour, injury-hit Tynedale were blown away...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStubborn Stour dig deep for vital glory
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge......37pts Fylde...................33pts GRITTY Stour survived a disastrous start to produce a pulsating victory over promotion-rivals Fylde in what...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBournville left with a bitter taste in mouth
By ETHAN LONGSTAFF Chester.....................48 Bournville............... 31 CHESTER struck a cruel blow to Bournville’s survival hopes as they romped to a six-try...















