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 agoDale win the battle of the strugglers
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 18 Luctonians.............. 10 TYNEDALE opened their account for the season with a hardearned victory against their fellow...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMasterly Mills such a boon for Fylde fliers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.... 15pts Fylde...................22pts THREE first-half tries proved enough for Fylde as the Lancashire side maintained their winning formula...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLate Park blitz leaves Wharfedale in daze
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............26 Sedgley Park.........43 SEDGLEY Park scored four tries in the final quarter to secure victory in an enthralling...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers battle back to snatch points
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....23 Wharfedale............ 15 A LATE Curtis Wilson try sealed victory for Sheffield Tigers after a remarkable second-half...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGate downed by Bourn-again hosts
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............47 Harrogate................ 20 BOURNVILLE secured a bonus-point win against fellow promoted side Harrogate with a stunning comeback. Bourns...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLast-gasp Lea seals dramatic Stour win
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 19pts Hull RUFC........... 17pts All square: Stourbridge’s Jack Lea goes over for their first try Service: Sam...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSkipper Gregory leads from front in Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................29 Loughborough....... 17 BEN GREGORY scored a hat-trick of tries as he inspired his Fylde team to victory...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoEight-try Ionians topple Tynedale
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ........... 50 Tynedale ................ 14 HULL Ionians gained a comprehensive home victory over Tynedale, outscoring the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBradley puts seal on fine away day
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ....................11 Huddersfield .........29 BLAYDON were well beaten by a resolute Huddersfield side who took their opportunities extremely...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSedgley 22-22 Rotherham: Park hit back for thrilling share-all
A TRY by scrum-half Danny Openshaw earned Sedgley Park a share of the spoils in a pulsating tussle with Rotherham. Rotherham’s...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBeer Festival crowd cheers Fylde victory
By HARRY CORNFORTH Tynedale............... 24 Fylde....................... 48 A CROWD of around 400 augmented by an adjacent beer festival providing 1500 watchers...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon taught a lesson by students
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon .................. 23 Loughborough S .. 27 BLAYDON’S first game back in the National League ended in a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMunnelly proves one El of a winner
By ADAM ELLIS Chester ................... 14 Hull Ionians .......... 29 ELLIOT MUNNELLY scored one and provided an assist as Hull Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDawkins leads way for sweet Chocs win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .. 19 Bournville ...... 24 BOURNVILLE made an impressive start to life in the National Leagues with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNo stroll in the Park as Gate fall
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate......... 21 Sedgley P......... 51 HARROGATE’S first match since their March 2020 promotion gave them a reality check...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThompson shines as Hull pack punch
By RICHARD GORE Hull........................... 27 Luctonians................8 HULL were ultimately successful against a Luctonians side thanks to their superior scrummaging. It took...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man as Bridge have edge
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Stourbridge........... 31 Sheffield T............. 27 STOURBRIDGE edged past Sheffield Tigers in their style opening clash in style. After...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans set down early marker by winning big
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........35pts Wharfedale........ 5pts Eye on the prize: Titans skipper Zak Poole looks for a way through Away: Wharfedale’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNational League shake-up may be on its way
Jon Newcombe provides the latest on the discussions within the new RFU think-tank
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNational Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs
NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Cinderford No.8 and captain Harry Hone
The Cinderford back row select three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLetters to editor: Rich clubs bypass Nat League salary cap thresholds
I COULDN’T agree more with Chris Taylor’s concerns (TRP Feb 21) at the distorting effect on community rugby of the lack...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRFU Council votes in significant format changes to National Leagues and below
League structures to undergo radical change to help the community game survive and prosper
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFive of the best as Otley spark
By NICK DOYLE Otley........................36 Luctonians............24 OTLEY secured a vital bonus point in the first half, before Luctonians threatened a comeback in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years ago10-try Chester outgun Scunny
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe............18 Chester ..................64 BOTTOM side Scunthorpe were no match for top-half side Chester in this one, despite surprisingly...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCicognini settles it after locked second half
By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....19 Stourbridge ....15 WHARFEDALE delighted the home support as they returned to winning ways in a very...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBarber’s a demon but Park find their form
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park....32pts Loughborough ..14pts James Connor breaks the line on the way to his try for Sedgley Park...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField’s power game carries them closer to safety
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ..31 Tynedale........15 HUDDERSFIELD gave their survival hopes a major boost with a well deserved and hard-fought bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPack power fuels second half blitz
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ..........14 Chester ..................19 CHESTER walked away with a win at the Avenue after their tireless forwards delivered...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRegionalised leagues would strengthen the club game
MARK NELSON LANCASHIRE COUNTY COACH Change is in the air apparently, the structure of league rugby in the English club game...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDangerous Dan returns to break Tyne hearts
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........27 Stourbridge....29 FORMER Tynedale favourite Dan Rundle returned to haunt his former club with a matchwinning try...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRavers rock to emphatic title
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h ..............5 Caldy ......................49 CALDY were crowned champions after completing a characteristically comfortable victory over Preston Grasshoppers....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoScunny suffer cruel schooling
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe..............7 Loughborough......54 LOUGHBOROUGH Students taught struggling Scunthorpe yet another lesson after an emphatic victory at Heslam Park. George...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCool Ireland has Zebras feeling green with envy
By NICK CROWE Otley ................29 Sheffield ........32 SHEFFIELD Tigers narrowly overcame Otley in a tightly-contested and gripping Yorkshire derby at Cross...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHornets sting Field with late comeback
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ....15pts Hinckley............24pts Peck’s appeal: David Peck gets Hinckley back in the game PICTURES: Mike Inkley Away he...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTom and Ben the crucial men for Spragg
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ..............48 Luctonians ....10 FREE-FLOWING Fylde returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion after defeating Luctonians 48-10 at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGlasse shatters through for Tigers
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ........13 Hull ..........................10 SEDGLEY Park Tigers held off a late comeback from Hull to claim a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents in no need of lesson
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S …32 Fylde ………………….30 LOUGHBOROUGH Students won a thriller against high-flying Fylde to close the gap at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe joyful with clinical kicking
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley …………….17 Wharfedale …………7 JOE Wilson kicked the crucial points as Hinckley held on for an important home...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRight-Royle showing has Ravers rocking on
■By JOHN LYON Caldy …………103 Scunthorpe ……0 NICK Royle scored four times as Caldy ran in a scintillating 17 tries against...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoZebras toppled by Johnson’s crossing
■By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………….20pts Otley ………………14pts HULL coach Gary Pearce believes his side’s narrow victory over Otley now has them...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDefiant Lucs give Tigers shock mauling
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….22 Sedgley Park 13 LUCTONIANS edged past high-flying Sedgley Park with an impressive performance at Mortimer Park....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFoden removes Hoppers’ spring
■By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………27 Preston GH …………14 CHESTER came from 11 points down to claim a bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe leaves Field with a Stour taste
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge………14 Huddersfield………14 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears after a dogged draw with Stourbridge at Stourton Park. With a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField shake things up at the bottom
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield Tigers …10 Huddersfield ………27 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears with an unexpected bonus-point win away at promotion-chasing...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBattle of the Dales edged by Wharfe
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……………26 Wharfedale ……….34 A FINE all-round display saw Wharfedale emerge victorious in the Dales derby, as they...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley in the tries as Scunthorpe blown away
By ALICE KNIGHT Hinckley……….47 Scunthorpe ……5 HINCKLEY romped to a convincing bonus-point win against Scunthorpe despite playing over a quarter of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDogged Otley taught lesson
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Students …47 Otley……………………33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put last week’s defeat in Hull behind them as they secured a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHateful-eight for hyped Fylde
By EMILY WATLING Chester ………………15 Fylde ………………….51 FYLDE romped to a dominant victory on their travels against Chester, scoring eight tries...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy live up to bill in second half blitz
By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………32pts Sedgley Park ….11pts DIFFICULT conditions were always going to limit the ability of either team to...















