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
/ 7 years agoTom Terrific gives strugglers a boost
By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIn-form visitors are snow match for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFive-star Dale led by Passman and Pike
By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc get knifed as Park edge a thriller
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers enjoy sweet revenge
By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour not good en-Hough in loss
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTynedale saved by the Bell in eight try battle
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….28 Tynedale ………35 TYNEDALE recovered from a ten-point first half deficit to seal a five-try victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLowthian pounces to see off Preston
By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley Park 15 Preston G ……….3 SEDGLEY Park edged out Preston Grasshoppers in a tight game, with tries...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras earn their stripes in derby
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Wharfedale ……8 OTLEY withstood two periods of intense pressure, at the start and end of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRampant Stour too good for leaky Borough
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….52 Peterboro’ L …34 STOURBRIDGE picked up a maximum five points to put some space between them and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHull stay top of the tree with late victory
By LUKE JARMYN Hull Ionians ………31pts Hinckley ……………27pts A LATE catch-anddrive try saw table-toppers Hull Ionians stifle a Hinckley second-half resurgence...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSharpe cuts Blues open in striking win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersf’d …37 Macclesf’d …19 FLUENT Huddersfield made it three wins on the bounce in an entertaining game that...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFoden provides a fitting farewell
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………31 Sheffield T ….27 ENGLAND international Ben Foden signed off from his stint with boyhood club Chester...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde keep pace with the leaders
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….14 Leicester L……13 FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions. It looked...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEWCASTLE FALCONS SCRUM-HALF HALL CHARLTON IWAS part of the new generation of Newcastle players coming through immediately after the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSmith keeps cool to seal Fylde win
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Fylde …………….31 A LATE Greg Smith penalty broke Macclesfield hearts as Fylde snatched a last-gasp win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField give tough time by Hoppers
By ANTON JONES Preston G ………22 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD came out on top after a hardfought victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years ago14-man Boro are beaten despite fightback
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions….15 Hull Ionians …25 PETERBOROUGH Lions came close to causing the upset of the day as they...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoodoo is broken as Otley tame the Tigers
By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………….28pts Sedgley Park ….26pts OTLEY finally beat Sedgley Park after a string of eight consecutive defeats against...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPalmer late show breaks Sheffield hearts
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …22 S leicester …23 A DRAMATIC stoppage time penalty from Ben Palmer snatched victory for South...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoParker on song as Tynedale triumph
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………40 Stourbridge….24 A TWO-try burst at the start of the second half saw Tynedale beat Stourbridge in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoAway day joy for battling Hinckley
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….20 Hinckley……….33 A STRONG performance from Hinckley saw them break their losing run on the road as...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoVictory for Lions despite Chester efforts
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……25 Chester …………19 LEICESTER Lions and Chester played out an enthralling encounter in the East Midlands, with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions hit back to claim the bragging rights
By JAMES THOMPSON South Leics… 28 Leicester L… 37 LEICESTER Lions emerged with the spoils and local bragging rights after a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHosts hold firm in tense encounter
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Pk… 20 Wharfedale… 15 SEDGLEY Park held on for a narrow victory in a hard-fought end-to-end Christmas...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson the man for Huddersfield
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 23 Otley… 12 THE boot of Huddersfield’s Chris Johnson proved to be the difference in a pulsating...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSupreme Stour too good for Tigers in stunner
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge… 51 Sheffield T… 39 STOUR staged a stunning recovery by coming from 31-7 down to secure a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWe weren’t consistent enough, says Cook
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians… 38pts Tynedale… 29pts PAUL Cook was far from satisfied with his Hull Ionians side’s efforts despite...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpirited Lions seal draw against leaders
By STEVE TAYLOR Hinckley… 19 P’boro L… 19 HINCKLEY remain unbeaten at home this season but were only able to draw...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLate Lewis effort wins it for Fylde
By ROBERT JONES Fylde… 33 Preston G… 17 ADAM Lewis helped himself to a late score as Fylde finally held off...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoComfortable win for hosts Chester
By STEFFAN JAMES Chester… 43 Macc’field… 20 CHESTERsecured another vital win in the promotion chase after convincingly beaten Macclesfield 43-20. It...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde in touch at the top with win on road
■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Pk …14 Fylde …22 FYLDE are up to fourth in the National 2 North table thanks to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSmith’s penalties clinch it for Otley
■By NICK DOYLE Otley …6 Chester …0 THIS was a tight game in difficult circumstances after the referee had declared the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacclesfield add to Bridge’s woes
■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 27 Stourbridge…22 MACCLESFIELD took a major step towards safety with a huge victory. Stourbridge have now won...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoScoreless Ioniansget what they deserved
■By CHARLES RICHARDSON Leicester L …17pts Hull Lonians …0pts IONIANS head coach Martyn Wood had no excuses after his league-leading side...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoClassy Ireland makes the Tigers growl
■By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …12 Hinckley …3 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from two consecutive victories by edging out high-flying Hinckley...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers refuse to let the weather dictate
■By ANTON JONES Preston G …25 S Leicester…0 HOPPERS ended comfortable winners in the miserable conditions, despite South enjoying periods of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour come up short once more
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…32 Preston G …38 STOURBRIDGE continued their slide down the table with an eighth defeat of the season....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDrama at the end as Macc stunned by Hull
■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…18 Macc’field …16 VISITORS Macclesfield may feel aggrieved to have been defeated, having held a 16-6 lead...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHosts victorious in scrappy clash
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …18 Tynedale …3 ITWAS not a day for fastflowing back play, more an occasion for the purist...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPalmer holds his nerve in key kick
■By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester…13 Otley …14 TRIES from Stephen Nolson and Declan Dunn were enough for Otley to see off...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions joy as Tigers tamed by stunning fightback
■By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions …28 Sheff Tigers …27 AN exciting finish saw Peterborough Lions come from 27-7 down to win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson rescues late draw for Fylde
■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARRENSpragg admitted the thrilling encounter played out between his Fylde outfit and Huddersfield was more for the spectators...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSearing comeback wins day for Chester
■By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …24 Sedgley P …12 CHESTER scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to secured a magnificent...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHamilton strikes to win it for hosts
■By JAMES STEVENS Hinckley…26 Leic Lions…19 A SEVEN-TRY thriller in Leicestershire saw Hinckley complete a stirring fightback with a try 12...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThree in a row as Tynedale continue to fire
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBurnhill too hot to handle for Stour
By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders shocked by perfect Preston
By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIce-cold Greg denies Dale at the last
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester pile more misery on limp Lions
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions...












