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 agoHoppers hang on in physical affair
By KEN MOORE Preston G’H ….18 Fylde …………….15 BEFORE a big home crowd, Hoppers shaded an epic, physical battle against local...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester hit back to see off Macc
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…10 Chester…………24 CHESTER overcame torrential rain and a battling Macclesfield side to record a convincing victory after a...
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/ 7 years agoDacey on fire with treble to inspire Hinckley
By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 21 Hinckley……….48 HINCKLEY ran out deserved winners against a dispirited Peterborough Lions on a dry day at...
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/ 7 years agoLions are stung late on in front of Johnno
By JAMES LEWIS Leicester Lions 21pts S Leicester……….24pts LEICESTER Lions were hoping to put on a show on the day that...
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/ 7 years agoTigers back on form to see off Stour
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers 24 Stourbridge …11 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from defeat in round one with a home win...
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/ 7 years agoIonians demolish rebuilding Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………20 Hull Ionians….50 TYNEDALE crashed to their heaviest home defeat in years as Hull Ionians stormed to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoughton makes his mark for bonus
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….26 Sedgley Park 19 By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE started their home campaign with a hardfought victory over...
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/ 7 years agoRiley has the key brace as Sedgley hold on
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…24 Sedgley Park 29 PRE-SEASON promotion favourites Sedgley Park made a winning start in a hard-earned bonus-point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNew club but it’s the same old Rickie Aley
By NICK PULLEN Eyes on the prize: Stourbridge flanker Sam Montieri spots a gap in the Lions’ defence PICTURES: Ceri Davies...
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/ 7 years agoGreen holds his nerve for the Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …35 Sheffield T …33 HULL Ionians left it late to record a victory on their return...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions tamed on their league debut
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions…12 Wharfedale …26 WHARFEDALE were deserved winners in a tight game and made the most of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSouth get off to a fine winning start
By RICHARD GREEN South Leics …47 Macclesfield 24 FIVE second-half tries for South Leicester gave them a bonus point victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMorris is dancing to get Chester victory
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Chester…48 Preston GHs…37 CHESTER got their season off to the best possible start with victory over Preston Grasshoppers...
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/ 7 years agoWilkinson helps Fylde stop the rot
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde…24 Otley …14 CONNOR Wilkinson scored two tries as Fylde ended a run of 17 successive league defeats...
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/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for hot Hinckley
By STEVE ADENT Hinckley…45 Tynedale …31 HINCKLEY got their season off to a winning start as they ran in seven tries...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBig rewards for super-charged forward pack at promoted Sale
Champions Sale take top billing but the best backs in National Two North all come from elsewehere Handful at No.8: Hinckley’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTonga’uiha sure Pacific franchise would be smash hit
NEWS EXTRA SOANE Tonga’uiha reckons a combined ‘Pacific Force’ Super Rugby team could quickly challenge the old order and become a...
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/ 8 years agoFive-try Stour too good for Otley
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…31 Otley………5 STOURBRIDGE shrugged off their ill-discipline to record a comfortable victory over mid-table Otley. The hosts started...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale edge closer to safety with win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…30 Macclesfield…21 WHARFEDALE crept closer to safety as they downed Macclesfield at the Avenue. The result keeps Wharfedale...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
EHREN PAINTER NORTHAMPTON TIGHT-HEAD PROP Ehren Painter’s first two Premiership matches for Northampton could hardly have been more contrasting. Making his...
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/ 8 years agoBarnstaple down despite success
By DAVE REED Barnstaple……17 Wimbledon…14 BARNSTAPLE won this battle at the bottom but they and Wimbledon were relegated from National 2...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRice is boiling hot with fine brace
By CALLUM BURNS Broadstreet…21 Taunton T……26 BROADSTREET came close to a shock victory to sign off their time in National 2...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChinnor demolish Clifton in very fine display
By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor…52 Clifton……14 SOUND second-half performance by Chinnor will give them confidence ahead of facing Sedgley Park in the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoReds save the best till last to beat drop
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians…34pts Redruth………12pts Touchdown: Old Redcliffians crash over Held: Redruth wing Lewis Vinnicombe is stopped PICTURES: John White...
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/ 8 years agoWorthy champions toast title with victory
By DANIEL BOULTON Cinderford …34 Canterbury …12 CHAMPIONS Cinderford celebrated their successful season with a comfortable win over Canterbury to conclude...
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/ 8 years agoCooke saves the Geese from drop
By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG…19 Worthing……26 JACK Cooke’s late try secured Geese’s league survival despite losing to a resurgent Worthing at...
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/ 8 years agoHinckley snatch late win to down Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon…36 Hinckley…40 MARK Deaville’s last-gasp try helped Hinckley see off a spirited comeback from Blaydon. For 40 minutes...
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/ 8 years agoRams smash an easy half-century
By CAMERON TEMPLE Red’nsians……51 Henley……0 THE Rams were dominant throughout as they thrashed Henley, scoring a half-century with no reply at...
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/ 8 years agoChester survive late Dale fightback
By TOM GALLAGHER Chester…34 Tynedale…33 CHESTER held off a late fightback from Tynedale to win by a single point and finish...
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/ 8 years ago14-man TJs do double over the Bury
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …38 Bury St Ed……26 TONBRIDGE Juddians secured a sixth-place finish with their 17th win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField score six to wrap up season
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD’S first season back in National Two North came to a lively end with a six-try win at...
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/ 8 years agoLucs hammer Sheffield to stay alive
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…76 Sheffield…12 LUCTONIANS gave themselves a lifeline and a mathematical chance of avoiding relegation with a 12-try demolition...
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/ 8 years agoFive-star Sale maul Lions to claim title
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L…5pts Sale……37pts SALE secured the National League Two North title with a bonus-point win away to Leicester...
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/ 8 years agoCollins and Harrison help
By LEE SIMS Sedgley P…80 Sheffield T…19 SEDGLEY Park head into their promotion play-off in fine form after racking up 80...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSedgley run riot
Bubbling: Sale celebrate winning the title PICTURES: Ian Palfreyman Looking for gaps: Sam Stelmaszek tries to break through There was no...
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/ 8 years agoVisitors in Luc as victory ensures survival
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….10 Luctonians ….24 LUCTONIANS went to Cross Green needing a win to ensure their survival, and got...
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/ 8 years agoSheffield down as Park shine in sun
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P’k….75 Sheffield …….14 SEDGLEY Park ran riot at as they scored ten tries against Sheffield at Park...
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/ 8 years agoSalt the star as Hinckley triumph
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….40 Chester…………24 ALEXANDERSalt scored a first-half hat-trick for Hinckley as they romped to a bonus-point victory against Chester....
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/ 8 years agoMacc hit back for triumph over the Bridge
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesf’ld ….50 Stourbridge….33 MACCLESFIELD recovered from a slow start to show flair and skill as they defeated Stourbridge...
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/ 8 years agoWin takes Sale within reach of league title
By HARRY EVERETT Sale……………………45pts Huddersfield ……10pts SALE are just one win away from promotion to National One but director of rugby...
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/ 8 years agoMellor at the double for clinical Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T .23 Leicester L ….10 TWO tries from Tigers wingman Greg Mellor firmly ensured National 2 North...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bean hits five in South win
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….48 Blaydon ……….34 SOUTH Leicester record a thrilling victory over Blaydon as winger Myles Bean scored...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWoodhead wins it for Wharfedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …….22 Wharfedale….24 WHARFEDALE moved out of the drop zone with a dramatic win at highflying Tynedale. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale still battling to avoid the drop
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …44 Hinckley …19 THE spring sun shone on the Avenue and Wharfedale as they won by six...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years ago‘Hoppers have that old spring back in their step
NEWS EXTRA PRESTON Grasshoppers’ head of rugby Gareth Dyer says this season’s Northern Premier title-winning campaign has re-energised the club ahead...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSuperb seven for rampant Park
By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …29 Sedgley Park 50 SEDGLEY Park continued their good form with a bonus-point win over Leicester...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBriggs inspires Sale comeback
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …24 Sale …36 SALE had to pull out all the stops to maintain their position at the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLightning start gets Field beyond Tigers
By RICHARD SYKES Huddersfield ..31 Sheff Tigers …10 AN incredible first-half display paved the way for Huddersfield’s win despite their failure...
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/ 8 years agoPetty holds nerve to kick Dale to victory
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …35pts Tynedale …34pts ICE cool Rod Petty held his nerve to clinch a stunning Stourbridge victory with...
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/ 8 years agoMeredith try keeps Lucs’ hopes burning
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ..17 Macclesfield 12 LUCTONIANS kept alive their fight to avoid relegation by earning a tight victory over...















