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
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM BACK ROW ED WILLIAMSON ALL roads travelled led to where I am now, in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHarrison the hero in Sedgley massacre
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Park .58pts Macclesfield 17pts TEAMS SEDGLEY PARK: Riley A, Lowthion, Bedlow, Riley M (Simpson 54), Harrison, Glasse,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp penalty try denies Hoppers
By NICK DOYLE Otley .28 Preston G 25 LATE drama is becoming a theme at Otley as a penalty try in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSubstance over style for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES HULL Ionians emerged victorious from this tight, tetchy Yorkshire derby between two sides more intent on not losing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley keep cool to pull clear
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge’.24 Hinckley.33 EARLY-SEASON pacesetters Hinckley pulled off a huge victory at Stourton Park after producing a grandstand finish...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LEE STARLING THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, ESHER AND EALING BACK ROW My wife is American and did not have a great...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeicester wait goes on at Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .17 Leicester L 15 UNLUCKY Leicester Lions are still searching for their first win of the season...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIreland the star as Tigers grab points
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde .24 Sheffield T .25 INDISCIPLINE proved costly for Fylde as they slipped to a narrow defeat at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions in a spin as hosts’ fast start pays off
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester .34 Peterboro’h L 27 SOUTH Leicester held off a second-half fightback from Peterborough to record their...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCards at ready as Chester keep up their run
By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers …18 Chester…24 CHESTER maintained their winning start with a bonus point victory on the road at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoInjury-time delight as Ireland strikes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …33 S Leicester ….33 TYNEDALE’S quest for their first win of the season continues. They took first...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYorkshire’s day in clash of the Fields
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…15 Huddersfield…26 HUDDERSFIELD won an enthralling contest, with good rugby all round. Macclesfield, though, started the better and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers grumble over late ruling on scrums
By ANTON JONES Preston G …31 Sedgley Pk …36 A SPIRITED second-half performance from Preston Grasshoppers was not enough to overcome...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYoungsters in control as Spragg stays calm
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFirst-half mauling tames the Lions
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro L …7 Stourbridge…36 LIONS went into the game with some expectation, but after 40 minutes the reality...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPetchey strikes for Otley derby delight
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….18 Huddersfield …11 PAUL Petchey ensured Otley pulled off a dramatic last-minute win in the West Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 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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National League 2N
/ 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...















