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 months agoHoward’s way inspires Otley to a half-century
Otley..........................59 Scunthorpe............... 8 ■By NICK DOYLE AFTER Lewis Talbot scored for Scunthorpe in the ninth minute, Otley raced away, scoring nine...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoHarry’s the hero in thrilling encounter
By JOSH THOMAS Rossendale ............41 Macclesfield .........53 MACCLESFIELD produced a brilliant second-half display to maintain their perfect start to their season....
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoPoole unstoppable in Sheffield battle
By CHRIS BRADSHAW Sheffield Tigers ..... 9 Sheffield .................29 SHEFFIELD Tigers pushed Sheffield in a gritty performance and showed their tenacity...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoFontaine flies high to secure late glory for Dale
Hull..................... 18 Rossendale.....22 By RICHARD GORE NEWLY-promoted Rossendale’s ability to use turnover ball to release their pacy backs proved decisive in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoHunt keeps cool to earn late draw
Fylde.........................22 Hull Ionians............22 By ALLAN FOSTER DESPITE having a decisive 19-7 lead at half-time, Fylde yielded to a gutsy second-half display...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoOliver hat-trick is perfect opening
Macclesfield..........46 Sheffield Tigers....26 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD were delighted to be back in the North Division of National Two, and celebrated...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoHoppers helped by hooker Holden
Preston G.......... 46pts Billingham....... 24pts By MIKE BROWN PRESTON Grasshoppers’ blend of experience and finishing power proved too much for Billingham,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoVisitors hand Scunthorpe a very rude awakening
Scunthorpe.............22 Darlington MP........42 By TONY WILKINSON SCUNTHORPE made a return to level 4 rugby and were brought down to earth with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoHooper puts icing on the Posa cake
By LYDIA HASTINGS Sheffield .................43 Otley .........................14 SHEFFIELD celebrated head coach Anthony Posa’s 100th game in charge in style in an...
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National League 2N
/ 7 months agoTynedale break a habit to start well
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................50 Wharfedale ............ 19 NOTORIOUSLY-SLOW starters Tynedale enjoyed their best opening day for years with a seven-try...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoIt’s try trebles all round for happy Hoppers
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............21 Preston G..........41 PRESTON Grasshoppers fully deserved their bonus-point win at Chester as they looked for points to...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoBurrows digs in for try hat-trick
Fylde......................... 21 Sheffield..................33 ■ By WILL JUDD A HAT-TRICK of tries by Ryan Burrows led Sheffield to victory at Fylde. Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoAce Millachip puts icing on the cake
Lymm........................70 Hull Ionians............28 ■ By ETHAN BENTS LYMM ended the season in scintillating style to hammer Hull Ionians. An 11-try rout...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoThrilling win not enough to stay up
Harrogate......... 48pts Billingham........35pts ■ By MARK GARRETT A HUGELY anticipated game didn’t fail to deliver but ended in relegation for Harrogate...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoBairstow’s late score snatches dramatic wins
Otley..........................45 Hull............................48 ■ By NICK DOYLE sA CONVERTED try right at the end saw Hull snatch a narrow victory in an...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoTigers bare their teeth to sink Dale
Sheffield Tigers....38 Wharfedale............ 15 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers ended their season in style with a convincing five-try victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoChampions slip up at the death
Tynedale................. 21 Leeds Tykes........... 12 ■ By BRIAN TILLEY NEWLY crowned champions Leeds Tykes were sent tumbling to only their second...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoCallum Posa has Sheffield on the up – with Dad’s help
By Ben Jaycock Callum Posa has been one of National Two North’s best playmakers, continuing to upgrade his skills year on...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoTop Tykes celebrate in style with win over Gate
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....31 Harrogate.........17 LEEDS Tykes were the toast of a bumper crowd as they celebrated promotion with a...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoLate Hobson try seals real thriller
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................29 Tynedale.................22 HULL produced their best second half of the season to pull off a dramatic win against...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoFairbother makes it a fair Fylde win
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............22 Fylde.........................36 FYLDE deservedly won this war of the Roses, becoming only the third team to do the...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoGood Evans! win battle for Billingham survival
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........31pts Sheffield T........28pts BATTLING Billingham boosted their survival hopes with a hard-fought win over the Tigers side in...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoHeat still on the Hoppers after a late Lymm blitz
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 31 Lymm....................... 44 PRESTON Grasshoppers leave the fight to stay up until the last game, picking...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoIonians have no answer to Eddie
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............22 Otley..........................45 OTLEY’S determination and excellent tactical kicking for space by Eddie Crossland earned them a comfortable...
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National League 2N
/ 12 months agoArchie’s in at the double for hosts
By SAMANTHA EMMA Sheffield..................45 Chester.....................20 WITH a record highest -ever league finish of second confirmed, you could have forgiven Sheffield for...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoLeeds Tykes’ Adam Brown eyes top tryscorer award to put icing on cake
By Ben Jaycock Now that he’s got his hands on the National Two North title, Leeds Tykes hooker Adam Brown is...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHull edge home in relegation battle to savour
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate.........26 Hull..................... 31 HULL took home the points in what could be a pivotal game in the National...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHooper’s hat-trick proves in vain
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................38 Sheffield .................29 LYMM beat Sheffield in a jaw-dropping 10-try thriller at Crouchley Lane. Rory Riddell’s two tries...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFun in the sun as Chester blast Dale
By RORY MORROW Chester....................45 Wharfedale............28 CHESTER scored seven tries on route to a bonus point win over Wharfedale, on a gloriously...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIt’s Tykes’ title party thanks to Seremaia
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 24pts Leeds Tykes ....27pts A LATE penalty from Seremaia Turagabeci crowned Leeds Tykes league champions in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde made to scrap all the way by brave Bills
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................22 Billingham.............. 12 FYLDE held on to victory at the Woodlands despite a shaky and scrappy second-half. The...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoCentury of points in a classic match
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............53 Preston G.................52 A MATCH of eight tries a-piece, 105 points, won by a single point, with...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoKeller flies in to see off Otley
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................54 Otley..........................22 TYNEDALE stormed to their biggest win of the season with an eight -try demolition of Otley....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMinikin makes the hosts pay for slow start
nBy BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....33 TYNEDALE paid the price for a woeful first half, and although they improved in the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDale celebrate a magnificent seven
nBy EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale........... 44 Lymm........................27 WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter. There was...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRoss is top of the Bill with a late try
nBy MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Chester.....................23 BILLINGHAM secured a dramatic victory after a tense and thrilling encounter. Chester started the game in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoArcher on target as the Tigers triumph
nBy RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 21pts Sheffield T........29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoPack takes the Tykes forward in promotion bid
nBy BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........35 Fylde......................... 15 LEEDS Tykes took a giant step towards their promotion target with a forward-orientated win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMaycock’s magic is key for Gate
nBy NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Harrogate................24 HARROGATE secured the bonus-point win in the first half, taking them out of the immediate...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIn-form Fisher is the hat-trick hero
nBy MIKE PILLBEAN Sheffield..................40 Preston G................. 18 SHEFFIELD turned on the style in difficult conditions to grab yet another five-point win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBills land big shock as Lymm downed at home
■ By ETHAN BENTS Lymm.................22 Billingham.......35 STRUGGLERS Billingham claimed a surprise victory over high flyers Lymm at Crouchley Lane. Billingham were...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoVerity magic turns bruising contest
■By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 15 Wharfedale............ 19 IN A bruising encounter at Lightfoot Green, Wharfdale scraped to a narrow win...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers show the fight to beat drop
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes forwards and ref’s whistle defeat Chester
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 26 Leeds Tykes........... 41 THIS was a match of contrasts, with the first-half exciting and hotly contested,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHarrogate hopes left in balance after loss
■By MARK GARRETT Steal: Tynedale with a critical turnover and, below, Tynedale scrum-half James Telford clearing the ruck PICTURES: Daniel Kerr...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoAlly’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians no match for Sheffield steel
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.............. 6 S heffield..................45 SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde in dominant win as cards fly
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................35 Hull............................ 13 FYLDE proved far too strong for Hull, cruising to a dominant win. Things opened brightly...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGrant kicks his side over the line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...















