National League 2N
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoOtley survive the scares to send Dale packing
By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 44 Wharfedale............ 31 OTLEY scored in the first minute when Ben Waddington went over and, after a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJordan’s treble is just great for Fylde
By WILL JUDD Fylde.................. 47pts Chester.............. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoWhere there’s a will, there’s a way
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................... 7 Sheffield..................38 A HAT-TRICK from Will Smith helped Sheffield maintain their 100 per cent winning start to...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLymm hold on by narrowest margin
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....27 Lymm........................28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGood Evans! Peter’s happy player-led work is fitting the Bill
By CHRIS COLLYER Well done: Jonny Horner and Jacob Holmes WITH a second home win secured in front of a loyal...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoStrong set-piece attacks scupper Clifton
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton................36 Cinderford........40 IT had been seven years since Cinderford made the trip over the Severn Bridge, and this...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDevonport out of Luc in hunt for win
By MO SHER Devonport S............ 21 Luctonians..............39 BASEMENT side Devonport Services belied their lowly league position by giving early pacesetters Luctonians...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJoe Fawcett’s hat-trick matches Roberts in thriller
By John Clark Wharfedale.... 34 Tynedale..........28 Wharfedale came out on top of a superb match as they survived Tynedale’s comeback. Straight...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoNathan Beesley stars in great Lymm start
By Joe Santamaria Lymm........................49 Fylde......................... 14 Lymm continued their strong start to the season with a third victory in as many...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers are tamed in late, late show
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................27 Sheffield Tigers....26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLast-gasp drop-goal missed in a slugfest
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........ 19pts Otley.................... 17pts BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians stand firm as defence is key to victory HULL
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 30 Chester..................... 19 HULL Ionians’ strong defence proved the key to victory as they ground out...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHome fires still burn after try-fest
By DAN WILSON Sheffield..................57 Harrogate................ 19 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive home form from last season with a nine-try demolition of Harrogate....
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFlying start sets up Tykes victory
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........49 Hull............................ 16 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season by racking up a near...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRampant Lymm in show of strength on road
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 19 Lymm................. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDorrington leaves it late in triumph…
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................22 Preston G................. 20 FYLDE came from behind in the last minute, defeating their local foes. The home...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGaudie tally helps to close the Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................29 Wharfedale............35 AN enterprising match saw Wharfedale run out winners on an excellent day for open rugby. Harrogate...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes enjoy their run out in Otley to seal gritty win
■By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 20 Leeds Tykes...........24 LEEDS Tykes were made to work for their narrow win against neighbours in an...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians in derby-day demolition job in Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 18pts Hull Ionians......55pts THIS derby game was settled by half-time as a rampant Hull Ionians gave Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTigers tamed by familiar adversaries
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 13 Sheffield..................22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoPoints shared as Evans slices wide
■By MO SHER Tynedale................. 19 Billingham.............. 19 IF there ever was a phrase to describe a typically combative, robust, National League...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRowntree keeps his cool as late kick seals win
Hull..................... 12 Otley................... 13 ■ By RICHARD GORE DESPITE scoring two tries to one, Hull were eventually undone by Otley’s scrum-half...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDominant Dale pass Tigers test
Wharfedale............22 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 ■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoGroark aids hosts to open the Gate
Billingham..............33 Harrogate................ 12 ■ By MIKE BROWN A CLINICAL second-half performance from Billingham saw them secure a bonus-point victory. An early...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSheffield’s Posa is left proud as punch
Sheffield............38pts Fylde...................19pts ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa was a happy man as his side kicked off the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHoppers grounded after missing late conversion
Preston G................. 30 Chester.....................32 ■ By TOM KELLY CHESTER made a winning return to the National 2 North, where they edged...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLymm joyous over away-day success
Hull Ionians............27 Lymm........................39 ■ By BRIAN NORMAN LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoTykes hope romp sets tone for year
Leeds Tykes...........47 Tynedale................... 5 ■ By BEN CROPPER PRE-SEASON title favourites Leeds Tykes lived up to their billing with a comprehensive...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTykes out to get it right this time
National 2 North BY BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoHolden keen to learn the McGeechan way
By JON NEWCOMBE Maliq Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Alex Loney
The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoImbalance of northern sides may push up travel costs
By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE his side being shifted back to National Two North, Chester fourth official Martin Buck said it doesn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share
Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’d love to coach at top level, says Biljon
By JON NEWCOMBE It is one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDelighted to see Titans stand tall
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDean is the hero for Hull in tightest triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................37 Otley...................36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecords tumble as Ionians stay up
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............94 Huddersfield..........26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIrvine makes the Tykes’ difference
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes...........47 Sheffield..................42 THIS thrilling season finale was a high-scoring, entertaining match fitting of the teams who finished...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Leslie penalty seals victory for Tynedale
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................35 Tynedale.................36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s title delight for the Titans!
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........26pts Rotherham T....40pts Rotherham Titans are the champions! On a day to remember, the South Yorkshire side took...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTownsend is just terrific for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers... 21 Fylde......................... 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavidson proves so deadly for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............59 Lymm........................ 31 THE crowd were treated to 13 tries in an end-of season spectacular. Sam Dickinson opened...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘The most improved in the National Leagues’
By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans go top with one game to play
National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T........14pts Rotherham T....36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race
By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoMore local derbies in the north would help
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale take the wind out of Field’s sails
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....40 Huddersfield...17 PLAYING with the wind and down the slope, Huddersfield managed the first half well and led...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde knock Tykes off the top spot
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 18 Leeds Tykes........... 15 FYLDE put a dent in Leeds Tykes promotion charge with a win in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard is thorn in Billingham’s side
By JOE SANTAMARIA Lymm........................39 Billingham..............24 LYMM were able to power past a depleted Billingham side to banish memories of the 25-25...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLucky 13 at home as Titans run riot
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....67pts Preston G...........20pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans ended the season unbeaten at home in style, scoring ten...
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