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
/ 2 years agoIt’s six of the best as Tykes march on
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 14 Leeds Tykes...........45 THE Grasshoppers put up a fight in the rain, but Leeds Tykes showcased...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIn-form Fisher aiming to net a big catch for steel city club
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have enjoyed a miraculous improvement from last season, helped along the way by scrum-half Elliot Fisher, who...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoField are torn apart as in-form Tynedale run riot
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...19 Tynedale..........57 RELENTLESS Tynedale cruised to a nine-try demolition at rockbottom Huddersfield. The hard-working visitors, who had wrapped...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFaraimo hat-trick seals win for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................40 Preston G.................33 HULL came back from a 19-point deficit to record their eighth win in sensational style....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s tries aplenty as points are shared
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............38 Billingham..............38 HULL Ionians and Billingham shared the spoils in a thriller. It was Billingham who dominated...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCometh the hour, cometh Campbell
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............28pts Lymm................. 24pts SHEFFIELD hooker Rhodri Campbell became the hero of the hour as the Welshman muscled through...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDestructive Dale destroy Otley as record tumbles
By NICK DOYLE Otley.............................0 Wharfedale............41 IN-FORM Wharfedale recorded their highest ever league score against Otley in a demolition job, blowing them...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCharlie Capps a top Titans triumph
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................27 Rotherham T..........32 ROTHERHAM picked up a bonus-point win in a bruising encounter at Fylde to make it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDelighted Dixon is leaders’ hero
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........49 Sheffield Tigers...... 6 LEADERS Leeds Tykes produced a clinical second-half display, romping home to a commanding...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes
By BEN CONEYBEARE In any other league, in any other year, losing only a single game to this point in the...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoTykes are on track but job’s far from done
COACH TO COACH Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill talks to Mike Aspinall, below, head coach at Leeds Tykes, who are currently...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoVery close for Ionians but there’s no cigar!
National 2N By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians......25pts Sheffield T........26pts Touching down: Oliver Butterworth scores for Sheffield Tigers, and right, James Sanderson...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes show their class to blow Hull away
National 2N By RICHARD GORE Hull............................22 Leeds Tykes...........58 HULL were outgunned by a very good Leeds side. But despite missing some...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a magnificent seven for Otley
National 2N By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................48 Huddersfield..........28 OTLEY secured their highest league score against Huddersfield with seven tries to bring local...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoArmstrong gives Dale the strength
National 2N By EDWIN WILLIAMS . Wharfedale............ 31 Billingham................ 7 WHARFEDALE got back to winning ways on their long-awaited return to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMakin determined to lead struggling Ionians to safety
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In Joe Makin’s 15 years as a player and now head coach at Hull Ionians, he has witnessed...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans in show of strength on big day for Dunne
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 42 Tynedale............ 7 HARRY Dunne marked his 100th Rotherham appearance with a try as the promotion-chasing...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAnother thriller at Greenwood Road
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Otley.........................40 THE game finished five tries a piece, but Otley’s Gavin Stead was clinical with his boot...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde turn on the style to reach 50
By SIMON TAYLOR Lymm........................28 Fylde......................... 50 FYLDE outscored Lymm seven tries to four in a frantic encounter at Crouchley Lane. Greg...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers on the prowl as first 40 sets tone
By MO SHER Sheffield T........36pts Hull...................... 17pts FOR those doubting the motivation and desire of the two sides at Dore More,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPerfect Fisher helps reel in victory for Sheffield SHEFFIELD
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield ................. 31 Wharfedale............ 14 TWO quickfire second-half tries clinched yet another richly deserved bonus-point win for high-flying...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes shuffle pack but stay unbeaten
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........57 Huddersfield.......... 17 FRONTRUNNERS Leeds Tykes showed their squad depth as a rotated line-up amassed a convincing,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHome comforts at last for Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................ 44 Hull Ionians............35 A TYLER Spence hattrick gave Preston Grasshoppers their first home win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreen Machine flourishing in their modest surroundings
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The small village of Threshfield has a population of only 923, but is home to one of Yorkshire’s...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHigh-flyers made to battle for points
Sheffield..................26 Billingham ............ 13 By MO SHER National 2 North HIGH-FLYING Sheffield weren’t at their best at Abbeydale, but had enough...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTynedale turn on style after break
Tynedale ................36 Lymm........................ 18 By BRIAN TILLEY National 2 North A TOP-NOTCH second-half performance saw Tynedale claim maximum points. The match...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCicognini in at the double for eager Dale
Fylde..................... 7pts Wharfedale..... 24pts By STUART McCRACKEN National 2 North WHARFEDALE returned to action with a massive win away to in-form...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFocus for Field is finding a way forward to a fantastic future
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The departure of longstanding director of rugby Gareth Lewis and the loss of key players has presented Huddersfield...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBaker cooks up demise of Otley
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....24 Otley.......................... 16 WILL Baker’s impeccable kicking display brought an end to Sheffield Tigers’ losing run in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde turn on the style in second 40
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............25 Fylde.........................38 FYLDE come out on top in 63-point thriller. Fylde flew out of the blocks which saw...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPosa’s Tigers on right side of thriller
By TOM GREENWOOD On the rampage: Sheffield’s Alex Fawdry, and below, Ryan Burrows goes in for a try PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘Clinical’ Tykes produce attacking masterclass
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........66 Hull Ionians............ 15 LEEDS Tykes put their opponents to the sword, with a commanding victory to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans stand tall to pass Lymm test
By MO SHER Lymm........................22 Rotherham T..........36 ROTHERHAM remain hot on the heels of Leeds Tykes after they eased past a battling...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHome comforts for Hull after thrashing
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 60 Huddersfield...26 A HIGH-SCORING game saw Hull run out convincing winners. Hull were soon on the scoreboard...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLoney using promotion heartache to inspire Fylde
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fylde narrowly missed out on promotion to National One last year but have made a strong start to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSteel City seeing switch in power
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Sheffield have long played second fiddle to their city rivals, Sheffield Tigers, but the balance of power in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory hat-trick secures bragging rights
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde..................33 Preston G..........27 HAT-TRICK hero Ben Gregory inspired a Fylde fightback to come from 17-0 down to win...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Pilkington try breaks Field hearts
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........24 Lymm........................33 A RESILIENT Lymm came from behind to claim only their second win on the road in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a nasty taste in mouth for hosts
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 18 Hull............................23 SEVERAL hundred good folk sat down to a firstclass pre-match lunch. They, and those...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield savour Steel City honours
By MO SHER Sheffield............33pts Sheffield T....... 24pts THE Steel City bragging rights were once again claimed by Sheffield, the hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHarrison helps the in-form Dalesmen
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............26 A LATE try from Rian Harrison secured a bonus-point win on the road for in-form...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians undone by late Otley scores
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Otley..........................39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes...
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/ 2 years agoFisher to the fore as hosts fall short
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 10pts Sheffield............33pts HULL found a welldrilled Sheffield side too much for them to handle in an entertaining...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoForeman holds his nerve to earn home side draw
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............25 Lymm........................25 Deadeye: Ryan Foreman BOTH sides walked away with two deserved points in what was a great...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans prove too good for Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G............ 7 Rotherham T.. 34 THERE was to be no early Christmas present for Preston Grasshoppers as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTerrier-like Tykes are back to showing Yorkshire grit
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON When Peter Seabourne took on the role of Leeds Tykes director of rugby last summer, the club had...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLong-server Evans lauds club’s family atmosphere
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Billingham prides itself on being one of the top family rugby clubs in then north of England, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard hits top form in Lymm’s vital win
By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm................. 46pts Preston G...........22pts LYMM moved seven points clear of the drop zone after a convincing victory against...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Neil Shillingford
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Dudley Kingswinford director of rugby Neil Shillingford Steve Hill: How and why did you...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHolmes on hand to seal a success
By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Sheffield T..............47 Lymm........................35 SHEFFIELD Tigers put up a spirited second-half perfor mance to secure a bonus-point win over...












