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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Club Rugby
/ 7 days agoSheffield show steel as they take the National League 2 North title
Dominic Parsons admits it was a moment that felt years in the making as Sheffield sealed promotion to National One last...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoDarlington Mowden Park U11s set for exciting trip to visit Irish giants Munster
Darlington Mowden Park and board member Neil Morris are flying the flag for grassroots rugby and have excitedly announced a trip...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoVaro rules with rapid two-score hit proving decisive
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 31 Darlington MP.36 JOELI VARO’s two-try return saw Darlington Mowden Park climb back to defeat at Hull....
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoBillingham too good for Scunny
By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 31 Scunthorpe............. 17 HOSTS BILLINGHAM produced a dominant second-half display to secure a convincing win over Scunthorpe....
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoFree-man Sam is Hoppers’ rescuer
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................39. Sheffield Tigers....37 SAM FREEMAN’s late heroics snatched the victory for Preston Grasshoppers, in a back-and-forth affair...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoPosa sets Sheff the stage for fine finish
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield............31pts Tynedale...........21pts SHEFFIELD’s head coach Anthony Posa poured praise on his “special group” as they put a nervy...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoDorrington duo guide Fylde to a
By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................43. Otley..........................26 SECOND-HALF tries from brothers Ben and Jacob Dorrington, as well as David Fairbrother, saw Fylde record...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoFairbrother end
His effort, however, was cancelled out, on the hour-mark, after an Otley scrum was drove over by Scott Irvine. In a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoRogers boots up to buckle Ionians
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ...........29 Rossendale ............38 FINLAY ROGERS’ fine goal-kicking helped his Rossendale side claim a valuable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoGleeing Macc pack stand up to Wharfe
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........52 Wharfedale ............ 31 GLEE was felt on the sun-baked Macclesfield fields, after the third-placed outfit ran...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoOllie at double to lead Dale to win in a thriller
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale.... 43 Hull..................... 31 Wharfedale dominated the early exchanges, with prop Jake Armstrong going over after 13 minutes....
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoDMP left stunned by Fylde try blitz
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......38 Fylde.........................52 FYLDE went one better than the draw in the first meeting with a handsome win...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoQuick start enough to give Dale a winning edge
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Rossendale............ 29 Billingham..............24 A STRONG first-half performance saw Rossendale clinch victory against Billingham in Rawtenstall. The home side...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHooper’s treble leads try-fest win
■By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe ............ 31 Sheffield .................55 SHEFFIELD overcame Scunthorpe in a try-fest with Christian Hooper helping himself to a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoSmith sinks Tigers right at the death
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...23 Hull Ionians ...........24 A LAST-GASP Ben Smith penalty gave Hull Ionians the narrowest of victories...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoOnly fight will do for Ionians in tight-end for Otley
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....29 Otley...................27 HULL IONIANS were forced to work for their bonus-point win, against an Otley side pushing...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoTyne turn Hull on side as hosts sink
■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................25 Tynedale.................35 HULL’S BLISTERING start was overturned by visitors Tynedale, in a contest which was truly turned on...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoSheff half-century unrolls thrifty Bills
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ 7 Sheffield..................52 FORM side Sheffield underlined their title credentials with a dominant eight-try win at Billingham. The...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoGilliland grows on Fylde in three-flowing fill of tries
■By WILL JUDD Touchdown: Adam Lanigan scores for Fylde and, right, Oli Riddiough on the attack for Wharfedale PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoMagician Freeman tricks Mowden as Browne stars
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................66 Darlington MP........26 SAM FREEMAN pulled the strings for Preston Grasshoppers, as Jacob Browne’s hat-trick display helped...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoSmith is aiming to host USA late show
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University full-back Corbin Smith has one eye on a home 2031 World Cup, positive about...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoZebras probed but hosts hold horses
By AVUYILE SAWULA Otley..........................32 Rossendale............26 HOME side Otley held on to a narrow win, despite Matthew Probert’s late try proving Rossendale’s...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTiger Bennett likes big Billingham win
By HARVEY ALLEN Sheffield Tigers....46 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD TIGERS mauled their visitors Billingham, winning to give Will Bennett a 300th game...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoIt’s always Scunny in dare-filled Hull fight
By ANDREW SMITH Scunthorpe.......41pts Hull......................32pts HOSTS Scunthorpe produced a clinical display to overcome Humberside rivals Hull, whose own late rally slashed...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoPretty winger Roberts walks Tyne down sweet line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Fylde.........................26 A HAT TRICK of tries from Will Roberts assisted Tynedale in enhancing their playoff promotion hopes,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoKung-fu Pinder kick half-splits Hoppers
■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Preston G ................ 19 JACK PINDER’S pair of tries, either side of half-time, helped Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoMowden lose grip on Ionians’ Holden
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP ....... 19 Hull Ionians ........... 31 WESTLEIGH HOLDEN hit three to help Hull Ionians inflict a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run
■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoStudents are top of the class in tightest of tests
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborogh S.. 45 Hornets..............35 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to Epinal Way to play Hornets after they had suffered a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoHappy Hinckley hit a half-century
By ANDY WARD Syston...................... 12 Hinckley.................. 51 HINCKLEY ran riot in the second half to bring the 50 up in one...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoJack makes it a really Goodwin!
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 15 Cinderford................11 THIS was a game of two halves as the home side persevered and eventually claimed...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoThe Beers are on Louis as his treble seals win
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............27pts Barnstaple........19pts TEAMS CHESTER: Cleverley, Robson, Clarke, Powell-Jones, Joseph, Roebuck, Morris, Williams, Craven, Bagshaw, Vare, Hamilton, Ivory, Beer,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoO’Kane the real deal as Camborne turn on the style
By BILL HOOPER Camborne................52 Exeter Uni................ 12 FLY-HALF Rory O’Kane marshalled Camborne to a bonus-point win with another mature performance from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoZac attack does all of the damage
■By RORY MORROW Lymm ......................... 7 Old Redcliffians ...25 OLD Redcliffians claimed an away win, after an excellent first half condemned...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoThomas Putts the seal on fightback
■By HUW GRIFFIN Redruth ................... 18 Taunton Titans ....20 TAUNTON produced a strong second-half performance to secure a narrow victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTop-scorer Sheppard is so happy to be a Hornet
■By CHRIS COLLYER Try machine: Hornets wing Josh Sheppard HORNETS top points scorer and hat-trick hero Josh Sheppard made his 50th...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHosts put up a Hull of a fight against leaders
National League 2 North By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 10 Sheffield.......... 24 HULL put up a brave fight against runaway league leaders...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDouble delight for DMP is down to Douglas
■By NEIL MORRIS Darlington ...... 24 Wharfedale .....17 MOWDEN celebrated a Friday night success as they completed the double over Wharfedale,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoLeslie leads Dale to battling victory
■By STEVE WILSON Otley ......................... 18 Tynedale ................23 OTLEY were edged out by Tynedale after a first-half blitz from the visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoIt’s top of the Bill! Hosts win a thriller
By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............27 Fylde ........................24 BILLINGHAM showed grit and resilience to overturn a half-time deficit and claim a dramatic...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDefensive duty holds key for the impressive Ionians…
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ....38 Macclesfield .... 7 MACCLESFIELD made a good start with an early Harry Blackwell try and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRaubitschek keeps Bills on right track
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 18 Billingham.............. 19 BEN RAUBITSCHEK’S try 20 minutes from time proved enough to guide Billingham to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoWharfedale go on an 11-try blitz
■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............52 Rossendale............ 17 HOSTS WHARFEDALE emphasised their greater class with an 11-try demolition of visitors Rossendale. The...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoIonians delight in dramatic double
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........19pts Hull Ionians......21pts HULL IONIANS’ win at Tynedale was left hanging in the balance, after a lead...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTigers roar once more to avenge Mowden show
■ By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......27 Sheffield Tigers....46 SHEFFIELD TIGERS inflicted a stunning defeat on fourth-placed Darlington Mowden Park, avenging last...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoMacclesfield pull out all the stops
■ By CHLOE HOWE Macclesfield .........45 Hull............................ 19 MACCLESFIELD rose to second place after taking the points against Hull, in a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoSheffield keep winning run going
■ By JEAN BULL Sheffield .................29 Fylde ........................ 17 SHEFFIELD added an impressive victory to their 16-game winning run, overcoming both...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoBrankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...















