National League 2W

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National League 2W news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Gregory hat-trick in vain for visitors

By CALLUM JONES Hornets…………………33 Devonport S…………24 IN a testing encounter played out in challenging weather conditions, the supporters who turned out witnessed an enthralling match. […]

Rutter pen means it’s honours even

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans….. 10 Redruth……………….. 10 BOTH sets of players must be applauded for playing a bright game, despite extremely windy conditions, with […]

Devonport serve up their very best

By PATRICK MARSH Devonport S………… 17 Loughborough S…….0 DEVONPORT Services produced their best performance of the season to beat Loughborough Students, and in doing so […]

Nat darts over to grab vital scores

By CALLUM CRABTREE Hinckley……………….11 Redruth………………..38 REDRUTH emerged victorious on a wet day at Leicester Road. Hinckley had what was a dying wind in the first […]

Forwards pack a punch for the Reds

By SAM WORTH O Redcliffians..26pts Exeter Uni………. 12pts OLD Redcliffians produced a proud defensive effort to take a bonus-point win. The hosts started the contest […]

Clifton prevail in a ding-dong thriller

By SAM SMITH Loughborough S….26 Clifton…………………..33 AREAL ding-dong game took place at Loughborough University with an end-to-end game involving red cards and both attacking with […]

Pritchard double sinks lowly Mac

By JOE SANTAMARIA Redruth………………..34 Macclesfield………. 19 REDRUTH and Macclesfield went into this clash looking to bounce back from defeats in the previous round. Despite an […]

Hornets stung by Cinder comeback

By LUKE WILSON Hornets…………………29 Cinderford……………29 THE Hornets faced promotion hopefuls Cinderford in a closely contested match, marking the first time the two teams met at […]

Titans crush the challenge of Blues

By MIKE AMOS Taunton……………….57 Devonport…………… 20 THIS was an appropriate game for today as Taunton having an Armed Forces Covenant, recognised the Fallen in a […]

Ducker hat-trick boosts leaders

■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians…. 19 Camborne…………….57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a scintilating nine tries to […]

Lucs get lucky after Link double

■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..22 Hornets………………… 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very game Hornets side in […]

Cooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree

■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley…………62pts Macclesfield…. 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw, Coulson, Johnson, Mukarati Replacements: […]

Services are off the mark at last

■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S…………27 Redruth………………..23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as they made a late […]

Students taught a forward lesson

■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford…………… 50 Loughborough S….24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The visitors took the lead […]

Decalmer score is hosts’ killer blow

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………27 Hinckley……………… 19 BOURNVILLE produced a performance of two distinct halves as they returned to winning ways in this frenetic Midlands derby. […]

Hosts capitalise as Exeter implode

By ALEX GREGGOR Camborne…………….54 Exeter Uni…………….24 EXETER University implode as Camborne’s promotion charge continues. Things started perfectly for the hosts who led after two minutes […]

Priddey hat-trick powers Cambs to glory

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville…….. 12 Camborne………40 CAMBORNE demonstrated why they are favourites to win promotion to National One by ending Bournville’s eight-match unbeaten home record […]

Clifton stun with dominant display

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..52 Macclesfield………. 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries for the second successive […]

Redruth’s late rally short of the mark

By JACK TOZER Cinderford……………23 Redruth……………….. 19 CINDERFORD narrowly beat Redruth thanks to an impressive first-half performance while the visitors left it too late to come […]

Hornets in historic win over uni boys

By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni……….33pts Hornets……………37pts DESPITE an excellent second-half comeback, Hornets held on to beat a stubborn Exeter University outfit. The uni boys started […]

Nine-try bonus haul as Hinckley show no mercy

By LIAM PHILLIPS Hinckley………………55 Devonport S…………22 HINCKLEY secured back-to-back home wins in an entertaining afternoon hosting Devonport Services. Hinckley came flying out of the blocks, […]

Priddey hat-trick sinks the visitors

■By DAN THOMAS Camborne…………….41 Hinckley……………… 19 BEN PRIDDEY grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Camborne secured a 41-19 victory over Hinckley. Josh Matevesi opened the […]

Clifton add to the Services’ unease

■By MO SHER Devonport S………… 17 Clifton…………………..52 DEVONPORT’S tough start to the season showed no signs of abating as Clifton claimed the full haul of […]

Cinderford edge tightest contest

■By FRANK JONES Macclesfield………. 19 Cinderford……………24 CINDERFORD made sure it was an unhappy return home for their hosts. Macclesfield were on the end of a […]

Main man Morgan makes difference

■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………43 Loughborough S….34 BOURNVILLE secured victory to end Loughborough’s unbeaten start to the season while also clinching their third straight bonus-point win. […]

Priddey perfect to settle the outcome

■By BILL HOOPER Camborne…………….33 Hornets…………………27 CAMBORNE snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-gasp penalty-try that saw them finally take command of this […]

Old Reds unbeaten at home for a year!

■By PHIL JEFFRIES O Redcliffians. 45pts Redruth…………..40pts OLD Redcliffians are now unbeaten at home for a whole year after the victory over Redruth. The visitors […]

Teenager Riley is hero for Hinckley

■By PHIL THOMAS Hinckley………………32 Clifton…………………..26 A LATE try from teenager Riley Gilbert helped Hinckley see off Clifton. The hosts scored first when Murray Davidson dummied […]

Home side show Macc little charity

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..66 Macclesfield………… 5 LUCTONIANS dominated Macclesfield in a commanding victory at Mortimer Park. The home side, donning orange shirts for their Charity […]

Macc fight back to level the scores

By BEN DAVIS Macclesfield……….34 Old Redcliffians….34 MACCLESFIELD’S return to National 2 has so far been impressive with seven points from three games, but Old Redcliffians […]