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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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds hit back to topple gutsy Students
By BILL HOOPER Redruth ................... 26 Exeter Uni............... 20 An improved second-half performance from Redruth saw them take the spoils with...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs cut loose to down Barnstaple
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............45 Barnstaple.............. 17 Luctonians were comfortable winners against a gallant Barnstaple side, running in seven tries and spurning...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue drama as Dings steal win
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 26 Dings Crusaders... 27 Dings Crusaders conjured a dramatic single-point victory over Bristol rivals Clifton. The visitors...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors name and Championship hopes gone
Worcester Warriors have withdrawn their application process to compete in the Championship for the 2023/24 season, with new owners Atlas also...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoSting of Hornets proves too great
By MO SHER Barnstaple....... 12 Hornets............. 24 Hornets took a huge step towards retaining their National Two status by beating fellow...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoNewport conquer in-form Crusaders
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)......32pts Dings C...............26pts The form book was well and truly thrown out of the window as Newport...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoOld Reds hand out a lesson in Exeter
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni......... 20 O Redcliffians.30 A mouth-watering line-up last Saturday saw a huge clash between red and green...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions show bite with seven-try rout
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....47 Hinckley.................... 7 At Westleigh Park there was a local derby between Leicester Lions and Hinckley Hornets....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTable topping Lions fill Collins with pride
By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions have lost just once in their last 25 games and head coach Gareth Collins believes the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders continue their fine away run
By JACK TREGONNING Barnstaple....... 19 Dings C.............. 31 The Crusaders backed up last week’s outstanding performance against runaway league leaders Leicester...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets stung by canny scholars
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................29 Hornets..................... 19 Lowly Hornets suffered a tough defeat at the hands of Exeter University. The home...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions made to work by Old Reds
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Old Redcliffians.... 14 Leicester Lions’ second-half comeback against a determined Old Redcliffians continued an unbeaten run...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWard’s tries give Clifton the edge in hundred-point classic
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.....................64 Bournville............. 40 Hat-trick: Clifton’s Matt Ward celebrates his third try Bourneville first visit to Station Road to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents teach Newport a lesson in thrilling clash
By GARY TAYLOR Loughborough S....45 Newport (S)............ 31 Loughborough Students came out on top in a 12-try thriller against Newport. Fast...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoPointon runs the show for Hinckley
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............28 Hinckley..................52 An entertaining try-fest at Stourton Park saw 12 tries, the majority scored by Hinckley. Frankie Sleightholme...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWard treble keeps Clifton on course
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni................ 19 Clifton.......................35 Slick Clifton proved too strong for Exeter University as they maintained their challenge at...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoOn-song Hornets in seventh heaven
By MO SHER Hornets.....................47 Stourbridge............26 A Blistering first 40 minutes from Hornets saw them blow Stourbridge away, with prop Mua Inoke...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBarnstaple produce a slick late showpiece
By JASON SISCA Barnstaple.......29 Newport (S)....... 3 A slick second-half performance from Barnstaple saw them prevail against Newport, the contest suffering...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLuctonians suffer with yellow cards
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....23 Luctonians................ 3 Heavy rain produced a sodden playing surface with a stiff breeze blowing down the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents rally to sting the Hornets
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....24 Hornets..................... 17 With a strong breeze but no rain, this was set to be an entertaining...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue dominates as Dings sink Bournville
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............29 Dings Crusaders... 41 Dings Crusaders picked up a five-point win in a hard-fought battle at Avery Fields...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoVisitors see red as sub Mackenzie seals bonus
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 24pts Hinckley.............. 5pts This promised to be a titanic battle between two evenly matched sides and it...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWill sparkles on debut for Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................24 Old Redcliffians.... 15 With uncertainty over pitch fitness and a possible switching to an alternative venue right...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoEarly start gives academics lift-off
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............ 15 Exeter Uni................59 Exeter University made the long trip to the Midlands without reading the kick-off time...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoInoke has a new lease of life with Hartpury
By BEN JAYCOCK Fijian-born prop Mua Inoke is enjoying a career revival at Hartpury University and says his rejections in the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDerby win ends Avery Fields jinx
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............22 Newport (S)............ 12 Bournville leapfrogged opponents Newport in the table after running out winners in a local...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoKildunne runs in a treble for students’ recovery
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough... 34pts Tries: Kildunne, 1, 14, 68, Naylor, 28, Hoyt, 41, Jennings 54 Conversions: Smith, 15, 28 Stourbridge..........
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBournville handed lesson by students
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............36 Exeter Uni................52 Exeter University blew the hosts away with a comprehensive first-half performance to pick up the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders fall as Hinckley rise up
By IAN HADRELL Dings Crusaders... 20 Hinckley.................. 31 In an entertaining game for the hardy fans who braved the cold, Hinckley...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoReds give Hornets a fatal sting in the tale
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians..30pts Hornets...............25pts Old Redcliffians made it two wins on the spin after grinding out a narrow victory...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton’s second-half blitz catches Redruth cold
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 18 Clifton...................... 44 Clifton turned the game on its head after half-time, scoring 30 unanswered second-half points...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGordon-Oke holds his nerve for Barn
By MO SHER Barnstaple..............36 Loughborough.......33 A pulsating encounter was settled by a last-gasp penalty from Tyler Gordon-Oke, handing Barnstaple a victory....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoNewport lack Luc at Mortimer Park
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............27 Newport (S).............. 5 Luctonians enjoyed a fine home win against a game Newport, despite being down to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley hold on to edge out Lucs
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................2 4 Luctonians.............. 20 Hinckley overcame a battling Luctonians side in a game that swung to and fro...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGutsy Dings keep title bid on track
By CONOR O’HARA Hornets.....................26 Dings Crusaders... 31 An absorbing encounter at the Nest went the way of the visitors as Dings...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBurrows blitz seals Bournville derby win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge......29pts Bournville........ 34pts Free-scoring winger Thomas Burrows bagged a hattrick for Bournville as they claimed the derby spoils...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions march on after major scare from Students
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....28 Leicester Lions.....34 Leicester Lions staged a second-half comeback as they edged out derby rivals Loughborough Students...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLeading Lions still team to beat
By MO SHER Barnstaple....... 10 Leicester L.......26 League leaders Leicester Lions maintained their fine start to the campaign with victory over...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBen provides Lucs with missing Link
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni.................. 3 Luctonians..............33 Luctonians proved too strong for their hosts in what was a hearty middle-table clash....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoAlec leads Chase for happy Hornets
By JASON SISCA Hornets.....................33 Newport (S)............ 19 Alec Chase's second-half brace secured Hornets their second win of the season after a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton’s victory a warning to rivals
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 34pts Hinckley............ 13pts With the top six teams in the league separated by only six points, any...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents celebrate half-century as Reds beaten
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....57 Old Redcliffians.... 30 The Students from Loughborough proved too strong in the end for their visitors....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTrewin wonder try crowns fine show
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................36 Bournville............... 17 This proved to be a proverbial game of two halves, but Redruth had done enough...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLate Donoghue score seals win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............24 Dings Crusaders...29 Dings edged out Stourbridge after being down 14 men for much of the contest. Top...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHoney’s eager to show he’s ready for next level
By BEN JAYCOCK Deadeye Fraser Honey hopes to put himself in the shop window for a Championship club by leading Redruth...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoEarly tries pave way for Barum away joy
By BILLY PAGE Bournville........ 14 Barnstaple.......37 Barnstaple registered an impressive away win as they ran out easy winners at Avery Fields....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents suffer as Dings claim spoils
By MICK DAVIS Dings Crusaders...48 Loughborough S....24 Windy conditions meant that taking full advantage when it was in your favour was...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHelicopter fails to stop Redruth
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians...... 14 Redruth.................... 26 The forward-based intent from the visitors showed from the start and multiple rumbling...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoConstant at double as Lions tame rivals
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L........27pts Clifton................. 14pts Devon Constant scored tries towards the end of each half as Lions’ perseverance won...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoUni boys run away with win as their fitness tells
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)............22 Exeter Uni................ 50 Newport are fast learning that to compete with the better teams determination, grit...















