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 agoArscott’s delight at ‘best ever’ Crusaders
By BAZ JOHNSON D Crusaders...... 50pts Redruth.............. 19pts Dings Crusaders gained revenge over visitors Redruth to keep up the pressure on...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBattling Bourn go down fighting against leaders
By BILLY PAGE Bournville................. 7 Leicester Lions.....26 League leaders Leicester Lions racked up their 18th victory of the season, but they...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBrown sees red as Clifton triumph
By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hornets..................... 19 Clifton.......................24 Clifton full-back Zac Ward scored the his side’s bonus-point try and didn’t miss a kick...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley cling on for superb victory
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 22 Exeter Uni................ 19 Hinckley backed up their win over Old Redcliffians with victory over top-five challengers...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAnger as new owners close down Warriors
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after...
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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...















