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
/ 2 years agoHaving strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMagic of Matavesi makes the difference for hosts
Camborne......... 50 L’ghboro S........39 By BILL HOOPER BOTH sides served up a feast of attacking rugby to thrill the crowd. The...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStevens’ debut try puts icing on cake
Clifton.......................48 Bournville................. 5 By ROGER OPIE WITH their league security confir med, Bour nville arrived at Clifton expressing an intent to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTurner leads Crusaders to hardest of triumphs
Dings C.............. 49pts Exeter Uni..........38pts By BAZ JOHNSON TEAMS DINGS CRUSADERS: Donoghue, Hargan, Smith, Boulton, Taufa, Worsley, Lennon, Turner, Hawkesby, English,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRed-hot Fry is on hand to break Hornets’ hearts
Hornets.....................35 Old Redcliffians....37 By JON RICHARDSON OLD REDCLIFFIANS back-rower Dan Fry stole victory for his side at the death with a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLuctonians title hopes suffer blow
Chester.....................39 Luctonians.............. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE THIS was a big win for Chester, five tries to two against title contenders Luctonians....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDudley are Lambs to the slaughter
Hinckley.................. 50 Dudley K................... 20 By CHRIS CAMPBELL HINCKLEY overcame a disappointing first half to run away with the game and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings ready for title race to go down to the wire
By BEN JAYCOCK In a bizarre turn of events last weekend, Dings Crusaders were thanking arch rivals Clifton for doing them...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoYou must reward and value effort
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Watkins, head coach of Luctonians RFC, currently second in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter Uni fight back to claim victory
By RORY MORROW Exeter Uni.........29 Newport (S).... 24 HOOKER Sol Moody bagged a first-half brace as Exeter University recovered to beat...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLeaders hand out lesson to students
By NATHAN EDWARDS Loughborough S.... 10 Dings Crusaders...43 DINGS Crusaders keep leading the pack in the National League 2 West with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville savour bonus-point glory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............46 Camborne................35 BOURNVILLE may be the unhappy travellers of National Two West, but they are a different proposition...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIce-cool kicking seals Old Reds’ joy
By JOSH THOMAS O Redcliffians..38pts Chester...............29pts OLD Redcliffians maintained their unbeaten run at Scotland Road with victory over Chester, who pushed...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDacey holds his nerve to earn Hinckley a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................23 Hinckley..................23 CALLUM Dacey’s lastgasp penalty gave Hinckley a share of the spoils and left Redruth wondering how...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity game plays huge role in development
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoKucera sparks special win for Uni men
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni......... 20 Redruth............. 13 EXETER University held off a spirited fightback from Redruth to claim a fine...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents pass test in great style
By JOSH THOMAS Newport (S)............ 12 Loughborough S....66 ARCHIE McKibben’s hat-trick led the way as Loughborough Students ran in ten tries...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTalbot’s double helps sink Reds
By ROGER OPIE Clifton...................... 38 Old Redcliffians....24 CLIFTON put on a fine first-half perfor mance and then held on to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTom Jones is on song as good Lucs in for leaders
By BILL HOOPER Camborne............ 7pts Luctonians.......27 pts TEAMS CAMBORNE: Larkins, Vinnecombe, Matavesi, Gilbert, Kessell, Sidwell, Tanswell, Southworth, Priddey, Rodman, Hughes, Heazelton,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets are still buzzing thanks to Carter hat-trick
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets..................... 41 Hinckley.................. 12 HORNETS were looking to build on a good run of results and did not...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFour-most Harry too hot for Dudley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................55 Dudley K................... 31 CHESTER eventually ran away with their win over Dusley Kingswinford thanks to a four-try...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville melt in face of Crusaders
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...59 Bournville............... 10 DINGS Crusaders ran in nine tries in an emphatic win over Bournville. They were...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoImprovement bigger than promotion, says Watkins
By BEN JAYCOCK Luctonians are in a title shoot-out with Dings Crusaders in National Two West but head coach Ryan Watkins...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDetermined Dings won’t give up
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams isn’t looking too far ahead as the run-in for the National...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBennett’s late brace seals big win for Dudley
By ROGER OPIE Dudley K............33 Clifton................27 LOWLY Dudley Kingswinford scored a late try to seal an unlikely victory over Clifton in...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoJennings tips the balance for Boro
By JOE SANTAMARIA Loughborough S....38 Exeter Uni................ 31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students avenged their November defeat to Exeter University in a thrilling 11-try...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoIt’s seven heaven in OId Reds romp
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Old Redcliffians....47 Camborne................ 15 OLD Redcliffians ran in seven tries as they despatched visitors Camborne. The win capped...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoArscott’s aces turn up heat on Lucs
By JOSH THOMAS Luctonians.......... 8pts Dings C............... 17pts DINGS Crusaders closed the gap on table-toppers Luctonians with a hardfought win at...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDecalmer fires as Bourn make a break for safety
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............57 Newport (S)............ 17 NATHAN Decalmer’s brilliant hat-trick moved Bournville closer to safety, but shunted Newport nearer to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoSumner builds for the future with new-look Bournville side
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a difficult season for Bournville in National Two West, the Midlanders have enjoyed high praise for a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoReds claim draw in thrilling finale
■ BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 17 Hornets..................... 17 HIGH drama in the 18th minute of time added on saw Redruth’s Tommy Phillips...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWoods at double in Chester victory
■ By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Chester.....................38 CHESTER emerged as deserved winners over hosts Hinckley in a thrilling game played in...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLewis is Cherry on the cake in extra point win
By BILL HOOPER Camborne......... 31 Dudley K.............. 7 CAMBORNE made full use of the conditions and the slope in the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWayward kicking blows the bonus
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Loughborough S....33 Redruth....................22 LOUGHBOROUGH produced a stunning second-half tur naround to defeat Redruth. Frustratingly for the men...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLeaders shrug off Whiteman red card
By ADAM CLEARY Newport (S).............. 5 Luctonians..............50 LUCTONIANS remain top of National League 2 West after a bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoPinpoint Park puts students on course
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni......... 24pts Bournville......... 10pts EXETER came out on top in a fiercelycontested clash with Bournville. The Midlands...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley rue second-half shutout as Clifton rally
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 31 Hinckley.................. 21 HINCKLEY were left licking their wounds after allowing a 11-point half-time lead evaporate...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHornets turn the tables on Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 13 Hornets.....................20 HORNETS deservedly avenged a heavy home defeat to Chester earlier in the season. Their...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders battle past Old Reds
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...35 Old Redcliffians.... 17 THIS Bristol derby commenced with all the traffic driven by the Reds, but...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoElswood: I’m lucky to be only missing three games
By BEN JAYCOCK Hornets fly-half Jamie Elswood has been ruled out for several weeks after a nasty leg injury became infected....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders kick on to victory as Dudley fall short
By MO SHER Dudley K............ 14 Dings C............. 45 PROMOTION-chasing Dings Crusaders went through the gears to eventually dispatch a Dudley...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Curry so hot for Old Reds
By NATHAN EDWARDS Old Redcliffians....24 Newport (S).............. 5 A STOIC defensive display from Old Redcliffians helped them fend off Newport (Salop)...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoPack power pays dividends for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 19 Chester....................... 7 REDRUTH ground out a win over Chester on a heavy pitch thanks to some...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGadd praises ‘amazing’ Hornets after huge win
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.............. 45pts Clifton.................27pts Full stretch: Pierre Tucker dives over for the Hornets and Macenzzie Duncan evades the challenge...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoA second-half surge keeps Lucs in pole position
By ADAM DICKINSON Luctonians..............28 Exeter Uni................ 21 A DOSE of half-time hairdryer treatment helped Luctonians pull out a second-half comeback win...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley hold on after first-half blitz
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................36 Camborne................ 15 HINCKLEY got the better of visiting Cambor ne to secure a second successive bonus-point win....
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBattling Bourn on top in 12-try tussle
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.............. 44 Loughborough S....38 BOURNVILLE put their supporters through the wringer before securing a tense victory in a...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHosts have no answer to electric Kucera
National 2W By MO SHER Dudley K................... 19 Exeter Uni................38 DUDLEY Kingswinford’s winless start to 2024 continued as they lost out...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley roar to victory with Rory!
National 2W By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Newport (S)............ 21 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways on an attritional after noon at a...
