National Leagues
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National Leagues news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLaser-guided Young sees off the Raiders
By KIERAN JACKSON CANTERBURY won their fourth match of the season as they overcame Worthing in a competitive affair at the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hit top form to ease past Park
By GRAHAM COX A FINAL tally of three tries to nil and quite possibly Blackheath’s best period of rugby this season...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM BACK ROW ED WILLIAMSON ALL roads travelled led to where I am now, in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJones double in vain for Old Reds
By BRIAN QUINN ALBANIANS took four league points this week after Tom Bednall amassed 14 points and his side took chances...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLeaders Caldy suffer on long journey south in Albion loss
By PADDY MARSH Young flier: Jon Dawe goes over for Plymouth’s fourth try PICTURES: Sean Hernon/PPAUK Held: Cam Setter of Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGuernsey shine to down Clifton
By MEGAN JONES GUERNSEY moved above opponents Clifton in the table after a convincing win under the lights at Footes Lane....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLogan leads Esher fightback to end Cinderford away run
By WILL BECKMAN GRAHAM Logan’s secondhalf try earned Esher their second win of the season after a tight contest against Cinderford...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoYOUNGGUNS
OSPREYS FLY-HALF JOSH THOMAS Ask 18-year-old Josh Thomas who his role models are and you quickly get an idea that this...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNo way through for Chinnor attack
By JOHN ASHFIELD CHINNOR welcomed back old rivals Bishops Stortford to a wet and cold Kingsey Road for a fierce error-strewn...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans teach the Students a lesson
By RYAN STEVENS ROTHERHAM Titans appear to have recovered from a slow start to life in National One as they made...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJack the lad fires Sale as Odogwu shines
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM JACK Moorhouse’s late try tipped a closely fought match in favour of Sale FC, who are now unbeaten...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChinnor dig in as Cinderford pack kept at arm’s length
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 21pts Tries: Lane 16 Conversions: Hemming 17, Smith 60 Penalties: Hemming 6, 25, 74 Drop goals: N/A...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMcLean’s day as Raiders strike late
By JAMES COOK Worthing .51 Birmingham Solihull . 37 MATT McLean was the star man as Worthing Raiders triumphed in a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans stand tall as Dolly stays cool to seal late victory
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham .32 Sale .27 ROTHERHAM earned a maximum five points for the first time following victory after an...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTJs hold on after vital kick missed
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge 27 Old Albanians22 TWO sides who went into the game with three wins from four served up...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBenoy inspires Cambridge win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 32 Plymouth A .26 CAMBRIDGE registered their first bonus-point victory of the season while Plymouth went home...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHall strikes late to break Park hearts
By KEVIN ROBINSON D’lington MP 34 Rosslyn Pk 33 A LATE try saw Darlington Mowden Park squeezed past Rosslyn Park in...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoKing and White at double in OE’s success
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham 38 B’ham Mos 27 BEN King and Tom White scored two tries apiece as Elthamians won...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Tynedale match off due to MRSA outbreak By JON NEWCOMBE TYNEDALE have suspended all senior rugby activity until further notice after...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeicester wait goes on at Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .17 Leicester L 15 UNLUCKY Leicester Lions are still searching for their first win of the season...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIreland the star as Tigers grab points
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde .24 Sheffield T .25 INDISCIPLINE proved costly for Fylde as they slipped to a narrow defeat at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions in a spin as hosts’ fast start pays off
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester .34 Peterboro’h L 27 SOUTH Leicester held off a second-half fightback from Peterborough to record their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBolster pulls the strings as Dings stroll it
By JOHN WHITE Dings .52 Wild Geese.8 DINGS ran in eight tries to record an emphatic victory over the Wild Geese...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHarrison the hero in Sedgley massacre
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Park .58pts Macclesfield 17pts TEAMS SEDGLEY PARK: Riley A, Lowthion, Bedlow, Riley M (Simpson 54), Harrison, Glasse,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoInjury forces move to a spare pitch
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Barnes.21 Guernsey .26 A SERIOUS injury to Guernsey prop Charlie Currie in the 29th minute forced referee Ben...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp penalty try denies Hoppers
By NICK DOYLE Otley .28 Preston G 25 LATE drama is becoming a theme at Otley as a penalty try in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEmery double is spur for Hawks
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians 15 Henley .31 A TRY double from Henley’s Tom Emery ensured a bonus-point victory for the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA’s stay strong to fend off Heath efforts
By WARREN KAY Ampthill .33 Blackheath .22 AMPTHILL remained resolute as they held off a battling Blackheath for victory. A’s started...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSubstance over style for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES HULL Ionians emerged victorious from this tight, tetchy Yorkshire derby between two sides more intent on not losing...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRedruth scorch to victory in feast of tries
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 50 Clifton.36 REDRUTH took the spoils in a 14-try thriller at the Recreation Ground. Clifton made the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStortford kick on to beat Students
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St .57 L’boro Stu.25 BISHOP’S Stortford racked up the points in a high-scoring encounter against Loughborough Students....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley keep cool to pull clear
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge’.24 Hinckley.33 EARLY-SEASON pacesetters Hinckley pulled off a huge victory at Stourton Park after producing a grandstand finish...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams on a charge for handsome pointshaul
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams.47pts Bury 21pts Running free: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams, left Not this time: There’s no way through...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Jones sends Caldy wild
By JOHN MALLON Caldy .31 Esher .29 BEN Jones slotted a penalty with the last kick of the game to give...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LEE STARLING THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, ESHER AND EALING BACK ROW My wife is American and did not have a great...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAgony for Canterbury as kick slides wide
By KEITH BROOKING IT was first v fourth with both teams having won three and lost one, so it was always...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCards at ready as Chester keep up their run
By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers …18 Chester…24 CHESTER maintained their winning start with a bonus point victory on the road at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoInjury-time delight as Ireland strikes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …33 S Leicester ….33 TYNEDALE’S quest for their first win of the season continues. They took first...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYorkshire’s day in clash of the Fields
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…15 Huddersfield…26 HUDDERSFIELD won an enthralling contest, with good rugby all round. Macclesfield, though, started the better and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees get stung by forceful Taunton finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Bham & S’ull …20 Taunton …28 A FINAL-QUARTER surge saw Taunton edge out Birmingham and Solihull Bees to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers grumble over late ruling on scrums
By ANTON JONES Preston G …31 Sedgley Pk …36 A SPIRITED second-half performance from Preston Grasshoppers was not enough to overcome...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRaiders struggle with Clifton grunt
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…37 Worthing …15 PLAYING in front of their home crowd, Clifton chalked up a resounding victory that owed...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoYoungsters in control as Spragg stays calm
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes denied by late Bury power
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …22 Barnes…12 A LAST-GASP try secured the points for a disappointing Bury side and denied...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans crash at hands of four-star Caves
By STEVE MATHER B Moseley …28 Rotherham T …22 FOUR tries from hooker Adam Caves gave Birmingham Moseley their first win...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians survive late rally for nervy triumph
By NICK PITSON Henley…14 Tonbridge J…19 IN wet conditions, Tonbridge Juddians collected an away win at Henley Hawks with a disciplined...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents stunned by Smith double
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro S…8 Cinderford …39 SAM Smith scored two second-half tries as Cinderford powered to a comfortable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRain can’t slow down show for Canterbury
By MATT LONG Canterbury…40pts Dings …18pts Away: Seb Roche on the charge for Canterbury Held: JJ Murray and Dan Smart halt...
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