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 One
/ 9 years agoBlaydon down as Lunnon breaks hearts
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 29 Blaydon 24 BLAYDON were relegated after Sam Lunnon scored a try for Old Albanian with...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCambridge suffer sixth straight loss
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 15 Plymouth Alb 40 CAMBRIDGE finished their season with a sixth successive defeat and no win at...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford start fast and then hold on
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 28 Barnes 21 CHAMPIONS Stortford started as they left off last week and within three minutes...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMoseley’s Maggs gets perfect end
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley 57 Fylde 0 MOSELEY’S outgoing Director of Rugby Kevin Maggs watched his side storm to a nine-try...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTom leaves Best until the very last
By NIGEL WILCE Canterbury 33 Cinderford 30 TOMBest’s third successful penalty for Canterbury five minutes before time proved to be the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoHartpury end their perfect season with 30th triumph
By GRAHAM COX IT WAS not their most serene performance of the campaign, but a comprehensive victory nonetheless gave Hartpury their...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoClifton’s changes prove costly in defeat
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 30 Bury St Ed 33 WITH nothing to lose both teams committed themselves to playing expansive rugby....
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians seal their survival with a stunning final day victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLevett’s delight as hot Raiders ensure safety
By OSCAR PAUL Worthing 50pts Exmouth 5pts Sprinting clear: Kariym Irving goes for the line to score while Scott Barlow breaks...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents beaten on Morris’ farewell
By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ 22 Coventry 27 DIRECTOR of Rugby Dave Morris saw his Loughborough Students suffer a narrow defeat in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoFightback enough as Sheffield shine
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Rossendale 31 Sheffield 32 IN A TENSE and always exciting encounter at Marl Pits, visitors Sheffield came back...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSedgley sign off with win double at champs
By JOHN LYON Caldy 34 Sedgley Park 35 A BUMPER Paton Field crowd were treated to a an exciting game of...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHenley nearly throw their early lead away
By NICK PITSON Henley 32 Redruth 26 LEADING 27-7 just after half-time, it looked like Henley Hawks would win at a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoRelegated Blues set for changes
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 12 Esher 24 WITH Esher safe and Macclesfield down, there was little at stake and with a...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHalf-century puts Wimbledon up
By JACK BARKER Wimbledon 50 Dings Crus 5 WIMBLEDON will be joining Tonbridge Juddians in National Two South next season following...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoA fitting finale as Bown bows out
By BEN JAMES Chester 22 Scunthorpe 8 CHESTER finished their season on a high as they ran in four tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGeese avoid drop despite the defeat
By JORDAN DAVIES London IWG 22 Chinnor 33 LONDON Irish Wild Geese avoided relegation from National League 2 South despite losing....
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBercis is the late hero for Ampthill in thriller
By RICHARD DORE Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 27 AMPTHILL clinched victory in the last minute of this exhilarating season climax to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHarrogate denied by Avent’s late try
By MATTHEW JOHNSON Hinckley 32 Harrogate 31 HARROGATE were condemned to relegation in the cruellest way as they were denied a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLespierre delivers five-star showing
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians 68 Barnstaple 21 TRY machine Dom Lespierre scored five as rampant Elthamians booked their place in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLucs are clawed as Tigers scramble to safety
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 23 Sheffield T 36 TIGERS secured their league status for next season with an excellent all-round performance....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoFraser’s magical display is key for Taunton
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 33 R’dingensians 32 THIS was a game that had a very end of the season feel...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSale keep campaign alive with big victory
By JOHN FINCH Otley 14pts Sale 44pts SALE director of rugby Jonathan Keep was over the moon to secure a home...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale celebrate awayday success at last
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 34 Wharfedale 41 WHARFEDALE earned their maiden away victory of the campaign against relegated Grasshoppers. Hoppers...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSouth settle after series of fumbles
By MICK MCNEILL South Leics 46 Stourbridge 26 SOUTH Leicester finally clinched it after missing three tries through knock-ons. Stourbridge spent...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHome comforts remain for Chinnor
By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor…………38 Taunton T ……29 CHINNOR maintain their season-long unbeaten record at home and kept their National One play-off...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoOEs on a roll and cut loose to stay in hunt
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……12 O Elthamians…55 CINDERFORD were unable to halt the Old Elthamians juggernaut as they scored seven tries...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions are roaring against plucky Hinckley
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L ….49 Hinckley ……….12 LEICESTER Lions claimed local bragging rights with a comfortable one-sided win against Hinckley....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoFour years of effort pays off in promotion
By MORGAN HILL Exmouth………………7pts Bishop’s Stort’ …60pts GOING UP!: Bishop’s Stortford celebrate winning promotion to National League One for next season....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers comeback denies Chester
By BEN JAMES Sedgley Park 33 Chester…………29 AN INSPIRED second half helped Sedgley Park come from 22-12 down to beat Chester....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders no match for the rampant Rams
By MATT McCRORY Redingens’ …43 Worthing ……27 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ final home fixture of the season saw them fight off Worthing Raiders...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoScunny boost survival chances
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……19 Scunthorpe ….25 A SCRAPPY affair saw Scunthorpe keep their hopes of survival alive with a marginal win....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGeese come back and are still alive
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …21 LI Wild Geese…22 BEN Kitchen’s conversion of George Drye’s try in time added on proved to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoRoberts keeps his cool to secure victory
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….19 Caldy …………….20 THE final whistle was a relief to Caldy who clung on to win an...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks off to flyer to cruise to victory
By NICK PITSON Henley…52 Barnstaple…27 HENLEYHawks comfortably saw off struggling Barnstaple – scoring eight tries in the process at Dry Leas....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTonbridge finish top season as champs
National League 3 London & SE AS EXPECTEDTonbridge Juddians ended their campaign as champions and will complete in National Two South...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOtley safe after 5-try victory at Harrogate
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate …………15pts Otley ………………….35pts PETER Clegg has watched his side play open rugby all season but it was...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHurst hails performances of youngsters
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET won the title in style with a merciless 64-7 battering of a Sandbach side that was...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSuper Sale smash the Grasshoppers
By STEVE SMITH Sale …………….59 Preston G ……14 SALE FC are showing all the right characteristics in their fight for promotion...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield continue to smash records
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhave taken the National Three North title with a record breaking 26 wins from 26 after beating...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStour thrashed as Tynedale run riot
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….24 Tynedale ………52 STOURBRIDGE signed off their home campaign with an embarrassing defeat against rampant Tynedale. Tynedale set...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld Redcliffians forced to dig very deep
National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS were run all the way as they finished their National League 3 South West...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSix of the best for in-form Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….49 S Leicester ….22 SHEFFIELD Tigers continue their’ remarkable turnaround with a six-try demolition of South...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCarlisle at the double to boost Barnes
By WILL REILLY Barnes …………47 Clifton ……………19 BARNES boosted their survival chances with an impressive victory against Clifton – moving them...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCanterbury hold on for narrow win
By SIMON LORD Bury St E ……….13 Canterbury ….14 BURY St Edmunds were unable to grant outgoing coach Gavin Hogg a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPlymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoWasps’ defeat ends hopes of Lions call-up for Cipriani
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN As if to prove the point I made last week about the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoGate hit back to defeat Hoppers
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G …32 Harrogate …48 HARROGATE conjured a second-half comeback to beat Preston Grasshoppers in an 11-try thriller...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlues’ fast start finished by Barker
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNorton notches try record as England move into quarters
WORLD SEVENS SERIES HONG KONG By NICK VERDIER DANNorton became the most prolific try scorer in World Sevens Series history as...
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