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
/ 1 year agoTries galore in win for in-form Bury
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 61 Oxford H...................33 BURY began their home campaign with a very big win. Bury started...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoWilliams’ super try crowns top show
By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury..............49 Worthing.................. 21 CANTERBURY produced a dominate performance to see off Worthing. They quickly opened the scoring through...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoMcGann calling all shots for Raiders
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant................20pts Guernsey...........39pts GUERNSEY Raiders took the honours against hosts Havant in their first meeting in the league. With...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoStrong Dorking finish so decisive in close contest
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........28 Dorking.....................43 DORKING came out on top in a fast and exciting game. OA made a fantastic...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoSuperb TJs rattle up a half-century
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............50 Sevenoaks.............. 10 TERRIFIC conditions at the Slade, a bumper crowd for a well marketed ‘Super Saturday’,...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLast-gasp Fombo try is the difference
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Westcombe P.........32 Henley Hawks.......29 WESTCOMBE Park edged out Henley in an 11-try thriller. Westcombe Park took the lead...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Moseley give Lions lesson in finishing
■By LUKE BROWN Leicester L ........ 7 B Moseley ....... 21 A WARM day at Westleigh Park offered the perfect conditions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFirst-half blitz sets tone for Club joy
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 10 Blackheath ............39 STORTFORD were brought down to earth with a thud by a strong, Blackheath...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans live up to their billing in rout
■By NICK JONES Darlington MP.......28 Rotherham T .........45 ON a lovely day for open expansive rugby, which is usually the perfect...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCrusaders hold off Albion assault on home soil
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders ..46 Plymouth A ............29 PLYMOUTH brought physicality to the park, opening the scoring with the metronomic...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHunt stars as go for a stroll the Dogs in Park
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 24pts Sedgley Park .. 18pts Tries: Walsh 14 Roberts 24, 53 Hunt 59 Conversions: Hunt 54,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams raid Esher to end home run
■By SAOPE SOKO Esher.........................24 Rams.........................43 HAVING lost to the promoted Sedley Park last week, Esher looked to maintain an impressive 12-match...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIce-cool Dennett seals rescue act
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 19 Richmond................ 21 RICHMOND emerged victorious from a brutal derby defeating rivals Rosslyn Park in dramatic...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRampant Lymm in show of strength on road
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 19 Lymm................. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDorrington leaves it late in triumph…
■By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................22 Preston G................. 20 FYLDE came from behind in the last minute, defeating their local foes. The home...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGaudie tally helps to close the Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................29 Wharfedale............35 AN enterprising match saw Wharfedale run out winners on an excellent day for open rugby. Harrogate...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes enjoy their run out in Otley to seal gritty win
■By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 20 Leeds Tykes...........24 LEEDS Tykes were made to work for their narrow win against neighbours in an...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians in derby-day demolition job in Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 18pts Hull Ionians......55pts THIS derby game was settled by half-time as a rampant Hull Ionians gave Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers tamed by familiar adversaries
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 13 Sheffield..................22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPoints shared as Evans slices wide
■By MO SHER Tynedale................. 19 Billingham.............. 19 IF there ever was a phrase to describe a typically combative, robust, National League...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBracken hat-trick makes it a dream debut
■By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S........ 50 Hinckley........... 21 ENGLAND age-group star Jack Bracken made a dream debut for Loughborough Students with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHolcombe sinks Reds with treble
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................36 Old Redcliffians....28 A DOMINANT second-half, led by their pack exerting serious pressure, underpinned a Clifton comeback from...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents teach Services a lesson
By MIKE YEATES Devonport S............ 19 Exeter Uni................59 A FAST start and a controlled finish saw Exeter University romp to an...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLucs ride luck to snatch win as kicking is off key
■By JACK TOZER Cinderford.........13pts Luctonians........15pts Smiler: James Mear scores Luctonians’ first try LUCTONIANS narrowly beat Cinderford in their first-ever league encounter...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAndrew leads way as Camborne survive yellows
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................35 Camborne................43 CAMBORNE did enough during the first half to ride out a spirited comeback by Redruth in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMacc add win to the club’s party
■By ALEX CLARK Macclesfield.......... 31 Bournville...............28 MACCLESFIELD put the icing on the cake of club celebrations with victory over Bournville. It...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTough Titans draw the Hornets’ sting
■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....34 Hornets..................... 19 TAUNTON Titans overcame a slow start to run out winners over Hornets. They were...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBig guns in sights for Students’ challenge
By CIARA FEARN England U20s star: Jack Bracken LOUGHBOROUGH Students head coach Brad Jones is targeting a top-half finish in National...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMartinas stars for Islanders as Park pipped
■By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..........37 Westcombe P..26 NEWCOMER Martinas Dromantas shone as Guernsey Raiders saw off the challenge of Westcombe Park. Both...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes stormer leads TJs again
■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............26 Tonbridge J............48 TONBRIDGE Juddians made it two wins from two as they beat National League 2 new...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks swoop to grab late winner
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 20 Bury St Ed’s............. 17 A STIRRING second-half comeback from Henley Hawks saw them edge past a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStephens’ debut try sees off old rivals
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............29pts Barnes............... 24pts DORKING had to dig deep in another tight game between two old rivals, with the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAlbanian bounce back to edge out Harlequins
■By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................32 Old Albanian...........38 Old Albanian bounced back from their narrow opening round defeat to Henley with Michael...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks are toppled by a flying start
■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 14 Canterbury..............27 CANTERBURY survived Sevenoaks’ second-half revival to take the Kent derby honours. The visitors dominated the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRudder returns to haunt Worthing
■By PETE MAYHEAD Worthing..................34 Havant......................40 HAVANT backed up last week’s performance with a hard-fought but controlled win in the Worthing sunshine....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCanterbury sign centre Kurt Heatherley
National League 2 East side Canterbury have signed 29-year-old former Auckland and Jersey Reds centre Kurt Heatherley.
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans lay a marker down with gritty win over Park
Rotherham T .. 31 Rosslyn Park.. 21 ■ By DAVID BEDDOWS NEWLY-promoted Rotherham Titans hit the ground running by taking the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers maul Esher in 20-minute blitz
Sedgley Park ........65 Esher........................24 ■ By TOM MARKHAM SEDGLEY Park demolished Esher on their return to National League One rugby in...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley conquer visiting Crusaders
B Moseley ..............40 Dings Crusaders .. 20 By JON MEADOWS DESPITE spending much of the opening period in their own half,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond’s defensive efforts deny Club joy
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 20pts Tries: Ffitch 17, Hennessey 62 Conversions: Ffitch 17, 62 Penalties: Ffitch 15, 55 Richmond...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRayment running riot for Stortford on poignant day
Bishop’s S...............36 Leicester Lions .... 12 ■ By JOHN ALLANSON THIS game was dedicated to the memory of Stortford’s former 4th...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSuperior Sale enjoy trip south
Plymouth A ............. 19 Sale FC.....................28 ■ By JOHN BUTCHER SALE’S superior game management ensured a well-earned away victory in challenging...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHat-trick Hayman leads by example
Rams ......................... 41 Darlington MP....... 12 ■ By RICHARD ASHTON MAX HAYMAN enjoyed a sensational start to his tenure as captain...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRowntree keeps his cool as late kick seals win
Hull..................... 12 Otley................... 13 ■ By RICHARD GORE DESPITE scoring two tries to one, Hull were eventually undone by Otley’s scrum-half...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDominant Dale pass Tigers test
Wharfedale............22 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 ■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGroark aids hosts to open the Gate
Billingham..............33 Harrogate................ 12 ■ By MIKE BROWN A CLINICAL second-half performance from Billingham saw them secure a bonus-point victory. An early...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield’s Posa is left proud as punch
Sheffield............38pts Fylde...................19pts ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa was a happy man as his side kicked off the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHoppers grounded after missing late conversion
Preston G................. 30 Chester.....................32 ■ By TOM KELLY CHESTER made a winning return to the National 2 North, where they edged...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLymm joyous over away-day success
Hull Ionians............27 Lymm........................39 ■ By BRIAN NORMAN LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes hope romp sets tone for year
Leeds Tykes...........47 Tynedale................... 5 ■ By BEN CROPPER PRE-SEASON title favourites Leeds Tykes lived up to their billing with a comprehensive...
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