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
/ 2 years agoLady Luck is not on the Titans’ side
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................22 Taunton Titans..... 21 A SCRAPPY but tightly contested game was, ultimately, decided by a last-minute penalty, which...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoThree of the best for star Passman
By RORY MORROW Sale FC..................... 10 Chinnor.....................47 MORGAN Passman’s hat-trick helped leaders Chinnor cement their position with a bonus-point win over...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBalding backs Mose’s luck to change in close clashes
By EDDIE McATEER Prior to their game against Rosslyn Park, nine of Birmingham Moseley’s 14 games in National One have been...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoBaker cooks up demise of Otley
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....24 Otley.......................... 16 WILL Baker’s impeccable kicking display brought an end to Sheffield Tigers’ losing run in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde turn on the style in second 40
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............25 Fylde.........................38 FYLDE come out on top in 63-point thriller. Fylde flew out of the blocks which saw...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPosa’s Tigers on right side of thriller
By TOM GREENWOOD On the rampage: Sheffield’s Alex Fawdry, and below, Ryan Burrows goes in for a try PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘Clinical’ Tykes produce attacking masterclass
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........66 Hull Ionians............ 15 LEEDS Tykes put their opponents to the sword, with a commanding victory to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans stand tall to pass Lymm test
By MO SHER Lymm........................22 Rotherham T..........36 ROTHERHAM remain hot on the heels of Leeds Tykes after they eased past a battling...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHome comforts for Hull after thrashing
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 60 Huddersfield...26 A HIGH-SCORING game saw Hull run out convincing winners. Hull were soon on the scoreboard...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLoney using promotion heartache to inspire Fylde
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fylde narrowly missed out on promotion to National One last year but have made a strong start to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoSpencer sparkles with a winning treble
By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........29 Clifton................38 SCRUM-HALF Mitch Spencer inspired Clifton to a bonus-point win on the first of their consecutive Saturday...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHonours to visitors in tightest tussle
By HANNAH BURTON Exeter Uni................36 Hinckley.................. 41 HINCKLEY held the edge as they just got the better of Exeter. The hosts...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents run riot in Dudley destruction
By ELLA BOND Loughborough S.... 70 Dudley K......................0 LOUGHBOROUGH were in scintillating form in the Midlands, starting the new year with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets pack is hailed by Gadd
By JON RICHARDSON Newport (S)...... 12pts Hornets...............33pts HORNETS enjoyed their trip to Newport by securing a top triumph. The visitors started...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFormer Scotland star’s ‘fan club’ get a tasty treat
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............37 Old Redcliffians....26 FORMER Scotland centre Alex Grove put on a show for his fan club to help...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoWatkins proves winner for Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............35 Redruth.................... 17 LUCTONIANS came out on top in what proved an entertaining and ultra-competitive game of rugby....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLennon’s on song for the Crusaders
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders... 50 Chester....................... 7 CHESTER came to the park with a victory after their first encounter with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoAdams looks for big home comforts in crucial run-in
By BEN JAYCOCK Newport Salop head coach Bob Adams is hoping history repeats itself this season with the club bottom of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHugo is the hero as hosts hold out for victory
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..........29 Tonbridge J.... 24 HUGO CULVERHOUSE led the way as Guernsey edged out Tonbridge in a hard-fought encounter....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWilstead makes the dream debut
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................49 Worthing..................26 BARNES emerged victorious in what proved a breathless 11-try encounter. The hosts took the lead with...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoIt’s points aplenty in big Dorking win
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 North Walsham.....33 A BATTLING North Walsham side made Dorking work hard in a match where both sides...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWimbledon hold on after Park’s last-ditch rally
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P......... 17 Wimbledon............. 21 BRAVE and battling Wimbledon were just about able to hold out despite a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher made to the fight all way in top encounter
Canterbury....... 34pts Esher...................36pts CANTERBURY pushed Esher all the way in a thrilling game. But it was Esher, this week named the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLuke who’s set his sights on achieving golden finale!
By BEN CONEYBEARE In a league as intensely competitive as National League 2 East, the slimmest edge gained can become decisive...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcRae proud to be top of the pile
By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking winger Toby McRae proudly ended 2023 as the top try scorer in the sport. The 25-year-old scored...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoClub cling on to topple the Tigers
By TOM MARKHAM National One Sedgley Park......... 17 Blackheath.............24 BLACKHEATH staved off a Sedgley Park comeback to hold on for victory....
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoMoseley profit in penalty-try drama
By JON MEADOWS National One B Moseley............... 31 Richmond................29 A CONTROVERSIAL penalty try earned Birmingham Moseley victory over Richmond in a...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoBattling Hull put up a fight in defeat at Fylde
By ALLAN FOSTER National 2North Fylde..................35 Hull....................... 8 FYLDE overcame Hull by five tries to one, but it was no stroll...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoRyan’s joy at Field’s top-class defence
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield... 24pts Billingham.......... 8pts National 2North HUDDERSFIELD head coach Neil Ryan paid tribute to his side’s “firstclass” performance...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoTigers are Dunne for as Titans hit form after break
By DAVID BEDDOWS National 2North Rotherham T..........35 Sheffield Tigers.... 17 ROTHERHAM turned in another storming second-half display to take the local...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoVenables hat-trick rescues the Tykes
By BRIAN TILLEY National 2North Tynedale................. 12 Leeds Tykes...........35 RUNAWAY leaders Leeds Tykes overcame a scare to beat Tynedale and preserve...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoIonians sunk by six-hitting hosts
By ADAM CLEARY National 2North Sheffield..................40 Hull Ionians............ 10 SHEFFIELD made it six wins on the bounce with a bonus-point victory...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoHooker Hocking snatches victory for Reds
By MO SHER National 2West Dudley K............ 14 Redruth............. 19 REDRUTH followed up the highs of two rip-roaring derby games against...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoShillabeer building for future in Devon
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DARTMOUTH RFC almost disbanded last season after struggling to raise 15 players for their fixtures, but...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHicken’s the hero as Oaks steal the points
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 31 Barnes...............27 A LATE try saw Sevenoaks snatch victory over Barnes in a seesaw game. Within ten...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFord’s high-flying Bury into top three
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......33pts Canterbury........ 14pts IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds overcame Canterbury to stretch their unbeaten run to nine...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCaptain Cook can’t halt Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......43 Westcombe P.........26 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent all-round performance to come away with a try-bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings are blown away by rampant Juddians
By NATHAN EDWARDS Tonbridge J.....59 N Walsham....... 12 TONBRIDGE Juddians had eight different try scorers as they ran out impressive victors...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEaster: Battle for promotion is vital
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter believes promotion/relegation is integral to British sport and says National One is...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEaster urges RFU not to divide National One
By LUKE JARMYN Nick Easter fears that RFU plans to split National One in two, with a north and south divide,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHuge crowd enjoy rebirth of Cornish derby battle
By BEN CONEYBEARE For 32 years, a sleeping giant lay dormant at the heart of Cornish rugby but on December 16,...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMorgan: We’ll run our way out of trouble
By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon RFC are second bottom in National 2 East but fly-half Edward Morgan fancies their chances to stay...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSteel City seeing switch in power
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Sheffield have long played second fiddle to their city rivals, Sheffield Tigers, but the balance of power in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWinterbottom: New tackle law ‘unhelpful’
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Peter Winterbottom believes that the RFU’s new tackle height laws are pointless because community rugby never had a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions still roaring after vital victory secured
■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......25 Cinderford....... 20 LEICESTER Lions maintained hopes of survival with a vital and hard-fought win against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPope answers all of Park’s prayers
■By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........32 B Moseley ..............26 IT was a game of two halves as Sedgley Tigers hosted Bir...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHeath hold edge in tightest tussle
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 14 Blackheath ............ 18 APART from some typically robust defence, Stortford just couldn’t get going against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCarter earns a festive number one for hosts
■By LUKE JARMYN Chinnor.............. 21pts PICTURES: David Howlett Tries: Carter 26, Bourton 40, Brockschmidt 45 Rams .................... 7pts Conversions: Try: Worboys...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTop man Yates is toast of town
■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Sale FC..................... 19 DARLINGTON Mowden Park rounded off the year with a highly impressive home win...
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