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 agoOld boy Henry is Mond big cheese
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 18 Richmond................22 RICHMOND snatched a win at the death in a thriller at The Rock. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Fenton tries make difference
By MIKE JAMOS Henry CTaunton Titans.....29 Plymouth A.............24 RATU VAKALUTUKALI led the team out as captain on his 150th appearance for...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPlaying in this league is so sweet for top scorer Honey
By EDDIE McATEER Title contenders Rams’ top scorer Fraser Honey believes National One is by far the best league in England...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitans’ second-half blitz destroys Dale’s challenge
By ANDREW MOSLEY Rotherham T..........33 Wharfedale.............. 7 ROTHERHAM laid claim to being the fittest team in the division with a late...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory hat-trick secures bragging rights
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde..................33 Preston G..........27 HAT-TRICK hero Ben Gregory inspired a Fylde fightback to come from 17-0 down to win...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Pilkington try breaks Field hearts
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........24 Lymm........................33 A RESILIENT Lymm came from behind to claim only their second win on the road in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a nasty taste in mouth for hosts
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 18 Hull............................23 SEVERAL hundred good folk sat down to a firstclass pre-match lunch. They, and those...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield savour Steel City honours
By MO SHER Sheffield............33pts Sheffield T....... 24pts THE Steel City bragging rights were once again claimed by Sheffield, the hosts...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTykes too good in top derby triumph
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 17 Leeds Tykes...........47 LEEDS Tykes claimed the Yorkshire derby bragging rights with a convincing victory. Otley had...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way!
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Billingham.............. 12 A DOMINANT Tynedale pack secured victory for Tynedale after an even derby encounter in which...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStudents quick out of blocks to topple Hornets
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.....................27 Exeter Uni................33 HORNETS were outscored five tries to three as they went down to Exeter University at...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThorne’s red card fails to derail Dudley
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dudley K............ 17 Bournville.......... 3 DUDLEY Kingswinford overcame neighbours Bournville to pick up only their third win of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLucs run out as Old Reds steal it
By LUKE JARMYN Old Redcliffians.... 18 Luctonians.............. 17 OLD Redcliffians fly- -half Ashley Groves held his nerve to boot a late...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoClifton rescued by two-try Talbot
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 15 Dings Crusaders... 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKevern proud as gritty Reds hit back for a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............19pts Camborne..........19pts Left: Tyler Gendall of Redruth burrows his way over for a try. Right: Jack King of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey keen to make his mark on and off the pitch
By BEN CONEYBEARE If there are any career paths that rival the physical demands of professional rugby, serving in the armed...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFour-try surge is key for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................41 Loughborough S....28 HINCKLEY closed out the year in winning style with a ten-try contest against Loughborough Students...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAce Ivory leads Chester’s charge
By MATT HARROP Chester.....................36 Newport (S)............34 CHESTER edged to victory over Newport (Salop) in a high-scoring clash at Hare Lane. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks oust battling Raiders in mighty contest
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.......27 Guernsey..........17 SEVENOAKS got the better of Guernsey in a combative arm wrestle on a boggy Paddock. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAway-day joy for in-form Dorking
By HENRY PARISH Worthing.................. 18 Dorking.....................29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJuddians fall short in big derby tussle
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............24 Canterbury..............28 RIVALS Tonbridge Juddians and Canterbury served up another pre-Christmas cracker, with the visitors narrowly coming...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDrama as late kick downs the Dons
By EDDIE MCATEER Wimbledon.......20pts Barnes................21pts WIMBLEDON fell to an agonising defeat at the hands of Barnes as a lastminute penalty saw...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFaulkner hat-trick fires leaders to win over Park
By CONOR O’HARA Esher.........................43 Westcombe P.........36 HARRY Faulkner grabbed a hat-trick as Esher retained top spot with a tight victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings battered by seven-up Bury
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham....... 5 Bury St Ed’s.............45 BURY St Edmunds blew North Walsham away, winning by seven tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks home run shattered by OAs
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......24 Old Albanians........27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Paul Morris
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cinderford director of rugby Paul Morris Steve Hill: How and why did...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoA walk in the Park as Benji inspires visitors
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 0 Rosslyn Park..15 THREE unconverted tries for Rosslyn Park gave them a comfortable win in a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarboys claims it in dramatic style
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................27 Birmingham M......24 CHINNOR snatched a dramatic win deep into injury time when George Worboys kept his cool...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHosts celebrate a ‘must-win’ victory
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford..............40 Taunton Titans .... 31 CINDERFORD boosted their season with a thrilling win over Taunton in a must-win...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Hayman try seals fine success for Rams
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond .........40pts Tries: Jones 1, 48, Spring 17, Mpiko 58, Hitchcock 71, Kaye 77 Conversions: Burrage 18, 49,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoYates leads the way as Park take maximum points
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Leicester Lions ...... 3 DARLINGTON Mowden Park returned to winning ways with a dominant display against...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMead is in at the double for hosts
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............22 Sedgley Park........... 3 ALBION made it six from six at home this season with a hardearned...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFC weather storm to earn vital victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC....................... 8 Bishop’s S.................. 7 SALE secured the narrowest of victories in the tightest of contests. The...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoIs promotion to Championship far too big a gamble to take?
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath have aspirations to go as far as they can in the rugby pyramid, but head coach James...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHarrison helps the in-form Dalesmen
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............26 A LATE try from Rian Harrison secured a bonus-point win on the road for in-form...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians undone by late Otley scores
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Otley..........................39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher to the fore as hosts fall short
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 10pts Sheffield............33pts HULL found a welldrilled Sheffield side too much for them to handle in an entertaining...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoForeman holds his nerve to earn home side draw
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............25 Lymm........................25 Deadeye: Ryan Foreman BOTH sides walked away with two deserved points in what was a great...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans prove too good for Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G............ 7 Rotherham T.. 34 THERE was to be no early Christmas present for Preston Grasshoppers as...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTerrier-like Tykes are back to showing Yorkshire grit
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON When Peter Seabourne took on the role of Leeds Tykes director of rugby last summer, the club had...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTry-star Ferguson fires up superb students
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni.........29 Clifton............... 24 EXETER University eventually came out on top in a tight encounter against Clifton at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRampant Walsh turns on the style
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....50 Chester.....................26 LOUGHBOROUGH Students produced some free-flowing rugby to come out on top in a high-scoring thriller...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds triumph in 11-try classic
By JACK TAYLOR Old Redcliffians ...45 Dudley K ..................29 IN terms of value for money, there was no better place to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCampbell joy as Dutton try wins it for Hinckley
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.......... 7pts Hinckley............12pts HINCKLEY head coach Chris Campbell was delighted as his side extended their unbeaten run to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIt’s looking Priddy good for Cam after Salop first
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Newport (S)............ 19 Camborne................40 CAMBORNE came away victorious after their first meeting with hosts Newport (Salop) at The...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLock holds key as Dings down Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth...................... 5 Dings Crusaders...26 DINGS Crusaders kept the pressure on leaders Luctonians with a superb bonus-point win at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBourn boost bid to stave off drop
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............24 Hornets..................... 12 BOURNVILLE leapfrogged Hornets in the table with a valuable but hard-earned bonus-point win. A brace...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoElswood on the money after making big step up
By OLLY PINHEY When Hornets achieved promotion to National Two West for the 2022-23 season, the whole team had to adapt...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPenfold pulls the strings as islanders flounder
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 10 Bury St Ed’s......40 GUERNSEY Raiders suffered a home battering as Bury St Edmunds proved to be...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCook keeps cool in dramatic finale
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...................... 16 Tonbridge J............ 12 TWO penalties in the final eight minutes earned Barnes a hardfought victory over...
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