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 agoAce Worboys takes the plaudits with star show
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor..............55pts Tries: Worboys 2, Walker 2, Passman 2, Merrick, Smith, Gillespie Conversions: Worboys 5 Richmond .........26pts Tries: Jones,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoFive-try Titans grind out a crucial triumph on road
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......24 Taunton Titans ....33 TAUNTON Titans put in a spirited performance to down Darlington Mowden Park and...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDogs have their day in vital victory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................45 Rosslyn Park.......... 12 SALE FC ran in six tries to claim a vital win over Rosslyn...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion fight back for dramatic win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 19 B Moseley............... 18 PLYMOUTH Albion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by scoring two...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWinger Walker revelling in the freedom of his new Park life
By EDDIE MCATEER With 16 tries from ten games, Rosslyn Park winger Charlie Walker is thriving in National One this season....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHolmes on hand to seal a success
By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Sheffield T..............47 Lymm........................35 SHEFFIELD Tigers put up a spirited second-half perfor mance to secure a bonus-point win over...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull’s errors make it easier for Dale
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 10 Tynedale.................34 HULL’S line-out losses on their own throw and an inability to retain possession when in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes win the battle of top two
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Breakaway: Jacob Mounsey sets up Leeds’ first score and, below, Leeds’ Kieran Davies is in again PICTURES: Mike...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGregory lights up dour tussle to see Fylde home
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 14 Fylde.........................36 THERE have been some classic encounters featuring the two clubs in recent seasons. This...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield survive late Otley scare
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 41 Sheffield..................45 IN an entertaining game, Otley nearly pulled off a dramatic win, having been behind for...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDale led to victory by Oliver’s army!
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................22 Wharfedale............35 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ woes at home continued with defeat against an efficient Wharfedale side. Dale’s Sam...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher’s six of the best shows his side’s steel
By OLLY PINHEY Most players visualise themselves taking over games, dominating their opposition and putting points on the board. Not many...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Hinckley add to misery for hosts
By ADAM CLEARY Dudley K........... 24 Hinckley...........38 BOTTOM-SIDE Dudley Kingswinford saw their misery continue with a home defeat to impressive Hinckley....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHone’s brace is highlight for Dings
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................ 12 Dings Crusaders...36 DINGS proved too strong for the University side as they took the honours,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoVictory is child’s play for students
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....82 Camborne................25 AS the second-placed Cambor ne travelled to Loughborough Students, the visitors could be heard saying:...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStraight down the Hatch for visitors!
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........22pts Clifton.................27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Murphys makes all the difference
By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....2 5 Hornets..................... 21 IN this local derby, Murphy siblings, Finn, and Harrison, starred for Old Redcliffians...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJones on song as leaders win again
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............42 Chester..................... 19 A VERY efficient Luctonians perfor mance against a game Chester side saw the home side...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBen proves a sly Fox in top triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................40 Newport (Salop)...26 THREE tries from skipper Ben Fox laid the foundations for this win for the Reds....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChristmas to come early with Cornish encounter
By BEN CONEYBEARE The first time Camborne and Redruth played a rugby match against one another, back in 1887, Queen Victoria...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHakimian leads the Hawks in emphatic away win
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............22 Henley...............27 HENLEY eased to a deserved win at Barn Elms as they displayed a higher level of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAdams’ hat-trick is in vain for Oaks
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 41 Sevenoaks..............38 AN attritional game with six tries apeice saw Dorking run out winners by the margin...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings punished as Raiders profit
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham..... 14 Guernsey.................22 GUERNSEY took their chances and punished their hosts who, in turn, failed to capitalise...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFoxes hold on but must improve their discipline
Canterbury........32pts Old Albanians..27pts By CARRICK BLAKE Danger men: Eoin O’Donoghue scores for Canterbury, and right, Frank Morgan runs in another try...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHarrison holds his nerve to deny visitors victory
Westcombe P.........34 Bury St Ed’s.............34 By JOHN VALLELY IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds visited Kent on the back of wins against Dorking...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoIn-form Es make it five wins on trot
By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon............. 14 Esher.........................34 ESHER made it five wins in a row after fighting off a comeback to win...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuick-start is key as TJs edge battle
By MO SHER Worthing..................33 Tonbridge J............43 A FRACTIOUS affair at Roundstone Lane went the way of the visitors, whose fast start...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOsborne still believes that Dons belong in National 2
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Last season Wimbledon won Regional 1 South Central, accumulating 105 points with a sole loss in their opening...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReturning from the ‘dead’ to play again
Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDorking offering ‘crucial help’
By LUKE JARMYM Dorking chief Armand Roux says that while the Surrey club is fighting for an unprecedented promotion to National...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes show their respect
Roughly every seven years, November 11 falls on a Saturday and last weekend National Two East club Barnes honoured the date...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Gareth Lewis
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Rotherham head coach Gareth Lewis, below. After 10 years of successful...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate rally falls just short as Moseley hold on
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ....... 19 Blackheath ..... 17 MOSELEY held on for victory despite a lastgasp rally from visitors...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStortford have to take it on the Chin
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................. 7 Chinnor....................26 A POWERFUL Chinnor side ran in four tries to claim victory in a tough...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBryant has Rams back in business
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................24 Cinderford.............. 10 STEVIE Bryant’s lastplay try earned Rams a bonus-point win as they snapped a three-match...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers roar as they see off rivals with derby win
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..26pts Tries: A Riley 12, Mallinson 40, Henderson 68 Conversions: Seals 40 Penalties: Seals 24, 59,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHastings at the double as leaders Albion toppled
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ...............36 Plymouth Albion..22 RICHMOND came back from a first-half deficit to beat league leaders Plymouth Albion. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBragman earns bragging rights
By TOM BULMER Rosslyn Park..........38 Darlington MP......... 7 ROSSLYN Park continued their recent run of form with a bonus point win...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans brought down to earth
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 17 Leicester Lions.....27 LEICESTER Lions came away with a win from a real arm wrestle at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMarkus makes his mark to hit 250 milestone
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Markus Burcham made his 250th appearance for Blackheath last Saturday in their 21-17 win over Richmond and continues...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........28 Hull Ionians.....25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans stay perfect after first-half blitz
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........28 Hull.............................. 9 ROTHERHAM racked up a tenth-straight win to set themselves up for next week’s top-of-thetable...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGrasshoppers find spring in their step
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Preston G.................38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRuthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale...... 31pts Sheffield T........ 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecord-breaking Fisher sparks a rout for Sheffield
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 71 Huddersfield.......... 19 SHEFFIELD scrumhalf Elliot Fisher scored a club record six tries as they demolished Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoClinical Smith has Otley on the rack
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde......................... 41 Otley.......................... 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes are not left out on a Lymm
By IAN ROBSON Lymm........................ 21 Leeds Tykes...........43 LEEDS Tykes continued their unbeaten start to the National League 2 North campaign with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreen shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation
By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCurry is too hot for Chester with
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Old Redcliffians....37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNext crop of talent just out of Luc!
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.................22pts Luctonians........27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and...















