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 2N
/ 4 years agoOscar is a Canny operator for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............57 Preston G................. 18 WHARFEDALE opened their season with an 11-try festival, spearheaded by Oscar Canny. The visitors...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJon Callard – ‘The dream would be to get a Premiership club back in Leeds’
National League Rugby gets underway in England this Saturday, and head coach of Leeds Tykes Jon Callard set his expectations high...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoIt’s not pitch perfect just yet for Bury coach Ford
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 EAST Bury St Edmunds’ preseason preparations have been affected by a lack of rain – but...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers must look to edge the tight matches, insists Barrow
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 NORTH Sedgley Park Tigers missed out on the title by just four points last season –...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoBarber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull ace Humberstone bows out as a winner
■By BEN JAYCOCK Hot shot: Simon Humberstone kicks a penalty for Hull Inset, winning the league title Having played the sport...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSam’s only Esher man to make the cut
BEN JAYCOCK canvassed the views of the National Two South directors of rugby, head coaches and reporters to compile The Rugby...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoChinnor to take Marshall from Saints
AMBITIOUS National League One outfit Chinnor have landed Reece Marshall, who last week it was announced was being released by Northampton...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTykes fight back to secure the draw
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..32 Cinderford ......32 LEEDS Tykes showed some true Yorkshire grit to mount a monumental fightback to...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoQuigley finishes career on a high
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ......36pts Tries: Dunne 31, 39, 50, Tucker 45, Taylor 53 Conversions: Hayes 31, 39, 45, 53 Penalties:...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTigers confirm runners-up spot
By MICK PALMER Bournville ............26 Sedgley Park ........52 THE curtain came down on the season as Park secured runners up spot...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHelliwell double seals win for Lions
By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ....47 Guernsey ........14 LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJack says farewell with a final try
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC.............. 50 Chinnor.............. 17 SALE FC concluded what has been an incredible season with an impressive eight-try...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTonbridge Juddians win at Bishop’s Stortford
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stortford 20 Tonbridge Juddians 23 Halftime Scoreline: 10-13 The visitors started positively, winning their own opening drop...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoLouie leads way in final-day rout
By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP.......52 Moseley...................24 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high after an entertaining win over Birmingham...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEight tries for Foresters to secure top five finish
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford.........53pts Tries: Wilcox 6, Taylor 15, 34, 48, Austin 39, Hendy 47, Andrew 61, Lane 71 Conversions: Boughton...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans stand tall but six-try Tykes claim victory
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....22 Leeds Tykes........... 41 LEEDS coach John Callard praised the home side and their fantastic facilities as...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams run riot as Hayhow strikes
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................45 Cambridge ............... 7 CONNOR Hayhow grabbed his second hattrick of the season as Rams produced a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHenry’s late burst rescues Albion
By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park .........28 Plymouth Albion..28 TWO tries in the final five minutes from Henry Clement earned Plymouth Albion...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLanigan sets the scene for victory
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................38 Tynedale..........26 FYLDE rounded off the season with a hard-fought win over Tynedale. After a disjointed start to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTries aplenty in top comeback triumph
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............55 Huddersfield..........33 IT’S never a dull moment when Bourns take to the field, with 14 tries to enjoy,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMinkin’s hat-trick is a perfect finale
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............47 Chester..................... 19 Ionians completed the season on a high with a comfortable home win. It was...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon end tough campaign on a high
By LILY PATEY Loughborough....20pts Blaydon............... 22pts UNDER normal circumstances, Blaydon would have been making the trip down to Loughborough with the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSuper Gal sets new record in Gate smash
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........66 Harrogate................ 10 SUPER Sedgley hooker Matt Gallagher secured a personal record in the demolition of bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBroadley’s late burst seals win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....43 Stourbridge............28 JAMIE BROADLEY brought the curtain down in style in a scintillating game of freerunning rugby....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBoot of Davidson delivers for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............38 Rotherham.............. 19 WHARFEDALE took the honours by scoring four tries to three, with Tom Davidson’s boot accounting...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucs put champs in their place!
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 24 Hull....................... 7 LUCTONIANS fully deserved this victory over the league champions who came looking to consolidate...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBranfield at double in Barnes triumph
By JOE LYONS Barnes.............. 42 Hinckley........... 17 BARNES ended their season in style with a six-try defeat of Hinckley. It was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJoyce shines as Clifton clinch third
By MIKE BARBER Barnstaple.............. 12 Clifton.......................52 WILL Joyce was instrumental in Clifton’s second-half surge as they moved through the gears to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoReed keeps cool to seal it for Bury
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 31 Bury St Edmunds..34 A LAST-KICK penalty from Charlie Reed earned Bury St Edmunds a win at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher run riot to seal championship glory
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H....... 24pts Esher...................55pts Lovely bubbly: Esher’s players and staff celebrate PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson Photography ESHER put the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSuper-sub Knight bags treble for Dings
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 41 Westcliff.................22 DINGS finished the season on a high, overcoming a stubborn and committed Westcliff side...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions topple Reds in dramatic clash
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....24 Redruth.................... 19 FIFTH-PLACED Leicester Lions got the better of second-placed Redruth in a nail-biting encounter. Redruth’s...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoOAs end season on a winning high
By SEAN WYLIE Old Albanian...........38 Henley Hawks....... 19 OLD Albanian rounded off their season with an impressive home win over mid-table...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSims and McLean shine in away win
By SHAUN WREN Guernsey.......... 21 Worthing...........52 WORTHING finished the season how they started it – with a victory over Guernsey. A...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams are beaten in 13-try thriller
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor............. 43 Rams..................40 MARK Darlington’s last-gasp try saw Chinnor claim a memorable victory over local rivals Rams. In...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRiley sets the tone for Park’s success
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield............ 7 Sedgley Park.........35 TWO first-half tries from Andy Riley laid the foundations for a solid Sedgley Park...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSalter and Ducker see off local rivals
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion...54 Taunton Titans..... 17 NEEDING a win to secure National One status, Plymouth Albion achieved their target...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull clinch promotion in thrilling derby win
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 31pts Hull Ionians......29pts IN a match that had everything, Hull yet again raised their game to win...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark inspired by Smith treble strike
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 12 Rosslyn Park..........46 A BUMPER crowd for the final home game of the season failed to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans maintain play-off charge in top win
By ETHAN GEORGE Sheffield Tigers....22 Rotherham.............. 41 ROTHERHAM Titans overcame a half-time deficit to record a comfortable bonus-point win against Sheffield...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBen strikes to see Caldy to victory and the title
By JOHN LYON Caldy................... 13pts Try: Aigbokhae 32 Conversion: Jones 33 Penalties: Jones 77, 80 Sale....................... 9pts Penalties: Robins 5, 13,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMoseley leaves it late to take glory
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 31 Luctonians..............24 STOURBRIDGE picked up maximum points following a dogged derby contest in front of their highest...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRedruth keep up chase at summit
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............63 Barnstaple....... 14 REDRUTH did all they could to keep the title race alive until the final day...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSeven-up Blood & Sand claim big derby triumph
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge.............. 41 Bishop’s Stort........ 19 THIRTEEN-man Cambridge came out on top against their nearest geographical rivals in National...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale find a fitting finale for Outson
By CHRIS NUNN Tynedale.................27 Blaydon....................24 TYNEDALE just shaded the North East derby to give captain Matty Outson a fitting send-off at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGasson snatches victory for Dings
By MIKE BARBER Clifton....................... 31 Dings Crusaders...32 A LAST-MINUTE Waylon Gasson try sealed a first win in four years for Dings...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPenalty try settles feisty encounter
By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey................... 10 Cinderford............... 14 CINDERFORD bagged a brace of second-half tries to deny Moseley victory in their final...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSorry end to a sorry season for Gate
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate......... 18 Wharfedale.....56 THIS was a sorry end to an already disappointing Harrogate season. They were outplayed by...
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