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
/ 4 years agoHawks hang on to deny Dings
By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley Hawks.......33 Dings Crusaders...22 IT WAS a classic case of a game of two halves as Henley Hawks...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCinderford knocked off top spot by superb Sale
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford............... 15 Sale........................... 19 CINDERFORD surrendered top spot as they went down to their first home defeat of...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHammett puts seal on Barnes success
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............33 Barnstaple......... 8 BARNES took control of the second half to secure a comfortable 33-8 win over Barnstaple...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBlackheath leave it late to put boot into Bishop
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 16 Bishop’s St......... 6 BLACKHEATH left it late to secure victory over Bishop’s Stortford in a game...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years ago11-try Titans in rampant form
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough......... 5 Rotherham.............. 71 ROTHERHAM Titans ran in 11 tries in a dominant display against Loughborough Students at...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWorthing storm to gutsy win over Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............. 10pts Worthing........... 24pts We’re in! Worthing celebrate a try, PICTURES: Simon Bryant/Iktis Photo Richard Brown ploughs over...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoLucs edge out top-five Fylde
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 15 Fylde......................... 14 LUCTONIANS became the first side from outside the top five to topple one of...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoField find their form to push Gate aside
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield....23pts Harrogate............ 7pts THE resurgence of Huddersfield has continued with a well-deserved threetry victory against Yorkshire rivals Harrogate....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRed card fails to halt the Hinckley charge
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................22 Rochford Hun......... 17 HINCKLEY came back from a red card for hooker Adam Johnson to earn a...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHome side hold on to win Dales derby clash
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale......... 24 Wharfedale..... 13 THE brave spectators who battled through the tail-end of Storm Arwen to Corbridge were...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStroll in the Park for ever-reliable Collins
By STEVE SMITH Chester..................... 14 Sedgley Park.........42 STEVE Collins had a perfect day from the tee as Sedgley Park put their...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoYoung shines as Lions oust OAs
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 14 Leicester Lions..... 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoParker’s the star as Hornets bite
SW Premier THE battle of the giants took place this weekend with the leagues two unbeaten sides Hornets and Exeter University...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDorking downed by Sevenoaks
London & South East Premier LEADERS Dorking went down for the first time this season, losing 8-6 at Sevenoaks. The hosts...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoClifton stave off comeback threat
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................22 Canterbury.............. 19 CLIFTON managed to cling on for a narrow victory in a competitive tussle with Canterbury....
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoPack power drives Cambridge’s advance
By WARREN MUGGLETON CAMBRIDGE are seeing the fruits of their recruitment labours in their National 1 form, says director of rugby...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHoward hat-trick as Park run amok
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park .........55 Blackheath ............ 14 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over London rivals Blackheath to keep up...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoYoung gets his kicks for Lions
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 14 Leicester Lions..... 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWarren’s kicking Seals it for Park
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud ......24 Darlington MP ....... 30 AN enthralling game of rugby at the Slade ended with Darlington...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCanny Clifton halt Bury’s run
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds..25 Clifton.......................33 CLIFTON produced a masterclass in game management to end Bury St Edmunds’ unbeaten home...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBattling Rams topple the Foresters in a tight clash
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ............. 22pts Tries: O Taylor 17, Bird 43, Penalty 54 Conversions: Humberstone 44 Penalties: Humberstone 3 Cinderford...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHinckley’s hero Wilson puts boot in on Raiders
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........26 Hinckley...........28 JOSEPH Wilson kicked 13 points as Hinckley ended Worthing’s home run at Roundstone Lane. Wilson gave...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSlick Cambridge put out-of-sorts Albion to sword
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion .....0 Cambrdge ............... 17 CAMBRIDGE’S long cross-country trek to Devon was handsomely rewarded with a fully...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHosts turn on style in six-try win over OAs
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 41pts Old Albanian..... 21pts Flying: Harri Lang gets away from his man, and dives over PICTURES: Gary...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s shine in Moseley bashing
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........33 Moseley..................... 3 BISHOP’S Stortford produced a dominant display as they beat visiting Birmingham Moseley by 30...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoVisitors are Owen it all to Randell!
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............26 Luctonians.......38 LUCTONIANS held out for a hard-fought victory at Blaydon. Despite the long journey north, they were...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoPrice is right for Dings in dramatic draw
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 21 Barnes...................... 21 AN 80th-minute try from scrum-half Tom Knight, converted by centre Tom Price, earned...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy hit back in battle of new boys
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 31 Caldy.........................36 CALDY edged to victory over Taunton Titans in a tight battle of the promoted...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents benefit from ‘non-contest’
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 15 Loughborough.......24 THIS was an excellent game of rugby for 30 minutes until Loughborough front-row injuries resulted...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoAway run rolls on for in-form Reds
By BILL HOOPER Canterbury..............22 Redruth....................26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHarry has Dunne good for the hosts
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............38 Tynedale................. 14 NEW head coach Adam Byron got off to a winning start as Rotherham put Tynedale...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred... 15 Henley Hawks...........37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFylde dig deep to see off Ionians
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................28pts Hull Ionians...... 12pts Through: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Ben...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoStudents stay top after key Exmouth win
South West Premier LEADERS Exeter University overcame third-placed visitors Exmouth 27-7 in one of their sternest tests of the campaign so...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDavidson’s proving a real delight to Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 20 Chester..................... 10 WHARFEDALE just did enough to hold on to claim a fine win in another...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSimple for Simon as Hull have edge
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 17 Hull............................22 HULL emerged victorious in a battle between two teams with promotion aspirations. In a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThompson tames Tigers at the death
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....27 A LAST-MINUTE try from Callum Thompson clinched victory for 14- man Huddersfield in the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStour still show they are team to beat
By MICK PALMER Bourneville......22 Stourbridge.....52 LEAGUE leaders Stourbridge remain unbeaten after a clinical performance at local rivals Bournville. The home side...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoChinnor send out warning to rivals
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ... 12 Chinnor .............29 CHINNOR underlined their title credentials with an eye-catching win at Leeds Tykes....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders run in ten tries to trounce Westcliff
By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 60 Westcliff............ 5 GUERNSEY Raiders were never going to be able to expect or extract sympathy from...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoJakobsen strikes at the death to deny the Field
By WILL TRINDER Loughborough.......33 Huddersfield..........29 LOUGHBOROUGH hosted Huddersfield with both sides eagerly searching for a win to swing their season’s momentum....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMorell sparkles as Bournville tumble
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 17 Bournville................11 LUCTONIANS picked up a well-deserved first home victory of the season in front of a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCarleton heroics tames the Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 12 Fylde.........................43 FOUR second-half tries from Tom Carleton helped high-flying Fylde to their eighth win of...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLightning start sets tone for Harrogate
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.......... 31 Harrogate.........38 ROCK-BOTTOM Harrogate stunned Tynedale when a scintillating start saw the visitors have the four-try-bonus point...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTykes are downed by Royle double
By JOHN LYON Caldy ................. 31 Leeds Tykes ...28 CALDY edged a thrilling see-saw game, but only after they were given...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks hit peak form to topple the leaders
By NICK PITSON Henley................. 43 Worthing.............26 HENLEY Hawks scored six tries to topple league leaders Worthing in a pulsating and open...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians bow to four-try Brownlie
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............45 Tonbridge Jud ...... 21 CAMBRIDGE stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a wellworked win...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFast start fires Lions to victory
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....32 Dings......................... 15 AN ELECTRIC start helped put Leicester on course for victory over Dings Crusaders. Lions...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans hit for six in Blackheath blitz
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............42 Taunton Titans .... 19 A VASTLY improved performance saw Blackheath bag six tries against Taunton to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSimmers is on boil for Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................40 Guernsey................. 17 CLIFTON turned in arguably their best performance of the season to defeat Guernsey. The Channel...















