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
/ 6 years agoWestcliff have no answer to Taunton rush
By MIKE AMOS Taunton ……….43 Westcliff……….10 Taunton started at a fast pace and never looked back to record a convincing victory...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSutton double as Caolan leads way
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom…23 Barnes ………………17 THE last time Sutton recorded a league victory was at Barnes and they...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLast-gasp block frustrates Esher
By JACQUI TURNER Old Redcliffians 25 Esher ………………25 THERE was nothing to separate Old Redcliffians and Esher as the hosts dramatically...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHodgson stars as Richmond cruise
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……10 Richmond……25 LEAGUE leaders Richmond proved too strong for a battling Cinderford team as they secured a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSperes the sole scorer as the Dale keep it tight
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….10 Huddersfield ….3 A TENSE one-try affair at the Avenue was won by the home side with...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMcKirdy hat-trick sees OEs home
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ….28 Darlington MP…….26 BATTLING Elthamians withstood a second-half Darlington fightback to secure a thrilling bonuspoint victory....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley brushed aside by Caldy
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………12 Caldy ………………….31 CALDY marched inexorably on in their bid to return to National One with a convincing...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBlackheath Cooke up a major storm
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….18 Blackheath ….31 RAMS’ National One title hopes suffered a major blow as an impressive Blackheath side...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWatkins bags brace for Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …………26 Sheffield Tigers ….7 LUCTONIANS kept up their good form with a fine home win against a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHot start puts Chinnor path to fourth on win in five
By DAVID BEDDOWS Driving through: Nick Selway goes low to score from the maul for Chinnor PICTURES: Gareth Lyons MATCH STATS…...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHull upset Students as O’Donnell stands out
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………33 L’boro…………….20 HULL overcame a strong Loughborough side to record a well-won victory thanks in part to a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEllis grabs three as super Park go on the rampage
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 50 Cambridge ….19 ARTHUR ELLIS’ hat-trick saw Rosslyn Park hammer Cambridge in a ruthless second-half performance...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley catch the eye as run continues
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………17pts Hinckley …………27pts CHRIS Campbell hailed his Hinckley team as they made it eight wins from nine, powering...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBishops shake off woeful beginning
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……40 Hull Ionians….22 STORTFORD banished a sloppy start to record a convincing win over Hull. The hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStour run up the board at Scunthorpe
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe … 15 Stourbridge…76 STOURBRIDGE ran in 12 tries on the road to further dent bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe’s points...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley profit from sinners
By DAVE LAWRENCE Canterbury …………13 Moseley …………….29 MOSELEY picked up a vital away win against basement boys Canterbury, but needed to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale take spring out of Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h…………14 Tynedale …………29 TYNEDALE took the spoils at Lightfoot Green as composure near the try line let...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCool finish by Young earns Lions their win
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L ……17 Dings Crus ……15 LIONS just about deserved victory after a nail-biting finish. Dings had the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSale sneak off with the points
By ALICE DEARMORE Sale ……………………26 Plymouth Alb……25 SALE held on to record victory by the slimmest of margins as they kept...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark stand up to Chester questions
By HARRY GRAY Sedgley Park……27 Chester ………………14 SEDGLEY PARK saw off a second-half fightback from Chester as they secured an eventually...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoReds not there just for the ride
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds 17 Redruth ………………33 REDS maintained their excellent run of form with a hard-fought win. The...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPeterson eager for second crack in top flight
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE STANDING 6’8 and weighing 18-and-a-half stone, there’s no doubting which side Newcastle lock Greg Peterson is...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThompson spot on to lift OAs
By WILL JENNINGS Worthing…………….29 Old Albanian ……30 MORGAN THOMPSON was the hero as his late kick secured a thrilling victory for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub go wild to rescue victory
By GRAHAM COX FOUR tries in the final quarter rescued Blackheath from a ten-point deficit and gave them, what in the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGaudie double as Greens rise
By ANDREW SMITH TWO tries from Sam Gaudie helped Wharfedale secure the points in an all-Yorkshire clash at Dore Moor. The...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTitans flicker but DMP prove too good at home
By KEVIN ROBINSON On the way: Gary Law goes over to stretch Darlington’s lead PICTURES: Gareth Lyons TEAMS DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK:...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLuct late show stuns Students
By RYAN STEVENS AFTER a great run of success at home against Sheffield Tigers, the students planned to extend their run...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSublime Albion run riot as Park suffer big blow
By NICK BURT A SUPERB second-half performance saw Plymouth Albion convincingly beat Rosslyn Park in a damaging blow to the visitors’...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years ago90 up for leaders but Hull push it all the way
By JOHN LYON IN a gritty and tough encounter Caldy preserved their 100 per cent record with a win over Hull....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMagic Matt strikes at the death to win it
By STEVE JACKSON MATT Hema’s 12th try of the season snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Cambridge in the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley close gap as Povoas powers on
By CHARLIE BAXTER TWO tries from man of the match Henry Povoas saw Hinckley come from behind to convincingly beat inform...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHodgson fluffs his lines late on
By DAVID LAWRENCE OLD Elthamians held on for a hard-fought victory in the Midlands with hosts Moseley missing two late penalties...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester back to winning ways in style
By STEVE SMITH CHESTER ended their dismal run of four consecutive defeats in spectacular style, finally getting their first win of...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRich bank more points at home
By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND showed their class with a five-try blitz late on to thrash Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors got off...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilkinson trio as Stour run ragged
By NICK PULLEN PROMOTION prospects Fylde put Stour to the sword with a stunning first-half show to go 45-0 in front...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDerby glory for Clifton as visiting Reds falter
By WYN TINGLEY CLIFTON rose to the occasion as they emphatically claimed bragging rights with a six-try triumph over Old Redcliffians...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFight for survival will bring best out of Titans
By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRelegation looms for lowly Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL HUDDERSFIELDpushed Preston closer to relegation after a 25-15 win in a match marred by off-theball incidents. Preston started...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBournemouth rise from dead
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF saved some face against Bournemouth despite throwing away a 15-point lead as nothing could ultimately separate the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSt Eds consign Dings to defeat
By JOHN WHITE DINGS fell to their third straight defeat, outscored five tries to four against Bury St Edmunds at Shaftesbury...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions prove Constant threat at the Barn Elms
By ALICE CLARKE A SECOND-HALF double from Devon Constant helped Leicester Lions to their third win in four as they saw...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years ago-flying Hawks are halted by Redruth
Develish: Jack Simmons of Redruth dives over in Hellfire Corner for a try Stopped: Hawks’ Reuben Norvill is tackled by Dean...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTJs whack Worthing to return to the top
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians bounced back from defeat at Taunton last time out to claim all five points at a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEsher condemn Sutton to bottom
By MATT BALDWIN ESHER took advantage of a tiring Sutton & Epsom side late on to turn a close game into...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans triumph as OAs edged out
By BRIAN QUINN THE narrowest of margins gave Taunton victory over Old Albanians at Woollams as they were made to work...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIonians Rammed aside by visitors
By MALLY KNOWLES VICTORY for Rams at Hull Ionians’ Brantingham Park took them to the top of National League 1, if...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIt’s May’s day as Villagers edge it
By JACK JOHNSON LAURENCE May held his nerve to land a lastminute conversion and earn Chinnor the narrowest of victories over...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBell rings thrice as Tyne smash half-century
By BRIAN TILLEY AN eight-try spree against rock bottom Scunthorpe gave Tynedale their first maximum points win since the beginning of...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans find their pride in game for the purists
By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat...












