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
/ 5 years agoPrice is right as Kemp conquers
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................29 Bury St Ed................ 21 DESPITE ending the game with 14 men, Worthing coach Jordan Turner-Hall will be...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers battle back to snatch points
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....23 Wharfedale............ 15 A LATE Curtis Wilson try sealed victory for Sheffield Tigers after a remarkable second-half...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoJosh brings joy for happy Barum
By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple..............35 Westcliff................. 17 A STRONG home performance from Barum who welcomed back senior players Ben Hilton, Dan Lee...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoGate downed by Bourn-again hosts
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............47 Harrogate................ 20 BOURNVILLE secured a bonus-point win against fellow promoted side Harrogate with a stunning comeback. Bourns...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSam the man as Morley put Esher on right track
By JOHN WHITE All over: Esher celebrated their final try PICTURES: John White Media Dings C............... 19pts Esher.................. 45pts ESHER swept...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBury hold off spirited Canterbury fightback
By JAMES SMITH Bury St Eds.......30 Canterbury.......22 BURY St Edmunds enjoyed a winning return to National League competition as they held...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBattling Esher oust new boys
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................38 Rochford H.............. 14 ESHER began their season with a solid victory over newly-promoted Rochford Hundred in a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoNo stroll in the Park as Gate fall
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate......... 21 Sedgley P......... 51 HARROGATE’S first match since their March 2020 promotion gave them a reality check...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHosts hit by a Barnes storm
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................24 Barnes......................43 HINCKLEY made a disappointing return to National 2 South as visiting Barnes took the five points...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoThompson shines as Hull pack punch
By RICHARD GORE Hull........................... 27 Luctonians................8 HULL were ultimately successful against a Luctonians side thanks to their superior scrummaging. It took...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoPacy Nel in top form as Clifton beat derby rivals
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 71 Barnstaple......... 0 TRADITIONAL West Country derbies come no better than promoted Barnstaple reviving rivalries with Clifton...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDan’s the man as Bridge have edge
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Stourbridge........... 31 Sheffield T............. 27 STOURBRIDGE edged past Sheffield Tigers in their style opening clash in style. After...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoGutsy Old Boys open campaign with style
By NICK PITSON Henley................ 19pts Old Albanian.....25pts OLD Albanian deservedly took the spoils against an uncharacteristically off-colour Henley at Dry Leas....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSix of the best in Titans’ fine bow
By GUY WILLIAMS Leeds Tykes ...29 Taunton............ 41 TAUNTON produced an outstanding performance and memorable result on their debut in the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTitans set down early marker by winning big
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........35pts Wharfedale........ 5pts Eye on the prize: Titans skipper Zak Poole looks for a way through Away: Wharfedale’s...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDebutant Trewin shining star for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................27 Leicester Lions....... 5 REDRUTH got their season off to a perfect start with a bonus point win...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoMason snatches last-gasp glory
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ..................23 Darlington MP .......22 MASON Tonks raced in from 40 metres to give Birmingham Moseley a last-gasp...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBeer Festival crowd cheers Fylde victory
By HARRY CORNFORTH Tynedale............... 24 Fylde....................... 48 A CROWD of around 400 augmented by an adjacent beer festival providing 1500 watchers...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoJack’s try double inspires Worthing
By SHAUN WREN Worthing .................33 Guernsey ................22 TWO tries from centre Jack Forrest helped Worthing open the season with a hard-fought...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoVooght’s double leads Rams raid
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............28 Rams ........................34 CAMBRIDGE were on the wrong end of a Ram raid as the visitors denied...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBlaydon taught a lesson by students
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon .................. 23 Loughborough S .. 27 BLAYDON’S first game back in the National League ended in a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDings hold on in ding-dong tussle
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff.................25 Dings Crusaders ..29 WESTCLIFF were left to rue chances that went astray as they were edged out...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoPark shake off the rust with five-try spree for openers
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ........ 8pts Tries: Norey 36 Penalties: Putt 6 Rosslyn Park ...37pts Tries: Robinson 11, Jackson 52,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoMunnelly proves one El of a winner
By ADAM ELLIS Chester ................... 14 Hull Ionians .......... 29 ELLIOT MUNNELLY scored one and provided an assist as Hull Ionians...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoFlying start as Chinnor make up for lost time in fine style
By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC..................... 21 Chinnor ....................34 CHINNOR produced a brilliant first-half performance to secure an impressive opening-day victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDawkins leads way for sweet Chocs win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .. 19 Bournville ...... 24 BOURNVILLE made an impressive start to life in the National Leagues with...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBlack marks cost Blackheath game
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath............. 15 Cinderford............... 18 BASIC errors, and a penalty count of 14-7 against them, cost Blackheath heavily in...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoJuddians’ pack earns early draw
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 18 Bishop’s S’ford...... 18 TONBRIDGE Juddians made their National League 1 debut in an entertaining game...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoBarrett back at No.10 for All Blacks
Preview BEN JAYCOCK Australia v New Zealand Today, Kick off 7am ARDIE Savea captains New Zealand for the first time as...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNational League shake-up may be on its way
Jon Newcombe provides the latest on the discussions within the new RFU think-tank
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHoward Packman will join Blackheath
Set to play National League One rugby this season after leaving Doncaster Knights
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start
A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNational Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs
NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Cinderford No.8 and captain Harry Hone
The Cinderford back row select three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPlayers have lost two stone in lockdown!
Neale Harvey draws focus towards the mid-level of the English rugby system with Southern Premier outfit Exmouth revealing how the pandemic...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGovernment hand RFU £45m in survival fund
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney welcomes government support after revenues totalling £140m has been lost over the last year
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLetters to editor: Rich clubs bypass Nat League salary cap thresholds
I COULDN’T agree more with Chris Taylor’s concerns (TRP Feb 21) at the distorting effect on community rugby of the lack...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPay to go up? Shameful rubbish says Rams CEO Reynolds
The chief executive of National One Rams reacts with disbelief at the thought of clubs having to pay £20m to buy...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSchools tackling ban ‘would spell danger’, says Taunton’s Kitson
Kitson's time in rugby flitted between Taunton's National Two South campaign last year, to Sydney, and Leeds University in 2020
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaints teachings help Dan Lancaster make cut for England U20s
Fresh from receiving an England U20s EPS call-up, Dan Lancaster talks to Neale Harvey about the coming year at Leeds Tykes
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRFU Council votes in significant format changes to National Leagues and below
League structures to undergo radical change to help the community game survive and prosper
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National League 2N
/ 7 years ago10-try Chester outgun Scunny
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe............18 Chester ..................64 BOTTOM side Scunthorpe were no match for top-half side Chester in this one, despite surprisingly...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCicognini settles it after locked second half
By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....19 Stourbridge ....15 WHARFEDALE delighted the home support as they returned to winning ways in a very...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBarber’s a demon but Park find their form
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park....32pts Loughborough ..14pts James Connor breaks the line on the way to his try for Sedgley Park...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField’s power game carries them closer to safety
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ..31 Tynedale........15 HUDDERSFIELD gave their survival hopes a major boost with a well deserved and hard-fought bonus-point...
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National Leagues
/ 7 years agoIt’s Fergie time with double in triumph
By STEVE SMITH Sale ..................26 Moseley ..........10 SALE FC made it back-toback victories with a bonus-point triumph against Birmingham Moseley under...
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National Leagues
/ 7 years agoRams withstand fightback in thriller
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ............38 Rams ......................40 RAMS edged out Cinderford in a highly entertaining match that saw 12 tries scored....
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National Leagues
/ 7 years agoTriple delight for Lloyd and Irving
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ..........17 Blackheath ..........64 BLACKHEATH’S ability to recycle the ball quickly saw them notch ten tries in...
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National Leagues
/ 7 years agoPierre dazzles as Yapp’s men
By NEALE HARVEY Taunton ..................48pts Esher ..........................10pts Behind you! Taunton No.8 Sam Prior makes it 43-10 PICTURES: Clayton Jane INSPIRED by...
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