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
/ 7 years agoLeicester fall short in late fightback bid
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBarton on target as Foresters do double
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……..20 Darlington MP..14 CINDERFORD came good in the final quarter of the match to earn themselves a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIce-cool Collins kicks Park home
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins' boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPerfect day for heady Hawks
By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTarrant late show for Blood & Sand
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ..25 Cambridge ……….28 CAMBRIDGE completed a storming second-half comeback to edge an eight-try thriller at College...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth show Dings the way
By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans say wham bam, thanks Sam
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ……….22 B’ham Moseley ..20 ROTHERHAM Titans earned themselves a lifeline near the foot of the table with...
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National League 2E
/ 7 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 One
/ 7 years agoLeaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams
By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE:...
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National League 2E
/ 7 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...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThe Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoIn-form Albion hit the heights again
By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWestcliff turn on style on the road
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSelway’s treble delights Villagers
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFree-flowing Lions hit six
By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClinical Albion on the rise as Scaysbrook delivers
By PADDY MARSH A GREAT defensive performance from Plymouth Albion enabled them to come out on top against Old Elthamians in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes seal valuable win to cast Dings aside
By SAMUEL DRAPER BARNES earned their fifth win of the season by overpowering Dings in a tight bottom-half encounter. A Jamie...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClub do the double to hurt Park’s promotion bid
A CONTROLLED, disciplined performance led to a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks lay down the gauntlet in Titans win
By NICK PITSON HENLEY kept up the pressure on leaders Tonbridge with a bonus-point win over third-placed Taunton at Dry Leas....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoseley get back on track
By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCliff sink bogey side as Dartnell seals it
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF prevailed against their bogey side with two late tries getting them out of jail in a match...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoseley get back on track
By TOM HALLAMGRAVELLS MOSELEY’S eight-game losing streak came to an emphatic end as they blew away Cinderford in a bonus-point victory....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBury benefit from Esher profligacy
By MATT BALDWIN A LACK of killer instinct proved to be the difference as Bury St Edmunds defeated Esher in a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWarren Seals it for Darlington
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON head coach Garry Law made his first appearance of the season and helped them to victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs reap rewards in the high winds
By BRIAN QUINN OLD ALBANIANS ran up the scoreboard against their namesakes as they scored five to topple Old Redcliffians. It...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBeattie calls time at 34
RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale 49ers can’t stay out of the endzone
By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE had this match sewn up by half-time with five converted tries on the scoreboard to lead by...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers tamed as Pike wins it
By BRIAN TILLEY THIRD-PLACED Sedgley Park fancied their chances against Tynedale, who had lost their previous five games on the spin,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJust seventeen for lethal Caldy
By JOHN LYON PLAYING rugby in a 40- mph wind isn’t easy but Caldy didn’t miss a beat and dominated a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNo Hopper freedom in William Wallace win
By MIKE MITCHELL SHEFFIELDTigers edged a tight affair against Preston Grasshoppers with the game played in atrocious weather conditions in the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChest are down on their Luc in defeat
By STEVE SMITH LUCTONIANS recorded their second straight away victory as they moved away from the relegation danger zone with a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThree wins on the spin as Hinckley rise
By LYNDON EDNEY HINCKLEY made it three victories in a row as David Peck, Jamie Skerrit and Luke Coltman fired them...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHudd not bored by classy Milner
By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD finally brought their losing streak to an end with a well-deserved bonus point win. Two tries in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEnsians hold on for derby delight
By JACK JOHNSON RAMS withstood Chinnor’s second-half comeback to overcome their local rivals on a pulsating evening. The Oxfordshire side hosted...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour eyes right on the eight-ball
By NICK PULLEN SUPERB Stour overwhelmed an out of sorts Otley and would have easily won by a wider margin had...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs battle conditions to stay at the summit
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS maintained their slender lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win in difficult...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFour in a row for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEW ZEALAND, BLUES, CHIEFS, WORCESTER, MUNSTER, SALE SHARKS AND COVENTRY CENTRE. SAM TUITUPOU WINNING Super Rugby in 2003 as...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth riot as Worthing blank
By BILL HOOPER MATT SHEPHERD’S brace of second-half tries helped secure a bonuspoint win for Redruth and stretch their winning run...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSale at a Canter in simple home win
By STEVE BARNES SALE FC bounced back from their defeat at Old Elthamians to claim a precious bonus-point victory to move...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents pass with full marks
By AMY WALMSLEY Loughborough 64 Chester …………….31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students were in rampant form as they kicked off the new year with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs unlucky after late blitz
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……20 Hinckley ……….26 LUCTONIANS were pipped to the finish line by a well-organised Hinckley side in an entertaining...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras start new year with spring in their step
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Tynedale ……13 TWO second-half tries from Otley were enough to down a spirited Tynedale team and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers hit for six as Ravers go rocking on
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………40pts Sheffield Tigers ….7pts Double: Ben Jones scores his second PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Inventive: Peter Swatkins with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFairbrother flying to keep title hopes alive
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………24 Wharfedale 17 A FIRST-HALF barrage proved enough for Fylde to overcome Wharfedale but it wasn’t without...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers jump for joy after Taylor trio
By LEW CLAYTON Scunthorpe ……7 Preston G’h ….30 CHRISTIAN Taylor hat-trick inflicted further misery on Scunthorpe as Preston Grasshoppers triumphed in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans collapse increases anxiety
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……32 Plymouth ……38 A POWERFUL second half performance by Plymouth Albion, during which they scored 28 points without...
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