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 One
/ 6 years agoPocock weighs in on Folau captaincy claims
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wallaby captain David Pocock has questioned Israel Folau’s claim that he was in line to become Australia captain....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester make it four in Dale defeat
Chester …………36 Tynedale ……..17 By STEVE SMITH CHESTER Rugby stretched their unbeaten run to four games with a bonus-point victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawks soaring high after Fenley hits four
Dings …………..27 Henley ……….36 By JOHN WHITE THREE tries in five secondhalf minutes secured a hard-fought away victory for a jubilant...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoPower cuts short relegation battle
By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON toppled Bournemouth in bizarre circumstances after a local power cut in Cheam saw referee Calum Howard with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs succumb to gentlest of touch
By MATT BALDWIN A LATE surge in the second half saw Esher come from behind to beat Old Albanian in a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoNothing to split Field and Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…27 Chester ……27 A HIGHLY entertaining game at Lockwood Park saw Huddersfield and Chester settle for just two...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEsher can’t break down TJ’s dogged defence
By GARETH WITHERS Over: Reece Conlon goes in for the third try for Tonbridge Juddians Muddy hug: James Booth celebrates scoring...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAmos eager to stake his claim for 15 jersey
By JAMES CANDY NEWS EXTRA HALLAM Amos is hoping his new beginnings for club and country kickstart his international career. The...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPenalty heartache as Stour miss out
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge …17 Sheffield T……20 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a last gasp scare to tame Stourbridge and stay within striking...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders cut down by fabulous Forrest
By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing…32 Dings Crus …10 JACK Forrest’s try double inside the first ten minutes set Worthing on their way...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
RICHARD BRYAN THE FORMER BATH, BRIDGEND, CELTIC WARRIORS, DRAGONS & LEEDS BACK ROW THE thing that was most influential in terms...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWin at last for relieved Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTaunton remains Gary’s Kingdom
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL CAPON BRISTOL HOOKER Pat Lam’s stated intent is to inject more homegrown talent into his Bristol side, and one young...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHayhow inspires rampant Rams
By RICHARD LEWIS Canterbury …22 Rams ………48 CONNOR Hayhow helped himself to a double as Rams continued their strong start to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHoward the star as Park keep rolling
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…36 Hull Ionians ……8 BEN Howard’s brace set up a six-try haul for Rosslyn Park against Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale edge Hinckley with late Miller score
Tynedale ……20 Hinckley ……15 HEAVY rain throughout failed to put a dampener on two well matched teams, who served up a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPenfold on point to secure draw
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…17 DMP……17 A WAR of attrition at Grantchester Road ended honours even after a heart-stopping final five minutes...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDean the hero for brilliant Hull
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ………20 Hull………22 HULL struck an agonising blow to Warren Spragg’s Fylde after pulling off a shock win...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMark puts boot in as Club Cooke up treat at Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stopped: Buster Lawrence and Danny Wright thwart this Blackheath move PICTURES: Christopher Lowe A PERFECT kicking display from...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark keep up chase in style
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 47 Otley ………19 SEDGLEY Park continued their promotion push with a dominant seventry bonus-point victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHat-trick for Hughes as Hawks aim for higher
By NICK PITSON Henley……34 Barnes……22 HENLEY prop Charlie Hughes claimed a hat-trick of tries as the Hawks continued their challenge at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoYawayawa keeps Villagers in the hunt at Albion
By PADDY MARSH PLYMOUTH Albion and Chinnor battled out a hardearned draw in a game where creativity was at a minimum...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents deal fourth straight loss to Hoppers
By MICHAEL MITCHELL Preston G’h …21 Loughborough34 LOUGHBOROUGH Students piled the misery on Preston Grasshoppers as a fluid first-half performance allowed...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton run riot to stay in hunt
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …7 Clifton……43 better start to this season, as have Old Albanian, and this six-try-to-one drubbing by...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCinder are having a ball while Titans sink
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …7 Cinderford …30 CINDERFORD powered to a third win on the spin at the expense of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoForwards deliver for Caldy in gritty win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale……11pts Caldy………16pts CALDY proved that you don’t necessarily need points to make for an exciting game on the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions snatch it at the death
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 16 Leicester L ……17 IT was agony at the death for the second successive home match for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDogs tear hole in leaders’ bid
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………8 Richmond ………7 RICHMOND’S title hopes suffered a huge blow as Sale came from behind to record...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLuctonians emphatic as Scunthorpe flail
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe …8 Luctonians …40 LUCTONIANS had their pack to thank as they ran out winners at fellow strugglers...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years ago10s on the boards but there are no entertainers
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff …10 Sutton & Ep …10 ON a heavy pitch, both sides were surprisingly keen on running...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoGoble off the mark for OEs
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamia’s…17 Bishop’s Sto …17 A TRY ten minutes from time by winger Alex Goble, his first for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIonians roar back in fine fashion
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 34 Canterbury. 20 A GAME of two halves, if ever there was one. Canterbury started with...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLouis leads OEs on a real Ram raid
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams 10 O Elthamians. 23 RAMS suffered a first home defeat in nearly two years as Old Elthamians...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHull pay the price for a first half of fumbles
By RICHARD GORE Hull ..................24 Sedgley Park 27 HULL again rebounded from a difficult start to come within a whisker of...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSelway seals it to send Sale packing
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor 38 Sale 31 CHINNOR made it three games unbeaten when seeing off Sale in an entertaining clash...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Caldy wrap it up early
By JOHN LYON Caldy................49 Preston G ........21 FIFTEEN minutes in, this match was effectively over as Caldy raced into a 21-0...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPark take local spoils thanks in no small part to Great Scott
By WARREN MUGGLETON Reply: Jesse Liston goes over the line for Richmond to cut Park’s lead PICTURES: Tom Soulsby KIERAN Power...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLucs pay heavy price for errors
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians......25 Fylde ................27 LUCS gained a deserved bonus point against the leaders but they should have had more...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHammett says god dammit as Raiders rule
By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes ..............31 Worthing ........32 WORTHING Raiders scored four tries to win a hugely dramatic back-andforth clash at unlucky...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBarton and Cinderford building a reputation for big scalps
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 13 Cinderford ….27 HAVING already achieved the notable scalp of leagueleaders Richmond, Cinderford now have another impressive...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents in no mood to hold back on Scunny
By RYAN STEVENS L’borough........57 Scunthorpe......11 THE STUDENTS trounced bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe after taking an early lead. In the first few minutes Bamidele...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDozing Lions awaken to roar
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L......27 Old Redcliff ......7 LEICESTER Lions withstood the early pressure from their visitors to eventually turn the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMorgan’s magic sees off Albion
By TOM BULMER Darlington M 49 Plymouth Alb 22 MORGAN Passman celebrated his first-team debut with four tries at the Darlington...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers are roaring as Swatkins dashes in
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield T ........21pts Otley ......................6pts TIGERS wing Pete Swatkins sprinted 30 metres to collect replacement Sam Waddington’s offload...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSo close but oh so far for Cliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff ........17 Old Albanians 19 WESTCLIFF were left to heavily rue two late penalty misses as Old Albanian...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThacker’s dream double on debut
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto 30 Rotherham T 14 THE least said about the first half the better in this one,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDacey turns tables with
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley ........36 Huddersfield 33 A LAST-MINUTE winner ensured Hinckley took all five points against a very good and...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoJuddians dethroned as it gets tight at top
By ROGER OPIE Clifton..............23 Tonbridge J....22 CLIFTON came into this game full of confidence based on collective and individual belief, and...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTarrant delivers to end home run
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley 10 Cambridge 45 @therugbypaper MOSELEY’S perfect home record was blown away by a rampant Cambridge side as...















