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 ago14-man Albion overcome odds
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth……………41 Canterbury……………20 DESPITE having a man sent off and two players stretchered off, Plymouth came back from a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHawley holds nerve to steal it
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington Mowden Park……………26 Cinderford……………27 CINDERFORD pipped Darlington Mowden Park with the last kick of the game, as Stefan...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester do enough to make it three on the spin
By CHRIS HUGHES Chester……………14 Hull……………5 CHESTER Rugby claimed their third consecutive win and moved themselves nicely into the hunt for a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy on-song as Royle profits
By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGreen machine grind out glory
By STEVE RHODES Wharfedale……………20 Preston……………19 A CLOSELY-FOUGHT battle between old adversaries saw Wharfedale come out on top by a single point...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTom Terrific snatches a treble and stuns Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………27 Fylde……………34 A STUNNING burst of four tries in a dazzling tenminute spell at the start of the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers are purring as they strike at the last
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge……………25pts Sedgley Park……………28pts A LAST-GASP try from flanker Mark Goodman earned Sedgley Park a hard-fought victory in the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWhere there’s a Will, Field can find a way
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 25 Scunthorpe…24 WILL Milner’s last gasppenalty kick-started Huddersfield’s season in a dramatic finale at Lockwood Park. With...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton get shock as Sutton fight to the end
By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………38 Sutton & Eps’…31 CLIFTON appeared to have this game in the bag after a first quarter in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRowntree’s the main man in Otley
By MARY SEDGWICK Hinckley……………14 Otley……………17 OTLEY left it until the very last kick of the game to seal a remarkable triumph...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoExtra man can’t help the Lions
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher……………16 Leicester L……………12 LEICESTER’S inability to take advantage of a spare man proved their downfall as Esher ran...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoImpressive victory is founded on defence
Fylde …40 Huddersfield …10 By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE continued their unbeaten start to the campaign with a comprehensive victory at the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHull pay price for inaccuracy
Hull …18 Hinckley …36 By RICHARD GORE HULL lost their first game of the season and learnt that at this level...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCanny Chester take advantage
Luctonians…20 Chester…24 By GEOFF VICKRESS THIS was a classic game of two halves, Chester taking a decisive advantage in the first...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStour have upper hand in tightly fought win
Otley …27 Stourbridge …31 By NICK DOYLE STOURBRIDGE scored twice in each half to earn victory, while Otley had to settle...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents taught a lesson in nail-biter
Loughborough 28pts Caldy …33pts Mind the gap: Lewis Barker on the charge for Caldy and Alex Glashan scores a try from...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHurst keeps nerve to win battle of kickers
Preston GH …10 Sheffield T …9 By JOHN LE PAGE AFTER two victories by the narrowest of margins last season, Hoppers’...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoJuddians turn on the burners to race clear
Bournemouth 10 Tonbridge J…49 By ADAM HUNTER BOURNEMOUTH fell to a fourth consecutive defeat. They expected a difficult afternoon but the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSluggish Stortford suffer as DMP soar
Bishop’s Sto … 30 Darlington …31 ■ By JOHN ALLANSON ANOTHER desperately slow start cost Bishop’s Stortford dearly against an aggressive...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPenalty tries are costly for Greens
Scunthorpe …5 Wharfedale …24 By STEVE WILLIAMS SCUNTHORPE were well beaten by Wharfedale, despite taking an early lead through home debutant...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoGarside shines as Esher slump
Bury St Ed …24 Esher …14 By SIMON LORD BURY brought free-scoring Esher down to earth with a bump. An assured...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStrong Titans pack Maka big impact
■ By GUY WILLIAMS A STRONG first half by Rotherham created the Titans’ second win at Clifton Lane where Cambridge were...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRichards secures win on the road
Sedgley Park…7 Tynedale …12 By JAKE CLAY TYNEDALE secured a tough away win against Sedgley Park thanks to tries by Liam...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoAppleton burst lifts Crusaders
Dings …34 Barnes …15 By JOHN WHITE DINGS returned to winning ways with a solid bonus-point victory at Shaftesbury Park. They...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIt’s all White on the night for OEs
O Elthamians… 27 Plymouth Alb 20 ■ By JON EDWARDS TOM White kicked 17 points as Old Elthamians secured a narrow...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions roar as Clifton no longer unbeaten
Leicester L’s …39 Clifton …20 By MIKE HOWKINS LIONS were expecting a tough game against previously unbeaten Clifton and they certainly...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub’s season is up and running with derby win
Rosslyn Park …14pts Tries: Macfarlane 25, Ellis H 35 Conversions: Lound 26, 36 Blackheath…29pts Tries: Ransom 22, penalty 33, Burns 56,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoYapp hails Titans late show to down Hen
Taunton…25pts Henley …17pts By DICK MACEY TAUNTON beat one of their bogey sides to claim victory. Charge: Nick Mason runs forward...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley pounce when Foresters leave Dawe ajar
■ By NIGEL WILCE A HAT-TRICK of tries from Birmingham Moseley flanker Morgan Dawes helped his team to a deserved victory...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSutton’s 14 men have all answers in end
Sutton & Ep …21 Westcliff…17 By JOHN CROYSDILL PROMOTED duo Sutton & Epsom and Westcliff were both winless as they faced...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNew boys continue to suffer as Sale soar
Canterbury…7 Sale FC …27 ■ By NICOLA KENTON CANTERBURY’s winless streak contined as they were beaten at home by Sale who...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoReds can see tide beginning to turn
Old Redcliffs …21 Old Albanian …8 By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Reds, on a three game losing streak, looked to break their...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSame again for struggling I’s
Hull Ionians …7 Richmond…52 ■ By MALLY KNOWLES THERE is more than an element of Groundhog Day surrounding Hull Ionians performances,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBonds licensed to seal it for Redruth
Worthing…19 Redruth …30 By CHRIS HUGHES BILLY Bonds’ late try secured Redruth’s second win of the season, after a spirited second-half...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRampant Rams remain perfect
Rams …27 Chinnor …21 ■ By RICHARD ASHTON RAMS’ dream start to life in National One continued as they sealed a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoROOM 101
MARK IRELAND THE SHEFFIELD TIGERS FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Avocados The...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDirty Harry doesn’t cost the Foresters
By STEVE JACKSON CINDERFORD’S Harry Hone’s 15th-minute red card looked to have cost the league leaders dearly as, going into added...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDefensive errors prove very costly
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……34 Otley …………….34 POWERFUL attacking combined with calamitous defending resulted in the points being shared, with both...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTJs stay perfect as Watson strikes
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….46 Old Redcliffs 17 TONBRIDGE Juddians ran in seven tries, including a hat-trick for Hugo Watsons to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBy George! A late show from Mills is just in time
By PADDY MARSH Arm’s length: Joshua Skelcey scores his second try for Albion PICTURES: Gareth Lyons IN A game that was...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLunnon hat-trick as Hawks grab ten
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley…………66 Bournemouth 24 HENLEY Hawks made it three from three with an emphatic ten-try triumph over Bournemouth at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFielding’s last-gasp miss decides oldest club fixture
By GRAHAM COX THE latest repeat of the oldest club fixture in world rugby ended in the tightest of finishes, with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHarrison is the hero as Clifton set a marker
By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………18pts Bury St Ed ……….14pts Delight: Sam Harrison scores the second try Held: No way through for Matthew...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNew boys edge it to maintain hot streak
By KEVIN ROBINSON RAMS maintained their unbeaten start to their first ever season at this level. In a low-scoring win away...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders get Dinged up by brilliant Esher
By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………54 Dings …………26 A PULSATING attacking display and clinical finishing set the stage for a convincing Esher...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHugo’s a hat-trick hero as Park soar
By WARREN MUGGLETON HUGO Ellis’ hat-trick saw Rosslyn Park to a storming win against a valiant Canterbury at the Rock. Craig...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSecond-half Lions surge downs Cliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……12 Leics Lions……19 WESTCLIFF were frustrated for the second time at home this season as their visitors’...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs fightback falls short on the road
By STEVE SMITH SALE FC held off a second-half comeback by Old Elthamians to win a gripping clash at Heywood Road....
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWorthing raided by Popham grab
By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ……42 Taunton ……….46 TOM Popham was the hero as his late try for Taunton sealed victory for...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTe’o exit will make us more cohesive says Mills
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RYAN Mills believes the departure of Ben Te’o will bring clarity to Worcester’s midfield operation as...
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