National Leagues
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National Leagues news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCheika looks set for Montpellier
MICHAEL CHEIKA, who has been linked with Leicester Tigers, appears to be on his way to coach in France next season....
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoCliffie class sinks Sale as Moseley keep rolling
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….29 Sale ………………24 BIRMINGHAM Moseley maintained their perfect home record but were made to work hard for...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoWoes continue for Canterbury
■By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………28 Canterbury……20 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a hard-fought bonus-point win over Canterbury. Tries from Chris...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoClub cope with filthy conditions
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 Bishop’s Sto ..14 A MATCH, the pattern of which was very much dictated by the filthy...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAnscombe pulling the strings for Raiders
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………..10 Worthing ……..24 WORTHING Raiders made fewer mistakes throughout a game played in driving rain and everincreasing...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWestcliff revival falls just short
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..15 Henley…………..26 ANOTHER gallant and fighting performance by Westcliff ultimately failed to find reward. Early Westcliff pressure...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKingdom agony over late kick
■By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher …………….10 Taunton…………..8 IT ALL came down to one kick as Esher won a nailbiter over Taunton Titans...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras zip to glory in second-half demolition
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……15 Otley …………….20 A GAME of two halves saw Otley claim the win after a second half barrage...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes find their form after Hind grabs treble
■By TOM HOLMES Barnes…………..41 Bournem’th ….17 ALEXANDER Hind scored a hat-trick of tries as Barnes ended a run of five straight...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThe luck of the Irish for Tigers
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s ..12 Hull ………………….9 MARK Ireland’s penalty after the clock turned red was the difference between the...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth on edge until late strike by Brown
Redruth …………..20pts Leicester Lions….7pts ■By BILL HOOPER Red hot: Redruth players celebrate with try-scorer Bradley Janes Eyes down: Nick Cairns makes...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoClinical Waters waltzes to joy
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughb’gh ……23 Sedgley Park..18 THE stellar kicking performance of Owen Waters proved the difference as Loughborough Students edged...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWind and rain prove the ultimate winners
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..9 Tonbridge J 12 ALL the points were scored at the same end in this less...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFishy day for Field as Pike scores hot hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..33 Huddersfield ..18 A HAT-TRICK from Guy Pike helped Tynedale to maximum points against a Huddersfield side...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMillner’s late surge seals derby win
■By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ……17 Old Reds …………5 DINGS CRUSADERS came out on top of a keenly-contested derby against Old...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSet-piece supremacy has Ravers rocking on
■By COLIN FREE Caldy ………………25pts Fylde………………..18pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns attributed his side’s hard-fought victory over Fylde to their dominance...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFour-try Bursey is the Bury maestro
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed……..33 Sutton & Eps ….0 BURY banished the morning’s World Cup blues and a run of...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers lose the spring from their step
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..27 Preston G’s ….17 HINCKLEY achieved a crucial win to leapfrog Preston Grasshoppers in the table after...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoShare of the spoils as Albion fight back
Cambridge ……20 Plymouth Alb 20 WITH both sides having won three games, lost five and with a points balance of plus-1...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTonbridge get back on track
Tonbridge J ….13 Redruth ……………7 By GARETH WITHERS TJS HAD to win ugly as they saw off a committed Redruth side...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBolster gives Hawks strength
Henley……………25 Old Albanians 18 By NICK PITSON HENLEY HAWKS deserved their win but were made to work hard by a resolute...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoExcellent Esher ease to valuable away win
Bournemouth …7 Esher …………….24 By ADAM HUNTER UNFORCED errors cost Bournemouth again as they went down to Esher at Chapel Gate....
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoArnott bags hat-trick as Titans stay on top
Taunton……………35pts Clifton …………….27pts By DICK MACEY A CROWD of 485 were treated to a nine-try feast – five scored by wing...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOld Reds in the pink after Ward seals win
Old Redcliff …21 Barnes …………17 By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Redcliffians bounced back from their disappointing 11th hour loss at Esher in...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBannister has Westcliff climbing
Worthing……….15 Westcliff ………19 By MATTHEW WHITE GREG BANNISTER kicked 14 points as Westcliff secured their first victory as a National League...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings merry with Hawkesby double
Sutton & Eps ….7 Dings Crus ……15 By JOHN CROYSDILL BOTH teams arrived at Rugby Lane with victories over Westcliff and...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs show off their mettle in gritty win
By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians produced an impressive and disciplined display of wet-weather rugby to secure a deserved win in atrocious...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford look slick to blunt the Rams
By JOHN ALLANSON IN WET and windy conditions this was a game almost inevitably dominated by two strong defences and ultimately...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoHandy Andy sets Sale on their way
By STEVE SMITH TRIES from Andy Hughes and Raphael Quirke helped Sale secure a crucial victory to climb out of the...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoCraig finds his range as battling Park edge home
By WARREN MUGGLETON Match winner: Park’s Hugo Ellis KIERAN Power praised his Rosslyn Park side for showing resilience under pressure as...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoPack power gets leaders back on track at Titans
Rotherham ……6 Richmond ……23 By GUY WILLIAMS LEAGUE leaders Richmond recovered strongly from last week’s defeat and were far superior to...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoDMP profit on long trip south
By NICOLA KENTON Canterbury……13 Darlington ……17 DARLINGTON Mowden park clinched their third win in a row as they edged past Canterbury....
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion hit hard by robust Club
By PADDY MARSH BLACKHEATH returned to Kent with the full five points after a four tries to three victory over a...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLions come on strong with two late tries
Leicester ………17 Bury St Ed ……….0 By MIKE HOWKINS SEVENTEEN points in the final 15 points saw Leicester Lions overcome Bury...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford fightback leaves I’s on a low
By MALLY KNOWLES TWOpoints gained or three points lost for Hull Ionians in this enthralling contest? Ionians held a 26-8 lead...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoBacon looks crisp as Titans prevail
By JACK JOHNSON ROTHERHAM Titans ended a two-match losing run as a heroic defensive effort earned victory at Chinnor. The visitors...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHalf-century for Caldy as Jones at the double
By COLIN FREE A MUSCULAR Otley side provided stout opposition at Paton Field as they held Caldy for 20 minutes before...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoPack power steers five-star Albion
By PADDY MARSH INJURY-HIT Plymouth Albion produced their best display of the season to record a five-try victory over Sale FC,...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPark life awake after the break
By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park took advantage of extraordinary Chester generosity to come from 17-0 down at half-time and win on...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoYet more late heroics as Foresters dent the leaders
By TIM FORRESTER CINDERFORD are getting used to producing late shows, according to director of rugby Paul Morris, after another last-gasp...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSperes points Greens attack
By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Wharfedale cruised to an away win in the all-Yorkshire clash at Lockwood Park. Two quick-fire tries midway...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoBack row brilliance sparks Mose to battling win
By PAUL SMITH LED by outstanding backrowers Buster Lawrence and Morgan Monks, Birmingham Moseley fought to victory over Canterbury. But the...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIreland puts a steer on the Dore Moor ship
By MATTHEW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers overcame a sluggish start to come out on top in a nervy game at Dore Moor,...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoUp-tempo Blood and Sand end home woe
By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE deservedly took four points for their first home win since March against a Rosslyn Park side looking...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoForceful Fylde keep unbeaten run going
By STEFFAN JAMES FYLDE continued their winning record with a bonus-point win away on the road at struggling Midlands side Hinckley....
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoDaly duo helps Club win ugly
By GRAHAM COX THIS wasn’t the prettiest of matches and both sides will look back and rue the missed opportunities that...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour fly out of the traps in seven-try win
By MARTYN SMITH SUPER Stourbridge were on top form on home turf to put Scunthorpe to the sword in a thrilling...
-
National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLavender & Blacks as sharp as a knife again
By WYN TINGLEY FINLAY Sharp scored twice to help Clifton continue their imperious start to the season and inflict further misery...
-
National League One
/ 7 years agoDMP soar past faltering OE’s
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park comfortably overcame Old Elthamians, who simply ran out of steam in the last quarter. OE’s...
-
National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThird successive win for Students
By JONATHAN BUSH LOUGHBOROUGH Students are starting to climb the table, after a third win on the trot was secured in...
The best betting sites
