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 2E
/ 4 months agoBury make it a day to remember for Williams
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..47 London Welsh........42 THIS was a historic occasion at the GKIPA Haberden, as Bury welcomed iconic...
-
National League 2E
/ 4 months agoHardwick hands Dorking the win
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher......................... 15 Dorking.....................29 DORKING stifled a spirited second-half Esher fightback to claim a top away triumph. The visitors...
-
National League 2E
/ 4 months agoLeaders wake up to show their class
By NEIL HOPPER Oxford H...................14 Old Albanians........53 OXFORD Harlequins started this top versus bottom clash full of intent and energy. Their...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoTenacious Titans too much for Juddians’ troubles
■ By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..38 Tonbridge J ....28 PROMOTION hopefuls Rotherham Titans put a poor first half behind them...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoMarfo slithers in to stun the Dogs
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................24 Rosslyn Park .........27 BEN MARFO produced a late moment of magic for Rosslyn Park, as...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoTigers take grip in gripping Crusade
■ By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........29 Dings Crusaders ..22 SEDGLEY PARK ran away victorious over evenly-matched Dings Crusaders in...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoRams silenced by battling Blackheath in shock win
■ By RICHARD ASHTON Rams .................... 7pts Try: Clow 7 Conversion: Cooke 8 Blackheath ......26pts Tries: Harding 14, 29; Hollister 18,...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoBishop’s turn out late but Clifton turn on the style
■ By KATY TINGLEY Clifton ......................55 Bishop’s S ...............29 DESPITE a delayed arrival, Bishop’s Stortford forged a half-time lead – only...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoAlbion hold fort to climb up to third
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............36 B Moseley............... 21 PLYMOUTH ALBION moved up to third in the table with a hard...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoLions come back to combat Tykes
■ By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 19 Leicester Lions.....24 LEICESTER LIONS showed great resilience to come back from a two-score half-time...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLions’ last bite is the taste of tight loss for Tigers
■ By MIKE BROWN Billingham.......35 Sheffield T.......31 BILLINGHAM produced a thrilling second-half comeback to edge out Sheffield Tigers, in an equally...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHoppers heroic as lead swaps hands
■ By KEN MOORE Preston G.................46 Wharfedale............41 PRESTON Grasshoppers displayed considerable resilience to come out eventual victors, in an all-action encounter,...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoSlog on the Fylde for tenacious Tyne
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 19 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE showed their tenacity to secure an impressive, yet narrow, win against a spirited...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoScunny go to Hull and back for first win
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull......................25pts Scunthorpe.......27pts DESPITE a late barrage from Hull RUFC, last-placed Scunthorpe held on to the slenderest of...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoMowden Park hold on tightly to upset Ionians
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 17 Darlington MP........36 DARLINGTON MOWDEN Park gained a deserved victory by taking their chances and...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoPerfect Sheff let discipline drop
■ By TOM BARRY Macclesfield..........25 Sheffield..................41 UNBEATEN Sheffield held on to their perfect record, but were forced to dig deep by...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoEleventh heaven for battling Otley
■ By MO SHER Rossendale............32 Otley..........................43 IF you were after entertainment on Saturday afternoon, Newchurch Road was the place to be,...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoVictory Borne out of pure precision and power
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........26 Camborne........ 43 EXETER University fell to a defeat at home to Camborne in an end-to-end...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoSellick leaves it late for the hosts
■ By COILIN DUFFY Barnstaple..............28 Chester..................... 21 HENRY Sellick dug deep to power Barnstaple to victory at fortress Pottington Road, as...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoJones plays the Lucs starring role
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford............... 10 Luctonians..............35 LUCTONIANS took the glory against an underwhelming Cinderford. The home side opened the scoring...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRead all about it! Tom’s the top man
■ By ED HARTLEY Hornets...............35pts L’ghborough S...... .14pts Fast start: Huw Morgan runs in an intercept try in the third minute...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoBumpy derby crowd treated to a real feisty affair
■ By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................37 Syston......................28 A feisty game of local derby rugby finished up with Hinckley beating Syston in front...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoWicks works his magic for winners
■ By MATT BROWN Old Redcliffians....26 Lymm........................29 LYMM secured their first away win since the opening weekend of the season as...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoTom Putts seal on dominant display
■ By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.... 44 Redruth.................... 15 THE triumphant Titans dominated throughout to beat Redurth. Reece Malone opened the...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoMemories are made of this for Reds ace Groves
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Deadeye: Old Redcliffians fly-half Ash Groves OLD Redcliffians’ skilful fly-half Ash Groves made his 200th appearance for...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoMcGann guides Raiders to more success
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Guernsey..........38 Westcombe P..22 GUERNSEY secured a fifth win in a row in a high-scoring contest. Coming off...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoLate Barnes blast cuts down Oaks
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................43 Sevenoaks..............24 SEVENOAKS were in the match until the last quarter, when Barnes turned on the after-burners...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoTom helps Bury Hoppe to victory
■ By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............40 Bury St Edmunds..43 BURY St Edmunds staged a remarkable recovery, coming from behind to win a...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoLeaders show true class as Oundle are humbled
■ By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians. 49pts Oundle................28pts Speedster: Alex Ricci scores his 69th minute try for Old Albanians PICTURES: Paul...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoStar man Blades helps stick knife into sorry Quins
■ By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................77 Oxford H..................... 7 THERE was total domination in all areas of the game as Dorking ran...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoEsher battered by Benning’s brace
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................47 Esher......................... 12 BRACES from Toby Howe and Will Benning helped Henley snap a five-game losing streak...
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoSouto leads way in dream debut
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........46 Havant......................32 WITH some players back from injury and with a point to prove; Welsh clicked....
-
National League 2E
/ 5 months agoFryatt backing Goddington Dene boys to be challengers
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Westcombe Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt WESTCOMBE Park scrum-half Ben Fryatt believes his side have every reason...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoLions are able to maul an opponent at last!
By MICHAEL WRIGHT Leicester L ......35 Sale FC..............31 LEICESTER Lions secured their first win of the season with a hard-earned victory...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoBurns heroics not enough for Club
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............32 Blackheath ............ 19 THOMAS TAYLOR hit a long-range penalty with the last kick of the...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoGraham breaks Clifton’s hearts
By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................14 Rams ........................ 21 THE real excitement in this, at times, feisty encounter came in the final...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoTykes profit from the generosity of the hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S .........36pts Leeds Tykes ... 46pts Tries: Langworthy 5, Morris 16, Rayment 46, Davies 71, Meechan 73,...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoDings turn on the style to leave leaders stunned
By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..50 Rotherham T ......... 31 SUPER Dings Crusaders stunned league leaders Rotherham Titans with a truly...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoPark impress on Arthur’s big day
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........68 Sedgley Park......... 19 ROSSLYN Park surged to the top of the table with a commanding victory...
-
National League One
/ 5 months agoLloyd puts strong boot into Albion
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Plymouth A.............25 PERFECT conditions and two strong sides intent on playing rugby produced a superb game...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoIonians hold on as Dale take it to the death
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....30 Hull Ionians.....37 HULL Ionians headed home with the coveted points, as they clung on during a testing...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoMowden Park mow down Rossendale
By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......54 Rossendale............27 DARLINGTON Mowden Park extended their winning run with a high-scoring victory over Rossendale, at the...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoRowntree’s kicker is the sweet touch
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................37 Sheffield Tigers....36 OTLEY scraped over the line after a determined Sheffield Tigers side scored three tries in...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLongmore inspires more joy for Macc
By TOM BARRY Macclesfield....41pts Billingham........19pts MACCLESFIELD continued from where they left off last week with their massive 66-26 win at Hull...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoFylde file down Stags to style out superb success
By TONY WILKINSON Scunthorpe.............27 Fylde.........................45 FYLDE were the clear winners, as they impressively saw off Scunthorpe in an empathic scoreline, which...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoSheff up to speed in steady seventy
By SAMANTHA EMMA Sheffield.................. 71 Hull............................27 SHEFFIELD turned in a scintillating second-half performance to put Hull to the sword. Early on...
-
National League 2N
/ 5 months agoFreak injury stops Hoppers’ hopes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................25 Preston G................. 15 WHAT first looked like serious neck injury, for Preston’s Robbie Willetts, proved to be...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoLouis is top of the class in battle of students
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborough... 42 Exeter Uni.........39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to fortress Epinal Way and just about kept Exeter University out....
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoAndrew puts the icing on the cake
By BILL HOOPER Camborne............... 44 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE maintained their faultless start to the season, scoring seven tries to defeat...
-
National League 2W
/ 5 months agoIvory’s a tower of strength for hosts
By JOSH THOMAS Chester.....................38 Taunton Titans.....33 CHESTER withstood a second-half fightback from Taunton Titans to claim the victory. The hosts produced...
The best betting sites
