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 agoRedcliffians earn first win at Wild Geese
By KIERAN JACKSON London Irish 15 Old Redcliffs 35 OLD Redcliffians won their first game of the season with a resounding...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor made to pay for late call by Caldy
By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…24 Caldy…27 CHINNOR spurned a simple shot at goal for a draw and were made to pay the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers grumble over late ruling on scrums
By ANTON JONES Preston G …31 Sedgley Pk …36 A SPIRITED second-half performance from Preston Grasshoppers was not enough to overcome...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs grind down Rams in thriller
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanians 18 Rams …10 WITH the Rams going into the weekend perched on top of National Two...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoYoungsters in control as Spragg stays calm
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoReds triumph in windy Guernsey
By MEGAN JONES Guernsey …15 Redruth …16 A FILTHY wet and windy evening under the Footes Lane lights produced a nail-biter...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMugford’s miss proves costly as controversy mars cracker
By PADDY MARSH Hope: Matthew Shepherd scores on the whistle to give Plymouth a kick to win the match, but they...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoIt’s the McLean show for Raiders
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing ………68 Redruth …………21 MATT McLean scored 28 points as Worthing cruised to a thumping victory over Redruth....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDolly delivers for Titans to secure first win of the campaign
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T 29 Rosslyn P ……12 AN outstanding kicking performance by Rotherham’s full-back Alex Dolly, who finished with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOld Reds with no answer on tough outing
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians21 Canterbury ….43 A WELL-DRILLED Canterbury side took a deserved win, outscoring the hosts six tries to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs victory keeps up unbeaten start
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s …31 Darlingt’n MP 22 OLD ELTHAMIANS continued their impressive start with a third successive victory and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSalisbury brings up his triple ton for Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW Caldy v L’boro S TODAY’s game marks Derek Salisbury’s 300th appearance in the Caldy front row. The...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFive-star Ampthill flourish to punish visitors
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….35 Esher …………….20 AMPTHILL scored five tries on their way to a comfortable home win over Esher....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDuff double sinks miserable Mose
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……52 B Moseley ………8 ROB Duff scored two tries as Bishop’s Stortford put Birmingham Moseley to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTaunton impress to down Clifton in derby
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T ……36 Clifton ……………13 A LARGE crowd at the Commsplus Stadium on Friday night were treated to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSaved by the Bell as the hosts falter
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Chinnor…………22 CHINNOR ground out a narrow victory to make it three wins from three, but Cambridge were...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFour-star Wiltshire shows no mercy
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……70 Guernsey ………26 BURY swept aside an injury-hit Guernsey at a sun-kissed Haberden. The visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoughton makes his mark for bonus
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….26 Sedgley Park 19 By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE started their home campaign with a hardfought victory over...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBishops revival is too late to claim victory
By MATT BALDWIN Rosslyn Pk……25 Bishops Stort 17 AN explosive second-half display by Bishop’s Stortford fell short of a comeback against...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStupple treble as Albion scrape by
By PADDY MARSH Esher …………….21 Plymouth A ….24 ESHER and Plymouth began as the bottom two in the table, but it...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks edge out Barnes in nervy tussle
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………26 Barnes …………24 HENLEY Hawks withstood a strong second-half fightback from Barnes to win an exhilarating yet errorstrewn...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents fight on but can’t turn tide
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Stud ….14 Cambridge……20 LOUGHBOROUGH’S first home game of the year came to a nail-biting conclusion. The home...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTovey steals it late for Crusaders
By ROGER OPIE Clifton ……………11 Dings Crus ……17 THIS Bristol derby produced a special atmosphere in a game which swung in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor at the double on an emotional day for the club
By SIMON VICKERS AFTER a season in which they played under pressure in every match, Chinnor appear to be enjoying life...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians floored in Kent derby
By BRAD HARPER Canterbury ….29 Tonbridge J….20 AFTER a poor season start, Canterbury rallied in a Kent derby victory against Tonbridge...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBravo for Mowden with peerless display sealed by Warren
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington ….42 Rotherham …19 MOWDEN scored six tries in an impressive bonuspoint performance against a Titans side who...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPetchey strikes for Otley derby delight
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….18 Huddersfield …11 PAUL Petchey ensured Otley pulled off a dramatic last-minute win in the West Yorkshire...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees hit Redcliffs for six in pacy try-fest
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull ….42 Old Redcliffs…38 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees bagged their first victory of the season but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCinderford steal it thanks to Taylor
By PAUL SMITH B’m Moseley…23 Cinderford……24 CINDERFORD hooker Nathan Taylor grabbed a hat-trick in his team’s first visit to Billesley Common....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers hang on in physical affair
By KEN MOORE Preston G’H ….18 Fylde …………….15 BEFORE a big home crowd, Hoppers shaded an epic, physical battle against local...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSimmonds debut try crucial for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….29pts Taunton Titans 27pts Power: Redruth’s Connor Gilbert on the charge, and Redruth’s Ed Pascoe is tackled...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs’ total control as Club are foxed
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….10 O Elthamians…21 OLD Elthamians were clinical in the pivotal moments as they sealed an impressive win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester hit back to see off Macc
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…10 Chester…………24 CHESTER overcame torrential rain and a battling Macclesfield side to record a convincing victory after a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMcLean inspires in war of the Raiders
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey ……26 Worthing ……35 THIS entertaining fixture drew in a crowd of more than 800 and was ultimately...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoJohnson leads the charge as Sale stride on
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………26 Caldy…………….24 JUST two games into the new season, but newly-promoted Sale are already making headway after...












