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
/ 8 years agoBishop’s complete double over Heath
Bishop’s Sto …15 Blackheath …5 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford kept Blackheath pointless in the second half to take the win...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLouis pulls strings for Blood & Sand
Cambridge…29 Hull Ionians…19 By STEVE JACKSON ANOTHE-Rimmense performance from Cambridge’s prodigious pack formed the cornerstone of a second successive bonus-point win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVillagers hold off Redruth surge to triumph
By DOUG HUMPHRIES Chinnor…34 Redruth…33 CHINNOR were able to hold off a late fightback from Redruth to claim the points and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Foresters march on past Dons
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …45pts Wimbledon…8pts Flying flanker: Mathew Bennet scores the second try for Cinderford. LEAGUE LEADERS Cinderford extended their...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPoints shared as Hawks held at home
By NICK PITSON Henley …30 Canterbury .30 HENLEY and Canterbury shared 60 points at Dry Leas in an evenly-contested match in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWolfpack devour Wild Geese
By MATTHEW BALDWIN LI Wild Geese 29 Bury St Edm…50 A TERRIFIC display by the Bury pack set the stage for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton edge ninetry extravaganza
By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing …24 Clifton…36 CLIFTON claimed one of their best wins of the season on Saturday as they scored...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians arrive late and pay the penalty
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 42 Hull Ionians 26 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJones holds his nerve for Caldy
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 21 B Moseley 20 BEN Jones sprung Paton Field into ecstasy as he confirmed a special win...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz from Cambridge
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 50 Old Albanian 26 CAMBRIDGE survived a scare and overturned a 14-point half-time deficit, scoring 38 unanswered...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester rush has sorry Tigers by the tail
By TOM GALLAGHER Chester 59 Sheff Tigers 7 CHESTER pulled further away from Tigers with this victory at Hare Lane. They...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHeath back to haunt old club as Albion record falls
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 21pts Tries: Flack 5, Salter 40, Raumakita 47 Conversions: Shepherd 5, 40, 47 Coventry 24pts Tries:...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale’s promotion push stepped up
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 6 Sale 20 A BATTLING Sale side left Wharfedale with the four points after edging an attritional...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDMP come out on top in a thriller in the north east
By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 41 Bishop’s St 35 DMPRFC were made to fight for this five-point win at the Northern Echo...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley hat-trick has Blaydon in retreat
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 24 Sedgley Park 52 A FIRST-HALF scoring blitz that produced three tries in a four-minute spell laid...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTwo-try Niall has Esher on the right course
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde 17 Esher 32 ESHER travelled to Fylde in desperate need of a win and a five-minute spell...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield looking doomed as Macc hit back
By TONY GIBSON Sheffield 17 Macclesfield 21 STRUGGLING Sheffield look destined for relegation following this defeat. This was despite striking first...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJordan hat-trick enough for a draw
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro St 34 Blackheath 34 JORDAN Olowofela scored a brilliant hattrick but Tom Chapman’s late try ensured it...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley’s late dash puts Stour in with shout
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 37pts South Leicester 26pts STUBBORN Stourbridge kept their slim hopes of promotion alive but were given a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPritchard kicks Amps past Park
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 31 JAMES Pritchard’s kicking secured victory for Ampthill against a determined but unlucky Rosslyn...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley revival choked by Bramwell strike
By NICK DOYLE Otley 27 Tynedale 38 TYNEDALE ran out worthy winners scoring twice in the first ten minutes. James Spencer...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds seal vital win in Midlands battle
By DAVE MOORE Broadstreet …20 Old Redcliffs.23 OLD Redcliffians sealed a nervy away win at Broadstreet to boost their chances of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHowells sticks by decision to quit Romania
By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA LYNN Howells won’t be reconsidering his position as Romanian coach even after the Oaks squeezed into...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLucs pull victory out of the ashes
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …33 Hinckley…32 LUCTONIANS showed true grit to come from behind and wrestle an important win from opponents...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFive-star Rams dominate Titans
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 31 Taunton T’s 15 REDINGENSIANS put in a commanding display to earn victory over Taunton at Old...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField ease tension with two late tries
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.29 Leicester L…12 IN a pulsating final quarter of four tries and three yellow cards, Huddersfield pushed on...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBonus point sees Juddians go sixth
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .32 Barnstaple…14 AN entertaining first half and an efficient second saw Tonbridge Juddians please the large...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlood & Sand downed by dogged Darlington
By STEVE JACKSON Battering ram: Jack Payne scores DMP’s opening try PICTURES: Chris Fell Caught red-handed: Jake McCloud wins a key...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoShepherd holds nerve to keep Albion in clear
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 17 Bishop’s St 10 PLYMOUTH Albion defied the bitter cold to complete the league double over...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudy of Einstein could fix Eddie’s breakdown woes!
Halted: England’s Chris Robshaw goes down in the tackle against France PICTURE: Getty Images Isn’t it strange how every time the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAgony for Stour as Farrell hits late, late clincher
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…26 Sheff Tigers .28 STOUR’S promotion plans went up in smoke as Sheffield Tigers secured a prized double....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLigament injuryputs Dragons prop out forseason
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES prop Leon Brown will miss the rest of the season after suffering a toe injury....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField’s day as fingers freeze in the chiller
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …15pts Huddersfield …26pts THE near-Arctic conditions made handling and ball retention difficult in the extreme. Both sides...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJust a week for Harrison
NORTHAMPTON back row Teimana Harrison has been banned for one week after being sent off in last week’s Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCoe keeps the Sedgley challenge going
By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley P …24 Otley …21 PARK gained ground on Sale at the top of the table with a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBlizzard can’t halt Macclesfield rush
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Luctonians… 12 THIS was a big game for the Blues if they were to put distance...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTynedale are out of sight in the snow
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …14 Tynedale …33 TYNEDALE handled the conditions better on a day when spectators could not see through...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoChinnor keep up the pace with fine victory
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor …41 Barnstaple… 12 A HAT-TRICK from Mike McDonald helped Chinnor to a thrilling seven-try victory over struggling...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford make it 19 straight wins
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …40 O Redcliffians12 CINDERFORD won their 19th game in a row with a comfortable six-try triumph against...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians survive a late fightback
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .22 Broadstreet …14 TONBRIDGE Juddians fought off a spirited comeback from bottom side Broadstreet to claim...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton are now edging closer to survival
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton… 29 Bury St Eds …7 CLIFTON produced one of their finest performances of the season so far...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRapid start helps hosts overcome Canterbury
By THOMAS HUNT Swooping in: Worthing go over to score, left, and Frank Morgan touches down for the visitors PICTURES: Warwick...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOwen shines as Redruth upset by Geese
By BENJAMIN BONNER LI Wild Geese39 Redruth …32 LONDON Irish Wild Geese came from behind with 14 unanswered points to spring...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy are fall guys as 9-try Coventry land title
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …12 Coventry …55 COVENTRY became deserved National One champions at Paton Field, romping to victory over an...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBarrett on song to kick Dale to victory
■ By WILLIAM DALE S’ffeld Tiger …0 Wharfedale …16 FLY-HALF Thomas Barrett kicked 11 of Wharfedale’s 16 points as they battled...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDawes double downs strugglers
■ By PETER HAYES Broadstreet…29 Worthing R…14 TWO tries from Morgan Dawes helped Broadstreet cruise to a comfortable victory over Worthing....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSouth come from behind to triumph
■ By THOMAS BROWN South Leics …26 Luctonians…20 TRIES for Myles Bean, Joseph Collingham and Will Cave helped South Leicester to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds work their way to narrow win
■ By BEN RODEN Old R’cliffians14 Tonbridge J…10 IN EXTREMELY heavy conditions Old Redcliffians just about came out on top, wanting...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpencer double gets Dale through
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …35 Macclesfield…12 AFTER a shaky start on a heavy pitch, Tynedale settled down to cruise to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRobinson hat-trick squashes Edmunds hopes
■ By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm…18 Henley Hawks27 A SECOND-HALF hattrick for Henley full-back Jack Robinson ensured Hawks took the...
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