National League 2E

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National League 2E news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Combe win tight, absorbing contest

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………14 Guernsey………………. 8 AFTER a run of high scoring games involving Westcombe Park there was something to enjoy in a tight […]

Thriller decided by Bury’s late blitz

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds………….. 41 Henley…………………. 17 AN exciting game in which both sides showed plenty of attacking intent resulted in a convincing […]

No thanks as referee hands out the cards

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………… 7pts Dorking…………… 14pts THIS game should have been a thrilling exhibition of rugby played by two sides committed in both defence […]

Havant hang on in Hooks Lane gloom

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant………………….22 Worthing……………… 19 A BUMPER crowd bolstered by the Christmas lunch saw a typical south-coast derby full of passion and enthusiasm but […]

Merrett revels in crushing OA win

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..52 Oxford H………………… 8 OLD ALBANIANS ended a seven-match losing streak with a win by eight tries to one over Oxford […]

Jones leads way for towering Oaks

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..24 Guernsey…………….. 16 SEVENOAKS enjoyed a compelling win against visitors Guernsey. After Guernsey opened with a penalty by Ciaran McGann, Oaks got […]

Charnock fires Park’s try spree

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………68 Worthing……………… 19 WESTCOMBE Park proved too powerful for a Worthing side in the process of rebuilding. The home side had […]

Doubles all round see Hawks sunk

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….22 Barnes………………….32 TWO tries apiece from Jacques Birch and Rory Kassapian helped Barnes to a hard-fought win over Henley Hawks. Despite Henley […]

Quins’ late rally proves all in vain

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H……………….36 Tonbridge J…………54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins. The tone was set […]

Barnes big boys batter beaten Bury

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………………. 31 Bury St Eds……………. 5 BARNES produced a brilliant performance, led by their scrum and outstanding defence. With the rain and […]

Sub Shepherdson leads Oaks triumph

By ADAM CLEARY Worthing……………….. 7 Sevenoaks…………..36 SEVENOAKS recorded their third victory of the season with a bonus-point win at fellow strugglers Worthing. The first half […]

Star man Wyman is match winner

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian……….. 17 Westcombe P……… 19 WESTCOMBE Park secured victory with a try from a tap penalty from the last play of […]

Dorking leave it late to celebrate

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant………………….25 Dorking…………………28 DORKING edged out Havant in an exciting game that went right down to the wire. Joel Knight kicked an early […]

Adams proves the derby difference

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P……… 12 Sevenoaks………….. 14 THE accurate boot of Sevenoaks full-back Ben Adams was the vital ingredient as Sevenoaks ground out only […]

Barnes hold on in a storming game

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians…….. 10 Barnes…………………. 13 A MINUTE’S applause was held before kick-off to mark the passing of Peter Lipscomb, who served as […]

Late Knight kick clinches victory

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H………………. 17 Havant………………….22 HAVANT brought home a tense and tight victory in miserable conditions. The visitors got the game underway with […]

Nerveless Max seals comeback

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks……. 17 Canterbury………….. 16 SPENCER Hayhow’s injury time try and Max Titchener’s conversion saw Henley Hawks edge past Canterbury in atrocious […]

Home rout seals perfect ten for TJs

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 41 Old Albanians……..28 TJS cruised to another maximum-point victory over an Old Albanians team that started well, but quickly succumbed […]

High-flying Ds on top in points fest

By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing………………34 Dorking………………… 61 DORKING prevailed in a definitive game of two halves that featured 95 points and more than a little needle […]

Red and Blacks inspired by Jones

By RORY MORROW Canterbury…………..59 Bury St Edmunds..35 WINGER Garry Jones’ hat-trick of tries propelled Canterbury to a bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. Jones only […]

Late Gordon treble helps Hawks soar

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant………………….28 Henley………………….36 A LATE hat-trick from Lailand Gordon helped Henley seal a dramatic victory at Havant. A fast start from Havant saw […]

Wallace stars in Combe thriller

■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………39 Colchester…………..36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from Colchester. Westcombe Park led […]

McRae double in late Dorking romp

■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………50 Sevenoaks…………..26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only two points ahead at […]

Dramatic late win boosts leaders

■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….25pts Tonbridge J……26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Barnes. It was […]

OA pay price for poor home form

■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian……….. 17 Canterbury…………..54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find winning at Woollams a […]

Quainton quality leads Quins win

■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford…………………..34 Worthing……………… 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going the way of Worthing, […]

Hosts take heart in battling defeat

By ED MARRIAGE Colchester…………..25 Dorking…………………38 DORKING out-scored bottom club Colchester six tries to four, but not for the first time this season there were encouraging […]

Leaders turn on second-half class

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………40 Westcombe P……….. 5 IN-FORM TJs remain at the top of the table with a perfect 40-point haul after being involved […]

Happy Havant look here to stay!

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….37pts Old Albanian…..29pts THE first fixture between these two sides for 15 years was well worth the wait as a bumper crowd […]

Barnes hang on to claim victory this time

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………33 Havant…………… 21 BARNES shrugged the memory of recent lastgasp defeats as they claimed a see-saw victory over Havant. In the first […]

Bonus time again in nervy Bury win

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds…………..32 Worthing………………29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price for missed chances. The […]

Titchener puts boot in to Oaks

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….26 Sevenoaks………….. 20 A FAULTLESS kicking display from Max Titchener was the difference for Henley Hawks as they were made to battle […]

Poullet’s double boost for Raiders

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian…..14pts Guernsey………..37pts GUERNSEY Raiders lived up their name as they sealed an emphatic away win against Old Albanian. No.8 Joshua Poullet […]