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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Second-half rally boosts leaders

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..32 Redruth………………..38 REDRUTH demonstrated their pedigree as they produced a fighting second-half comeback to claim victory. In a game of […]

Seven-up Barnes shine in the sun

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund……… 7 Barnes………………….46 BARNES took full advantage of perfect conditions for running rugby to score seven tries and secure a comfortable […]

Best sees red but 14 men triumph

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By JON BATHAM Canterbury………….. 30 Hinckley………………24 CANTERBURY overcame the sending off of inside-centre Tom Best to win a thriller. Best saw red for his part […]

Dominant visitors see off Hinckley

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By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………28 Bury St Edmunds..48 BURY deserved to win an exciting game that,-from the first half, looked as though it had the potential […]

Eight-try romp secures top spot

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..54 Guernsey…………….. 17 REDRUTH climbed back to the top of the table thanks to this eighttry win. The Reds were soon on […]

Barnes punished despite late rally

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By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes……………25 Worthing………..26 TWO tries in the dying moments saved Barnes from any embarrassment, but Worthing held on to leave south-west London with […]

Crusaders battle for bonus point

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By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 19 Dings Crusaders… 31 DINGS took advantage of some indiscipline by the home side to seal victory on a rare sunny […]

Cardinals dig in to lift promotion hopes

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………. 24pts Esher………………. 41pts PETER Winterbottom paid tribute to Esher’s character and composure as they claimed a huge win. With three points […]

Gardner caps convincing win

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….33 Barnstaple……………. 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored five tries and ran […]

Sims sees Lions to bonus point

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By SHAUN WREN Worthing………………35 Leicester Lions….. 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison Sims delivered a man […]

Fantastic Callum try aids huge triumph

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By JON BATHAM Guernsey……….57 Hinckley……….. 17 CALLUM Roberts scored one of the tries of any season as Guernsey romped to victory over injury-hit Hinckley. Winger […]

Walker claims a bonus point in thriller

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 31 Clifton…………………..57 WITH Clifton 19 points ahead after six minutes, the home crowd had every reason to fear a rout of […]

Foxes hit back as Barnes are rattled

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By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 21 Barnes…………… 12 CANTERBURY returned to winning ways against Barnes. The start for Canterbury was exciting but error-strewn and didn’t deliver […]

Browne leaves it late to strike

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..25 Henley Hawks…….25 BURY and Henley fought out a draw in a ding-dong match that could have gone either way. […]

Alex leads from front for Clifton

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…………. 7 Clifton…………………..52 WHEN a tight head prop scores a hat-trick these days he receives congratulation rather than the opprobrium he […]

Six of the best as Redruth dominate

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….40 Westcliff………… 0 REDRUTH ran in six unanswered tries as they dispatched a willing but outgunned Westcliff on a pitch that held […]

Forest at double in chase for the title

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By PETER EDWARDS Barnstaple……… 6 Worthing……….. 21 JACK FOREST’s two tries helped Worthing see off struggling hosts Barnstaple to keep their National 2 South title […]

Crow inspires the Hawks to big win

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By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks…….23 Guernsey………………..0 HENLEY Hawks gained a comfortable bonus point victory at Dry Leas. So dominant were the Hawks that the visitors […]

Constant thrives as Lions triumph

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By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Canterbury……………..0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming a bonus-point win. On […]

Campbell joy as his side power to victory

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By PETER GREAVES Hinckley………… 15pts Esher………………. 13pts Muddy hell: Hinckley players celebrate after Andrew Weaver touches down for the home side’s second try of the […]

Hornets provide a sting for Westcliff

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff………. 12 Hinckley………..22 A LAST-MOVE penalty denied Westcliff a bonus point which they richly deserved, in a match which, on another day, […]

Cunning Foxes lure Barnstaple to trap

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By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..52 Barnstaple…………..22 CANTERBURY got back to winning ways emphatically against Barnstaple. The hosts opened their account with a try through Aaron Cooper. […]

Hawks swoop in for six-try success

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By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher……………………. 17 Henley Hawks…….39 HENLEY Hawks brought Esher’s winning streak to an end in a decisive six-try win. The visitors started strong, […]

Old Albanian deny fightback of hosts

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By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….27 Old Albanian……….. 31 THIS fast and exciting match ended as a closerun thing with Rochford fighting back after being down […]

Ice-cool Thomas’ pen seals it late on

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By JON BATHAM Guernsey……….28 Barnes……………26 OWEN Thomas’ trusty boot proved the difference as Guernsey edged out Barnes in a thriller. The Raiders’ fly-half found himself […]

Hawks hit form in eight-try triumph

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By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks…….48 Westcliff……………..24 HENLEY Hawks picked up another victory at Dry Leas as they scored eight tries against bottom side Westcliff. The […]

Road-loving Reds grind out OAs win

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By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 21 Redruth………………..28 REDRUTH kept up their impressive unbeaten away record as only stubborn Old Albanian defence prevented them amassing a […]

Clifton cash in on hosts’ mistakes

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By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……….. 15 Clifton…………….28 HINCKLEY’S indiscipline and errors once again cost them against one of the top sides in the league as they […]

Smith on hand to boot Fylde to victory

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By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde………………. 21pts Rotherham…….. 17pts THE boot of Greg Smith proved the difference between winning and losing in a massive weekend clash, as […]

Brave Barnstaple downed by Bury

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By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple……………..0 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 INJURY-HIT Barnstaple battled bravely, but were unable to stave off defeat by Bury St Edmunds. A young […]

Six of the best as Dings win at last

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By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…32 Canterbury………….. 10 DINGS ended a fivegame losing run with a resounding six tries to two victory over Canterbury at Shaftesbury […]

Esher turn up heat in close Barnes battle

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By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………… 6pts Esher………………. 16pts He’s away: Fergus Donnelly goes in for Esher PROMOTION-CHAS- ING Esher turned the screw in the second half […]

Five-try Redruth turn on the style

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….39 Hinckley…………. 5 THREE tries in the final quarter cemented a bonus-point win for Redruth against a determined Hinckley at the Rec. […]

Battling Westcliff hit by Barnes blitz

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By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 10 Barnes………………….52 GUTSY Westcliff were undone by a yellow card as Barnes racked up 21 quickfire points in six minutes to […]

Nine in a row for form side Clifton

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 21 Henley Hawks……. 13 CLIFTON extended their winning run to nine games following a strong second-half performance against Henley Hawks. The […]

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