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.

stdClass Object ( [id] => 8 [league_name] => National League Two East [league_logo_id] => 0 [league_logo_url] => [parent_league_id] => 0 [wp_league_id] => 3845 )

Cleaves brace keeps Raiders in the frame

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………… 31pts Old Albanian……. 7pts Flat out: Jack Forrest dives in for Worthing TWO tries from replacement winger Cassius Cleaves helped Worthing […]

Foxes hit form to humble Hundred

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..46 Rochford Hund……. 17 A STRONG second-half display earned Canterbury a solid home win over Rochford Hundred. The visitors trailed by only […]

Roberts stars for seven-up Guernsey

By JOHN BRINDERS Guernsey………. 50 Barnstaple…… 24 GUERNSEY continued their good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling visitors Barnstaple. In a high-scoring game, Guernsey […]

Raiders late show floors Crusaders

By JON BATHAM Guernsey…………….. 31 Dings Crusaders… 17 TWO tries in the final five minutes saw Guernsey return to winning ways with a bonus-point win […]

Vowles kick seals thrilling away win

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..26 Hinckley………………28 NERVELESS Rory Vowles kicked a lastgasp conversion as Hinckley snatched victory at Old Albanian. Alex Noot’s 75th minute try […]

Rudder steers Raiders to victory

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………..33 Canterbury……. 19 JEROME Rudder’s hattrick helped secure a bonus-point victory as Worthing made it backto-back wins. With backing from prop Ken […]

Barnes brushed aside by Clifton

By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes……………26 Clifton……………. 50 CLIFTON came out all guns blazing at Barnes and never looked back as they ran in eight tries in […]

Esher gain edge over gutsy hosts

By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple………….. 14 Esher…………………….27 STRUGGLING Barnstaple made high-flying visitors Esher battle all the way for their bonus-point victory. Barum did not help their […]

Lions battle back to topple Westcliff

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..49  Westcliff…………….. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the resistance of gutsy visitors […]

Hambly hails Reds’ defence after draw

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks…21pts Redruth………….. 21pts Drama: Henley’s Alex Harmes dives over for their first try HENLEY Hawks and Redruth both missed the chance […]

Red card fails to stop Raiders

By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 14 Worthing……………… 20 BURY ST Edmunds were left to rue their missed opportunities as they were edged out by […]

McPhun gives hosts the slip

By JON BATHAM Canterbury……………. 3 Old Albanian……….. 12 SCRUM-HALF Elliott McPhun produced a wet conditions master-class to lead Old Albanian to a hard-fought win over […]

Six of best for classy Clifton

By JOHN WHITE Dings……………….23pts Clifton……………..29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING Clifton made it six […]

Hawks downed by ruthless Lions

By NICK PITSON Henley…………………. 30 Leicester Lions…..36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at Dry Leas. Leicester took […]

Barnes make OA pay for mistakes

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 19 Barnes………………….35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win with a home defeat […]

Second-half surge seals it for Raiders

By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 12 Worthing………………52 A HAUL of 40 unanswered second-half points earned Worthing a win at Westcliff after a first half stalemate. The […]

Loan ace makes a mark for Reds

By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 15 Dings Crusaders……0 A MUCH-CHANGED Redruth side were made to battle hard for their win by a determined Dings Crusaders. It […]

Disciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top

By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher……………….26pts Canterbury……………0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher a clean sheet against […]

Hawks gatecrash Murphy milestone

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple……………. 5 Henley Hawks…….26 HENLEY Hawks spoiled the party as Jake Murphy’s 100th appearance for Barnstaple ended in a comprehensive defeat. Wet […]

Morgan hat-trick downs Westcliff

By RICHARD COMPTON Canterbury…………..52 Westcliff…………….. 15 FRANK Morgan’s hattrick of tries helped Canterbury to an emphatic bonus-point win over basement boys Westcliff. The outside centre […]

Esher win away as Bury pay the penalty

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..36 Esher…………………….40 ESHER laid the foundations for a high-scoring victory at Bury St Edmunds with a superb first-half performance. The […]

Dings cling on as Hinckley hit back

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…32  Hinckley………………22 DINGS returned to winning ways, but there were nervous moments as Hinckley battled back to claim a well-deserved try […]

Reds on the rack as Hundred rally

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun………28 Redruth………………..34 LEADERS Redruth were given a run for their money in a close encounter at Rochford Hundred. The visitors led […]

McPhun double in Albanian triumph

By BRIAN QUINN Guernsey………… 7 Old Albanian….38 ELLIOTT McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped to a bonus-point win […]

Hammett puts seal on Barnes success

By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes……………33 Barnstaple……… 8 BARNES took control of the second half to secure a comfortable 33-8 win over Barnstaple at a windswept Barn […]

Worthing storm to gutsy win over Reds

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….. 10pts Worthing……….. 24pts We’re in! Worthing celebrate a try, PICTURES: Simon Bryant/Iktis Photo Richard Brown ploughs over for Redruth WORTHING coped […]

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions edge to a two-point […]

Clifton stave off comeback threat

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..22 Canterbury………….. 19 CLIFTON managed to cling on for a narrow victory in a competitive tussle with Canterbury. The home side looked […]

Agony for West in Bury reverse

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 9 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 A DISPLAY of wholehearted commitment in atrocious conditions went unrewarded as Westcliff agonisingly failed to break […]

Hawks hang on to deny Dings

By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley Hawks…….33 Dings Crusaders…22 IT WAS a classic case of a game of two halves as Henley Hawks did just enough to […]

Young gets his kicks for Lions

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned a narrow win over […]

Canny Clifton halt Bury’s run

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds..25 Clifton…………………..33 CLIFTON produced a masterclass in game management to end Bury St Edmunds’ unbeaten home record. In an enthralling […]

Away run rolls on for in-form Reds

By BILL HOOPER Canterbury…………..22 Redruth………………..26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed the opening phases, scoring […]

Hawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred… 15 Henley Hawks………..37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased to victory. Rochford fought […]