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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Fantastic Callum try aids huge triumph

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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 […]