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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Reds battle to narrow victory

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………17 Bournemouth 12 REDRUTH were made to work hard for the win against a Bournemouth side who belied their lowly position. […]

Roberts late show caps off fightback

■By NIGEL SCOTT Esher …………….32 Clifton………….26 A GAME of two halves saw Esher stage a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Clifton after going into the […]

Crusaders hold on for nervy win

■By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….22 O Albianian ….20 A LATE conversion from Dings’ replacement flyhalf Ollie Millner on 70 minutes was all that separated the […]

Titans keep home side at bay to triumph

■By GEOFFREY SIBLEY Old Redcliff ……5 Taunton ……….33 A DEFENSIVE masterclass from Taunton Titans saw them claim a comfortable victory against a dogged Old Redcliffians. […]

Adams try puts Westcliff away

■By ADAM LEROUX Barnes………….34 Westcliff …….27 TWO tries in the last 20 minutes from Ryan Seabright and James Adams saw Barnes get the better of […]

Third time’s a charm for Cliff

■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..22 Esher …………….17 WESTCLIFF enjoyed a dream start to life at their splendid new ground with a heart-stopping win over a […]

Tout the ticket as TJs plow on

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….38 Dings Crus ……..5 Juddians stretched their lead at the top of National 2 South, taking all five points whilst Taunton […]

Kingdom comes to those who wait

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Eps ..12 Taunton T’s ….15 TAUNTON arrived at Rugby Lane smarting from their narrow defeat at the hands of Leicester […]

Smash and grab as Salisbury fires

■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the slings and arrows were, […]

Wolfpack howl to maintain run

Bury St Edmund..36 Worthing…………….31 By SIMON LORD BURY’S unbeaten home record remained intact but it could have been so different after an admirable away showing […]

Lavenders love a nine-try blitz

Clifton…………..59 Westcliff ……..14 By ROGER OPIE DOUBLES from Chris Levesley and Henry Harper helped Clifton continue their impressive start to the season with an emphatic […]

Clifton run riot to stay in hunt

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …7 Clifton……43 better start to this season, as have Old Albanian, and this six-try-to-one drubbing by the visitors will give […]

Lions snatch it at the death

By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 16 Leicester L ……17 IT was agony at the death for the second successive home match for Bournemouth as they lost […]

Win at last for relieved Westcliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly deserved victory over an […]

Taunton remains Gary’s Kingdom

By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in an extremely hard-fought match. […]

YOUNG GUNS

WILL CAPON BRISTOL HOOKER Pat Lam’s stated intent is to inject more homegrown talent into his Bristol side, and one young man making a solid […]

Hawks comeback Bolsters title tilt

By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….13 Henley…………..34 A THOMAS James sinbin turned out to be the difference between the sides as Henley came back to defeat […]

Titans overcome scare to top pile

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ……27 Taunton T’ns..45 A SUPERB second-half performance earned Taunton Titans a bonuspoint victory over Dings at Shaftesbury Park. After taking […]

Hammett says god dammit as Raiders rule

By SAMUEL DRAPER Barnes …………..31 Worthing ……..32 WORTHING Raiders scored four tries to win a hugely dramatic back-andforth clash at unlucky Barnes. The hosts won […]

Dozing Lions awaken to roar

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……27 Old Redcliff ……7 LEICESTER Lions withstood the early pressure from their visitors to eventually turn the game around and deliver […]

So close but oh so far for Cliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..17 Old Albanians 19 WESTCLIFF were left to heavily rue two late penalty misses as Old Albanian prevailed in an extremely […]

McLean shines as Worthing edge Esher

■By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ……..20 Esher …………….15 MATHEW McLean helped himself to 15 points to engineer a close-fought victory for Worthing over Esher and deliver […]

Juddians’ tale of two halves

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…..42 Westcliff…………5 WESTCLIFF arrived at the Slade in perilous league form and were not able to affect their standings after Tonbridge […]

Crusaders halt late comeback

■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Dings Crus…….33 DINGS crushed Bournemough hearts in the dying moments of an enthralling contest as they downed the hosts 33- […]

Kingdom agony over late kick

■By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher …………….10 Taunton…………..8 IT ALL came down to one kick as Esher won a nailbiter over Taunton Titans in horrendous conditions. They […]