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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TJs finally crack 12 men of Dings

10 March 2019 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but eventually eased to a […]

Defiant Cornish calm the opening storm

10 March 2019 1 comment

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy g ame. Key to […]

Guernsey benefit from Bird in hand

10 March 2019 1 comment

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they won the war againsty […]

Patience required by eager Hawks

10 March 2019 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir mingham. They won the […]

Six-try Cant too good for troubled Raiders

3 March 2019 1 comment

By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ….38 Guernsey ……..15 SAM Sterling’s double helped inspire Canterbury to a six-try win over Guernsey Raiders to maintain their position in […]

Late Kingdom kick wins the day

3 March 2019 0 comments

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….20 Barnes…………..19 TAUNTON Titans used their get-out-of-jail card in the form of a Gary Kingdom penalty with two minutes to go […]

Juddians on fire in a ten-try thriller

3 March 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..24 Tonbridge J ..40 UNDER glowering skies, but fortunately dry conditions, a feast of ten tries were provided – in-form Juddians […]

Clifton still rally despite Barnes hat-trick

3 March 2019 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………..35 Henley …………40 CLIFTON showed great character in playing 50 minutes of this encounter with 14 players after losing two props through […]

A Red tide rises with bonus-try onslaught

3 March 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….33pts Old Albanian ……15pts Reaching out: Jake Clemson of Redruth dives over for a try THREE tries in the final ten […]

Denham the latest hero for super Rams

3 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings …………..19 Rams …………..48 RAMPANT Rams underlined their title credentials with a comfortable eight tries to three victory over Dings at Shaftesbury […]

Bury survive the blitz to nip home

3 March 2019 0 comments

Worthing ……..22 Bury St Eds ….24 By DAVE MOORE JAID Wiltshire was the hero for Bury St Edmunds as his two-try performance edged them to […]

Kelly treble proves a winner for Bees

3 March 2019 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli ..33 LI Wild Geese 12 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees threw themselves a relegation lifeline at the expense of fellow […]

Albanian enjoy winning feeling

24 February 2019 1 comment

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 22 Dings… 12 IT’S been a while since Albanian tasted victory so this would have been all the sweeter. A’s […]

Cozens dashes Bees’ dreams

24 February 2019 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli… 28 Clifton… 28 BRAVE Bees suffered a belated blow to their survival hopes when Clifton levelled the score with […]

Chance to make up ground in the chase

24 February 2019 0 comments

Preview Henley v Taunton Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SOMETHING has got to give today when two inform teams with play-off ambitions meet at Dry Leas in […]

Albanian fightback thwarted by Jack

17 February 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian34 Worthing ……34 JACK Forrest earned Worthing a draw after a remarkable comeback had seen Old Albanian overhaul a 24-0 deficit […]

YOUNG GUNS

17 February 2019 1 comment

SEAN LONSDALE EXETER FLANKER It was back in mid- September, on the morning of Exeter’s home game with Sale, that Sean Lonsdale got the call […]

Joshua’s on fire from the tee for Barnes

17 February 2019 2 comments

By RICHARD LEWIS Barnes…………20 Dings C …………15 TWO late penalties from Joshua Hammett were enough for Barnes to come from behind and snatch victory against […]

Bury heartbreak at Kingdom kick

17 February 2019 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……22 Taunton T ……24 GARY Kingdom’s nerveless penalty on 78 minutes snatched victory for Taunton. The Titans’ play-off push […]

Bees are stung by Sterling Sam

17 February 2019 0 comments

By WILL REILLY Canterbury ….38 B & Solihull ……9 CANTERBURY powered to a convincing win over Birmingham & Solihull as Sam Sterling helped himself to […]

Edwards hat-trick sees TJs to island success

17 February 2019 0 comments

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey ……17 T Juddians ….35 CHARLES Edwards ran in a hat-trick as Tonbridge Juddians got the better of an injury-ravaeged Guernsey Raiders. […]

Hall comes up trumps as Hawks march on

17 February 2019 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley………………21pts Redruth………………17pts Flat out effort: Henley’s Alex Bradley dives over the line Off-load: Henley’s David Hyde gets the ball away in the […]

Clifton’s defence holds firm under fire

17 February 2019 0 comments

By YASH MUDUMBAI LI Wild Geese 26 Clifton ……….30 CLIFTON won an enthralling encounter away at London Irish Wild Geese by just four points as […]

Rams get back to winning ways

17 February 2019 1 comment

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….31 O Redcliffians15 THE RAMS returned to winning ways as they bounced back from defeat last week to beat Old Redcliffians […]

Griffiths hat-trick propels Hawks onwards

10 February 2019 0 comments

By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing ……..19 Henley …………42 FLYING wing George Griffiths registered a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon to help fire Henley Hawks to a big […]

Wild Geese hit for six by flying Reds

10 February 2019 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………39 LI Wild Geese..3 FIVEspectacular secondhalf tries finally saw Redruth home to a comfortable bonus-point win. Wild Geese took an early lead […]

Bees off bottom in basement win

10 February 2019 1 comment

By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham & Soli..39 Guernsey ……..10 BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees were the convincing winners of the basement battle, Matt Dight’s hat-trick leading them […]

OAs are edged in intense Taunton tussle

10 February 2019 1 comment

By DICK TAUNTON Titans were required to dig deep to find the wherewithal to overcome a determined Old Albanian side on a damp afternoon in […]

Desperation motivates TJs to stay

10 February 2019 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS On the attack: Tonbridge launch a raid. Rams threaten the line PICTURES: Paul Clarke TONBRIDGE Juddians head coach Pete Dankert hailed an […]

Smith at the double as Dings hold on

10 February 2019 0 comments

Dings …………..21 Bury St Eds..14 By JOHN WHITE DINGS returned to winning ways with a hard-fought two-try-to-one victory over Bury St Eds at Shaftesbury Park. […]

Five-star Cant in West Country win

10 February 2019 1 comment

Clifton …………..17 Canterbury ….39 By ROGER OPIE CANTERBURY showed strong defence in this bonus-point win, allowing Clifton few chances and taking their own at the […]

Reds are Caven a ball in nervy win

10 February 2019 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..23 Barnes…………..15 WITH Reds looking to bounce back after a fiftypoint mauling in their last game, a windswept pitch proved to […]

YOUNG GUNS

10 February 2019 0 comments

NIC DOLLY SALE HOOKER As unusual routes to the top of English rugby go, Nic Dolly’s takes some beating. Brought up in Sydney, Dolly looked […]

Seventh-heaven for ruthless Cant

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury …46 Redruth…14 CANTERBURY were in seventh heaven after a Sam Rogers brace helped them to a comfortable 46- 14 victory against […]

Reds hit for halfcentury by St Eds

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …57 Old Redcliffs …7 BURY swept aside a hapless Old Boys side amid bitterly cold conditions but on a […]

Ruthless Juddians keep it tight at the top

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By MATT LONG Barnes…17 Tonbridge J …29 TONBRIDGEJuddians put in a clinical performance as they surpassed Barnes 29-17 to move third in the National League […]

Prescott holds nerve to seal win

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By DARREN SMITH LI Wild Geese 22 Worthing …19 LIAM Prescott held his nerve to knock over a penalty in the very last minute to […]

17 up as Rams run riot at Raiders

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By KATIE DAUNT MAKE that a record 17 straight wins. The league leaders showed no sympathy for injury-wrecked Raiders with this romp at Footes Lane, […]

Record breaking Rams march on in style

27 January 2019 1 comment

By CAM TEMPLE Rams 48 Barnes 14 THER ams broke their club winning streak record with a 16th victory in a row, overcoming Barnes, as […]

Oliver’s simply the Best in fightba

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BRADLEY WEST Worthing 21 Canterbury 34 OLIVER Best starred as Canterbury pulled off a dramatic late comeback to beat Worthing. Fly-half Best scored a […]

Reds on song in battle of the Boys

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BEN RODEN Old Red’ians 37 Old Albanian 15 OLD Redcliffians came out on top in the Old Boys game as they sealed a comfortable […]

Late try reward for bold Juddians tactics

27 January 2019 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 27 Bury St Ed 15 TOM Chapman’s score deep into injury-time gave Tonbridge Juddians the bonus point they needed to […]

Howe off as hosts edge fiery encounter

27 January 2019 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 29pts Birmingham 25pts Making a splash: Jack Simmons dives over to score for Redruth. Right: Harry O’Brien of Birmingham & Solihull […]

Last-gasp Thomas kick downs Clifton

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton 14 Guernsey 16 AN OWEN Thomas penalty with the final kick of the match gave Guernsey a deserved victory against a […]

Hawks grind out battling triumph

27 January 2019 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus 10 Henley H 13 HENLEY dug deep to secure a late win against a Crusaders side that failed to make […]

Woodward stars in Taunton victory

27 January 2019 1 comment

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton 27 London IWG 3 TAUNTON overcame an early setback to down London Irish Wild Geese in tricky conditions in Somerset. Both […]

Raiders’ fans go wild for Batiste clincher

20 January 2019 0 comments

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey… 22 Barnes… 21 LAYTON Batiste’s try five minutes into overtime notched his side a late victory and sent the Guernsey faithful […]

Tonbridge race to nine-try rampage

20 January 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 12 Tonbridge… 57 DESPITE the scoreline, Albanians were adequate in many areas of an ultimately one-sided battle. This was true […]

Bees see daylight in show of power

20 January 2019 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN Birmingham… 18 Worthing… 0 BEES produced a dogged defensive display to pull off a prized victory and boost their chances of beating […]