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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Dons are thrilled with a second triumph

7 January 2018 0 comments

By SOPHIE WATKISS Wimbledon ….33 Redruth…………28 WIMBLEDON earned just their second victory of the league campaign in a nailbiting encounter against Redruth. Both sides exchanged […]

Old Reds’ centenary starts with a real bang

7 January 2018 0 comments

By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff’……24pts Bury St Eds……….14pts Hero: Old Reds replacement scrum-half Ben Fry is mobbed after going over for the bonus-point try. Right: […]

Murray serves an ace as Street hold on

7 January 2018 0 comments

Broadstreet 12 Canterbury …7 ANDREW Murray and George Walsh both ran in first-half tries as Broadstreet held off the challenge of Canterbury in Coventry. In […]

Foresters snatch bonus point win

7 January 2018 0 comments

By ROB WORGAN Cinderford……34 Henley…………….6 CINDERFORD scored four tries after the break to blow away Henley and earn the bonus point win. The Oxfordshire outfit […]

Five-star Geese ease by Chinnor

7 January 2018 1 comment

By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor …………20 London IWG….35 THREE London Irish Wild Geese tries in 20 dominant second-half minutes gave them victory over Chinnor. A patient […]

Titans run riot in easy nine-try victory

7 January 2018 1 comment

By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple……12 Taunton T’ns 53 TAUNTON Titans blew Barnstaple away with five tries in 18 minutes before half-time. This was much more like […]

Stubborn Dons are edged out by Richards

24 December 2017 1 comment

By JAMES HAMILTON KIBA Richards scored two tries as Worthing saw off a stubborn Wimbledon side, thanks to a first-half blitz which earned them a […]

Clifton splinter as pressure mounts

24 December 2017 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE Clifton 20 Cinderford 33 CLIFTONled by 15 points until just before the interval when Cinderford scored and went on to sweep to […]

Bury late flourish masks the faults

24 December 2017 1 comment

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 44 Broadstreet 15 THREElate tries flattered a strangely below-par Bury side. League standings suggested a comfortable win for them, […]

TJs hold on after giftthrow provides winner

24 December 2017 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Canterbury 19 Tonbridge J 22 ANenthralling local derby delighted the bumper Christmas crowd at Merton Lane, but it was TJs who claimed […]

Shut-out is a bonus as Redruth go rampaging

24 December 2017 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 41pts Barnstaple 0pts Pointing the way: Connor Swann of Redruth celebrates as he dives over to score Right: Sam Stevens runs […]

Clinical Chinnor lead way in Oxfordshire

24 December 2017 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley 28 Chinnor 33 CHINNOR kept their unbeaten record and claimed the Oxfordshire bragging rights with a bonus-point victory over the Hawks. […]

Rams toast their first half-century

24 December 2017 1 comment

By CAMERON TEMPLE London IWG 12 Redingens’ 52 THE Rams topped 50 points for the first time in the division with a dominant performance that […]

Taunton build on their early surge

24 December 2017 0 comments

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 36 Old Redcliff’ 17 THE Titans started the game well here and never looked back. A couple of penalties allowed […]

Barum threaten to mar McLean’s day

17 December 2017 0 comments

Worthing …….36 Barnstaple……29 By PAUL SMITH WORTHING put daylight between themselves and Barnstaple in the table with a bonus point victory as Mathew McLean took […]

TJ fans raise glass after Jackson dash

17 December 2017 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J.26 Taunton ……….20 A REAL Christmas cracker of a game at the The Slade certainly entertained the spectators. They saw the […]

Skipper reveals Rams refused to panic

17 December 2017 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’s.43 Clifton ………….16 A RAMPANT Rams side stormed away from Clifton with a dazzling second-half performance. After a shaky start, the Reading […]

Cinderford given stern given stern points fest

17 December 2017 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……….45pts Bury St Edm…….29pts All alone: Alex Frame scores Cinderford’s opening try, CINDERFORD overcame a spirited challenge from Bury in a […]

Redruth relief as Bonds scores clincher

17 December 2017 1 comment

By SAM ROGERS Broadstreet.11 Redruth ……….21 REDRUTHcontinued their recent resurgence as they scored two late tries to help them overcome Broadstreet. It certainly started promisingly […]

Dons celebrating a famous first win

17 December 2017 0 comments

By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians 28 Wimbledon 29 WIMBLEDON claimed a first win of the season, in an exciting if somewhat scrappy game. They pinned […]

Chinnor hit straps right from the start

17 December 2017 0 comments

By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor …………41 Canterbury…….7 CHINNOR showed their intent with almost their first touch of the ball and went on to rack up an […]

Irishleft with too much to do after thebreak

17 December 2017 0 comments

By BEN CARTER London Irish.17 Henley …………24 HENLEY survived a ferocious second-half fight-back to claim all five points in a thrilling encounter at London Irish. […]

Old Boys close to first win on their travels

10 December 2017 0 comments

By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 22 Old Red’fians 22 OLD Redcliffians avoided defeat on the road for the first time this season. Tom Hargan’s late try […]

Taylor plots Reds’ seven-try victory

10 December 2017 1 comment

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 45 T Juddian 11 REDRUTH returned to winning ways with a seven-try romp against Tonbridge Juddian. Angus Taylor pulled the strings […]

Broadstreet win tussle at bottom

10 December 2017 1 comment

By WILL THOMPSON Wimbledon 24 Broadstreet 30 BROADSTREET recorded their second win of the season in this crucial match between the teams at the bottom […]

Geese in full flight as time runs out onClifton

10 December 2017 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton 31 London IWG 33 THIS was always going to be a close one with the teams close together above the relegation […]

Rams pack paves way for clinical winonroad

10 December 2017 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Canterbury 15pts Redingensians 40pts Our hero: Rams celebrating Oliver Taylor’s final try. A FLURRYof late tries for the Rams kept up their […]

Battling Bury give league leaders a scare

10 December 2017 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds 34 Chinnor 37 BURY came oh so close to toppling the undefeated league leaders. They outscored them six tries […]

Hawks trio swoop for two tries each

10 December 2017 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley 43 Worthing 20 TRY doubles for Tom Emery, David Hyde and Xavier Andre enabled the Hawks to power home. Despite a […]

Titans revival too late to halt defeat

10 December 2017 1 comment

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans14 Cinderford 33 TITANS were taught a harsh lesson in how to control a game, to execute a game plan and […]

McLean remains cool to clinch win

26 November 2017 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………34 Worthing ………36 CLIFTON led by ten points going into the final quarter but ended as losers against Worthing. The final twist […]

Red card proves costly for Street

26 November 2017 1 comment

By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff ‘ns22 Broadstreet ….19 OLD Reds broke their duck to record a hardfought first win. Broadstreet dominated the early phases, but […]

Chinnor power is vital as Redruth stutter

26 November 2017 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………13 Chinnor …………20 CHINNOR beat Redruth at their own game, out-powering the home pack in the red zone when it counted […]

You ‘ve had here today good value – Reynolds

26 November 2017 1 comment

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton Titans 31pts Redingensians…21pts On the charge: Taunton pair Aron Struminski, THIS was billed as the game of the week in the […]

Cinderford have to dig in with man short

26 November 2017 0 comments

By WILL THOMPSON Wimbledon …23 Cinderford ….31 CINDERFORD held on after going down to 14 men to fight off a spirited Wimbledon comeback. The visitors […]

Kohler leads way for hungry Bury

26 November 2017 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….35 London IWG….24 THE Bury St Edmunds ‘ wolfpack had just enough in the bank to see off a […]

Agony as late kick misses for Hawks

26 November 2017 0 comments

By RICK PARR Canterbury ….25 Henley …………24 A MISSED conversion in the final two minutes cost Henley Hawks the chance to leapfrog their opponents in […]

Lowrie ‘s storming return in Barum revival

26 November 2017 1 comment

By ANDREW JONES CHRIS LOWRIE made a try-scoring return to Barnstaple as they ended a run of three defeats. The former Devon captain had not […]

Super six for Raiders in easy victory

12 November 2017 1 comment

By JAMIE FORTUNE Worthing ………42 Broadstreet ….14 SAM Hampson scored two of Worthing’s six tries as they eased to a comfortable win over Broadstreet. Jack […]

Hone’s late burst enough for win

12 November 2017 2 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……32 Barnstaple……19 CINDERFORD picked up a bonus-point victory on home soil, but they were pushed all the way by a battling […]

Excellent Barnes kicks Clifton home

12 November 2017 1 comment

By WYN TINGLEY Clifton……………25 Canterbury……15 BRAD Barnes’ impressive kicking proved to be the difference as a battling Clifton secured a tremendous win over Canterbury. The […]

Juddian survive scare to take the spoils

12 November 2017 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …33 Old Redcliff’ …24 HUGH Watson scored two tries to give Tonbridge Juddian the points on a slippery and difficult […]

So ruthless Rams earn sixth win on the trot

12 November 2017 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingensians…21pts Redruth………………12pts Eye for the line: Oli Taylor goes close for Redingensians. ON a brisk November afternoon at Old Bath Road Redingensians […]

Goss grabs a hat-trick in ten-try success

12 November 2017 1 comment

By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor ………64 Wimbledon …22 KIERANGoss scored a hattrick as Chinnor ran in ten tries against Wimbledon. A sloppy start by the home […]

Hawks flying high after tense battle

12 November 2017 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………27 Bury St Ed ……20 GEORGE Jackson converted all three Henley tries and knocked over two penalties to guide them to victory […]

Wild Geese stun high-flying Titans

12 November 2017 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG….45 Taunton T ……38 LONDON Irish Wild Geese delivered an inspired performance to upset Taunton in a drama-filled match at Hazelwood. […]

Norville makes the most of his break

5 November 2017 0 comments

O Redcliffians33 Cinderford……43 By BEN RODEN CINDERFORD picked up another five points in an entertaining game, their experience at this level seeing them home. They […]

Rams off to a flyer but Dons refuse to collapse

5 November 2017 0 comments

By CAMERON TEMPLE Wimbledon ….13 Redingens’ns 24 REDINGENSIANS continued their winning ways in a game which many expected to be a lot more comfortable for […]

Matavesi’s drive puts Redruth in the mood

5 November 2017 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER PICTURES: Simon Bryant Extras: Matt Bowden runs in the bonus point try for Redruth High riser: Scott Moore, captain of London Irish […]