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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Stortford go clear with seven-try win

26 February 2017 0 comments

Bishop’s S ……46 Canterbury ….30 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S STORTFORD came out on top of a freeflowing encounter with a determined Canterbury side to move […]

Hall double fires Henley fightback

26 February 2017 2 comments

Henley Hawks18 Barnes…………..16 By JIMMY BOOKER A LATE George Jackson penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Henley as they completed a roaring […]

Lespierre hat-trick inspires a raid on Worthing

26 February 2017 0 comments

Worthing R……21 OEs ………………..51 By JON EDWARDS WINGER Dom Lespierre scored a hat-trick of tries as OEs ran up a half century for the first […]

Waterloo and Morley strife intensifies as drop looms

26 February 2017 1 comment

NATIONAL 3 ROUND-UP THERE were two important relegation clashes in National Three North, but with Morley and Waterloo both going down, there will be no […]

Emotion is the driver for Bishops says Long

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T …10pts Bishop’s S…39pts Smashed: Taunton’s Tony Popham looks to make ground PICTURES: Clayton Jane THIS was a must win game […]

Cinderford juggernaut is brought to halt

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor …42 Cinderford …17 LEADERS Chinnor saw off the challenge of a side bang in form and having not lost for two […]

Irish overpowered as Clifton open up

19 February 2017 1 comment

■By BEN CARTER London Irish …12 Clifton…34 A FOUR-TRY performance from Clifton after the break earned them a bonus point victory. Irish were just three […]

Henley put in shift to avoid trap door

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By NICK PITSON Henley…33 Canterbury …22 HENLEY put in a hugely committed performance to ease any fears of being sucked into a relegation fight. Prop […]

Cockles clinch it at death through Wathes

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By HANNAH GREGORY Exmouth…32 Barnes…25 A LAST-MINUTE Mark Wathes try gave Exmouth a vital bonus point victory. Earlier, Barnes had capitalised on a number of […]

Forrest ends the Worthing drought

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By CHARLIE BENNETT Worthing R…32 Barnstaple…28 HARRY FORRESTscored a hat-trick as Worthing Raiders ended a tenmatch losing streak. The full-back was in inspiring form and […]

Early charge puts Rams in control

19 February 2017 0 comments

■By MATTHEW McCRORY Redin’sians R 25 Bury St Ed…21 A STRONG opening half set the scene for Rams’ victory. They were quickly knocking on the […]

Robinson keeps his cool to fend off Redruth

19 February 2017 1 comment

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth …17 OEs …20 WILL ROBINSON’S injurytime penalty proved the match winner for promotion- chasing Old Elthamians in the Cornish sunshine. There […]

Rams run Barnes to death as fast start falters

12 February 2017 0 comments

By NEIL MACLEOD Barnes 22 Redin’sians 36 REDINGENSIANSmade it two wins on the bounce as they romped to a comfortable win over Barnes. The home […]

Barum leave rivals stuck in last place

12 February 2017 1 comment

By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 13 Exmouth 6 JAKE Murphy’s last-gasp try gave Barnstaple victory in a crucial Devon derby. After an 80-minute scrap, the hosts […]

Bishop’s men too hot for the Raiders

12 February 2017 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S 52 Worthing R 14 BISHOP’S STORTFORD were dominant throughout this match, looking to run the ball at every opportunity. In […]

Golledge inspires Old Boys to Hawks thrashing

12 February 2017 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’ns 39 Henley H’wks 20 A STORMING opening quarter laid the foundations for Old Elthamians’ emphatic seven-try victory over Henley Hawks […]

Super Sam charge for leads the Taunton

12 February 2017 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE No quarter given: Taunton had to battle hard to free themselves from Clifton’s grip and, right, Watisoni Vakalutukali was the driving force […]

Strang orchestrates fine Chinnor triumph

12 February 2017 3 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 20 Chinnor 50 CHINNOR underlined their title aspirations with an accomplished performance at an arctic Bury St Edmunds. The […]

Best show leaves Wild Geese adrift

12 February 2017 0 comments

By SAM HOLDSWORTH Canterbury 21 London Irish 17 TWO late tries earned London Irish Wild Geese a losing bonus point but Canterbury took the win […]

King Ed inspires Cinderford victory

12 February 2017 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 23 Redruth 21 WITH both sides in good form something had to give and it was Cinderford, led by the display […]

20 QUESTIONS

12 February 2017 0 comments

WILL BROWNE ICHMOND WING How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us to finally get a […]

Chris goes a-Rovering to thwart Raiders

5 February 2017 0 comments

By ROSS LAWSON Worthing R 11 Clifton 15 BACK-ROWER Christopher Rovery heaped yet more misery on struggling Worthing Raiders as his try five minutes from […]

Irish overwhelmed by late try deluge

5 February 2017 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS London Irish 14 Old Eltham’s 43 THREE tries in the final ten minutes gave Elthamians an emphatic six-try bonus point win. OEs […]

Barnes the hero as Barnes suffer

5 February 2017 0 comments

By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor 24 Barnes 17 CHINNOR were rocked by a slick Barnes start before recovering to claim victory. Following a lineout near the […]

You can Bank on Thomas to boost Bishop’s

5 February 2017 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S 35 Barnstaple 12 AN UNCONVINCING victory saw Bishop’s Stortford move to the top of the table despite not having things […]

Redruth rewarded for their flying start

5 February 2017 2 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 10 Bury St Ed 3 TWO early tries were enough for Redruth to secure the win as conditions deteriorated rapidly. Redruth, […]

Cinderford’s pack grinds out victory

5 February 2017 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks 17 Cinderford 20 CINDERFORD edged a close encounter that featured more action in the last ten minutes than the rest […]

Cockles suffer as Rams show muscle

5 February 2017 0 comments

By MATTHEW MCCRORY Redin’sians R 43 Exmouth 21 RAMS got off to a flier with their first try and never looked back. Dan Barnes broke […]

Titans have a storm to weather grab spoils

5 February 2017 2 comments

By KEITH BROOKING All-round game: Taunton were just too hot for Canterbury, running in five tries, while their defence and pack stood firm PICTURES: Clayton […]