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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Raiders finish the campaign ‘together’

By HENRY PARISH w Worthing………… 71pts N Walsham…….. 19pts ECSTATIC Worthing coach Fred Pierrepont celebrated his side’s “togetherness” as the Raiders ended a “tough” season […]

Captain retires in best possible way

■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..28 Bury St Ed’s………….26 ALTHOUGH this midtable, end-of-season game could have led to a damp squib, credit is due to both […]

Rawsthorn wastes little time for Hawks

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….36 Canterbury…………..35 A BRACE of first-half tries for Guy Rawsthorn helped Henley overcome Canterbury in an end-to-end contest. Henley opened the scoring […]

Hat-tricks aplenty for happy hosts

By PAUL RICHARDSON Old Albanians……..76  North Walsham…..34 OLD Albanians emerged victorious in a high-scoring contest although Walsham were in total command in the first ten […]

Esher on top to seal title triumph

By KEVIN BEAL Esher……………….50pts Dorking……………28pts Super Esher ran out comfortable winners in this pulsating end-to-end top-of-the-table clash to secure the National 2 East title and […]

Birch stands tall with superb treble

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………36 Barnes………………….43 A SCINTILLATING game saw two of the top-four sides share six tries, with the winning score coming in the […]

Dons win to set up nail-biting final day

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon………….55 Worthing………………32 WIMBLEDON beat Worthing to take their relegation battle with Hull Ionians into the final weekend. The Dons took advantage of […]

Davies grabs two to seal tough win

Barnes…………………. 19 Sevenoaks……………. 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On a blustery day at […]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way

Canterbury…………..29 Bury St Ed’s………….27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. The East Anglian […]

King rules roost at double in comeback

Dorking……………36pts Tonbridge J……33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating top-of-the-table clash with Tonbridge […]

Pozniak four-most to keep hope

North Walsham……. 7 Wimbledon………….57 By PAUL MORSE WIMBLEDON improved their chances of staying in the National League with a big win over bottom side North […]

Webb is last-gasp saviour for Hawks

Westcombe P……… 19 Henley…………………. 19 By JOHN VALLELY A LAST-minute try from Henley Hawks scrum-half Leo Webb, converted by fellow half-back Adam Hakimian, claimed a […]

Raiders repelled despite slow start

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..33 Guernsey…………….. 19 CANTERBURY triumphed in an early kick-off against Guernsey Raiders, despite starting slowly. It took until a Frank Morgan try […]

Roofe puts lid on Park comeback

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………33 Old Albanians……..26 WESTCOMBE Park left it late to seal a thrilling win over Old Albanians. The visitors had the best […]

Bury bounce back in emphatic style

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury………….. 41 North Walsham….. 12 CANTERBURY bounced back from a disappointing run of games to secure the win. Nathan Morris opened the […]

Culverhouse is over at the double

By STEVE MELBOURNE Guernsey……………..33 Westcombe P……… 14 GUERNSEY kept alive their hopes of a top-half finish with a comfortable win over an out-ofsorts Westcombe Park. […]

Signorini inspires Oaks to top win

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……..22pts Wimbledon……. 13pts SUPER Sevenoaks Rugby secured an important five-point, 22-13 victory over rivals Wimbledon RFC at Knole Paddock on a throughly […]

Barnes made to battle all the way

By ADAM CLEARY Old Albanians…….. 20 Barnes………………….32 BARNES kept up their title charge with a bonus-point win away to Old Albanians. The home side made […]

TJs triumph in big blow for leaders

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………24 Esher……………………. 20 TJs upset league leading Esher with a strong display, running in four tries in their bonus point win. […]

Raiders hit back to stun the Saints

By HENRY PARISH Worthing………………32 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 ELATED Worthing head coach Fred Pierrepont paid homage to his team’s “outstanding reaction” as they overturned a […]

Osborne on song in Dorking victory

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking………………… 50 Old Albanians……..24 DORKING ran out comfortable winners as they outscored Old Albanians eight tries to four in an enthralling match […]

Vikings floored by rampant Juddians

By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham….. 17 Tonbridge J…………45 SEVEN-TRY Tonbridge Juddians were simply too good for North Walsham Vikings. Despite three late tries, Tonbridge had […]

Dons fail to halt high-flying Hawks

By PHIL DAVIES Wimbledon………….22 Henley Hawks…….32 A LATE brace of tries from flanker David Aniebonam ensured Wimbledon had something to celebrate despite being outgunned by […]

Four-try Wallace helps seal thriller

By NATHAN EDWARDS Westcombe P………47 North Walsham…..39 TOBY Wallace scored four tries in a 13-try thriller as Westcombe Park piled more misery on bottom-place North […]