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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Park hold off big Dorking fightback

28 January 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………39 Dorking………………… 31 WESTCOMBE Park withstood a strong Dorking comeback to register their fifth win of the season. The home side […]

Juddians shatter Bury’s run of form

28 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….27 Tonbridge J…………36 TONBRIDGE Juddians inflicted Bury St Edmunds’ first defeat since September, but the home side will wonder just […]

Reynolds delight as Raiders march on

28 January 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 49pts Wimbledon……. 21pts JORDAN Reynolds was a happy man as his Guernsey Raiders team came out on top in a must-win […]

Skipper Simpson strikes late on to foil Raiders

28 January 2024 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..36 Worthing………………33 CANTERBURY scored a dramatic late try against Worthing to ensure that Tom Best’s historic 300th apeparance for the club ended […]

Emery double as Hawks fell Oaks

28 January 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….36 Sevenoaks………….. 17 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent five-try perfor mance in victory over a dogged Sevenoaks at Dry Leas. […]

Slick Esher put OAs to the sword

28 January 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians…….. 17 Esher…………………….59 ESHER showed why they are top of the table with an impressive perfor mance of power rugby, with […]

Wary Heald warns: Be careful what you wish for

28 January 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Barnes are targeting the top three in National 2 East but aren’t thinking about promotion yet, says head coach Jack Heald. The […]

Ben making a Kell of an impression with Bury!

21 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Kelland took over the forwards coach responsibilities alongside his work in Bury St Edmunds’ second-row and has created a formidable pack […]

Late Christie try breaks hearts of hosts

21 January 2024 0 comments

Dorking……………………33 Barnes…………………….38 By KEVIN BEAL National 2 East BARNES took the spoils with an 80th-minute try to seal victory in a contest that saw the […]

TJs have training grounding moves

21 January 2024 0 comments

Tonbridge Juddians.. 34 Old Albanians …………. 20 By GARETH WITHERS National 2 East WITH the ground too hard under foot at the Slade TJs decamped […]

Jones’ second-half brace proves vital

21 January 2024 0 comments

Wimbledon …………36 Canterbury ………….52 By RORY MORROW National 2 East CANTERBURY collected all five points as they recovered to beat Wimbledon in a 14-try thriller. […]

Hugo is the hero as hosts hold out for victory

14 January 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey……….29 Tonbridge J…. 24 HUGO CULVERHOUSE led the way as Guernsey edged out Tonbridge in a hard-fought encounter. The home side started […]

Wilstead makes the dream debut

14 January 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….49 Worthing………………26 BARNES emerged victorious in what proved a breathless 11-try encounter. The hosts took the lead with a Pete Weightman try, […]

It’s points aplenty in big Dorking win

14 January 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………59 North Walsham…..33 A BATTLING North Walsham side made Dorking work hard in a match where both sides looked to play expansive […]

Wimbledon hold on after Park’s last-ditch rally

14 January 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P……… 17 Wimbledon…………. 21 BRAVE and battling Wimbledon were just about able to hold out despite a strong Westcombe Park second-half […]

Esher made to the fight all way in top encounter

14 January 2024 0 comments

Canterbury……. 34pts Esher……………….36pts CANTERBURY pushed Esher all the way in a thrilling game. But it was Esher, this week named the best team in levels […]

Luke who’s set his sights on achieving golden finale!

14 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE In a league as intensely competitive as National League 2 East, the slimmest edge gained can become decisive over the course of […]

McRae proud to be top of the pile

7 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking winger Toby McRae proudly ended 2023 as the top try scorer in the sport. The 25-year-old scored an incredible 42 tries […]

Hicken’s the hero as Oaks steal the points

7 January 2024 0 comments

By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 31 Barnes……………27 A LATE try saw Sevenoaks snatch victory over Barnes in a seesaw game. Within ten minutes of kick-off, it […]

Ford’s high-flying Bury into top three

7 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…….33pts Canterbury…….. 14pts IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds overcame Canterbury to stretch their unbeaten run to nine matches and move up […]

Captain Cook can’t halt Hawks

7 January 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….43 Westcombe P………26 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent all-round performance to come away with a try-bonus-point win against a tough […]

Vikings are blown away by rampant Juddians

7 January 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Tonbridge J…..59 N Walsham……. 12 TONBRIDGE Juddians had eight different try scorers as they ran out impressive victors against rock-bottom North Walsham. […]

Morgan: We’ll run our way out of trouble

24 December 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon RFC are second bottom in National 2 East but fly-half Edward Morgan fancies their chances to stay up. The Dons sit […]

Winterbottom: New tackle law ‘unhelpful’

17 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Peter Winterbottom believes that the RFU’s new tackle height laws are pointless because community rugby never had a problem with high tackles […]

Titans’ second-half blitz destroys Dale’s challenge

17 December 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW MOSLEY Rotherham T……….33 Wharfedale………….. 7 ROTHERHAM laid claim to being the fittest team in the division with a late flurry of tries against […]

Tykes too good in top derby triumph

17 December 2023 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 17 Leeds Tykes………..47 LEEDS Tykes claimed the Yorkshire derby bragging rights with a convincing victory. Otley had the territory in the […]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way!

17 December 2023 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..24 Billingham………….. 12 A DOMINANT Tynedale pack secured victory for Tynedale after an even derby encounter in which Will Nankivell led the […]

Students quick out of blocks to topple Hornets

17 December 2023 0 comments

By JON RICHARDSON Hornets…………………27 Exeter Uni…………….33 HORNETS were outscored five tries to three as they went down to Exeter University at the Nest. A fast […]

Thorne’s red card fails to derail Dudley

17 December 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dudley K………… 17 Bournville………. 3 DUDLEY Kingswinford overcame neighbours Bournville to pick up only their third win of the season and move […]

Lucs run out as Old Reds steal it

17 December 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Old Redcliffians…. 18 Luctonians………….. 17 OLD Redcliffians fly- -half Ashley Groves held his nerve to boot a late winning conversion to complete […]

Clifton rescued by two-try Talbot

17 December 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 15 Dings Crusaders… 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home to Dings Crusaders. The […]

Kevern proud as gritty Reds hit back for a draw

17 December 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………..19pts Camborne……….19pts Left: Tyler Gendall of Redruth burrows his way over for a try. Right: Jack King of Redruth is tackled by […]

Four-try surge is key for Hinckley

17 December 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………41 Loughborough S….28 HINCKLEY closed out the year in winning style with a ten-try contest against Loughborough Students in front of a […]

Ace Ivory leads Chester’s charge

17 December 2023 0 comments

By MATT HARROP Chester…………………36 Newport (S)…………34 CHESTER edged to victory over Newport (Salop) in a high-scoring clash at Hare Lane. The two sides scored five […]

Oaks oust battling Raiders in mighty contest

17 December 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…….27 Guernsey……….17 SEVENOAKS got the better of Guernsey in a combative arm wrestle on a boggy Paddock. The visitors set the tone […]

Away-day joy for in-form Dorking

17 December 2023 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing……………… 18 Dorking…………………29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the end of the calendar […]

Juddians fall short in big derby tussle

17 December 2023 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………24 Canterbury…………..28 RIVALS Tonbridge Juddians and Canterbury served up another pre-Christmas cracker, with the visitors narrowly coming out on top. Canterbury […]

Drama as late kick downs the Dons

17 December 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER Wimbledon…….20pts Barnes…………….21pts WIMBLEDON fell to an agonising defeat at the hands of Barnes as a lastminute penalty saw the visitors steal a […]

Faulkner hat-trick fires leaders to win over Park

17 December 2023 0 comments

By CONOR O’HARA Esher…………………….43 Westcombe P………36 HARRY Faulkner grabbed a hat-trick as Esher retained top spot with a tight victory over Westcombe Park. Faulkner started […]

Vikings battered by seven-up Bury

17 December 2023 0 comments

By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham……. 5 Bury St Ed’s………….45 BURY St Edmunds blew North Walsham away, winning by seven tries to one in a thoroughly […]

Hawks home run shattered by OAs

17 December 2023 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….24 Old Albanians……..27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped them come away with […]

Penfold pulls the strings as islanders flounder

10 December 2023 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 10 Bury St Ed’s……40 GUERNSEY Raiders suffered a home battering as Bury St Edmunds proved to be far too strong in […]

Cook keeps cool in dramatic finale

10 December 2023 0 comments

By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes…………………. 16 Tonbridge J………… 12 TWO penalties in the final eight minutes earned Barnes a hardfought victory over Tonbridge Juddians at a […]

Oaks pay penalty as Park cling on

10 December 2023 0 comments

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………22 Sevenoaks…………..20 WESTCOMBE Park managed to hang on in a dramatic finale as Sevenoaks missed a lastgasp penalty attempt in a […]

Three-try blitz puts Esher in the clear

10 December 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………19pts Esher……………….38pts THREE well-worked tries from Esher’s back three in a purple patch midway through the first half were enough to sink […]

Raiders triumph over Dons in big basement clash

10 December 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Worthing……………… 51 Wimbledon………….33 WORTHING came away with a bonus-point win against Wimbledon in a clash between two of the basement boys. It […]

Prolific wing Macrae is aiming high with Dorking

10 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Following the highest finish in the club’s 102-year history last season, Dorking sit top of National 2 East with aspirations of an […]

First-half surge seals it for Hawks

10 December 2023 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..33 Henley………………….43 HOSTS Canterbury managed to sneak a bonus point, but the day belonged to Henley at the Marine Travel Ground after […]

OAs halt losing run in fine style

10 December 2023 0 comments

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham……. 8 Old Albanian………..35 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in four with a solid performance at bottom-placed North Walsham. OLD […]

Coach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam

3 December 2023 0 comments

Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is currently director of rugby […]

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