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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Canterbury blow Colchester away

8 September 2024 0 comments

Canterbury…………..53 Colchester………….. 13 ■ By TAFF GWILLIAM CANTERBURY were in red-hot form on the opening day of the campaign, clocking up seven tries as they […]

Barnes treble helps TJs to dominate Dorking

8 September 2024 0 comments

Tonbridge J….. 45pts Dorking…………… 31pts ■ By GARETH WITHERS All action: Dorking on the attack and, right, Tonbridge take the battle to Dorking PICTURES: Adam […]

Star man Carr drives Havant to a super opener

8 September 2024 0 comments

Havant………………….25 Sevenoaks………….. 15 ■ By PETE MAYHEAD AFTER 15 years away, Havant roared back into the national leagues with a hard-fought victory, led by Harry […]

It’s no stroll in the Park for Combe

8 September 2024 0 comments

Westcombe P………29 Bury St Ed’s………….24 ■ By JOHN VALLELY COMBE were involved in another high-scoring encounter to start the 24/25 season, edging the win, despite […]

Hawks hang on to deny the hosts

8 September 2024 0 comments

Old Albanian……….. 21 Henley Hawks…….22 ■ By RICHARD HOMER HENLEY came out the right side of a tense one-point affair. The Hawks were first on […]

It’s a lot of work but we’ll be ready in time

14 July 2024 0 comments

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to newly promoted Havant’s head coach Will Knight ahead of their National 2 East campaign How are preparations going for next […]

Top three dominate but real gems to be found across entire league

19 May 2024 0 comments

THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Following Esher’s National Two East title success, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our […]

Essex facing tough start to county champs

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK At the end of last season, Essex were promoted to Division 2 but faced a daunting start to this season’s Bill Beaumont […]

With selection, you can’t keep every player happy

5 May 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did you get into coaching […]

Brooks and Hill link up to work at Wimbledon

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK New Wimbledon head coach James Brooks is excited to work with experienced director of rugby Steve Hill again as the pair attempt […]

Barnes celebrate Cup joy in thrilling fashion

28 April 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………26 Esher…………….. 24 THIS was one of the games of the season in National Two. Champions against the second-placed team and, with […]

Oaks are felled by the assured hosts

28 April 2024 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..34 Sevenoaks………….. 21 CANTERBURY secured seventh position after a strong final display. Frank Morgan bagged the opening try in the first ten […]

Main man Mosley seals Dons’ fate

28 April 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………26 Wimbledon…………. 19 A COMBATANT Wimbledon side battling to remain in the National Leagues pushed Dorking hard, but despite having the better […]

Titchener has the Max impact as Hawks fly high

28 April 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey……………..24 Henley Hawks…….40 HENLEY celebrated their trip to Guernsey with a hard-fought win. Guernsey open the scoring when Tom Ceillam charged over […]

Raiders finish the campaign ‘together’

28 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Combe end on top in rivals’ clash

28 April 2024 0 comments

■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P…….. 44 Tonbridge J…………33 LOCAL rivals Combe and TJs provided an 11- try festival to close the season in style. The […]

Captain retires in best possible way

28 April 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Wimbledon pay homage to stalwart Green

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Following a remarkable 45 years of service as a player, coach and administrator at Wimbledon, legend Jim Green has retired from the […]

Esher waste no time in bouncing back up

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a big win last weekend […]

Amazing to finish in top spot, says Smith

21 April 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history with a 69-7 win […]

Bury mark last home game by rattling up 50

14 April 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……56 Guernsey……… 24 BURY grabbed a halfcentury of points to beat the Raiders. The hosts took the lead when Matt […]

Rawsthorn wastes little time for Hawks

14 April 2024 0 comments

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

14 April 2024 0 comments

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

14 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Park prove too strong as Oaks fail to register

14 April 2024 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……………..0 Westcombe Park……24 SEVENOAKS came unstuck against an imposing Westcombe Park at the Paddock, going behind in the first half by three […]

Birch stands tall with superb treble

14 April 2024 0 comments

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

14 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

A tale of two halves for Sherwood’s improving side

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK It’s been a season of two halves for Tonbridge Juddians, and director of rugby Seb Sherwood is looking to build on a […]

Havant so happy to be returning to the National League stage

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant, but the dynamic duo, […]

Raiders hold firm to take try-fest victory

7 April 2024 0 comments

Guernsey……….53 O Albanians….. 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points. They opened their account […]

Davies grabs two to seal tough win

7 April 2024 0 comments

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

7 April 2024 0 comments

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

7 April 2024 0 comments

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

7 April 2024 0 comments

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

7 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Botterill hat-trick sets up title thriller

7 April 2024 0 comments

Worthing………………22 Esher……………………. 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game which could well see […]

New faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men

7 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the National Two East table, […]

Esher set to bounce back to third tier

1 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK After the National League took a pause over Easter, Peter Winterbottom’s Esher are looking on course to earn promotion back to the […]

‘I’m playing again after near death experience’

31 March 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying from a cardiac arrest. […]

Skipper Davies’ treble in Barnes try spree

17 March 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………….. 47 Bury St Ed’s….. 34 A FOUR-try blast in the space of ten minutes was at the heart of Barnes’ high-scoring […]

Raiders repelled despite slow start

17 March 2024 0 comments

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

17 March 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ben hat-trick all in vain as Hawks are shot down

17 March 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………39pts Henley……………27 pts DORKING left it to the final quarter of an enthralling thirdv-fourth contest to seal a bonus point win over […]

Eight-try romp keeps Vikings in bottom spot

17 March 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham….. 12 Esher…………………….48 ROCK-bottom North Walsham were swept aside by high-flying Esher. In a bottom against top match, Esher started hard […]

McRae’s hat-trick highlight on a very tough day

10 March 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……29 Dorking…………..33 DORKING emerged victorious on a day when the home club remembered the 18 players who were lost in […]

Bury bounce back in emphatic style

10 March 2024 0 comments

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

10 March 2024 0 comments

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

10 March 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Oatley on point as flying Hawks takes honours

10 March 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….29 Worthing……………… 19 FOURTEEN points from fly-half Jordan Oatley helped Henley Hawks secure a try bonus point win over Worthing Raiders. […]