National League 2E

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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 […]

Looking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with chasing the phantoms of […]

Perfect ten for high-flying Esher

3 December 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….62 Worthing……………… 20 ESHER secured a sixth consecutive win with a ten-try rout over Worthing at Molesey Road. Worthing started brightly, but […]

McRae magic seals victory

3 December 2023 0 comments

Tonbridge J…………36 Dorking…………………45 A HAT-TRICK for Tobermory McRae helped Dorking to victory over Tonbridge Juddians in a 13-try spectacular at Slade. It didn’t take long […]

Hakimian leads the Hawks in emphatic away win

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………22 Henley……………27 HENLEY eased to a deserved win at Barn Elms as they displayed a higher level of intensity and purpose than […]

Adams’ hat-trick is in vain for Oaks

26 November 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking………………… 41 Sevenoaks…………..38 AN attritional game with six tries apeice saw Dorking run out winners by the margin of a single penalty. […]

Vikings punished as Raiders profit

26 November 2023 0 comments

By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham….. 14 Guernsey……………..22 GUERNSEY took their chances and punished their hosts who, in turn, failed to capitalise on their opportunities. The […]

Foxes hold on but must improve their discipline

26 November 2023 0 comments

Canterbury……..32pts Old Albanians..27pts By CARRICK BLAKE Danger men: Eoin O’Donoghue scores for Canterbury, and right, Frank Morgan runs in another try PICTURES: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY […]

Harrison holds his nerve to deny visitors victory

26 November 2023 0 comments

Westcombe P………34 Bury St Ed’s………….34 By JOHN VALLELY IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds visited Kent on the back of wins against Dorking and Barnes, but were […]

In-form Es make it five wins on trot

26 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon…………. 14 Esher…………………….34 ESHER made it five wins in a row after fighting off a comeback to win convincingly away at Wimbledon. […]

Quick-start is key as TJs edge battle

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Worthing………………33 Tonbridge J…………43 A FRACTIOUS affair at Roundstone Lane went the way of the visitors, whose fast start proved to be vital. […]

Osborne still believes that Dons belong in National 2

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Last season Wimbledon won Regional 1 South Central, accumulating 105 points with a sole loss in their opening match against Camberley. The […]

Returning from the ‘dead’ to play again

26 November 2023 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having been resuscitated four times […]

Dorking offering ‘crucial help’

19 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYM Dorking chief Armand Roux says that while the Surrey club is fighting for an unprecedented promotion to National One, they have a […]

Barnes show their respect

19 November 2023 0 comments

Roughly every seven years, November 11 falls on a Saturday and last weekend National Two East club Barnes honoured the date with a series of […]

Reynolds’ masterclass too good for the Raiders

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey…………….. 10 Canterbury…………..34 GUERNSEY Raiders endured a torrid afternoon as Canterbury eased to victory. The hosts did break the deadlock early on […]

Es extend run to four as Botterill leads the attack

19 November 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher……………….59pts N Walsham………. 7pts Hat-trick man: Jame Botterill scoring one of his three tries for Esher ESHER won their fourth game in […]

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