National League 2N

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National League 2N news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Chester make Hull pay for sloppy handling

9 March 2025 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 17 Chester…………..40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries, but their failure to […]

Grant kicks his side over the line

9 March 2025 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..43 Sheffield Tigers….38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker Cam Grant sealed a […]

Majestic Dale too strong for visitors

9 March 2025 0 comments

By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale…………36 Sheffield……………… 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best, deservedly winning after displaying […]

Tykes get revenge as Lymm crushed

9 March 2025 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES: Mike Inkley Leeds Tykes…..52pts […]

Scarborough proves the difference as Preston falter

9 March 2025 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..29 Preston G…………….. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight defences and timely attacks. […]

Harrogate made to scrap by Ionians

9 March 2025 0 comments

By MARK GARRETT Harrogate…………….35 Hull Ionians…………23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as they emerged victorious over […]

Irvine holds his nerve for the win

9 March 2025 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Fylde……………………. 18 OTLEY had kicker Callum Irvine to thank after he landed a last-minute penalty to extend their winning run. […]

Hooper notches four in eight-try thrashing

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By TOM BARRY Sheffield ……….52 Billingham……. 17 BOTH Sheffield and Billingham contributed to a feast of attacking rugby on a beautiful Spring day. Sheffield started […]

Jennings’ double sparks Lymm rout

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By ETHAN BENTS Lymm…………………… 50 Hull……………………….24 LYMM got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point win at Crouchley Lane. Paddy Jennings was the standout […]

Hoppers handed mauling by Tykes

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 10 Leeds Tykes ……….45 TABLE-toppers Leeds Tykes displayed their promotion credentials with a strong display. Hoppers took an early lead, […]

Crossland helps Otley overcome 16-point deficit

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………..24 Otley…………………….40 OTLEY thoroughly deserved their bonus-point win with a dominant second-half performance in which their pack and the boot of Eddie […]

Norman at the double to increase woe on Aces

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……. 34pts Harrogate………. 18pts All-action: Harrogate’s Charlie Head goes over and, right, Benjamin Manderfield scores for Tigers PICTURES: Mike Inkley TWO […]

Hosts prevail after second-half blitz

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….27 Tynedale…………….. 19 FYLDE’S strong second half helped secure a bonus-point win over Tynedale yesterday. Tynedale started the game strong, scoring from […]

Ionians grind way past Wharfedale

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………24 Wharfedale………… 12 HULL Ionians’ strong tackling and the running lines of their backs saw them outplay Wharfedale to gain a […]

Harrogate hang on to claim full five in a thriller

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By MARK GARRET Harrogate………27 Fylde…………….. 24 THE crowd at a damp and cold Apollo Capital stadium were rewarded with a narrow win for the hosts […]

Jake jinks in to clinch it for Hull

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….41 Preston G……………..24 A DOMINANT second-half performance by the pack and two spectacular tries by substitute winger Jake Boardman earned Hull a […]

Lymm suffer as Otley finally click

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 31 Lymm…………………….. 7 OTLEY warmed their supporters’ hearts with a much-needed win over Lymm. The visitors made the early moves but […]

Tykes take the spoils in nervous top of table clash

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes…. 24pts Sheffield………… 18pts Brilliant Sheffield defence keeps Leeds out and, right, George Castledine on his way to the try line […]

Lewis is difference as Hull back up last week’s win

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 17 Hull Ionians…………27 HULL IONIANS’ extended losing streak was made to look like a distant memory after Lewis Minikin’s breakaway […]

Dale lack power to halt Chester cruise

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..29 Chester………………… 31 DESPITE the narrow scoreline Chester were on top for most of the game, and it was only a try […]

Ref and forwards make the Bills pay

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 14 Wharfedale…………32 WHARFEDALE’S forward power won the day as they crushed a Billingham pack which struggled to get on top. The […]

Where there’s a Will there is a way for Tigers

9 February 2025 0 comments

By WILL JUDD Fylde………………28 Sheffield………..30 SHEFFIELD Tigers were made to fight until the last minute to claim a hard-fought win over Fylde. Tigers got off […]

Ionians roar back to make Bills pay

9 February 2025 0 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………40 Billingham…………..26 HULL Ionians gained a much-needed win by overcoming a 21-point deficit to run out comfortable winners over a determined […]

Late Tykes’ tries break Dale hearts

9 February 2025 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………24 Leeds Tykes………..28 LATE tries at the end of each half for the Tykes proved enough to win this entertaining clash and […]

Classy Sheffield make it 11 wins on the bounce

9 February 2025 0 comments

By LUKE CAMPBELL Sheffield ……………..43 Hull ……………………….23 SHEFFIELD were made to work hard by a spirited Hull side, but scored seven excellent tries to bring […]

Wood spoils Lymm plans for a title tilt

9 February 2025 0 comments

By ETHAN BENTS Lymm……………………33 Tynedale……………..47 LYMM suffered a big blow to their National League Two North title hopes after defeat against Tynedale at Crouchley Lane. […]

Chester made to graft by brave Gate

9 February 2025 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………29 Harrogate…………….26 THIS closely contested match was in doubt until the last play as Harrogate made Chester work very hard for their […]

Billingham’s amateurs work like the professionals

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Dan Robertshaw As one of the only fully amateur teams in National 2 North, Billingham care about more than just results. Every player pays […]

Sale FC send leaders Rams packing – again!

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Gareth Daniels Sale FC…………………25 Rams ……………………22 Super Sale followed up their victory over previous league leaders Richmond with a success over new table-toppers Rams. […]

Burrows rounds off Sheffield romp with a flourish

2 February 2025 0 comments

■ By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……… 13 Sheffield………. 46 SHEFFIELD maintained their push for promotion with a seven-try win over Harrogate. Straight from the kick-off the […]

Hull pay penalty for loose discipline

2 February 2025 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….24 Leeds Tykes………..33 HULL overcame a heavy first-half penalty deficit and allowing Leeds a 21-0lead after just 15 minutes to recover well […]

Sam’s the man to play Hoppers hero

2 February 2025 0 comments

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Preston G……………..34 HOPPERS’ debut hero Sam Freeman snatched a dramatic late win in a nine-try thriller at Dore Moor. […]

Chester’s late tries break the Ionians

2 February 2025 0 comments

■ By DESMOND HICKIE End to end: Andy McMinime scores a breakaway try and, inset, Alan Hudson brings Ionians level PICTURES: Mike Inkley Chester……………38pts Hull […]

Hamilton hat-trick in vain as Tyne take Dale derby

2 February 2025 0 comments

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 41 Wharfedale…………29 A rip-roaring battle of the Dales ended with Tynedale on top in a bruising 11-try encounter. Wharfedale raced […]

Billingham pull away as Dixon revels as try scorer

2 February 2025 0 comments

■ By STE GORDON Billingham…….39 Fylde……………… 17 BILLINGHAM continued their recent winning momentum with a comfortable win over Fylde after a strong second-half display. The […]

Matt’s on hand to clinch a cracker for Lymm

26 January 2025 0 comments

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……… 31 Lymm……………..36 LYMM held offa strong Harrogate challenge to win an exciting contest which saw 11 tries. The visitors were fast […]

Dancing Faraimo too hot to handle

26 January 2025 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….32 Wharfedale………… 19 HULL produced a sweeping second-half performance to see off Wharfedale, securing a bonus-point win. Centre Bureta Faraimo touched down […]

Goatley celebrates landmark with try

26 January 2025 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 19 Chester………………… 14 A SECOND-HALF try from Barney Goatley was enough to give a resurgent Sheffield Tigers their third home […]

Fylde too strong for battling Ionians

26 January 2025 0 comments

By WILL JUDD Fylde……………….31pts Hull Ionians……27pts A BRIGHT start saw Fylde race into a healthy lead and look likely to run away with this game, […]

Slick Roberts storms through to claim the spoils

26 January 2025 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..25 Preston G…………….. 18 TWO tries from leading scorer Will Roberts helped Tynedale claim maximum points at a windswept Corbridge in which […]

Tough match but Tykes stay on top

26 January 2025 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..33 Billingham…………..27 LEEDS remained top of National 2 North, scoring five tries on their way to a 33 – 27 win […]

Parsons pinches it at the death

26 January 2025 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield……………… 31 SHEFFIELD were made to work hard for their five points by the hosts, but a late try by Dominic […]

Sheffield recover from first half to bring up 50

19 January 2025 0 comments

By SAM WORTH Sheffield……………… 50 Tynedale……………..33 SHEFFIELD recovered from a great first half from Tynedale to ‘nil’ their opposition in the second half and bring […]

Hoppers’ five-game losing run snapped

19 January 2025 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Preston Grass..38pts Harrogate……….31pts Touching down: Ed Keohane extends the lead for Preston and, below, Grasshoppers look to spread the ball PICTURES: Mike […]

Dale get revenge after Otley thriller

19 January 2025 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………42 Otley……………………..28 AN excellent game of rugby played in front of a superb crowd saw Wharfedale level the score after Otley had […]

Billingham break losing run in style

19 January 2025 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..34 Hull………………………. 17 HULL opened their account following a deft chip through which saw Billingham fumble allowing Harry Dawkins to steal in […]

Ruthless Tykes get better of Ionians on the road

19 January 2025 0 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…..28 Leeds Tykes….33 LEEDS’ clinical ability to take their chances was the difference between the two teams in an excellent match. […]

Lymm keep alive their title ambition

19 January 2025 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Lymm…………………… 30 Sheffield Tigers….26 LYMM kept up their push for promotion, but were made to work for their victory by a spirited […]

Williams lays early platform for hosts

19 January 2025 0 comments

By KIM HILL Chester…………………25 Fylde……………………. 19 CHESTER ensured they got their centenary year off to the best-possible start with victory over Fylde at Hare Lane. […]

Lineout precision proves difference for Tykes

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes….33 Otley………………. 10 A DOMINANT display by the pack gave Leeds Tykes the Christmas bragging rights after they recorded a comfortable […]