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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Hosts pay penalty in one-point game

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………36 Hull……………………….37 HULL Ionians paid the price for conceding too many early penalties as they lost narrowly to their city rivals. […]

Rian holds nerve to break Gate hearts

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 18 Harrogate……………. 15 A LATE penalty converted by Rian Hamilton meant it was joy for Wharfedale after last week’s last-minute defeat. […]

Blues have the edge in Steel City derby

By WILLIAM BULL Sheffield………… 17pts Sheffield T…….. 12pts LAST season Sheffield achieved the derby double over their near neighbours the Tigers for the first time, […]

Sharp Shard puts Lymm in title fight

By MO SHER Lymm……………………52 Chester…………………26 THE race for the title continues to be a fascinating one in National Two North, with Lymm responding to Leeds’s […]

Hoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win

By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 12 Fylde…………………….38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over rivals Preston Grasshoppers. They […]

Crossland clincher proves difference

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….36 Hull Ionians ………..35 IN A tight contest, Otley came out on top after a dramatic comeback. In a bright start Sam […]

Will’s glee as gift secures hat-trick

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..38 Hull……………………….17 A WILL ROBERTS hat-trick steered Tynedale to their first home win of the season in a Christmas cracker of an […]

My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T……..32pts Billingham…….. 12pts A RUTHLESS second-half display […]

Chester crumple as pack play it hard

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 31 Sheffield………………43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an enthralling encounter. The home […]

Bishop holds his nerve to land win

By WILL JUDD Fylde……………………. 31 Wharfedale………… 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment for the spectators. Wharfedale […]

Posa has class to down the leaders

By RICHARD GORE Sheffield……….. 24pts Lymm……………….. 5pts In the clear: Archie Crapper extends Sheffield’s lead and, below, Jack Dawson scores for Sheffield PICTURES: Mike Inkley […]

Forward power wins the day as Otley crushed

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..26 Tynedale…………….. 41 DESPITE a better performance than in recent eeks, Otley were blown away by Tyndale’s forwards. A series of early […]

Darragh is winner as tie abandoned

By MIKE BROWN Billingham……………. A Fylde……………………… A BILLINGHAM thought they had weathered the Fylde storm, but Darragh had other plans in a game that was […]

Dale keep plucky Chester at bay…

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………2 2 Chester………………… 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the end settled for the […]

Tykes sneak home to top the table

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes……….. 12 Sheffield Tigers…..11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to bring themselves level with […]

Masterly Minikin destroys Hoppers

By ETHAN BENTS Preston G………………..0 Hull Ionians…………39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston Grasshoppers at Lightfoot Green. […]

Taylor’s ton up in Cinderford cruise

National Lge 2 West ■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford……………43 Camborne…………….24 NATHAN TAYLOR’S 100th National League try was one of seven for Cinderford as they whipped […]

Rhodri rules roost for Steel City side

By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 17 Sheffield………………25 A HAT-TRICK from Rhodri Campbell helped a tough Sheffield overcome Preston Grasshoppers After 20 minutes, Hoppers’ Scott Richardson […]

Second-half blitz wins it for Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………47 Billingham…………..22 CHESTER pulled away for a conclusive win with a fine second-half performance, scoring 25 unanswered points. Billingham had a spirited […]

Leaders Lymm make it eleventh heaven

By ETHAN BENTS Lymm……………..26 Wharfedale……. 0 LYMM made it 11 wins from 11 after a dominant victory over Wharfedale. With the rain hammering down, it […]

It’s a perfect 10 for impressive Lymm

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..26 Lymm……………………38 LYMM made it 10 wins from 10 at Billingham. The visitors were clinical in the first half, racking up 26 […]

Hedgley brings delight for Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale……40pts Preston……………14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table. At the heart of […]

Eliah helps Tykes respond in style

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..75 Chester………………… 31 ELECTRIC winger Eliah Chitiyo guided Leeds Tykes back to winning ways with a memorable hat-trick, as part of […]

Three-try burst is decisive for hosts

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield………………40 Hull Ionians…………33 HIGH-FLYING Sheffield were made to work hard for their ninth win of the season in a high-tempo game. In […]

Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]

Hoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz

■ By TOM KELLY Preston…………………48 Billingham…………..22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome Billingham yesterday. Ewan Lydiatt […]

Unbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash

■By BEN CROPPER Lymm……………… 30pts Leeds Tykes…..26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds Tykes and ending the […]

Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………39 Hull………………………. 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull side which lacked penetration, […]

Fylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands

■ By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….56 Otley……………………..29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to Otley. Ed Crossland opened […]

High-flying hosts see off Dale threat

■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield………………43 Wharfedale………… 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in the second period. The […]

Ionians show grit but come up short

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 30 Hull Ionians…………24 WHARFEDALE had established a good lead by half-time, but a spirited comeback by Ionians made for a tense […]

In-form Fisher nets considerable tally

By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 10 Sheffield………………45 A WOUNDED Sheffield made up for last week’s loss to Leeds Tykes. It was clear their intent from the […]

Chester toil as the hosts fail to crack

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Chester………………… 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in the opening moments for […]