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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In-form Students take the honours

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…….43 Wharfedale………… 12 THE Students taught their opponents a real lesson as they produced an excellent all-round performance to take the spoils. […]

Stubborn Stour dig deep for vital glory

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge……37pts Fylde……………….33pts GRITTY Stour survived a disastrous start to produce a pulsating victory over promotion-rivals Fylde in what proved a fabulous advert […]

Bournville left with a bitter taste in mouth

By ETHAN LONGSTAFF Chester…………………48 Bournville…………… 31 CHESTER struck a cruel blow to Bournville’s survival hopes as they romped to a six-try bonus-point triumph. The visitors, […]

Jones fails in bid to serenade Lucs

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………….. 20 Hull Ionians………… 21 HULL Ionians just hung on to victory after a lastminute kick from Tom Jones of Luctonians from […]

Tigers take control as Gate fade away

By BILL BARRACK Sheffield Tigers….62 Harrogate……………… 8 SHEFFIELD Tigers recovered from a shaky start to power their way to victory over struggling Harrogate. The visitors […]

Dan’s the man with four-try showing

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………. 19 Stourbridge…..36 DAN RUNDLE grabbed four tries as Stourbridge proved too good for hosts Blaydon. Within three minutes the visitors had […]

Chilvers is Park’s king of the Cashel

By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park………26 Chester…………………22 SEDGLEY PARK remain in the hunt for promotion following another bonus-point win, with Chester their latest victims. The hosts, […]

Hull still on course as Bourns beaten

By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville…………… 14 Hull……………………….40 TABLE-TOPPING Hull maintained their title charge with another win. Bourns made a good start, but Hull took the lead […]

Field victorious in big basement battle

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate……………. 13 Huddersfield………. 21 HUDDERSFIELD took the honours – and deservedly so – in a tense bottom-of-the-table clash. Early Harrogate pressure led […]

Mewburn keeps the Tigers at bay

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 21 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 THIS game was as every bit as close as the scoreline suggests. Tigers made a lively […]

Dale duel proves delight for fans

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………37 Tynedale……………..42 A FEAST of rugby was served up by the two Dales who made the best of the conditions and played […]

In-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…… 43 Blaydon…………… 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent run of form. From […]

Field hits treble to topple Tynedale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………. 31 Rotherham…… 47 TYNEDALE’S six-match winning streak was brought to a juddering halt by high-flying Rotherham, thanks to a hat-trick of […]

Students on a roll with Smith flying

By LILY PATEY Loughborough…….55 Harrogate……………….0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students flourished in the sun. Good early set play saw the home side get on the board early with […]

Craven swoops at death in thriller

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 17 Wharfedale………… 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester to grab it back […]

Fired-up Fofie turns on the style for I’s

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………45  Fylde…………………….36 THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby. Hull Ionians used power play to […]

Tigers a dominant force in the Field

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….33 Huddersfield………. 13 SHEFFIELD eased to a comfortable bonus-point win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Robbie Davidson’s try in added-on time was […]

Stour take a bite out of Bournville

By WILF ALEXANDER Stourbridge………… 61 Bournville……………24 FREE-SCORING Stourbridge produced another scintillating display, running in nine tries to claim the spoils. Much of the damage was […]

Injuries unable to stop the Titans

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….33 Chester…………..28 INJURY-HIT Rotherham dug deep to see off a lively Chester team who made them work hard to maintain their 100 […]

Dale given rough ride by their hosts

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……………. 16 Tynedale……………..26 ALTHOUGH Tynedale were the form team coming into this encounter, Harrogate made it tough for the visitors. The hosts […]

Clarkson’s early blitz sinks visitors

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..36 Hull Ionians…………26 A STRONG first-half showing put Blaydon on the way to victory. Within five minutes Ewan Stephens ghosted through the […]

Lucs ensure derby bragging rights claimed

By PAUL SUMNER Bournville…………… 12 Luctonians…………..35 LUCTONIANS secured a bonus-point victory against neighbours Bournville. Their greater experience was clears to see on the day, taking […]

Sturgess repeats hat-trick heroics

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde…………………….62 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 MATT Sturgess scored his second hat-trick in as many weeks, to make it back-to-back home wins for Fylde. […]

Curry is too hot as Hull march on

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….. 12 Hull……………….. 43 A CLINICAL and efficient Hull team secured a bonus point after just 30 minutes as they maintained their […]

Sturgess inspires Fylde’s top show

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde………………79 Blaydon…………. 31 FYLDE produced a ruthless display to destroy a spirited Blaydon side. Tom Grimes got the first try of the […]

Rare try for Dunn is icing on cake

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….53 Huddersfield… 19 TYNEDALE made it four wins on the bounce with an impressive nine-try demolition of struggling Huddersfield. Having built up […]

Pocklington puts on a masterclass

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………52 Bournville…………….. 5 THE fixture between these sides back in October produced a nail-biting thriller as Ionians triumphed 46-43. This couldn’t […]

Gordon puts side ahead in a flash

By DES HICKIE Chester…………………34 Harrogate……………. 14 CHESTER comfortably beat strugglers Harrogate, with the result pretty much settled after half-an-hour. The hosts were on top within […]

Tigers hold on as Students hit back

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 20 Loughborough S…. 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a late Loughborough revival to claim their 10th win of the season. Playing […]

Dale destroyed as Stour hit top form

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge………… 60 Wharfedale…………27 STOUR improved their promotion prospects after a 10-try demolition of Wharfedale. The hosts started the game like a house […]

Aces pay the price despite big effort

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……… 10 Hull…………………27 HARROGATE put up a much improved performance against a Hull side packed with semi-professional players and who top the […]

Chaplin leads as Tigers are tamed

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..26 Sheffield Tigers…. 14 BLAYDON produced a dominant first-half display, with superiority in both backs and forwards, to claim victory. The first […]

Students denied by late penalty

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough……. 31 Tynedale……………..32 LOUGHBOROUGH ran in five tries but failed to claim victory at Epinal Way. Tynedale opened the scoring when Hutton […]

Relief for Byron as his Titans win ugly

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…….. 17pts Stourbridge…… 10pts RESILIENT Titans fought off a strong challenge from visitors Stourbridge to maintain their 100 per cent home record […]

Injury-hit Wharfedale pipped by visitors

By STEPHEN RHODES Wharfedale………… 10 Luctonians………….. 16 A THOROUGHLY enjoyable game at The Avenue in bright and breezy conditions saw visitors Luctonians take the spoils […]

Tigers roar back to see off Ionians

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………27 Hull Ionians………… 21 TIGERS fought back from conceding an early converted try to claim victory. The visitors dominated the opening […]

Tom’s treble for seven-up Fylde

By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville……………33  Fylde…………………….47 WHAT a crazy game this was in the Birmingham sunshine. The Fylde pack hardly ventured into the Bourns half but […]

Lloyd’s late try seals big victory

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield….. 7 Chester………….. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in West Yorkshire. With the […]

Delight for Blaydon comes at the double

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………….36 Bournville…….. 14 BLAYDON secured the double over Bounrnville with a convincing win. The home side started brightly and took the lead […]