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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Ciaran shows he’s got Moore class

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…………74 Harrogate……………. 17 CLASS act Ciaran Moore marked his return to Stourbridge ranks by running in five tries as hapless Harrogate were […]

Rodgers stars as Tynedale cut loose

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….38 Chester………….. 14 TYNEDALE produced a five-try flourish to see off Chester and record backto-back victories. The Northumbrians were always in control, […]

Aces out of Luc against familiar foe

By BEN JAYCOCK Harrogate……………….0 Luctonians………….. 21 HARROGATE’S 75-0 loss against the same opposition last week could have been a serious morale killer. They lost again […]

Students given runaround by Hull

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S…….0 Hull……………………….39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students faced Hull on Epinal Way with the wind blowing, so both sides opted for a close-quarters game […]

Cards are aplenty in Fylde’s triumph

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 10 Fylde……………………. 20 FYLDE showed why they are near the top of the league with a determined and resolute display at […]

Tigers thwarted by Minikin magic

By OLIVER LOCK Sheffield Tigers…. 13 Hull Ionians………… 16 LEWIS Minikin’s late penalty broke Sheffield hearts as Hull Ionians snatched victory at a stormy Dore […]

In-form Lucs run riot as Gate crash

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..75 Harrogate……………….0 LUCTONIANS put a gallant Harrogate to the sword in a comprehensive 11-try display. The onslaught started in the seventh minute […]

Awesome Titans in six-try Stour victory

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…………33 Rotherham…………..48 RAMPANT Rotherham returned to winning ways with a stunning six- -try success over promotion rivals Stourbridge. The Titans took control […]

Naylor brace as Hull turn on style

By BRUCE WILKIE Hull………………… 50 Bournville……..22 HULL ran in eight tries as they got the better of battling visitors Bournville. The Hull pack controlled the […]

Hamilton benefits from helpful hosts

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..24 Wharfedale…………38 HOSTS Blaydon were in generous mood as they gifted Wharfedale four of their six tries to send the visitors home […]

Ionians so sound as Bell leads rout

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………47 Harrogate……………. 14 IONIANS condemned Harrogate to a heavy defeat in an entertaining contest. The hosts started where they left off […]

Bennett ensures Tigers have Will power

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 10 Chester………………….. 7 SHEFFIELD Tigers held out for a narrow victory in a fiercely committed mid-table clash in which Will […]

Huddersfield put best foot forward

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………….. 17 Huddersfield……….22 HUDDERSFIELD used their forwards strength and scrum dominance to secure their victory. Penalties were shared early on, with Will […]

Super slick Stour stun the Students

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…………4 6 Loughborough…….24 SLICK Stour blew the Students away with a spectacular first-half display of running rugby. They snapped up six tries […]

Black Country boys enjoy the life of Riley!

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..29 Stourbridge…………52 A BLISTERING first-half display put Stourbridge out of sight early in this fine encounter. Inspired by scrum-half Mike Heaney and […]

Field floored by a late Ionians blitz

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………… 3  Hull Ionians…………33 THREE late tries saw Hull Ionians ease to a bonus-point win in West Yorkshire. In a fiercely contested […]

So simple for Simon as Hull impress

By DES HICKIE Chester………….. 19 Hull…………………40 HULL finished this match looking very much the top-of-the-table side, with Simon Humberstone pulling the strings. But it took […]

Clinical Fylde too good for the hosts

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate………..8 Fylde………………33 FYLDE showed their clinical use of possession to run out clear winners at Harrogate. But for the home side, this […]

Tobias ensures it’s a happy Munday

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough……. 19 Luctonians………….. 14 LOUGHBOROUGH held the edge in a close contest against Luctonians, with Tobias Munday leading the way. Both teams […]

Titans get back on track with tasty win

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…………..59 Blaydon…………………. 7 ROTHERHAM bounced back to winning ways with a nine-try win over struggling Blaydon. Winger Connor Field and number 8 […]

Stour on song to stay in title fight

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…..32 Chester………….. 17 SUPER Stour served up a six-try spree to bag a compelling bonus-point win to keep themselves in the thick […]

Magical Minikin hero once again

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………24 Loughborough…….23 WELL, what can you say? Ionians earned a draw last week with the last kick of the game; this […]

Tigers are tamed by unbeaten Hull

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 10 Hull……………………….33 TABLE-TOPPERS Hull extended their unbeaten run with a hardworking five-try victory. The visitors went on the front foot […]

Impressive Gallagher breaks Dale hearts

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………29 Wharfedale…………25 SEDGLEY PARK claimed the spoils with a passionate victory over an impressive Wharfedale side on a cold and windy […]

Early Luctonians’ blitz destroys Dale

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..32 Tynedale…………….. 14 IN-FORM Luctonians were full value for this win as they brushed aside their visitors. They played with confidence and […]

Bournville leave it late to level score

By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville…………… 17 Rotherham………….. 17 BOURNVILLE and Rotherham shared the spoils in a well-contested clash. The hosts scored a try timed at 16 […]

Maycock guides Gate to success

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………. 12 Harrogate………29 HARROGATE emerged victorious after winning this basement battle. The visitors broke the deadlock when Jack Haydock gathered a loose […]

Adlard the hat-trick hero as Hull shine

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 48pts Stourbridge…….. 5pts HULL recorded their biggest winning margin of the season against third-placed Stourbridge in what turned out to be […]

Minnikin holds his nerve to earn point

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 18 Hull Ionians………… 18 A MAGNIFICENT touchline conversion from Lewis Minnikin 10 minutes into added time salvaged an unlikely draw for […]

Dale undone by class of Broadley

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………….. 9 Sheffield Tigers…. 13 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched an improbable victory with a try in the 74th minute. Wharfedale did dominate the […]

Field find form to secure a vital win

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…35 Blaydon…………. 19 RELIEVED Huddersfield claimed a well-deserved bonus-point win in this bottom-of-the-table clash. Two tries each from Tom Hodson and Lewis […]

Chester refuse to bow to pressure

By DES HICKIE Chester………….. 18 Luctonians……. 13 CHESTER overcame the blustery conditions – as well as Luctonians – to claim the victory. The home side […]

Reikiti is a Bourn winner for visitors

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate……………. 17 Bournville……………24 BOURNVILLE’S sound tactical game and boosting the stand-out player in centre Ma’asi Reikiti made all the difference. Harrogate took […]

Super Fylde start is student stunner

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…….28 Fylde…………………….32 FYLDE held the edge in this contest after setting a blistering early pace. The away side’s winger opened the scoring […]

Blackburn sparks a rout for Tynedale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……… 48 Bournville…….. 12 TYNEDALE ended their 2021 home programme with a scintillating seven-try demolition of Bournville, making their first visit to […]

Spirited Harrogate seen off by Titans

By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate……………. 10 Rotherham…………..26 THIS was expected to be a one-way contest, but two teams, at opposite ends of the league gave fans […]

Tigers show their bite in big mauling

By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers….27 Luctonians……………..0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The hosts played the wet […]

New-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………….22pts Fylde………………. 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas Grimes in for a […]

The Green Machine thankful for Viner try

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 12 Wharfedale………… 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional encounter Lockwood Park. The […]

Heatley treble sets the tone for Stour

By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge…………42 Hull Ionians………… 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having their perfect record blotted […]