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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Wharfedale

Cicognini settles it after locked second half

15 March 2020 0 comments

By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ….19 Stourbridge ….15 WHARFEDALE delighted the home support as they returned to winning ways in a very entertaining game against Stourbridge. […]

Barber’s a demon but Park find their form

15 March 2020 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park….32pts Loughborough ..14pts James Connor breaks the line on the way to his try for Sedgley Park Loughborough flyer George Barber […]

Field’s power game carries them closer to safety

15 March 2020 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ..31 Tynedale……..15 HUDDERSFIELD gave their survival hopes a major boost with a well deserved and hard-fought bonus-point win at Lockwood Park. […]

Dangerous Dan returns to break Tyne hearts

8 March 2020 1 comment

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..27 Stourbridge….29 FORMER Tynedale favourite Dan Rundle returned to haunt his former club with a matchwinning try for Stourbridge deep into […]

Ravers rock to emphatic title

8 March 2020 0 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h …………..5 Caldy ………………….49 CALDY were crowned champions after completing a characteristically comfortable victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The unbeaten league leaders […]

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe…………..7 Loughborough……54 LOUGHBOROUGH Students taught struggling Scunthorpe yet another lesson after an emphatic victory at Heslam Park. George Barber scored a hat-trick […]

Cool Ireland has Zebras feeling green with envy

8 March 2020 1 comment

By NICK CROWE Otley …………….29 Sheffield ……..32 SHEFFIELD Tigers narrowly overcame Otley in a tightly-contested and gripping Yorkshire derby at Cross Green. Both sides took […]

Hornets sting Field with late comeback

8 March 2020 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ….15pts Hinckley…………24pts Peck’s appeal: David Peck gets Hinckley back in the game PICTURES: Mike Inkley Away he goes: Charles Morgan opens […]

Tom and Ben the crucial men for Spragg

8 March 2020 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………..48 Luctonians ….10 FREE-FLOWING Fylde returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion after defeating Luctonians 48-10 at the Woodlands. Tom Carleton […]

Glasse shatters through for Tigers

8 March 2020 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……..13 Hull ……………………..10 SEDGLEY Park Tigers held off a late comeback from Hull to claim a narrow victory at Park […]

Pack power fuels second half blitz

8 March 2020 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….14 Chester ………………19 CHESTER walked away with a win at the Avenue after their tireless forwards delivered a brilliant display. The […]

Regionalised leagues would strengthen the club game

8 March 2020 0 comments

MARK NELSON LANCASHIRE COUNTY COACH Change is in the air apparently, the structure of league rugby in the English club game is being overhauled for […]

Students in no need of lesson

1 March 2020 2 comments

■By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S …32 Fylde ………………….30 LOUGHBOROUGH Students won a thriller against high-flying Fylde to close the gap at the top end of […]

Joe joyful with clinical kicking

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley …………….17 Wharfedale …………7 JOE Wilson kicked the crucial points as Hinckley held on for an important home win against Wharfedale. It […]

Right-Royle showing has Ravers rocking on

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By JOHN LYON Caldy …………103 Scunthorpe ……0 NICK Royle scored four times as Caldy ran in a scintillating 17 tries against a struggling Scunthorpe side […]

Zebras toppled by Johnson’s crossing

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………….20pts Otley ………………14pts HULL coach Gary Pearce believes his side’s narrow victory over Otley now has them looking higher up the […]

Defiant Lucs give Tigers shock mauling

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….22 Sedgley Park 13 LUCTONIANS edged past high-flying Sedgley Park with an impressive performance at Mortimer Park. It was a dominant […]

Foden removes Hoppers’ spring

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By STEVE SMITH Chester ………………27 Preston GH …………14 CHESTER came from 11 points down to claim a bonus-point victory on the road and inflict further […]

Joe leaves Field with a Stour taste

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge………14 Huddersfield………14 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears after a dogged draw with Stourbridge at Stourton Park. With a gale-force wind at their […]

Hinckley in the tries as Scunthorpe blown away

9 February 2020 0 comments

By ALICE KNIGHT Hinckley……….47 Scunthorpe ……5 HINCKLEY romped to a convincing bonus-point win against Scunthorpe despite playing over a quarter of the match with just […]

Dogged Otley taught lesson

9 February 2020 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Students …47 Otley……………………33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put last week’s defeat in Hull behind them as they secured a high-scoring home victory against […]

Hateful-eight for hyped Fylde

9 February 2020 0 comments

By EMILY WATLING Chester ………………15 Fylde ………………….51 FYLDE romped to a dominant victory on their travels against Chester, scoring eight tries as they controlled the […]

Caldy live up to bill in second half blitz

9 February 2020 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………32pts Sedgley Park ….11pts DIFFICULT conditions were always going to limit the ability of either team to play error free rugby […]

Rundle springs again to down Hoppers

9 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK PULLEN TRY machine Dan Rundle raced over for a hat-trick as Stourbridge heaped more misery on relegationthreatened Preston Grasshoppers. Although Hoppers started in […]

Field shake things up at the bottom

9 February 2020 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield Tigers …10 Huddersfield ………27 HUDDERSFIELD eased their relegation fears with an unexpected bonus-point win away at promotion-chasing Sheffield Tigers. Fly-half Mark […]

Battle of the Dales edged by Wharfe

9 February 2020 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……………26 Wharfedale ……….34 A FINE all-round display saw Wharfedale emerge victorious in the Dales derby, as they dominated both territory and […]

Dale take spring out of Hoppers

2 February 2020 0 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h…………14 Tynedale …………29 TYNEDALE took the spoils at Lightfoot Green as composure near the try line let Hoppers down. The away […]

Park stand up to Chester questions

2 February 2020 1 comment

By HARRY GRAY Sedgley Park……27 Chester ………………14 SEDGLEY PARK saw off a second-half fightback from Chester as they secured an eventually assured National League 2 […]

Speres the sole scorer as the Dale keep it tight

2 February 2020 1 comment

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….10 Huddersfield ….3 A TENSE one-try affair at the Avenue was won by the home side with a Matt Speres try […]

Otley brushed aside by Caldy

2 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………12 Caldy ………………….31 CALDY marched inexorably on in their bid to return to National One with a convincing win against Otley. Gavin […]

Watkins bags brace for Lucs

2 February 2020 1 comment

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …………26 Sheffield Tigers ….7 LUCTONIANS kept up their good form with a fine home win against a dogged Sheffield Tigers in […]

Hull upset Students as O’Donnell stands out

2 February 2020 2 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………33 L’boro…………….20 HULL overcame a strong Loughborough side to record a well-won victory thanks in part to a mammoth performance from back […]

Hinckley catch the eye as run continues

2 February 2020 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………17pts Hinckley …………27pts CHRIS Campbell hailed his Hinckley team as they made it eight wins from nine, powering past an uncharacteristically poor […]

Stour run up the board at Scunthorpe

2 February 2020 0 comments

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe … 15 Stourbridge…76 STOURBRIDGE ran in 12 tries on the road to further dent bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe’s points difference. Visiting left wing […]

Bell rings thrice as Tyne smash half-century

26 January 2020 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY AN eight-try spree against rock bottom Scunthorpe gave Tynedale their first maximum points win since the beginning of November, the bottle uncorked […]

Gaudie double as Greens rise

26 January 2020 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH TWO tries from Sam Gaudie helped Wharfedale secure the points in an all-Yorkshire clash at Dore Moor. The Greens eased relegation worries […]

Luct late show stuns Students

26 January 2020 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS AFTER a great run of success at home against Sheffield Tigers, the students planned to extend their run of success against Luctonians. […]

90 up for leaders but Hull push it all the way

26 January 2020 1 comment

By JOHN LYON IN a gritty and tough encounter Caldy preserved their 100 per cent record with a win over Hull. The game, though, was […]

Hinckley close gap as Povoas powers on

26 January 2020 0 comments

By CHARLIE BAXTER TWO tries from man of the match Henry Povoas saw Hinckley come from behind to convincingly beat inform Sedgley Park in an […]

Chester back to winning ways in style

26 January 2020 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH CHESTER ended their dismal run of four consecutive defeats in spectacular style, finally getting their first win of the year against Otley […]

Wilkinson trio as Stour run ragged

26 January 2020 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN PROMOTION prospects Fylde put Stour to the sword with a stunning first-half show to go 45-0 in front at the break. Stour […]

Relegation looms for lowly Hoppers

26 January 2020 2 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL HUDDERSFIELDpushed Preston closer to relegation after a 25-15 win in a match marred by off-theball incidents. Preston started brightly and deservedly scored […]

Dale strike late to peg back Hoppers

19 January 2020 0 comments

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h……….26 Wharfedale ……..26 A LAST-MINUTE try earned Wharfedale a share of the spoils against Preston Grasshoppers as a mixture of good […]

Ice-cool Collins kicks Park home

19 January 2020 2 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins’ boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting to prove their promotion […]

Pack power steers Hull to battling triumph

19 January 2020 1 comment

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………..27 Chester …………16 HULL’S props laid the foundation for victory with some immense scrummaging which resulted in two penalty tries. Chester put […]

Hornets sting stuns hosts

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY’S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored with their first attack […]

Four-midable Carleton shines

19 January 2020 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over Tynedale. Carleton became the […]

Leaders survive a scare to keep rolling

19 January 2020 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game Luctonians, who despite the […]

Five-star Students brush off exam woe

19 January 2020 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one test with a five-try […]

Classy Crickmay shows his scoring touch

19 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….17 Huddersfield..28 PROP Josh Crickmay’s try double helped Huddersfield to a bonus-point win at winless Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe started encouragingly, with a […]