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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Caldy on-song as Royle profits

By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought they could perhaps get […]

Green machine grind out glory

By STEVE RHODES Wharfedale……………20 Preston……………19 A CLOSELY-FOUGHT battle between old adversaries saw Wharfedale come out on top by a single point in a tense encounter. […]

Rowntree’s the main man in Otley

By MARY SEDGWICK Hinckley……………14 Otley……………17 OTLEY left it until the very last kick of the game to seal a remarkable triumph on the road at […]

Students hold firm as Sheffield falter

By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers…37 L’boro Studs…40 A TRY-FEST in Sheffield gave Loughborough Students a bonus-point win over the Tigers. Loughborough opened proceedings through Will […]

Penalty tries are costly for Greens

Scunthorpe …5 Wharfedale …24 By STEVE WILLIAMS SCUNTHORPE were well beaten by Wharfedale, despite taking an early lead through home debutant James Walker. Good ball […]

Richards secures win on the road

Sedgley Park…7 Tynedale …12 By JAKE CLAY TYNEDALE secured a tough away win against Sedgley Park thanks to tries by Liam Checksfield and Guy Pike. […]

Hull pay price for inaccuracy

Hull …18 Hinckley …36 By RICHARD GORE HULL lost their first game of the season and learnt that at this level they cannot miss scoring […]

Canny Chester take advantage

Luctonians…20 Chester…24 By GEOFF VICKRESS THIS was a classic game of two halves, Chester taking a decisive advantage in the first half with the wind […]

Thriller ends in narrow triumph

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Chester …………29 L’borough……23 CHESTER came from behind to record their first win of the season as they overcame Loughborough Students in an […]

Hoppers up and running with win

By JOHN LE PAGE Preston G’s ….48 Scunthorpe ….24 NEWLY-PROMOTED Scunthorpe came to Lightfoot Green on the back of two losses from two games but […]

Fightback secures valuable victory

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley ……….23 Luctonians……17 HICKLEY overcame a first-half deficit as they secured their first win of the season at home against newly-promoted Luctonians. […]

Fast start maintains unbeaten record

By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale ….19 Fylde …………….32 FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the new season after blowing away Wharfedale with a sensational first-half display. […]

Powerful pack the difference for visitors

By RICHARD GORE Stourbridge ……14pts Hull……………………19pts HULL recorded their first away win of the season against a powerful, well-organised Stourbidge side. The visitors’ forward pack, […]

Fab five for Caldy at Dore Moor

By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T ……7 Caldy …………….37 A DOMINANT display from start to finish ensured Caldy came away from Dore Moor with all five […]

Defensive errors prove very costly

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……34 Otley …………….34 POWERFUL attacking combined with calamitous defending resulted in the points being shared, with both sides still looking for […]

Students quick to make their mark

By RYAN STEVENS L’Boro Stud’s ..41 Hinckley …………7 THE Students were looking to bounce back in their first home game after a disappointing defeat away […]

Peet double puts a growl in Tigers

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park..17 Wharfedale ….14 SEDGLEY Park Tigers won their first home game of the season following a resolute defensive performance. They preserved […]

Hull inspired by Johnson double

By BRUCE WILKIE Hull………………..36 Tynedale ……..29 TWO Stephen Johnson tries inspired Hull to their first win of the season, after edging past Tynedale at Chanterlands […]

Bridge in smoother waters as Lucs fade

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……19 Stourbridge….45 STOURBRIDGE gave little else away after conceding two early scores to Luctonians. Mike Cheasley crashed over after only two minutes […]

Scunny suffer heartache

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 27 Sheff Tigers 31 THERE was agony for Scunthorpe in a heart-stopping final few minutes. Ollie Cole scored and Will Robinson […]

Never-say-die for the Field battlers

■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…22 Hull…………………22 A LAST-GASP try from Huddersfield prop Alex Battye snatched a draw in a frenetic ten minutes of stoppage time […]

Scunthorpe spirit earns try bonus

■ By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….32 Fylde …………….52 SCUNTHORPE made a bright start with a penalty from Paul Cook to open proceedings but eventually succumbed […]

Broadley has the Tigers growling

■ By GRAHAM TURNER Sheff Tigers …25 Chester …………19 JAMIE Broadley put in a man-of-the-match performance as Sheffield Tigers battled their way to an opening […]

Crowley steals in at death for Lucs

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………33 Luctonians……36 THE 600-mile round trip to Tynedale provided a great start to the season for promoted Luctonians, who clearly […]

Carleton dashes clear to seal win

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………3 Fylde …………….14 FYLDEscored at both the start and finish to take the spoils. They started brighter, keeping Otley pegged back. […]

Macc’s season ends in heads heldhigh

■By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 S Leicester……10 ALREADY-relegated Macclesfield ended their season on a high with a bonuspoint victory over doomed South Leicester. South opened […]

Champion role takes Wood by surprise!

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield……………14pts Hull Ionians ………17pts NEWLY-crowned champions Hull Ionians were made to work hard in a fiercely-committed encounter at a blustery Dore Moor. […]