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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Dale fall to bottom after Fylde’s rout

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Fylde…………………….45 AFTER a bright start which saw them race into a 12-0 lead, Tynedale crashed to another heavy home defeat. which […]

Nat helps Lymm keep up pressure

Lymm……………………53 Otley……………………..22 By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Lymm continued to flex their muscles at Beechwood, comfortably easing past an Otley side which remained competitive but […]

Hoppers are so committed to win

Preston G……………..45 Hull……………………….29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from Harry Holden and Jacob […]

Visitors leave it late to keep on winning

■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….36 Sheffield ……………..38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while Hull earned two bonus […]

Irvine calls shots as Hoppers halted

■By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..45 Preston G……………..22 CALLUM IRVINE led the way as Otley saw off the Grasshoppers. Having dominated territorially, Irvine’s penalty opened the scoring […]

Johnston heroics count for nothing

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..32 Lymm……………………37 LYMM secured their sixth consecutive victory with a thrilling win over Tynedale, despite an exceptional five-try performance from beaten hooker […]

Tykes capitalise on errors of hosts

■4By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 14 Leeds Tykes………..33 LEEDS showed their class as they jumped on Billingham mistakes to romp to a routing win. It was […]

Baptisms of fire continue for Aces

■By ADAM CLEARY Lymm……………………57 Harrogate…………….24 LYMM recorded a comprehensive nine-try bonus-point win over National League 2 North newcomers Harrogate. The hosts were dominant throughout and […]

Hoppers held after last-gasp Leslie kick

■By TOM KELLY Preston G……….. 31pts Tynedale……….. 31pts TEAMS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS: Maher, Browne, Russell, Gosling, Spence, Smith, Harrison; W Williams, Holden, Ashdown, Naylor, Murray, Richardson, […]

Six-try Sheffield cut down Otley

■By DAVID WILSON Sheffield………………38 Otley…………………….. 15 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive form with a six-try victory over Otley yesterday. Sheffield started the game excellently, but a […]

Visitors give hosts Hull a late scare

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….40 Billingham…………..26 HULL raced into a 40-7 half-time lead only to see a dramatic Billingham comeback make the final score closer than […]

Dixon delighted by ‘cohesive’ Tykes

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..37 Hull Ionians…………25 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a dazzling attacking display to ultimately overpower a […]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………………. 7 Sheffield………………38 A HAT-TRICK from Will Smith helped Sheffield maintain their 100 per cent winning start to the season. They outgunned […]

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….27 Lymm……………………28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in a thriller at Tigers’ […]

Devonport out of Luc in hunt for win

By MO SHER Devonport S………… 21 Luctonians…………..39 BASEMENT side Devonport Services belied their lowly league position by giving early pacesetters Luctonians a thorough examination at […]

Nathan Beesley stars in great Lymm start

By Joe Santamaria Lymm……………………49 Fylde……………………. 14 Lymm continued their strong start to the season with a third victory in as many matches. Fylde were made […]

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..27 Sheffield Tigers….26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After dramatic late losses to […]

Last-gasp drop-goal missed in a slugfest

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…….. 19pts Otley……………….. 17pts BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter. Both teams struggled for […]

Home fires still burn after try-fest

By DAN WILSON Sheffield………………57 Harrogate……………. 19 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive home form from last season with a nine-try demolition of Harrogate. Sheffield’s expansive style of […]

Flying start sets up Tykes victory

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..49 Hull………………………. 16 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season by racking up a near half-century of points in […]

Rampant Lymm in show of strength on road

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………….. 19 Lymm…………….. 51 LYMM were certainly not flattered by this one-sided result, outscoring the home side seven tries to three. Impressive […]

Dorrington leaves it late in triumph…

■By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….22 Preston G…………….. 20 FYLDE came from behind in the last minute, defeating their local foes. The home side started strong, with […]

Gaudie tally helps to close the Gate

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate…………….29 Wharfedale…………35 AN enterprising match saw Wharfedale run out winners on an excellent day for open rugby. Harrogate scored first in the […]

Tigers tamed by familiar adversaries

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers…. 13 Sheffield………………22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a fiercely contested encounter at […]

Points shared as Evans slices wide

■By MO SHER Tynedale…………….. 19 Billingham………….. 19 IF there ever was a phrase to describe a typically combative, robust, National League affair, ‘hard fought’ couldn’t […]

Dominant Dale pass Tigers test

Wharfedale…………22 Sheffield Tigers…… 8 ■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers side went back down […]

Groark aids hosts to open the Gate

Billingham…………..33 Harrogate……………. 12 ■ By MIKE BROWN A CLINICAL second-half performance from Billingham saw them secure a bonus-point victory. An early Louie Groark score, following […]

Lymm joyous over away-day success

Hull Ionians…………27 Lymm……………………39 ■ By BRIAN NORMAN LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against Hull Ionians yesterday. The […]