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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Blaydon

Bournville

Chester

Fylde

Harrogate

Huddersfield

Hull

Hull Ionians

Loughborough Students

Luctonians

Otley

Preston Grasshoppers

Rotherham

Sedgley Park

Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers

Stourbridge

Tynedale

Wharfedale

Carleton dashes clear to seal win

28 April 2019 0 comments

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. […]

Wharfedale stretch clear in dominant second half

21 April 2019 1 comment

■By ED WILLIAMS Ace: Blakeney-Edwards WHAREFDALE coach Jon Feeley praised his side’s big effort in the sun as they overwhelmed Stourbridge in the second half […]

Champions Ionians can relax for closing test

14 April 2019 1 comment

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and held his feelings in […]

Century of points as the traffic jam eases

14 April 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions 35 Tynedale ……66 THE start was delayed by more than an hour due to Tynedale having travel issues on the […]

Unstoppable Dan is Stour’s wizard

14 April 2019 2 comments

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….48 Macclesfield 22 STOUR speed merchant Dan Rundle stole the show with a hat-trick of tries as already-relegated Macclesfield struggled to lay […]

Alexander’s just great for Preston

14 April 2019 0 comments

By WILL REILLY S Leicester ….34 Preston G’hop 51 ALEXANDER Hurst scored a hat-trick as Grasshoppers romped to victory in a high-scoring affair. The teams […]

Chester charge salutes White’s farewell

14 April 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair. The first quarter was […]

Defences reign in Yorkshire face-off

14 April 2019 0 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….12 Huddersfield 17 THIS Yorkshire derby was a tale of contrasting fortunes each side of the interval. Nearly all the action […]

Dominant Park in charge throughout

14 April 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….12 Sedgley Park 28 STEPHEN Collins starred as Sedgley Park secured bragging rights in Lancashire with this bonus-point win. It proved […]

Nine-try epic as Hinckley shade Tigers

14 April 2019 0 comments

By JASON WILLIAMS Hinckley……….37 Sheffield Tig 34 THE tries came thick and fast as these two sides put on an entertaining match for their supporters. […]

Henri Packs in four as Tigers soar

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JASON MATTHEWS Sheffield T ….53 Peterboro’ L….19 FOUR tries from winger Henri Packard ensured Sheffield Tigers came away with all five points against Peterborough […]

Macc down but leaders march on

7 April 2019 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 26 Hull Ionians ..47 HULL Ionians took full advantage of Chester’s slip-up to take the sole lead at the top of […]

Win not enough for doomed South

7 April 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….38 S Leicester ….41 SOUTH Leicester ended a seven-game losing streak with a bonus-point win but results elsewhere see them relegated. […]

Aviss try secures derby joy for Lions

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHN BRINDLEY Leicester L……14 Hinckley ……….10 THOMAS Aviss’ secondhalf try enabled Leicester Lions to edge Hinckley in a closely-fought local derby. The scrum-half finished […]

Chester crumble as title race heats up

7 April 2019 0 comments

By CHRIS PRATT Sedgley Park ….45pts Chester………………..7pts A STUNNING secondhalf performance by Sedgley Park saw them run in 38 points and keep title-chasing Chester to […]

Field keep play-off hopes alive in thriller

7 April 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH HUDDERSFIELD bounced back from last week’s disappointment at Chester to claim maximum points. The try bonus win maintains the West Yorkshire side’s […]

Debut delight as Roberts bags two

7 April 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..27 Wharfedale ….21 TWO debut tries for teenager Will Roberts took Tynedale to victory in a Yorkshire derby. Tynedale always had […]

Arnold bows out on a high in epic

7 April 2019 1 comment

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..40 Stourbridge….34 IN Paul Arnold’s 450th and final appearance, Preston Grasshoppers edged out Stourbridge. Hoppers took an early lead through […]

Owen the hero for charging Chester

31 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….57pts Huddersfield ……10pts SHAY Owen scored a hat-trick as Chester strengthened their promotion bid by securing a dominant bonus-point victory against […]

Rundle rumbles for three as Stour soar

31 March 2019 2 comments

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 60 Otley …………..17 DAN Rundle scored a hattrick as nine-try Stourbridge put Otley to the sword. The home side started brightly […]

Roaring Leicester win battle of Lions

31 March 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….29 Leicester L……52 LEICESTER Lions scored eight tries to race past struggling Peterborough Lions. Leicester made a rapid start and, after […]

Handy Andy! Park enjoy life of Riley

31 March 2019 1 comment

By THOMAS WILLIAMS S Leicester……10 Sedgley P ……42 FULL-BACK Andrew Riley scored twice as Sedgley Park came from behind to down South Leicester. Sedgley have […]

Macc get attacked as Hinck go to full power

31 March 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley……….24 Macclesfield 22 THREEtries in six minutes from Hinckley ensured a home win over Macclesfield. It was the away side who got […]

Fylde falter to lose ground at the top

31 March 2019 2 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….14 Fylde …………….13 WHARFEDALE sprung a surprise by beating promotion- chasing Fylde. Wharfedale started with great confidence and scored within the […]

Ionians victorious but lose ground

31 March 2019 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .22 Preston G ……..15 THE immovable force met the unstoppable object in a titanic forward battle at Brantingham Park, with […]

Passman inspires Dale with five tries at home

31 March 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..36 Sheffield T……19 YET another hat-trick for teenager Morgan Passman – his fifth treble of the season – steered Tynedale to […]

Battling Ionians have an eye on nationals

24 March 2019 1 comment

■By NICK DOYLE Otley…………….24 Hull Ionians..29 IONIANS overcame a 17- point deficit to maintain their ambition of returning to National League rugby. Otley scored after […]

Checksfield tries steer Dale home

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……26 Tynedale……..27 TYNEDALE fought back from 21-5 down to squeeze home. For a game played in perfect running rugby conditions, it […]

Macc still believe after Hall’s spree

24 March 2019 3 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 45 Peterborough 31 MYLES Hall scored four tries as Macclesfield kept their slim chances of survival alive with a bonus-point victory. […]

It’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester….24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live with the rampant West […]

Streetwise Chester in charge of key battles

24 March 2019 1 comment

Fylde………………….19pts Chester…………….27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to their promotion hopes. “We […]

Six-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley……..19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an early lead with a […]

Wharfedale fend off Tigers revival

24 March 2019 0 comments

■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield……..20 Wharfedale….22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack Blakeney-Edwards was off target […]

Routine task for ruthless Sedgley

24 March 2019 0 comments

Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge……7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the perfect start when scrumhalf […]

Johnson seals dramatic victory

17 March 2019 1 comment

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Dead-eye: Chris Johnson kicks the winning goal PICTURE: Gareth Lyons TEAMS TYNEDALE: Parker; Passman, Checksfield, Burden, Beaumont; Outson, Kelemeti; Elliott, Batey […]

Passman double downs struggling Blues

10 March 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster Morgan Passman kept up […]

Stour star Rundle rumbles in for four

10 March 2019 1 comment

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style. Wing wizard Dan Rundle […]

Carleton stars in South thrashing

10 March 2019 0 comments

By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by crossing for ten tries. […]

Salt’s red leaves a bitter taste for Hinckley

10 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….14 Otley …………….25 ALEX Salt’s early red card cost Hinckley as they were comfortably overturned by Otley at Leicester Road. The No.8 […]

Leaders stunned by hungry Tigers

10 March 2019 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .27 Sedgley Park 34 SEDGLEY Park became the first side to win at Hull this season with an accomplished performance […]

Spence score has Preston hopping

10 March 2019 1 comment

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston Grasshoppers. Having thoroughly deserved […]

Johnson effort shocks Lions at the death

10 March 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end in dramatic style. The […]

Owen in for two as Chester close gap

10 March 2019 2 comments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this was never going to […]

Hinckley suffer as Park run in early hat-trick

3 March 2019 0 comments

By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Pk……31 Hinckley ……….10 SEDGLEY Park led from the start to secure a bonus point win. Three early tries put them in […]

Constant double makes Lions purr

3 March 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring after seven minutes after […]

Nervy time before Macc stride home

3 March 2019 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..31 Sheff Tigers ..17 MACCLESFIELDsecured their first win since December, as they boosted their survival chances with a bonus-point win. Tom Lewis […]

Hoppers find way through as Dale frustrate

3 March 2019 0 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..21 Tynedale ……….5 GRASSHOPPERS moved two places up the table by exacting revenge for a close defeat by Tynedale earlier […]

Homage to Ionians as they hold on with 13

3 March 2019 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was the bedrock of a […]

Carleton tries top-and-tail Fylde’s triumph

3 March 2019 0 comments

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………54 Stourbridge ..10 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with this victory. A profitable day looked to be […]

Otley power play proves decisive

3 March 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….35 P’boro Lions……5 OTLEY ran away with the game in the first half, scoring five converted tries, but could not reproduce […]