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

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 […]

Depleted Macc no match for the Hoppers

24 February 2019 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 14 Preston G… 50 MACCLESFIELD were without a glut of regulars and Preston came ready to take advantage. Grasshoppers wasted multiple […]

CarelessTynedale still have enough

24 February 2019 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale… 31 Peterboro L… 5 DESPITE producing one of their sloppiest performances, Tynedale still had too much firepower for bottom club Lions. […]

Nervous times as Tigers face drop

24 February 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T… 3 Sedgley Park 49 SEDGLEY Park gave Tigers a lesson in finishing with seven converted tries on their way to […]

Headache for Chester as Dacey dashes in for four

24 February 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley… 35pts Chester… 7pts Hat-trick try: Callum Dacey scores the third of his four tries for Hinckley PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson CHESTER’S promotion […]

Mighty Minikin toasts a try treble in big points haul

24 February 2019 0 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 59 S Leicester… 10 HULL Ionians won this re-arranged fixture at a canter, scoring nine tries in all, with hat […]

Field’s 14 broken by Wellock’s late dash to the line

24 February 2019 1 comment

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 13 Wharfedale… 24 AN 80th minute try by wingman Ralph Wellock brought Huddersfield’s eight game unbeaten run to a dramatic end […]

Not at their best but Ionians go top of table

17 February 2019 0 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians……34pts Fylde………………….22pts ?MARTYN Wood admitted his Hull Ionians charges were not at the top of their game against Fylde, but added […]

Morris stays cool to seal dramatic draw

17 February 2019 2 comments

S’bridge ……26 Chester ……26 By DAVE LAWRENCE REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Joshua Morris held his nerve to slot over the last gasp conversion that earned promotion-chasing Chester […]

Otley risk it at the last but fall short

17 February 2019 1 comment

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……25 Otley …………….22 OTLEY’S bold bid to snatch a late victory came up dramatically short. Having fought back from 22-8 down […]

Dale find an extra gear in success

17 February 2019 1 comment

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….44 S Leicester ….20 WHARFEDALE’S late surge gave way to a scoreline that belied a close game of rugby, with the hosts […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

17 February 2019 1 comment

THE FORMER WALES & SWANSEA CENTRE KEVIN HOPKINS Swansea was my club for 13 years (1982- 1993, making 179 appearances) and I coached them for […]

Thrilling clash is edged by battling visitors

17 February 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….24 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD held on for an important away victory against Hinckley at Leicester Road to strengthen their promotion bid. Now just […]

Leicester back on track with victory

17 February 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to Macclesfield. Harry Key missed […]

Hoppers happy after another win

17 February 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….24 Preston G ……27 PRESTONGrasshoppers’ upturn in form continued in a game of fluctuating fortunes at Sheffield’s Dore Moor. Despite […]

Lions’ resolve broken by late scores

17 February 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions….19 Sedgley P’k….33 TWO late tries by Sedgley Park were enough to battle past a spirited Peterborough Lions challenge. Sedgley Park […]

Rundle hat-trick wrecks South’s big day

10 February 2019 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester……19 Stourbridge….34 STOURBRIDGE ran out convincing winners at South Leicester, ruining the hosts’ 100th anniversary celebrations. Dan Rundle opened the scoring […]

Flying Fylde go top of the pile

10 February 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….21 Hinckley …………8 FYLDE moved to the top with a hard-fought win against George Chuter’s Hinckley. It proved to be far […]

Perfect Passman inspires the Dale

10 February 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 28 Tynedale ………46 MORGAN Passman scored a hat-trick as Tynedale turned on the style in a convincing win at Sedgley […]

Forward power too much for tame Tigers

10 February 2019 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………20 Sheffield T………14 OTLEY subdued Sheffield Tigers with three rolling maul tries and a penalty in a game that went to […]

I’s wilt in the heat of title battle at Chester

10 February 2019 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH CHESTER completed a stunning turnaround against Hull Ionians at Hare Lane as they leapfrogged the Yorkshire side in the standings. The I’s […]

Borrowdale at the double in Field breeze

10 February 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH AN EARLY brace of tries for lock Guy Borrowdale set Huddersfield on the way to their sixth consecutive win. Despite spirited resistance […]

Macc attacked by rampant Dale

10 February 2019 2 comments

By BENJAMIN JAYCOCK Macclesfield..13 Wharfedale….34 NINETEEN second-half unanswered points from Wharfedale was enough to ease to a bonus-point victory and heap the pressure on relegation […]

Preston shut out toothless Lions

10 February 2019 2 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..29 Leicester L’s ….0 PRESTON Grasshoppers ran out comfortable winners against Leicester Lions. Hoppers took the lead as early as […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

10 February 2019 1 comment

THE FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, SARACENS AND DUNGANNON LOCK PADDY JOHNS WHEN you get one cap you just want to get another, and then another, so […]

Fylde go level at top with five-try victory

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By SIMON MOYLE IT WAS a familiar tale at Solstice Park where highflying Fylde comprehensively outplayed the Lions in a convincing 38-7 victory. The game […]

Zebras keep up top four pressure with win

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …14 Otley …30 OTLEY maintained their push towards the top of the National 2 North table with a win away […]

Croft on song for in-form Chester

27 January 2019 1 comment

By JEREMY RYAN Chester 24 P’boro Lions 5 CHESTER strengthened their promotion bid with a bonus-point victory over Peterborough Lions in a thriller. Meanwhile, following […]

Bridge down leaders in war of attrition

27 January 2019 0 comments

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 7 Hull Ionians 3 STOURBRIDGE produced an excellent defensive display to claim victory over table-topping Hull Ionians. Playing with a strong […]

McMenamin the hero for Leicester

27 January 2019 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT South Leicester 30 Hinckley 25 SOUTH Leicester secured their fifth win of the season thanks to a lastminute try from Joe McMenamin. […]

Beaumont on the money for Otley

27 January 2019 1 comment

By NICK DOYLE Otley 48 Macclesfield 26 OTLEY survived a mini revival at the start of the second half to run out comfortable winners against […]

Lewis’ kicking does the business for Lions

27 January 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sedgeley Park 19 Leicester Lions 20 DANIEL Lewis’ late penalty saw Leicester Lions come from behind to edge to a narrow away […]

Field tame Tigers to keep up the chase

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 33pts Sheffield Tgrs 17pts Unstoppable: Huddersfield’s Richard Piper’s eyes light up as he spots the line PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Consolation: Tom […]

Dale down Hoppers in smash and grab

27 January 2019 0 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston Grasshoppers 14 Wharfedale 15 A LATE Harry Bullough score saw Wharfedale sneak victory on the road, pushed all the way by […]

Four-try Fylde earn their keep

27 January 2019 1 comment

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde 31 Tynedale 5 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion after putting four tries past Tynedale in a 31-5 […]

Kicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track

20 January 2019 0 comments

By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to rue inaccurate kicking in […]

Pack power sees Dale beat leaders

20 January 2019 1 comment

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced a whole-hearted display to […]

Tom Terrific gives strugglers a boost

20 January 2019 0 comments

By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to give their season a […]

In-form visitors are snow match for Tigers

20 January 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter at snow-laden Dore Moor. […]

Five-star Dale led by Passman and Pike

20 January 2019 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant display severely dented second-place […]

Macc get knifed as Park edge a thriller

20 January 2019 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc got off to the […]

Hoppers enjoy sweet revenge

20 January 2019 0 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as they enjoyed dominance in […]

Stour not good en-Hough in loss

20 January 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the season at the expense […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

13 January 2019 1 comment

THE FORMER NEWCASTLE FALCONS SCRUM-HALF HALL CHARLTON IWAS part of the new generation of Newcastle players coming through immediately after the Premiership winning season of […]

Tynedale saved by the Bell in eight try battle

13 January 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….28 Tynedale ………35 TYNEDALE recovered from a ten-point first half deficit to seal a five-try victory over struggling South Leicester. […]

Lowthian pounces to see off Preston

13 January 2019 2 comments

By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley Park 15 Preston G ……….3 SEDGLEY Park edged out Preston Grasshoppers in a tight game, with tries from Matthew Riley and […]

Zebras earn their stripes in derby

13 January 2019 2 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Wharfedale ……8 OTLEY withstood two periods of intense pressure, at the start and end of the game, to retain local […]

Rampant Stour too good for leaky Borough

13 January 2019 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….52 Peterboro’ L …34 STOURBRIDGE picked up a maximum five points to put some space between them and the relegation places. Much […]

Hull stay top of the tree with late victory

13 January 2019 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Hull Ionians ………31pts Hinckley ……………27pts A LATE catch-anddrive try saw table-toppers Hull Ionians stifle a Hinckley second-half resurgence and continue their unbeaten […]

Sharpe cuts Blues open in striking win

13 January 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersf’d …37 Macclesf’d …19 FLUENT Huddersfield made it three wins on the bounce in an entertaining game that opened up after the […]