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

Shay has Chester in cruise control

3 March 2019 1 comment

By CONNOR McLOUGHLIN Chester…………59 S Leicester……12 SHAY Owen grabbed a hat-trick of scores as Chester cruised past South Leicester. The No.8 filled the scoresheet as […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Foden provides a fitting farewell

13 January 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………31 Sheffield T ….27 ENGLAND international Ben Foden signed off from his stint with boyhood club Chester with a try as […]

Fylde keep pace with the leaders

13 January 2019 0 comments

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….14 Leicester L……13 FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions. It looked like being a comfortable […]

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. […]