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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Burrows puts side on the right track

By BEN MORRIS Sheffield………………36 Preston G…………….. 14 RYAN BURROWS delivered two tries for Sheffield, as Preston Grasshoppers fell to their second defeat in their opening […]

It’s derby delight again – for Fylde!

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..27 Fylde……………………. 41 FYLDE’S derby dominance continued with a win over Preston Grasshoppers after the visitors capitalised on a weak defensive […]

Tykes triumph in cross-city clash

By BEN CROPPER Lanigan got his sec-Thomas  Leeds Tykes……….. 31 Otley…………………….. 18 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season, pulling away late to […]

Minikin is main man as Ionians celebrate

By RICHARD GORE Hull………………….25pts Hull Ionians……30pts LEWIS Minikin steered Hull Ionians to victory in a classic derby game that ebbed and flowed throughout. Hull started […]

Fisher helps net points for visitors

Sheffield Tigers….28 Sheffield………………32 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS AS much as a derby win is a ‘must’ in every teams calendar, after both teams failed to […]

Forward power is key for the Titans

Wharfedale………… 19 Rotherham T……….34 ■ By JOHN CLARK ROTHERHAM turned on the second-half style down the slope to emerge victorious. Wharfedale enjoyed the slope in […]

Red-hot Redfern earns Tigers draw

Fylde…………………….26 Sheffield Tigers….26 ■ By STUART MCCRACKEN FYLDE and Sheffield Tigers had to settle for a draw on the opening day after an entertaining affair. […]

Fofie floors Field with last-gasp try

Huddersfield………. 31 Hull Ionians…………39 ■ By ANDREW SMITH A RELIEVED Hull Ionians claimed their first bonus-point victory of the campaign in an 11-try thriller. A […]

Happy Hull leave it late to get rare win

Otley……………………..27 Hull……………………….32 ■ By NICK DOYLE HULL left it late to clinch victory in the dying moments. They took an early lead with two penalties […]

Oliver hat-trick is is vain for hosts

Tynedale……………..38 Preston G……………..43 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS PRESTON Grasshoppers overcame a sloppy start to pick up a deserved away win to start their campaign at […]

Hayes switches on the style for Titans

By SCOTT EVANS Sheffield Tigers……………….10 Rotherham Titans …………….40 Fly-half Richard Hayes put in a stylish display, pulling the Rotherham strings behind a dominant forward pack […]

Rodgers keeps his cool to seal victory

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………………………22 Tynedale…………………………24 Tynedal avenged their last minute defeat at Crow Trees with Jake Rodgers’ conversion sealing the win. Two early penalties put […]

Smith the star in fine Fylde finale!

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………..25 Fylde………………40 This proved a ten-try crowd-pleaser with Greg Smith the star Fylde came out winners with six to Chester’s four, reflecting […]

Gate blown away by early Titan blitz

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……………. 17 Rotherham T……….45 Rotherham blew hosts Harrogate away with a storming opening display as they led 38-0 early into the second […]

Sam leads Ionians to record triumph

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 80 Blaydon………………..26 Hull Ionians ran in 12 tries to cruise to victory in an end-of-season party atmosphere, setting a new […]

Powerful Park show champion qualities

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….. 10pts Sedgley P……….28pts Super Sedgley Park Tigers finished off their season with another bonus-point win, although they didn’t have it all […]

Fisher the man to seal thrilling victory

By LYDIA HASTINGS Sheffield………………36 Tynedale……………..33 Sheffield wrapped up their season in style with a thrilling 36-33 victory over Tynedale on the final day of the […]

Hoppers have no answer to Titans

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…38 Preston G………… 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on the spin. Making their […]

Obonna hat-trick seals the victory

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon……………….. 31 Harrogate…………….22 Blaydon just had enough to see off Harrogate, with Chidera Obonna grabbing a second-half hat-trick. The hosts took the […]

Sin-bins aplenty as Fylde hold off Otley

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde…………………….28 Otley…………………….. 10 Fylde rounded off their last home game this season with victory over Otley. Fylde lost Jordan Dorrington to the […]

Minikin shines as Ionians romp home

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………59 Tynedale………………. 7 THIS was a game that was more one-sided than expected, with third against fifth in what has been […]

Delight for Dale in another cracker!

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………39 Chester…………………22 Another cracking game of rugby at the Avenue was won by Wharfedale. Dale opened up where they left off last […]

Dale hit big six to secure safety

By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield………. 12 Wharfedale…..38 Wharfedale secured their place in National 2 North next season by seeing off Sheffield with a six-try bonus-point win. […]

Hoppers triumph as Riley sees red

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……….33 Blaydon…………. 21 Preston Grasshoppers secured a bonus-point win over Blaydon despite looking unconvincing at times. The visitors were ahead after […]

Titans late show topples Chester

By KIM HILL Chester…………………28 Rotherham T……….38 Two late tries earned Rotherham Titans a hard-fought victory at Chester. The visitors led 19-12 at half-time, but Chester […]

Ionians on top in 18-try Gate tussle

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate…………….40 Hull Ionians…………72 Hull Ionians came out on top after an entertaining game produced 18 tries at Harrogate. Harrogate were first off […]

Ace Irvine snatches last-gasp Otley win

By NICK DOYLE Otley………………..25pts Wharfedale….. 24pts Otley broke Wharfedale’s hearts for a second time with a last-minute score to wrestle the win from their visitors, […]

Ruthless Grimes fires Fylde push

By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield T………….. 30 Fylde…………………….33 Winger Tom Grimes scored two tries in a second-half purple patch to complete his hat-trick and keep Fylde’s […]

Seven-up Dale put Field to sword

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..47 Huddersfield………. 17 Tynedale racked up one of their biggest wins of the season in a chaotic and error-strewn clash with Huddersfield. […]

Park keep up their bid for promotion

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley P………38 Huddersfield…14 Sedgley Park continued their drive towards National 1 with a convincing bonus-point win over Huddersfield. The visitors, who had […]

Blaydon dominate to take the spoils

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..36 Chester………………… 17 Blaydon proved far too strong as they eased to victory over Chester. The hosts were soon on top and […]

Yellow cards can’t halt Fylde charge

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde…………………….45 Sheffield……………… 14 Fylde lost four players to the sin-bin, but still managed to beat Sheffield in the sunshine. There wasn’t even […]