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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Mewburn saves day for the hosts

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………33 Preston G……………..29 Had Ionians lost this match, they could have had few complaints, with the hosts gifting Preston all four […]

Holmes’ try makes all the difference

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………….. 9 Sheffield Tigers………….. 10 With both sides comfortably safe from relegation in mid-table, this should have been a game of free-flowing […]

Star man Milner is key for visitors

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……… 12 Huddersfield… 21 Huddersfield ran out winners to push Harrogate closer to the relegation trapdoor. The visitors started the game well. […]

Collins on song as the Tigers dominate

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 19pts Sedgley Park…30pts Sedgley Park took another step towards the title with a hard-fought victory over Hull Ionians. The match […]

Cragg set for an epic challenge

While much of this season has been an uphill struggle for the once-mighty Rotherham Titans, it’s nothing to compare to the mountainous challenge club chairman […]

Blackheath again slow out of blocks

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….48 Tonbridge J………… 19 FOR the second week in succession, Blackheath found themselves under early pressure and needing to play catch-up. Nevertheless, […]

Henley battle back to take all honours

By JIM EVANS Dorking………………… 14 Henley…………………. 19 HENLEY came from behind to secure the victory at Dorking. The hosts started with a bang and went […]

Adams turns on the style for Oaks

By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..3 3 Guernsey……………..26 A HIGHLY determined Sevenoaks team won the day thanks to a great all-round team display. But Guernsey opened the […]

Barnes is just too strong for visitors

By STEPHEN DAVIS Worthing………………57 North Walsham…..22 NORTH Walsham’s relegation plight was further deepened at as the Raiders ran riot, with Curtis Barnes claiming four tries […]

Tigers tamed at last by Rodgers

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale………… 14 Sedgley Park…..11 LEADERS Sedgley Tigers were sent crashing to their first defeat of the season by a fired-up Tynedale outfit. […]

Grasshoppers ease their relegation fears

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G………. 34pts Harrogate………. 17pts PRESTON Grasshoppers hung on to a crucial bonus-point victory over relegation rivals Harrogate. Hoppers started the day […]

Reeves grabs victory with late, late penalty

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………34 Hull Ionians…………32 CHESTER snatched victory over Hull Ionians in a topsy-turvy match with the lead fluctuating until the final minute. It […]

Titans in double derby delight

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…36 Sheffield………..26 Rotherham completed a league double over their South Yorkshire neighbours in a derby that produced nine tries. The division’s […]

Hoppers hold off the Tynedale tide

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..40 Tynedale……………..34 A ruthless Preston Grasshoppers edged Tynedale in a thriller at Lightfoot Green Lane. Robert Parker kicked an early penalty […]

Tigers claw their way to success

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..26 Sheffield T…………..28 Sheffield Tigers held on for a hard-fought win at Crow Trees. Ten minutes of early Sheffield pressure eventually saw […]

Ionians secure Yorkshire glory

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 41 Otley……………………..35 This fixture was to settle the division’s best Yorkshire team, and it did not disappoint. A game that […]

Oscar’s Canny double for Dale

By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale…………32 Huddersfield………. 31 Oscar Canny’s firsthalf double helped Wharfedale secure victory over Huddersfield by the tightest of margins. This was a game […]

Ionians register ‘massive’ triumph

By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T……. 10 Hull Ionians…. 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an all-important clash with third-placed […]

Fylde are floored by doughty Dale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..23 Fylde……………………. 12 Second-placed Fylde were made to look second best as they lost to mid-table Tynedale. The visitors were outgunned in […]

Fisher lands huge haul for Sheffield

By DAVID BALHEIMER Sheffield……………..64 Blaydon………………… 5 Scrum-half Elliot Fisher was the 34-point star of the show with four tries and seven conversions as Sheffield crushed […]

Leaders Park hold off Dale fightback

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park………35 Wharfedale………… 31 Sedgley Park kept up their 100% winning record after a high-scoring clash with Wharfedale at Park Lane. The […]

Hosts cling on as Hoppers hit back

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………37 Preston G…………….. 31 Chester captain Sean Green’s milestone 400th club appearance ended in a win, but the hosts were made to […]

Gate so glad to collect points

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate………18 Sheffield T……… 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to secure their place at […]

Ionians hold out after late fright

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………41 Sheffield………………30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late flourish from the visitors, […]

Visitors see red but still march on

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………….. 6 Fylde…………………….24 Fylde completed a bonus-point win despite picking up three yellow cards and a red. They stopped Dale scoring by […]

Disputed try keeps Tigers on title track

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T….20pts Sedgley P……….38pts League leaders Sedgley Park Tigers dug deep to preserve their 11-month unbeaten record in an eventful and competitive […]

Hoppers celebrate landmark day the perfect way

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………..28 Otley……………………..25 Preston Grasshoppers celebrated their 800th league game with a narrow, hardfought 28-25 win over Otley at Lightfoot Green Lane. […]

Stewart hat-trick secures Field win

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon……………….. 13 Huddersfield………. 19 Winger Finn Stewart grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield celebrated victory at Blaydon. The home side started […]

Old Boys treated to narrow victory

By KIM HILL Chester…………………29 Tynedale……………..27 Chester just had enough to take the honours in a very close contest. Tynedale took the lead with a Jake […]

Tynedale stunned by a Blaydon blitz

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..24 Blaydon……………….. 31 Rock bottom Blaydon stunned Tynedale with a five-try salvo to record only their second win of the season. Tynedale […]

Derby delight for fast-starting Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 21 Harrogate……………..11 A dominant first-half display by Wharfedale was enough to seal victory in a gritty derby clash with Harrogate. The […]

Smith snatches thriller for Fylde

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………………. 32 Preston G…………….. 29 A late Greg Smith penalty was the difference as Fylde edged a thriller against neighbours Preston Grasshoppers. […]

Otley

Late Stead score seals it for Otley

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 22 Otley…………………….. 29 Otley brought an end to Huddersfield’s five-game winning streak in a highly-charged West Yorkshire thriller at Lockwood Park. […]