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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Yates has the Will power for Gate

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate…….. 43 Blaydon…………… 0 Harrogate won the battle of the basement clubs to kick-start their drive to remain in the division, with […]

MacNab helps seal historic Dale victory

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T………. 20 Wharfedale…………27 Scrum-half Henry MacNab scored two tries as Wharfedale deservedly claimed a first ever win at Rotherham. Titans led […]

Unbeaten leaders have to work hard

By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield T……………. 3 Sedgley Park………26 A rampant second-half display from Sedgley Park helped the league leaders continue their unbeaten run against a […]

Delight for Dench as his Otley impress

By NICK DOYLE Otley………………..28pts Fylde……………….27pts Fylde came to Yorkshire looking to maintain their promotion credentials, and when Greg Smith’s grubber-kick put in Ben Gregory after […]

Lewis leaves it late for Field

By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield………. 24 Huddersfield…26 Lewis Bradley’s try deep into stoppage time saw Huddersfield fight back and win against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield. Three minutes […]

Henderson has Fylde in sight

By BEN JAYCOCK Leading National Leagues try scorer Rhys Henderson has been in the right place at the right time this season and hopes to […]

Dore Moor fortress as strong as ever

By MO SHER Sheffield T…………..34 Preston G……………..22 The fortress that is Dore Moor claimed yet another victim as the Tigers notched a fifth home win […]

Wearmouth seals a top Dale tussle

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 21 Wharfedale………… 20 The two Dales produced a pulsating match which ebbed and flowed throughout. But it was Tynedale who edged […]

Sheffield send out warning to rivals

By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield………… 21pts Harrogate………. 10pts Sheffield RUFC have moved up to ninth in the table after they overcame Harrogate in some style at […]

Rhys runs riot as visitors thrashed

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park………75 Blaydon…………………..0 Unbeaten Sedgley Park demolished bottom-placed Blaydon with a blistering display. They took the lead after just three minutes when […]

Dorrington double secures success

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………………. 30 Rotherham T……….23 Fylde maintained their lead at the top of table and their unbeaten home record intact as they held […]

Sheffield topple misfiring Hoppers

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G ……… 18 Sheffield ……… 24 Sheffield hung on to claim a well-fought victory over a wasteful Preston Grasshoppers side at […]

Two-try Chester shake off Tigers

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………..23 Sheffield T …………. 17 Chester edged to victory by scoring two tries to one in a close encounter with Sheffield Tigers. […]

Rodgers reigns as Dale topple Titans

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..24 Rotherham T………. 10 A superb performance in gale-force conditions saw Tynedale register their first-ever league victory over the Titans. It was […]

Blaydon downed by dominant Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………22 Blaydon…………………. 3 Wharfedale bossed Blaydon in tricky conditions but were denied a bonus-point try by the visitors’ dogged defence. The game […]

Sheffield thwarted by gritty Chester

By CONOR O’HARA Sheffield……………….. 7 Chester………………… 10 Chester managed to overcome Sheffield in an attritional battle from start to finish. Two tries from visiting lock […]

Gate show spirit in big home reverse

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate……….. 0 Fylde………………52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde ran out worthy winners. […]

Ionians make up for some lost time

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………37 Wharfedale…………24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in the home as they […]

Otley

It’s a magnificent seven for Otley!

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..25 Sheffield……………….. 3 Otley got their seventh consecutive win when they defeated Sheffield. The hosts opened the scoring with an Elliot Fisher […]

Hedley proves to be hat-trick hero

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon……………….. 19 Rotherham T……….47 Rotherham showed their class as they stormed to victory at Blaydon, with Jack Hedley completing a hat-trick. The […]

Park pressure too much for Hoppers

By KEN MOORE Preston G………………. 7 Sedgley Park………46 As half-time approached in this meeting between the league leaders and a team languishing in the nether […]

Blaydon snatch dramatic late draw

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………….22 Preston G……….22 Replacement hooker Charlie Smith snatched a late draw for Blaydon against Preston Grasshoppers. Preston started the stronger and a […]

Magnificent seven for perfect Fylde

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………………. 20 Sheffield T……………11 Fylde made it seven from seven at home this season with victory over Sheffield Tigers. They got the […]

Field showing signs of progress

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……….38 Tynedale…………….. 14 An improving Huddersfield stood firm to claim their third win of the season with an impressive bonus-point display. In […]

Cash hits jackpot as Sedge win big

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………47 Sheffield……………… 17 A Cash Chilvers hattrick ensured Sedgley Park snared all five points from Park Lane and secured their position […]

Late drama as Wells fells Dale

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………27 Otley……………………..28 Otley won this thrilling encounter with one of the last moves of the game through a Clark Wells try. It […]

Blaydon see red in loss to Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………….. 31 Blaydon…………. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home victory. The game came […]

Park too strong for battling Field

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……….26 Sedgley Park………38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the road in West Yorkshire. […]

Ionians cling on for Hoppers win

By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G…………….. 20 Hull Ionians………… 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a resilient Preston Grasshoppers side. […]

In-form Irvine is key man for Otley

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………. 12 Otley……………….28 OTLEY enjoyed their trip to Blaydon as they eased to victory, with Callum Irvine pulling the strings. The visitors […]

Field felled by top Carleton hat-trick

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde…………………….57 Huddersfield………. 14 FYLDE returned to winning ways with a superb second-half performance and a hattrick from Tom Carleton to maintain their […]