National League 2W

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s National League 2W news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Priddey keen to make his mark on and off the pitch

17 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE If there are any career paths that rival the physical demands of professional rugby, serving in the armed forces must surely be […]

Try-star Ferguson fires up superb students

10 December 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni………29 Clifton…………… 24 EXETER University eventually came out on top in a tight encounter against Clifton at Rubber Crumb. Clifton gained […]

Rampant Walsh turns on the style

10 December 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S….50 Chester…………………26 LOUGHBOROUGH Students produced some free-flowing rugby to come out on top in a high-scoring thriller against Chester. The game […]

Old Reds triumph in 11-try classic

10 December 2023 0 comments

By JACK TAYLOR Old Redcliffians …45 Dudley K ………………29 IN terms of value for money, there was no better place to be than Scotland Lane […]

Campbell joy as Dutton try wins it for Hinckley

10 December 2023 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………. 7pts Hinckley…………12pts HINCKLEY head coach Chris Campbell was delighted as his side extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a […]

It’s looking Priddy good for Cam after Salop first

10 December 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Newport (S)………… 19 Camborne…………….40 CAMBORNE came away victorious after their first meeting with hosts Newport (Salop) at The Old Showground. A four-try […]

Lock holds key as Dings down Reds

10 December 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………………. 5 Dings Crusaders…26 DINGS Crusaders kept the pressure on leaders Luctonians with a superb bonus-point win at Redruth. It was a […]

Bourn boost bid to stave off drop

10 December 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……………24 Hornets………………… 12 BOURNVILLE leapfrogged Hornets in the table with a valuable but hard-earned bonus-point win. A brace of tries each from […]

Elswood on the money after making big step up

10 December 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY When Hornets achieved promotion to National Two West for the 2022-23 season, the whole team had to adapt to the standard of […]

Matavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall

3 December 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered the magic of his […]

High-scoring games make it great ‘fun’ for Campbell

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK National Two West has been the highest-scoring division in the National Leagues so far this season and Hinckley director of rugby Chris […]

Chester’s first half points the way to victory

3 December 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Chester………….. 18 Bournville………. 8 A DOMINANT firsthalf display laid the foundations for a Chester victory as they kept Bournville at arm’s length. […]

Larkins hails Cam focus for Uni clash

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Forward power: Camborne’s Jordan Nicholls is driven towards the try-line by Josh Matavesi Below: Adam Hughes fends off Kofi Barton-Byfield PICTURES: Simon […]

Dings delight after try-fest sinks spirited Salop

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…77 Newport (S)………… 12 DINGS Crusaders ran riot as they racked up a big victory over visitors Newport (Salop). Wary of […]

Pointon late show sees off Old Reds

3 December 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………32 Old Redcliffians….22 HINCKLEY continued their hot form on a freezing cold day at Leicester Road, beating Old Redcliffians in an entertaining […]

Sting in the tail for battling Hornets

3 December 2023 0 comments

By JON RICHARDSON Hornets………………… 17 Luctonians………….. 30 LEAGUE leaders Luctonians got the better of hosts Hornets in an enthralling encounter that could have gone either […]

Ace Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students

3 December 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………… 48 Loughboro’ S…26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited Loughborough Students side. The […]

In-form Hinckley add to misery for hosts

26 November 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Dudley K……….. 24 Hinckley………..38 BOTTOM-SIDE Dudley Kingswinford saw their misery continue with a home defeat to impressive Hinckley. The visitors took the […]

Hone’s brace is highlight for Dings

26 November 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni……………. 12 Dings Crusaders…36 DINGS proved too strong for the University side as they took the honours, with Harry Hone crossing […]

Victory is child’s play for students

26 November 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S….82 Camborne…………….25 AS the second-placed Cambor ne travelled to Loughborough Students, the visitors could be heard saying: “Let’s stick it to […]

Straight down the Hatch for visitors!

26 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville………22pts Clifton……………..27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided a tense encounter at […]

Magic of the Murphys makes all the difference

26 November 2023 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians….2 5 Hornets………………… 21 IN this local derby, Murphy siblings, Finn, and Harrison, starred for Old Redcliffians as their brace of […]

Jones on song as leaders win again

26 November 2023 0 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..42 Chester………………… 19 A VERY efficient Luctonians perfor mance against a game Chester side saw the home side record yet another bonus-point […]

Ben proves a sly Fox in top triumph

26 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..40 Newport (Salop)…26 THREE tries from skipper Ben Fox laid the foundations for this win for the Reds. It was Fox who […]

Christmas to come early with Cornish encounter

26 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE The first time Camborne and Redruth played a rugby match against one another, back in 1887, Queen Victoria sat on the English […]

Curry is too hot for Chester with

19 November 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………28 Old Redcliffians….37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at Chester. The home side […]

Next crop of talent just out of Luc!

19 November 2023 0 comments

By WYN TIGLEY Clifton……………..22pts Luctonians……..27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and Blacks improved throughout the […]

Bournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne………29 Bournville……. 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again cost the visitors dear […]

Coen keeps his cool to snatch it

19 November 2023 0 comments

By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)…………29 Exeter Uni……………. 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge victorious from a helter-skelter […]

Hornets dish out beating to Dudley

19 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Hornets…………………54 Dudley K……………….22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to the foot of the […]

Hornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a rugby team can have. […]

Three cards can’t hamper Hinckley

19 November 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 31 Redruth…………………. 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to Redruth. Playing down the […]

Aces in the pack lift Dudley off the bottom

12 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JACOBS Dudley Kings…26 Chester………….. 17 A POWERHOUSE forward-pack display was the crucial ingredient as Dudley Kingswinford grabbed a threetry win to hoist themselves […]

Students’ surge sees off Salop

12 November 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S….38 Newport (S)………… 16 LOUGHBOROUGH Students overcame a slow start to get the better of fellow strugglers Newport (Salop). The game […]

Groves glee after decisive penalty

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Old Redcliffians…. 20 Clifton………………….. 17 A TENSE local derby went the way of Old Redcliffians, but only after a gripping 80 minutes […]

Reds hit back to stun Uni battlers

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………..29pts Exeter Uni……….22pts THREE second-half tries from the Redruth pack turned this game on its head and gave the hosts a much-needed […]

In-form Lucs stand firm to thwart Cam comeback

12 November 2023 0 comments

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians…………..32 Camborne…………….26 LUCTONIANS extended their lead at the top of the table with an exhilarating win over Camborne in a game that […]

Goss treble seals Crusaders victory

12 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville…………… 17 Dings Crusaders…24 A WONDERFUL Gabe Goss hat-trick helped profligate Dings Crusaders to a bonus-point win, but they made hard work […]

Drama as Dacey try saves the day

12 November 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 17 Hornets………………… 17 A CALLUM Dacey try five minutes from time earned Hinckley a draw from a to-and-fro encounter with Hornets. […]

Borne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne…….. 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in this entertaining encounter. The […]

Exeter claim the student honours

5 November 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni…………….40 Loughborough S…. 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off on the right foot […]

Late Gamble try seals tense tussle

5 November 2023 0 comments

By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)…………32 Bournville…………… 16 NEWPORT just had enough in the end for Bournville. The hosts took the lead with two early Adams […]

Crusaders too strong for lively Luctonians

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C…………… 17pts Luctonians…….. 15pts THE in-form Luctonians arrived undefeated at Shaftesbury Park. And the early indications suggested they were prepared to […]

Ormsby makes it uncomfortable visit for Dudley

5 November 2023 0 comments

By WYN TIGLEY Clifton…………………..45 Dudley K………………… 7 CLIFTON welcomed their Black Country opponents to Station Road for the first time – and made it a […]

Hornets stung by late penalty try

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JACOBS Hornets…………………36 Redruth………………..38 A LATE penalty try sealed Redruth’s first back-to-back wins this season, lifting them into the top half of the table. […]

Pack power holds key for Hinckley

5 November 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 10 Hinckley………………22 WET conditions, and a greasy surface, meant the game was punctuated by knock-ons and dropped balls. In a forward-dominated […]

Life’s so good for Grimes as Lucs make a positive mark

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE With an utterly faultless seven-game run to begin the National Two West season, it is difficult to resist the temptation to label […]