National League One

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

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Birmingham Moseley

Bishop's Stortford

Blackheath

Caldy

Cambridge

Chinnor

Cinderford

Darlington Mowden Park

Esher

Hull

Leeds Tykes

Plymouth Albion

Rams

Rosslyn Park

Sale FC

Taunton

Tonbridge Juddians

Rich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they embark on a quest […]

Chinnor to take Marshall from Saints

29 May 2022 0 comments

AMBITIOUS National League One outfit Chinnor have landed Reece Marshall, who last week it was announced was being released by Northampton Saints when his contract […]

Jack says farewell with a final try

1 May 2022 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC………….. 50 Chinnor………….. 17 SALE FC concluded what has been an incredible season with an impressive eight-try bonus-point home win against […]

Tonbridge Juddians win at Bishop’s Stortford

1 May 2022 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stortford 20 Tonbridge Juddians 23 Halftime Scoreline: 10-13 The visitors started positively, winning their own opening drop out and were eventually […]

Louie leads way in final-day rout

1 May 2022 0 comments

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP…….52 Moseley……………….24 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high after an entertaining win over Birmingham Moseley. Garry Law’s side […]

Eight tries for Foresters to secure top five finish

1 May 2022 1 comment

By ANNA WALSH Cinderford………53pts Tries: Wilcox 6, Taylor 15, 34, 48, Austin 39, Hendy 47, Andrew 61, Lane 71 Conversions: Boughton 7, 12, 35, 40, […]

Titans stand tall but six-try Tykes claim victory

1 May 2022 1 comment

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..22 Leeds Tykes……….. 41 LEEDS coach John Callard praised the home side and their fantastic facilities as his side claimed victory […]

Rams run riot as Hayhow strikes

1 May 2022 1 comment

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………………45 Cambridge …………… 7 CONNOR Hayhow grabbed his second hattrick of the season as Rams produced a magnificent end-of-season display to […]

Henry’s late burst rescues Albion

1 May 2022 1 comment

By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park ………28 Plymouth Albion..28 TWO tries in the final five minutes from Henry Clement earned Plymouth Albion a deserved draw in […]

Rams are beaten in 13-try thriller

24 April 2022 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………. 43 Rams………………40 MARK Darlington’s last-gasp try saw Chinnor claim a memorable victory over local rivals Rams. In front of a bumper […]

Salter and Ducker see off local rivals

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion…54 Taunton Titans….. 17 NEEDING a win to secure National One status, Plymouth Albion achieved their target with an emphatic eight […]

Park inspired by Smith treble strike

24 April 2022 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd…. 12 Rosslyn Park……….46 A BUMPER crowd for the final home game of the season failed to inspire a TJs victory […]

Ben strikes to see Caldy to victory and the title

24 April 2022 1 comment

By JOHN LYON Caldy………………. 13pts Try: Aigbokhae 32 Conversion: Jones 33 Penalties: Jones 77, 80 Sale………………….. 9pts Penalties: Robins 5, 13, 47 THE biggest rugby […]

Seven-up Blood & Sand claim big derby triumph

24 April 2022 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge………….. 41 Bishop’s Stort…….. 19 THIRTEEN-man Cambridge came out on top against their nearest geographical rivals in National One in a game […]

Penalty try settles feisty encounter

24 April 2022 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey………………. 10 Cinderford…………… 14 CINDERFORD bagged a brace of second-half tries to deny Moseley victory in their final home game of the […]

Jukes calls tune for happy Tykes

24 April 2022 1 comment

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP……. 15 Leeds Tykes……….. 30 TYKES took a vital bonus-point win from their trip to the Darlington Arena to boost their […]

Bonus-point win for defiant Tykes

17 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..42 Plymouth Albion…36 LEEDS held firm to secure a vital bonus-point win to keep their National One survival mission on track. […]

Titans hold on in a 13-try thriller

17 April 2022 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..43 Tonbridge Judd….40 TITANS claimed a narrow victory in a game of 13 tries. The home side dominated the first half […]

Dogs hit back to maintain challenge

17 April 2022 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale………………..29 Blackheath……23 AN unbelievable game of rugby and yet another outstanding comeback win from Sale FC saw the Dogs keep their promotion […]

Stannard treble proves difference

17 April 2022 2 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort……..39 Chinnor…………………26 JOSH Stannard scored a try hat-trick as Bishop’s Stortford claimed victory against hard-working Chinnor. The home side narrowly edged […]

Hopes are high after eight-try win

17 April 2022 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford…………… 50 Darlington MP……. 14 CINDERFORD maintained their hopes of a best-ever finish in National One with a convincing eight-try win. The […]

Sweet 16 for Caldy as battling Rams fall short

17 April 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams………………. 21pts Tries: Dykes 24, Penalty 52, Rossiter 63 Conversions: Humberstone 25, Bird 64 Caldy……………….32pts Tries: Thomas 15, Hearn 20, Dickinson 54, […]

Mills enjoys Park’s return to form in the sunshine

17 April 2022 1 comment

By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park……….26 Cambridge………….. 20 PARK bounced back to winning ways to end Cambridge’s six-game winning run and leapfrog their opponents into third […]

Cinderford on course for their highest ever finish

10 April 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD have their sights set on their highest ever finish in National 1 and director of rugby Paul Morris credits […]

Rams hit back to halt Club revival

10 April 2022 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath…… 17 Rams………………29 FOR a brief period early in the second half, this game burst in to life as Blackheath crossed the […]

Gourley inspires Caldy to 15th win

10 April 2022 1 comment

By JOHN LYON Caldy……………………. 31 Bishop’s Stort…….. 18 AFTER last week’s epic top-of-the-table encounter with Rosslyn Park, Caldy went looking for their 15th win on […]

Park’s title hopes ended by rout

10 April 2022 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………55 Rosslyn Park………. 19 CHINNOR produced their best performance of the season to steamroll Rosslyn Park and all but end their visitors’ […]

Blood & Sand victorious in clash of big scorers

10 April 2022 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……..38pts Tries: McCloud 6, 79, Wand 13, Brownlie 25, 40, Henderson 31 Conversions: Johnston 7, 14, 26, 80 Taunton………….. 24ts Tries: Bonnick […]

Keep aiming for final-day Caldy title showdown

10 April 2022 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley……………….24 Sale………………………43 SALE produced a scintillating spell of rugby at the start of the second half to ease their way to victory. […]

Max double ends Albion resistance

10 April 2022 0 comments

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP…….25 Plymouth Albion…22 MOWDEN Park made it three wins from three and put further distance from the National One relegation battle. […]

Ryan’s last-gasp kick steals victory

10 April 2022 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd….29 Leeds Tykes………..27 A LAST-gasp kick from Ryan Taylor-Dennehy won the game for Tonbridge on an entertaining afternoon that saw the […]

Super Gray steals the show as Sale march on

3 April 2022 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale………………………32 Cinderford…………… 17 SALE boss Jonathan Keep heaped praise on second-row forward Nick Gray after his side continued their hunt for promotion […]

Albion boosted by forward power

3 April 2022 1 comment

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion…34 Tonbridge Judd…. 21 ALBION secured a vital five points in their battle to avoid relegation as they overcame the determined […]

Teenage ace Sam proves a real Titan

3 April 2022 1 comment

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..43 Chinnor…………………29 TAUNTON No.6 Ratu Vakalutukali played in three different positions and still scored three tries in his team’s bonus point […]

Rams pay penalty as Lewis wins it

3 April 2022 0 comments

By RICH ASHTON Rams………………26 Moseley………….27 National League 1 RAMS slipped to a narrow home defeat against an entertaining encounter at Old Bath Road. The hosts […]

Stortford hold on in fierce contest

3 April 2022 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort……..24 Blackheath…………. 19 STORTFORD claimed a vital victory in a hardfought match between two sides battling to put their relegation worries […]

Brownlie’s treble secures points

3 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..27 Cambridge…………..38 NATIONAL One’s leading try scorer Benjamin Brownlie scored a hattrick in 24 minutes to secure five points on the […]

Caldy claim a huge win to break clear at the top

3 April 2022 0 comments

By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park…. 17pts Tries: A Ellis 33, Holland 54 Conversions: Leonard 34, 55 Penalties: Leonard 55 Caldy………………. 18pts Tries: Royle 5, Titherington […]

Chinnor captain Ryan forced to retire through concussion

30 March 2022 0 comments

Chinnor captain Caolan Ryan has made the decision to retire after enduring ongoing concussion problems in the last two years. The 30-year-old is a popular […]

Rams are sunk by four-star Nathan

27 March 2022 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……..38 Rams……………… 17 NATHAN Taylor scored four tries to earn Cinderford a bonus-point win over rivals Rams. Cinderford started the brightest with […]

Park survive late scare to hold on

27 March 2022 1 comment

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP…….22 Tonbridge Judd…. 20 MOWDEN Park held on for a narrow win as Garry Law’s side ran in four tries to […]

Late surge sees off plucky Albion

27 March 2022 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…………..48 Plymouth Albion…24 PLUCKY Plymouth Albion picked up a potentially priceless try bonus point but ended up blown away by a late […]

Blow for Park as club end sorry run of defeats

27 March 2022 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……. 31pts Tries: Lloyd 5, 33, 48, Holland 25, 40 Conversions: Gabbitass 6, 26, 49 Rosslyn Park… 24pts Tries: Saunders 13, Ellis […]

Bonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown

27 March 2022 1 comment

By JOHN LYON Caldy…………………….52 Taunton Titans….. 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was served up by two […]

Dean at double to frustrate Tykes

27 March 2022 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………36 Leeds Tykes………..27 CHINNOR produced a scintillating first-half to record a bonus-point victory over relegation-threatened Tykes. They ran in five tries in […]

Will strikes to end relegation worries

27 March 2022 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley………………. 17 Bishop’s Stort……..29 PROP Will Roberts bagged a second-half brace of tries to help Bishop’s Stortford to a bonus-point victory and […]

Robbie grabs hat-trick on glory day for Stapley family

20 March 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………38pts Tries: Henderson 7, R Stapley 16, 36, 70; Rossiter 50, Bird 80 Conversions: Humberstone 8, 17, 51, Nicholls 80 Chinnor…………..22pts […]

Park hold on to ease relegation fears

20 March 2022 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ……..22 Darlington MP ……23 LEEDS Tykes left to rue the absence of a regular kicker as Darlington Mowden Park escaped […]

Try-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place

20 March 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21 tries this season to […]

Maasi leads the charge for Moseley

20 March 2022 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Birm Moseley ……..45 Plymouth Albion ..28 MOSELEY entertained their home fans with seven tries to bolster their midtable position in the league. […]