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

Unbeaten Rams topple Plymouth

19 September 2021 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb……… 19 Rams…………………….26 RAMS kept up their 100% start with a hardearned victory over Plymouth Albion, who thoroughly deserved their losing […]

Rams turn on power to see off challenge of Juddians

12 September 2021 0 comments

By RICH ASHTON Rams …………….. 24pts Tries: Penalty 10, Henderson 15, Cole 28, Hayhow 67 Conversions: Humberstone 16 Tonbridge J ….. 13pts Tries: Chapman 77 […]

Jolly good show as Smith’s late try tees up Moseley win

12 September 2021 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley …………..22 Blackheath ………… 20 AQUILE Smith grabbed a last-gasp try and Jack Jolly slotted over the match-winning conversion as Moseley […]

Caldy pay penalty in Cinderford loss

12 September 2021 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……………29 Caldy……………………. 21 CINDERFORD edged past Caldy in an excellent game between two evenly-matched sides. The contest was full of incident, with […]

Titans hold on for a thrilling triumph

12 September 2021 2 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP……..32 Taunton……………….38 NEWLY-PROMOTED Taunton made it backto-back away wins by edging past Darlington Mowden Park. An entertaining game saw the lead […]

Bishop’s bounce back in fine style

12 September 2021 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……..32 Plymouth ……… 19 BISHOP’S Stortford overcame a torrid start to finally see off gutsy visitors Plymouth Albion. Plymouth got […]

Fergus on form to get Sale off mark

12 September 2021 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC………………… 15 Cambridge …………… 7 FERGUS Mulchrone conjured an inspired second-half display to help Sale FC get their first win of […]

Howard hat-trick as Park run amok

12 September 2021 0 comments

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ……… 60 Leeds Tykes ………. 10 ROSSLYN Park made it two wins out of two with a comprehensive victory over […]

Six of the best in Titans’ fine bow

5 September 2021 2 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Leeds Tykes …29 Taunton………… 41 TAUNTON produced an outstanding performance and memorable result on their debut in the third tier as they […]

Mason snatches last-gasp glory

5 September 2021 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ………………23 Darlington MP …….22 MASON Tonks raced in from 40 metres to give Birmingham Moseley a last-gasp win over Darlington Mowden […]

Vooght’s double leads Rams raid

5 September 2021 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ………….28 Rams ……………………34 CAMBRIDGE were on the wrong end of a Ram raid as the visitors denied the Blood and Sand […]

Park shake off the rust with five-try spree for openers

5 September 2021 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …….. 8pts Tries: Norey 36 Penalties: Putt 6 Rosslyn Park …37pts Tries: Robinson 11, Jackson 52, A Ellis 62, Gillanders […]

Flying start as Chinnor make up for lost time in fine style

5 September 2021 0 comments

By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC………………… 21 Chinnor ………………..34 CHINNOR produced a brilliant first-half performance to secure an impressive opening-day victory at home to Sale. Three […]

Black marks cost Blackheath game

5 September 2021 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath…………. 15 Cinderford…………… 18 BASIC errors, and a penalty count of 14-7 against them, cost Blackheath heavily in a game where they […]

Juddians’ pack earns early draw

5 September 2021 1 comment

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 18 Bishop’s S’ford…… 18 TONBRIDGE Juddians made their National League 1 debut in an entertaining game that could have gone […]

Barrett back at No.10 for All Blacks

5 September 2021 2 comments

Preview BEN JAYCOCK Australia v New Zealand Today, Kick off 7am ARDIE Savea captains New Zealand for the first time as they lock horns with […]

National League shake-up may be on its way

22 August 2021 2 comments

Jon Newcombe provides the latest on the discussions within the new RFU think-tank

Howard Packman will join Blackheath

22 August 2021 1 comment

Set to play National League One rugby this season after leaving Doncaster Knights

Pre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start

22 August 2021 0 comments

A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend

National Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs

4 July 2021 1 comment

NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its 48 member clubs. The […]

Leeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links

23 May 2021 1 comment

Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September

Pay to go up? Shameful rubbish says Rams CEO Reynolds

28 January 2021 0 comments

The chief executive of National One Rams reacts with disbelief at the thought of clubs having to pay £20m to buy their way into an expanded Premiership

Schools tackling ban ‘would spell danger’, says Taunton’s Kitson

8 January 2021 2 comments

Kitson’s time in rugby flitted between Taunton’s National Two South campaign last year, to Sydney, and Leeds University in 2020

Saints teachings help Dan Lancaster make cut for England U20s

5 January 2021 2 comments

Fresh from receiving an England U20s EPS call-up, Dan Lancaster talks to Neale Harvey about the coming year at Leeds Tykes

RFU Council votes in significant format changes to National Leagues and below

18 December 2020 0 comments

League structures to undergo radical change to help the community game survive and prosper

Sale find second gear to earn win

8 March 2020 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………22 Chinnor …………19 SALE FC overturned a halftime deficit then defended resolutely for a narrow win against Chinnor at Heywood Road. […]

Titans left to rue wasted chances

8 March 2020 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham…………24 Bishop’s Stort ……31 ROTHERHAM threw away a golden opportunity to improve their chances of avoiding relegation by losing at home against […]

Albion edge high scoring encounter

8 March 2020 2 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion..34 Darlington MP ……27 PLYMOUTH maintained their run of fine form, emerging victorious against Darlington in a ten-try thriller. A try […]

Laventure try is decisive as Park seize the day

8 March 2020 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON Sheer joy: Rosslyn Park celebrate going over in the important win over Richmond KIERAN Power hailed Rosslyn Park’s defensive performance in an […]

Wright off as Blood & Sand earn tightest of wins

8 March 2020 0 comments

Cambridge ….13 Moseley ……..12 By STEVE JACKSON A RED card for Moseley’s Dan Wright ten minutes into added time at the end of the game […]

Drama as Club fall to late penalty try defeat

8 March 2020 0 comments

Cinderford ……21 Blackheath ….16 By NIGEL WILCE THERE was late drama at Cinderford when the referee awarded the home side a penalty try for a […]

Rampant Rams run over OEs

8 March 2020 2 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians…..15 Rams……………………31 AN IMPRESSIVE Rams were pushed all the way by this Old Elthamians side at College Meadow before securing their […]

Ionians lose in basement fight

8 March 2020 1 comment

By PAUL MARTIN Canterbury…………24 Hull Ionians ……….15 CANTERBURY staged a second half comeback to claim victory in the battle between the bottom two in Kent. […]

Unbeaten Caldy on track for perfect promotion

8 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE WHATEVER happens in the last two months of the season, Caldy RFC’s unbeaten run has already outlasted that of the […]

Albion increase Moseley fears

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By PAUL SMITH Moseley………………14 Plymouth Albion…26 THREE tries from their powerful pack, in which veteran back-rower Herbie Stupple put in an eye-catching display, steered Plymouth […]

Club come out on top in battle of elements

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ……12 Cambridge…………3 THE conditions ranged from difficult to almost impossible in this contest as Blackheath edged out Cambridge in a low-scoring […]

Booth to take the reins at struggling Ospreys

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have named Toby Booth as the new head coach on a three-year deal, starting this summer. Booth, 50, joined Harlequins as assistant […]

It’s Crame game as Rams edge the Titans

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………25 Rotherham ……20 RAMS put a testing week behind them to secure a bonus-point home victory against a gutsy Rotherham Titans […]

Villagers Nick it to keep up the chase at the top

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By JACK JOHNSON Diving in: Jason Worrall scores Chinnor’s first try PICTURES: Simon Cooper MATT Williams hailed his Chinnor side as Nick Selway’s try earned […]

Leaders survive a scare to secure key bonus point

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond……27 Canterbury……10 LOWLY Canterbury briefly held a two-point lead against Richmond but the league leaders were stung into response and managed to […]

Darlington ensure that the ship Sales away

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP34 Sale FC………………15 DARLINGTON Mowden Park emphatically registered their first win over visitors Sale FC on an icecold day in the […]

Fearsome pack power OEs win

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionions …………6 Old Elthamians ….26 OLD Elthamians claimed a bonus-point victory at Brantingham Park by dint of a pack of forwards […]

Richmond hang on against 14 men

16 February 2020 2 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ……7 Richmond …………….9 RICHMOND were given an almighty scare by battling Elthamians before hanging on for their tenth successive league […]

Robbins decides relegation clash

16 February 2020 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …….26 Hull Ionians ……….10 WING Ben Robbins’ two tries helped relegation battlers Rotherham Titans to an essential win over Yorkshire […]

Rosslyn win battle of the Parks and keep pressure on at top of the table

16 February 2020 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Scramble: Park touch down for the claim their first try of the afternoon PICTURE: David Whittam KIERAN Power praised his Rosslyn Park […]

Chinnor in seventh heaven at Canterbury

16 February 2020 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR dug deep to overcome Canterbury and Storm Dennis to extend their unbeaten away run to seven games. Ehize Ehizode’s eighthminute try […]

Stortford stalemate after Club fightback

16 February 2020 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort ……10 Blackheath …………10 A PENALTY try 15 minutes from time earned Blackheath a draw away to Stortford in gale force […]

Cooke serves Club put boot up treat as into Albion

9 February 2020 1 comment

By GRAHAM COX First blow: Blackheath No6 Tom Baldwin scores the first try of the game PICTURES: Felix Ursell BLACKHEATH claimed the spoils in an […]

Seventh heaven for Richmond as leaders roll on

9 February 2020 2 comments

By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND scored seven converted tries and a penalty to secure an emphatic win over visitors Rotherham Titans. However, the Yorkshire team never […]