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

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Rams

Rosslyn Park

Sale FC

Taunton

Tonbridge Juddians

Cant hit for nine as DMP surge

9 February 2020 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP……64 Canterbury …………14 CANTERBURY were competitive in the first half of this game, but a 36-point second half performance by hosts […]

Park keep up the pressure

9 February 2020 2 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE BEN Howard’s try was the pick of the bunch in a game of two halves as Rosslyn Park held off Birmingham Moseley […]

NEWS EXTRA

9 February 2020 1 comment

Baker’s return offers ray of light By ALEX BYWATER WITH just one win in the whole campaign it has been a year to forget for […]

Tries flow as Blood & Sand get bonus

9 February 2020 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……37 Sale FC …………31 CAMBRIDGE bounced back from defeat at Rosslyn Park with a bonus-point win that was clearer than the final […]

Cinderford splurge destroys Ionians

9 February 2020 1 comment

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……….10 Cinderford …………58 CINDERFORD came away from Brantingham Park with a resounding 58-10 victory, scoring nine tries in the process, […]

Rams edge home in ten-try thriller

9 February 2020 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………….35 Bishop’s Stor………31 RAMS returned to winning ways with a dramatic 35-31 victory against Bishop’s Stortford in a 10-try humdinger at […]

Hodgson stars as Richmond cruise

2 February 2020 3 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……10 Richmond……25 LEAGUE leaders Richmond proved too strong for a battling Cinderford team as they secured a bonus-point victory at the […]

McKirdy hat-trick sees OEs home

2 February 2020 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ….28 Darlington MP…….26 BATTLING Elthamians withstood a second-half Darlington fightback to secure a thrilling bonuspoint victory. Scrum-half Euan McKirdy scored […]

Blackheath Cooke up a major storm

2 February 2020 1 comment

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….18 Blackheath ….31 RAMS’ National One title hopes suffered a major blow as an impressive Blackheath side landed a 31-18 bonus-point […]

Hot start puts Chinnor path to fourth on win in five

2 February 2020 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Driving through: Nick Selway goes low to score from the maul for Chinnor PICTURES: Gareth Lyons MATCH STATS… TEAMS ROTHERHAM TITANS: Benjamin […]

Ellis grabs three as super Park go on the rampage

2 February 2020 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 50 Cambridge ….19 ARTHUR ELLIS’ hat-trick saw Rosslyn Park hammer Cambridge in a ruthless second-half performance at The Rock. Kieran […]

Bishops shake off woeful beginning

2 February 2020 2 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……40 Hull Ionians….22 STORTFORD banished a sloppy start to record a convincing win over Hull. The hosts were seven points down […]

Moseley profit from sinners

2 February 2020 1 comment

By DAVE LAWRENCE Canterbury …………13 Moseley …………….29 MOSELEY picked up a vital away win against basement boys Canterbury, but needed to bounce back after their […]

Sale sneak off with the points

2 February 2020 2 comments

By ALICE DEARMORE Sale ……………………26 Plymouth Alb……25 SALE held on to record victory by the slimmest of margins as they kept out Plymouth Albion in […]

Peterson eager for second crack in top flight

2 February 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE STANDING 6’8 and weighing 18-and-a-half stone, there’s no doubting which side Newcastle lock Greg Peterson is most suited to in […]

Magic Matt strikes at the death to win it

26 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON MATT Hema’s 12th try of the season snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Cambridge in the last play of a […]

Hodgson fluffs his lines late on

26 January 2020 1 comment

By DAVID LAWRENCE OLD Elthamians held on for a hard-fought victory in the Midlands with hosts Moseley missing two late penalties that would have given […]

Rich bank more points at home

26 January 2020 1 comment

By TIM FORRESTER RICHMOND showed their class with a five-try blitz late on to thrash Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors got off to just the start […]

Fight for survival will bring best out of Titans

26 January 2020 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could work in their favour. […]

Ionians Rammed aside by visitors

26 January 2020 0 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES VICTORY for Rams at Hull Ionians’ Brantingham Park took them to the top of National League 1, if only briefly with Richmond […]

It’s May’s day as Villagers edge it

26 January 2020 1 comment

By JACK JOHNSON LAURENCE May held his nerve to land a lastminute conversion and earn Chinnor the narrowest of victories over Cinderford. It proved a […]

Club go wild to rescue victory

26 January 2020 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX FOUR tries in the final quarter rescued Blackheath from a ten-point deficit and gave them, what in the end, turned into an […]

Titans flicker but DMP prove too good at home

26 January 2020 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON On the way: Gary Law goes over to stretch Darlington’s lead PICTURES: Gareth Lyons TEAMS DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK: Jarvis, 6, Asher-Wood, 7, […]

Sublime Albion run riot as Park suffer big blow

26 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK BURT A SUPERB second-half performance saw Plymouth Albion convincingly beat Rosslyn Park in a damaging blow to the visitors’ promotion hopes. Before the […]

Barton on target as Foresters do double

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……..20 Darlington MP..14 CINDERFORD came good in the final quarter of the match to earn themselves a much-needed victory and complete […]

Tarrant late show for Blood & Sand

19 January 2020 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ..25 Cambridge ……….28 CAMBRIDGE completed a storming second-half comeback to edge an eight-try thriller at College Meadow for their fifth […]

Titans say wham bam, thanks Sam

19 January 2020 1 comment

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ……….22 B’ham Moseley ..20 ROTHERHAM Titans earned themselves a lifeline near the foot of the table with a tight win over […]

Leaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams

19 January 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE: Paul Clark and Tim […]

The Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale

19 January 2020 3 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a scintillating Rosslyn Park win […]

In-form Albion hit the heights again

19 January 2020 0 comments

By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in a heavy defeat to […]

Selway’s treble delights Villagers

19 January 2020 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s Stortford. Chinnor’s dominance at […]

Fylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation

19 January 2020 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug test. The Cumbrian centre […]

Moseley get back on track

12 January 2020 1 comment

By TOM HALLAMGRAVELLS MOSELEY’S eight-game losing streak came to an emphatic end as they blew away Cinderford in a bonus-point victory. The result means Cinderford […]

Warren Seals it for Darlington

12 January 2020 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON head coach Garry Law made his first appearance of the season and helped them to victory against Bishop’s Stortford. The visitors […]

Beattie calls time at 34

12 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career with a three-year stint […]

Ensians hold on for derby delight

12 January 2020 3 comments

By JACK JOHNSON RAMS withstood Chinnor’s second-half comeback to overcome their local rivals on a pulsating evening. The Oxfordshire side hosted their first Friday night […]

Four in a row for Blood & Sand

12 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham revival at Grantchester Road. […]

Sale at a Canter in simple home win

12 January 2020 0 comments

By STEVE BARNES SALE FC bounced back from their defeat at Old Elthamians to claim a precious bonus-point victory to move up the table and […]

Clinical Albion on the rise as Scaysbrook delivers

12 January 2020 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH A GREAT defensive performance from Plymouth Albion enabled them to come out on top against Old Elthamians in a match between two […]

Club do the double to hurt Park’s promotion bid

12 January 2020 0 comments

A CONTROLLED, disciplined performance led to a much-coveted double for Blackheath over their south London rivals, and would-be league leaders. The Club started the contest […]

Moseley get back on track

12 January 2020 2 comments

By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for captain Cameron Mitchell, two […]

Titans collapse increases anxiety

5 January 2020 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……32 Plymouth ……38 A POWERFUL second half performance by Plymouth Albion, during which they scored 28 points without reply, not only secured […]

Chin up for Hull after Villagers loss

5 January 2020 0 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……7 Chinnor…………54 HULL Ionians suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Chinnor but put in an improved firsthalf performance […]

Blood & Sand survive late drama

5 January 2020 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……3 Cambridge ……….8 THE FESTIVE break appeared to affect Cinderford more than Cambridge as they edged to an unlikely victory. That […]

Terrific Tom kicks five out of five to down Club

5 January 2020 2 comments

By TOM HOLMES Midfield punch: Richmond centre Morgan Ward is stopped by Tom Williams PICTURES: Prime Media RICHMOND’S director of rugby Steve Hill praised his […]

Rams’ pack keeps on feasting in dominant win

5 January 2020 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………27 Darling’n MP 17 A DOMINANT forwards effort and some superb defence combined to give Rams a bonus-point victory at home […]

Stortford stroll past lacklustre Moseley

5 January 2020 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……29 B Moseley ……15 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a bonus-point win at home to Birmingham Moseley. Moseley were ahead from an […]

OEs hold on for crucial victory

5 January 2020 2 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians28 Sale FC………………21 OLD Elthamians withstood a late Sale fightback to begin the new year with a deserved bonuspoint victory. OEs […]

Like father, like son for Brooks

5 January 2020 1 comment

By WARREN MUGGLETON Canterbury……5 Rosslyn P ……38 JAMES Brooks honoured his father’s Rosslyn Park legacy with a superb debut as the leaders put in a […]

Cambridge dig in after yellows

22 December 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE and Bishop’s Stortford served up a deliciously spiky local derby, marred in the end by three yellow cards for the Blood […]