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

Reynolds’ new boys make case for the defence

15 September 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Winners: Jak Rossiter crosses the line for the match decider PICTURES: Paul Clark & Tim Pitfield RAMS supremo Seb Reynolds hailed his […]

Second-half blitz keeps Richmond right on course

15 September 2019 0 comments

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ….26 Chinnor ……….14 RICHMOND made it two wins out of two after a hard-fought win over ambitious Chinnor. The visitors led […]

Lloyd on form to help Club cling on

15 September 2019 0 comments

By CHRIS HUGHES Canterbury ….33 Blackheath ….34 BLACKHEATH withstood a late Canterbury surge to record their first win of the season in a thrilling game. […]

Ionians crushed as DMP run riot

15 September 2019 0 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……5 Darlington MP 52 @therugbypaper HULL Ionians fell to a second successive heavy defeat, which wouldn’t be a concern other […]

Park hold firm to notch second win

15 September 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elts …………24 Rosslyn Park..30 ROSSLYN Park withstood a late onslaught to continue their winning start to the season as Old Elthamians […]

Top-flight drive new welfare initiative

15 September 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA INDEPENDENT doctors will be at all Premiership games from this season to help enforce concussion protocol. They will assist club doctors with head […]

Park off to a flyer as Titans downed

8 September 2019 1 comment

■ By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…38 Rotherham ……19 GREG Lound’s fine allround effort guided Rosslyn Park to a determined win over Rotherham Titans. Park were […]

Treviranus try secures ‘ugly’ win for Chinnor

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY Powerplay: Chinnor second row Shek Sheriff on the attack PICTURES: Helen Watson CHINNOR supremo Matt Williams was ecstatic to win ugly […]

Richmond steal it at the death to sink DMP hearts

8 September 2019 2 comments

■ By LUKE JARMYN Darlington ….37 Richmond……40 A LAST-GASP forwards’ effort scored by Richmond replacement hooker Callum Torpey saved the away team’s blushes as the […]

OEs lay down an early marker

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By ROSE CARTER Canterbury……14 Old E’mians ….37 OLD Elthamians kicked off their season with a win over Canterbury at the Marine Travel Ground. The […]

Stortford edge thriller at Albion

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 40 Bishop’s Stort42 BISHOP’S Stortford got their season off to the perfect start with a bonus point victory against […]

Moseley run up scoreboard on Hull

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ……….70 Hull Ionians….16 AQUILE Smith grabbed a hat-trick against his former club as Birmingham Moseley got Adam Balding’s reign off […]

Mitchell aims to impress in brother’s absence

8 September 2019 1 comment

■ By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA SCRUM-HALF James Mitchell hopes being in the shop window at Northampton will help him slash through the recruitment logjam […]

Butler helps the Ford hold off Sale

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………22 Cinderford ……46 JAMES Butler scored 21 points as Cinderford notched six tries to romp to an emphatic bonus-point win […]

Rams win at first attempt on road

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……32 Rams……………36 RAMS returned to Reading with all five points following their first foray in the National One as Cambridge failed […]

Polynesian muscle men are moving in

21 July 2019 0 comments

The new season brings improved budgets for some National One clubs, discovers Adam Ellis Hard edge: Ofisa Treviranus is bound for Chinnor Chinnor have sent […]

5-starAmps are leading lights in our Dream XV

12 May 2019 2 comments

The Rugby Paper’s reporters have put their thinking caps on to come up with our National One Team of the Season Strong man: Soane Tonga’uiha […]

Jacque’s last-gasp attack relegates Caldy

28 April 2019 3 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….12 Caldy …………….10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley retained their place in National 1 with a gritty win over a Caldy side who were […]

Albion hold on to grind out victory

28 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor …………10 Plymouth Alb 17 CHINNOR’S first campaign in National 1 ended with a hard-fought loss against physical Plymouth Albion. The game […]

Garry lays down Law for final time

28 April 2019 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlington ……34 Bishop’s Sto …26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high with an entertaining victory over Bishop’s Stortford. The […]

Gr-eight win at Students sees Amps as champs

28 April 2019 1 comment

By RYAN STEVENS Winning feeling: Ampthill celebrate PICTURES: Iain Frankish AMPTHILL director of rugby Mark Lavery revelled in “a truly historic day” as his side […]

Esher denied their great escape despite triumph

28 April 2019 0 comments

By DES DIAMOND Blackheath …22 Esher …………24 A BOISTEROUS end of season crowd saw a lacklustre Blackheath succumb to a courageous display by doomed Esher. […]

Deadly Dom has prolific farewell for OEs

28 April 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians…31 Rotherham……12 DOM Lespierre signed off his Elthamians career with a try-double as OEs finished a memorable campaign the way it […]

Charlie delivers a perfect goodbye

28 April 2019 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…50 Cinderford ……19 CHARLIE Amesbury signed off from Rosslyn Park in style with a double that sparked a big win against […]

Blood and Sand battle to survival

28 April 2019 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC ……………5 Cambridge……24 CAMBRIDGE pulled off the great escape to retain their place in National 1 on a dramatic final day, […]

Lucs and Westcliff seal spots National League 2

28 April 2019 0 comments

Regional play-offs By ROBERT REES LUCTONIANS secured their spot in National League 2 North next season with a convincing 31-17 win over Blaydon at Mortimer […]

Liam’s late show is the difference

14 April 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……29 DMP ………………26 CINDERFORD edged past Darlington Mowden Park as a late penalty kicked by Liam Hemming proved to be the […]

Mugford sends Students down

14 April 2019 1 comment

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….29 L Students ……20 A PENALTY from Plymouth Albion fly-half Dan Mugford deep in injury time denied a Loughborough Students […]

Top prop Kruger signs on for the Scarlets

14 April 2019 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON SOUTH African international Werner Kruger has become the latest player to put pen to paper to agree a new deal with the […]

Barlow try takes Caldy to brink of survival

14 April 2019 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy …………….31 Rosslyn Park20 RELEGATION scrappers Caldy’s centre Mike Barlow scored a catch-and-drive try with back-row turned hooker Callum Ridgway in support […]

OEs keep up their promotion charge

14 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stor19 O Elthamians 28 OLD Elthamians kept their slim promotion hopes alive as they got the better of Bishop’s Stortford with […]

Club leave it late to grab bonus try

14 April 2019 0 comments

By BEN JONES Blackheath ….28 Rotherham……7 BLACKHEATH put on a dominant performance as they claimed victory against fifth-placed Rotherham Titans. The hosts raced into the […]

Tom’s thrilled as Esher take it to the final game

14 April 2019 0 comments

Oh so Simp-le: Esher’s George Simpson breaks to score his second try PICTURES: Guy Pedleham ESHER head coach Tom Williams praised his side’s character as […]

Ampthill just one point away from clinching title

14 April 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……57 Sale …………….12 AMPTHILL need just one more point to clinch promotion to the Championship after a thumping victory over Sale. […]

Blood & Sand in trouble as Mose hang on

14 April 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……21 B Moseley ……22 IN A titanic battle at Grantchester Road Birmingham Moseley took on the role of iceberg and put […]

Harry hat-trick sets up fightback victory

7 April 2019 0 comments

By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………23 Blackheath ….33 HARRY Fry helped himself to a hat-trick while Chinnor old boy Leo Fielding kept the scoreboard ticking over in […]

Second-half blitz keeps Caldy alive

7 April 2019 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP14 Caldy…………….22 CALDY live to fight another day in National One, in this dour game at DMPRFC’s Arena HQ. An interval […]

Students run riot in bid for survival

7 April 2019 1 comment

By RYAN STEVENS L Students ……43 Esher …………….29 THIBAUD Flament and Will Brown each scored two tries as Loughborough Students powered past Esher in their […]

Amps close on title as Bercis haunts former team Moseley

7 April 2019 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Six of the best: Ampthill get over the line PICTURES: Harish Chavda AMPTHILL took another giant stride towards the title with a […]

Park show character to Power past the Blood & Sand

7 April 2019 2 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk ..37 Cambridge ..28 KIERAN POWER praised Rosslyn Park’s character as they held off Cambridge in a battling victory at The […]

Moffat pops up to keep OEs in title race

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 22 Cinderford ……17 A 78TH-MINUTE try from centre Kieran Moffat completed a late Elthamians’ fightback to keep their faint title […]

Leake doubles up in Titans fightback

7 April 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T ..41 B Stortford……35 ROTHERHAM winger Dan Leake scored two exciting tries as the Titans finished their home season on a […]

Sale are safe with win against Albion

7 April 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ………………31 Plymouth A ….22 SALE finished strongly to record a bonus-point victory over Plymouth Albion and secure their spot in National […]

Owen holds his Water to sink Sale

31 March 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL SCOTT Esher …………….31 Sale FC …………29 OWEN Waters’ nerveless conversion gave bottomof- the-table Esher a pivotal bonus-point win over Sale. Esher made the […]

Shingler signing indicates Ealing ambition

31 March 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA EALING Trailfinders have pulled off a coup for next season with the signing of former Cardiff Blues playmaker Steven Shingler. […]

Fantastic Fin leads Blood & Sand to vital win

31 March 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……29 Darlington MP15 CAMBRIDGE did the double over Darlington Mowden Park and picked up a crucial bonus-point victory in the process at […]

Wasteful Club rue missed chances

31 March 2019 0 comments

By DES DIAMOND Blackheath ….12 Bishop’s Stort 21 IN A game where Blackheath had 70 per cent possession and 70 per cent territory it was […]

Elementary for three-try Watson

31 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…………29 L’boro Stu……..50 ON A day when Chinnor guaranteed another season in National One, Loughborough Students showed great skill to seal a […]

Leaders ‘get out of jail’ as comeback stuns Park

31 March 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Lethal: Josh Sharp scores for Ampthill Ampthill PICTURES: Tim Bartlett AMPTHILL produced a dramatic fightback victory in the top-ofthe- table clash with […]