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

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Rams

Rosslyn Park

Sale FC

Taunton

Tonbridge Juddians

Stortford run riot in 13-try thriller

10 February 2019 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto.57 Plymouth Alb 24 DESPITE the strong wind, both sides played running rugby and served up a cracking game. Stortford attacked […]

Amps maintain promotion push by felling Foresters

10 February 2019 1 comment

By NIGEL WILCE Determination: Ampthill’s Jon Kpoku drives on to score a try in the first half PICTURES: Gary Learmoth AMPTHILL kept their promotion challenge […]

OEs open up a gap with big win

3 February 2019 0 comments

■By ALINA MENUKHIN NATIONAL One bottom side Loughborough Students looked to build momentum on home turf following last week’s win, but fell to defeat against […]

Second-half blitz seals comeback

3 February 2019 2 comments

■By DAVE MOORE Blackheath …22 Cambridge…27 BLACKHEATHsaw their title bid take a hit on Saturday afternoon as Cambridge put in one of the performances of […]

Case for a defence as Albion roll on and up

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By JOHN BUTCHER PLYMOUTH ALBION head coach Kieran Hallett is targeting a top half finish in National One after his side recorded their seventh win […]

Three for Linney as Stotford keep winning

3 February 2019 1 comment

■By KEALAN HUGHES Esher …14 B Stortford …27 JOSS Linney scored a hattrick for Bishop’s Stortford as they extended their winning run to four matches […]

Tim’s at thetreble to teach Titans a lesson

27 January 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham 23 L’boro Stu 29 BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Loughborough Students, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season as they won their first […]

Foresters on fire with pack power

27 January 2019 2 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in testing conditions at Dockham […]

Davis stamp can’t keep Albion down

27 January 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries despite playing the second […]

Bragging rights promotion tilt

27 January 2019 1 comment

By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6, 35, 70 Blackheath 22pts […]

Second-half blitz sees OEs back

27 January 2019 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring 20 unanswered second-half points […]

OEs show their mettle in victory

20 January 2019 1 comment

By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win in tricky conditions at […]

Bradley keeps his cool at the death

20 January 2019 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC… 13 Rotherham… 12 SALE FC withstood a savage Rotherham onslaught to eke out a 13- 12 win in front of […]

Pitch side saliva test to improve concussion diagnosis

20 January 2019 0 comments

By MATT WALKER NEWS EXTRA A SIMPLE pitch side saliva test could in future make almost instant decisions as to whether a player has suffered […]

Deadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise

20 January 2019 0 comments

By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the vital bonuspoint try in […]

Students stutter to Stortford loss

20 January 2019 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom side Loughborough Students. The […]

Cinderford in the frame with Alex!

20 January 2019 1 comment

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex Frame landed a late […]

Amps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile

20 January 2019 0 comments

By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts Tries: Foster 19, Penalty […]

Warren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset

20 January 2019 0 comments

By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before Christmas but are on […]

Resilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy

20 January 2019 0 comments

By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy. Cameron Gentles was carded […]

‘Bridge joyous as late try confirms vital win

13 January 2019 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……28 Esher …………….20 A LAST-GASP bonus point try and a conversion from the touch line rubberstamped a crucial win for Cambridge and […]

Abrahams keeps cool in late drama

13 January 2019 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……21 B Moseley ……20 ROTHERHAM grabbed the narrowest of wins in a highly-dramatic climax at Clifton Lane, with Moseley unfortunate to leave […]

Student fightback held off in thriller

13 January 2019 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……45 L’boro St……….36 CINDERFORD saw off a determined challenge from the Students in a 13- try encounter. The visitors got off a […]

Title race even harder to predict as OEs hold firm

13 January 2019 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians ….28pts Tries: Ledger 5, White 11, Golledge 32 Conversions: White 5, 30 Penalties: White 29, 42, 48 Rosslyn Park……22pts Tries: […]

Mowden miss out as Blackheath make it count

13 January 2019 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….24 Blackheath …29 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were left to rue poor discipline and a series of missed chances as a clinical […]

Holland cleans up for battling Chinnor

13 January 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….17 Chinnor …………20 CALDY took the lead in the opening minute after a penalty, which was quickly cancelled out as Chinnor […]

Rampant Amps hammer Albion

13 January 2019 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….48 Plymouth A ….15 AMPTHILL ran in five second-half tries to race away from Plymouth Albion and seal a fine victory. […]

Stortford press home advantage

13 January 2019 1 comment

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….29 Sale ………………15 LATE tries from Nick Hankin and Jack Scantlebury confirmed victory for Bishop’s Stortford as they capitalised on […]

Sisi’s set to seize his new chance with Italy

13 January 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RENAISSANCE man David Sisi admits he can barely believe his stroke of good fortune after being summoned into Italy’s squad […]

Maestro Wilkinson gets Sale playing in tune

6 January 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH KIERAN Wilkinson ensured Sale FC fans had a happy New Year as he orchestrated an impressive home triumph over Cinderford to leapfrog […]

Park in seventh heaven as Titans crushed

6 January 2019 1 comment

By ELLA JERMAN Rosslyn Park 46 Rotherham ….24 GREG Lound scored 13 points as Rosslyn Park gained a bonus-point victory against top-end rivals Rotherham Titans […]

Drama aplenty as Esher edge thriller

6 January 2019 1 comment

By KISHAN VAGHELA Esher…………….49 Ampthill ……….48 TWO tries each for Kariym Irving and Chris Arnold ensured Esher edged out Ampthill at Molesey Road in a […]

Beckett hat-trick for rising students

6 January 2019 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS L’Boro Studs …53 Caldy …………….19 FOR the first game of the New Year, Loughborough Students looked forward to a keenly-awaited fixture against […]

Mugford wins it at the death as Blackheath take a stumble

6 January 2019 2 comments

By KIERAN WELLINGTON Try time: Dean Squire dives over to score Plymouth’s fourth try to earn the bonus point Right: Seta Raumakita is held up […]

Shock of the day as high-flying OEs smashed for six

6 January 2019 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….41 Old Elth’s ……26 OLD ELTHAMIANS arrived at the Darlington Arena as league leaders but the home side had not read […]

Mose edge vital basement battle

6 January 2019 0 comments

By LYNDON EDNEY Moseley ……….41 Bishop’s Stor…31 HOSTS Birmingham Moseley staged a scintillating fightback to claim maximum points in this clash with fellow strugglers Bishop’s […]

Goodfellow gold in dramatic finish

6 January 2019 0 comments

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………27 Cambridge……26 CHINNOR finished the festive season fixtures with another nail-biting win to make it a useful two wins out of three. […]

Moseley are no match for Hone and co

23 December 2018 2 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford… 38 B’ham Mose… 14 CINDERFORD earned themselves an early Christmas present as they completed the double over Birmingham Moseley. The home […]

Lutui tries inspire comeback victory

23 December 2018 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill… 38 Chinnor… 27 AMPTHILL overcame a slow start to get the better of Chinnor in crisp conditions. The visitors had made […]

Cambridge deny battling Students

23 December 2018 3 comments

By STEVE JACKSON LOUGHBOROUGH left Grantchester Road with a losing bonus point after making Cambridge work hard all the way for the win in game […]

OEs pay price for Holenstein red in narrow derby defeat

23 December 2018 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS Double trouble: Blackheath’s Mark Cooke is stopped by Tom White and Harry Ledger PICTURES: Ian Carter Old Elthamians… 11pts Tries: Perkins 73 […]

Leake at the double as Titans get revenge over Darlington

23 December 2018 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham… 25 DMP… 13 TWO tries by Rotherham’s right winger Dan Leake, his first scores at Clifton Lane this season, ensured that […]

Caldy stunned by Hughes late show

23 December 2018 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON Caldy… 20 Sale… 23 A CONVERTED try in the final few minutes from Andrew Hughes saw Sale take the win against Caldy […]

Albion are made to sweat by Esher

23 December 2018 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A… 19 Esher…16 PLYMOUTH Albion stretched their winning run to three games with a narrow victory over Esher in front of […]

Dramatic finish as Park hit back to win it

23 December 2018 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St… 25 Rosslyn Park 27 LATE tries from Gregor Gillanders and Benji Marfo turned this game on its head as Rosslyn […]

Fabulous Foster inspires awesome Ampthill

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By STEVE SMITH FULL-BACK Will Foster scored a brace as Ampthill claimed a bonus-point win against Sale FC on their travels. The visitors opened the […]

Students taught a lesson by ace Albion

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S …6 Plymouth A …34 PLYMOUTH Albion completed a handsome win at bottom side Loughborough Lightning, running in five tries to […]

Classy Chinnor overpower Esher

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By KEN VAUGHAN TRIES from Will Bordill, Greg King and George Oliver helped Chinnor to an impressive home win over Esher. Esher deservedly opened the […]

Warren Seals it with drop goal

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP10 Cinderford …7 WARREN Seals’ last-gasp drop goal handed Darlington Mowden Park the points in a tight and tense battle with […]

Titans join the promotion rat race with key Club victory

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Done it! Alex Dolly kicks the winning penalty for Rotherham PICTURES: Gareth Lyons HEAD coach Joe Barker hailed Rotherham Titans’ “best win […]