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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Moseley’s superb form continues

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley …15 Cambridge …6 SECOND-HALF tries from James Williams and Sam Brown saw Birmingham Moseley overcome Cambridge and claim a third […]

Four in a row for rocking Rosslyn

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By YASHAS MUDUMBAI ROSSLYNPark overcame torrential rain and a dogged Caldy to win their fourth consecutive match in the league. Four tries and a starring […]

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 […]

Trouble at home for stale Blood & Sand

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ………8 Rosslyn Park…17 ROSSLYNPark came away from Cambridge with the points on a frustrating afternoon for Richie Williams’ side, who were […]

Six tries but Stort hurt by late line decision

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……20 Rotherham……22 STRUGGLING Bishop’s Stortford came desperately close to a vital win in the relegation battle, but were pipped by a […]

Albion stop the rot with nervy win

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….14 Sale FC ……………7 PLYMOUTH Albion halted a run of five successive defeats with a hard-earned victory over Sale FC […]

Crucial victory for climbing Esher

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By BRADLEY WEST Esher …………….17 L’Boro Studs …14 JACK Walsh pulled the strings as Esher secured a crucial victory over Loughborough Students in a nervy […]

Heath off top but Tarrant kicks Chinnor into touch

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX On the rampage: Blackheath’s Tom Straddwick PICTURES: Helen Watson FORTHE second week running Blackheath will be grateful to their two props Tom […]

Brown at the double as five-star OE’s roll on at the top

9 December 2018 2 comments

■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ….12 Old Elthams’ ……32 THIS match went the way of the form book, with Old Elthamians gaining a bonus-point victory over […]

Gritty Caldy edge mid-table tussle

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 DMP …………………8 CALDY emerged victorious from their match against Darlington Mowden Park in a game where the weather was a […]

Mose in the mire as Amps charge

9 December 2018 1 comment

■By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….25 B’ham Mose….17 MOSELEY arrived at Dillingham Park confident after two good victories in their last two matches, but ended up […]

A Dunne deal as Titans move up to fifth

2 December 2018 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…20 Cinderford …3 CENTRE Harry Dunne claimed two tries as Rotherham Titans ground out a seventh win in nine at the expense […]

Dockery in again for five-star OEs

2 December 2018 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s 34 Caldy …7 OLD Elthamians produced one of their best performances of the season so far to record an emphatic […]

Blackheath hold nerve to top pile

2 December 2018 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St…15 Blackheath …16 BLACKHEATH grabbed their tenth win of the season but only just, as lowly Bishop’s Stortford made the high-flyers […]

Marfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak

2 December 2018 1 comment

By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their five-game unbeaten run ended […]

Williams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker

2 December 2018 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth with star turn James […]

Asiedu double settles mid-table bun fight

2 December 2018 1 comment

By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day at the Northern Echo […]

Roberts inspires Esher to vital win

2 December 2018 0 comments

By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed win in a high-scoring […]

Students upset the odds in thriller

2 December 2018 0 comments

By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the performance of their season […]

Matavesi: French victory has us all believing

2 December 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi after the freshly re-signed […]

Esher in bottom two as Williams dazzles

25 November 2018 1 comment

By BRADLEY WEST Esher…………….21 B’ham Mose..38 FLY-HALF James Williams starred as Birmingham Moseley beat Esher to leapfrog their fellow strugglers in the table. Williams kicked […]

Second-half Park blitz sinks Albion

25 November 2018 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 21 Rosslyn Park..35 PLYMOUTH Albion slipped to their fourth successive defeat when they were beaten by Rosslyn Park, who thoroughly […]

Stortford Duff up blunt Cinderford

25 November 2018 1 comment

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……..0 Bishop’s Stor..11 BISHOP’S Stortford gained a well-deserved victory over a strangely out of sorts Cinderford team. The home side had first […]

Nagle-Taylor’s brings Titans late show vital win

25 November 2018 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON ROTHERHAM director of rugby Martin Jenkinson heaped praise on Seb Nagle- Taylor as the Titans came out of a cracking game at […]

Dutch courage by Holland is a Chinnor winner

25 November 2018 0 comments

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor……..28 Sale…………….21 ANOTHER match in this most competitive and evenly balanced of seasons went down to the wire as Chinnor came out […]

Students edged as Tarrant runs riot on return

25 November 2018 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath….39 L’boro Studs..32 JOE Tarrant collected 19 points on his return to action, as Blackheath held on to beat Loughborough in this […]

Amps dig in to resist DMP surge

25 November 2018 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill……….40 DMP………………29 AN entertaining afternoon at Olne Field saw Ampthill claim the majority of 69 points in a high-scoring affair. A’s came […]

Elthamians ruin the Ayrton party

25 November 2018 1 comment

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……17 Old Eltham’s..20 THREE tries from highflying Old Elthamians spoiled the party at Grantchester Road as Cambridge co-captain Mike Ayrton made his […]

World Cup agony is providing motivation says Amor

25 November 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor has named his 12-man squad for the opening round of the World Sevens Series which takes place in Dubai on November […]

Classy Chinnor strike late at Mose

18 November 2018 0 comments

By STEVE MAHER B Moseley ……33 Chinnor…………40 CHINNOR came from almost 20 points down to secure a dramatic lastminute win at Moseley. The visitors scored […]

Super Sale teach Students a lesson

18 November 2018 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………38 Loughbor’h S 31 SALE ran in three second-half tries to come from behind and beat an inspired Loughborough Students on […]

Pritchard miss lets OEs off the hook in edgy draw

18 November 2018 0 comments

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians 13pts Tries: Dockery 13 Conversions: White 37 Penalties: White 5, 49 Leading the charge: Ben King takes it to the […]

Leaders crumble as Cinderford salvage draw

18 November 2018 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD recovered from a 22-7 deficit at halftime to earn themselves a draw against league leaders Blackheath. In a dramatic conclusion, Blackheath’s […]

Warren seals it for DMP as Plymouth blow it

18 November 2018 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlingt’n MP 22 Plymouth A ….19 WARREN Seals’ late penalty saw Darlington Mowden Park beat Plymouth Albion in a tight and tense […]

Asiedu caps off comeback

18 November 2018 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……14 Cambridge……25 AN outstanding second half fight-back by Cambridge, who were losing 11-0 at the interval, achieved a memorable win on their […]

Hibberd the hero for Caldy

18 November 2018 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …… 3 Caldy …………….13 LUKE Hibberd crossed for the only try of the match as Caldy did enough to beat […]

Irving try secures derby win for Esher

18 November 2018 1 comment

By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 17 Esher …………….25 ESHER snapped their three-game losing streak and claimed derby bragging rights as a strong defensive display helped […]

Christie try puts Students on path to victory

4 November 2018 1 comment

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Stud 35 B’ham Mos 30 LOUGHBORUGH Students egded an entertaining encounter against Birmingham Moseley. Though Moseley were seven points ahead of […]

Old Boys relief as Albion press hard

4 November 2018 1 comment

By NICK BURT Plym’th Alb 15 O Elthamians 19 A SUPERB defensive effort in the last five minutes enabled Old Elthamians to hold out for […]

Darlington show fighting qualities

4 November 2018 0 comments

By MAX MATHEWS Esher 24 Darling’n MP 25 DARLINGTON’S rousing late comeback from 24-3 down ended their threematch losing streak. Four minutes in, a loose […]

Glory day for Cinderford after stunning fightback

4 November 2018 1 comment

By JOHN MALLON Comeback complete: George Boulton scores the matchwinning try for Cinderford PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Caldy 31pts Tries: Davidson 7, Royle 11, 36, Hibberd […]

Ampthill back to their best, purrs

4 November 2018 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill 22 Rotherham 8 PAUL Turner hailed the performance of his Amphill players as their best of the season as they downed […]

Club are sitting pretty ahead of break

4 November 2018 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 41 Sale 24 TENtries in total, seven of them for the hosts, leaves Blackheath at the helm as National League One […]

Rayner stays cool to kick clincher

4 November 2018 2 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 23 Bishop’s Stort 22 FOR the second season running, this fixture was settled by a last-ditch penalty as Laurence Rayner scored […]

High wind denies last-gasp winner

4 November 2018 1 comment

By STEPHEN TRENCHARD Chinnor 33 Rosslyn Park 33 A TITANIC battle in Oxfordshire ended all square, despite Rosslyn Park battering away at the Chinnor line […]

Club are clinical to sink the leaders

28 October 2018 0 comments

Caldy …17 Blackheath …25 ■By JOHN MALLON BLACKHEATH were victorious against Saturday morning’s leaders Caldy who were left to rue the mistakes that cost them […]

Amps ease away against Stortford

28 October 2018 0 comments

Bishop’s Stort 10 Ampthill …29 By JOHN ALLANSON A BRAVE performance by a Stortford side already decimated by injuries, losing two further players to sickness […]

Five-star effort from Titans to to deny Albion losing bonus

28 October 2018 1 comment

■By GUY WILLIAMS Try time: Harry Dunne goes over to score in the corner PICTURES: Gareth Lyons ROTHERHAM’S vibrant form achieved their fifth consecutive win […]