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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Warren Seals a fine win for DMP on return

3 September 2017 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darl’gton MP 33 Loughboro’ 23 DARLINGTON Mowden Park opened their season with maximum points against a Loughborough Students side who looked sharp […]

Tarrant keeps his nerve at the death

3 September 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 32 Plymouth A 31 THIS was a terrific contest to start off the new season with eight tries, a lead that […]

Esher cut loose to give OEs a lesson

3 September 2017 1 comment

By JON EDWARDS Esher 39 O Elthamians 14 OLD Elthamians were handed a lesson in the harsh realities of life in National One by a […]

Exciting Blues Challenged to keep up level of intensity

3 September 2017 1 comment

By JACKSON COLE Bishop’s Stort 49pts Tries: Tomlinson 17, Riddington 21, Banks 35, Roberts 56, George 63, Cullen 66 Conversions: Cullen 17, 21, 35, 56, […]

Spot-on Rayner signs off fighting Ampthill revival

3 September 2017 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley 21 Ampthill 21 LAWRENCE Rayner kept his cool to kick a last minute penalty to earn visitors Ampthill a share […]

Fylde on receiving end as pressure pays off

3 September 2017 2 comments

By HENRY WOODSFORD Fylde 12 Cambridge 25 A STRONG second-half performance from Cambridge earned them a deserved victory. Conditions at Woodlands suited a running game, […]

Nine tries as Cov look like favourites

3 September 2017 0 comments

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 20 Coventry 63 WHETHER Coventry are potential champions is a moot point, but this ninetry victory underlines their ambitions. Ionians […]

Park unstoppable as OAs collapse

3 September 2017 1 comment

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 0 Rosslyn Park 58 A DOMINANT Rosslyn Park started their season in style as they ran in nine tries. Will […]

Hartpury’s history boys take top billing after finishing the term with honours

21 May 2017 1 comment

Star quality: Hartpury College’s former Italy U20 back row Jake Polledri HARTPURY College became the first team in history to win 30 from 30 in […]

Counties’ June tours set to be scrapped

21 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES for aspiring National League players to represent England Counties are to be dramatically scaled back because of cutbacks in […]

Moseley’s Maggs gets perfect end

30 April 2017 0 comments

By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley 57 Fylde 0 MOSELEY’S outgoing Director of Rugby Kevin Maggs watched his side storm to a nine-try victory – the perfect […]

Hartpury end their perfect season with 30th triumph

30 April 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX IT WAS not their most serene performance of the campaign, but a comprehensive victory nonetheless gave Hartpury their record-breaking thirty wins from […]

Ionians seal their survival with a stunning final day victory

30 April 2017 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with it cemented their National […]

Students beaten on Morris’ farewell

30 April 2017 1 comment

By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ 22 Coventry 27 DIRECTOR of Rugby Dave Morris saw his Loughborough Students suffer a narrow defeat in his final game before […]

Relegated Blues set for changes

30 April 2017 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 12 Esher 24 WITH Esher safe and Macclesfield down, there was little at stake and with a number of players playing […]

Bercis is the late hero for Ampthill in thriller

30 April 2017 1 comment

By RICHARD DORE Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 27 AMPTHILL clinched victory in the last minute of this exhilarating season climax to finish a successful campaign […]

Blaydon down as Lunnon breaks hearts

30 April 2017 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 29 Blaydon 24 BLAYDON were relegated after Sam Lunnon scored a try for Old Albanian with the final move of […]

Cambridge suffer sixth straight loss

30 April 2017 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 15 Plymouth Alb 40 CAMBRIDGE finished their season with a sixth successive defeat and no win at Grantchester Road since beating […]

Barker holds his nerves to teach Students

9 April 2017 0 comments

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…37 Esher …38 A LAST-GASP kick from Paul Roberts saw Esher sneak past Loughborough Students by a single point. Starting with successful […]

Battle against the drop continues

9 April 2017 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…40 Blaydon …43 TWO points for Cambridge put them on the brink of safety while Blaydon kept their hopes of beating the […]

Fylde hit by full force of Law trio

9 April 2017 1 comment

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington …66 Fylde …22 DARLINGTON overwhelmed visitors Fylde at the Northern Echo Arena, scoring ten tries in the process, with a 30 […]

Protheroe runs the show as perfect streak continues

9 April 2017 1 comment

By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey …14pts Tries: Fidler 35, Crane 77 Conversions: Williams 35, 77 Hartpury College …32pts Tries: Cochrane 23, Protheroe 28, Polledri 40, Gilbert […]

Plymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on

9 April 2017 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the league table after beating […]

Blues’ fast start finished by Barker

9 April 2017 1 comment

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath before Lewis Barker’s late […]

Trimble terrific as Cov go try crazy

9 April 2017 2 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …8 Coventry …73 MAX TRIMBLE scored a hat-trick as Coventry ran in 11 tries with Will Maisey racking up 21 […]

Leonard keeps survival dreams alive

9 April 2017 0 comments

By DANIEL SAWYER Rosslyn Park …29 Hull Ionians…30 HULL IONIANS handed their survival hopes a timely shot in the arm with a hard-fought victory at […]

Waters in full flow in simple success

2 April 2017 0 comments

By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 50 Darlington 33 CALUM Waters’ double helped Esher on the way to a dominant victory over Darlington Mowden Park at Molesey […]

Cov fight back points as Park

2 April 2017 0 comments

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12, 68, 75, 78 Rosslyn […]

Protheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work

2 April 2017 1 comment

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far, spotless season despite being […]

OAs hold off a depleted Fylde

2 April 2017 0 comments

By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old Albanian which would have […]

Ionians’ survival hopes still alive

2 April 2017 1 comment

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge. The visitors, inspired by […]

Stubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion

2 April 2017 0 comments

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against Macclesfield. The visitors appeared […]

Baker off to a flyer as Amps see off Blaydon

2 April 2017 0 comments

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 17 Ampthill 40 WINGER Nigel Baker ran in a hat-trick of tries inside the opening 30 minutes to help Ampthill towards […]

Williams on song to subdue Club

2 April 2017 0 comments

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley side whose firsthalf performance […]

Ionians beaten by surge from the Amps

26 March 2017 1 comment

Ampthill 31 Hull Ionians 11 By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL scored two converted tries in the second half at Dillingham Park to take all the points […]

Warrior Haisila is the shining light

26 March 2017 2 comments

Birmingham .28 Macclesfield 24 By BEN GODDARD BIRMINGHAM Moseley denied Macclesfield a vital win in their fight against relegation by beating them in a game […]

Cov do double over Cambridge

26 March 2017 1 comment

Cambridge 27 Coventry 36 By STEVE JACKSON COVENTRY came away with the points and a season double over Cambridge but were made to work hard […]

Moates keeps Students safe as Kaye rattles up the points

26 March 2017 1 comment

Loughborough S 35pts Tries: Moates 28, 45, Loizias 57, Kaye 76 Conversions: Kaye 29, 46, 58 Penalties: Kaye 27, 38, 68 Blackheath 32pts Tries: Whatling […]

Watkins goes over twice as Park breeze past poor Fylde

26 March 2017 0 comments

Rosslyn Pk 36 Fylde 19 By JONTY SUTHERLAND AFTER a somewhat shaky start, Rosslyn Park rallied to come away with an important bonus-point victory at […]

Students scrape past Darlington

26 March 2017 0 comments

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hartpury Col 34 THREE yellow cards didn’t stop Darlington giving the league champions a fright at the Northern Echo Arena. […]

A Lang afternoon for awful Albanians

26 March 2017 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 19 Esher 65 IT HAS been some time since an Old Albanian performance could be labelled as abject but such […]

Second half blitz too good for weak Blaydon

26 March 2017 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth……45 Blaydon…………0 IN front of their largest crowd of the season, inform Plymouth Albion made it nine wins on the bounce with […]

Students seal title with time to spare

12 March 2017 1 comment

Hartpury Coll 57 Old Albanians 21 By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY duly completed the win required to clinch this season’s National One Championship, although typically it […]

Seven heaven fast start sees for Albion as off the hosts

12 March 2017 0 comments

Moseley 26pts Tries: Sheldon 49, 76, Brightwell 54, Grove 72 Conversions: Williams 49, 54, 72 Plymouth Albion 47pts Tries: Williams 3, Crosscombe 7, Wedlake 10, […]

Irvine completes incredible return from the brink by Ionians

12 March 2017 0 comments

Hull Ionians 17 Blaydon 17 By MALLY KNOWLES BOTH sides scored their 17 points in seperate halves with Callum Irvine rescuing a point for the […]

Ayrton too quick for Flyde defence

12 March 2017 0 comments

Fylde 28 Cambridge 46 By GALILEO SUTHERLAND CAMBRIDGE scored six tries to ease past Fylde with fly-half Dan Lewis kicking 16 points in an impressive […]

First-half blitz gets home side victory

12 March 2017 2 comments

Coventry 29 Ampthill & D 19 By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY backed up a controlled first-half performance with a strong final quarter to record a deserved […]

Eaton try snatches last-gasp success for Blues

12 March 2017 1 comment

Macclesfield 42 Loughborough 38 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD recorded a massive victory in a thrilling affair that the home crowd were well due. Macclesfield opened […]

Park hold firm to survive a serious fightback

12 March 2017 0 comments

Esher 18 Rosslyn Park 24 By BEN CARTER ROSSLYN Park withheld a resurgent second-half performance from Esher to earn victory on Friday night. After Esher […]