By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..26 Tynedale…………….. 41 DESPITE a better performance than in recent eeks, Otley were blown away by Tyndale’s forwards. A series of early […]
By CHRIS COLLYER Convert: Harrogate centre Junior Nuu RUGBY league convert Junior Nuu is on a short-term contract with Harrogate and is eager to help […]
■ By TIM THORLEY Harrogate………39 Otley………………… 7 AFTER last week’s weather postponement, Harrogate overcame a depleted Otley side to record only their second win of […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield Tigers….24 SHEFFIELD Tigers got their ninth bonus point after the Yorkshire derby ended in a draw, with the visitors’ James […]
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….56 Otley……………………..29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to Otley. Ed Crossland opened […]
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Over the moon: Otley’s Eddie Crossland EDDIE Crossland is enjoying a try-scoring battle with his cousin Josh McCoy in Ireland, but […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Chester………………… 14 CHESTER dominated the second half, but came away frustrated. Rhys Hamilton came close in the opening moments for […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Wharfedale’s Robbie Davidson WHARFEDALE have endured an injury nightmare across their backline and despite coming into this weekend in fifth, No.10 […]
Lymm……………………53 Otley……………………..22 By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Lymm continued to flex their muscles at Beechwood, comfortably easing past an Otley side which remained competitive but […]
■By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..45 Preston G……………..22 CALLUM IRVINE led the way as Otley saw off the Grasshoppers. Having dominated territorially, Irvine’s penalty opened the scoring […]
■By DAVID WILSON Sheffield………………38 Otley…………………….. 15 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive form with a six-try victory over Otley yesterday. Sheffield started the game excellently, but a […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………. 44 Wharfedale………… 31 OTLEY scored in the first minute when Ben Waddington went over and, after a few scares, never looked […]
By MIKE BROWN Billingham…….. 19pts Otley……………….. 17pts BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter. Both teams struggled for […]
■By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 20 Leeds Tykes………..24 LEEDS Tykes were made to work for their narrow win against neighbours in an enthralling game yesterday against […]
Hull………………… 12 Otley………………. 13 ■ By RICHARD GORE DESPITE scoring two tries to one, Hull were eventually undone by Otley’s scrum-half and kicker Joe Rowntree. […]
FRENCH coach Bertrand Fourcade, whose death at the age of 81 was announced this week, rarely gets mentioned for his contribution to Italian rugby these […]
Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North as newly promoted Harrogate […]
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to new Macclesfield director of rugby Matt Coleridge, bottom, about the challenges his newly promoted side will face after being shifted […]
Yorkshire……….26pts Lancashire ……. 13pts By LUKE JARMYN Euphoric scenes swept around Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire’s fourth try to send […]
Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Team […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………37 Otley……………….36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley were quickly into their […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..55 Hull Ionians…………34 AFTER conceding an early penalty by Lewis Minikin, an Otley cross-field kick saw Ben Dinsdale cross the line to […]
Huddersfield……….26 Otley……………………..26 By ANDREW SMITH RELEGATED Huddersfield gave a good account of themselves in their final home game. Two tries from stalwart prop Harry Whitfield, […]
Sheffield……………… 21 Otley…………………….. 15 By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash yesterday. Just six points […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..46 Fylde…………………….22 OTLEY trounced Fylde, securing the highest ever score between the two sides. After an early penalty attempt went wide, Otley […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..26 Otley……………………..22 A BITTERLY cold day did not prevent a cracking game between two well-matched sides as Tynedale narowly held off Otley. […]
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G…………….. 70 Huddersfield………. 19 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers blew away a sorry Huddersfield at Lightfoot Green with Hoppers’ fly-half Will Hunt […]
National 2 North By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………. 41 Preston GH………….. 12 OTLEY rattled up another 40 points against Preston Grasshoppers in a comprehensive win. It […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 13 Rotherham T……….34 JASON Moss made his 200th league appearance, but despite a Titanic performance, Otley couldn’t overturn the Titans. Rotherham […]
By NICK DOYLE Lymm…………………… 15 Otley…………………….. 14 THERE was cause for great celebration as Lymm savoured their first league win against Otley, with Ste Pilkington […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley………………………..0 Wharfedale…………41 IN-FORM Wharfedale recorded their highest ever league score against Otley in a demolition job, blowing them away in the second […]
National 2N By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..48 Huddersfield……….28 OTLEY secured their highest league score against Huddersfield with seven tries to bring local bragging rights. Ben Waddington […]
By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..29 Otley…………………….40 THE game finished five tries a piece, but Otley’s Gavin Stead was clinical with his boot to take the spoils, […]
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Otley…………………….. 16 WILL Baker’s impeccable kicking display brought an end to Sheffield Tigers’ losing run in a tight all-Yorkshire contest […]
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar CBE (Ballymena, Ireland, Barbarians, […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 17 Leeds Tykes………..47 LEEDS Tykes claimed the Yorkshire derby bragging rights with a convincing victory. Otley had the territory in the […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………34 Otley……………………..39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes later through Josh Britton […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 41 Sheffield………………45 IN an entertaining game, Otley nearly pulled off a dramatic win, having been behind for most of the game. […]
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………………. 41 Otley…………………….. 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith continuing his fine form […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….. 31pts Tynedale………..26pts TYNEDALE scored three tries in the last ten minutes to secure two points but it was Otley who ran […]
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 34 Otley……………….32 ROTHERHAM Titans and their new coaching team were given a scare by battling Otley before coming through to […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 10 Billingham………….. 12 AS the rain became worse, Billingham played the poor conditions better than Otley, as Jobe Roxby’s 64th minute […]
By JOHN FREEMAN Preston G……………..26 Otley…………………….. 41 IT was a case of too little, too late for Preston Grasshoppers, who were overwhelmed at home by […]