National League 2 North

With the Six Nations having prematurely ended for Ireland this season, Ireland U20s centre Dan Kelly spoke to Talking Rugby Union about fitting in with the Ireland squad and playing for Loughborough University.

Round 25 in the National Leagues saw title battles continue and champions crowned as the final furlongs of a gripping season come into view.

Another National League season is entering its final knockings and once again, it has been a term to savour. TRU previews Round 25 across both National One and National Two.

Despite the eternal optimism of the preview on Friday, there were in fact four NCA fixtures postponed over the weekend.

So, back to reality. Hopefully. After two weeks of disruption across the National Leagues, we are back to a full fixtures list.

After so many disruptions because of the weather, the fallow weekend of rearranged fixtures was also interrupted by the conditions.

Before Storm Dennis last weekend, we had a much lighter weekend of fixtures.

Despite the dire weather, there were still 12 games that did take place over the weekend, so let’s take a look at what happened in the National Leagues this weekend.

Last weekend was interrupted by storm Ciara, but this week it is the turn of storm Dennis to cause some menace across the country this weekend.

The National Leagues have a strong history of helping players take their next steps in the sport.

There were many sporting fixtures which fell foul to Storm Ciara over the course of the weekend, but thankfully, the National Leagues weren’t affected.

Once again, it is another weekend to look forward to in the National Leagues, with stories at both ends of the table likely to change over the course of Round 22.

Caldy opened up a 17-point lead at the top of National Two North following a comfortable victory over Otley in Round 21.

Jacob Umaga was one of the uncapped youngsters called up to England’s squad and TRU caught up with his Dad, Mike and his former coach, Chris Campbell.

In just over a weeks’ time, Sale Sharks will be kicking off against Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Cup semi-finals.

The battle to avoid relegation in National Two North intensified greatly on Saturday as three sides all picked up potentially crucial victories.

This National League season refuses to be dull. All three divisions continue to write their own headlines and as the final stretch moves into vision, there is still a lot to play for.

Round 19 in the National Leagues was billed as one of the most exciting weekends of the season and Saturday certainly didn’t disappoint.

This is a good time to be following the National Leagues and Round 19 is full of sub-plots which will change the dynamic at both ends of the respective tables.

Caldy maintained their remarkable winning run in National Two North after they recorded their 17th successive victory of the season against Loughborough Students.