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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.

Four years ago, the rugby career of Josh Adams was in a far different place. TRU's Joe Harvey chatted to two of his former coaches to get an insight into the rise of the Wales star.

Rams RFC’s challenge for top spot in National One suffered a setback in Round 21 as they were beaten by an impressive Blackheath outfit.

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

Rosslyn Park’s National One promotion hopes were dented in Round 20 after they lost to Plymouth Albion.

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.

Rams RFC maintained their title challenge in National One in Round 18, but Richmond were able to return to the summit.

One of London Irish’s newest recruits, James Stokes, chatted to Talking Rugby Union about his rise to the Gallagher Premiership via the National Leagues.