National League 2 North

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.

Swat away those January blues and settle in for one of the most exciting weekends of National League rugby so far this season.

An excellent display by Preston Grasshoppers saw them clinch a welcome win in National Two North as they defeated Scunthorpe in Round 17.

Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to the start of a fresh decade in the National Leagues. We preview the action from Round 17 across all three divisions.

With it being the final round of fixtures before the festive break, we have decided to deliver a more condensed review from Round 16 in the National Leagues which included some monumental scorelines and results.

As the Sky Sports advert goes: “Christmas is a time to play a friendly game or two”, but in the National Leagues, there will be no early gifts.

Worcester Warriors have made an encouraging start to the season - and their belief in youth and development is continuing to grow.

Fylde’s top two aims suffered a dent in Round 15 as the second-placed side were beaten by Sheffield Tigers.

And just like that, the 2019/20 National League campaign has reached its halfway mark. Four months have flown by, but the drama and thrilling action has not wavered.

In what may be the start of a new series, Joe Harvey and Max Ashcroft sit down to talk playing academy rugby and life after pro rugby.

Huddersfield battled to a hard-fought victory over Loughborough Students to lift themselves out of the relegation places in National Two North.

In his latest column for Talking Rugby Union, Josh Beaumont reflects on his unfortunate long-term injury, Sale’s Premiership & Champions Cup form + he looks at Exeter’s visit to the AJ Bell as well as two teams close to his heart…

A winding down period before Christmas couldn’t be further from the truth across the National Leagues.