National League 2 North

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It’s the final run in and teams across England are lining up for a final push to get them promotion. The RFU National Leagues cover the whole of the country, from Tynedale to Plymouth.

Chester or Fylde can potentially take an important step towards a top two finish in National Two North when the sides meet at Woodlands on Saturday.

Chris Johnson kicked five penalties in a fine individual performance as he guided Huddersfield to a vital win against Tynedale.

Huddersfield will be looking to reignite their promotion challenge on Saturday when they travel to Tynedale in National Two North.

After falling to a narrow defeat against Wales in Round Three of the Six Nations, their clash with Italy provided a more successful evening for England’s U20s.

Johnny Matthews scored tries for fun when he plied his trade in England and his habit has continued north of the border.

Sedgley Park dented Hull Ionians’ promotion bid following an excellent display against the league leaders at Brantingham Park.

Hull Ionians will be looking to stay in control of the National Two North promotion battle when they come up against Sedgley Park on Saturday afternoon.

Hull Ionians strengthened their promotion ambitions with an excellent victory over title rivals Huddersfield in Round 24.

Hull Ionians and Huddersfield will have their sights set on victory this weekend as both clubs clash in a mouth-watering title battle in National Two North.

There may have only been 13 fixtures across the National Leagues on the weekend, but there was no shortage of entertainment in all three divisions.

This weekend, we have a round of rescheduled National League fixtures following postponements from earlier in the campaign.

Hull Ionians picked up a bonus-point win over fellow promotion contenders Fylde to return to the top of National Two North.

Hull Ionians will be aiming to return to winning ways in National Two North when they host title rivals Fylde in arguably the biggest game of the season so far.

The National Two North title race was blown wide open in Round 22 as Hull Ionians were dislodged from the summit of the division for the first time since October following their loss to rivals Chester.

Hull Ionians face Chester in National Two North on Saturday and both sides may well be viewing this fixture as a crucial moment in the promotion race.

Thirteen matches were postponed across the National Leagues in Round 21, but in all three divisions, there were still plenty of talking points on a weather affected weekend.

Two promotion candidates in National Two North clash in Round 21 as Hinckley host Chester as the final third of the season gets underway.