National League 2 North

It is getting to that time of the season where every game seems to become a ‘big’ game and that certainly applies to Stourbridge’s clash with Leicester Lions in Round 19.

Preston Grasshoppers hosted current England Coach Eddie Jones on Monday 16th January to officially open the new artificial grass pitch.

A nail-biting victory for Harrogate over Luctonians in Round 18 moved the Yorkshire side out of the relegation zone for the first time this season.

National Two North leaders Caldy maintained their nine point gap at the summit of the division last week and now their aim is to continue their superb run of form when they host Preston Grasshoppers this weekend.

Caldy, Sale FC and Sedgley Park got 2017 off to a winning start in National Two North to maintain their promotion ambitions.

National Two North league leaders Caldy will want to get 2017 off to a winning start as they look to maintain their advantage at the top of this division.

After victory over local rivals Hinckley last weekend, that win was matched in Round 16 by Leicester Lions as they beat near neighbours South Leicester to earn the bragging rights once again.

As usual at this stage of the season, a few local derbies are taking place which could really shape the rest of the campaign for all of the sides involved.

Wasps Academy members Jacob Umaga, Conor Eastgate and Ehize Ehizode speak exclusively to TRU about their journey to the Ricoh Arena and life in National Two North this season.

Caldy will head into the festive season and the New Year on top of National Two North after victory over Wharfedale in Round 15.

Third placed Sedgley Park have the chance to move into the top two of National Two North this weekend as they continue to crank the pressure up in the promotion race.

National Two North leaders Caldy increased their lead at the top of the table after securing a bonus-point win over Sale FC.

Caldy coach Simon Verbickas says his side are fully focused on their crunch match with Sale FC in this top of the table battle in National Two North.

Two tries from former England Sevens player Nick Royle kept Caldy on top of National Two North after their win over Harrogate.

After Chinnor took another massive step towards automatic promotion last week, their title credentials will be put under the microscope in Round 13 as they travel to rivals Bishops Stortford who have top two ambitions of their own.

Head coach Chris Campbell says the next month in National Two North will tell Hinckley ‘exactly where they are’ in this division.

It may be a surprise to see Wharfedale and Harrogate sitting in the bottom two places of National Two North as things stand, but Round 12 proved to everyone the quality both sides possess.

A close, committed and hard fought local rugby Derby played out between 2nd and 3rd in National 2 N. Both teams had chances to win it but the home team clinched with a penalty from McGovern.

So far this season in National Two North, the fight for a place in the top two has been an enthralling one and yet again, we saw another key weekend of action towards the top end of the table in Round 11.

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