National League 2

A gallery of images, provided by Glenn Hutton, from Sedgley Park's National League 2 North victory over Leicester Lions.

Oliver Carter scored a late try as Stockport were beaten 19-18 by Preston Grasshoppers at Headlands Road in National League 2 North.

A draw was probably the right result after this scrappy match. Harrogate scored both the game’s tries and certainly played the more enterprising rugby.

The National Two North clash between Stockport and Sedgley Park Tigers produced 95 points and 14 tries as the away side won 85-10.

The wet conditions suited the powerful Stourbridge power play but Harrogate’s tigerish defence kept them in the game and they thoroughly deserved their losing bonus point.

Broadstreet were first time callers to Park Lane and the visitors, last seasons National League 3 Midlands Champions, acquitted themselves well and pushed Sedgley Park Tigers all the way.

A combination of injuries and Easter unavailabilities led to Harrogate taking a weakened side to Birmingham for this re-arranged fixture. The players responded with an outstanding team performance with many of them giving us their best game of the season.

For any young player, to be the top try scorer for your club and then one of the league’s you play in is a tremendous feat, but to do that all from the front row of the scrum, at hooker, Sedgley Park’s Jonny Matthews has accomplished an incredible feat.

Rotherham Titans are delighted to announce Zylon McGaffin has agreed terms to join the club ahead of the 2014/15 Greene King IPA Championship season. Twenty three years-old McGaffin joins the Clifton Lane based side from National Two North side Darlington Mowden Park, where he has been in outstanding form since his return from home in South Africa.

A number of good performances by Birmingham fullback Oscar Heath in the National 2 North league has attracted a lot of interest in the young back; however, a hat-trick against the league’s top team, Macclesfield – who now look set for promotion – has really got people talking.

Early basic mistakes from Harrogate gave the powerful Sedgley Park team a dream start and they built on this to record a comprehensive win.

After a scoreless first half, Harrogate raised their game to put in a workmanlike team performance to earn a comfortable win.

Yorkshire side Hulll left Manchester and Sedgley Park bitterly disappointed as they rued a missed penalty attempt with the final kick of the game that what have sealed an away victory after a spirited comeback.

Early home pressure led to a well deserved 7-0 lead. Thereafter, a weakened Harrogate side gradually took almost complete control and went comfortably ahead.

Within seconds, Harrogate had raced into a 5-0 lead but followed this with a mistake ridden 1st half increased their lead but, from then on it was all Harrogate who scored 5 more tries before the final whistle.

Two yellow cards at crucial points of the game cost Sedgley Tigers dearly at the weekend as they lost away from home to Darlington Mowden Park 17-13 in an extremely close-fought contest.

The lead changed several times during a competitive 1st half but, crucially, Macclesfield scored just before the break to put themselves 5 points ahead to finish Harrogate 19 - Macclesfield 49

Highlights from a competitive encounter between Otley and Sedgley Park in the SSE National League 2 North where only two points separated the two sides.

Watch highlights of the National League 2 North clash between Sedgley Park and Stourbridge, which saw the away side run out 45-3 winners.

Watch highlights as Leicester Lions and Sedgley Park brave appalling weather conditions during their SSE National League 2 encounter this past weekend.