National League 2

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.

Sedgley Park backed-up last weekend's impressive win away at Macclesfield with another strong performance, as the Tigers powered past Chester by 43 points to 14.

On the road again this weekend to follow the very best rugby union. The TRu team headed to league leaders, Macclesfield for their table topping match with Sedgley Park.

Watch match highlights and post-match reaction as Sedgley Park beat local rivals Preston Grasshoppers 39-14 in the SSE National League 2 North.

Watch highlights as Sedgley Park thrash Dudley Kingswinford by 111 points to 15 in record-breaking fashion with 17 tries scored by the home side.

Talking Rugby Union headed to Harrogate, where the 2014 Tour de France will begin, to watch as Sedgley Park won an entertaining game of National 2 North rugby by 37 points to 28.

Talking Rugby Union headed to Harrogate, where the 2014 Tour de France will begin, to watch as Sedgley Park won an entertaining game of National 2 North rugby by 37 points to 28.