Harrogate 41 – 31 Billingham

National League 2 North · Saturday 12 September 2026 · Home · Referee: Daniel Woods

Harrogate beat Billingham 41-31 in National League 2 North action at home to Billingham on Saturday 12 September 2026 in front of a crowd of 200. Harrogate also picked up a four-try bonus point.

Aces view

Scoring 41 points at home in our first home appearance back in Nat 2 is a brilliant way to start the Season. The boys were rightly disappointed after last weeks performance despite the 5 point win and were keen to make amends this week following some tough review sessions Mid week. Whilst not always perfect and potentially a lot of points left out there, it was another step in the right direction for our Attack and we showed in parts the capability of the group. We will be looking to build throughout the week to ensure that we tighten up a few areas so that we can hit our full potential as a group against Preston next weekend.

Oli Toomey, Attack Coach

How the scoring went (scores in brackets are Harrogate first)

Evans dotted down for Billingham's opening try in the 14th minute (0-5). Wilson missed the conversion. Steve Maycock went over for Harrogate's opening try in the 19th minute (5-5). Jack Mallinson added the extras. Evans finished off Billingham's second try in the 22nd minute (7-10). Wilson missed the conversion. Amrit Sharma touched down for Harrogate's second try in the 34th minute (12-10). Jack Mallinson added the extras. Lane crossed for Billingham's third try in the 39th minute (14-15). Evans converted. The Aces trailed 14-17 at the break. Will Hill scored Harrogate's third try in the 43rd minute (19-17). Jack Mallinson added the extras. A penalty try was awarded to Harrogate in the 50th minute (28-17). Evans went over for Billingham's fourth try in the 54th minute (28-22). Evans converted. Evans touched down for Billingham's fifth try in the 57th minute (28-29). Evans converted. Conor Miller finished off Harrogate's fifth try in the 63rd minute (33-31). Jack Mallinson was unable to add the conversion. Sam Parsons-Bastiman crossed for Harrogate's sixth try in the 74th minute (38-31). Jack Mallinson was unable to add the conversion. Jack Mallinson kicked a penalty in the 80th minute (41-31). Jack Mallinson's 80th-minute penalty stretched the margin to 10 points and denied Billingham a losing bonus point.

The Aces are next in action away at Preston Grasshoppers on Saturday 19 September.

Harrogate scorers

- Tries: Steve Maycock, Amrit Sharma, Will Hill, Conor Miller, Sam Parsons-Bastiman, Penalty try
- Conversions: Jack Mallinson (3)
- Penalties: Jack Mallinson

Harrogate team

15 Tom Steene, 14 Fin Green, 13 Conor Miller, 12 Kodie Brook, 11 Amrit Sharma, 10 Jack Mallinson, 9 Dan Wilson, 1 Eoin Harrison, 2 Steve Maycock, 3 Dominic Dalby, 4 Sam Parsons-Bastiman, 5 Sam Brady, 6 Will Hill, 7 Jacob Brady, 8 Martin Dodds.

Replacements: 16 Matt Leatham, 17 William Flynn, 18 Miles Tiernan, 19 George Tankard, 20 James Magee.

Substitutions: James Magee for Tom Steene (58'); Miles Tiernan for Sam Brady (58'); George Tankard for Fin Green (69'); Matt Leatham for Sam Parsons-Bastiman (75').