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NO KIDD-ING BORO BOSSES

WHEN Radcliffe co-bosses Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson come up against former Premier League manager Phil Brown in the second game of the season, the magnitude of the challenge ahead will be crystal clear.

MAHER: WE'RE WELL BEHIND

We need takeover, says boss

ANOTHER GREAT DAY!

MARK the date in your diary – the ever-popular Non-League Day is back on Saturday, March 22.

GAFFER KEVIN: MY PLAYERS WILL HANDLE THE PRESSURE

AFC TELFORD United manager Kev Wilkin says coping with the demands of an expectant fanbase will be critical to the club’s chances of success this season.

GAV'S TROOPS KEEN TO BE TORQ OF THE TOWN

MANAGER Gavin Macpherson is relishing a baptism of fire when his Enfield Town side head to former Football League club Torquay United on the opening day of the season.

Champ manager? No, I had to build a squad

TO SAY Steve Morison has been busy this summer is doing the former Wales striker a serious disservice.

MAGPIES FULL-BACK ZICO OFF TO TOWN

DEFENDER Zico Asare is relishing the chance to show what he can do in the EFL after leaving Maidenhead United for Harrogate Town.

GILL HAPPY AS ROMANS FIND FORM

CHRIS Martin's tidy finish saw Bristol Rovers edge past Bath City in front of nearly 2,000 at Twerton Park.

OUR CUP SCALPS SHOW THE WAY

PAUL Carden believes Nantwich Town were victims of their own success last season – but says their giant-slaying cup exploits reignited his belief that promotion is within reach.

ELLIOT BACKS MAC TO SHINE

ROB ELLIOT has backed Macaulay Langstaff to earn a move into the Premier League after the former Gateshead striker joined Championship club Millwall.

KITCH HAUNTS FORMER PALS!

MARK KITCHING sank former club Stockport County to give Oldham Athletic a winning start in the first of seven pre-season friendlies.

HILLMEN PLOT ROUTE TO TOP

Boss Brodie leads Glossop mission

SORRY, BOSS, I'M OFF TO LOVE ISLAND!

STRIKER Josh Oyinsan has found a great way to get out of gruelling pre-season training – joining the cast of hit ITV2 reality show Love Island!

LOAN RANGER OLLIE CATAPULTS SEAGULLS INTO LIMELIGHT!

Weston hail their ex-star Watkins

Underhill so impressed by England's improvement

SAM Underhill is a decent barometer of England's progress in the last 12 months having watched them from in and outside the camp over the last year.

Wales show defiance but the wait goes on

ALL week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let them catch the action in Auckland, a bit of R & R before the serious business.

Injury and illness can't stop the fun

IT'S time to dip back into the 1974 Lions tour again and 50 years ago today exactly - July 14 a much agitated manager of the Marine Hotel in what used to be called Port Elizabeth was looking for Lions manager Alun Thomas to demand both an explanation and reparation.

Aussies made to fight all the way

WALES captain Dewi Lake scored two tries from lineout drives but it wasn't enough to prevent his side crashing to their ninth consecutive defeat and give Australia their first win at a rainy Melbourne since 2017.

Borthwick approach tempted Strawbridge

ASSISTANT coach Andrew Strawbridge reckons England are a team on the up and that persuaded him to throw in his lot with Steve Borthwick's crew.

High-risk blitz puts England in charge

THERE'S nothing not to like about England's blitz defence. It's bold, gutsy, and good to see because it makes rugby exciting. A blitz defence is all-or-nothing - there's no half-way, no 'just about'.

Only our best will do, says Carnduff

FINN Carnduff leads England U20s out to face old rivals Ireland today knowing they must produce their best 80 minutes of the tournament so far to book a place in Friday's World Championship final.

George: I just can't wait for rematch

ENGLAND captain Jamie George is desperate for a rematch with the All reBlacks after another gut-wrenching verse down under.

Ireland stun world champions

SUPER-SUB Ciaran Frawley landed a last second drop-goal to write his name into Ireland legend as Andy Farrell's side clinched a dramatic victory over South Africa in Durban last night to level the series 1-1.

YOUN GUNS HARVEYCUCKSON BATH & ENGLAND U20 SECOND ROW

Harvey Cuckson thought long and hard about whether to represent England or Wales in his age-grade rugby but is certain he made the right call in pulling on the Red Rose.

I played my last game in 38-degree heat...

OMAN, where I have been living with my family for the last two years, is a beautiful country just like Wales with the coastline and the mountains - but with a lot fewer rugby clubs and a better climate. In fact, there is only one rugby club out here, in Muscat, where my son now plays.

European elite keen to exclude outsiders

WHICHEVER way you care to define the i-word, it was an interesting few hours for Canadian sport.

I still have a lot more to give - McNally

JOSH McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after for a time that his rugby career may be over.

Why is captain replaced so early?

SO THE All Blacks keep their home record of wins at Dunedin by just one point against an England side who will be wondering what might have been.

Time for players to behave properly

THERE are no 'good' responses to Melvyn Jaminet's violently racist outburst on social media, or the serious sexual assault allegations levelled against Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou during France's July tour of Argentina and Uruguay.

Hunslet become dual-code outfit

A DUAL-CODE rugby club is set to return to the Rugby League heartland of Leeds, with Jason Robinson's former club Hunslet launching a 15-man, semi-pro franchise team.