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1.6 million facing water fluoridation
Treatment is thought to be causing illnesses and lowering IQ
Newspeak used to smear The Light
They cancel our events, attack political meetings and damage property but brand us as fascists
Champion Trailfinders cut Blues to shreds
EALING celebrated their Championship triumph with a nine-try trouncing of fourth-placed Bedford to finish seven points clear at the top of the table.
Collier fits the bill for NZ challenge
ENGLAND finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is usually a Red Rose burial ground.
Calcutta Cup win the highlight of my career
I WAS sat on a mattress on the floor of Alex Lewington’s flat in Twickenham waiting for the rest of my stuff to come out of storage when Gregor Townsend rang me out of the blue to say I was in the Scotland squad for the 2020 Six Nations.
Crusaders stun Blues to keep season alive
CRUSADERS salvaged some dignity in their torrid Super Rugby Pacific campaign with a shock 29-27 win over league leaders and fierce rivals the Blues.
Awesome! Toulouse make it a super six
CHAMPIONS Cup final player of the match and European rugby’s biggest star Antoine Dupont revelled in captaining Toulouse to their unprecedented sixth title.
Try tsunami sends a mixed message
Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Prem
Saracens hold on to take it at the death
SARACENS held their nerve to secure a home semi-final and put an end to Gloucester-Hartpury unbeaten season.
Barnes hits four in nine-try rout
HAMPSHIRE ran in nine tries to thrash Surrey and kick-start their campaign with Curtis Barnes crossing for four.
We can beat anyone now says stoked up Matavesi
SAM Matavesi knew something had changed when he joined up with Northampton after Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final exit last autumn.
Du Preez keeps it in family for Sale
WHEN Sale signed George Ford two years ago, it seemed that Robert du Preez would have his time on the field rationed as he sat on the bench.
Diamond out to add some steel
EVEN someone without Steve Diamond’s coaching experience would have known that taking over at Newcastle was never going to turn them into an overnight sensation.
Toulouse provide a lesson in brilliance
THERE have been some extraordinary Champions Cup finals over the decades but none better than this titanic clash for the ages which saw Toulouse pull away in extra-time to claim their sixth title.
Resting players for big games isn't on
IT WAS just a couple of weeks ago that certain people were up in arms because the South African clubs had fielded weaker teams rather than their full strength sides in away games during the Champions Cup.
Day O'Reilly missed out on Hollywood
WHEN he last spoke in public, at his old Dublin rugby club a few hefty punts from the church where they held his funeral mass on Thursday, Tony O’Reilly summed up his extraordinary life in one sentence:
Bath and Saints to win - but only just
IT’S hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they face Saracens in the first Premiership play-off semi-final under the lights at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night.
I WANT TO FINISH OFF THE JOB I'VE STARTED AT BEES
NOT many National League managers would spurn a job offer from a club in the EFL. Very few get the chance.
HYBRID SWITCH BOOSTS ROBBIE
PLAY-OFF pain lingered for Chelmsford City boss Robbie Simpson, but the club’s enhanced training plan has helped whet the appetite for another crack at promotion.
Robins gem Conn-Clarke shines bright
ALTRINCHAM starlet Chris Conn-Clarke is keeping his feet on the ground despite a stellar season that saw him named the Sportsbeat Young Player of the Season at The NonLeague Paper’s annual National Game Awards, in association with Isuzu.
Taylor is too hot to handle!
RAMSGATE marksman Joe Taylor revealed greater dedication to his goalscoring craft is the secret behind his stunning 53 goals last season.
LEE'S GREENS HAVE GOT NEW ENERGY WITH DREAM SWITCH
UPBEAT Hendon boss Lee Allinson believes their switch back to the Isthmian League gives them a chance to compete on a more level playing field next season.
OUR DAN IS NO OR-DINARY JOE
DANILO ORSI admits Crawley Town took a risk on signing former Non-League “nobodies” but said he always felt they would get promoted after leading the club into League One.
WE'VE GOT ONE EQ OF A FUTURE
A NTONIO VALENCIA, Moises Caicedo, Pervis Estupinan, Jeremy Sarmiento. Sound familiar? Before too long you might need to add two more Ecuadorians to that elite Premier League list.
HEED EYE END TO STADIUM WOES
CHAIRMAN Neil Pinkerton is confident Gateshead “will be in a position to be promoted next season” having been controversially stripped of a play-off place this term.
GO BACK TO BEING DULL!
FOR nigh-on two decades, Forest Green Rovers were just about the dullest club in the National League. No promotions. No relegations. Plod, plod, plod.
JOCKEYS UP AND RUNNING
Boss Shinn's galloping into Step 4
CABLES HAVE THE POWER!
Daley's proud of Prescot heroes...
'UNKNOWN' IRON SEEK TO SHOCK...
AMBITIOUS Braintree chairman Lee Harding says the Iron will be gunning for the play-offs on their return to the National League.
Stones proud of FA Cup legacy NON-LE
AFTER an underdog run that stole the hearts of the nation, there was never going to be any other team than Maidstone United for the FA Cup Run of the Year award.