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PARTY POPPER LAVERY'S GOT THE MOVES

HE’S brought pride back into the name of Kettering Town, now Richard Lavery has become an internet sensation as well.

TIME FOR RICK TO DO THE TRICK!

IT will be 22 years at the end of this season since Francis Tierney tapped in to send Doncaster Rovers back into the Football League.

NOW IT'S..WELCOME To WROXHAM

THEY may be stratospheres apart but did Step 4 Wroxham miss out on living the Hollywood dream by just one vowel?

WELLIES ARE ON THE UP AGAIN!

THE terrible Coronavirus outbreak decimated Non-League football in many ways.

JACKSON STUNNER BOOSTS CLARETS

FARNHAM Town staged a second-half fightback to further cement their position at the top of the Isthmian South Central.

BRETT BAGS A QUICK SWITCH

Munyard joins Jammers after Regent

NOR'S THE MERRIER FOR LATICS

SLICK Oldham Athletic cantered to a resounding victory over Tamworth - but boss Micky Mellon and his management are still demanding more!

Undercard get chance to show their A-game

ENGLAND’S A team today get their first major work-out after being resurrected earlier this year when Australia’s undercard provide the opposition at The Stoop.

Gatland: If I lose my job, I'll go to beach

ONE of the more revealing comments from Warren Gatland this week came when he was asked how tough it is to keep players believing when you are on an extended losing streak.

Chiefs in hunt for new investment

TONY Rowe has confirmed the search for new investors into Exeter Chiefs has begun as he looks to safeguard the longterm future of the Premiership club.

McGoverne says playing for Chiefs is her priority

EXETER fly-half Olivia McGoverne has opted for club over country which will rule her out of contention for New Zealand’s World Cup bid in 2025.

YOUNG GUNS

Louie Gulley experienced the environment of England U20s’ World Championship triumph up close this summerand now has a burning desire to become an age-grade star. The 19-year-old Exeter Chiefs hooker was part of Mark Mapletoft’s squad but didn’t manage to make an appearance during the tournament.

Gillham must get justice for the Championship

SIMON Gillham's arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby.

We're going in right direction - Borthwick

ENGLAND boss Steve Borthwick is not fearing the chop – despite adding a 29-20 defeat to South Africa to their recent dismal run.

Botham: We have to stay positive

JAMES Botham says Wales can’t dwell on the negatives if they want to end their long losing run.

Kolbe's double piles the pain on England

WHEN South Africa’s pocket-rocket, Cheslin Kolbe, sent England to their third loss in a row at Twickenham for the first time since 2006 with a stellar 63rd-minute finish, it brought the curtain down on a dismal Autumn series for Steve Borthwick’s team.

I decided to work hard and Eddie backed me

I TURNED up at Saracens as a skinny late developer, all 92kgs (14st 7lbs) of me, when most second rows are at least 115 to 125kgs (18-19st 7lbs).

Blackett building next generation

ENGLAND A attack coach Lee Blackett is convinced it won’t be long before several of the players on show against Australia A today will make the step up to Test rugby.

A brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher

A highly entertaining and enthralling contest between two sides fighting at the foot of the table was eventually won by Esher after the lead had changed no less than seven times throughout an absorbing afternoon.

McParland keen to shine for England A

NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Archie McParland feels he has returned a better player following a nasty injury that denied him a World Cup winners medal and is now ready to fly into a new opportunity with England A.

Morgan could lead Wales into new era

WALES do not have much chance of beating Australia today in Cardiff if we use the form of the two nations so far in this autumn series.

I am calm and loving my life, says Cipriani

Paul Rees talks to the former England No.10 as he agrees to put his boots on one final time to help raise money for MND

The Cherry & Whites lay down marker over Lucs

CAMBORNE maintained their lead at the top of the table with a bonus-point win against their nearest challengers in a pulsating game.

Trinity aim to get the culture right

HIGH-FLYING Trinity have made a remarkable turnaround this season after narrowly avoiding relegation last term, heading into this weekend unbeaten and are now eyeing up promotion from Level 7.

England look like a clueless rabble

I WATCHED with a growing sense of bewilderment as England yet again took to the field against Australia looking to all intents and purpose as if they had just been introduced to each other on the coach into Twickenham.

Sleightholme shows he has pace to burn

OLLIE Sleightholme recently clocked his fastest sprint time and is racing to cement his spot as an England starter.

Buenos Diaz

Luis Diaz's journey has taken him from humble origins in Colombia to stardom at Liverpool. A year since his father's kidnapping, he's been reinvigorated under new manager Arne Slot

PAUL SMITH

Maximo Park's frontman on a rocket from Rochemback, meeting Gareth Southgate at Colin Cooper's big bash and being dropped for a doppelgänger

10 TO THE FUTURE

Andoni Iraola was a left-field choice to become Bournemouth manager in June 2023. The noir fiction fan and Marcelo Bielsa disciple tells FFT why falling for Dorset helped to defy a slow start and break records on the south coast

"SVEN GOT IN TOUCH TO SEE IF I'D BE KEEN ON PLAYING FOR ENGLAND THAT MADE ME SO PROUD"

The former Italian shot-stopper tells FourFourTwo about following in his father’s footsteps at Milan and the game that changed Chelsea forever...