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YOUNG U'S LEARNING ON THE JOB
STEVE Morison’s revamped, youthful Sutton United side took the Surrey derby honours to close in on the National League play-off spots.
WE'RE AT THE PEAK OF POWER
Lofty Lambs just love a late show
I came on against Italy and made a difference
I’M currently five years into being master in charge of rugby at Barnard Castle School, which is where it all began for me on my journey to becoming a professional rugby player.
Albion make most of generosity of the host
‘THIS was a first half to forget for us’, summed up Stortford head coach Tom Coleman, when he said his side made far too many errors and gave Plymouth a big foothold in the contest to emerge victorious.
Thomas leads the charge for Cardiff
CARDIFF turned around an early 15-0 deficit to claim a second successive bonus point victory and gain revenge for last season’s two defeats to the Scarlets.
Offiah Snr backing his boy to hit the heights
TYLER Offiah has been backed to make his senior debut for Bath this season – by his try-scoring legend father Martin.
New-look Saints still have what it takes
THE champions might have lost the talismanic Courtney Lawes and Lewis Ludlam to France but this new-look team were still too good for Exeter.
Dugdale intent on proving his worth
DOGGED back row Sam Dugdale is determined to build his legacy in the game on the unseen, hard work which complements the big name stars around him.
El-Abd steps up to replace Jones
OYONNAX head coach Joe El-Abd has been appointed England’s defence coach, replacing Irishman Felix Jones.
Sio: Lions are in for a shock
SCOTT Sio is backing the Wallabies to give the Lions a fright next summer after their recent upturn under Joe Schmidt.
Etzebeth has final word as Springboks claim crown
SOUTH Africa claimed the Rugby Championship for the first time since 2019 with a commanding display in Mbombela on a special day for legendary second row Eben Etzebeth.
Two matches, two defeats but Diamond keeping the faith
HARLEQUINS ran in four tries yesterday to condemn Newcastle Falcons to a 28-14 defeat at The Stoop – their 23rd straight Premiership reverse following their loss at home to Bristol on the opening night.
England should be aiming for treble top
THE autumn internationals against the traditional southern hemisphere big three, and Japan, are next on England’s agenda and I still fancy the leading Six Nations teams when they are at home against the southern hemisphere sides.
Christie's happy to step up to the plate
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall has revealed how Scotland flanker Andy Onyeama- Christie has helped fill the leadership void left by Owen Farrell and co.
Augustus: I fight to stop feeling sick
SAINTS fans’ favourite Juarno Augustus leaves nothing in the tank on the pitch and is close to emptying his stomach off it every weekend because of a bad bout of prematch nerves.
Top four finish is our goal Randall
HARRY Randall feels Bristol Bears can go one step further this year and secure a play-off place which may put the scrumhalf into the fold for further England honours.
Fiji deserve to play with best in world
EVERY underdog has its day, as Daniel Dubois reminded us in knocking an entire cathedral’s worth of bells out of Anthony Joshua in London – or, as the capital city is now sycophanticallyknown by those who make the biggest bucks from the fight game, Riyadh-on-Thames.
Captaining Tigers is an honour Chessum
IT WAS quite the comeback for Ollie Chessum, not just personally, but collectively, as Leicester Tigers kicked off their new Premiership season with a lastgasp victory at Exeter Chiefs.
Falcons show spirit but Quins do enough
HARLEQUINS duly secured the bonus point win that most pundits expected but Newcastle will have been far from downhearted as they made the long coach journey home.
Wade rolls back the years with hat-trick
CHRISTIAN Wade rolled back the years with a hat-trick of tries as Gloucester won a bizarre thriller for a first victory at Ashton Gate after six consecutive defeats.
Hawkins still has Wales in his sight
JOE Hawkins insists he still harbours dreams of representing Wales again at international level.
Lozowski puts the boot into Sharks
GEORGE Ford handed England boss Steve Borthwick an autumn injury scare pulling up after just five minutes as Saracens handed Sale a bonus point beating.
TROY JOY OPENS THE FLOODGATES
lan Heitman recounts a month of stunning track highlights
LION ROARS TO TOP SPOT
John Anthony is right up with the pace as the speed horses kick on again
FINEST LAP OF HONOUR
Graham Buddry tells the dramatic tale of Australia's brilliant Southern star
FOOTBALL'S FIGHT AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER
After battling the disease himself, Mick Harford tells FFT how he has joined forces with Viv Anderson, Grant McCann and more for a fundraising drive this October
THE BRADY BUNCH
Despite Birmingham dropping into League One, Blues are bouncing again - with an NFL legend in on the action
MEMORIES OF SIR MICHAEL'S EARLY DAYS RUN SO DEEP
Dave Youngman looks back at Michael Stoute's road to success
DREAMING JUMPS IN FOR CIAN WIN
Karl Hedley follows the changing seasons across the Irish Sea
LOVE ALWAYS WINS
On August 1, 2019, Arsenal's great new hope appeared. Unai Emery was convinced he'd found a left-footer capable of scoring freely from the right wing, the man who'd lead the Gunners into the future.