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Boss Clegg calls on Rylands to fill void of star man

PIPER: A TRUE PLAYER OF THE PEOPLE

‘A FANS’ favourite wherever he went’ – tributes have flooded in for popular playmaker Lenny Piper, who passed away this week following a long illness, at the age of just 46.

Waters relishes biggest battles ahead in race to clinch title

THE battle for supremacy at the top of the National 2 East can feel like a staring contest, and last weekend we may finally have seen the first blinks.

Grand Slam was ours, come hell or high water

I WAS privileged to play with a fantastic squad of players at what was largely a successful time for the Scotland team. Like any good team we weren’t reliant on any one individual, there was always someone ready to step up and take the lead. Everyone knew their role in the team and mine, as a winger, was obviously to cross the whitewash at all costs and put points on the board. I managed to score 15 tries in 37 Tests but that’s not to say I didn’t make an arse of things many, many times!

Odendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem

BURGER Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six Nations, raring to go rather than flagging after a non-stop 17 weeks.

Dunn: I want to finish my time with a trophy

TOM Dunn has spent his senior career at Bath and intends to finish it by emulating the teams he watched as a boy and securing silverware.

Hunter wants World Cup to build legacy

FORMER England captain Sarah Hunter believes the side can build a legacy beyond its success on the pitch. England, who have won the last five Six Nations titles, will host next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, seeking revenge for their losses in the last two finals.

Carnduff learns the Leicester way

FINN Carnduff is honoured to join an illustrious list of England U20 captains and made if four of their past five age-grade skippers to have come from Leicester Tigers.

Why Six Nations is pinnacle of game

HERE we are at the start of another Six Nations with everything to play for as the excitement builds with the first games this weekend. The world of rugby desperately needs the Six Nations to be a real success if the game is to grow and prosper.

ACE ADE WAS TREBLE TOPS WITH REBELS

NEIL BAKER reckons Elijah Adebayo is the perfect example of how hard work and determination can help a young player fulfil their footballing dreams.

THE PEAKS OF OUR POWERS

TAMWORTH boss Andy Peaks is the master of staying level headed - but he even admits there's no hiding the Lambs are in a title race.

GEORGE HAS GOT IT MAID

WHEN THE final whistle blew at 2.27pm last Saturday, the Maidstone United players scattered round the Portman Road pitch as 4,472 jubilant away fans erupted.

DARYL'S DOUBLING DOWN!

McMahon is primed to lead Urchins

It's a Pools party DIFFERENCE for boss Kev

HARTLEPOOL United produced back-toback wins for the first time since August as Kevin Phillips’ rejuvenated side climbed to 11th in the National League.

ROD ADDS ANOTHER STRING TO HIS BOW

NEW BOSS Rod Stringer says he is determined to lead a charm offensive to get his new army of Welling United fans on side ahead of a crunch relegation battle.

SEARLE STANDS IN AT FLEET

DANNY SEARLE has been handed a route back into English football with Ebbsfleet United following the departure of head coach Dennis Kutrieb.

France can only watch as Irish put on a show

THIS was meant to be a tight, hard-fought match between the two strongest teams in Europe by some distance.

University helps lift Exeter's challenge

WHEN Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no secret of the fact that he would be looking at a number of new kids on the block.

Keen demand to host Euro finals weekend

DOMINIC McKay, chairman of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), has revealed that interest in hosting European club rugby’s finals weekend was higher than ever after announcing Cardiff and Bilbao as the venues for 2025 and 2026.

Pollock puts England on the front foot

HENRY Pollock’s superb hat-trick helped England U20s to victory against Italy away from home for the first time in six years as they got their Six Nations campaign off to a flying start.

Cockerill out to beef up Georgia

RICHARD Cockerill starts his reign as Georgia head coach in a remote part of Germany today vowing to put the bite back into the Lelos pack.

Why you don't give up on your dreams

IT’S BEEN said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting tournament quite like the Six Nations and this mad encounter at the Principality Stadium provided the latest compelling evidence.

GASH IS NO FLASH IN THE PAN!

Sports boss plots fall of Harriers

Ford looks the right Guy to build a bright future

IT HAS been a frustrating season for Chester head coach Guy Ford in National Two West, but with an average player age of 23, the club is building towards a bright future.

Top dogs who build teams in own image

A CCORDING to an article on the American website “Psychology Today”, there is scientific evidence to suggest that dogs not only look like their owners, but also share many of their personality traits.

At last! Freeman and Borthwick reasons to

THIS was not England winning in style in Rome, and getting the crowd on its feet, but it was a landmark of sorts.

Scotland hold off amazing Wales revival

ONLY the Six Nations would dare to dig into the Bumper Book Of Sports Cliches and redefine one of the biggest of all: the game of two halves.

Double agents out to prove their worth

Ben Nurse talks to two of Portugal’s World Cup stars looking forward to taking on England A

SPIREITES LOOK SO BERRY HOT!

HESTERFIELD are a staggering 19 points clear at the National League summit after sweeping aside Eastleigh, who played the entire second half with ten men after top scorer Paul McCallum was sent off.

HARRIERS HIT BACK IN STYLE OCI

REJUVENATED Kidderminster Harriers made it four wins from four under Phil Brown’s reign after dramatically fighting back from two goals down to sink Oxford City in this relegation six-pointer.