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ACE WILL HAS STILL GOT SAME FIRE IN HIS BELLY

Spireites’ new striker reckons Cook’s recipe will bring out his best

World League will add to the pressure

ALL the excitement in the game at the moment surrounds the upcoming World Cup in France, and that’s the way it should be. But what is going to happen when we have the new World League in play? Where is the highest value going to go then? I’m not sure what the main reason was for the introduction of the new tournament but, in my eyes, it can only add extra pressure on the coaches and players.

'I wanted to keep on working with Steve'

RICHARD Wigglesworth admits staying close to head coach Steve Borthwick was one of his biggest motivations to take his current England post.

Richardson keen on Scotland role

WHEN Dylan Richardson was called up to play for Scotland against Japan at Murrayfield in 2021, the South African-born utility forward headed north not knowing what to expect.

‘I need my players to give it their all for Shots’

THE BIG INTERVIEW TOMMY WIDDRINGTON

Arundell shouldn't be lost in France

HENRY Arundell’s new contract with Racing has been the subject of a lot of speculation, but the overall understanding is that he has signed a one-year contract, with a two-year option. Arundell is young, talented, and has been given a wonderful opportunity to play for a good team in a great city like Paris – and when you lose your job in the way he did at London Irish it is not surprising that his thinking would be to immediately find some job security.

Gatland calls up uncapped Plumtree

UNCAPPED back row Taine Plumtree, who Scarlets last week unveiled as a new signing, has been called up to the Wales squad. Swansea-born Plumtree, 23, is the son of ex-Swansea head coach and All Blacks assistant John Plumtree.

JOY FOR JOEL AT EARLS JOB

FORMER Yorkshire Amateur player-coach Joel Hughes is relishing the chance to be the boss at Earlswood Town – and has promised to do the club proud.

'TIME TO SORT PARK STRIFE'

THE owner of Scunthorpe United and his predecessor have been challenged to step out of the shadows of social media and sort out the club’s future at Glanford Park.

NUNN IS NOT RUSHING OFF!

UPBEAT Chris Nunn reckons it ‘just feels right’ to be staying at AFC Rushden & Diamonds for the coming campaign.

Wade would be my wild card on the wing

Ben Jaycock speaks to former Wasps, Leicester and England winger Tom Varndell about the state of the game in 7s and 15s

YOUNG GUNS - LOUIE JOHNSON

Instinctive Newcastle fly-half Louie Johnson has set his sights on breaking into the Falcons first team after finishing his final tournament with England U20s.

SARLL: GREG'S TAYLOR-MADE

DELIGHTED Woking boss Darren Sarll reckons he has pulled off a major coup in signing central defender Greg Taylor from Cambridge United.

Wales pull another one from nowhere

WHEN it comes to finding players from anywhere and nowhere for World Cups, Wales can be relied upon to do so with almost unfailing consistency.

Spirited England out for revenge

ENGLAND U20s have the opportunity to make amends for their dismal defeat to France at the Rec in February and book a place in a World Championships final tonight.

James: We'll just keep improving

LIFELONG Sale Sharks fan Sam James is hoping his side go one step further next season and lift the Premiership to pave the way for the next generation of players from the North West.

We trained for hours in baking sun - then lost!

AS England ramps up their preparation for this year’s Rugby World Cup, I can’t help thinking and remembering what is was like being involved in the first-ever World Cup and all the negotiations it took before getting the agreement for it finally to go ahead.

Young stars need more room to grow

A FASCINATING Junior World Cup has reached the business end of affairs so it’s not too late to parachute in and catch some of the excellent action on the World Rugby stream which has been working pretty well while ITV also put a highlights package together.

STAG PARTY IS JUST PERFECT TO REVITALISE GREAT SCOTT

THIS time last year, Scott Rendell was wavering.

TIGERS & LATICS IN STALEMATE

...but fitness levels on up

Haskell: We must be tough

ENGLAND’S World Cup hopes rest on building an aggressive, physical spine of ‘tough guys’ to intimidate their opposition.

When law and spirit are not the same

WE’VE heard an awful lot – far too much, frankly – about the spirit of cricket just recently, and it has had little to do with the amount of single malt a multi-coloured blazer in human form can chuck down his neck in the Long Room. The Great Jonny Bairstow Stumping Scandal has propelled us headlong into the realm of sporting morality: two words that fit together like “love” and “divorce”, or “parliamentary” and “standards”.

CORDNER'S READY FOR A BIG PUSH

TYLER CORDNER says he couldn’t turn down the chance to be part of York City’s new era as the Minstermen’s spending spree under new majority ownership continued.

KER-NOW OR NEVER, LADS!

CORNWALL is renowned for its beautiful beaches and tasty pasties, but now its football team are determined to seize their moment in the spotlight.

Radwan's aiming to fly high with Falcons

DESPITE finishing bottom and with relegation set to return in next season’s top flight, Newcastle Falcons winger Adam Radwan insists his side are looking up the table under a new coaching staff led by Alex Codling.

A man-mountain who needs to be stopped

POSOLO Tuilagi is a force of nature who stands between England U20 and the chance of another World U20 final – and they will need a Joe Worsley-style masterclass in chop-tackling to keep him at bay.

French surprise as AWJ signs for Toulon

ALUN Wyn Jones has joined French club Toulon as cover during the World Cup.

Chandler ready for his next episode

CHANDLER Cunning- ham-South is hoping to fly off to Portugal on holiday in just over a week’s time as an U20 World Cup winner before starting the next chapter in his career, at new club Harlequins.

Arendse piles the misery on Jones

EDDIE Jones endured a miserable start to his second tenure in charge of Australia as the Wallabies’ Pretoria curse continued courtesy of a hat-trick by Springboks flyer Kurt-Lee Arendse.

ANGELS SET FOR TOUGHEST TEST

JAY SAUNDERS has won National League South promotion – and the Tonbridge Angels boss reckons this year’s division is tougher than ever.