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Toulon have too much power for Lyon

TOULON powered into the Challenge Cup semi-finals with an emphatic win over reigning champions Lyon at the Stade Félix Mayol

Knights fighting hard despite their half rations

AFTER doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place finish in the current Championship campaign.

Dream start with six tries at Twickenham

NOT many players will be able to say they once scored six tries in a final at Twickenham but, for me, personal achievements and accolades were secondary to just going out and enjoying my rugby.

END OF AN ERA FOR EMMO

EVERGREEN Keith Emmerson accepts it’s finally time to hang up his trusted boots after 24 years and more than 1,000 Non-League games – and even making it onto Football Manager!

LLOYD LIVING IN FANTASY ISLAND

IT’S not very often that a coach is provided with a blank canvas and an opportunity to shape the footballing fortunes of an entire nation.

WINNER TAKES IT ALL!

THE EASTER Monday showdown between Wrexham and Notts County has been circled on the calendar for a while now. It’s a fantastic game for the profile of the National League. You don’t get games like this too often.

RAVENS RALLY FOR A POINT!

MICHAEL Cheek’s second-half equaliser kept Bromley’s play-off hopes alive in an enthralling encounter at the Hive.

SUPERB SHIELDS CLOSE IN ON TITLE

SOUTH Shields are two points away from promotion to National League North after surviving a late scare from lowly Nantwich Town.

JADAMA'S LATE GOAL LEVELS UP FOR GATE

RAMSGATE pinched a point with a late TJ Jadama goal, but it wasn’t enough to stay at the top.

NOW LET'S GO FOR A DOUBLE

AVELEY’S Velocity Trophy win could provide an ‘extra push’ ahead of their promotion run-in, according to manager Danny Scopes.

CHALKED OFF GOAL IRKS BOSS STIMSON

MARK STIMSON has told his Hornchurch hopefuls there’s no time to feel sorry for themselves despite falling victim to a bizarre offside decision that has taken the Isthmian Premier title out of their hands.

There's no place for jackals and crocodiles in rugby jungle

I DON’T watch enough David Attenborough – frankly his droning voice is my go-to remedy for insomnia – to know if jackals and crocodiles happily coexist in some far-flung ecosystem but I do know they are inextricably linked in the jungle that is a rugby breakdown.

Irish galacticos on song as Leicester are sent packing

LEINSTER, supercharged by Garry Ringrose on his return from injury, strolled into the Champions Cup semi-final in a style which suggests they will be claiming a fifth title next month.

RENDELL'S SPOT ON AS STAGS TRIUMPH

AFC Totton continued their march towards the title with a comfortable home victory over second-from-bottom Cinderford Town.

HEROIC EACOTT RESCUES ROBINS

TITLE-CHASING Bracknell Town travelled to play-off hopefuls Swindon Supermarine on Saturday afternoon at the Webbswood Stadium and came away with a slender but vital 2-1 victory.

JAMIE'S E'S ARE ON THE BRINK!

ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE

Cardiff pay price for poor discipline

BENETTON became the first Italian side to reach the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup with former Wasps wing Marcus Watson scoring the crucial try.

'Rising risk of players taking their own lives'

Fears of players taking own lives

So where have all the fly-halves gone?

SINCE the last World Cup, Wales have picked eight fly-halves. By the end of the next one, the majority will have disappeared in a clatter of hooves and clouds of dust.

Non-stop season to challenge the best

NO ONE has ever denied – no one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby season is an ultra-marathon rather than a sprint. But when the World Cup comes around it takes on ferocious ironman triathlon levels.

Rampant Chiefs demolish Stormers

EXETER’S farewell party for their departing stars continues in full swing after they hit the Stormers with six tries to burst into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup.

Rayasi double puts Hurricanes on top

Super Rugby Pacific round-up

Matthews keeps eye on the ball

EVER-PRESENT flyhalf Tommy Matthews has enjoyed a fine season off the tee for Hartpury University adopting a ‘less is more’ approach to his kicking in training.

ROBINS GET THE GREEN LIGHT

MARC NASH believes North Shields have been a victim of their own success after having to call on the Football Association to help them preserve their Step 4 status.

CHRIS' LEADING A VICTORY CRUSADE

OVERJOYED boss Chris Devane spoke of his ‘phenomenal feeling’ after guiding Berkhamsted to Step 3 for the first time in their history.

LIGHTS, CAMERA -AND ACTION!

LUKE WILLIAMS has watched the Welcome to Wrexham documentary series, and he quite enjoyed it seeing as you asked.

IRON FACE THE WRATH OF HEED

SCUNTHORPE United last played at Gateshead back in 1957 on their way to the old Third Division North title – this time they are heading for the sixth tier of English football.

Stu lauds County as 'the best'

‘THE BEST team in this league by a country mile’ – Stuart Maynard paid Luke Williams and Notts County the ultimate compliment after an emotional Good Friday at Meadow Lane.

UNHAPPY HALI-DAYS FOR PARKY

A SENSATIONAL second-half performance from FC Hali fax Town stunned rampant Wrexham and threw the title race wide open once again.

HALL'S THE ASA IN GULLS' PACK

INSPIRED by skipper Asa Hall’s second goal in three games, Torquay United recorded their third straight win as they put play-off hopefuls Eastleigh to the sword and boosted their own survival hopes.