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COBY'S ACED A MIRACLE RETURN

Sutton star back from horror injury

THERE'S SCOPES TO UPSET ‘EM

CONCORD RANGERS EYE WEMBLEY DATE

BIG GUN ROWE'S NO BANK BREAKER

JAMES ROWE says the arrival of namesake striker Danny Rowe gives Chesterfi eld’s promotion push a “new energy” – but has hit back at suggestions he’s trying to buy success.

RED-HOT MACCA RESCUES TOWN

LEIGHTON Town completed a Surrey Vase double when Archie McClelland headed home an 89th-minute header to break Cobham hearts at the Leg O’Mutton Field.

Hero McCall saves History Boys

WARRINGTON Rylands created club history as they claimed a quarter-final spot for the first time thanks to keeper Graeme McCall’s penalty shoot-out heroics.

DEADLY DONAWA STUNS GLOVERS

WING wonder Justin Dona-wa hit the perfect hat-trick as he inspired Solihull Moors to an emphatic victory over an out-of-sorts Yeovil side.

BLANKS FIRED IN PLAY-OFF CHASE

WASTEFUL Wrexham rued a missed opportunity, according to boss Dean Keates, after playing out a goalless draw with play-off rivals Chesterfield.

ASANTE SETTING HIS SIGHTS HIGH

LOSING a key player to long-term injury is always hard to take but the loss of Akwasi Asante for nine months to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament is a devastating setback for both him and promotion-chasing Chesterfield.

Sandersons help put Kirkham on the map

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools

Rees-Zammit is truly fast but Slade is just too quiet

The five players highlighted in this column – Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit, France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert, England outside centre Henry Slade, Ireland lock/blindside Tadhg Beirne, and Scotland openside Hamish Watson – are there because they have contributed in different ways in this Six Nations, and I’ve enjoyed watching them. Even more credit is due because each has raised their game despite the difficulties of the emotional bypass involved in playing in empty stadiums during lockdown.

Welsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter

For some it could have been the ‘Lucky 13th’ Grand Slam, but in the end the luck ran out. Fair play to the French, they kept going and going and going and deserved their win in the end.

No protests this time about unequal TV cash!

It’s amazing how time and circumstances can change people’s ideals and position on any number of things, even those that are supposedly ‘cast in stone’. Just around 25 years ago the RFU were removed from the Five Nations Championship on a point of principle that was agreed by the Celtic nations (Wales, Scotland and Ireland) and then after protracted discussions and negotiations, reinstated.

Lions turned hoses on Bevan and Gibson

ALLAN MARTIN THE FORMER WALES, LIONS AND ABERAVON LOCK

England's Lions hopefuls hit skids with Triple Frown

A very strange thing happened over the last week or so. It started with Anthony Watson straight after the France game, followed by Jonny May and then Ben Youngs, with all three being refreshingly candid in interviews in which they conceded England’s poor form in the Six Nations before the France game had been down to them.

Lack of relegation is not causing a loss of edge

It’s five weeks since the moratorium on Premiership relegation was announced, and if the doom-mongers were to be believed, some teams would by now be swanning around with their players demonstrating a couldn’t-care-less attitude. We were told that the lack of ‘jeopardy’ would be damaging to the league, and that fans would lose interest, but so far nothing could be further from the truth.

Getting inside head of Gatland not easy

S0 the 2021 Six Nations is all but done and dusted and our thoughts turn afresh to Lions selection regardless of exactly what format that ‘tour’ will take.

Dusautoir feels the pain of World Cup failure

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

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JONES ‘PROUD' AS HATTERS HIT BACK

JUBILANT Luton boss Na-than Jones was left beam-ing with pride after his side came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Sheffield Wednesday.

ROBINS OFFER RAMADAN LIFT

ALTRINCHAM’S two Muslim players have provided a fascinating insight into how they balance the requirements of their faith during Ramadan with the demands of their football careers.

JIMMY'S BREWING UP ESCAPE

Burton battlers back in mix

‘THAT WAS FOR OUR CAPTAIN'

IN an emotional return to Huish Park, Yeovil Town secured all three points and a clean sheet in the first match since the death of club captain Lee Collins.

LUKE ‘WORLDIE' FLOORS BOTH!

MARK Bonner admitted his Cambridge side were simply too exhausted to celebrate their last-gasp win at Port Vale.

SHAYMEN FIGHT BACK TO CRUSH THE LINNETS

FOUR goals in a scintillating 15-minute spell either side of the break saw FC Halifax Town complete an impressive fightback to enhance their play-off claims.

HEL OF A HERO AS TYKES STEAM ON

BARNSLEY head coach Valerien Ismael praised his side’s mentality after they beat Millwall, with goals from Cauley Woodrow and Michal Helik giving the Tykes their fifth win in a row.

Premiership's treatment of Lions is a scandal

THE Premiership is on its way to becoming the biggest pariah in Rugby Union. Hallmarks of its blinkered, divisive selfishness, highlighted by its ring-fencing agenda, have surfaced again in its latest fight with the British & Irish Lions.

Dev ups the revs to hit Hatters

BOSS Alan Devonshire admitted he was disappointed to only settle for a point after his Maidenhead United frustrated promotion-chasing Stockport County.

We deserved to win it, insists Robins

MARK Robins says his “outstanding” Coven-try side deserved to win after fighting back to draw at Blackburn, despite being down to ten men.

Lions leave space for Farrell to join the tour

WARREN Gatland has left the door open for Ireland head coach Andy Farrell to join the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa this summer if his international commitments allow.

BASSEY'S IN THE ZONE TO GIVE BEES A PICK-ME-UP

A STEELY display saw Simon Bassey record his first win as head coach against a disappointing Aldershot Town side whose recent form had suggested a possible late surge for the play-off spots.