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Packer's proud to join the 100 club

CAPTAIN Marlie Packer earns her 100th cap as England begin their quest for a sixth successive title against an improving Italy in Parma.

Bristol put leaders Saints to the sword

BRISTOL started where they left off before English club rugby went into hibernation with this crushing seven-try demolition of league leaders Northampton.

England on their way to being a real force again

IT'S been a chalk-and-cheese Six Nations for England, with the first three games going from not much improvement to error-riddled, and then the last two against Ireland and France raising the bar to a totally different level.

I'm fresh and ready for action, says Muir

WILL Muir broke into the England squad this year and although he did not feature in the Six Nations, Bath's coaches noted a difference when the wing returned to the club.

Bears can still finish in the top four - Dun

JAMES Dun knew exactly what Bristol's supporters were going through earlier this season when the Bears became stuck in a losing run.

Don't get trapped in bowels of a big club

Diamond's warning to his young guns

HIVE BUZZES AS MAGICAL BEES STING SAD WANDS

ARNET confidently and completely swept aside Dorking with the scoreline accurately reflecting the gulf between the teams.

ACE AKINYEMI LIFE INTO THE

Striker inspires crucial victory

SPIREITES ARE SAILING BACK NTO THE EFL ONCE AGAIN

CHESTERFIELD banished six years of hurt on a joyous afternoon when they regained the EFL status they lost in 2018.

TOP WRITERS OF THE FUTURE

PRIMARY school children in Crosby put journalism skills they had learned in the classroom into practise when they attended Marine’s clash with Guiseley in the Pitching In Northern Premier League last weekend.

BRADLEY'S STUNNER SETS WELSH TO GLORY

SION BRADLEY'S free kick lit up a sodden Llanelli night as Cymru C lifted the inaugural Anthony Hughes Trophy.

TOP SHOULDN'T FORGET ROOTS

Self-regulation has failed. The time for an independent regulator is here. Two stories in football from the past week or so underlined why.

LOCAL LADS BANG THE CITY DRUM!

BOSS Chris Cornes hopes Worcester City's local lads can etch their names in history after years of waiting for a chance to shine.

LET'S CELEBRATE GAME'S POWER

NON-LEAGUE DAY shows off everything great about this level of the game and it's a big celebration for Prostate Cancer UK too.

A TRUE TOWNERS LEGEND

ENFIELD TOWN are mourning one of their founding fathers, Dave Bryant.

BEECH BOYS ARE COASTING IT!

Fylde fight on in battle to beat the drop

ALLEN'S KEY TO SUCCESS

HOW many players at Step 4 do you know who have played at the Club World Cup? And how many are hailed as the best striker in the division at 37 years old?

LEEK NOT TIED UP BY CHALLENGE OF CABLES

LEEK Town took another significant step to the Northern Premier League West title as they won the third top-versus-second game they had faced in the past month.

GENERALS IN CONTROL AS STAGS RUN FINALLY ENDS

AFTER their unbeaten run of 14 games ended last week, Chesham bounced back by ending Totton's own record of 11 league games without defeat.

GIBSON DOUBLE INSPIRES BUCKS!

Montel hops off bench for glory

URCHINS TAKE BIG STRIDE IN TITLE BID

HORNCHURCH inched closer to the title with victory over Billericay, but the score doesn't necessarily tell the full story of a pulsating, full-blooded game.

IT'S A BOBBY DAZZLER AS MARINERS SAIL ON!

MARINE local hero Bobby Grant clinched victory against play-off contenders Guiseley with a breathtaking long-range strike that ignited the Crosby faithful into euphoria.

CLARETS GAP AT

CHELMSFORD CITY cut the gap to leaders Yeovil Town to seven points with a hard-fought victory over playoff-chasing Bath City.

A RECORD TURNOUT INSPIRES DEFENCES

TAMWORTH's record National League North attendance of 2,205 witnessed an entertaining draw against Chester.

LEN'S THE SAVIOUR FOR HINSH

LENELL John-Lewis' 90th-minute winner ensured Adam Hin shelwood bagged his first three points as York City manager with a crucial victory over Aldershot Town.

DREAM DEBUT FOR KING KEV

KEVIN Berkoe scored the only goal on debut as resurgent Woking outfought promotion-chasing Barnet to further boost their survival chances.

HUNGRY FOR A MACC DOUBLE

MICHAEL CLEGG has told his Macclesfield players they want to be turning up for their Gateshead semi-final firmly in the NPL Premier promotion picture.

CELEBRATIONS ON HOLD AS SPIREITES LEFT FRUSTRATED

It's one point to secure the title

WE'RE IN AN ABBEY PLACE

OPTIMISTIC boss Billy Holland reckons Waltham Abbey have a great shot at promotion - he just wishes he could have a full squad to pick from.

HEDGES BAGS A COUPLE AS WHITES SINK GENERALS

A BUMPER crowd of 1,186 turned up at the Ray Mac Stadium to see second-place Salisbury defeat table-toppers Chesham in an endto-end game which ended with late drama.