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Hatters' Chat, with Brian Swain
THE first home defeat of the season put a slight dent in Luton Town's promotion hopes, but they made amends on Tuesday, October 23, by chalking up their fifth way win, at the expense of lowly Halifax Town. But the result that gave most cause for thought
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Hornets Buzz with Oliver Phillips
IT goes with the territory of the First Division. You win some, you lose some. Very rarely have teams really established any consistency. Fulham were the exception one year, Charlton and Sunderland have run away with the title other seasons, but for the
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Rugby Union: Tabard fail to shine
TABARD RFC made the long journey to Cornwall on Saturday, October 20, but failed to make the most of the sunny conditions as they were dismantled 40-15 by a strong Launceston side. The visitors started well and pressured the home side into conceding a
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Saints Reserves: Ansell back on track
ST ALBANS CITY, masquerading as the City Reserve side for the third consecutive week, enjoyed another goal feast at Clarence Park on Monday evening (October 22) with a 6-1 victory against a youthful Billericay Town second XI. In addition to giving striker
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Cricket: Hannah's England honour
HANNAH SMITH has enhanced her reputation as one of the area's most promising young sporting talents with news that she has been selected in the England Cricket Board Women's Squad to attend Regional training at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, early in November
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County Cup: Experience proved to be the key
EXPERIENCE proved to be the key factor at Broadwater on Saturday as Berkhamsted Town progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Herts Senior Cup at the expense of a young Watford Reserve side. With the Hornets' first team away at Grimsby Town, reserve
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Boxing: Ojay fight off
WATFORD boxer Ojay Abrahams has had to pull out of the first defence of his British Masters Light Middleweight title because of injury. He was supposed to have fought Birmingham's Jimmy Vincent on Wednesday, October 31, but a suspected trapped nerve has
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Early Christmas visit to make a difference
AN unusual site, Father Christmas standing in the street on a bight October day, but madness was the idea of Help the Aged's volunteer day. Christened MADD - make a difference day - the charity's shop in St Albans Road drafted in the Mayor and Mayoress
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Motorsport: Eason third earns licence
ST ALBANS' Kevin Eason endured a particularly tough national rally debut in the Bulldog Rally in Wales last weekend, but came through with third place in his class to achieve his international licence status. The treacherous conditions made for a difficult
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Hockey: Ricky chalk up first win
GOALS from Simon Boterill, Greg Causer and a brace from Tim Martin fired Rickmansworth to their first win of the season, 4-2 at home to Luton. Rickmansworth generally controlled the match, but again failed to kill the opposition off, and were held at
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Hornets: Morris speculation is "rubbish"
Chelsea's Jodie Morris was spotted in the stand for the Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, October 23, prompting speculation that he is about to join Watford. "Rubbish," said Byrne this week. "He is a friend of mine and because of our connections with Chelsea
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Hornets: Foley joins former colleagues at QPR
EIRE international Dominic Foley has joined Qeens Park Rangers on a month's loan. He teams up with other ex-Hornets at Loftus Road after failing to break in the Watford first team,. despite his recent hat-trick for the reserves. There is good news on
