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Sarries snap up Simon for a week
SARACENS moved to ease their back-row crisis this week by landing Simon Taylor, the Scotland and British Lions loose-forward, on a week's loan. The 25-year-old Edinburgh Rugby star flew into London on Wednesday, February 2 and is expected to make an
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Lee decides to ditch mask for comeback
THE Watford manager was concerned Richard Lee decided against wearing a protective face mask when he made his earlier than expected return to competitive action in Watford Reserves' 2-0 defeat at home to Charlton on Wednesday, February 2. Although
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'Surprised' Ray pleased no offers for 'H'
WATFORD boss Ray Lewington has admitted his surprise that no Premiership club made an offer for Heidar Helguson before the transfer window closed at midnight on Monday, January 31. Chief executive Mark Ashton has confirmed that while the Hornets did
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Gills set to face Hornets hot shots
RAY LEWINGTON will unleash his 26-goal strike pairing of Heidar Helguson and Danny Webber against Gillingham tomorrow (Saturday, February 5) for what the manager terms a "vital" game, as long as the Icelandic striker is fit to play. The Hornets' leading
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Raiwalui resists Pau advances to sign for Sarries
SIMON RAIWALUI rejected a lucrative offer to play in France to sign a new two-year contract with Saracens this week. The 30-year-old former Fijian captain, signed from Newport in 2003, is understood to have turned down a six-figure sum to play for
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Men in Black aiming for double over Saints
SARACENS look to extend their unbeaten Zurich Premiership run under the sole guidance of Steve Diamond when they travel to under-performing Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens tomorrow (Saturday). The Men in Black have not lost in the league since
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Sarries move for Taylor
SARACENS moved to ease their back-row crisis this week by landing Simon Taylor, the Scotland and British Lions loose-forward, on a week's loan. The 25-year-old Edinburgh Rugby star flew into London on Wednesday evening and is expected to make an appearance
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Visagie thrives in forward thinking
SINCE Steve Diamond took over the head coach role from Rod Kafer in mid-December, Saracens have adopted a primarily forwards-based game-plan. The ethos garnered their first bonus point victory of the season against Newcastle Falcons on Friday evening
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Jackson convinces the jury
GLEN JACKSON bounced back from his horror show against London Irish the previous week in style with a match-winning display in the victory over Newcastle. The Kiwi stand-off was held culpable for Saracens' exit from the Powergen Cup after he kicked
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Students cater for charity
CATERING students from West Herts College have raised more than £1,000 after hosting a fundraising event and buffet to raise money for the tsunami disaster. Watford MP Claire Ward and around 40 guests attended the event, held on Tuesday, February 1
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TV license evasion drops in Watford
WATFORD has dropped one place in a league table of the county's worst television licence evaders. TV Licensing's "league of shame" exposes the towns and cities where high numbers of licence evaders have been caught. A total of 4,197 evaders were
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Charity volunteers honoured
LOYAL staff who have clocked up 50 years of voluntary service between them at a Rickmansworth charity shop were honoured last week. A group of volunteers who work at Help the Aged in the High Street were presented with certificates at the shop's tenth
