Rugby Roundup – Archers Approach Xmas Mid-Table

There’s been a couple of narrow, agonising defeats for Nottingham Rugby Club of late as the Championship side, currently in sixth place, fell to December defeats against Bedford Blues and Jersey Reds. That takes their losing streak to three straight at present as they, weather-permitting, travel to Ampthill on Saturday (17 December), before hosting Coventry…

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Avanesyan Beaten As Wood Eyes Up Next Bout

So, what fight fans have expected for quite some time, finally materialised overnight as Leo Santa Cruz relinquished the WBA Super featherweight championship meaning that Nottingham fighter, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood is the divisions, sole, world champion. The decision by Cruz, 38-2-1(19) means that Wood, 26-2(16) is the WBAs only world champion now, and attention, for…

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Forest Through In National League Cup

Nottingham Forest progressed to the quarter-finals of this seasons’ FA Women’s National League, League Cup at the weekend, following a come-from-behind, extra-time success, away to Stoke City. Having made four changes to his starting eleven, Head Coach Andy Cook bringing in Aja Aguirre, Becky Anderson, Charlotte Greengrass and Mackenzie Smith, the Reds, although taken to…

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