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'Debut king' has a passion for goals
NEWPORT County new boy Sam Bowen is one of those guys who can say he's been there and worn the T-shirt and really mean it. The hitman has compiled a decent footballing resume that includes Worcester City, Merthyr Tydfil, Bromsgrove Rovers and Forest Green
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Family's anguish over son's death
A GRIEVING mother whose son's body was dumped in a lane near Newport says the family have more questions than answers about his death. The body of Dorian Foxwell was found by a jogger in a lane between St Brides and Marshfield last October. The 32-year-old
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Showdown with stars!
ALMOST like old times - and no place for the faint-hearted. That will be the scene at Rodney Parade today when Newport Gwent Dragons take on the might of Leicester with a place in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup beckoning. The appearance of the
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Everything to play for
"A FABULOUS weekend for Gwent rugby" was how Leigh Jones described the prospect of today's Dragons Heineken Cup tie with Leicester and tomorrow's Cross Keys v Newport Konica Minolta Cup clash. Jones, of course, is involved in both as Newport coach and
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I might stay on, says Bobby
I MIGHT stay on, says Bobby Skinstad, the former South Africa captain who arrived at Rodney Parade yesterday to take up a three-month contract with Newport Gwent Dragons, writes Robin Davey. The big back row forward has signed for the Dragons in preference
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Farmer's grim shotgun threat
A GWENT farmer fired his unlicensed shotgun into the air after an argument with an ex-girlfriend, shouting 'the next one is either for you or your horses', a court heard. But Nicholas Criddle, 31, yesterday received a suspended prison sentence, after
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Sam's day at the races
TALENTED young Gwent jockey Sam Thomas admits he still has to keep pinching himself as he contemplates a rapid rise from obscurity to stardom. Less than six months ago he was an unknown amateur jockey with Ross-on-Wye trainer Venetia Williams. Now he
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Sorry, ladies, this one is taken!
WHO fancies a ruck and maul with this latest Newport rugby signing? Red-blooded ladies everywhere will be queuing round the stadium to catch a glimpse of South African-born Bob Skinstad. He's very tanned, toned and his torso actually ripples. And I know
