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Fasten seatbelts for new season

JUST 84 wonderful days after the circus last rolled out of town, it’s back this Saturday. How much have you missed it? The Cricket World Cup, Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta, Wimbledon, The Open — be honest, you haven’t given domestic football a...

Taylor nets brace as Henley maintain winning start to season

FOLLOWING their opening day home victory against Slough, Henley 1sts travelled to Woking for their second match of the Premier League 2 West season last Saturday. Straight from the push-back Henley started the match at a furious pace and with just...

United’s five star display keeps them top of table

WOODCOTE slipped to a surprise 4-1 home Premier Division defeat against WINDLESHAM UNITED last Saturday. In the first-half Woodcote looked the better side and most likely to break the deadlock although each side had one good goalscoring opportunity...

Wingers bag hat-tricks as Worthing are outclassed

HENLEY HAWKS put the previous weeks defeat at Taunton behind them and scored nine tries in a scintillating performance to beat Worthing at Dry Leas on Saturday. In near perfect conditions, the speed and skill of the Hawks was too much for a young...

Vultures swoop to retain Jersey Super 10s vets title

THE Henley Vultures retained the Jersey Super 10s title during their annual trip to the Channel Islands last weekend. Twelve veteran teams (over 35) assembled from across the British Isles and France and were split into three groups of four with the...

Langford’s late strike enough to secure points for Hurricanes

AFC HENLEY HURRICANES U18s got their East Berks League Division 2 campaign off to a winning start as they triumphed 2-1 at WINDSOR ...

Cup exits for Hurricanes and Hotspurs

DIVISION 3 side AFC HENLEY HURRICANES U16s crashed out of this season’s cup competition after losing 4-0 at home to Division 1 side ...

Visitors late strike denies amber and blues victory

HENLEY Ladies 2nds had to settle with a point from their home Trysports Three Counties League Premier Division 1 match with Newbury ...

Carr’s try not enough on return for visitors

HENLEY Hawks Women suffered their third Championship South 1 defeat of the season at Hove Ladies on Sunday. The visitors started the ...

Jacobs and Sadler set the pace at London’s pairs head

UPPER THAMES ROWING CLUB crews were in action at the Pairs Head on the Tideway in London on Sunday. Around 420 crews raced downstream ...

Sonning Common and Peppard hit top spot

THE B side of Sonning Common and Peppard sit proudly joint top of Reading and District League Division 1, sharing first place with ...

Shiplake College Boat Club take honours at pairs head

SHIPLAKE College Boat Club competed at the Pairs Head of the River last Sunday, racing from Chiswick to Harrods depository near ...

Robinson’s handicap reduced following win

THE rise through the ranks at Phyllis Court saw Russell Robinson ambitiously step up in class last Friday and still win, taking the ...

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Runaway Pedlar Cup victory for Acton

JOHN Acton won the Pedlar Cup at Henley Golf Club last week. Acton, a 17 handicapper, eased to victory with a score of net 64 which ...

Ross helps trio win autumn competion

DESPITE torrential rain, 36 players competed in the Badgemore Park ladies autumn meeting last week. Christine Ross, Sarah Kirby and ...

Reigning champions undone at Gillotts

HENLEY 1sts ran out winners in their latest Oxfordshire League match against top of the table Brackley 1sts on Tuesday of last week. ...

Rupert House leads way in winter series

RUPERT HOUSE are the new leaders of the South Oxfordshire Primary Schools’ winter series following last Saturday’s races. More than ...

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