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Our man Ben is hungry for more

BEN Coulbeck has set his sights on becoming a regular fixture in the international rugby scene after standing out for England Counties on their North American tour. Read

England glory for Ben

RUGBY ace Ben Coulbeck scored on his England debut in New York. Read

Getting on like a house on fire

HELSBY Rugby Club are looking forward to a bright future after tying up a sponsorship deal with Halifax Estate Agents. Read

England call for our man Coulbeck

CHESTER journalist Ben Coulbeck has gone from writing the headlines to making them after winning his first international call-up. Read

Festival fun for Helsby juniors

HELSBY Under 9s followed up their success at Anselmians’ Festival two weeks earlier by winning Whitchurch Rugby Club’s minis festival. Read

Tributes paid to Aled

CHESTER player Richie Moore has paid an emotional tribute to his close friend and team-mate Aled Evans, who died on Sunday. Read

Juniors share cup spoils

CHESTER Rugby Club didn’t lose a game on their way to capturing their fourth Cheshire Under 12s Cup in five years. Read

Chester Rugby Club player Aled Evans dies

ALED Evans, the Chester Rugby Club player who missed out on his team’s cup final win at Twickenham, has died. Read

Thoughts are still with Aled

ALED Evans was in a stable but still critical condition in hospital as The Chronicle went to press. Read

Dream comes true in Chester late show

AS the stadium clock ticked ever closer to full time at Twickenham on Saturday, Chester’s dreams of cup glory seemed destined to end in heroic failure. Read

Super-sub Love has a day to remember

CHESTER’S match-winner Simon Love could hardly have made a worst start to his debut at the home of rugby. Read

Proud Foden hails players

CHESTER head coach Rob Foden paid tribute to his team’s “awesome” display at rugby HQ. Read

EDF Energy Intermediate Cup final

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Hard work is rewarded for captain Verbickas

SIMON Verbickas, Chester’s veteran skipper, was in dreamland after lifting the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup at Twickenham. Read

Chester 21 Birkenhead Park 18

A LATE interception try by Simon Love handed Chester Rugby Club the greatest win in their 83-year history at Twickenham this morning. Read

Simon on a World Cup quest

IT may seem hard to believe, but one of the key men behind Chester’s run to the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup final is a fully-fledged international. Read

AS one of only two Chester players to have graced the hallowed Twickenham turf before, Andy Moore knows exactly what to expect when he returns to rugby HQ tomorrow. “It’s fantastic,” enthused the openside flanker. “The nerves, the adrenaline... the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. The night before the game is completely nerve-racking. You don’t sleep a wink.” Read