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Tony Incenzo: Now it’s the wide-awake club!

Teams like St Helens Town, Warrington Town and Warrington Rylands have all made it to Wembley in the FA Vase over the years despite being in areas where football plays second fiddle to the oval ball game.

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Tony Incenzo
25 July 2021

Tony INCENZO
talkSPORT RADIO’S NON-LEAGUE EXPERT

I’VE always taken a keen interest in the fortunes of Non-League clubs who ply their trade in Rugby League strongholds.
Teams like St Helens Town, Warrington Town and Warrington Rylands have all made it to Wembley in the FA Vase over the years despite being in areas where football plays second fiddle to the oval ball game.
But the city of Wakefield has been a real graveyard for Non-League clubs. I have seen several teams from that area crash and burn despite the local population topping 99,000 and around 348,000 people living within the Wakef...

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