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Captain Collard leads by example

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 February 2022

AFC RUSHDEN 1 HEDNESFORDT 0
By Oliver Mortimer

INTERIM manager Andy Burgess began life at play-off chasing Rushden with a late victory.
Diamonds had seen their previous manager of eight years Andy Peaks leave for Tamworth and top-scorer Ty Deacon join Kettering since their last match two weeks ago.
They started slowly as Hednesford’s Riley O’Sullivan had a deflected shot saved, Harvey Portman saw a header flash just wide and midfielder George Cater fizzed a long-range strike over.
Following a tight opening half, the game began to open up more in the second period as home ...

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