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SMOOTH TALK Kirkby Lonsdale gave Wayne Barnes, the 2019 World Rugby Referee of the Year, another accolade after he attended the club’s annual dinner. They regard him as one of their best speakers in the past 20 years.

A spokesman for the North Premier club said: “He was in no rush to leave the clubhouse, talking to players and supporters until midnight.”

Head coach Paul Wingfield is proud of recent achievements. “We lost

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