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BOURNEMOUTH and Portsmouth bring the curtain down on the ECB Southern Premier League season when they meet in the T20 Cup final at Chapel Gate on Saturday, 2pm.

Bournemouth rugby have announced the appointment of Gareth ‘Gaz’ Martin as a senior coach, as he brings a wealth of experience from across the codes and in three countries to the club.

THE Emirates FA Cup is finally here for our Southern League Premier South sides with Wimborne Town and Poole Town both in cup action this weekend.

Newcastle have a ‘different courage’ about them after a strong start to the season under new boss Matthias Jaissle, but the Cherries can hurt them with the way they play, Marco Rose said.

Marco Rose admitted that earlier in his coaching career he would have been angry at the manner his Cherries side conceded a late equaliser to Everton last weekend, but he saw the effort to win the game from Marcus Tavernier and Ryan Christie.

Alex Scott is a ‘perfect box-to-box’ midfielder that has no ceiling with a ‘special’ attitude and work ethic, Marco Rose said.

The Cherries must work hard to turn their luck after they dropped five points from winning positions in the opening two games of the season, Marco Rose said.

It was good to see us dominate a game and have the scoreline reflect that last weekend against Hashtag United.

Marco Rose still needs to ‘get a picture’ of Juanlu Sanchez after the Spaniard arrived at Bournemouth injured, but he is training well, the head coach said.

The Cherries have confirmed their 21-man squad for the Europa League league phase, with summer signing Juanlu Sanchez and winger Ben Gannon-Doak left out.

Tributes have been paid to an “inspirational” netball coach with a “larger-than-life personality”.

Marco Rose says the Cherries’ luck will balance over the season after they lost five points in two games from winning positions, but the boss wants to change that luck themselves.

‘There are bigger trophies to come’ for Zach Cook and Pirates but the skipper was disappointed to fall short of the Championship Pairs title on home shale.

The Cherries have a tough start to their Europa League campaign, as boss Marco Rose said he was looking forward to watching their two Spanish opponents, Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo, go head-to-head in La Liga ahead of their trip to the former in two weeks.

Marco Rose is expecting Newcastle to provide intense opposition to the Cherries on Saturday under new boss Matthias Jaissle, who the Bournemouth boss has met before as both previous head coaches at RB Salzburg.

The single point from Saturday doesn't show the positives.