Saints to axe reserve side from league

David Connolly played reserve games to build fitness at the start of the season
David Connolly played reserve games to build fitness at the start of the season
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SAINTS are expected to pull their reserve side out of domestic league action next season, instead choosing to play individually arranged games at home and in Europe.

The club has decided it will not compete in the totesport.com Combination Wales & West division when the new campaign begins.

Up until 2005 they were regularly playing the second string of clubs such as Arsenal and Chelsea.

But last year they were playing the likes of Salisbury and Forest Green Rovers, finishing in the middle of the ten-team division.

They are expected to instead arrange games on a match by match basis, and will possibly take the team abroad to play sides in other countries.

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