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1. 71. Murphy wants Edwards back

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 November 2009 RUGBY League legend Alex Murphy is calling for Shaun Edwards to be brought back from rugby union to succeed Aussie Tony Smith as England coach.

2. 72. Analysis: How Sale Sharks lost their bite

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 February 2010 With just nine games to save their season, Sale Sharks are staring into the abyss. Here M.E.N. rugby union reporter Neil Leigh looks at six key areas to assess what has gone wrong at Edgeley Park.

3. 73. Olympics welcomes women to the ring

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 August 2009 WOMEN boxers have gained entry to the Olympics club in time for London 2012 while rugby union sevens and golf have only to avoid being blackballed by the International Olympic Committee in October for inclusion in the 2016 Games.

4. 74. Ashcroft calls for Sale and Salford to groundshare

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 December 2009 KEVIN Ashcroft believes Salford must seriously consider inviting rugby union neighbours Sale Sharks to join them in a ground share scheme at Barton.

5. 75. Reds go for a Shark attack

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 July 2008 PAUL Highton believes Super League status for Salford will lead to the club enjoying a fan base boom similar to the one experienced in recent years by rugby union neighbours Sale Sharks.

6. 76. Aussies' World Cup poser

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 July 2008 THE Australian Rugby Union is considering bidding for the 2019 World Cup - despite the massive asking price to host the tournament.

7. 77. Sale get to safety

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 April 2010 So, in the end, Sale lived to fight another season in the top tier of English rugby union – but as pyrrhic triumphs go, their ‘achievement’ takes some beating.

8. 78. MGS up for Super Tens

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 March 2010 Manchester Grammar School’s rugby union team are set to compete in one of the UK’s most prestigious schoolboy tournaments later this month.

9. 79. Rugby world cup: Bramhall Saracen Spencer has bright future

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 October 2011 England’s World Cup in New Zealand prompted many emotions, optimism not uppermost among them. But the tournament indirectly produced some hope for the future in Ben Spencer.

10. 80. Quality National Rugby League signings are in short supply

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2011 A top agent has highlighted the worrying problems every Super League coach faces in signing overseas stars.

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