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1. 1. Simms: Rugby Union isn't in our league

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 March 2004 SALFORD Reds football director Steve Simms claims the gulf between rugby league and rugby union has widened in terms of skill, strength and fitness levels.

2. 2. English Rugby Union left reeling

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 September 2004 RUGBY will be in turmoil if Sir Clive Woodward does finally quit as England coach because there is no natural successor to the man who steered the side to World Cup victory less than 12 months ago.

3. 3. Rugby man's worth a punt

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 September 2004 YOU can hear the old pros and a few out-of-work managers tut-tutting over their cornflakes, can't you? "Clive Woodward? Who's he, anyway? Some fella who's made a bit of a name for himself in rugby union.We're not having him switching over to our game. What qualifications has he got to run a football club?"

4. 4. Woodward will quit rugby after Lions tour

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 September 2004 Sir Clive Woodward today confirmed he will quit rugby union and "possibly" move into football after next summer's Lions tour to New Zealand.

5. 5. Robinson wants fearless rugby

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 October 2004 ANDY Robinson has revealed how he secured the job as England head coach with a presentation to the Rugby Football Union which described his vision for the future of English rugby as expansive, creative, fearless, enthusiastic, honest and uncompromising.

6. 6. Rugby Union season round-up

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 May 2004 IT has been another roller- coaster season away from the dizzy heights of the Zurich Premiership with Sedgley Park taking the prize as the local club that has achieved most by reaching the not exactly undizzy heights of National One.

7. 7. Skipper Jason is toast of England

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 November 2004 JASON Robinson, the rugby league icon who crossed the great divide into union so successfully, has reached another milestone in his career by being named England captain against Canada on Saturday.

8. 8. Super league referendum

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 April 2004 RUGBY league clubs will hold their own European referendum tomorrow when they decide finally whether to allow French Championship leaders Union Treiziste Catalane to join them.

9. 9. Simon is set for Oldham

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 December 2004 FORMER Great Britain star Simon Haughton is set to return to rugby league from rugby union today and sign for Oldham.

10. 10. Harris joins the Bulls

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 July 2004 OLDHAM-born Iestyn Harris has completed his widely-tipped move back to rugby league after a chequered rugby union career with Cardiff.

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