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1. 11. Crowds up again in Super League

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 September 2005 CROWDS& in the engage Super League have risen for the fourth consecutive year. And despite finishing outside the top six for the first time in the 10 seasons of Super League, Wigan reported the biggest increase in spectators.

2. 12. Saints hit target in transfer battle

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 March 2005 SUPER League champions St Helens have fired back for rugby league in the transfer war with rugby union.

3. 13. Heartland clubs suffer in revamp

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 February 2005 IT'S tempting to wonder whether the Rugby Football League has got its priorities right, asks Stuart Brennan.

4. 14. Farrell's role play

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 February 2005 RUGBY legend David Watkins knows what it takes to switch codes. The Welsh ace went from union to league in October 1967 and became one of Salford's all time greats. Wigan and Great Britain skipper Andrew Farrell is all set to go in the opposite direction, but just where will he play in the 15-a-side code?here Does Farrell play? Special report RL lead Wednesday

5. 15. Farrell ready to crack new code

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 March 2005 ANDY Farrell will become one of the highest paid players in world rugby after Saracens announced the Wigan and Great Britain captain's '700,000 cross-code switch from league to union.

6. 16. Robinson talks up Andy's qualities

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 February 2005 ENGLAND coach Andy Robinson believes Andy Farrell, the Great Britain rugby league captain, is "an outstanding rugby player of his generation".

7. 17. Willows memories will never die

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 January 2005 SALFORD City Reds are moving to a new '30m stadium at Barton in 2007 but rugby league is set to live on at The Willows.

8. 18. Capital growth for Lewis

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 May 2005 RUGBY Football League executive chairman Richard Lewis wants two London teams competing in Super League by 2008 as part of his blueprint to expand the game.

9. 19. Warriors star Botham forced to quit

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 August 2005 WIGAN Warriors star Liam Botham has been forced to retire from rugby league at the age of 27.

10. 20. How the cap fits

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 September 2005 RUGBY League say the salary cap has helped raise overall standards and increase competitiveness in the engage Super League but the big success story is in Australia's National Rugby League which is currently enjoying record-breaking crowds.

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