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1. 61. Wigan Warriors in crisis

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 21 June 2005 WIGAN Warriors are a club in crisis with the world's most famous rugby league team reeling on the ropes and fighting for Super League survival. Once-mighty Wigan are in free-fall and facing relegation. The club's current plight is alarming and in stark contrast to the champagne glory days when they dominated the sport. Here we analyses the key areas where it is going wrong for the Warriors.

2. 62. Swinton can see signpost to home

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 June 2005 SWINTON Lions could be on the way back home after 13 years on the road. Six rugby league championship successes and three Challenge Cup victories in their glorious history could not stop them being forced out of their famous Station Road ground to pay off huge debts.

3. 63. RU: Sale face row over Taylor

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 November 2005 SALE Sharks have risked a club-versus-country row with the International Rugby Board to ensure they are at maximum possible strength for Friday's Guinness Premiership clash with Leicester.

4. 64. Wales appeal over Taylor recall

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 November 2005 WALES have appealed to the International Rugby Board to take immediate action after Sale Sharks demanded centre Mark Taylor be released for club duty this weekend.

5. 65. Beautiful game turns ugly

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 September 2005 WAYNE Rooney's petulance and red card in Spain only serve to give sharper focus to England cricket hero Andrew Flintoff's sporting behaviour on the pitch. As both codes of rugby clamp down on bad behaviour, we ask if the beautiful game is in danger of turning ugly.<BR>

6. 66. RL: Botham Jnr quits

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 August 2005 LIAM Botham, son of cricket legend Ian Botham, has been forced to retire from rugby league at the age of 27.

7. 67. Let's look after the RL greats

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 February 2005 RUGBY League likes to be known as the family game - so don't treat the stars of yesteryear as the sport's poor relations, demands Neil Barker.

8. 68. Boston in plea to fans

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 June 2005 RUGBY League legend Billy Boston is urging Wigan fans to Ian Millward time to revive the Warriors fortunes.

9. 69. RL: Iestyn the wizard

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 15 October 2005 WELSH rugby wizard Iestyn Harris is tipped to weave his magic against former club Leeds and guide the Bradford Bulls to a Grand Final crowning at Old Trafford tonight (Saturday).<BR>

10. 70. Basil at large

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 July 2005 THE first installment from the M.E.N.'s outspoken new rugby league columnist, Wigan coach Ian "Basil" Millward.

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