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1. 1. 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.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. Robinson has no remorse

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 27 March 2005 ENGLAND rugby union boss Andy Robinson refuses to apologise for plundering rugby league as he continues rebuilding for the next World Cup.

4. 4. Millward thumbs-up from Salford chief

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 March 2005 SALFORD City Reds football director Steve Simms revealed on the eve of tomorrow's big Super League clash at Knowsley Road that he had a key role in giving charismatic St Helens coach Iain Millward his big break in rugby league.

5. 5. Great to see Blackpool back

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 06 March 2005 ROCHDALE Hornets chairman Ray Taylor is delighted to see a professional rugby league club alive and kicking again in Blackpool.

6. 6. Injured Paul is chamber-made

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 March 2005 INJURED rugby league star Paul Highton will try out a specialised form of therapy to lift him from the depths of despair.

7. 7. Kidd needs feedback from Russian spy

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 March 2005 SWINTON coach Paul Kidd could be sending a spy to Russia to solve a rugby league riddle.

8. 8. Orrell 27 Plymouth Albion 32

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 March 2005 ORRELL'S slump towards the basement of National League One Rugby continued with a loss to highflying Plymouth Albion.

9. 9. Comment: Where's the sense in recruiting Farrell

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 March 2005 Andy Farrell is an outstandingly successful rugby player whose reputation goes before him - but I still cannot work out why Twickenham top brass are courting the Wigan star

10. 10. Farrell facing biggest test

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 31 March 2005 AFTER weeks of speculation, Andy Farrell has joined the ranks of rugby union and will be fast-tracked into an England side bidding to retain their World title in 2007. But some believe that, for all his super-star status in the 13-a-side code, Farrell wil find it hard to switch codes as smoothly as former team-mate Jason Robinson did. Geoff Green asks those in the know how he'll do.

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