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1. 1. 16-man England fined £10,000

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 October 2003 THE Rugby Football Union has been fined £10,000 for having 16 men on the field at one time against Samoa.

2. 2. Inga's Jason mission

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 October 2003 WHEN "Inga" Tuigamala was at Wigan he was credited with saving Jason Robinson from a sporting Skid Row brought about by booze and birds.The former All Black, who played Rugby League at Central Park and Union with Newcastle Falcons, introduced the Sale Shark to Christianity. Now he's out to destroy his friend's World Cup ambitions.

3. 3. Leslie defended by McGeechan

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 October 2003 Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has led a vigorous defence of disgraced flanker Martin Leslie - but it is still to be decided whether there will be an appeal against his record 12-week ban.

4. 4. RU: Profile - Fran Cotton

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 19 October 2003 HE may have been brought up in a tough mining background - but Wigan lad Fran Cotton was the gentle giant of rugby union.&  Born in Wigan in 1947, it was expected that Fran would follow in his father's footsteps into the world of rugby league, but it was in union that Cotton junior was to make his name.

5. 5. Sutcliffe joins Hollioake's trek

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 October 2003 LANCASHIRE star Iain Sutcliffe has spoken of the personal tragedy behind his decision to join Adam Hollioake's epic 2,000-mile fund-raising trek.

6. 6. Win with BetFred

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 October 2003 BETFRED is giving away a free £100 handicap double on this weekend’s two major Rugby matches: firstly the massive World Cup clash - South Africa v England at 1pm, followed by the Super League Grand final - Bradford v Wigan at 6.30pm.

7. 7. Larder tackles back

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 October 2003 AS& a defensive coach Phil Larder is relieved that he doesn't have the job of coaching a side that has to try to prevent England from scoring tries.

8. 8. Beaumont's pointer for Sven

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 October 2003 ENGLAND'S soccer players are never likely to match their rugby union counterparts unless there is a drastic change of attitude over the club- versus-country debate, according to former England and British Lions captain Bill Beaumont.

9. 9. Sit back and enjoy the show

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 October 2003 INJURED Sale skipper Pete Anglesea gives his views on rugby at Edgeley Park and Down Under as part of his weekly column.

10. 10. What might have been for McGeechan

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 October 2003 SUCCESSFUL British Lions coach Ian McGeechan will have his work cut out with Scotland at the World Cup and may glance at England coach Clive Woodward and wonder what might have been.

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