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1. 11. RU: Robinson is 'fireproof'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 September 2005 RUGBY Football Union chief Francis Baron insists Andy Robinson's position as England head coach is "fireproof" through to the 2007 World Cup.

2. 12. RU: Crackdown packs a punch

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 September 2005 The Rugby Football Union yesterday warned a disciplinary crackdown will lead to more red cards and harsher penalties being applied by judicial committees.

3. 13. Sale 26 Newcastle 25

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 03 September 2005 SALE defied both Newcastle and the Rugby Football Union to open their Guinness Premiership account with a narrow win at Edgeley Park.

4. 14. RU: Ex-Sale star hit with 11 week ban

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 September 2005 SARACENS utility back Nicky Little has been banned for 11 weeks by Rugby Football Union disciplinary chiefs. The former Sale Sharks stand-off and Fiji international appeared before a three-man RFU panel in London.

5. 15. RU: Jim joins elite coaches

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 September 2005 JIM Mallinder is being groomed to become one of Britain's elite coaches under a new government initiative aimed at matching England's sporting success in winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup and in regaining cricket's Ashes.

6. 16. 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>

7. 17. RU: Robbo 'far from sussed'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 September 2005 IF Jason Robinson raises a finger this weekend it won't be to those who are suggesting that he has been sussed and unable to mount the dazzling breaks that made him the stand out player in world rugby.

8. 18. RU: Sharks miss out on Lions cash

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 September 2005 ENGLISH rugby is braced for another bitter battle between its leading clubs and Twickenham hierarchy. The latest row revolves around compensation cash payable to Guinness Premiership clubs following this summer's Lions tour of New Zealand.

9. 19. Lions row rumbles on

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 September 2005 ENGLISH rugby is braced for another bitter battle between its leading clubs - including Sale Sharks - and Twickenham hierarchy.

10. 20. RU: Rest row rumbles on

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 September 2005 ENGLISH rugby's domestic season will be launched in style this weekend with more than 80,000 fans expected to watch the opening round of Guinness Premiership action.

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