Summary
IT'S a big night for Sale and a big night for rugby in the north, too. The Sharks need to beat Cardiff Blues at Edgeley Park to maintain their Heineken Cup interest and provide a lift to the region as a whole, which is struggling.
In the traditional league heartlands and beyond, union's rapid expansion in recent years is showing worrying signs of stalling. On the one hand, results have been poor, with England's three elite northern clubs -- Sale, Leeds and Newcastle -- all occupying bottom- four places in the Guinness Premiership.See the full content of this document
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Don't Leave North Stars in a League of Their Own [Edition 2]
The other pressing issue is public interest. Although the 15-man code remains in rude health as a particip...
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