RUGBY LEAGUE: Salford City Reds collected the first major trophy of the season with a 10-try demolition of Doncaster in the 2008 Northern Rail Cup final at Blackpool.
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THE Rugby League Student World Cup kicked off in atrocious weather conditions at Griffith University in Brisbane yesterday, with torrential rain for most of the morning impacting on the first round of matches.
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LEEDS shrugged off the absence of 14 players to conjure a sensational fightback as three second-half tries gave them victory against the Super League’s bottom club Castleford at Headingley Carnegie yesterday.
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WE’VE had Millennium Stadium FA Cup finals, Cardiff City at Wembley, Swansea City’s promotion, Wales’ Grand Slam, Joe Calzaghe ruling the boxing world... and there’s an Ashes Test match and a Ryder Cup on the way.
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The Western Mail understands the ambitious Welsh outfit WILL be selected by the Rugby League as one of the two new franchises for the expanded 14-team competition from 2009.
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CELTIC Crusaders have planned a full evening of entertainment before and during their Co-operative National League One match against Widnes Vikings tomorrow night at the Brewery Field (7.30pm).
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WALES will need to look for a new captain when they face England in October after Lee Briers announced his retirement from the international game.
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CELTIC Crusaders earned a comfortable National League One victory at bottom side Dewsbury yesterday but know that their second game in five days – against Widnes Vikings at the Brewery Field on Thursday evening (7.30pm) – will be a lot harder.
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