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Meet the
Rugby
team
Lydia Edgar
Partner, Head of Sports sector
t:
0161 836 8822
m:
07843 436 996
Email
Catherine Forshaw
Associate
t:
0161 836 8885
m:
07741 669 519
Email
Christine Hart
Legal Director
t:
01772 229832
m:
07918 680 624
Email
Huzaifa Moosa
Solicitor
t:
0161 836 8847
m:
07342 998 133
Email
Alex Needham
Solicitor
t:
01772 229 824
m:
07557 083 602
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Tom Smith
Partner
t:
01772 229848
m:
07895 630 974
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The Rugby Football League's has moved away from traditional promotion and relegation criteria.
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