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The Wallabies snatched a last gasp 39-41 victory over the South Africa in Bloemfontein with a huge 55.6 metre penalty shot from Kurtley Beale.
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Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter says that he is thrilled with his team's performance which gave them a victory in their first ever Premiership match he won't be getting carried away.
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Saracens coach Brendan Venter has blamed the second half sin-binning of Alex Goode for Saracens' 33-16 loss to London Irish at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Harlequins bounced back after trailing at half time to draw 29-all with London Wasps at Twickenham in their Aviva Premiership opener.
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London Irish started their Aviva Premiership campaign at Twickenham with a 33-16 victory over last season's runners up Saracens.
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Exeter Chiefs got a dream start to the Aviva Premiership with a home 22-10 victory over one of the Premiership big guns Gloucester.
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Danny Cipriani's agent says that he is still headed for Melbourne next month and that his new employers expect him to report for duty as agreed.
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With the TriNations title already having being awarded to New Zealand this match will help to decide who comes second in the TriNations.
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Springbok captain John Smit admits that his South African team are still "a long way off" the team they want to be ahead of their final TriNations match.
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Sale Sharks kicked off the Aviva Premiership with a strong 35-18 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park
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Ulster kicked off their Magners League campaign with a narrow 27-26 win over reigning champions Ospreys at Ravenhill.
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Ulster kicked off their Magners League campaign with a narrow 27-26 win over reigning champions Ospreys at Ravenhill.
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Glasgow opened their Magners League campaign with a three point victory over Leinster beating them 22-19 at Firhill.
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Wallabies centre Matt Giteau has completed training with the rest of his team mates and will start the match against the Springboks.
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A magnificent performance from left wing Michael Killian and the flawless boot of flyhalf Elton Jantjies secured the Lions their fourth straight victory of the Currie Cup as they defeated Western Province 46-28 at Coca-Cola Park on Friday night.
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The Pumas hung on as the Platinum Leopards came back from a 20-13 halftime deficit to win Friday night's Currie Cup match in Potchefstroom 27-26.
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Saturday's TriNations match could be the end of Australia's highveld hoodoo and also the end of Springboks coach Peter de Villiers. Speculation is growing that De Villiers will be
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Northampton Saints Director of rugby Jim Mallinder has named the squad that will face Leicester on Sunday in front of a sold-out Franklin's Gardens.
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Solid defence by the Free State Cheetahs late in their Cup match against Griquas on Friday night earned them a well-deserved 33-28 win.
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Geordan Murphy has been named to lead Leicester Tigers as captain for the 2010/11 season. The Ireland international, now entering
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Wycliff Palu has ruled out a TriNations return and even ruled out a return to the Wallaby team for the end of year tour and now only predicts that he will be back for the Super 15.
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Exeter Chiefs join Aviva Premiership Rugby and become the 19th different club to play Premiership rugby following their promotion from the Championship last season, and contest their first ever game in England’s top division.
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London Irish have a won 4, lost 2 record in the six previous seasons of the London Double Header. The Exiles finished off last campaign with an unwanted run of three
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Leeds Carnegie have not won on the opening weekend of a Premiership season since they defeated Leicester 26-13 at Headingley Carnegie in 2002.
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London Wasps have named a side for their Aviva Premiership Rugby opener against Harlequins with new signings Nic Berry, Riki Flutey, Richard Haughton and Andy Powell who all start for Wasps
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