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A year out from defending their World Cup crown, South Africa looked in disarray when they completed a dismal Tri Nations campaign with a 41-39 defeat against Australia on Saturday.
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Wallabies reserve hooker Saia Faingaa has been cited for his tackle on Flip van der Merwe which was allegedly dangerous.
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Australian match-winner Kurtley Beale said he didn't know until the last moment that he was going to take the penalty kick which clinched a 41-39 Tri Nations win over South Africa.
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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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Cardiff Blues gave Dan Parks a dream Magners League debut against his Scotland team-mates by beating Edinburgh 34-23 at Cardiff City Stadium.
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London Wasps director of rugby Tony Hanks has left his players in no doubt about his anger about the team not securing a victory from their clash with Harlequins.
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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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Wallaby and Reds star Quade Cooper is likely to stay in Rugby Union for the Super 15 and the Rugby World Cup.
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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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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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Benetton Treviso shocked the Scarlets in their Magners League opener defeating them 34-28 at Stadio Comunale di Monigo.
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Munster proved too strong for Italian Magners League newcomers as they beat Aironi 33-17 at Thomond Park.
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The Blue Bulls retained their place among the top four on the Currie Cup table, breaking a seven-match unbeaten run for the Sharks as the hosts secured a 40-34 victory over the log leaders at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
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Connacht started their Magners League campaign with a 40-17 victory over Newport Gwent Dragons at the Sportsground.
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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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Former England fly half Danny Cipriani has fuelled more speculation that he is about to quit rugby turning his back on the Melbourne Rebels by training with an American Football team.
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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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