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| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| Aviva Premiership | |
| Friday , September 3 | |
| Sale vs Newcastle | ![]() |
| Saturday , September 4 | |
| London Irish vs Saracens | ![]() |
| Exeter vs Gloucester | ![]() |
| Wasps vs Harlequins | ![]() |
| Sunday , September 5 | |
| Leeds Carnegie vs Bath | ![]() |
| Northampton vs Leicester | ![]() |
| More Aviva Premiership fixtures | |
| Top 14 | |
| Sunday , September 5 | |
| Clermont Auvergne vs Montpellier | 15:00 |
| Bourgoin vs Bayonne | 15:00 |
| Agen vs Perpignan | 15:00 |
| Castres vs Racing Metro Paris | 15:00 |
| Toulouse vs La Rochelle | 15:00 |
| Brive vs Toulon | 17:00 |
| Biarritz vs Stade Francais | 20:45 |
| More Top 14 fixtures | |
| The Magners League | |
| Friday , September 3 | |
| Ulster vs Ospreys | ![]() |
| Glasgow vs Leinster | ![]() |
| Saturday , September 4 | |
| Connacht vs Newport-Gwent D'gons | ![]() |
| Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh | ![]() |
| Benetton Treviso vs Scarlets | ![]() |
| Munster vs Aironi Rugby | ![]() |
| More The Magners League fixtures | |
| Currie Cup | |
| Friday , September 3 | |
| Griquas vs Cheetahs | 15:00 |
| Leopards vs Pumas | 15:00 |
| Lions vs Western Province | 19:10 |
| Saturday , September 4 | |
| Blue Bulls vs Sharks | ![]() |
| More Currie Cup fixtures | |
| ITM Cup | |
| Thursday , September 2 | |
| Counties Manukau vs Tasman | ![]() |
| Friday , September 3 | |
| Canterbury vs Bay Of Plenty | ![]() |
| More ITM Cup fixtures | |
| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| Top 14 | |
| Wednesday, September 1 | |
| Montpellier 22 - 21 Toulouse | ![]() |
| Perpignan 17 - 12 Biarritz | ![]() |
| Bayonne 19 - 18 Brive | |
| Bourgoin 22 - 15 Agen | |
| Stade Francais 40 - 34 Castres | |
| La Rochelle 13 - 15 Toulon | |
| Racing Metro Paris 28 - 17 Clermont Auvergne | ![]() |
| More Top 14 results | |
| ITM Cup | |
| Sunday , August 29 | |
| Manawatu 9 - 17 Hawkes Bay | ![]() |
| Bay Of Plenty 39 - 29 North Harbour | ![]() |
| More ITM Cup results | |
| Top 14 | |
| Saturday , August 28 | |
| Perpignan 6 - 16 Montpellier | |
| Castres 25 - 16 Bayonne | |
| Clermont Auvergne 33 - 9 Brive | |
| Agen 28 - 23 Biarritz | |
| Toulouse 34 - 16 Stade Francais | ![]() |
| La Rochelle 20 - 12 Bourgoin | |
| More Top 14 results | |
| ITM Cup | |
| Waikato 39 - 3 Counties Manukau | ![]() |
| Wellington 31 - 28 Northland | ![]() |
| Canterbury 35 - 16 Auckland | ![]() |
| More ITM Cup results | |
| Tri-Nations | |
| South Africa 44 - 31 Australia | ![]() |
| More Tri-Nations results | |
| Top 14 | |
| Friday , August 27 | |
| Toulon 31 - 36 Racing Metro Paris | ![]() |
| More Top 14 results | |
| Currie Cup | |
| Pumas 22 - 21 Blue Bulls | ![]() |
| Western Province 24 - 29 Cheetahs | ![]() |
| Lions 45 - 22 Leopards | ![]() |
| Sharks 48 - 30 Griquas | ![]() |
| More Currie Cup results | |
| ITM Cup | |
| Tasman 16 - 21 Southland | ![]() |
| More ITM Cup results | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 2 |
Comments
Kent says...
Italy or Twickenham ??. Give La Dolce Vita anytime
Posted 11:57 11th August 2009
LieweHexie says...
England have never hosted the Rugby World Cup (they were co-hosts in 1991 with Scotland,Ireland,Wales and France) yet they have already played 10 "home" games at Twickenham and if their stadium wasn't being refurbished in 2007 it would likely be 12 or more. Now they're getting another shot at 4 to 7 more. And because it's their turn it looks like they're not sharing with anyone!!
Of course all this is fair play to the I.R.B. Rah! Rah! the Old Boys Club and their crooked system that purports to represent all nations equally.
Posted 10:18 10th August 2009
claudio says...
All unions are equal, but some unions are more equal than others..... (home unions + France + Sanzar unions) two votes!!!! give me a break!!! what's the difference between them and Italy and Argentina??
Posted 23:42 07th August 2009
Nath says...
This 2 vote thing is antiqated and smacks greed and insecurity.
The reason the IRB felt forced to go for the biggest financial payback for the 2015 world cup is down to their stupidity in awarding the 2011 RWC to New Zealand on the back of a sob story, "Ooooh if the RWC gets any bigger we'll NEVER get to host it again!!!! boohoo!"
NZ! Its already out grown you! It should be going to Japan already, Their giangantic comercial clout would have ensured that italy had a shot in 2015.
Well done IRB for screwing that up so spectacularly. Can't say its a surprise though, you guys are pathetic!
Posted 12:38 07th August 2009
TheBosston says...
I agree with slick...if Italy are good enough for the Six Nations, then they deserve as many votes as the other five, not to mention the World Cup bronze medalists who also only get one.
Posted 10:43 06th August 2009
slick says...
A depressing month indeed!
Surely there can't be anything more disgusting than not taking responsibility for your own actions - Dean Richards & the Bath 3 - time to grow up and admit your mistakes rather than blame the authorities for doing their jobs!
Quick question: why do the big 8 unions still get 2 votes for the world cups?
Surely, if we want to stop the "old boys club" IRB mentality and grow the game we need to give more voting rights to the other unions!
It is bizarre to think that Scotland has 2 votes where the game seems to be dying on its arse (&, from what you are saying, they seem to be using them to spite enemies from 200 years ago!) whilst Japan, Italy and USA get 1 vote each!
Posted 16:40 05th August 2009