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<title>Jones issues Six Nations warning to Wales</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Former Wales captain Ryan Jones has warned his team mates &quot;not to rest on their laurels&quot; after their last minute victory over Ireland in the Six Nations. </description>
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<title>Dickson gives England a boost for Italy</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>England scrum half Lee Dickson could still play in the Six Nations against Italy as his injury is not as bad as first feared. 

Dickson broke a bone in his left hand while playing for England 
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<title>Wales move from eighth to sixth in IRB Rankings</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Wales have moved up from eighth place in the IRB Rankings to sixth place while Ireland drop from sixth place to eigth largely due to Wales winger Leigh halfpenny&apos;s last minute kick which won the match 21-23. </description>
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<title>Evans : Scotland won&apos;t panic over lack of tries</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Scotland wing Max Evans has insisted that the team are not starting to panic after their 6-13 Six Nations loss to England at Murrayfield where they fluffed several chances to score tries. </description>
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<title>Thom Evans getting his life back on track </title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Former Scotland rugby international Thom Evans has been training with a leading athletics coach as he contemplates a new sporting life on the track.</description>
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<title>Lancaster has applied for full time England job</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>New England coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed that he has applied to become England&apos;s next full-time coach possibly going up against Nick Mallett. </description>
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<title>Ludeke pleased with Bulls&apos; first run</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has expressed satisfaction after his team beat the Kings 16-12 in Port Elizabeth at the weekend.</description>
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<title>Danny Gray pens new Worcester Warriors deal</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Fly half and former England Sevens international Danny Gray has signed a new contract With Aviva Premiership Rugby Club Worcester Warriors as the club continue to build a squad for the coming seasons. </description>
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<title>Coetzee fearful of Stormers being &apos;underdone&apos;</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says his biggest task will be to ensure that his players are not underdone by the time their 2012 Super Rugby season kicks off against the Hurricanes at Newlands on February 25. </description>
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<title>Kidney : &apos;Ireland are a lot better than that&apos;</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Ireland Head coach Declan Kidney has insisted that Ireland can rebound from their last minute loss against Wales in their Six Nations opener and beat France in Paris if they use their heads a bit more.</description>
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<title>Wales coach Gatland : We got out of jail </title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted his side got out of jail in their last-gasp 21-23 Six Nations opener win over Ireland on Sunday.</description>
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<title>London Wasps sign USA Eagle Paul Emerick</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Aviva Premiership Rugby Club London Wasps have signed USA Eagles back Paul Emerick as injury cover for the remainder of the season. </description>
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<title>Flood &amp; Dickson get England Six Nations call up</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> England have added Leicester Tigers fly half Toby Flood and Harlequins scrum half Karl Dickson to the Six Nations squad preparing to face Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.</description>
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<title>Adam Jones pens new Ospreys deal </title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Wales, British and Irish Lions and Ospreys prop Adam Jones has signed a new contract with the Ospreys which will keep him in the region for two more years. </description>
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<title>Reds name Super Rugby squad for Brumbies</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>The Queensland Reds will unleash a near full strength line-up when they travel to Cairns for their opening Super Rugby trial game of 2012 against the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night.</description>
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<title>Smith joins Hurricanes ahead of Crusaders clash</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>New Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith has joined up with his team-mates ahead of the team&apos;s pre-season game against the Crusaders in Mangatainoka this Saturday.</description>
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<title>Plumtree satisfied with Sharks&apos; internal trial</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Sharks coach John Plumtree says he is generally satisfied after the Sharks played an internal trial match at Kings Park on Friday. </description>
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<title>Strokosch to leave Gloucester for Perpignan</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Gloucester Rugby have confirm that Scotland international flanker, Alasdair Strokosch, will be leaving the club at the end of the current season to take up a contract with French Top 14 side USA Perpignan.</description>
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<title>Coetzee happy with Stormers&apos; new depth</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 02:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says that even though the Stormers lost 14-22 to the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby warm up match he was pleased with the depth being created. </description>
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<title>Halfpenny puts the Six Nations boot into Ireland</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description> Lee Halfpenny kicked a late penalty to secure an arguably controversial Six Nations victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. </description>
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