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<title>Wallabies snatch victory from Springboks </title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description> 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. </description>
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<title>Parks gets dream Cardiff Blues debut </title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Cardiff Blues gave Dan Parks a dream Magners League debut against his Scotland team-mates by beating Edinburgh 34-23 at Cardiff City Stadium.</description>
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<title>Baxter won&apos;t let Chiefs get carried away </title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter says that he is thrilled with his team&apos;s performance which gave them a victory in their first ever Premiership match he won&apos;t be getting carried away. </description>
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<title>Venter blames sin-binning for Saracens loss</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Saracens coach Brendan Venter has blamed the second half sin-binning of Alex Goode for Saracens&apos; 33-16 loss to London Irish at Twickenham on Saturday. </description>
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<title>Harlequins fight back for London Wasps draw</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description> Harlequins bounced back after trailing at half time to draw 29-all with London Wasps at Twickenham in their Aviva Premiership opener. </description>
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<title>London Irish start with victory over Saracens</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description> London Irish started their Aviva Premiership campaign at Twickenham with a 33-16 victory over last season&apos;s runners up Saracens. </description>
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<title>Exeter shock Gloucester in Premiership opener</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description> Exeter Chiefs got a dream start to the Aviva Premiership with a home 22-10 victory over one of the Premiership big guns Gloucester. </description>
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<title>Treviso shock Scarlets in Magners League</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Benetton Treviso shocked the Scarlets in their Magners League opener defeating them 34-28 at Stadio Comunale di Monigo.</description>
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<title>Munster beat Aironi in Magners League </title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Munster proved too strong for Italian Magners League newcomers as they beat Aironi 33-17 at Thomond Park. </description>
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<title>Bulls end Sharks Currie Cup run</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>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. </description>
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<title>Cipriani will play for Melbourne Rebels: Agent</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>Danny Cipriani&apos;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. </description>
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<title>Australia beat South Africa in Bloemfontein</title>
<date>Saturday 4 September 2010</date>
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<description>With the TriNations title already having being awarded to New Zealand this match will help to decide who comes second in the TriNations. </description>
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<title>Springboks still off the pace : John Smit </title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>Springbok captain John Smit admits that his South African team are still &quot;a long way off&quot; the team they want to be ahead of their final TriNations match. </description>
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<title>Sale kick off Premiership with Falcons win</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>Sale Sharks kicked off the Aviva Premiership with a strong 35-18 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park</description>
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<title>Ulster beat Magners Champions Ospreys</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>Ulster kicked off their Magners League campaign with a narrow 27-26 win over reigning champions Ospreys at Ravenhill.</description>
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<title>Cipriani&apos;s Super15 participation in doubt again</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>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. </description>
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<title>Glasgow kick off Magners with Leinster victory</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>Glasgow opened their Magners League campaign with a three point victory over Leinster beating them 22-19 at Firhill. </description>
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<title>Giteau comes through training unscathed </title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>Wallabies centre Matt Giteau has completed training with the rest of his team mates and will start the match against the Springboks. </description>
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<title>Lions surge past W.Province in Currie Cup</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description> 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. </description>
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<title>Pumas hang on for Leopards Currie Cup win</title>
<date>Friday 3 September 2010</date>
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<description>The Pumas hung on as the Platinum Leopards came back from a 20-13 halftime deficit to win Friday night&apos;s Currie Cup match in Potchefstroom 27-26. </description>
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