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Australia surges back to beat England
Australia beat England 18-9 at Twickenham, London, on Saturday. The Wallabies, who had been four points down at 9-5 at half-time, scored 13 points in the second-half.
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In-form Wilko back in the fold for Australia Test
England coach Martin Johnson is hopeful comebacks by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and hooker Steve Thompson will guide an injury-wrecked Red Rose to victory over Australia in the first of their autumn Tests on Saturday.
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All Black star Jonah Lomu touches down in Marseille
New Zealand's Jonah Lomu, once rugby's most feared player before his career was cut short by kidney disease, has arrived in Marseille where he will play for the local third-division side, Marseille-Vitrolles.
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Perpignan snatch top spot off Castres in French league
French champions Perpignan came back from a 12-point deficit to leapfrog Castres with a 17-15 win which took the Catalans to the top of the French rugby championship standings.
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'Pilou-Pilou', France's very own 'Haka'
The Mediterranean port city of Toulon, home to England international Jonny Wilkinson, is the only place in Europe where fans sing a special version of the "Haka", the battle cry of South Pacific rugby teams. Only here, it is called the "Pilou-pilou".
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Contrite Bastareaud apologises for Wellington assault lie
French rugby international Mathieu Bastareaud has offered a public apology for falsely claiming this summer that he had been assaulted in New Zealand.
RUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP
Biarritz roll over Gloucester, Toulouse battle past Quins
Premiership side Gloucester suffered a 42-15 whipping at the hands of Biarritz as Toulouse came back from 14-0 down to beat Harlequins 23-19 in London. Elsewhere, Irish title-holders Leinster bounced back to hand Brive their second defeat.
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Perpignan make comeback, Sale beat Cardiff in tense match
French champions Perpignan hit back in style with a 29-13 home win over Northampton while Sale beat the Cardiff Blues 27-26 in a tense Pool Five match.
RUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP
Toulouse sink Sale Sharks in decisive 36-17 win
Toulouse started their European campaign with a convincing 36-17 win against the Sale Sharks. The French side's Vincent Clerc set a new Cup record of 30 tries, beating Welshman's Dafydd James previous record.
RUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP
Stade Français roll over Edinburgh, Biarritz stun Glasgow
France's heavyweights kicked off their European campaigns with mixed results, as Stade Français and Biarritz secured impressive wins over Edinburgh (31-7) and Glasgow (18-22), while Perpignan slumped to a shock defeat at minnows Treviso (9-8).
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