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Rees injury opens up the openside

A tear to the medial ligament of Tom Rees' right knee almost certainly rules the Wasp out of the 2009 Six Nations, and opens the door for any one of Michael Lipman, Steffon Armitage or Lewis Moody to replace him. Who's your pick?

Waratahs count the walking wounded

As Super 14 squads re-grouped after the Christmas break, Waratahs' coach Chris Hickey was upbeat despite having several key players either out or doubtful for the tournament start.

Lapasset peers past the banknotes

IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset said his goal for theis year is to encourage rich countries to spread the wealth and try to regain control of tournaments so as to help introduce a global calendar.

All times are local

Guinness Premiership
Friday, January 9
Sale v London Irish, 19:45

Saturday, January 10
Bath v Wasps, 14:45
Harlequins v Worcester, 15:00
Northampton v Leicester, 17:00

Sunday, January 11
Newcastle v Gloucester, 15:00
Saracens v Bristol, 15:00

Magners League
Friday, January 9
Connacht v Scarlets, 18:30
Edinburgh v Ulster, 19:30
Glasgow v Dragons, 19:30
Ospreys v Munster, 19:05

Saturday, January 10
Leinster v Cardiff Blues, 19:30

Top 14
Saturday, January 10
Montpellier v Clermont, 16:30

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Guinness Prem
  Team Pyd Pts
1. London Irish 11 38
2. Gloucester 11 36
3. Bath 11 35
4. Leicester 11 31
5. Sale 10 30
6. Harlequins 11 27
7. Saracens 11 25
8. London Wasps 11 20
9. Northampton 11 19
10. Worcester 10 18
11. Newcastle 11 12
12. Bristol 11 9

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The rugby match of the year was:

Bath v Glasgow in Heineken Cup
Wales v France in Six Nations
New Zealand v South Africa (Dunedin) in Tri-Nations
Munster v New Zealand in November
Top 14 Final - Toulouse v Clermont in June
Force v Chiefs - Super 14 Round 12

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Blues handed well-timed Rush return

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Paterson's 2011 RWC dream finale

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SRWC profile: Dubbo Rhinos

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Looking for Lions

Marcus Horan shoves his way back into the Test XV.

Rugby being credit crunched

Europe is feeling the pinch, but is it all bad?

Gallery - 2008 in pictures

The Welsh Grand Slam: Coming just 6 months after their removal from the World Cup by Fiji, Wales silenced their critics by being crowned Six Nations champs Guinness Premieship Final: Lawrence Dallalgio brought the curtain down on a glittering career helping his side to a 26-16 victory over Leicester. Heineken Cup Final: Munster claimed their second European crown with a win over Toulouse