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	<title>The Rugby Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans.</description>
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		<title>Manu Tuilagi could miss South Africa tour after tip tackle citing</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/vCByOnAQBMU/manu-tuilagi-could-miss-south-africa-tour-after-tip-tackle-citing</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/manu-tuilagi-could-miss-south-africa-tour-after-tip-tackle-citing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 17:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviva Premiership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17195</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="196" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/England-France-KCP-Manu-Tuilagi-Shot-e1331254041338-450x196.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="England France KCP Manu Tuilagi Shot" title="England France KCP Manu Tuilagi Shot" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi had been cited for a tip tackle on Danny Care in Saturday's Aviva Premiership Final.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/vCByOnAQBMU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>England Player Ratings v Barbarians</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/chNNpioHKKc/england-player-ratings-v-barbarians</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-player-ratings-v-barbarians#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 13:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17192</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="179" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Ashton-Barbarians-450x179.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ashton Barbarians" title="Ashton Barbarians" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Ben Coles reviews the England performances against the Barbarians.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/chNNpioHKKc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>TRB Summer Preview – the action doesn’t stop</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/f7aPmgvp20A/trb-summer-preview-the-action-doesnt-stop</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/trb-summer-preview-the-action-doesnt-stop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer tours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Rugby]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17183</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Wales-16-Australia-25-RWC-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Wales 16 Australia 25 RWC" title="Wales 16 Australia 25 RWC" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Here are all the key dates for this summer's competitions.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/f7aPmgvp20A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Best of the Weekend: Quins crowned champions as Super Shane bows out</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/BjspDQfo7kA/best-of-the-weekend-quins-crowned-champions-as-super-shane-bows-out</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/best-of-the-weekend-quins-crowned-champions-as-super-shane-bows-out#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviva Premiership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RaboDirect PRO12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Rugby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17177</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="225" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Harlequins-Champions-450x225.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Harlequins Champions" title="Harlequins Champions" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Ben Coles rounds up the action from the Aviva Premiership, RaboDirect Pro12, England v Barbarians and Super Rugby.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/BjspDQfo7kA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Alex Goode relaxed and ready for England challenge</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/F8c_watJE0U/alex-goode-relaxed-and-ready-for-england-challenge</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/alex-goode-relaxed-and-ready-for-england-challenge#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Rugby]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17173</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="181" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Alex-Goode-England-450x181.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Alex Goode England" title="Alex Goode England" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;The Saracens star is on the bench for England against the Barbarians on Sunday.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/F8c_watJE0U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Key Clash Preview: Leinster v Ospreys</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/ftdYWMLVdM0/key-clash-preview-leinster-v-ospreys</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-clash-preview-leinster-v-ospreys#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 11:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RaboDirect PRO12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17170</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Leinster-Ospreys-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Leinster Ospreys" title="Leinster Ospreys" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Ben Coles previews the RaboDirect Pro12 Final between Leinster and the Ospreys.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/ftdYWMLVdM0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>England team to play the Barbarians</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/9qbSwzNl2R0/england-team-to-play-the-barbarians</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-team-to-play-the-barbarians#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Rugby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17166</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Phil-Dowson1-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Phil Dowson" title="Phil Dowson" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Phil Dowson captains England in the absence of Chris Robshaw.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/9qbSwzNl2R0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Key Clash Preview: Harlequins v Leicester Tigers</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/TURrFKT0uhk/key-clash-preview-harlequins-v-leicester-tigers-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-clash-preview-harlequins-v-leicester-tigers-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviva Premiership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17163</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/ROBSHAW_MURPHY-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="ROBSHAW_MURPHY" title="ROBSHAW_MURPHY" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Ben Coles previews the Aviva Premiership Final between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/TURrFKT0uhk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-clash-preview-harlequins-v-leicester-tigers-2</feedburner:origLink></item>
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		<title>Nick Evans set on greatest club achievement ahead of Premiership final</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/Cmrivc8zwdo/nick-evans-set-on-greatest-club-achievement-ahead-of-premiership-final</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/nick-evans-set-on-greatest-club-achievement-ahead-of-premiership-final#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviva Premiership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Club Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17155</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/HARLEQUINSSARACENS_271211_020-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Harlequins v Saracens - Nick Evans watches a scrum" title="Harlequins v Saracens - Nick Evans watches a scrum" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;The former All Blacks fly-half is hoping to add another trophy to his collection.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/Cmrivc8zwdo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<feedburner:origLink>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/nick-evans-set-on-greatest-club-achievement-ahead-of-premiership-final</feedburner:origLink></item>
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		<title>Sean Fitzpatrick expecting All Black success once more</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/VsxqqNlFWXo/sean-fitzpatrick-expecting-all-black-success-once-more</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/sean-fitzpatrick-expecting-all-black-success-once-more#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer tours]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17149</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="266" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Fitzpatrick-Belfast-450x266.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Fitzpatrick Belfast" title="Fitzpatrick Belfast" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;The former New Zealand captain believes Ireland can win a test but not the series this summer.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/VsxqqNlFWXo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/sean-fitzpatrick-expecting-all-black-success-once-more</feedburner:origLink></item>
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		<title>RAF Spitfires looking for Sevens success with Canterbury</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/Tt-eaTwdXyY/raf-spitfires-looking-for-sevens-success-with-canterbury</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/raf-spitfires-looking-for-sevens-success-with-canterbury#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sevens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17146</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/RAFSpits7B5J6838-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="RAFSpits7B5J6838" title="RAFSpits7B5J6838" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Catch the team in action this Saturday against Wales, Afghanistan, Oxford &amp;#038; Cambridge.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/Tt-eaTwdXyY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>The enigmatic Quade Cooper is still Australia’s best fly-half</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~3/Wkxk4PBZrKI/the-enigmatic-quade-cooper-is-still-australias-best-fly-half</link>
		<comments>http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/the-enigmatic-quade-cooper-is-still-australias-best-fly-half#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 09:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Rugby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer tours]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=17142</guid>
		<description>&lt;img width="450" height="180" src="http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Cooper-Wallabies-450x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium wp-post-image" alt="Cooper Wallabies" title="Cooper Wallabies" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" /&gt;Although he can be wildly inconsistent, Cooper is still the Wallabies best option according to Gareth Hughes.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRugbyBlog/~4/Wkxk4PBZrKI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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