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           <title><![CDATA[Erasmus signs Springboks extension through to 2031 Rugby World Cup]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has extended his contract for a further four years.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Lawrence, Roebuck and George out injured as England seek Autumn clean sweep]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ollie Lawrence, Tom Roebuck and Jamie George have been ruled out but Freddie Steward looks clear to return as England seek an Autumn clean sweep against Argentina on Sunday.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Doris expected to lead Ireland against New Zealand in Chicago]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Caelan Doris is expected to lead Ireland against New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday after being confirmed as fit for the Soldier Field fixture.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[South Africa defend Rugby Championship title against Argentina - as it happened]]></title>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:31:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[New Zealand hold off Australia rally to retain Bledisloe Cup]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[New Zealand scrum-half Cam Roigard made a brilliant return from injury as the All Blacks beat Australia 33-24 in the Rugby Championship to retain the Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 08:17:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[New Zealand suffer record defeat as South Africa run riot]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[New Zealand suffered their heaviest defeat of all time in a 43-10 home loss to South Africa in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Argentina punish Australia in narrow Rugby Championship win]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Santiago Carreras scored 23 points off the tee as Argentina punished Australia's poor discipline in a 28-26 win in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12336/13429305/rugby-championship-australia-lose-28-26-to-argentina-as-santiago-carreras-kicks-seven-penalties</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Argentina claim first win over All Blacks on home soil]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Argentina claimed a first ever home Test victory over New Zealand as they beat the All Blacks 29-23 in Buenos Aires.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 07:14:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Rugby Championship 2025: Full results and highlights as South Africa retain title]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Full results from the 2025 Rugby Championship as South Africa retained the title.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[O'Connor set to miss Lions series after being left out of Wallabies squad]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[James O'Connor is set to miss out on facing the British and Irish Lions after being left out of the Australia squad to play Fiji.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:36:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Man Utd owners INEOS hit back after New Zealand Rugby's legal action]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Manchester United owners INEOS have hit back after New Zealand Rugby launched legal action against their former sponsor for alleged breach of contract.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Cipriani hits out at Jones: I was never terrified of Eddie]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Danny Cipriani has backed Danny Care's comments that England under Eddie Jones was "like living in a dictatorship". ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12336/13253781/danny-cipriani-ex-england-fly-half-hits-out-at-eddie-jones-and-backs-danny-care</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[England 20-29 South Africa - as it happened]]></title>
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           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/live-blog/12336/13254760/england-vs-south-africa-live-autumn-nations-series-updates-score-team-news-from-allianz-stadium-in-twickenham</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Healy set to equal O'Driscoll's Ireland caps record against Argentina]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ireland prop Cian Healy is in line to equal Brian O'Driscoll's cap record after being named on the bench for Friday night's match against Argentina in Dublin.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12336/13253692/ireland-vs-argentina-cian-healy-set-to-equal-brian-odriscoll-cap-record-as-andy-farrells-side-look-to-bounce-back</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['We have three quality 10s' - Will England stick with Smith against Springboks?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has cast doubt over whether fly-half Marcus Smith will retain his starting role for Saturday's match against South Africa.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12336/13253342/england-vs-south-africa-marcus-smith-among-three-quality-fly-half-options-for-hosts-says-assistant-coach-richard-wigglesworth</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[England 37-42 Australia - as it happened]]></title>
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           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/live-blog/12336/13251061/england-vs-australia-live-autumn-nations-series-updates-score-team-news-from-allianz-stadium-in-twickenham</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Error-strewn Ireland punished by New Zealand as home winning streak ended]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ireland's 19-game winning streak at the Aviva Stadium met a deflating end as an error-strewn and indisciplined performance was punished by New Zealand.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/ireland-vs-new-zealand/report/108213</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Spirited Scotland come up short against Springboks]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Scotland produced a spirited display but lacked the guile to get over the line as they went down to a 32-15 defeat against world champions South Africa at Murrayfield.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/scotland-vs-south-africa/report/108384</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Campese: Aus shouldn't have Kiwi coach; 6N winner Schmidt 'hasn't won anything']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Nine months ahead of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour, Wallabies great David Campese has claimed Australia "should not have a Kiwi head coach", adding three-time Six Nations title winner Joe Schmidt "hasn't won anything."&#160;]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Ireland 13-23 New Zealand - as it happened]]></title>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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