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           <title><![CDATA[Sarries take big step towards Premiership return]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Saracens were on the brink of an immediate return to the Gallagher Premiership after their star-studded line-up overwhelmed Ealing 60-0 at Vallis Way.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12331487/championship-play-off-final-saracens-take-big-step-towards-premiership-return-with-60-0-win-over-ealing</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:22:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Saracens' regular-season finale off due to Covid]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Saracens' final match of the Greene King IPA Championship regular season has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak at opponents Hartpury University.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12319282/saracens-final-championship-match-of-regular-season-postponed-as-opponents-hartpury-university-suffer-covid-outbreak</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 15:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[The lower-division Lions who roared]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[When Warren Gatland announced his squad for this year's British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa last week, five players from Saracens were among the 37 players included to take on the might of the Springboks.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12303694/british-irish-lions-the-players-from-lower-division-english-clubs-who-have-featured-on-tour</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 15:25:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Ford motors ahead in coaching at Doncaster]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[There comes a time in every player's career when they must make the difficult decision to hang up their boots. For Joe Ford, that came last year.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12194545/trailfinders-challenge-cup-joe-ford-and-doncaster-knights-motor-ahead-for-saracens-clash</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Team of the week]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[It was a quiet weekend with the cancellation of European fixtures, but there was still some rugby action to enjoy both on these shores and in France.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12191557/team-of-the-week-glasgow-warriors-ealing-trailfinders-and-top-14-stand-outs</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Ward's delight at Ealing 'step up']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Director of rugby Ben Ward hailed another sign of progress at Ealing following their win over Saracens in the first match of the Trailfinders Challenge Cup.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12190047/ben-wards-delight-at-ealing-step-up-in-win-over-saracens</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Saracens edged out by Ealing]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Billy Vunipola completed Saracens' first match since their relegation from the Gallagher Premiership but the England No 8 was powerless to prevent Ealing emerging 27-26 winners.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12189417/trailfinders-challenge-cup-saracens-edged-out-by-ealing-27-26</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Sarries rest England stars, bar Vunipola, pre-Six Nations]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Billy Vunipola is set to be the only member of Saracens' England contingent who will play before the Six Nations opener against Scotland on February 6.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12188737/billy-vunipola-to-start-for-saracens-against-ealing-but-other-england-stars-rested-pre-six-nations</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Ward and Ealing on the trail of Sarries]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[It will be quite the match-up at Vallis Way on Saturday afternoon: The fallen giants of English and, indeed, European rugby union up against one of the most ambitious, up-and-coming clubs outside of the Gallagher Premiership.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12187516/trailfinders-challenge-cup-ben-ward-and-ealing-on-the-trail-of-saracens-in-first-competitive-game-of-2021</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Championship season to start in March]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Saracens' season in the Greene King IPA Championship will not begin until March 6.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12169481/new-look-championship-to-begin-in-march-as-saracens-seek-top-flight-return</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Sweeney: Where next for English rugby?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[This week, RFU chief executive officer Bill Sweeney joined the <em>Will Greenwood Podcast</em> to discuss a wide range of issues affecting rugby union at present.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/12013947/bill-sweeney-rfu-ceo-on-the-future-for-english-rugby-and-global-calendar-alingment</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Flood: Falcons' Premiership promotion 'hollow']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Toby Flood has admitted Newcastle Falcons' automatic promotion back to the Premiership due to the Championship's cancellation feels 'hollow'.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11968959/toby-flood-admits-newcastle-falcons-premiership-promotion-feels-hollow</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:20:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Newcastle's Richards hits out at Ealing counterpart]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards has criticised his Ealing Trailfinders counterpart for making "distasteful" comments about taking legal advice following the suspension of the Greene King IPA Championship.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11962092/newcastle-director-of-rugby-dean-richards-criticises-ealing-counterpart</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Championship clubs could go under - Coventry chief]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Coventry Rugby executive chairman Jon Sharp says "draconian" Rugby Football Union (RFU) cuts coupled with the coronavirus pandemic have created a "perfect storm", threatening the survival of clubs in the Championship.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11961996/rfu-and-coronavirus-creating-perfect-storm-for-clubs-says-coventry-rugby-chairman</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[English rugby season ended, except Premiership]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed the end of the 2019/20 season for all league, cup and county rugby in England except for the Gallagher Premiership.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11960787/rugby-football-union-ends-rugby-season-in-england-except-for-gallagher-premiership</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Cornish Pirates: RFU actions deplorable]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Cornish Pirates owner Dicky Evans has labelled the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and its handling of <a href='https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11932052/rfu-announces-cut-to-championship-funding'>the decision to cut Championship funding by nearly 50 per cent</a> as "deplorable" and "unprofessional."]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11933006/cornish-pirates-dicky-evans-labels-rfu-actions-deplorable-after-championship-funding-cut</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[RFU cuts Championship funding]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[The RFU (Rugby Football Union) will reduce its funding to the Championship by almost half from next season after a number of "objectives and deliverables" were not achieved.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11932052/rfu-announces-cut-to-championship-funding</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Team of the Week]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Find out who makes it into our XV this week as the standouts of clubs from six different countries and four different competitions combine...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/11894057/team-of-the-week-the-best-of-the-european-domestic-leagues-combine</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Richards: Mixed feelings over Saracens]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Newcastle coach Dean Richards says he has "mixed feelings" over Saracens' punishment after they were fined and handed a points penalty for breaching salary cap rules.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/football/news/19133/11858156/saracens-punishment-leaves-newcastle-coach-dean-richards-with-mixed-feelings</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Eagle Hooley out to clip Falcons' wings]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[A rain-soaked November afternoon at Doncaster's Castle Park is probably about as far removed as a player can get from the rarefied atmosphere of a Rugby World Cup in Japan.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/bedford-vs-newcastle/preview/95060</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <category>Preview</category>
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