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Six Nations 2010: France name Mathieu Bastareaud on the bench against Italy Mathieu Bastareaud a substitute as France continue bid for Six Nations grand slam against Italy on Sunday.

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Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.

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Dragons 31-22 MunsterThe Dragons close on Munster’s play-off spot with a scorching win over the Magners League holders in Newport.

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Six Nations 2010: mid-term report on England’s opponents Paul Ackford sees a leader emerges from the pack with two games to go.

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Wales agree deal to face South Africa at Millennium Stadium on June 5 A rematch of the first game ever played at Millennium Stadium will take place on June 5 when Wales play South Africa.

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Sale’s slump leaves owner Brian Kennedy to suffer from sleepless nights Brian Kennedy, the Sale owner, has admitted that the prospect of relegation has been giving him sleepless nights.

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Deans happy with rule interpretationsWALLABIES coach Robbie Deans says referees have got the interpretation of rugby’s contentious breakdown area “very close to perfection” in the early rounds of Super 14.

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U.S. Navy rescues Tanzanian ship, nabs 8 pirates NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship prevented an attack on a Tanzanian ship and apprehended eight suspected pirates in the process, the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania said on Tuesday.

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Guinness Premiership: match-by-match preview guide Read previews for the Guinness Premiership games played on Saturday Feb 20 and Sunday 21 2010.

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U.S. strike in Pakistan kills Afghan militant’s son ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A son of the leader of a major Taliban faction attacking Western forces in Afghanistan has been killed in a missile strike by a U.S. drone in Pakistan, security officials said on Friday.

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