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Dan Carter high tackles Martin Roberts Carter cited for Roberts tackle
New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter is cited for a high tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts in the All Blacks' 19-12 win in Cardiff.

Lawrence Dallaglio Dallaglio wants new-look England
Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio urges England to put their faith in emerging talent following the defeat by Australia on Saturday.

LV= Cup Gloucester 25-26 Cardiff Blues
A late Ceri Sweeney penalty gives reigning champions Cardiff Blues an LV= Cup win in a repeat of last season's final.



London Irish 20-24 Wasps
Wasps edge past London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh LV= Cup.

Saracens 30-22 Bath
Glen Jackson's kicking inspires Saracens to victory over Bath in the LV= Cup.

Leeds 28-17 Leicester
Leeds hold off a second-half fightback to win their opening LV= Cup game against Leicester on Sunday.

Harlequins 15-15 Scarlets
Harlequins have to settle for a draw at The Stoop after a last-quarter defensive rearguard action from the Scarlets.

We will learn from loss - Johnson
England boss Martin Johnson admits Australia deserved to win at Twickenham but insists his side will learn from Saturday's 18-9 defeat.

Injury doubt over flanker Jones
Wales flanker Dafydd Jones has a shoulder injury following defeat by New Zealand.

'Messy' pitch concerns Halfpenny
The Millennium Stadium's pitch is criticised after Wales slipped to a 21st consecutive loss to New Zealand on Saturday.

Injured Springbok pair head home
Chiliboy Ralepelle and Gurthro Steenkamp will return to South Africa after being injured in the Springboks' tour game against Leicester.

Worcester 32-6 Newcastle
Worcester open their LV= Cup campaign with a bonus-point win over Newcastle.

Cockerill hails Leicester scrum
Leicester head coach Richard Cockerill pays tribute to the Tigers pack after a memorable victory over world champions South Africa.

Horan out of Ireland games
Marcus Horan is ruled out of Ireland's autumn internationals after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure on Friday.


Comment and analysis

Wales All Black but not blue
Wales show more signs of being able to compete with the best


International

Green and golden generation
The Aussie young guns hoping to fire on their northern tour

Samoa name strong touring squad
London Irish trio Sailosi Tagicakibau, Seilala Mapusua and George Stowershead head Samoa's squad to face Wales, France and Italy.

Injured Spies to miss Boks tour
South Africa's Pierre Spies will miss their European tour after surgery on a broken finger.

New Zealand 32-19 Australia
Australia will head into next Saturday's Test against England on the back of another defeat as they lose 32-19 to New Zealand.

Star pair out of Argentina squad
Argentina stars Juan Martin Hernandez and Felipe Contepomi will miss the country's tour of Britain next month.


2009 LIONS TOUR

Lions results/reports
Full details of the Lions' tour to South Africa


English

Wallabies hit back to beat England
Australia produce a dominant second-half performance to beat England 18-9 for their second straight win at Twickenham.

Leicester stun touring Springboks
Leicester produce an impressive display to claim a stunning win over world champions South Africa in front of a record crowd at Welford Road.


Welsh

Dragons 20-9 Sale
A weakened Dragons side maintain their unbeaten home record with a convincing LV= Cup win over Sale at Rodney Parade.

Goode news eases Ospreys lock woe
The Ospreys alleviate their second-row injury crisis by signing ex-Blues lock James Goode on trial.


Irish

Elwood favourite for Connacht job
Assistant coach Eric Elwood is favourite to take over at Connacht following Michael Bradley's stepping down.


Scottish

Scots duo relish shared captaincy
Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter insist that their dual captaincy can benefit Scotland in the autumn Tests.



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