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| Fixture | Details |
|---|---|
| All times are local | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Friday , January 1 | |
| Sale vs Harlequins | 17:30 |
| Saturday , January 2 | |
| Saracens vs Leicester | 15:00 |
| Leeds Carnegie vs Bath | 15:00 |
| Gloucester vs Worcester | 15:00 |
| Northampton vs London Irish | 15:00 |
| Sunday , January 3 | |
| Wasps vs Newcastle | 16:30 |
| More Guinness Premiership fixtures | |
| The Magners League | |
| Thursday , December 31 | |
| Newport-Gwent D'gons vs Scarlets | 17:05 |
| Friday , January 1 | |
| Ospreys vs Cardiff Blues | 17:15 |
| Saturday , January 2 | |
| Edinburgh vs Glasgow | 15:05 |
| Connacht vs Leinster | 16:00 |
| Ulster vs Munster | 18:00 |
| Sunday , January 3 | |
| Edinburgh vs Glasgow Warriors | 15:00 |
| More The Magners League fixtures | |
| Top 14 | |
| Wednesday, December 30 | |
| Montpellier vs Stade Francais | 18:45 |
| Toulon vs Albi | 19:00 |
| Clermont Auvergne vs Brive | 19:00 |
| Biarritz vs Bourgoin | 19:00 |
| Castres vs Montauban | 19:00 |
| Bayonne vs Racing Metro Paris | 19:00 |
| Toulouse vs Perpignan | 20:45 |
| Sunday , January 3 | |
| Brive vs Perpignan | 15:00 |
| Racing Metro Paris vs Bourgoin | 15:00 |
| Clermont Auvergne vs Toulon | 15:00 |
| Biarritz vs Montpellier | 15:00 |
| Montauban vs Stade Francais | 15:00 |
| Bayonne vs Toulouse | 15:00 |
| More Top 14 fixtures | |
| Fixture | Details |
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| All times are local | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Sunday , December 27 | |
| Leicester 32 - 6 Sale | |
| Bath 24 - 8 Gloucester | |
| Newcastle 15 - 16 Leeds Carnegie | |
| London Irish 23 - 19 Saracens | |
| Harlequins 20 - 21 Wasps | |
| More Guinness Premiership results | |
| The Magners League | |
| Glasgow 25 - 12 Edinburgh | |
| Cardiff Blues 42 - 13 Newport-Gwent D'gons | |
| More The Magners League results | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Saturday , December 26 | |
| Worcester 6 - 26 Northampton | |
| More Guinness Premiership results | |
| The Magners League | |
| Scarlets 14 - 21 Ospreys | |
| Munster 35 - 3 Connacht | |
| Leinster 15 - 3 Ulster | |
| More The Magners League results | |
| Heineken Cup | |
| Sunday , December 20 | |
| Gloucester 19 - 6 Glasgow | |
| Stade Francais 29 - 16 Ulster | |
| Sale 21 - 17 Harlequins | |
| Perpignan 14 - 37 Munster | |
| More Heineken Cup results | |
| European Challenge Cup | |
| Albi 38 - 16 Petrarca | |
| Leeds Carnegie 47 - 0 Bucuresti | |
| More European Challenge Cup results | |
| Heineken Cup | |
| Saturday , December 19 | |
| Treviso 18 - 21 Northampton | |
| Edinburgh 9 - 6 Bath | |
| Newport-Gwent D'gons 8 - 26 Biarritz | |
| Ospreys 45 - 19 Viadana | |
| Toulouse 23 - 7 Cardiff Blues | |
| London Irish 34 - 13 Brive | |
| Leicester 20 - 15 Clermont Auvergne | |
| Leinster 39 - 7 Scarlets | |
| More Heineken Cup results | |
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Heineken Cup: Round four
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In pictures: Snow on Saturday
Saturday's weather put paid to Heineken Cup history being made in Belgium while other venues across Europe felt the winter chill in Round Four.
In pictures: Big Game 2
Twickenham played host to 76,716 specators on Sunday as Wasps held off Harlequins 21-20.
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Preview from the Far Side
It's the match the whole planet has been waiting for: The annual December 25 Polar derby between the Northern Bears and the Southern Penguins at the Stade de Frigid.
The presents under rugby's trees
A merry Christmas to all our readers! We wish you a fabulous day among the piles of discarded wrapping paper and mugs of mulled wine...
A Heineken with Will Greenwood
In the wake of another weekend of intriguing European competition, Planet Rugby chatted to Will Greenwood about all things Heineken.
Rugby carols by candlelight
It's Christmas day, and all over the world people and families are singing the traditional songs... but for those of you missing your rugby fix, here's a few rugby carols!
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