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	Zurich Premiership rugby news, results, fixtures and clubs
		Only a merger or Rotherham's non-promotion can now save Bristol from relegation from the Zurich Premiership, after a crushing 41-21 defeat at basement rivals London Irish, and a win for bottom side Bath, conspired to send them spiralling out of English rugby's top flight on points difference.
		Just days after Bristol Shoguns finished bottom of the Zurich Premiership table, the club's owner, Malcolm Pearce, has scheduled a press conference to 'outline his plans' for the team.
		The mass-exodus from Bristol continues following their bottom-placed finish in the Zurich Premiership, with the news that England 'A'; prop Andrew Sheridan has signed for the Sharks.
	www.zurichchampionship.com (513 words)

	European Rugby Cup - Heineken Cup : Zurich Premiership Ticket Sales Increase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Zurich Premiership newcomers Worcester Warriors have recorded the biggest growth with over 3000 season tickets sold with two weeks until the season begins, whilst double champions London Wasps and Parker Pen Challenge Cup winners NEC Harlequins have also both sold more than 1000 more season tickets than last season.
		The new Zurich Premiership season begins on the weekend of 4th September and the opening weekend is already setting new attendance records with nearly 40,000 tickets already sold for the London Double Header premiership matches at Twickenham.
		Worcester Warriors begin their Zurich Premiership campaign at home and in front of the live Sky Sports television cameras on Sunday 5th and have already sold almost 8,000 tickets for this first match against Newcastle Falcons.
	www.ercrugby.com /cup/25_1706.php (404 words)

	Guinness Premiership news, live commentary, fun, fixtures, results and features from Planet-Rugby.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The four Zurich Premiership clubs with the highest finishing position in the league that have not automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup 2005/06 will enter the Zurich Wildcard – a competition that gives one of the clubs a chance to qualify.
		The four clubs will be seeded 1 to 4 according to their final finishing positions in the Zurich Premiership after Round 22, with the highest placed club being ranked 1 and the lowest of the four ranked 4.
		The remaining Premiership clubs who have not qualified for the Heineken Cup 2005/06, will qualify for the European Challenge Cup 2005/06, ranked in order of their final position in the Zurich Premiership table at the end of the 2004/05 season.
	www.planet-rugby.com /Tournaments/Zurich_Premiership/story_42946.shtml (758 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The club that tops the Zurich Premiership will automatically qualify for the Zurich Premiership Final while the second and third clubs will play against each other for the other finalist position, with the second placed club earning the right to home advantage.
		The Zurich Premiership Final will be played at Twickenham on Saturday, May 14, 2005 (kick-off: 15.30 BST) and the winning club becomes Zurich Premiership Champions.
		In addition to the Zurich Premiership Final, the top four clubs who have not automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup will enter the Zurich Wildcard - a competition that gives a chance to grab the final spot to qualify for Europe's premier competition.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_42645.shtml (377 words)

	London Irish Rugby - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Zurich Premiership clubs have once again achieved record breaking season ticket sales as rugby fever begins to spread the country in anticipation of the forthcoming Rugby World Cup.
		The Zurich Premiership campaign will continue to be played in England whilst the World Cup is staged in Australia in October and November.
		Rotherham Titans, the Zurich Premiership new boys, have already attracted 150% more season ticket holders to Millmoor with their promotion to the elite competition and hope this figure will continue to grow during the season.
	www.london-irish.com /sub_newsview.ink?nid=11150 (415 words)

	WASPS TO BE STUNG INTO ACTION: Betting Zone - Champions League Football Betting, Horse Racing Betting, Golf Betting, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Although the Zurich Premiership has taken a backseat whilst the international season is in full flow, it is allowed one week in the limelight as the Six Nations takes a break for the time being.
		Several of the Premiership sides will have their international stars back in action this weekend, but they are likely to be looked after and it wouldn't be a surprise to see a few on the bench, given England's precarious position in the Six Nations table.
		Leicester remain on top of the Zurich Premiership despite being held to a 6-6 draw with Bath a fortnight ago and are now as short as 1/50 to top the table in the regular season.
	www.bettingzone.co.uk /story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=betting/05/02/17/manual_212347.html (1843 words)

	Free bets on Zurich Rugby Premiership, Odds, Predictions & Betting
		Zurich Financial Services signed a sponsorship deal for three years, they then extended it by a further 3 years to 2005/6.
		There are many opportunities for betting on the Premiership and with the popularity of Rugby since the World Cup win more and more punters are placing wagers on the various betting options available.
		Whoever wins the Zurich Premiership final in May will be crowned Premiership champions and receive England's top seeding in Europe, thus qualifying for the Heineken Cup.
	www.place-bets.co.uk /rugbypremdiv.html (347 words)

	Freeserve Rugby in association with Planet-Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		London Irish probably saved their Zurich Premiership bacon with their 30-12 win over Saracens last week, but for the four clubs below the Exiles, there are six games left from which to attain the necessary points for survival.
		They may be performing in the Heineken Cup, but they haven't won in the Zurich Premiership since New Year's Day, and have only won once at home in their last seven matches.
		Whichever team wins will still harbour hopes of Zurich Premiership playoff qualification, for the losers, unless results go their way, mid-table anonymity and Heineken Cup qualification are possibly the best they can hope for.
	freeserve.planet-rugby.com /TOURNAMENTS/Zuric_Premiership/Tournament_News/story_41816.shtml (1112 words)

	Freeserve Rugby in association with Planet-Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Newcastle were denied victory at Welford Road after Leicester were awarded two points for what appeared to be a missed conversion in the teams' 16-16 draw in the Guinness premiership on Friday.
		Leeds slumped to their fifth successive Guinness Premiership defeat after being put through the mincer by Worcester's forwards at Sixways on Friday.
		Paul Hodgson condemned his former club Bristol to their second-successive Guinness Premiership defeat as London Irish rediscovered a winning formula at the Madejski Stadium, taking the match 24-22.
	fs.planet-rugby.com /TOURNAMENTS/Zuric_Premiership/index.shtml (309 words)

	Zurich Premiership: Worcester v Harlequins Preview
		That, at least, is the general view as Worcester and Harlequins, the bottom two sides in the fledgling Zurich Premiership table, prepare to slug it out today.
		Worst of all, according to Keast, were the reminders over the public address that no Premiership side had been beaten by such a margin since 2001.
		In his view, regardless of the big off-field strides made by Quins, Worcester will be doing the game a favour if they can overcome the closed-shop arrangement under which promoted clubs receive less funding than their 11 rivals.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/10-1-2004-60002.asp (610 words)

	Saracens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Zurich Premiership rounds will take place on the three weekends that England play away (w/e 14th February, 21st February and 27th March).
		In a recent survey of premiership rugby fans, conducted by the University of Leicester, the lack of season structure was identified as a major concern and area of dissatisfaction amongst the supporters.
		Several premiership clubs were without a home match for up to ten weeks last season as a result of the break in campaign and the premiership clubs welcome the decision to continue with the premiership campaign throughout February and March.
	www.saracens.com /news/article.php?id=81 (414 words)

	Rugby World Magazine Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Zurich Premiership heads into the final weekend of the round-robin stage of the competition, with play-off spots and European berths yet to be decided.
		The three sides who finish at the top of the table will win the chance to challenge for the Zurich Premiership Final that will be held at Twickenham on Saturday, May 29.
		In addition to the Zurich Premiership Final, the clubs who finish fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh - provided that they have not qualified for Europe in another way - will proceed to the Zurich Wildcard competition, where the winner is awarded a ticket to play in the Heineken Cup.
	www.rugbyworld.com /News/story_35975.shtml (927 words)

	The Observer \| Sport \| Zurich premiership: Saracens 30 - 37 Bath
		It was not quite the home from home that Saracens would have envisaged, as a brace of touchdowns by South African Frikkie Welsh on his Premiership debut enabled Bath to emerge victorious in an eight-try game that was full of endeavour and no little entertainment.
		And good news for England were the dominant displays of Bath locks Steve Borthwick and Danny Grewcock and a typically robust midfield performance by Mike Tindall, who scooted in for a bonus-point try on the hour.
		Glen Jackson, the former Waikato fly-half, came on for his Premiership debut and touched down inside four minutes.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /sport/story/0,6903,1345614,00.html (454 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Zurich Premiership preview
		Seven successive Premiership defeats have forced Keith Barwell, the chairman of Northampton, to appeal for supporters to keep the faith.
		Though his arrival at London Irish this season has yet to rejuvenate his international career, his club team are improving, having won the last two games.
		This Premiership clash is followed by home and away pool games in the Heineken Cup next month.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/11/20/srprem20.xml&sSheet=/sport/2004/11/20/ixrugu.html (480 words)

	Gloucester Rugby Club : transparent news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Premier Rugby today confirmed that three rounds of the Zurich Premiership will be played through the Six Nations period this coming 2003/04 season.
		Howard Thomas, Chief Executive of Premier Rugby, the umbrella organization responsible for the 12 Zurich Premiership clubs, explained the decision, "We have been working hard to resolve the current season structure issues for some time and are pleased to be able to provide supporters with a more consistent premiership programme next season.
		It also means that there will not be any premiership games on the same weekend as the European semi finals, which reduces the likelihood of having to further rearrange fixtures.
	www.ukathletics.net /vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4796-129069-19728-19177-96913--4695-layout58-130377-news-item,00.html (492 words)

	BBC SPORT \| RUGBY UNION \| Zurich Premiership preview
		Leicester may be deprived of their England men this weekend but they last lost a league match at Welford Road in December 1997.
		All Black Andrew Blowers is poised for his Premiership bow with Saints, while visitors Newcastle - third in the table - include 19-year-old Rob Devonshire and pre-season signing Jim Jenner in their back-row.
		Sunday's Premiership action sees Bath, with Jeremy Guscott probably back in the starting line-up, hosting Sale, while London Irish are at home to Harlequins.
	newsvote.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/rugby_union/1028307.stm (410 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Zurich Premiership Fixtures and Betting Round 13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Northampton have the worst home record in the Premiership with just the one win and five defeats but after breaking the losing run at London Irish will be hoping for back to back wins against an out of form Leeds Tykes side.
		London Irish were beaten at home on Monday in front of the Zurich Premiership’s biggest crowd this season outside of the double header on the opening day of the season at Twickenham with over 17,000 turning up at the Madejski Stadium.
		With just one win in their last five Premiership matches Gloucester need to regain their form if they are to climb the table and what better place to start than against the League leaders at home in front of a full house at Kingsholm.
	www.english-rugby.co.uk /0405bet_zp13 (1364 words)

	Gloucester Rugby Club : transparent news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A special Triple Ticket Offer goes on sale on Wednesday 1 December which allows fans to enjoy the British and Irish Lions and the Zurich Premiership clubs at three of the must-see events this year....
		Zurich will donate £500 to each of these charities each time a player scores a hat-trick or more in the Zurich Premiership this season.
		Earlier this season Marcel Garvey's Zurich Premiership hat-trick against the Bristol Shoguns also earned a cash donation for the Premiership's chosen charities.
	www.ukathletics.net /vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4796-124981-19728-15718-85729--4695-layout06-126288-news-item,00.html (382 words)

	Sport - Zurich Premiership
		Bath's hopes of winning the Zurich Premiership with a game to spare came horribly unstuck after Harlequins completed an amazing fightback to win 25-22 at The Stoop.
		Leicester Tigers smashed their Zurich Premiership club record score by running in 11 tries on their way to a 75-13 demolition of Rotherham at Welford Road.
		Gloucester revived their Zurich Premiership play-off hopes and put a dent in Wasps' title ambitions by winning an absorbing encounter 28-25 at Kingsholm.
	pda.ananova.com /sport?keywords=Zurich+Premiership&menu=sport.story (214 words)

	ITV Rugby World Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		English rugby fans are in for a treat for the finale of their domestic season with both the Zurich Premiership Final and the Zurich Wildcard Final being staged on the same day at Twickenham, along with the two county Finals.
		The Zurich Premiership Final, which determines the English champions, will kick-off at 18.00 on Saturday, May 29, with the Zurich Wildcard Final being staged at 15.30.
		The top four Zurich Premiership clubs, who have not automatically qualified for the Heineken Cup by the end of the regular season on May 8 play-off for a place in the Zurich Wildcard Final, which awards the winner the final qualification spot.
	rugby.itv.com /Latest_News/story_34132.shtml (398 words)

	Zurich Premiership Final Rugby Hospitality - Luxury Hospitality.com - 2004 Rugby Hospitality
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	www.luxuryhospitality.com /hospitality/rugby/zurich_premiership_final/index.html (149 words)

	Rugby News, Results, Fixtures and Features from Planet-Rugby.com
		Andy Robinson has made his first signing at Edinburgh, bringing Scotland and former Borders hooker Ross Ford to the capital.
		Guinness Premiership: Wasps prop Barnard ruptures his Achilles
		Lions looking to make it fourth time lucky
	www.planetrugby.com (431 words)

	RugbyRugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Zurich Premiership semi-final to be played on a Friday
		The dates and times for the 2004/05 Zurich Premiership play-offs have been confirmed by Premier Rugby.
		The semi-finals of the Zurich Wildcard and the Zurich Premiership will be played on the weekend of 6/7/8 May, with the Zurich Premiership semi-final to be played on Friday evening.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /TOURNAMENTS/Zuric_Premiership/Tournament_News/story_41825.shtml (124 words)

	Sportlist.com - TV Sports Listings.
		Mark Durden-Smith presents highlights from the Zurich Premiership match between Harlequins and Bristol.
		The departure of the Northampton full-back on a stretcher, splinted and in distress from a broken leg, captured the mood of a long, drawn-out season.
		The sin-bin was already in use in the Premiership but was given new focus, although instead of merely rooting out persistent offenders, it ended up as some kind of time-out on foul play.
	members.fortunecity.com /sportlist/editorial/rugbyunion/review.html (1387 words)

	Zurich Premiership: Wasps 17 - 17 Leicester
		November 22: Neither side showed their full hand in a tight, untidy Zurich Premiership struggle.
		Quite rightly the clubs now occupy the top two positions in the Zurich Premiership, with Leicester five points ahead of Wasps, who have overtaken Sale.
		On yesterday's showing, however, it was difficult to gauge their relative strengths because both were shorn of their internationals.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/11-21-2004-61962.asp (666 words)

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