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John Taylor delivers the second part of the inaugural Scrum.com State of the Union Address - our frank and in-depth assessment of the global game today.

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Join us for LIVE updates from this weekend's opening Guinness Premiership and Magners League clashes. Make sure you don't miss a thing!

1955 Welsh Lions take a trip down memory lane

"It was, all were agreed, the zenith of their careers to be British Lions - members of the party that broke a losing run extending back to the beginning of the twentieth century." Huw Richards meets the 1955 Welsh Lions.

Breaking News

	Care backs Strettle for England return
	6 September 2008, 8:22 pm
	Barnes to referee All Blacks against Scots
	6 September 2008, 6:56 pm
	McGeechan unhappy with referee
	6 September 2008, 6:09 pm
	South Africans deny blackmail plot
	6 September 2008, 4:34 pm

06/09/08	Failure spurs on Ryan
06/09/08	Cockerill hails Meyer influence
05/09/08	Follow all the action LIVE on Scrum.com!
05/09/08	Former England star Teague reprimanded by RFU
05/09/08	Guinness Premiership Round 1 Preview
05/09/08	Worcester waiting for returning Saints
05/09/08	Wilkinson ruled out of Falcons' opener
05/09/08	IRB confirm officials for end of year clashes
05/09/08	Countdown is on to Rugby World Cup 7s
05/09/08	Northland, Tasman argue case for survival
05/09/08	Referee Bray announces retirement
05/09/08	Skinner predicts strong showing from Quins
05/09/08	The Scrum.com State of the Union Address - Part 2
05/09/08	ARU approve foreign player policy
04/09/08	Is the Premiership becoming a closed shop?
04/09/08	Brett to return against North Harbour

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"Funny how fragile the union code still is after nearly 2 centuries. Seems as if the rules tinkering is just a never ending problem. I agree with Eddie Jones and Northern Hemishpere in this one. IRB had better be careful. Tinker with the rules too fundamentally and whammo... that's how the gridiron game of American football got started, and look where rugby stands on this side of the world because of that."
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Check out our latest action galleries from around the globe as the sport's international stars do battle once again! Check out our archive!

Match Packs

Exiles stun Wasps in Premiership opener

Wasps endured a torrid start to their Guinness Premiership title defence with London Irish emerging easy 26-14 winners from the season's curtain-raiser at Twickenham.

Auckland cling to Shield

Despite looking vulnerable throughout, Auckland did enough to cling on to rugby's Ranfurly Shield with a 13-9 defeat of Southland in Auckland today.

06/09/08	Leinster rescue draw against Blues
06/09/08	Harlequins edge out Saracens
06/09/08	Bristol Rugby v Bath Rugby
06/09/08	Exiles stun Wasps in Premiership opener
06/09/08	Canterbury too classy for North Harbour
06/09/08	Tasman too good for Northland
06/09/08	Auckland cling to Shield
05/09/08	Munster see off challenge of Edinburgh
05/09/08	Scarlets down Ulster at Ravenhill
05/09/08	Parks boots Glasgow to victory
05/09/08	Bowe gives Ospreys a winning start
05/09/08	Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers
05/09/08	Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks

Scrum down in the Scrum Shop!

As the northern hemisphere embark on another gruelling campaign why not re-live one of the highlights of last season - Munster's march to Heineken Cup glory! Click here to go shopping!

Lions get ready to roar again...

British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa 2009 - The countdown is on to the eagerly-anticipated Lions tour to South Africa next year. Can the Lions bounce back from their disappointing tour to New Zealand in 2005? Will they re-live their triumphant tour to South Africa in 1997? Click here for complete coverage!

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