POOL 3 Bordeaux-Begles 6 Bayonne 12 HT: 3-6 Attendance: 2,900 Bordeaux-Begles: Penalty - Manu Saubusse (2) Bayonne: Penalty - Benjamin Boyet (4) Match points: Bordeaux-Begles 1pts, Bayonne 4pts POOL 2 Newcastle Falcons 43 Petrarca Rugby 0 HT: 7-0 Attendance: 2,831 Newcastle Falcons: T Catterick; L Fielden (J Fitzpatrick 20), L Eves, J Manning [capt] (J Pasqualin 54), R Shortland;
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Heineken Cup – Round 5 results (14/15.01.2012)
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Cardiff Blues will play their 100thHeineken Cup match when they clash with London Irish at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday – but any celebrations will go on the back burner if they do not mark the occasion with a victory and move a giant step closer to quarter-final qualification. The Blues
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