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It's time to check out who is toasty and who needs to hit the defrost button...
This week's Expert Witness, Kyran Bracken, reviews the November Tests.
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
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1. | Sale Sharks | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 573 | 444 | 129 | 8 | 74 |
2. | Leicester Tigers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 518 | 415 | 103 | 6 | 68 |
3. | London Irish | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 493 | 454 | 39 | 10 | 66 |
4. | Wasps | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 527 | 447 | 80 | 10 | 64 |
5. | Gloucester | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 483 | 385 | 98 | 13 | 59 |
6. | Northampton | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 464 | 488 | -24 | 11 | 53 |
7. | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 416 | 433 | -17 | 9 | 47 |
8. | Worcester | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 451 | 494 | -43 | 9 | 47 |
9. | Bath | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 441 | 494 | -53 | 8 | 46 |
10. | Saracens | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 433 | 483 | -50 | 12 | 46 |
11. | Bristol | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 393 | 445 | -52 | 7 | 41 |
12. | Yorkshire Carnegie | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 363 | 573 | -210 | 8 | 28 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
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1. | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 91 | 68 | 2 | 22 |
2. | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 97 | 20 | 3 | 11 |
3. | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 149 | -88 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
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1. | Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2. | Cardiff Blues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. | Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5. | Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6. | Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7. | Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8. | Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9. | Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10. | Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11. | Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
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1. | Crusaders | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 412 | 210 | 202 | 5 | 51 |
2. | Hurricanes | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 226 | 102 | 7 | 47 |
3. | Waratahs | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 362 | 192 | 170 | 9 | 45 |
4. | Bulls | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 355 | 290 | 65 | 8 | 38 |
5. | Sharks | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 361 | 297 | 64 | 10 | 38 |
6. | Brumbies | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 326 | 269 | 57 | 4 | 38 |
7. | Chiefs | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 325 | 298 | 27 | 6 | 36 |
8. | Blues | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 290 | 348 | -58 | 5 | 29 |
9. | Highlanders | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 228 | 276 | -48 | 3 | 27 |
10. | Cheetahs | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 272 | 367 | -95 | 7 | 27 |
11. | Stormers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 263 | 334 | -71 | 5 | 23 |
12. | Reds | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 240 | 320 | -80 | 6 | 22 |
13. | Lions | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 220 | 405 | -185 | 5 | 15 |
14. | Western Force | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 223 | 373 | -150 | 4 | 12 |
Fixture | Details |
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All times are local | |
Aviva Premiership | |
Saturday , January 3 | |
Exeter vs Gloucester |
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Sunday , January 4 | |
Leicester Tigers vs Bath |
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Wasps vs Sale Sharks |
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London Welsh vs Harlequins |
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Friday , January 9 | |
Gloucester vs Saracens | 19:45 |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Saturday , January 3 | |
Scarlets vs Ospreys |
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Friday , January 9 | |
Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets | 19:35 |
Connacht vs Edinburgh | 19:35 |
More Guinness PRO12 fixtures |
Fixture | Details |
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All times are local | |
Aviva Premiership | |
Saturday , January 3 | |
Saracens 22 - 6 London Irish |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Treviso 17 - 15 Zebre |
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Leinster 24 - 11 Ulster |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Friday , January 2 | |
Northampton 39 - 31 Newcastle Falcons |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Edinburgh 20 - 8 Glasgow Warriors |
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Thursday , January 1 | |
Dragons 9 - 11 Cardiff Blues |
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Connacht 24 - 16 Munster | |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Sunday , December 28 | |
Gloucester 23 - 30 Wasps |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Zebre 16 - 26 Treviso |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Saturday , December 27 | |
Bath 31 - 14 Exeter |
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Sale Sharks 30 - 32 Leicester Tigers |
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Harlequins 25 - 30 Northampton |
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Newcastle Falcons 23 - 25 Saracens |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Glasgow Warriors 16 - 6 Edinburgh |
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Ospreys 17 - 15 Scarlets |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Friday , December 26 | |
London Irish 24 - 9 London Welsh |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Cardiff Blues 17 - 23 Dragons |
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Ulster 13 - 10 Connacht |
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Munster 28 - 13 Leinster |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Sunday , December 21 | |
Wasps 48 - 16 London Irish |
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Guinness PRO12 | |
Dragons 25 - 11 Zebre |
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Aviva Premiership | |
Saturday , December 20 | |
Saracens 78 - 7 London Welsh | |
Harlequins 15 - 7 Newcastle Falcons | |
Northampton 23 - 19 Leicester Tigers |
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Gloucester 16 - 39 Bath |
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More Aviva Premiership results |
Pos | Team | P | Pts |
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1 | Northampton | 12 | 48 |
2 | Bath | 11 | 42 |
3 | Saracens | 11 | 34 |
4 | Exeter | 11 | 33 |
5 | Leicester Tigers | 11 | 31 |
Man of the Match for Northampton on Friday evening against Newcastle, Ben Foden looked like a rejuvenated force at a crucial time.