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			<item><title><![CDATA[Mallinder hails Saints' internationals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton boss Jim Mallinder praised the performances of his club's players for their international teams in recent weeks.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8783502,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8783502</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:09:05 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/06/128x67/Tom-Wood-England-vs-Argentina-2013_2960123.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Barwell passes away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton Saints have announced that former club chairman Leon Barwell has lost his long fight against cancer.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8776347,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8776347</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:38:57 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/06/128x67/Northampton-Saints-flag_2955351.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Barwell steps down at Saints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton Saints have announced that Leon Barwell is to step down as the English club's chairman with immediate effect.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8759684,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8759684</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:35:05 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/06/128x67/Northampton-Saints-flag_2955351.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Heineken Cup Pools for 2013/14]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heineken Cup champions Toulon have been drawn alongside Cardiff Blues, Glasgow and Exeter Chiefs for the 2013/14 competition.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8758572,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8758572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:19:34 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Toulon_2946646.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Cockerill charged over comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill has been charged over his behaviour towards the fourth official during the Premiership final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8756005,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8756005</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:03:25 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Richard-Cockerill_2950146.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Saints snap up Rotherham prop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton have further strengthened their stocks with the signing of Rotherham prop Gareth Denman.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8755436,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8755436</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:55:59 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/06/128x67/Gareth-Denman_2954133.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Time to move on - Myler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton fly-half Stephen Myler concedes his error in the Premiership final was a costly one, but it's not an act that will be repeated.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8748943,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8748943</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:35:14 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/stephen-myler-northampton-saints_2951511.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Northampton confirm exits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom May, Scott Armstrong and Rhys Oakley have all been released by Northampton following the conclusion of the season.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8744616,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8744616</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 13:38:19 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/rhys-oakley-northampton_2949372.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[ERC confirm tiers for 2013/14]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ERC has announced the respective tiers for teams ahead of next week's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup Pool draws.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8741793,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8741793</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 17:28:46 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Toulon_2946646.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Saints thrown right back in it - Lancaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster says that he'll give the Northampton players in his squad an early chance to put their final loss behind them.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8739448,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8739448</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 08:55:10 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Northampton-dejected_2951571.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Eleven-week ban for Hartley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Hartley will miss the British and Irish Lions tour after being found guilty of verbally abusing referee Wayne Barnes.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/lions/story/0,25883,15977_8736393,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8736393</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 14:24:49 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Dylan-Hartley-_2950151.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Myler left scratching his head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton's Stephen Myler admits that a difference in interpretations probably led to his first-half blunder in the Premiership final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8735864,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8735864</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 10:24:59 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Stephen-Myler_2950540.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Wood praises champions Leicester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton Saints stand-in skipper Tom Wood praised Leicester Tigers after losing the Aviva Premiership Final at Twickenham.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8735099,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8735099</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:59:05 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/169463372_2950259.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Mallinder backing for Hartley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton Saints boss Jim Mallinder has rallied around Dylan Hartley after the England hooker was sent off against Leicester Tigers.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8735074,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8735074</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:44:39 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Dylan-Hartley-Northampton-Saints-1024_2950203.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Leicester clinch dramatic title]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drama-filled Aviva Premiership Final saw Leicester Tigers lift the title with a 37-17 victory over Northampton Saints at Twickenham.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8734842,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8734842</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 16:59:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Report</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/169465038_2950166.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Manoa's rise from streets to finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northampton Saints star number eight Samu Manoa has opened up about his background ahead of the Aviva Premiership Final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8734393,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8734393</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 13:55:28 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/01/128x67/Glasgow-v-Northampton-Manoa-Samu_2888141.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Predictions: Aviva Premiership Final]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is that time of the week again when 'Orrible Punt sits in the Planet Rugby hot-seat to give his calls. Get set for the Premiership Final.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8732475,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8732475</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:24:06 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Aviva-Premiership-predictions_2949583.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Leicester v Northampton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicester's ninth consecutive Premiership Final will see them face East Midlands rivals Northampton at Twickenham on Saturday.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8730862,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8730862</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Preview</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/155365478_2949353.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
				
			<item><title><![CDATA[Day hopes for repeat of 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saints lock Christian Day says his side are a different team to the one that lost at Welford Road and expects a close final on Saturday.]]></description><link>http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15977_8729532,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15977_8729532</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:21 GMT</pubDate><category>News Story</category><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://img.skysports.com/13/05/128x67/Christian-Day-tackling-Toby-Flood_2948903.jpg" length="123456" /></item>
									
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