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On this week's show we have....

AUTUMN TESTS: THE STORY SO FAR
We have reaction from Warren Gatland, John Smit, Graham Henry, Declan Kidney and Martin Johnson as the November tests get underway, plus we bring you up to date with the latest effects to the IRB World Rankings, which will be used on 1 December in deciding the pool allocation draw for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

IRB FOCUS: THE GAME’S TOP TIER
The June test window, Argentina and rugby in the Olympics - all topics discussed by union representatives this week and we hear from IRB Chief Executive Mike Miller.

DALLAGLIO MEETS DETTORI
We took former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio to the Godolphin Stables in Newmarket, England to meet another Anglo-Italian with a passion rugby, jockey Frankie Dettori.

RUSSIA’S RUGBY REVOLUTION
Russia are making huge investment, both at the grass roots level and at the professional end, setting bold targets for World Cup success..

COOL RUNNINGS: DAN LUGER TRIES THE BOBSLED
World class in one sport – but can you succeed in another? That was the challenge recently put to World Cup winner Dan Luger and as a result the former England wing can currently be found in the mountains of Italy, hurtling down a very fast icy track.

GERMANY HIT THE BIG TIME
Win or lose this weekend, all involved in German rugby will raise a toast to their national team. Years of hard graft finally won promotion to the top tier of the European Nations Cup this season, and we hear from South Africa-based stalwart Bodo Sieber ahead of their first match against Spain.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLS: 150 YEARS OF RIVALRY
Rugby is full of great rivalries but can any claim to go as far back as the mid nineteenth century? We investigate the fixture between Merchiston and Edinburgh Academicals.