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The defeat was a significant blow to the Welsh side's hopes of automatic qualification to next season's European showpiece tournament.
BBC: Leinster 45-8 Scarlets
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If the Italians are beaten in Dublin, victory against Cyprus in Parma next Wednesday will ensure top spot and automatic qualification for Lippi's side.
BBC: Lippi chasing victory in Dublin
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Slovenia defeated group leaders Slovakia 2-0 and the two are now vying for the one automatic qualification spot, with the other entering the play-offs.
BBC: McGinn and McGivern start for NI
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Italy will secure their place in the finals if they draw while the Republic will put themselves in with a chance of automatic qualification if they win.
BBC: Lawrence gets start for Republic
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The Scarlets sit a point above the Dragons with a game in hand, knowing one win will be enough for automatic qualification to European club rugby's top table.
BBC: Scarlets' Wales hopefuls warned
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Portugal's hopes of automatic qualification from Group F suffered a big blow as Cristiano Ronaldo's team needed late goals from Helder Postiga and Fabio Coentrao to draw 3-3 in Israel.
CNN: Shock draw dents Spain's World Cup qualification hopes
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We limited consideration to schools in the major conferences that compete for automatic qualification to the five Bowl Championship Series bowl games: the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.
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In Group Two, leaders Switzerland took a step closer to automatic qualification with a 3-0 victory in Luxembourg, as defender Philippe Senderos scored twice before Benjamin Huggel also netted in the 22nd minute.
CNN: Ukraine beat 10-man England to boost 2010 hopes
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Garcia's position on the World and European points lists are not currently high enough to secure automatic qualification, though if his ranking did not improve he would be a strong candidate for a wildcard slot.
BBC: Colin Montgomerie plans Sergio Garcia 'pep talk'
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We looked at members of the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC because those schools are eligible for an automatic qualification to a Bowl Championship Series bowl game (Fiesta, Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowls).
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