Somerset now have 14 points from 11 games and are still well positioned for a quarter-final place.
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And Holland's Martin Verkerk booked his quarter-final place with a 6-3 6-4 win over Swedish veteran Thomas Enqvist.
"The defining moment in this tenure was that we achieved a quarter-final place, " said WRU chairman David Pickering.
Novak relied upon a single break in the deciding third set to wrap-up the match and earn his quarter-final place.
Fellow Briton Michael Rimmer missed out on an 800m final place as he finished seventh in his semi in 1:46.77.
The river is it, the beginning of his adventure, and here at the final place he stops for the last time.
Their six-wicket victory puts them in the hunt for a semi-final place.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada had targeted a semi-final place before the tournament.
Cameroon will be playing at the Under-20 World Cup for the fifth time and their best showing the tournament was a quarter-final place.
French second seed Amelie Mauresmo overcame stubborn Russian fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 4-6 6-2 and plays Australia's Alicia Molik for the other final place.
Both sides knew that victory in this final group game would secure a quarter-final place, regardless of the outcome between Italy and Ireland in Poznan.
Dai Young's 14-man Blues won 16-12 at Kingsholm on Sunday to earn a quarter-final place, setting what Holley says was a bench-mark to Wales' regions.
Morocco secured their semi-final place with their narrow win over Angola as Mouhssine Iajour grabbed the only goal of the game in the 39th minute.
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Doherty wrapped up victory with a 118 clearance and breaks of 59 and 59 to secure a second Malta Cup final place in three seasons.
"We know we under-performed at the World Cup and have the perfect opportunity to show we are much better than our final place suggests, " said Connor.
The Ospreys lost 17-15 in Perpignan, but earned a bonus point to help keep themselves in the running for a quarter-final place amid the tournament's now traditional complicated mathematical qualification process.
Paraguay won the first penalty shoot-out of the 2010 World Cup to reach the last eight for the first time and clinch a quarter-final place against either Spain or Portugal .
That would be a huge disappointment for Ireland, who had envisaged a quarter-final place at least before the tournament but have failed to rediscover the Six Nations form which raised expectations.
Even if they win their last game at Bridgend Vale will have to await the results of other games as they battle it out with Pontypridd for the final place in Europe.
It brings up many questions, such as if the final place of assembly counts as the country of origin, or if a certain percent of the raw materials are made overseas, for instance.
Rebuilt crews won heats in the double and four, while pair Daniel Harte and Matt Beechey were two seconds adrift of the Dutch in their semi but did enough to take a final place.
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After his success in SW19 came a quarter-final place at the US Open and another title in Switzerland on carpet, and it would seem to be time for a good run at Roland Garros.
The 29-year-old was tested by Wawrinka in the third set after dropping serve early on but recovered the break in game seven and went on to clinch a record 28th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final place.
Munster's quarter-final place was secured when O'Leary sniped over for his side's fifth try in the 66th minute and Sale's defence was nowhere to be seen as Warwick ran in another score eight minutes from time.
With two games left to play, they must beat Worcestershire at New Road on Friday and Somerset at Edgbaston on Sunday to guarantee a quarter-final place, while Glamorgan's already slim hopes of getting through are now over.
After helping the Clarets avoid relegation in his first season at Turf Moor, the former Republic of Ireland international earned plaudits during the 2008-09 campaign after guiding them to within minutes of securing a Carling Cup final place.
But his new side produced a professional display against his former players and Chelsea fans were left with the enduring image of Mourinho doing his best to tone down his celebrations for Samuel Eto'o's second-half goal, which secured Inter's quarter-final place.
It won't look so green in the morning, but it does confirm that England will probably drop one of their spinners - most likely Monty Panesar - and if Flintoff is fit, leave the final place between Graham Onions and Steve Harmison.
Williams, who next plays 26th seed Dominika Cibulkova after she came from a set down to beat Varvara Lepchenko, has never won the French Open and in 13 previous appearances, her best finish was a final place in 2002 when she lost to sister Serena.
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