The Brown Caps were relegated on Thursday as a result of Lancashire gaining bowling bonus points in their match against Kent at Liverpool.

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Following Benkenstein's dismissal, Ian Blackwell and Di Venuto steered Durham to their first bonus point of the match before rain stopped play with 51 overs of the day remaining.

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In Friday's final match, the Western Stormers earned a bonus point in a five-try, 40-18 win over the Coastal Sharks at Newlands.

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And, Sussex's only realistic aim on the final day is to maintain their current bonus-point advantage in the match over fourth-placed Lancashire.

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The bonus point arrived after great work from man of the match Diack allowed Pienaar to dart over to the right of the posts, Humphreys again converting.

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England have yet to score a bonus point - for scoring four or more tries in a match or for losing by less than seven points - and though defeat to Samoa would not mean automatic failure to qualify, realistically they must win.

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India are also involved in the triangular competition and the result meant that all three teams have won one match, although the Sri Lankans moved to the top of the table having gained a bonus point because of the speed of their victory.

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Man-of-the-match Rocky Elsom got Leinster's third try in the 67th minute, giving them time to push for the bonus point score.

BBC: Leinster 32-6 Ulster