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REGINA -- No S.J. Green. No Brandon London. No Brandon Whitaker. No problem. With their top two receivers and starting running back out hurt, the Montreal Alouettes showed their resilience posting 356 yards of net offence in a 34-28 win Saturday over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Jamel Richardson caught eight passes for 161 yards and third-string tailback Chris Jennings (regular backup Victor Anderson missed the game with injury too) had 125 all-purpose yards as Montreal did just enough to stave off a late Saskatchewan comeback. "Thats all we preach is team-first," said Richardson, who set up Montreals first touchdown -- an 18-yard pass from Anthony Calvillo to Bo Bowling -- with a 51-yard grab of his own. "Thats why I was never mad about my production because other guys were stepping up, and right now this is a total team effort." Richardson was referring to his diminished role in Montreal this year. He led the league in receiving last season with 1,777 yards but entered Saturdays game third on the team and 12th overall with 793. In his last two games, however, Richardson has caught 11 passes for 270 yards. "The coaches leaned on me a little bit," he said. "They told me they were going to feed me and Im hungry. Ive been missing the whole season and now its time to step up and time to win a championship." The win extended Montreals lead atop the CFLs East Division by six points over the Toronto Argonauts. The Alouettes (10-6) clinched first place Friday when Toronto lost 44-32 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Saskatchewan (8-8) meanwhile missed a chance for the second straight week to clinch a playoff berth, though a Hamilton Tiger-Cats loss to the Calgary Stampeders later Saturday would guarantee the Riders at least a crossover spot. Montreal made the most of the breezy conditions, scoring their first 27 points with the wind at its back With the wind gusting to over 50 km/h at kickoff, Saskatchewan capped its first possession with a one-yard TD toss from Drew Willy to fullback Graeme Bell. It was Bells first touchdown since joining his hometown team in 2011 and third overall of his seven-year CFL career. Montreal took advantage of the wind in the second quarter and put up 13 unanswered points on three consecutive possessions. Calvillo found Bowling in the end zone in between Sean Whyte field goals of 23 and 52 yards. But the Riders regained the lead with two minutes left in the first half when Dressler ran a punt back 66 yards for Saskatchewans first punt return score since Jason Armstead did so in 2007 against the Edmonton Eskimos. Backup QB Adrian McPhersons one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Montreal the lead for good. He scored at 8:23 of the third after a pass interference call negated a goal-line interception by Chris McKenzie and an unnecessary roughness penalty to Odell Willis set Montreal up at the Riders three-yard line. Calvillo then ran in two touchdowns for the first time in his CFL career to cap a run of 21 unanswered points and put the game out of reach. He completed 14 of 26 passes for 256 yards. "Im trying to pick up first downs with my feet," said Calvillo. "I told myself I was going to do that as we get closer to the playoffs. It just helps our football team move forward and it just happened to be that I was running close to the end zone." It was a botched onside punt by Sandro DeAngelis that gave Montreal the ball on the Riders 45 and set up Calvillos first score of the game. They needed all of them too, as Saskatchewan answered back in the final quarter with Dresslers 12th TD grab of the year and Kory Sheets 10th rushing score. "Weve been challenging ourselves to play consistent football which we have not done," said Calvillo. "We did a decent job last week against Toronto and we wanted to follow up with a great game which today we did." Riders quarterback Darian Durant went 24-for-40 for 219 yards and one TD. Sheets ran 10 times for 45 yards but had two late-game passes go through his fingers, and Taj Smith led Saskatchewans receivers with four catches for 52 yards. "My biggest concern is to make sure this team is winning football games," said Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin. "The playoffs dont start today. They start when they start. Its about winning football games. "Looking too far down the road you cant do anything unless you take care of today and today we have to learn how to win football games." NOTES: Calvillo has now thrown a touchdown pass in 16 straight games ... 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The 23-year-old England international has joined Liverpool for around 12 million pounds ($19.6 million) after struggling to establish himself in the starting lineup since joining Chelsea from Manchester City in July 2011.TWICKENHAM, England -- South Africa edged England 16-15 on Saturday to complete an unbeaten tour of Britain and Ireland and almost certainly deprive the 2015 World Cup hosts from a top-four seeding. In a test played in driving rain and marked by a preponderance of kicking, South Africa scored the only try through flanker Willem Alberts with flyhalf Patrick Lambie kicking perfectly for 11 points in front of 81,151 spectators at Twickenham. England flyhalf Toby Flood landed two penalties but missed two kickable attempts, with replacement Owen Farrell successful with his only three shots at goal. "I think we were very fortunate, it could have gone either way," Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer said. "I thought defence on both sides was awesome. Six months ago we would have probably lost this by 20 points so I will take the one point." England coach Stuart Lancaster was proud his side threatened to win from 16-6 down. "We go 16-6 and you look at the team and say Have we got the character to take on the team second best in the world, pull yourselves back into the game and give yourself a chance of winning? and we did," Lancaster said. "The pleasing thing is that you cannot ever question the character of this England team at the moment, you might have done it in the past but you cant do it now. The players deserve the credit for that." Englands faint hopes of overtaking France to the No. 4 ranking to avoid being drawn in the 2015 World Cup with one of the top three southern hemisphere teams appear over. The Springboks won 16-12 against Ireland two weeks ago and followed with a 21-10 victory at Scotland, ending an up-and-down year in which they finished third in the Rugby Championship under new coach Meyer on a high note. "We pride ourselves on our defence and we are up there with the best if not the best," Springboks centre Jean de Villiers said. "Weve conceded one try in three games on this tour, the attitude and commitment the guys have shown is something that cannot be coached. "It comes from within. It is your attitude in the collision. As a captain that makes me proud." Englands scrum was on top but hooker Tom Youngs had trouble finding his lineout targets, allowing the more conservative tactics of the Springboks to dominate. The English made several half-breaks and showed a willingness to shift the ball despite the conditions, but South Africas scrambling defence proved too obdurate and some onfield decison-making will again rraise questions - such as opting for a shot at goal with only two minutes left despite trailing by four points.dddddddddddd Lancaster wouldnt criticize the decision by captain Chris Robshaw. "Well sit down as a group on Monday morning when the emotion has gone out of the game and reflect on it," he said. "We discuss all the decisions. Some we get right, some we dont get right and thats part of any sides development. "Were just disappointed to have lost the game, a game we felt we could have won." Although it was 6-6 by the 15th minute, Flood had missed two shots at goal, and he was punished for those misses when Lambie made it 9-6 in the 26th when England was penalized at a ruck. Both sides frequently resorted to midfield bombs in the slippery conditions. England at least tried to find space on the fringes, whereas South Africa was content to play within itself and went to halftime leading 9-6. When a try finally came three minutes after the restart, it was more by good fortune. South Africas forwards dropped the ball as they hammered Englands line but it went backwards, Youngs kicked it into Boks winger JP Pietersen and the ball ricocheted to England flanker Tom Woods on his line. He couldnt control it and Alberts snaffled the ball and scored. Lambie converted from near the spot where Flood missed his two kicks, and the Springboks led 16-6. The match came to life in the second half, as exemplified by a mismatched scuffle between giant Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth and Youngs. The rain made keeping your feet tricky, so changing the point of attack proved to be a reliable way of making ground. One such charge by Manu Tuilagi from Brad Barritts inside ball brought the crowd to its feet. As did Tuilagis intercept and 40-meter charge before finding Ashton with a pinpoint pass. The speedy winger opted to pass to Brown, who picked up the ball from his ankles before his lack of pace told and he was swallowed by the defence on the Boks quarter line. Englands lineout woes continued, compromising its hard-won territorial advantage and negating the driving maul as a weapon. Farrell, on for Flood, narrowed the gap to 16-9 with just under 20 minutes to play as Englands passes started to stick. He made it 16-12 with 8 minutes left and 16-15 with only a couple to go. But England ultimately ran out of time. ------ South Africa 16 (Willem Alberts try; Patrick Lambie 3 penalties, conversion), England 15 (Owen Farrell 3 penalties, Toby Flood 2 penalties). HT: 9-6. ' ' '
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