Jul 11, 2000: While Ron Cribb is a regular on New Zealand television as an emerging All Black powerhouse, so are many of his childhood mates - but they feature regularly on Crime Watch
Jul 11, 2000: All Black winger Tana Umaga was today thanking the rugby gods for keeping him away from the battle of attrition he expects in the early stages of Saturday's Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia
Jul 11, 2000: Wallaby coach Rod Macqueen has hinted at minor changes to the Australian team for Saturday's opening tri Nations rugby Test against New Zealand as he seeks improvement from last week's win over South Africa
Jul 10, 2000: Saracens hooker George Chuter has announced that he is to quit professional rugby union and start a new life in Australia
Jul 10, 2000: Dynamic Brumbies loose forward Peter Ryan is in hospital with a suspected punctured lung sustained in a club game on the weekend
Jul 10, 2000: Wallaby veteran Jason Little has warned that confidence would be the telling factor when Australia and New Zealand slug out the Tri-Nations series opener on Saturday night
Jul 9, 2000: Former Wallaby prop Andrew Blades has switched camps from New South Wales to an ACT Brumbies outfit who will on Monday officially announce the signing of rugby league back Joel Wilson
Jul 9, 2000: Former New Zealand rugby coach Laurie Mains has denied that he had applied for the post of New South Wales coach which has gone to Bob Dwyer
Jul 9, 2000: Team changes are likely as the Wallabies prepared for the most severe test of their rugby world champion status against the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday night
Jul 8, 2000: The world champion Wallabies stormed home with three tries in the last 12 minutes to vanquish South Africa by a record 44-23 in the inaugural Nelson Mandela Rugby Challenge at Colonial Stadium here Saturday night
Jul 8, 2000: If the Wallabies think they are just one game away from a record 11th successive victory, then they've got another thing coming, according to coach rod Macqueen
Jul 7, 2000: The ARU have admitted that they have made an error in ticket pricing for Saturday's Mandela Challenge Test against South Africa
Jul 7, 2000: The Australian Rugby Union have entered the bidding market for Newcastle and NSW rugby league star Adam MacDougall
Jul 7, 2000: The SANZAR rugby unions are to carry out a mid-term analysis of Super 12 and Tri-Nations competitions
Jul 7, 2000: The prospect of a Super 12 expansion in the near future has been dealt a fatal blow by Super 12 officials
Jul 7, 2000: A tight-lipped John Connolly today admitted high-profile Australian rugby players could follow him to France after he was confirmed as coach of Paris club Stade Francais
Jul 7, 2000: Plans to bring in a new ball for the forthcoming Tri Nations Series with Australia and South Africa were dropped Friday when the New Zealand Rugby Football Union gave in to players' protests
Jul 7, 2000: The two players who could hold the key to Saturday night's inaugural Nelson Mandela Challenge between Australia and South Africa in Melbourne will be sitting on the bench
Jul 7, 2000: The Colonial Stadium's retractable roof today got the vote of confidence from Wallaby captain John Eales and coach Rod Macqueen on the eve of the Nelson Mandela Challenge against South Africa on Saturday night
Jul 7, 2000: Former Queensland coach John Connolly has signed a two-year contract with Paris club Stade Francais
