Jan 12, 2001: Outside half Sebastien Fauque kept alive Dax's quarter-final hopes - and kept the pressure on pool rivals Harlequins - with a 19-16 European Shield win at Ebbw Vale
Jan 12, 2001: Phil Greening is out of England's Six Nations Championship opener against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on 3 February
Jan 12, 2001: Northampton Saints will only be fielding five players out of seven on the bench tomorrow such is the extent of their injury crisis
Jan 12, 2001: Following surgery on his shoulder Northampton's Pat Lam is targetting the Saints' Zurich Premiership clash with Rotherham on February 10 for his comeback
Jan 12, 2001: Swansea centre Scott Gibbs has warned his side not to take the challenge of Wasps too lightly when the teams meet at Loftus Road this weekend in their return Heineken Cup fixture
Jan 12, 2001: Goal kicking coach Dave Alred is set to become the latest English recruit to the British and Irish Lions coaching staff
Jan 12, 2001: Kingsley Jones leads Gloucester into a make-or-break Heineken Cup battle against Llanelli tomorrow, declaring: "It's the biggest club game I have been involved in"
Jan 12, 2001: Leicester Tigers are determined to put their Tetley's Bitter Cup semi-final defeat behind them and continue their assault on the Heineken Cup when they travel to Pau this weekend
Jan 12, 2001: The culmination of the Heineken Cup 2001-02 has been set for the first weekend of June
Jan 12, 2001: Five Zurich Premiership clubs go into this weekend's latest European Shield fixtures with the aim of ending the French domination of the event
Jan 12, 2001: Former England captain Matt Dawson today tipped Wales to provide this season's Heineken Cup winners and succeed Northampton as European champions
Jan 11, 2001: All Black legend Zinzan Brooke, who left Harlequins as director of rugby at the start of the year, is backing his old club to revive their fortunes this season
Jan 11, 2001: Llanelli's Scott Quinnell is prepared to play through pain rather than miss his side's crucial Heineken Cup pool match against Gloucester this weekend
Jan 11, 2001: Northampton have received some welcome news on the state of skipper Pat Lam's shoulder injury ahead of this weekend's Heineken Cup clash with biarritz but are still facing an injury crisis
Jan 11, 2001: Former Rugby Football Union president Peter Brook has died at the age of 69
Jan 11, 2001: Irish international centre Rob Henderson is set for a return to first team action in the Heineken Cup this weekend when Wasps take on Swansea
Jan 11, 2001: Two of Gloucester's bright young things have signed up for a further two years at the club ahead of this weekend's crucial clash with Llanelli in the Heineken Cup
Jan 11, 2001: London Irish are close to finalising a deal that will keep Director of Rugby Dick Best at the club for another three years
Jan 11, 2001: England took their first step towards retaining their Six Nations crown today when manager Clive Woodward announced his training squad
Jan 11, 2001: NEC Harlequins skipper, former Wallaby flanker David Wilson, has said he would consider a coaching role at the club but only after his playing career is over
