Jul 25, 2000: Ulster have added a game against Scottish super district Edinburgh Reivers to their pre-season programme
Jul 25, 2000: Glasgow Caledonians are now to play against both of last season's European Cup finalists, Northampton and Munster, next month
Jul 25, 2000: Andy Earl has replaced former England player John Hall as coach of All Ireland league side Garryowen
Jul 25, 2000: The Barbarians have announced a star-studded squad for their visit to Hanover next month
Jul 25, 2000: Last season's Heineken Cup runners up, Munster, have arranged a tough pre-season opener ahead of the Irish Interprovincial Championship
Jul 25, 2000: Lansdowne fly half Barry Everitt is the latest name to join the increasing ranks of Irish qualified players at London Irish
Jul 21, 2000: Premiership champions Leicester will play a pre-season friendly against Ulster in Omagh on August 5
Jul 20, 2000: Ballymena and Ulster back row forward Dion O'Cuinneagain will miss the province's build up to the Interprovincial Championship after suffering an injury in training
Jul 17, 2000: Last season's European Cup finalists Munster have confirmed that former Australian second row John Langford will remain in the province next season
Jul 17, 2000: London Irish have turned to Wales in their latest recruitment drive luring Steve Williams from Cardiff
Jul 17, 2000: Northampton Saints will open their defence of the Heineken Cup with a trip to French Cup winners Biarritz on the first weekend of October
Jul 14, 2000: The Rugby Football Union have announced that the Tetley's Bitter Cup will be played for next season but there will not be a British Isles Cup
Jul 14, 2000: The planned British Cup was in the balance today with an eleventh hour reprieve being sought in negotiations with the organisers
Jul 12, 2000: NEC Harlequins have re-signed their former development squad full-back Ryan O'Neill from Bedford as cover for Jamie Williams and Niall Woods who are both recovering from long-term injury
Jul 11, 2000: London Irish's capture of Irish international Eddie Halvey could spark a deluge of players leaving Ireland for the English Premiership according to the club's chief executive
Jul 11, 2000: London Irish have announced six new signings for next season's campaign
Jul 7, 2000: The winners of next season's European Shield will qualify automatically for the 2001/2002 Heineken Cup and the Newcastle Falcons are confident Jonny Wilkinson will return to spearhead their campaign.
Jul 7, 2000: Listed below are the Heineken Cup Pool draw and fixture dates for the 2000-01 competition
Jul 6, 2000: The Northampton Saints will face old boys Don Mackinnon and Richard Metcalfe in the pool stages of next season's Heineken Cup as John Steele's men meet the Edinburgh Reivers once again
Jul 6, 2000: Irish international scrumhalf Brian O'Meara has joined Leinster
