Jan 18, 2000: The future of Cardiff winger Liam Botham, son of famous England cricketer Ian, was still uncertain on Monday night after being named for a Welsh Six Nations trial
Jan 18, 2000: Giant All Black rugby union winger Jonah Lomu is snail-like over distance but stronger than a front row prop
Jan 18, 2000: Two players have confirmed their withdrawal from Ireland's Lloyds TSB Six Nations training squad
Jan 18, 2000: Scotland's first squad session in preperation for the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship was disrupted by injuries to key players
Jan 18, 2000: The NZRFU have announced that Peter Thorburn is to become an All Black's selector
Jan 18, 2000: Ex All black lock Andy Haden has confirmed that he is interested in the All Blacks manager's job in succession to Mike Banks
Jan 18, 2000: As expected Greg Smith, the ex-Wallaby coach, has been appointed to coach the Fijian national side, in succession to Brad Johnstone
Jan 17, 2000: Three rising black stars have been included in the four South African Super 12 squads named in Cape Town on Monday, but no place was announced for eighthman A.J
Jan 17, 2000: Leinster, who despite their excellent away win against Leicester failed to reach the quarter finals of the European Cup are considering taking legal action against group winners Stade Francais
Jan 17, 2000: Wales prop Ben Evans has been banned for two weeks after being sent off in Swansea's 29-25 European Cup victory over Italian club Padova in Padua on Saturday
Jan 17, 2000: The university that introduced rugby union to Japan via England's Cambridge University in 1899 celebrated its centenary season by winning the collegiate championship on Saturday
Jan 17, 2000: Liam Botham, son of England's most famous cricketer Ian, is to be picked for Wales' training squad
Jan 17, 2000: Craig Smith, of Scottish BT Premiership side Melrose has received a 22-week suspension after being sent off in a league game against Glasgow hawks last month
Jan 17, 2000: The quarter finals of the Heineken Cup will provide two titanic tussles with Premiership rivals Northampton and Wasps clashing in an all-English affair and Welsh titans Llanelli and Cardiff meeting head on
Jan 17, 2000: Hawke's Bay were surprise winners of the Maori Sevens Championship played in Rotorua over the weekend.They defeated King Country 31-17 in the final and beat the fancied Bay of Plenty B side in their semi final, 24-19, after extra time
Jan 17, 2000: Otago Highlanders and All Black centre Pita Alatini will appear in the Otahuhu District Court on February 15 on charges of driving with excess breath alcohol and careless driving.He is believed to have been stopped by police over the weekend driving
Jan 16, 2000: As well as the European Cup, Sunday also marked the last day of pool fixtures in the European Shield with the quarter finalists now decided
Jan 16, 2000: Latest: Former Australia coach Greg Smith has been appointed to coach the Fijian national side for the next two years
Jan 15, 2000: Newcastle clinched a place in the quarter-finals of the European Shield with a late flourish to seal a 19-11 win against French side Narbonne at a wet and windy Kingston Park
Jan 15, 2000: Cardiff intend giving away no secrets ahead of tomorrow's crucial Heineken Cup encounter at Harlequins
