Super Rugby round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 19, 2013: "A charge-down try and a maul try was probably the difference, so they strangled us a wee bit," Blues coach Sir John Kirwan says of the fine margins between winning and losing
Super Rugby round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 19, 2013: George Whitelock, did a fine job in Kieran Read's absence but the experience and firepower of the returning captain means so much to the side, Todd Blackadder says
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 19, 2013: Robbie Deans omits Quade Cooper, due to defensive concerns, and George Smith, due to injury, while naming three uncapped players in 25-man squad to face the British & Irish Lions
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 19, 2013: Queensland's biggest 2013 downfall - a lack of try-scoring polish - returned to haunt them in Bloemfontein as the frustrated Reds fell to the Cheetahs
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 19, 2013: The Highlanders' horror Super Rugby season continued in Pretoria as the Bulls cruised to their fifth consecutive win with a comfortable victory
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 19, 2013: Queensland Reds have missed a prime chance to jump to the top of the Australian conference after losing to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
Women's Sevens - Amsterdam
May 19, 2013: New Zealand clinch the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series rugby title, and then claim the final tournament of the season in Amsterdam
Super Rugby Round 14 - Force v Sharks
May 18, 2013: Sharks coach John Plumtree reconsiders his claim that his side's finals hopes were over, after their gritty 23-13 victory over Western Force at nib Stadium
Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon, Heineken Cup Final
May 18, 2013: "If you listen carefully you should be able to hear them mining the granite in the south of France for the statue of a certain Jonny Wilkinson" Graham Jenkins reports from the Heineken Cup Final
Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon, Heineken Cup Final
May 18, 2013: Jonny Wilkinson insists his delight at Toulon's Heineken Cup is greater than that which he felt having kicked England to Rugby World Cup glory in 2003
Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon, Heineken Cup Final
May 18, 2013: Jonny Wilkinson inspired Toulon to their first Heineken Cup as they downed Clermont Auvergne 16-15 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Australian Rugby - Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
May 18, 2013: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is happy in the knowledge that he has more depth in his squad than at any time since he took the reins in 2008
Super Rugby Round 14 - Waratahs v Brumbies
May 18, 2013: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is braced for the worst after George Smith suffered a knee injury likely to see the flanker miss the series against the British & Irish Lions
Irish Rugby
May 18, 2013: Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton has admitted Ronan O'Gara's decision to move to Racing Metro in a coaching capacity came as a surprise
Clermont Auvergne v Toulon, Heineken Cup Final
May 18, 2013: Heineken Cup officials have confirmed that talks aimed at ending the row that threatens the future of Europe's premier club competition are 'on-going'
Super Rugby Round 14 - Waratahs v Brumbies
May 18, 2013: Berrick Barnes leads New South Wales Waratahs to a priceless victory over the Brumbies on a night of carnage for Wallabies hopefuls
Super Rugby Round 14 - Force v Sharks
May 18, 2013: Western Force coach Michael Foley laments his side's poor start to the second half as the main reason for their defeat by the Sharks at nib Stadium
Super Rugby
May 18, 2013: Chiefs prop Toby Smith heading to Melbourne Rebels to press claims of playing Test rugby for Australia
Super Rugby round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 18, 2013: The Crusaders turn in a steely performance to claim a decisive, and crucial, 23-3 win over the Blues in at AMI Stadium in Christchurch
Super Rugby - round 14
May 18, 2013: Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett was a frustrated man after his side's 17-12 Super Rugby loss to the Chiefs
