Sep 19, 2000: Gloucester coach Philippe Saint-Andre believes that Wallaby import Jason Little can put some life back into their Premiership campaign
Sep 19, 2000: Jonah Lomu has accepted an invitation to play for the Barbarians against South Africa at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on December 10
Sep 19, 2000: Queensland coach Mark McBain believes Queensland has room for improvement on their tour of Argentina despite a 78-13 victory against Cordoba
Sep 19, 2000: SARFU CEO, Rian Oberholzer, believes the new Bankfin Currie Cup format will go a long way towards bridging the gap between the traditionally big unions and those located in smaller centres
Sep 19, 2000: The Wales Rugby Union have stepped in to secure Ebbw Vale's presence in this year's European Shield
Sep 19, 2000: World rugby stars Jonah Lomu, John Eales and Christian Cullen could today be named in the Barbarians team to face South Africa at the Millennium Stadium
Sep 19, 2000: Cardiff and Wales second row Craig Quinnell is set to boost his club by returning for their top of the table clash with Bridgend on Saturday according to the Western Mail
Sep 19, 2000: Alan Phillips, manager of the Wales development squad, has called for his young stars to return to Wales rather than keep replacement benches warm for English clubs
Sep 19, 2000: The Springboks may place a fourth Sunday "Test" on their end-of-year tour of Argentina and the United Kingdom
Sep 19, 2000: Silver flyer Percy Montgomery has given young Western Province flyhalf Chris Rossouw the credit for his impressive performance against the Pumas on Sunday
Sep 19, 2000: Scotland international Craig Moir is the latest to suffer the Northampton full-back injury jinx
Sep 19, 2000: Bristol flanker Matt Salter will be hauled in front of a special Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel after an incident in the 30-26 defeat to London Irish earlier this month
Sep 19, 2000: Malcolm Pearce, the millionaire owner and chairman of struggling Zurich Premiership club Bristol, is prepared to wait until former Bath and England coach Jack Rowell can devote more time to the club
Sep 19, 2000: Wallaby flyhalf Stephen Larkham is out of the Wallabies' upcoming tour of Europe due to his troublesome knees
Sep 19, 2000: Eden Park will host the rugby derby of the season when North Harbour cross the bridge to face defending NPC champions Auckland on Friday 22 September
Sep 19, 2000: Northland's no8 has been cited for a high tackle which connected with the jaw of Auckland's Carlos Spencer
Sep 18, 2000: Reigning champions Stade Francais continued where they left off with a convincing victory in their opening game of the new French Championship season
Sep 18, 2000: European Rugby Cup Ltd has signed a new five-year commercial partnership agreement with the Paris-based sports marketing company, Havas Advertising Sports
Sep 18, 2000: Kanto Gakuin University repeated their excellent performance as they edged past Oxford University 20-19 to wind up the visitors three-game rugby friendly series today
Sep 18, 2000: The log standings in the National Provincial Championship became even more congested when a series of upsets marked the sixth round at the weekend
