Aug 15, 2000: England face a tough semi-final clash with holders France in the Students World Cup in L'Aquila tomorrow
Aug 15, 2000: Edinburgh Reivers will be close to full strength for their final Pre-season game against Ulster at Ravenhill on Friday evening
Aug 15, 2000: The WRU have struck a deal with the Principality Building Society to sponsor the Welsh cup for the next three seasons
Aug 15, 2000: Former Bath and England prop Kevin Yates has rejected the chance to return to the Northern Hemisphere with Cardiff
Aug 15, 2000: Swansea face their last pre-season game against Leinster on Saturday knowing it will be their last chance to up their game after last weekends disappointing defeat against Sale
Aug 15, 2000: Wayne Smith has tried to downplay the Ellis Park hoodoo - but scrumhalf Justin Marshall does not share the All Black coach's view of this intimidating stadium
Aug 15, 2000: Australian rugby league superboot Daryl Halligan is poised to come the full circle and rejoin the rugby union ranks
Aug 15, 2000: Robbie Fleck is the man Springbok coach Nick Mallett is looking to to fill the all-important inside centre berth in his team for Saturday's Tri-Nations return Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park
Aug 14, 2000: The IRFU has released the details of the referees who will take charge of this season's Guinness Interprovincial series
Aug 14, 2000: The Scottish Rugby Union have announce a major loan scheme to assist it's top clubs with the aim of raising the profile of the club game in Scotland
Aug 14, 2000: Bristol were beaten by Newport in a pre-season friendly at Rodney Parade in a high scoring game in Saturday
Aug 14, 2000: Glasgow Caledonians coach Richie Dixon believes that the pre-season game at Northampton will give him a chance to further assess his side's potential
Aug 14, 2000: Newcastle have appointed second-row forward Doddie Weir as their captain for the new season
Aug 14, 2000: England boss Clive Woodward will spend four days working with French club Agen next week at their pre-season training camp in the Pyrenees
Aug 14, 2000: Laid-back Leicester flanker Neil Back is fully rested in preparation for the new season but he admits it might be another month before he finds his form
Aug 14, 2000: Ford have announced an extension to their sponsorship of the RFU's grassroots project Ford Tag Rugby
Aug 14, 2000: London Irish have Tongan and Hong Kong international back Isi Toivai on trial
Aug 14, 2000: NEC Harlequins hooker Keith Wood has said he will have to limit the number of games he plays this season if he is to be fit for the Biritish and Irish Lions tour of Australia in the summer
Aug 14, 2000: Glasgow Caledonians captain Andy Nicol will miss Tuesday's friendly against Heineken Cup holders Northampton as he continues to recover from a knee injury
Aug 14, 2000: NEC Harlequins unveiled their new look squad at The Stoop toda, confident of putting last year's disappointments behind them
