Jun 2, 2000: Wellington Hurricanes' skipper has been appointed to lead the New Zealand Maori when they play the Scottish tourists in New Plymouth on June 17
Jun 2, 2000: Wallaby prop Richard Harry's late withdrawal has forced coach Ian Kennedy to play yet another youth card with his New South Wales rugby team to play Queensland in Sydney on Saturday night
Jun 2, 2000: Manu Samoa goes into action for the first time in this season's Epson Cup against Fiji in Apia on Saturday
Jun 2, 2000: (Manchester, New Hampshire) Boston's Tom Kelleher is set to make his international debut in front of a home crowd, as the Eagles make only one change for their Epson Cup match against Canada this Saturday
Jun 1, 2000: Coach Warren Gatland has named a strong squad for the test against Argentina on Saturday in Buenos Aires
Jun 1, 2000: FIR president Giancarlo Dondi said that at present no changes have been considered to the Italian Tour to Samoa and Fiji despite the political riots in Suva
Jun 1, 2000: By Andrew Lilley Jean-Michel Gonzalez has succeeded where Serge Blanco failed
Jun 1, 2000: Scotland coach Ian McGeechan looked almost as delighted at Murrayfield after the defeat by the Barbarians as on the last occasion he had been there
Jun 1, 2000: Coach Marcelo Loffreda announced Bristol scrum half Agustín Pichot as new Pumas captain for this Saturday's game against Ireland at Ferro Carril Oeste stadium in Buenos Aires
Jun 1, 2000: Cardiff prop Andrew Lewis has been forced to withdraw from Wales's development tour to Canada
Jun 1, 2000: The exiles of London Welsh have had their proposed return to Wales blocked by the RFU
Jun 1, 2000: Queensland fullback Chris Latham's bid for test selection received a boost on Thursday when he was named the runaway winner of the Australian Super 12 Player of the Series Award
Jun 1, 2000: Boston's Tom Kelleher is set to make his international debut in front of a home crowd, as the Eagles make only one change for their Epson Cup match against Canada this Saturday
Jun 1, 2000: England's victorious Six Nations Championship skipper Matt Dawson was named Rugby Football Union player of the year on Wednesday night
Jun 1, 2000: Queensland halfback Sam Cordingley knows enough rugby union hard luck tales to prevent him from looking past Saturday night's clash with New South Wales
Jun 1, 2000: Injuries threaten to rob ACT rugby captain Brett Robinson of a Brumbies swansong and his team-mate Patricio Noriega of a Wallaby jersey
Jun 1, 2000: ACT Brumbies coach Eddie Jones has slammed the timing of the National Championship as "totally inappropriate" and "ridiculous"
Jun 1, 2000: Australian vice-captain Tim Horan, player of the tournament at last year's World Cup in France, has revealed he came close to switching to rugby league in 1994
Jun 1, 2000: The Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club is about to venture into uncharted waters in an effort to boost its future player resources
Jun 1, 2000: Three players are set to make their debut for the New South Wales when the Waratahs take on Queensland in rugby's Ricoh Cup at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night
