May 8, 2000: by Keiran Roberts All is not well in the disgruntled New South Wales Waratahs camp with coach Ian Kennedy accusing some of his players of being "two-faced." Kennedy was given a vindication of sorts after a troubled Super 12 season when he received
May 8, 2000: Player availability creates headache for new coach in advance of international season
May 8, 2000: The Sydney Morning Herald reports crisis talks to discuss Waratahs' coach's future
May 7, 2000: (Tampa, FL) 7 May 2000 -- The University of California crowned a decade of dominance Sunday, claiming USA Rugby's national collegiate championship for the 10th straight year with a 62-16 defeat of Wyoming
May 7, 2000: England's last hope of breaking the French domination of the European Shield ended in Tarbes as a young Bristol side they beaten 51-27 by Pau
May 7, 2000: Wallabies Joe Roff and Jeremy Paul today joined the competition leading ACT Brumbies' growing injury list ahead of the most important clash of the Super 12 season
May 7, 2000: Newspaper reports in New Zealand suggest the 26 year old veteran of 54 All Black tests may be about to retire from rugby
May 7, 2000: A dispute over which players represent Fiji in the forthcoming Paris Sevens and Epson Cup has broken out
May 6, 2000: Kelso won the Jed-Forest tournament at Riverside today but it was Melrose who finished as overall winners of the Lowland Insurance 'Kings of the Sevens' title
May 6, 2000: As Leicester moved within a win of their second consecutive Allied Dunbar Premiership by beating Harlequins on Saturday, coach Dean Richards conceded that a second title win would be more satisfying than the first
May 6, 2000: Queensland's faint hope of making the Super 12 finals has been dashed with a crushing last-minute, 38-32 loss to the ACT Brumbies at Bruce Stadium
May 6, 2000: Scotland full back Chris Paterson believes that that both his Edinburgh Reivers side and Glasgow Caledonians have earned the respect of their Celtic cousins during the inaugural Welsh/Scottish league campaign
May 6, 2000: Northampton full-back Nick Beal feels the Saints can take the strain and reach their first Heineken Cup final with a win over Llanelli at the Madejski Stadium
May 6, 2000: David Hilton has opened his heart about the hurt he felt when he discovered he was not qualified to play for Scotland
May 6, 2000: A try by Scott Gibbs seven minutes from the end of the game put Swansea into the European Cup next season , probably at the expense of Ebbw Vale, who they beat 23-16 on Friday evening
May 6, 2000: But other fitness doubts delay final selection for game against the Stormers in Cape Town
May 6, 2000: London Irish's hopes of securing some silverware this season came to an end as French side Castres outclassed them, running in four tries as well as producing some excellent kicking, to win 40-30
May 5, 2000: Rob Howley could join Premiership champions Leicester next week if he decides to quit Cardiff
May 5, 2000: Harlequins are believed to be closing in on their first major signing for next season Cardiff and England A wing Liam Botham
May 5, 2000: Llanelli are ready to complete one of the most remarkable transformations in British rugby union history this weekend by securing a Heineken Cup final place
