Mar 28, 2000: Bourgoin lock Jean Daude, who won his one and only French cap against Scotland in this year's Six Nations tournament, is making "a slow recovery" after suffering brain injuries during a club match against Castres on Sunday
Mar 28, 2000: Andy Nicol, the 28-year-old Glasgow Caledonians scrum-half, will captain Scotland in Sunday's Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship match against England at Murrayfield
Mar 28, 2000: France, shaken after their 27-25 defeat by Ireland in Paris nine days ago, are looking to Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy to salvage some much needed Gallic pride
Mar 28, 2000: Jeremy Davidson is due to meet officials from the IRFU in the next week to discuss the possibility of returning to Ulster next season
Mar 28, 2000: Wales's Scott Quinnell has failed to recover from a shoulder injury and Cardiff's Emyr Lewis has been called back into the squad after a four year absence
Mar 28, 2000: It will be an eerie experience for Jason Little when he shapes up to his great mate and long-time Wallaby and Queensland centre partner Tim Horan in the battle of the Australian traditional rugby powers NSW and Queensland in Brisbane on Saturday
Mar 28, 2000: Scrumhalf Sam Cordingley was Tuesday cleared to play for the Queensland Reds in the Super 12 rugby match against New South Wales at Ballymore here Saturday
Mar 28, 2000: A fourth Australian Super 12 team will not be a reality in the short term unless officials can convince New Zealand to end their opposition to the Australian Rugby Union's (ARU) expansion plans, ARU officials said here Tuesday
Mar 28, 2000: The IRFU have agreed a playing kit sponsorship deal with Canterbury of New Zealand, spanning the next five years which will be worth IR£3 million to the Union The deal means that from next season Canterbury will supply all playing kits to the
Mar 28, 2000: Spectators at Sunday's Calcutta Cup match will be asked to hand over their spare change for a fund for injured player Struan Kerr-Liddell to large squad of eagerly collectors, including several members of Scotland's 1990 Grand SlamSquad
Mar 28, 2000: Scotland's build-up to Sunday's Calcutta Cup Six Nations clash with England at Murrayfield has been hit by another double blow
Mar 28, 2000: It has been revealed that Christian Cullen only played against the Cats on Saturday after a fitness test and a prolonged pre-match warm-up
Mar 28, 2000: Giant Hurricanes No.8 Filo Tiatia came through a weekend club match satisfactorily and is fit to take his place against the Auckland Blues in Wellington on Friday night
Mar 28, 2000: New Zealand rugby officials have cited Fiji's Vili Satala for dangerous play during the final of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday
Mar 27, 2000: Reports in the Dublin papers are suggesting that the IRFU are set to extend Warren Gatland's contract as Irish coach until 2002
Mar 27, 2000: Wales coach Graham Henry has named the following squad for the Six Nations Championship match with Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday
Mar 27, 2000: Following notification from the International Rugby Board that David Hilton is ineligible for Saturday's clash with England the Scotland management have called up Hiltons Glasgow colleague Gordon McIlwham Hilton was informed by the SRU yesterday
Mar 27, 2000: The International Rugby Board (IRB)ruled on Monday that prop David Hilton is not eligible to represent Scotland against England in their Six Nations match on Sunday
Mar 27, 2000: Victor Boffelli, coach of French Elite division club Montferrand and 1999 European Shield champions, resigned on Monday after just two years in the post because of disagreements over tactics with his players
Mar 27, 2000: Ireland's tight-head prop John Hayes is hopeful he will be fit to play against Wales at Lansdowne Road next Saturday after picking up an injury playing for his club Shannon
