Jan 29, 2000: London Welsh revived memories of glory days of yesteryear to book their quarter-final place at the expense of Premiership Two rivals Coventry
Jan 29, 2000: Manchester secured their place in the Tetley's Bitter Cup quarter-finals but had to defend well in the second half as the midlanders produced a powerful display
Jan 29, 2000: New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has announced a strong squad in advance of next week end's fifth round of the world sevens circuit in Wellington
Jan 29, 2000: Former Samoan international lock Legi Matiu, in line to win his first cap for his adopted country France in Saturday's Six Nations opener with Wales, was hit by tragedy on Friday night when his two-month-old baby daughter died
Jan 29, 2000: English rugby union bosses have opted to effectively take two squads on tour to South Africa this summer, it was announced here Friday
Jan 29, 2000: Chris Paterson will be shunted into the centres again tomorrow as Edinburgh Reivers continue their total rugby strategy against Dunvant at Inverleith
Jan 29, 2000: Harlequins coach John Gallagher has warned his players they cannot hide behind their injury troubles as they seek to get the better of Tetley's Bitter Cup minnows Darlington Mowden Park at The Stoop tomorrow
Jan 29, 2000: Minnows Darlington Mowden Park plan to try and enjoy every minute of their David and Goliath Tetley's Bitter Cup clash at Harlequins tomorrow
Jan 29, 2000: Mike Tindall is determined not to let England down if he faces the daunting prospect of filling Jeremy Guscott's boots at Twickenham next weekend
Jan 29, 2000: Edinburgh Reivers coach Ian Rankin has warned that more of his stars face the axe if they start to coast towards the end of the season
Jan 29, 2000: Young Leicester half-backs Andy Goode and James Grindal will spearhead England's bid for a winning start to the under-21 international season against Ireland at Banbury next Friday
Jan 29, 2000: England coach Clive Woodward was last night told his injured World Cup captain Martin Johnson will regain full match fitness "within days rather than months"
Jan 29, 2000: The Rugby Football Union have reached agreement with clubs to support the world game's leading sevens event, which takes place from March 24-26
Jan 28, 2000: England have been made 11-10 favourites to win the inaugural Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship, with bookmakers William Hill also rating them 7-2 to complete the grand slam
Jan 28, 2000: Liam Botham has been named in the England squad for this season's A internationals just four days after turning his back on Wales
Jan 28, 2000: The French Rugby Federation (FFR) have asked the sport's ruling body the International Rugby Board (IRB) for clarification on the new rules which are to be brought in starting with next weekend's Six Nations matches
Jan 28, 2000: The full line-up of teams taking part in the 2000 Credit Suisse First Boston Hong Kong Sevens was confirmed today with the announcement that England have accepted an invitation to take part in the world's premier rugby sevens tournament
Jan 28, 2000: The influence of new Scotland coach Ian McGeechan spread to the A team who included four of his old Northampton team in the side to face Italy in Colleferro next Friday
Jan 28, 2000: Matt Dawson will captain England in next Saturday's Six Nations Championship opener against Ireland at Twickenham
Jan 28, 2000: England squad selected on Friday for opening Six Nations match with Ireland at Twickenham on February 5: Backs: Matthew Perry (Bath), Iain Balshaw (Bath), Austin Healey (Leicester), Ben Cohen (Northampton), Will Greenwood (Leicester), Mike Tindall
