Jan 12, 2000: New Zealand All Blacks rugby star Jonah Lomu has his ears set on a new world record and a politician Wednesday pleaded with him to give up the chase
Jan 12, 2000: Neath are aiming to finish their European campaign on a high on Saturday when they face group winners Northampton at Franklin Gardens - and a win for the Welsh all blacks could also secure an extra place for Welsh clubs next season
Jan 12, 2000: Winning not scoring tries will be the priority for Bath in their make-or-break Heineken Cup mission against Toulouse on Saturday
Jan 12, 2000: New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has made a plea for player reinforcement in advance of the Wellington round of the World Sevens Series at the beginning of February
Jan 12, 2000: The Otago Highlanders Super 12 franchise has confirmed that last season's skipper Taine Randell will again take charge for the 2000 campaign
Jan 12, 2000: Ex-All Black skipper Andy Leslie has cited family reasons for his withdrawal from the race to find a coach to take charge of the Fijian national team in succession to Brad Johnstone
Jan 12, 2000: Only 24 hours after being named in Ireland's Six Nations squad hooker Ross Nesdale has been told that he may miss the rest of the season due to a neck injury
Jan 11, 2000: Fijian Sevens expert Waisale Serevi, forced out of last weekend's Uruguay final because of injury, seems likely to resume training today and to be fit for the coming Argentinean round of the World Sevens Series
Jan 11, 2000: Ireland hooker Keith Wood has confirmed that he will return to Harlequins next season, irrespective of the success of Munster in this year's European Cup Wood, speaking to a Cork newspaper said "I have given Harlequins my word that I will be back and
Jan 11, 2000: England coach Clive Woodward tonight put a brave face on the injury problems that have threatened to sideline a handful of senior internationals for next month's Six Nations Championship opener against Ireland
Jan 11, 2000: Former South Africa and Natal captain Gary Teichmann will return to his former home in June to play one last game
Jan 11, 2000: Seven players form Pontypridd were detained by French police on Sunday night after a disturbance outside a nightclub in Toulouse
Jan 11, 2000: Alan Tait is on the verge of retirement, the veteran expected to succumb to his long standing back injury
Jan 11, 2000: In the traditional lead up competition to the Super 12, The Southern Cross tournament, the defending champions Canterbury Crusaders will join fellow title contenders the Blues, Waratahs and Reds
Jan 11, 2000: Liam Botham, son of the former England Test cricketer Ian, and an England Under 21 player, is belived to be attracting interest by Graham Henry as an addition to his Welsh squad
Jan 11, 2000: Back-rower Ismailia Lassissi, a member of the French squad named to prepare for the Six Nations championship, on Monday admitted he is not eligible to play
Jan 11, 2000: Princess Anne will be here on February 5 to watch Scotland take on Italy in the opening match of the new Six Nations championship, the Italian rugby federation announced on Monday
Jan 11, 2000: Iain Balshaw has no doubt Bath can keep alive their fading Heineken Cup hopes by killing off Recreation Ground visitors Swansea tonight
Jan 10, 2000: Missing Romanian players report dismissed A spokesman for the Connacht branch of the IRFU today dismissed a report that two Steaua Bucharest players had walked out on their team after their 41-7 defeat by the provincial side on Saturday and were now
Jan 10, 2000: Wales coach Graham Henry will watch back-to-back trial matches later this month before announcing his team for the Six Nations Championship opener against France
