Aug 5, 2000: A last-minute penalty by substitute flyhalf Pieter Jordaan gave the Falcons a shock 43-42 victory over the Lions in their Bankfin Currie Cup match at Bosman Stadium on Saturday
Aug 5, 2000: Australia kept the Bledisloe Cup for a third successive year and stayed in the hunt for its first Tri Nations rugby title when captain John Eales kicked it to a dramatic 24-23 win over New Zealand here today
Aug 4, 2000: The International Rugby Board have reiterated that no players can wear protective clothing it does not approve from October 1
Aug 4, 2000: Springboks Joost van der Westhuizen and Pieter Rossouw have been left on the sidelines for this weekend's Currie Cup clashes as the ambition of transforming the once white-dominated sport collided with the reality of producing a winning Springbok
Aug 3, 2000: Defending champions Fance have begun the defence of the Student World Cup title with a convincing victory over hosts Italy
Aug 3, 2000: Sanity has prevailed at the International Rugby Board and the implementation of a series of new laws will be postponed for the Tri-Nations
Aug 2, 2000: New New Zealand coach Wayne Smith has selected Norm Maxwell in the second row to add his vigorous brand of line out expertise
Aug 2, 2000: Injured Wallaby fullback Matt Burke will have surgery on his injured ankle on Thursday and will take no part in the remainder of the Tri-Nations series
Aug 1, 2000: Springbok team manager Gideon Sam called for an overhaul of South African rugby structures to ensure that "better-skilled" players came through the system and were available to the Springbok coach
Aug 1, 2000: Wallaby flanker David Wilson has spoken exclusively to scrum.com about the shock he felt at being cited for an alleged gouging incident against South Africa last weekend
Jul 31, 2000: As the Wednesday announcement of the All Blacks Bledisloe Cup starting 22 approaches, few changes are expected
Jul 31, 2000: French rugby union clubs on Monday announced the signings of three South African players for the forthcoming season
Jul 31, 2000: South Africa are set to finish their visit to Britain next winter with a showpiece game against the Barbarians in Cardiff
Jul 31, 2000: South African third row Ludwig Hatting is set to leave Western Stormers and join Grenoble, the French club announced Monday
Jul 31, 2000: Springbok centre De Wet Barry was found guilty on Sunday of punching Wallaby flanker David Wilson in Saturday's Vodacom Tri-Nation Test at Stadium Australia
Jul 31, 2000: After an extended break following the test victory over South Africa, the New Zealand All Blacks are back in camp at the Institute of Rugby in Palmerston North
Jul 31, 2000: The New Zealand media is awash with rumours that ex All Black coach Laurie Mains is about to replace the embattled Nick Mallett
Jul 30, 2000: The second week of Bankfin Currie Cup matches brought some realism back into South African domestic rugby as all the big name unions recovered from the shock setbacks in week one of the tournament
Jul 30, 2000: Wallaby flanker David Wilson has been cleared of eye-gouging following Saturday night's Tri-Nations game against South Africa at Stadium Australia
Jul 30, 2000: Embattled Springbok coach Nick Mallett admitted on Saturday that he expects an extremely hot reception when his team arrives back home after a disappointing overseas tour
