Rugby
Huddersfield to trim squad by six
Beaten Challenge Cup finalist Paul Jackson is among six players to be released by Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season.
I ordered blood scam - Richards
Former Harlequins rugby director Dean Richards has admitted he ordered the fake blood substitution of Tom Williams that led to his own three-year ban.
Ex-Bath trio guilty of misconduct
Former Bath trio Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins have been suspended for nine months after being found guilty of missing two drug tests.
South Africa 28-19 New Zealand
South Africa survived a second-half comeback from New Zealand to open their Tri-Nations campaign with a victory.
Saracens hand Borthwick captaincy
Saracens have announced that England skipper Steve Borthwick will captain the team next season.
Colorado City Finds a Sales Pitch in a Rugby Pitch
The conference room next to the mayor’s office overlooks the well-mowed pitch of the country’s only municipal rugby stadium. Infinity Park could hold almost all 4,800 citizens of this tiny urban island, an enclave surrounded by the city of Denver ...
Lions Test debuts for English duo
Riki Flutey and Joe Worsley will start against South Africa on Saturday as the injury-hit British and Irish Lions make a host of changes for the third Test.
Coach defends Schalk Burger after Lions 'gouging' ban
A cartoon in The Citizen newspaper yesterday showed the Lions down and out, battered and bruised, with Peter de Villiers standing tall but almost equally battered and bruised. The first black coach of South Africa does not lack critics and his tou...
SA's Burger handed eight-week ban
South Africa flanker Schalk Burger has been handed an eight-week ban after being found guilty of making contact with Luke Fitzgerald's eye area.
Emerging Springboks 13-13 Lions
A brilliant touchline conversion with the last kick of the game prevented the Lions from getting back to winning ways in Cape Town.
Ex-Bath quartet to face RFU panel
Four former Bath players will face a Rugby Football Union (RFU) disciplinary panel charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game.
Lions eager to keep Springboks on back foot
James Hook given another chance to stake claim as side is named for final warm-up match before first international
Schalk Burger may miss first international against Lions
Hard on the heels of the Lions completing the fourth win of their tour comes the possibility that South Africa may not be able to field Schalk Burger in the first international in Durban a week tomorrow.
Jones called up after Ferris blow
Wales's Ryan Jones has been called up by the British and Irish Lions after Stephen Ferris was ruled out of their tour of South Africa by a knee injury.
Flutey set for Sharks encounter
British and Irish Lions centre Riki Flutey will return to training on Monday ahead of the match against the Sharks in Durban two days later.
Golden Lions 10-74 Lions
The Lions laid down a firm challenge to the Springboks as they put the Golden Lions to the sword in Johannesburg.
Martyn Williams column
Sometimes you learn more from grinding out a victory than winning by 40 or 50 points.
Toulon give Jonny Wilkinson hero's welcome
It was more like a coronation than a press conference. Mourad Boudjellal, the master of ceremonies who doubles as the Toulon president, stood on the stage in a large hotel function room next to the Stade Mayol and pronounced that there were two ic...
Joe Worsley is proud of place among Lions
The Lions landed in Johannesburg yesterday to discover that airport officials had been handing out green T-shirts bearing the legend “Welcome to Springbok country” to bystanders in the concourse. As statements of the obvious go, it stands fairly h...
Lions replacement debate thrown open
At least the Lions did not tempt fate to an even greater degree yesterday. They had been due to spend a day yachting on the Solent, building up the team spirit so necessary if they are to be successful in their tour to South Africa, but after losi...