Rugby Union
Stand-off Dorn makes Quins return
Australian stand-off Luke Dorn will return to Harlequins next year after signing a two-year deal. [Link]
Brumbies eyeing Giteau, Mitchell
AS speculation about Matt Giteau leaving the Western Force to rejoin the Brumbies gathers momentum, there is also talk of Drew Mitchell quitting the Perth-based Super 14 team. [Link]
Waratahs begin at club level
PROSPECTIVE rugby league recruits are being told by New South Wales to go and prove themselves in club rugby if they want to win themselves a Super 14 contract. [Link]
Injury misery for Gloucester lock
Gloucester will be without lock Adam Eustace for the start of the season. [Link]
Chairman denies Gloucester sale
Gloucester Rugby chairman Tom Walkinshaw denies a stake in the club is up for sale. [Link]
Borthwick & Owen handed debuts
Latest team news for the second match of the Twickenham double-header on the opening day of the Guinness Premiership season. [Link]
Dragons v Glasgow (Fri)
Team news and preview ahead of Friday's Magners League clash at Newport's Rodney Parade. [Link]
Edinburgh v Munster (Fri)
Team news ahead of the Magners League opener at Murrayfield between Edinburgh and Munster. [Link]
Zero tolerance on mauls & rucks
The International Rugby Board orders a zero tolerance policy on reckless play after a series of high-profile incidents. [Link]
NZ inflict record rout on Samoa
New Zealand warm up for their Tri-Nations decider against Australia with a record 101-14 thrashing of Samoa. [Link]
Grand Slam year's record profits
The WRU made a £3m profit in Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam year, the rugby union's annual report shows. [Link]
No Wasps bias for Lions - Sackey
Paul Sackey says Ian McGeechan will show no favouritism towards Wasps players when he takes charge of the 2009 Lions tour. [Link]
I've learned big lessons - Davies
Llanelli Scarlets boss Nigel Davies says his experiences over the last 12 months have been invaluable. [Link]
Connacht v Ospreys (Fri)
Team news and preview ahead of Friday's Magners League clash at Galway's Sportsground. [Link]
Ulster v Scarlets (Fri)
Team news and preview ahead of Friday's Magners League clash at Ravenhill, Belfast. [Link]
Burke lands Tigers coaching role
Former Leicester fly-half Paul Burke joins the coaching team at Welford Road as kicking coach. [Link]
No regrets over injury-cursed tour
WESTERN Force coach John Mitchell has no regrets about his Super 14 team's development tour of the UK despite a number of key players suffering serious injuries. [Link]
Beale sets sights on spring tour
WHIZ-KID five-eighth Kurtley Beale still has ambitions of making Australia's end-of-season tour after having the case removed from his broken hand. [Link]
Tahs the next big things
THEY represent the exciting new generation of players who are set to form the foundations of Australian Super 14 and Test sides over the next decade. [Link]
Sonny a Super 14 must: Eddie
Sonny Bill Williams' Bulldogs teammates might still be mourning his loss, but those on the other side of the fence cannot contain their excitement at the prospect of him making a successful transition to rugby. [Link]