Brendan Venter has backed Steve Borthwick to continue as England captain after the lock led Saracens to a 28-9 drubbing of Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup... more
Ugo Monye returns to action with a battle cry for Harlequins as they prepare to face Toulouse in a Heineken Cup match they cannot afford to lose... more
Harlequins have made the surprise decision to remove England internationals Ugo Monye, Nick Easter and Danny Care from the team to face Cardiff Blues in the opening round of the Heineken Cup... more
Ugo Monye would have been hoping to start the new season on a high after a try-scoring performance on his last competitive outing helped the Lions to a Test victory over South Africa... more
Rugby union: Ugo Monye has been given a shot at redemption after being recalled to the British & Irish Lions side for the third and final Test at Kings Park... more
Ian McGeechan made swingeing changes as he axed five players from last Saturday's defeat by South Africa and handed a first Lions Test start to 35-year-old Simon Shaw... more
Rugby union: Shane Williams has refused to criticise Ugo Monye for failing to score two tries against South Africa but admitted he has an eye on the Harlequins wing’s Test spot... more
Rugby union: Harlequins winger Ugo Monye has been handed his first Lions Test cap only eight months after making his international debut for England... more
Rugby union: The Lions maintained their unbeaten start to the South African tour but at a price as both Euan Murray and James Hook picked up injuries... more
Rugby union: Ugo Monye has given the Lions a major boost by confirming he avoided serious injury despite limping out of the 74-10 win over the Golden Lions... more
Rugby union: Ugo Monye is happy to spearhead Harlequins' bid to defeat London Irish and reach the Guinness Premiership final, despite the ever-present threat of injury ending his participation in this summer's Lions tour... more
Rugby union: Ugo Monye is delighted to be cast as a Christian thrown into the Lions' Den and is relishing a unique opportunity to take his faith to South Africa this summer... more
Rugby union: Martin Johnson has axed James Haskell, Nick Kennedy and Paul Sackey but avoided the temptation to make sweeping changes for the Six Nations clash with France at Twickenham... more
Martin Johnson today confirmed Steve Borthwick will lead England into the Six Nations despite the team's dreadful run of Test defeats in November... more
It is entirely appropriate that Martin Johnson's first serious test as England team manager should be against Australia, the country that turned him into a rugby legend, says Chris Jones... more
Ugo Monye will make his England debut against the Pacific Islanders little more than a year after he was left “paralysed” for five days by a bulging disc... more
Martin Johnson launches a new beginning for English rugby by naming a team packed with exciting young players made up predominately from London's four Premiership clubs... more
Rugby: Harlequins confirmed their position as the Premiership's top try scorers but they again showed a capacity for easing up before clinging on for a 30-23 victory at Worcester... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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