Brive hooker Guillaume Ribes has been suspended for four weeks after being sent off for kicking London Irish's Danie Coetzee in their fiery Heineken Cup clash... more
Shaun Edwards has warned the Guinness Premiership that his table-topping team were "only going to get better" having made an unbeaten start to the season despite missing key international players... more
Rugby union: Mike Catt is set to continue his player-coach role to help London Irish out of yet another fly-half crisis caused by new signing Chris Malone's serious hamstring injury... more
Rugby union: British Lions head coach Ian McGeechan has rubbished claims his selection of a 35-man squad to tour South Africa this summer will be biased towards the Wasps players he coaches on a day-to-day basis... 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
Rugby union: England are putting their faith in top referee Wayne Barnes to cure their "yellow fever" but claim there is no point in dropping players for poor discipline... more
Rugby union: Paul Sackey has insisted he has “no interest” in following London Wasps team-mates James Haskell, Riki Flutey and Tom Palmer in signing for French clubs... more
Rugby union: Team manager Martin Johnson has blasted the penalty count caused by his team’s collective failure to have faith in each other’s defensive abilities... more
Shaun Edwards has urged his "devastated" Wasps stars to pull themselves together and refocus on domestic affairs after crashing out of the Heineken Cup... more
Tom Rees is set to miss England's opening two matches of the Six Nations after damaging knee ligaments in London Wasps' 24-18 win over Harlequins... more
John Fisher have clinched the Standard Super 1st XV November Team of the Month award. The Purley team won five of their six fixtures in November, climbing into the top 20... more
It is a measure of the dramatic change in England's rugby team that barely a year after their appearance in the World Cup Final, just three players survive to face the Pacific Islanders... 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: Paul Sackey says Wasps players can expect no special treatment from director of rugby Ian McGeechan over selection for next year's Lions tour... more
London Wasps head coach Shaun Edwards hailed Paul Sackey as "the best winger in Europe" after his awesome display in the 32-13 victory at Newcastle which kept the club on course for the play-offs... more
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