London Wasps chief Tony Hanks insists relations with Leicester have not been harmed ahead of their clash despite Richard Cockerill criticising the club for refusing to play at Sale... more
Richard Cockerill's claim that Wasps' refusal to play on a waterlogged Sale pitch is "almost bringing the game into disrepute" will ensure a fiery clash between the Londoners and his Leicester Tigers... more
Steve Borthwick's position as England captain may still be open to question but he received a welcome boost from his Saracens team-mates ahead of their clash against Worcester ... more
This isn’t one-off cheating, this sounds like institutionalised cheating. To deliberately injure one of your side, so that he requires stitching, is perverse... more
Rugby union: Geordan Murphy is determined to present Leicester's retiring club captain Martin Corry with one final chance to get his hands on some silverware... more
Rugby union: Leicester chief Peter Wheeler is resigned to hearing the majority of the 82,000 Twickenham crowd cheering for London Irish in the Guinness Premiership final... more
Rugby union: Leicester, reeling from the loss of injured Toby Flood for six months, are in danger of seeing scrum-half Julien Dupuy move back to France... more
Rugby union: Leicester’s Toby Flood will be out of action for six months after needing surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon sustained in the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Cardiff Blues at the Millennium Stadium ... more
Rugby union: Julian White's Lions fate could hinge on an RFU disciplinary meeting tomorrow when he will be punished for punching fellow England prop Andrew Sheridan.... more
Leicester are considering taking legal action against the Ospreys after the Welsh team wrongly accused England international Julian White of eye-gouging one of their players... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports