I can assure you that after suffering a home defeat by the Scarlets earlier in the Heineken Cup, we are travelling to Wales on Sunday looking for revenge and the opportunity to put ourselves within striking distance of the quarter-finals... more
Chris Malone's hamstring has a lot to answer for having triggered Bloodgate, nearly finished his career as a professional rugby player and left him in danger of missing the birth of his second child ... more
London Irish skipper Bob Casey has told his team to keep their cool when they face Brive after the first clash between them was marred by a punch-up... more
Jonathan Sexton will make his Ireland debut in the clash with Fiji at the Royal Dublin Society as one of eight changes to the side that drew with Australia... more
London Irish captain Bob Casey called on England to reward Steffon Armitage's outstanding form with a place in the team for the autumn internationals... more
After a disappointing start to the Guinness Premiership it is perhaps the perfect time to welcome back with open arms the Heineken Cup, the sport's equivalent of the Champions League... more
The Quins and England scrum-half says the club are desperate to prove the critics wrong and win titles this season following the Bloodgate controversy... more
The image of Harlequins has been tarnished over the summer following the inquiry into the events surrounding our Heineken Cup loss to Leinster and everyone at the club has been hurt by the fall out... more
The RFU will wait to receive the full judgment over ‘Bloodgate’ before deciding whether to issue new charges against rugby legend Dean Richards, physio Steph Brennan and Harlequins... more
Tom Williams has been made a "scapegoat" for faking a blood injury says Alan Gaffney, whose Leinster side were the victims of the controversy in the Heineken Cup clash... more
Rugby union: Tom Shanklin could discover today whether his dreams of touring South Africa with the British and Irish Lions have been left in tatters by a dislocated shoulder ... more
Rugby union: Alan Quinlan's place on the Lions tour is under threat after he was cited for alleged gouging during Munster's Heineken Cup defeat to Leinster.... more
Rugby union: Nick Evans has given Harlequins a major boost in their bid to become Guinness Premiership champions by revealing he will be fit for the semi-final with London Irish.... more
Rugby union: Nick Easter believes this season’s domestic success gives Harlequins the ideal platform to launch a European assault when they take on Leinster in the biggest game in the club’s history ... more
London Wasps need to win their crucial Heineken Cup pool battle with Leinster at Twickenham if they are to emerge from the shadow of arch-rivals Harlequins... more
Danny Cipriani is taking inspiration from Andy Murray's domination of the world's best tennis players and wants to make his own sporting history having finally overcome the horrendous ankle injury that threatened his career... more
Rugby: London Wasps have been warned reports of Brian O'Driscoll's demise are greatly exaggerated and he will be a major threat when they face Leinster in the Heineken Cup in Dublin... more
As the election looms ever closer and dozens of Tory dinosaurs are about to become extinct, who are the shiny new faces who will sit behind Dave? It seems Cameron’s mates are in for some hefty competition...
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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