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Campaign to restore game�s battered image

24.09.09

English rugby chiefs believe protecting the core values of the sport can help erase the memory of a summer which featured fake blood capsules and admissions of drug use at a Guinness Premiership club... more

Damian Hopley blast at clean-up group's bias towards RFU

28.08.09

English rugby chiefs have ran into immediate controversy when they named a 13-strong Task Group designed to clean up the game following the scandals at Bath and Harlequins... more

New tests to target rugby's drug cheats

04.08.09

English rugby is to bring in tough new drug tests this season to save the sport from further damage following the banning of five Bath players... more

Warning over France exodus 'legal'

19.03.09

Rugby union: England stars playing in France next season will not be able to challenge the Rugby Football Union over a warning about their international careers... more

Venter shows door to 18 Saracens stars

25.02.09

Ruby union: Saracens have decided to release 18 of their squad this summer as they try to slash their wage bill... more

McGeechan�s warning as trio quit for French euros

17.02.09

Rugby union: Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan took a swipe at players who put money ahead of ambition today after losing three stars to French clubs... more

Stevens: I failed drugs test

20.01.09

England prop Matt Stevens has revealed he has failed a drugs test... more

Simon Shaw's court case worry

17.11.08

Simon Shaw is facing the prospect of appearing as a defence witness in the High Court instead of preparing to face South Africa at Twickenham... more

Joe Worsley comes out fighting for Wasps as he plays down clash in training

09.10.08

Flanker is more worried about getting season back on track with Euro victory than Cipriani bust-up... more

Johnson's joy at deal for stars

12.08.08

Agreement between Team England Rugby and Rugby Football Union confirms match fees, win bonuses and image rights... more

How they voted - leading Londoners reveal their political leanings

01.05.08

The Evening Standard's Katharine Barney found out who backed whom - and why - in the mayoral election ... more

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