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
Mike Catt has backed Ryan Lamb to force his way into Martin Johnson’s England plans after helping the London Irish No10 recover from a nightmare debut against Saracens at Twickenham... more
London Irish have told Mike Catt, the oldest player in the Guinness Premiership, he will now only play in "emergencies" following the rapid recovery of two new signings... more
Rugby union: Delon Armitage has issued a defiant "we'll be back" message after coming desperately close to denying Leicester the Guinness Premiership title at Twickenham... more
Rugby union: Harlequins have been hit by a misconduct complaint following an incident during their Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat against Leinster... 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: Dean Richards believes the Lions selectors have limited their options by ignoring the talents of scrum-half Danny Care and No8 Nick Easter for the summer tour of South Africa... more
Harlequins were dealt a major slice of luck yesterday as Llanelli Scarlets pulled off a surprise home win over Stade Francais to guarantee that Dean Richards's men will top Pool Four of the Heineken Cup... 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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