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MELROSE PLAYERS’ SUSPENSION CONFIRMED – Scottish Rugby
The appeals of Melrose forwards Kieran Cooney and John Dalziel were rejected tonight following a Scottish Rugby appeals committee hearing. Both players had appealed the decision

EARLSTON 7S DRAW – Scottish Rugby
The 78th annual Earlston seven-a-side tournament (sponsored by Graham) takes place at The Haugh on Sunday 4 May (first tie 1pm). The tournament is the penultimate event in the

Greens Put On Fine Performance – Scottish Rugby
After a slight stutter at the start Highland cruised to a convincing win that moved them to fourth in the table, keeps them on course for a possible third place finish and finally

DISCIPLINE PANEL – Scottish Rugby
Scottish Rugby’s independent disciplinary panel handed Hawick YM prop, Martin Punter, the equivalent of a 28 week playing suspension – up to and including 25 January 2009 – at a

Tickets for Murrayfield are ON SALE NOW!! – Scottish Rugby
Don’t miss the opportunity to watch the famous AURFC play Portobello RFC in the Plate Final at Murrayfield on Saturday 3rd May. Tickets are priced £10 per adult and £5 for

Final game defeat however Promotion secured. – Scottish Rugby
Carrick RFC will play in West Division 2 next year despite ending their season with a loss in Arran to the tune of 12-5. Thanks to Helensburgh of National League 3 climbing above

Wales v Australia Test confirmed – Western Telegraph
WALTZING MATILDA: Wales will be hoping to repeat their 24-22 victory of 2005 when Shane Williams scored a spectacular try in a pulsating game WALES will play Australia at the

Essentially scores with Sporteen – Jersey Evening Post
JERSEY-based sports marketing company Essentially Group has agreed a deal to acquire Sporteen, a leading UK stadium advertising firm, for £9 million. Sporteen, which reported pre

Horsman set for comeback – This is Worcester
CHRIS Horsman is set to make his long-awaited return to the gold n’ blue of the Warriors in Saturday’s Guinness Premiership clash at Bristol (3pm). The tight-head has suffered

Charlotte backs breastfeeding drive – Western Telegraph
Charlotte Church urged more young mothers to breastfeed their babies. The singer and TV presenter is backing a Welsh Assembly Government drive after statistics revealed that only

Wyeth research chief Ruffolo to retire – Guardian Unlimited
NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) – Wyeth on Wednesday said its pharmaceuticals research chief Robert Ruffolo will retire later this year and be replaced by Mikael Dohlsten, a former

Ryan true to his word over the rise of Rovers – Guardian Unlimited
If Doncaster Rovers, sitting second in League One, clinch automatic promotion at Cheltenham Town on Saturday, the club will complete a journey unique in English football and

Ulster see off Munster – NewsLetter
Ulster secured a vaulable home win over Munster at Ravenhill to move eight points clear of Connacht at the bottom of the Magners League table. After what was largely a scappy first

Which town has the most pubs for its size? – BBC News
A seemingly easy question – just count the pubs, and the population, and that’s the answer. But it’s not that simple. The British pub is part of the historic identity of many

The right final? – SkySports
The Guinness Premiership may be Europe’s top club competition but this year the English challenge came up short, clearing the stage for Munster and Toulouse. They are two of the

‘Rock steady gentleman’ of the rugby pitch passes away – Edinburgh News
BORN in Balerno in May 1926, Donald Sloan was educated at Edinburgh Academy. He began his rugby career with Edinburgh Accies, after serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Scots from

British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 20 to 1 – Daily Telegraph
The Telegraph is spotlighting the 1,000 most powerful in British business. These top-ranked British-based business people will be drawn from a range of industries. We’ve divided

Martin Johnson should warm to miracle man Steve Meehan – Times Online
ENGLAND’S next attack coach should be none of the following three – inexperienced, part of the 2003 squad or from Leicester. It is vital that an untried leader such as Martin

Rugby: Reds to blood rookie against Blues – New Zealand Herald
BRISBANE – Big shoes await Scott Higginbotham after the Reds rugby academy backrower was today named to make his Super 14 starting debut against the Blues at Suncorp Stadium on

Elite unite to demand tax relief – The Australian
AUSTRALIA’s most powerful sporting unions have formed a united front in the hope of convincing the federal Government to adopt radical tax breaks for the country’s leading athletes

Higginbotham to make debut for Reds – Independent Online
Big shoes await Scott Higginbotham after the QAS Reds Academy backrower was on Tuesday named to make his Super 14 starting debut against the Blues at Suncorp Stadium on Friday. The

Reds to face Blues minus Roe, Cordingley – West Online
No John Roe, no Sam Cordingley and no Chris Latham. The Queensland Reds had every reason to be glum after their key trio were ruled out of Friday night’s Super 14 clash against the

Waratahs ready to rumble – Independent Online
The Waratahs’ playing roster has rarely looked so deep for a run to the finals after Timana Tahu and Rocky Elsom shook off injuries in time for their Super 14 rugby trip to South

Players ready to fight for release – The Australian
THE players’ association is prepared to take legal action to resolve the dispute over the ARU’s contentious decision to scrap the early release policy. The ARU’s move to overturn

McGoldrick signs new deal – Ananova
Australian utility back Ryan McGoldrick has become the second Castleford player in as many days to sign a new four-year contract. While the Tigers deliberate over the future of

Martin Johnson should warm to miracle man Steve Meehan – Times Online
ENGLAND’S next attack coach should be none of the following three – inexperienced, part of the 2003 squad or from Leicester. It is vital that an untried leader such as Martin

Men in black find there is no consolation prize for unlucky losers – Guardian Unlimited
Almost before the last regiments of Munster’s 17,000-strong red army had heaved their collective sigh of relief and started the trip home to plan for next month’s final and another

Operation rules White out of tour – Herald
Jason White, the Scotland captain, is almost certain to miss the summer tour of Argentina, but his Sale Sharks team-mate Rory Lamont should be fit in time for the two-match Test

British business people: The Top 1,000: Industry 20 to 1 – Daily Telegraph
The Telegraph is spotlighting the 1,000 most powerful in British business. These top-ranked British-based business people will be drawn from a range of industries. We’ve divided

Rugby » – Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Clarke leads East Midlands to a whopping win Three Peterborough Rugby Club players featured in East Midlands’ 66-0 thrashing of Berkshire at Reading on Saturday. A great week for

‘Rock steady gentleman’ of the rugby pitch passes away – Edinburgh News
BORN in Balerno in May 1926, Donald Sloan was educated at Edinburgh Academy. He began his rugby career with Edinburgh Accies, after serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Scots from

Rugby-All Blacks to tackle Munster on end of season tour – Reuters UK
WELLINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – The All Blacks will play Irish side Munster on their end of season grand slam tour in November, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said on Monday

Rugby: All Blacks to play Irish rugby club Munster on end-of-year tour – MSN UK News
The All Blacks will revisit the site of one of their most famous defeats when they play the Irish rugby club Munster during their end-of-year tour to Britain in November. The

Neath book their place in final – IC Wales
ANOTHER classic East versus West clash beckons in the Konica Minolta Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on May 17. In a repeat of two years ago, Neath will face Pontypridd with

Saracens sign World Cup winner van Heerden as replacement for Hill – Daily Mail
3. United’s Ronaldo wins PFA Player of the Year but there’s no room for Chelsea in the team of the season 4. Ramos effect made up my mind to join Spurs, says new boy Modric as he

Time to ditch foreign quota for Welsh regions – IC Wales
REVAMPING the Welsh Premiership is all well and good, now Roger Lewis and his band of brothers must do the one thing that will free our regional game from the shackles of

Greens Put On Fine Performance – Scottish Rugby
After a slight stutter at the start Highland cruised to a convincing win that moved them to fourth in the table, keeps them on course for a possible third place finish and finally

EARLSTON 7S DRAW – Scottish Rugby
The 78th annual Earlston seven-a-side tournament (sponsored by Graham) takes place at The Haugh on Sunday 4 May (first tie 1pm). The tournament is the penultimate event in the

DEMPSEY TO TAKE REINS FOR EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS – Scottish Rugby
Scotland Women’s team assistant coach, Jamie Dempsey, will take over the head coach reins for the duration of the FIRA-AER European Championships in Amsterdam next month. Dempsey

HOSTS SCOTLAND HANDED TOUGH DRAW AT EMIRATES AIRLINE EDINBURGH SEVENS – Scottish Rugby
Hosts Scotland have been handed a tough draw ahead of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield on 31 May – 1 June, the final event in the 2007/08 IRB Sevens World

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Official site for the Scottish Rugby Union. Information, news, online shopping, and links to associated sites.

Rugby: All Blacks to play Irish rugby club Munster on end-of-year tour – MSN UK News
The All Blacks will revisit the site of one of their most famous defeats when they play the Irish rugby club Munster during their end-of-year tour to Britain in November. The

Noble linked with Catalans – Ananova
Wigan coach Brian Noble has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacancy at Catalans Dragons, according to the Perpignan club’s chairman. Bernard Guasch has revealed that the

The right final? – SkySports
The Guinness Premiership may be Europe’s top club competition but this year the English challenge came up short, clearing the stage for Munster and Toulouse. They are two of the

Foster signs new contract at Gloucester – This is South Cotswolds
GLOUCESTER WINGER Mark Foster, has agreed a new one-year contract extension at Kingsholm. Despite the arrivals of former rugby league player Lesley Vainikolo and the availability

Taylor and Morrison in for Scotland – Edinburgh News
SCOTLAND rugby coach Frank Hadden today announced a two-change starting line-up for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations clash with England at Murrayfield, writes BILL LOTHIAN. Recalled are

Stars tee off for charity – Watford Observer
A host of sport and television stars will line up for a round of golf and raise money for charity tomorrow. Former Scottish rugby international and Strictly Come Dancing star Kenny

The new rugby union law is an unwanted ass – Daily Telegraph
The Experimental Law Variations (ELV) currently being used, in part, in the Super 14, are the latest in a number of trials intended to be foisted on the Northern Hemisphere next

Dream team set up the dream final – Irish Times
RUGBY: SO IT WILL be two of the giants – nay, two institutions – of the European game in the Heineken Cup final four weeks hence, on Saturday, May 24th, in Cardiff’s Millennium

New deal for Corry – Ananova
Former England captain Martin Corry has signed a one-year extension with Leicester Tigers, which will take him through to the end of the 2008/09 season. The 34-year-old skipper

Clarke’s franchise concerns – ECB
Giles Clarke, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has questioned whether city franchises have a place in any revamping of the ECB’s Twenty20 competition. At the

SO, IS IT TIME TO TACKLE ZARA ON MARRIAGE, MIKE? – Daily Express
UK News :: So, is it time to tackle Zara on marriage, Mike? – Breaking news, sport and showbiz from the World’s Greatest Newspaper – updated 24/7

Worcester get Carter onside – Western Telegraph
Worcester Warriors have signed Carter – Alun Carter. The former Wales international will become the new team manager at Sixways Stadium under Mike Ruddock. Carter will take over

Time for Mike Tindall to lead England – Daily Telegraph
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ONE CAN’T SAY NEIGH TO SEX – Daily Star
Racy royal Zara Phillips has revealed the sizzling truth about her frisky sex life, admitting she can’t keep her hands off her fella. Horse riding champion Zara confessed that