NZ police investigate England team

Auckland Police are refusing to reveal the nature of allegations made against four members of the England rugby team at the luxury Hilton Hotel on Auckland's waterfront.

Seven Wallabies go back to club rugby

NSW Waratahs captain Phil Waugh is among seven Wallabies released to make a rare appearance against amateurs in club rugby this weekend.

Deans helps Dunning find his inner Campese

A LOVELY tap-on pass it was, completed with the speed of a cracking whip and the subtlety of silver service at a fine diner.

Sorry you got monstered Luke, but we forgot the rules - Baxter

THE Wallabies forwards forgot their halfback was fair game at the breakdown under the 'old' laws of the game, and therefore failed to protect debutant No.9 Luke Burgess from the Irish pack last weekend, prop Al Baxter said yesterday.

Bayonne sign "Rodzilla"

Australia international tighthead prop Rodney Blake, known as "Rodzilla," has joined Bayonne from Queensland, the Top 14 French club said on Tuesday.

Force prodigy to stay in Perth

James O'Connor is on the verge of announcing he will sign a new two-year contract with the Western Force.

De Villiers rests James from Italy Test

South Africa flyhalf Butch James has accepted an offer from coach Peter de Villiers to sit out the one-off rugby Test against Italy this weekend.

Star punches fan: I thought he was pick-pocket

Fijian wing Vilimoni Delasau has escaped with a caution after pleading guilty to assaulting a rugby fan he thought was pick-pocketing him after last weekend's loss to New Zealand Maori.

Henry defends McCaw

All Blacks coach Graham Henry has leapt to the defence of his under-siege skipper Richie McCaw, claiming England's accusations of impropriety on behalf of his champion No 7 are nothing short of frustration.

No rotating for Wallabies: Deans

Coach Robbie Deans has ruled out a rotation policy for the Wallabies despite the risk of player burn-out from a gruelling 15-Test schedule this year.

Hong Kong's Kiwi coach quits

Hong Kong began the search for a new rugby coach today after New Zealander John Walters called it quits just weeks after guiding them to third place in the inaugural Asian Five Nations.

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