Tournaments Challenge Cup review - Round One Pat Sanderson's quest for a third European Challenge Cup medal got off to a flying start as Worcester bagged a good win over Montpellier. Elsewhere, the Falcons hammered Brive and Gloucester conquered Bayonne. We review all the Round One action... 0
History Cheetahs and Bulls in Currie Cup Finals The Blue Bulls and the Cheetahs, a.k.a. Northern Transvaal and Orange Free State, have met in five finals. The Blue Bulls have won them all. 0
Tournaments NPC finals from the beginning As the 2005 NPC prepares for the grand final in Auckland, we give the results of finals since 1992 when the first final was held. 0
Laws & Referees Steve Walsh to referee the NPC Final Steve Walsh of North Harbour has been appointed to referee the final of the 2005 NPC when Auckland play Otago at Eden Park on Saturday. Not surprisingly he is happy about the appointment. 0
Laws & Referees Referees in NPC Finals Steve Walsh has been appointed to referee the 2005 NPC final between Auckland and Otago. 0
Law Discussions Goode's kick was good In our most recent Law discussion we discussed a reader's comments about a conversion kick by Andy Goode of Leicester Tigers which was part of their scoring in their drawn match with the Newcastle Falcons. We are, with help, going to look at it again. 0
Laws & Referees IRB sideline Steve Walsh New Zealand international referee Steve Walsh has been sidelined by the International Rugby Board (IRB) following a complaint made by the British & Irish Lions about an incident when he was a touch judge in the tourists' match against Taranaki in June. 0
Laws & Referees Referees to 23 October There are really big ones in New Zealand and South Africa with the playing of the finals of the NPC and the Currie Cup. In Europe the Heineken Cup and the Challenge Cup get going. And Greece will be playing its first rugby international. 0
Law Discussions Connacht and all We are going to deal with our weekly law discussion earlier than perhaps is usual, only because we have had so much comment on an incident - a critical one - in the Celtic League match between Connacht and the Ospreys this past weekend. 0
Laws & Referees Kaplan to referee Currie Cup Final Jonathan Kaplan, one of the world's top referees, has been appointed to referee the 2005 Currie Cup final. It will be his second. 0
