Oct 16, 2000: Stade Francais' international prop Pieter De Villiers, who hurt his ribs in the European Cup against Swansea on Saturday, will be out for up to three weeks
Oct 16, 2000: Swansea RFC is to cite three Stade Francais players for foul play during the club's 18-16 Heineken Cup victory last Saturday, following the news that Stade Francais is to cite two Swansea players - hooker Garin Jenkins and second row Andy Moore
Oct 16, 2000: England's Premiership clubs have extended the deadline they set the Rugby Football Union over the implementation of Rob Andrew's blueprint for elite rugby in England
Oct 16, 2000: A devastating ten minutes in the first quarter during which they scored three converted tries gave London Irish the platform for a 36-19 win in Aurillac and their first ever home and away defeats of a French team in the European Shield
Oct 16, 2000: In the two all Zurich Premiership ties in the fourth round of the Tetley's Bitter Cup the holders Wasps will begin thir defence at Bristol while Bath face a tough home draw against fellow West Country rivals Gloucester
Oct 16, 2000: A fairly quite week as both the Kanto and Kyushu Leagues had a week's break though the Kansai League had a full round of fixtures
Oct 16, 2000: London Irish have appealed against the decision to dock them two points for fielding an ineligible player in the European Shield
Oct 16, 2000: Glasgow Caledonians hooker Gordon Bulloch will miss the first of Scotland's Autumn tests as a result of a concussion, suffered in Sunday's defeat by Leicester
Oct 16, 2000: The French Rugby Federation have revealed two players in the French league have had bans imposed on them for testing positive for cannabis
Oct 16, 2000: Geoff Cooke, chief executive of Division 1 leaders Worcester has urged the RFU to 'call the bluff' of the Premiership clubs in their on-going dispute over the Rob Andrew plan
Oct 16, 2000: Nigel Wray, Sarries' millionaire owner who has spent an estimated £10 million backing the league leaders, has confirmed he will be under-writing the club for as long as it takes to bring peace to English rugby
Oct 16, 2000: Swansea will find out later today if second row Andrew Moore is to be cited by Stade Francais for alleged foul play
Oct 16, 2000: Don Mackinnon predicts that his former Northampton team-mates will pull through their present crisis even though their Heineken Cup hopes were almost certainly ended by 'the new Pat Lam'
Oct 16, 2000: Swansea coach John Plumtree slammed the "ridiculous" red card decision that will sideline the All Whites' Welsh international flanker Colin Charvis for two Heineken Cup matches
Oct 16, 2000: Rotherham may be propping up the Zurich Premiership but they are going great guns in the European Shield
Oct 16, 2000: The Lions' run-away victory over the Pumas on Saturday may have come at a heavy price ahead of their Currie Cup semifinal against Western Province at Newlands
Oct 16, 2000: Boland hooker Dale Santon, renowned for his indiscipline, was up to his old tricks against Western Province on Saturday, with coach Gert Smal accusing him of "thuggery"
Oct 16, 2000: The Blue Bulls played their way into the final of the Bankfin Cup with a 57-27 (halftime 33-13) victory over an injury-depleted Falcons at Loftus on Sunday
Oct 16, 2000: Lions coach Laurie Mains is not overly concerned about taking on Western Province at Newlands on Saturday in their Currie Cup semifinal
Oct 16, 2000: Andre Vos is ready to start the battle to retain his captaincy of the Springbok team when he makes his return to the field after a month-long layoff in Saturday's Currie Cup semifinal against Western Province at Newlands