May 22, 2001: New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu will make his first appearance of the Barbarians' short UK tour against Scotland at Murrayfield on Thursday
May 18, 2001: The Australian Rugby Union has announced that a minimum of 6,000 additional temporary seats will be made available at Stadium Australia for the British Lions Test on July 14 and Bledisloe Cup on September 1
May 17, 2001: The Barbarians touring team will welcome back their Leicester contingent for the game against Scotland at Murrayfield next Thursday
May 16, 2001: Scotland coach Ian McGeechan today brought Gordon Simpson back from the international wilderness with a call-up to the squad for next week's match against the Barbarians at Murrayfield
May 16, 2001: Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has included four uncapped players in his squad to face the Barbarians at Murrayfield on Thursday May 24
May 16, 2001: Melrose back-row forward Tom Weir was banned for 26 weeks by the Scottish Rugby Union disciplinary panel at a hearing at Murrayfield on Tuesday night
May 16, 2001: John Connolly, a selector for the 1991 World Cup winning Australian side, predicted Tuesday that the Lions stood a chance in their forthcoming test series with Australia if the Wallabies suffered injuries to key players
May 15, 2001: David McGavin Memorial Match Saturday 19 May, 2001, Athletic Ground, Richmond London Scottish Select XV v Bedford School OB Former London Scottish player David McGavin (aged 28) died in a car accident on 19 August 2000
May 15, 2001: Northampton, last year's Heineken Cup winners, are to visit Glasgow for apre-season friendly match against Glasgow Caledonians on Monday 13 August
May 14, 2001: New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu has been confirmed as a member of the Barbarians squad to tour Britain last this month but a foot injury could rob the invitation side of his services
May 14, 2001: Australian coach Rod Macqueen has revealed has as good as picked his Test team to tackle the British Lions in June
May 14, 2001: The invitation Marauders team have won the Henley International Sevens, defeating the NIG Scottish Thistles 15-14 in the final
May 13, 2001: Scotland's women won the FIRA European Championship in Lille, defeating Spain 15-3 in the final
May 12, 2001: Lawrence Dallaglio's chances of making this summer's trip to Australia still appear to be in the balance despite reports that a scan on his injured knee has revealed cruciate ligament damage
May 11, 2001: Tickets for the Lions 1st Test against Australia on June 30 are expected to sell out within an hour of going on sale in Australia on Saturday
May 11, 2001: Tickets for the Wallabies' First Test against the Lions at the Gabba in Brisbane are expected to sell in one hour when they go on sale on Saturday morning
May 10, 2001: Scotland international Cammy Mather insists he was driven out of Edinburgh Reivers after being branded a troublemaker
May 10, 2001: Australian rugby fans are the big losers in Stadium Australia's decision to restrict tickets to the Test against the Lions on July 14 to just 69,000
May 7, 2001: Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith has been named as The Famous Grouse Player of the Season 2000 - 2001
May 7, 2001: Scottish professional side the Glasgow Caledonian Reds could be in danger of losing the backing of the Caledonian Brewery if plays to re-name the side go ahead